Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
Located on the Lancaster and Philadelphia turnpike.
Formerly occupied by David Miller.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Abraham Lefever, Mathias Shirk, Anthony Ellmaker, Jacob [Auwerters], [signature in German], John Lapp, John Quigley, [signature in German], John Kirk, James McMahon, Josiah Quigley, Christian Menard.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located near the forks of three public roads and on the new turnpike from Lancaster to New Holland.
November Term.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: John Luther, Abraham Dehaven, Edward Smith, Hugh Wallace, Jacob Myers, Adam Bare, John Bare, Henry Roland, Jacob Ebey, Martin Meixell, Samuel Garber, Jacob Duchman, Hugh McClung, B. Owen, Michael Musselman, N. F. Lightner, Henry Reigart, Thomas Crawford, John Forney, and two others.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located on the Downingtown, Ephrata, and Harrisburg Turnpike road where the road from Lancaster to Reading cross.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Hibshman, Edward Hibshman, Charles Montelius, J. Heitler, Soloman Givler, Jacob Konigmacher, John Royer, Christian Bauman, Benjamin Konigmacher, [signature in German], Christian Sheaffer, Daniel Bauman.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Shirk (tanner), Andrew Yundt, R. R. Heitler, David Bauman, George Caffrey, George Gunkel, Andrew Bushong, Solomon Brubaker, [signature in German], Isaac Staufer, Samuel Stouffer, Henry Yundt, John [Gender].
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located on the Downingtown, Ephrata, and Harrisburg turnpike road and at the place where the Lancaster road to Reading cross.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: [Cristein] Sheaffer, Christian Bentz, Joseph Konigmacher, Jacob Konigmacher, James Smith, Benjamin Konigmacher, Emanuel Bollinger, John Stamm, John Jones, David Royer, Samuel Keller, [signature in German].
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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