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.
Signers of petition: Andrew Bear, John Stauffer, John Bostick, Jacob Myers, Thomas Devert, James Denham, R. [ Mars], J. B. Brubaker, John [Schwer], Jacob Grubb, John Denham, Sebastian Smith, Henry Imhoff, [signature in German], Peter Bells, Henry Good, Jacob Workman, Isaac Buck, Benjamin Workman, Abraham [Hoefgen], Frederick Miller, Henry Weibley, John Leib Jr.
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This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Signers of Petition: John Stauffer, Samuel Parker, Andrew Bear, Henry M. Reigart, John Johns, Jacob Workman, Isaac Kauffman, Daniel Hoffman, John Kauffman, Christian Henry Levering, Jacob Myers, C. P. Huber, [signature in German], Henry Imhoff, Christian Stoner, [signature in German], John Bostick, David Culbertson, Emanuel Shober, [signature in German], [signature in German], Jacob Lutz.
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Lately occupied by her husband David Walker, deceased.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: [signature in German], Samuel S. Grosh, Abraham Zublin, Abraham Varley, Henry Sultzbach, Christian Hertzler, David Rinehart, David Zublin, Jacob Stahl, Samuel Hopkins, Jacob Scheidley, Samuel Huston.
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Signers of Petition: Andrew Bear, Jacob Rohrer, Robert Beard Jr., John Hernly, Jacob Fordney, John Johns, George Gross Jr., Henry Imhoff, Christian Hoffman, Thomas Grosh, John Stauffer, Peter Bell, James Denham, [signature in German], Samuel Parker.
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Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.