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: B. Mishler, William Bell, A. Balmer, Charles F. Carter, Charles Flagg, Henry Stauter, George W. Darby, Frederick Lutz, Walter Smart, James Chambers, William Garrecht, Conrad Gast.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Charles Flagg, C. F. Sieber, Lewis B. Frick, William B. Gable, William [Slong], Andrew Balmer, John Stone, Andrew Cagley, Joseph Davison, James Chamber, Martin Dorwart, F. Nixdorf, E. Dorwart.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located in the North West Ward, at the head of the North Prince Street, on the Harrisburg turnpike.
January term.
Signers of petition: Martin Sheaffer, J. B. Amwake, John H. Duchman, G. Sener, Benjamin Reinhold, Christian Rine, James Chambers, Frederick Sultz, John S. Dougherty, Conrad Gast, John Nixdorf, Jacob Dorwart.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located in the North West Ward, at the head of North Prince Street on the Harrisburg turnpike.
January term.
Signers of Petition: F. B. Pyle, William Gorrecth, William Buckius, Jacob Dorwart, [Emanuel Spotts], Peter Bruner, Frederick Dorwart, Charles F. Carter, William Shrum, Andrew Bulmer, James Chambers, George W. Derby.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.
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.
