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.
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: Henry H. Kurtz, H. B. Bowman, Jacob Minnich, E. J. Bowman, Amos Rudy, George Shreiner, B. Baly, George Hambright, Samuel Myers, Isaac Sherk, Martin Binkly, Emanuel Keller, John Evans, Peter B. Rohrer.
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to the Buck Tavern.
April term.
Signers of petition: Samuel Herr, Christian Brenneman, Hiram Watson, C. Breneman, John Nagle, David Snavely, Martin Huber Jr., David Huber, Samuel Huber, Benjamin Herr, Benjamin Huber, Henry Rush, John Smith, George Martin, John Strohm.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Jacob Kreider, Daniel Fulton, Jacob Bostick, William J. [Stroebe], George T. Clark, John McCallister, Thomas McCorran, William Cross, Christian Shultz Sr., Joseph Gochenour, Jonas Urban, John Williamson, Henry Andrews, Henry Gall, Robert Cohick, Philip [Hitts], John McMullen, William J. Hess, Jacob King, Obed Werfel, John Houser, Francis B. Groff, James Morrison, [ ] Phillips, Abraham Snavely, Benjamin Long, Benjamin Long, Benjamin Rowe Sr., P. H. Gochnauer, Lewis Urban, Henry M. Kreider, John Charles, M. W. Schindel, John Cole, Samuel Martin, John Eberly, John P. Long, Henry Diffenbaugh Jr., Samuel Gardner, Robert [Laire], Samuel [Horace], Christian Yordy, Jacob Hibble, Samuel Hess, Samuel Charles, Jacob Acman, Jacob House, Isaac Houser, Benjamin Fritz, Daniel Eckman, Benjamin F. Sides, Amos Groff, John F. Sterrett, T. W. Housekeeper, C. W. Shaub, George H. Kling, Christian K. Howry, John Rohrer, Emanuel Stetter, John Gochenour.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Nathaniel Smith, Henry Isenbarger, David Mowrer, Jacob Cramer, Abner Peoples, Henry Wimer, Samuel Ressler, J. R. Rohrer, Joseph Herr, John Miller, Josiah [McMullen], John Raub, Daniel Huber, Martin Herr, Emanuel Winter, John Clark, Samuel Summers, John Huber, Samuel Hart, John Eshleman, [signature in German], George Kreider, John Tombow, Peter Miller, David Summers, Andrew Reese, John Mann, John Bleacher, Benjamin Coughnour, John Varly, Adam Varly, Michel Finefrock, James Howet, Henry Sprout, George [Harman], Henry Harman, Amor Reynolds, Joseph Gochenour, Henry Lefever, Jacob Leaman, George Hart, John Peoples, A. W. Baldwin Jr., [unknown signature], Joseph Winter, Benjamin Winter, Simon Winters Jr., Simon Winters Sr., Socrates Miller, Henry Reese, William [McMullison], Daniel Resler, Daniel Lefever, Siles Winter, Joshua Winter, Jacob Isenbarger, John Kepperly, Henry Reinhart, Peter Krug, Daniel Brenneman, Thomas Robinson, John Huber, Peter Ross, Emanuel Reese, Samuel Harman, Henry Newport, Jacob Miller, Jacob [Sumers], Peter Rees, Martin Rees, George Stiver.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Port Deposit.
April term.
Signers of petition: Christian Brenneman, David Snavely, Henry Martin, Daniel Resler, Henry Rush, John C. Smith, John Strohm, George Martin, George Hart, Benjamin Huber, Martin Huber Jr., Samuel Huber, John Gochnauer, Hiram Watson.
1 item, 1 piece
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