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: Evan Bricker, Samuel Illig, Abraham Eby, John Steiner, John Zartman, Isaac Bricker, John Bamberger, Jacob Hartronft, Peter Martin, Martin Grube, Joseph Landes Jr., Samuel H. Miller, Jacob B. Miller, Augustus Boyd.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Hartronft, John Weidman, Isaac Bricker, Jacob Blanrd, Moses Fitter, Samuel Illig, John Steiner, Evan Bricker, John W. Peters, Joel Weidman, [signature in German], John Zartman.
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Signers of petition: Isaac Bricker, Benjamin Blants, John Bright, Samuel Illig, Samuel H. Miller, John Steiner, William Steiner, Jacob Brubacker Sr., John Zartman, Elias Eby, [signature in German], William Fausset.
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Signers of petition: Godfried Zahm, James C. Dysart, [R. F.] Rauch, J. M. Long, Watson H. Miller, George Keller, Jacob G. Getz, John Sehner, Frederick Sener, Benjamin P. Miller, William B. Fahnestock, Daniel A. Altick, James L. Reynolds.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of Petition: Henry B. Erb, Augustus [Boyd], J. R. Evans, John Sherk, Isaac Bricker, John Steiner, Martin Weidman, Peter Martin, Samuel H. Miller, David Hauck, H. S. Eberly, J. H. McCausland, Jacob Miller, John Schnerer, Samuel Nissly.
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Signers of Petition: Henry B. Erb, Augustus Boyd, J. R. Evans, John Shenk, Isaac Bricker, John Steiner, Martin Weidman, Peter Martin, Samuel H. Miller, David Hauck, H. S. Eberly, J. H. McCausland, Jacob Miller, John Schnerer, Samuel Nissly.
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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 Shenk, Henry Copenheffer, Michael Christy, Samuel Farmer, Abraham Greider, Jacob Shalenberger, Samuel Riget, Joseph Sherk, John Mouk, Henry S. Eshelman, David M. Mellinger, Christian Griter, John Kame.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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