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.
Charcoal Portrait of Simon Cameron by Bertha L. Cochran. There are faint grid lines--first horizontal line is at the top of Cameron's head. In lower right corner, written in cursive with charcoal: "Simon Cameron / by / Bertha L. Cochran / -1890-"
Bertha L. (Cochran) Landis donated a collection to the Lancaster County Historical Society. (She married David B. Landis in 1914 and she died in 1959.) May have been donated by Mrs. George W. Hicks in 1930. See object file for additional information.
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.
