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: John Miller, John Seldomridge, Richard Rutter, Jacob K. Eckert, Harmany A. Smith, John Doyle, Jordan Steen, George Seldomridge, Henry Espensched, David Stirling, Joseph Shnavely, Mahlon Ruth.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of Petition: Jacob K. Eckert, George Seldomridge, Uriah Bitzer, B. F. Holl, Josiah S. Zook, David Bender, Joseph Eaby, Jacob Bair, Daniel Trout, Jacob Eaby, James S. White, John Curley, John Rutter, Mahlon Ruth, Levi L. Landis, Washington Benner, John Miller.
Bond: Jacob K. Eckert, James S. White.
Receipt.
Depositions: Benjamin F. Holl, James S. White, Jacob K. Eckert, John Curley, Robert J. Knox, Josiah S. Zook.
4 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Petitions from landowners to the Court of Common Pleas requesting an order to the sheriff to issue deeds for property purchased at the previous sheriff's land sales. Petitions show names of petitioner, former owner, and former sheriff; signature of petitioner; a brief description of the property; location; purchase price; and date. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name. Most are handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name.
