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.
Account book of Slater Brown’s gristmill store (from 1815-1835).
Contains 86 paginated ruled leaves with vertical column lines. Additionally there are 123 blank unpaginated ruled leaves with vertical column lines following page 86. In addition, there is a 22 page tabbed index and 4 front leaves (blank) and 3 end leaves (blank).
Spine - "Ledger A" and "LG&Co" written, and, "LEDGER" stamped on spine.
Book references an index of clients and what pages they appear on, an itemized list of their profits and expenses, and an agreement between Neal Hambleton and John J. Poole. The profits range from unspecified ‘merchandise’ and ‘sundry accounts.’ The recorded expenses include employee wages and sundry accounts.
Insert 1 - Blue donor card.
Insert 2 - 2 page handwritten agreement between Neal Hambleton and John J. Poole with a 3/4" embossed stamp in the upper left corner containing picture of a government building with "CONGRESS" above it and "CAREW CO" below it.
Insert 3 - 11 loose sheets.
Admin/Biographical History
From Donor Card:
Son of Jeremiah Brown and brother of Judge Jeremiah Brown, Slater Brown was born in 1787 and inherited his father's mill in 1820. After continuing to grow the family mill and business, Slater died in 1855, leaving the mill to his son, Jeremiah Brown Jr.
Binding intact with front page no attached. Red rot on cover.
Back Cover - Outside as burn mark ~ 6" long at the top.
First page is unattached.
Object ID
MG0963_F013
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Slater Brown has a writ of habeas corpus against him from Letitia Kennedy. Habeas 1814 F025.
Notes
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Additional Notes
See Allied Materials.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Credit
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Requests for payment for damages by public roads running through their improved land
Admin/Biographical History
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.
Signers of Petition: Thomas Hoopes, Isaac J. Hutton, Jeremiah B. Haines, John McVey, David Jenkins, Robert Maxwell, Jacob Kirk, Jesse Wood, Joel Jackson, Joel Hanna, Henry Carter, John Webster.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of Petition: Robert Maxwell, John K. Sappington, John Webster, Henry McVey, Samuel Morisson, Thomas Hoopes, Isaac Brown, James Malone, Samuel Hess, Isaac J. Hutton, Jacob Job, Edward Wicks, A. Dubree, J. Morris Jackson, Henry Carter, David Jenkins, Joel Jackson.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on Black Horse Road leading to Lancaster from Port Deposit.
Petition granted.
Second document with one testimony and signature of William C. Hull.
January term.
Signers of Petition: W. McCullough, Jeremiah B. Haines, Edward Wallis, Lewis Haines, Jacob Perdue, John McVey, Joel Jackson, John Stubbs, Samuel Reynolds, James Porter, Elijah Jenkins, George Morry, John Brandt, William C. Hull, John [Hanna], John Webster, Joseph Webster, James Barns, Philip Housekeeper, Mahlon Pusey, Samuel Gundaker, Isaac J. Hutton, Robert Maxwell, William Brown, Jeremiah Brown Jr., George Loius Mayer, Samuel Morisson, George Mayer.
2 Items, 2 Pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
