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 N. Lane, G. H. Whitaker, C. Kiepfer, William Gumpf, Neal Lagen, Jacob Hostetter, George W. Hamenly, Hostetter Beates, T. W. Muhlenberg, Daniel Lagen, James Damant, H. G. Heefenstein.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.
Marriage license for Elam H. Stoner and Mary Kendig
Description
Marriage licenses contain the names of the groom and bride, marital status, and if a parental consent form had been filed if under age. These are photocopies of the originals at the Lancaster County Archives.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year and then by application number within each year.
