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: Samuel Ensminger, John Deyer, John Eby, Henry Reist, Thomas W. Veazey, E. Ensminger, Henry Miller, John Bealer, John B. Hergelroth, Jacob Stauffer, Jonas White, Ulrich Shaffner, John Sheaffer, Joseph Peifer, Jesse Schauer, Samuel Ensminger Jr., George D. Miller, Samuel Deyer.
Second Sheet: Thomas W. Veazey, Jacob Stauffer, John Deyer, Samuel Ensminger, John Shower, Lewis W. Gibble, John Sheaffer, Samuel Ensminger Jr., E. Ensminger, Samuel Deyer, Jacob Huber, Henry Shaffner.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Signers of Petition: Henry Ensminger, John Long, [Daniel L. Carpenter], Jacob Reiff, Martin Brubacher, Jacob Stauffer, Sam Gibble, Jonas White, George Arndt, Joseph Peifer, David K. Boyers, [Christian Zimmerman], Henry Dissinger, John Schwartz, Philip Arnold, John Arndt Jr.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
