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.
This collection contains various deeds and land drafts for property owned by the Galbreath family in Donegal Township, Lancaster County; tracts of land in Warren County and McKean County, Pennsylvania; lands owned by Martin Mylin in Lampeter Township; lots in the borough (now city) of Lancaster; and a letter form James Buchanan to Col. Henry Carpenter regarding property in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Land Records from Elain Ewing Holden, 1747-1848 (MG0903), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2001.MG0903
Other Numbers
MG-903
Other Number
MG-903
Classification
MG0903
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Transferred from Document Collection Box 30, Folder 13, 17 March 2022
Photograph- Tombstone of Barbara Meilin, wife of Martin Meilin. Translation of the German insciption: Here lies buried Barbara Meillin, the old Martin Meillin's wife, with wome he lived in marriage 24 years. She departed from this world April 2, 1742. Her entier age was 70 years.
Photograph- Tombstone of Barbara Meilin, wife of Martin Meilin. Translation of the German insciption: Here lies buried Barbara Meillin, the old Martin Meillin's wife, with wome he lived in marriage 24 years. She departed from this world April 2, 1742. Her entier age was 70 years.
Description
Tombstone of Barbara Meilin, wife of Martin Meilin. Translation of the German insciption: Here lies buried Barbara Meillin, the old Martin Meillin's wife, with wome he lived in marriage 24 years. She departed from this world April 2, 1742. Her entier age was 70 years.
