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: Henry Hershey, Jacob Greenawalt, Henry Neff, Bet Witmer, C. A. Becker, D. W. Witmer, A. K. Rohrer, A. Mumma, Andrew Metzger Jr., John K. Schopf, A. R. Witmer, Isaac M. Conklin, Jacob Myers.
2 items, 2 pieces
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.
Signers of petition: Henry Neff, John Develin, John Fridy, D. W. Witmer, D. H. Weidler, John H. Hougendoble, Robert Sneath, Henry S. Colm, Abraham S. Bowers, A. K. Rohrer, J. A. E. Reed, John Yontz, Jacob Blitz, Adam Snyder, John Kauffman.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Signers of petition: John Yontz, John Develing, [signature in German], D. H. Weidler, D. W. Witmer, Lemuel S. Garber, Charles Gerber, A. K. Rohrer, Isaac M. Conklin, Henry Neff, William Roberts, John Fridy, Jacob Bletz.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
