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.
Biblia, das ist: Die ganze göttliche Heilige Schrift Alten und Neuen Testaments, nach der deutschen uebersetzung d. Martin Luthers; mit jedes capitels kurzen summarien, auch beygefügten vielen und richtigen parallelen: nebst einem Anhang des dritten und vierten buchs Esrä, und des dritten buchs der Maccabäer
Old Testament, with Apocrypha: 3 p. l., 1008p.; "familien-verzeichniss": [4]p; New Testament: 277 p.; "Register der Episteln und Evangelien", "Wahrhafte und gewisse Jahrzahl", etc: [47] page.
New Testament has title: Das Neue Testament unsers Herrn und Heylandes Jesu Christi, nach der deutschen uebersetsung dr. Martin Luthers, mit kurzen inhalt eines jeden capitels und vollständiger anweisung gleicher schrift-stellen. Wie auch aller sonn-und fest-tägigen evangelien und episteln. Erste auflage. Reading ... 1805.
On front of front cover of Bachman Bible: signatures of Ester Hohler, Susan Weaver, and Magdalena entered into cloister den ersten dieses Monath [?] meine Schwester Magdalena Weaverin aus dieser zeit in die Ewegkeit űber gegangen, nehmlidh den 1ter Julius 1793.
On back of first flyleaf of Bachman Bible: signatures of Susanah Bowman, [?] Bowman in year of our Lord 1855.
Genealogical information on leaf following the Apocyrpha; copy in Bauman family file.
Genealogical information on leaf following the Apocyrpha of Eshelman Bible.
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Bauman Bible: Full leather tooled cover badly repaired in library tape; first title page repaired with library tape; title imprinted on spine.
Eshelman Bible: Full leather binding badly repaired with Scotch tape; front cover detached and clasps missing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
