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: Daniel Miller, Robert Downey, Abraham Keagey, John Goss, Emanuel Herr, Isaac Girvin, George McKinney, Joseph Smith, Jacob Hoover, William Black, David Espenshade, W. Rice, John Rowe, Daniel Potts, David Witmer Jr., William Echternach.
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Signers of Petition: Michael Shindle, Samuel Rees, W. Rice, John [Row], Jacob Hoover, William Echternach, John Maynard, E. F. Witmer, Jesse Hoffman, William Hager, Henry Spiehlman, Jacob Fritz, Joseph Gonder, Daniel Miller.
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Signers of Petition: Michael Shindle, John Row, Asa Jones, William Rice, Abraham Keagey, Isaac Girvin, Jacob Hoover, Daniel [Caisly], Thomas Dobson, John Maynard, George Kessler, Benjamin Herr, William Echternach, John Wiker Jr., Jacob Loutz, Joseph Potts.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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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.