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.
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Additional Notes
Mumma, Jacob. Agent, second defendant.
Blacksmith shop.
Stahl, George W. Contractor.
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Classification
RG 01-00 0202
SEP 1856 F058 ML
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Custodial History
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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: John H. Brenner, Jacob B. Miller, Joshua Bishop, Abraham Nissley, Adam Denison, John Haines, Samuel Bractel, John Gaistwaid, Samuel Deyer Sr., Jacob Nissley, Henry Zell, Jacob R. Long, James Laird.
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Signers of petition: A. S. Hackman, Charles Lehrer, Samuel Bracht, William M. Sailor, Peter Blecher, John Fenstermacher, Jacob R. Long, James Rayman, Jacob Foust, John [Kuntz], Abram Shelly, John M. Hershy, [signature in German], [signature in German], Rudy Herr, John S. Shenck.
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Signers of petition: Michael Haag, Samuel Braht, Jacob Nissley, John Kurtz, William M. Sailor, John Zell, John Gaistwaid, Abraham [Walter], Charles Lehrer, Peter Kamerer, Frederick Peck, Samuel McDannel, William McDannel, Abraham Shelly, A. S. Hackman, Henry Nissly, David Brandt Jr., George Loraw.
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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.
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: James Rayman, Benjamin Brenneman, A. S. Hackman, Frederick Peck, Elias Eby, Philip Greiner Jr., A. Sheier, Eli Kuhns, Jacob Nissley, John Kurtz, Abraham Nissley, Abraham [Walter], John Haines, Joseph Bachman.
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