Prior to 1813, these townships were actually in parts of Chester, Lancaster, and Dauphin Cos., Pa. These tax lists cover East Hanover, Hanover, and West Hanover Twps. for the period of 1750-1783 and for the Londonderry area during the years 1775 through 1783. Residents petitioned the courts for boundary changes in 1736 and 1737, and again in 1768, requesting divisions and changes in boundaries due to "inconveniences by largeness of the township(s)." Residents living there were assessed and tax lists were created during this period. [from the publisher]
Thirty-six tax lists including assessments, returns, Provincial tax lists and county tax lists provide a unique and unusual glimpse into life in the Lebanon Twp. during 1750-1783. Lebanon Twp. was part of Lancaster Co., Pa., at this time. Over 7,000 names are indexed from these lists. [from the publisher]
State of the accounts of the collectors of excise for Lancaster County, from the twenty-eighth of February, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six (to which time they have been settled by the committees of assembly, and the ballances paid) until the tenth day of August, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two
"In which is exhibited, the amount of the monies received and accounted for : also, lists, shewing the names of the persons from which excise became due, and was received : likewise, the payments made to the state treasurer."
"Comptroller-General's Office, Philadelphia, July 4, 1783, John Nicholson"--P. 11.
