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Administrator/Administratrix Notices Administrator/Administratrix Notices from local Berks County newspapers Name of Decedent Decedent’s Residence Administrator/Administratrix Attorney Source Ammon, Elizabeth Reading James Geiger None Named Reading Eagle, 18 Mar 1869 Bechtel, John Heidelberg Twp. Isaac Bechtel, Robesonia, PA None Named Reading Eagle, 2 Jan 1869 Bertolet, Maria Oley Twp. Peter G. Bertolet None Named Berks and … Read more
Appendix No. XLIII: Estimate for 1884 Report of the Committee on Law To the Select and Common Councils of the city of Reading: Gentlemen:–Your committee on law herewith present the estimate of expenses of the law department for 1884, as follows, viz: Salary of city solicitor $500.00 Jury costs, miscellaneous, &c. 1000.00 Â $1500.00 Source: … Read more
Appendix No. XLIV: Jno. E. Arthur’s Re-imbursement Report of the Committee on Finance To the Select and Common Councils of the city of Reading: Your committee on finance, in presenting an ordinance entitled “An ordinance to re-imburse Jno. E. Arthur for moneys deposited in the city treasury, to cover the loss of the city of … Read more
Articles of Agreement between Adam Fisher and George Fisher Articles of Agreement between Adam Fisher and His Son John George, commonly called “George” Articles of agreement made and concluded upon by and between Adam Fisher of Penns Township, Northumberland County, State of Pennsylvania of the one part, and George Fisher, son of the said Adam … Read more
Assignee Notices Becker, Eli Eli Becker of the township of Maidencreek, in the County of Berks having executed an assignment of all his estate to John S. Fox, of the same place, in trust for the benefit of his creditors, on the 8th day of February, A.D., 1869. Notice is hereby given, that all persons … Read more
Assignee’s Sale of Real and/or Personal Property Aulenbach, Charles Assignee’s Sale of the Real Estate of Charles Aulenbach. On Saturday, the 10th of January, 1863, at 1 o’clock P.M. will be offered at public sale at the public house of Jacob Schmucker in Reading, Berks County, by the undersigned Assignees of Charles Aulenbach and wife, … Read more
Auditor’s Notices Deysher, Jacob Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Auditor, appointed by the Orphans’ Court of Berks county to audit, restate, and resettle the account of Maria Deysher, Administratrix of Jacob Deysher, late of Oley township, said county, deceased, will attend for that purpose, at his office, No. 531 Court street, Reading, Pa., … Read more
Bankruptcy Notices Brown, Samuel L. Office of the U.S.M., No. 604 Court Street, Reading, January 16, 1869} This is to give notice:–That on the 15th day of January, A.D. 1869, a warrant in Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of Samuel L. Brown, of Heidelberg township, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, … Read more
Bill of Sale between Deborah Reiff and John Reiff Know all men by these presents that I Deborah Reiff of Oley Township Berks County, for and in consideration of the sum of twenty pounds in specie to me in hand paid by my son John Reiff of the same place Yeoman at and before the … Read more
Caveat Books, 1748-1784: Book 5 In law, a caveat is a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until the filer is given a hearing. Land Office, 9th Octob’r 1771 Nicholas Harmony enters a Caveat against the Acceptance of a Survey for or granting a Patent to Thomas Maybury for … Read more