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 Wiler, T. J. Patterson, Samuel Ruth, Patrick McLaughlin, Phares [Cossidy], Peter Stormfeltz, Peter Steitz, Adam Dietrich, Samuel Dietrich, Henry Dietrich, Henry Brown, George Eshleman, [signature in German].
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Signers of petition: Michael Martin, John Kurtz, Jacob Landis Jr., Christian B. Landis, Peter Hunsecker, Ephraim Stauffer, Jacob L. Landis, John Frank, Jacob Landis Sr., Jacob Minnich, H. B. Bowman, A. [Fairer].
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Signers of petition: Jacob [Seichrist], David Graybill, Sem Gingrich, Samuel Kohr, Christian Bomberger, David Harnish, John Frank, George Eshelman, Andrew Balmer, Martin Kling, Ephraim Hoffman, Jacob Deets.
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Signers of petition: Emanuel Shober, Emanuel P. Keller, Joseph W. Brennen, Martin K. Musser, Ephraim Stauffer, Benjamin Meyers, Daniel Andrews, John L. Sharp, Paul Black, Jonathan Sprecher, David Mayer, [signature in German], Adam Keller, [signature in German], Daniel S. Royer.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Kohr Jr., Adam Dietrich, Robert P. Black, Martin H. Musser, Henry Hamilton, Philip Ronk, George Hambright, John C. Mickle, Joseph W. [Brenen], Henry Dietrich, Christian Harshey, E. P. Keller, Peter Maurer, Jacob Seichrist.
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Formerly kept by Peter Steitz, recently by Christian Hershey.
Located on the Harrisburg turnpike.
April term.
Signers of petition: Peter Stormfeltz, Henry Brown, Emanuel Shober, Henry Holl, Samuel Ruth, Patrick McLaughlin, Jacob Kohr Jr., David Harnish, Jacob Seechrist, Jacob Bitner, Phares [Copiny], Patrick McEvoy.
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Signers of petition: Martin Musser, David Grube, John Evans, Jacob Esbenshade, William Rheem, Daniel Brubacher, David Binkly, Adam Keller, Andrew Balmer, William Witman, David Fellebaum, Henry H. Kurtz.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Reidenbach, John Evans, Andrew Balmer, John H. Swar, John L. Sharp, Joseph Adams, George Eshelman, John Sheaffer, Jacob Kohr Jr., David Harnish, David Graybill, Jacob Seichrist.
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Signers of petition: Henry Rohrer, Jonathan Sprecher, Jacob Shreiner, Andrew Balmer, Peter Graybill Jr., David Grube, John B. Bossler, Henry Rohrer, Jacob Gamber, [signature in German], [signature in German], John S. Hostetter, Daniel Balmer.
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