Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, wife of President Woodrow Wilson, at Unitarian Church, 538 West Chestnut Street, after dedicating a window in memory of President Wilson.
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 Eberly, M. H. Kreider, H. Miller, Christian Hess, A. W. Baldwin, Abraham Leman, Henry Kuhns, Peter Weaver, D. H. Herr, William Miller, David Erb, Jacob Miller, Jacob [Yose].
1 item, 1 piece
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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.
Signers of petition: Timothy Daly, Jacob L. Landis, David Potts, Henry K. Martin, Isaac W. Groff, [signature in German], Jacob Yeager, John R. Miller, C. J. Rakestraw, George L. Buchwalter, Henry A. Miller, John Snyder, David Pontious, Samuel Krug, William Harkins, John Echternach, James C. Dunlap, Josiah Howard.
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Signers of petition: Daniel M. Eaby, Joseph Eaby, Jacob Eaby, Joseph Shnavely, Sem Eby, John Reed, John Miller, Levi L. Landis, David Beam, John Seldomridge, Jacob Bair, John Curley.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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