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: Henry Eberly, James Hoxworth, Robert Vernon, John Shertz, J. Heiss, William Amweg, George W. Kramer, Edward Eshbrenner, Michal Gibson, Benjamin Hofman, Henry Young, P. F. Blessing.
Remonstrance signed by: Martin Brill, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Georg Goble, Philepp Gratz, Henry Miller, C. H. Koch.
Petition of support: George f. Rote, P. F. Blessing, John [Siees], Jacob Groff, George Nagle Sr., William Gomly, James Wiley, John Donaghy, Charles F. Voigt, Henry Hegener, [Philipp Graff], [signature in German], Fredrick Shadley, Mikle Gipson, Henry Miller, Joseph Forrest, Michael Kerner, John Weidman, John A. Landis, Peter Hoover, Abraham Kline, William Haines, Benjamin Selvert, Christian [Eckman], John Steigerwalt Jr., J. C. VanCamp, Robert A. Evans, [Thaddeus Stevens], A. Herr Smith, J. B. Kaufman, Alex Harris, Emlen Franklin, John Sherts Jr., William Engle, John Kuhns.
Depositions: [signature in German], Alex Harris, Martin Brill, William M. Gormly, Joseph Forrest, William Engle, James J. Foxworth, Henry Eberly, P. F. Blessing, J. Heiss, James A. Towson, George W. Kramer, [signature in German], Erin Sawyer, John Ford, (omitted, filed separately) Philip Groth.
Depositions: David Herr, Arthur McDade, George Gable, Daniel Gall, Isaac Hubley, Joseph Roath, (no signature) Philip Reese, (no signature) Robert Vernon.
5 items, 6 pieces
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Located in the Southeast Ward on South Queen Street.
April term.
Signers of petition: Adam Ratharmal, Benjamin Hofman, William Ditters, Joseph C. Channell, Valentin Risse, Davis Kitch, Henry [Miller], Jacob Weitzel, Jacob Haag, Jacob Franciscus, E. Bowman, John Weitzel.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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: [William] T. Amweg, Edward Reilly, William Gumpf, John M. Amweg, John Deaner, Jacob G. Goodman, Joseph Forrest, John Haus, [ ] Heiss, Henry W. Shertz, Henry Young, Benjamin Hofman.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.
