Located on the Ephrata and Downingtown turpike road.
Formerly occupied by Thomas Brooks.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: George Stouffer, Alex Martin, Daniel Hart, Abraham Brubaker, Cyrus Jacobs, A. Messer, John Wallace, S. Sheaffer, John Hershey, and two others.
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Located on the Philadelphia and Lancaster turnpike road.
Formerly occupied by James Kimber.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: John Passmore, James McClellan, Isaac Smoker, Samuel Houston, Joseph Gest, William Lytle, Nathaniel Rutter, John Morrison, John Lightner Jr., and one other.
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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.
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.
