Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
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System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in 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.
Signers of Petition: Christian Imhoff, Abraham Cassel, John Fisher, John Auxer, J. Grosh, [signature in German], William H. Grosh, Jacob Stibgen, Peter Baker, David Cassel Jr., Samuel McKinney, Moses Montgomery, [James] Stackhouse, B. Libhart, B. Taylor, Francis [Flurz].
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Signers of Petition: Samuel McKinney, William Child, James Stackhouse, F. Wilson, John Hertzler Jr., F. Wilson, Francis [Florz], [unknown signature], John Woodman, Jacob Graybill, B. Libhart, Jacob Scheidly, John Spangler, J. T. Anderson, Andrew Mehaffey, Jacob Rigler.
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Signers of Petition: James Scott, A. L. Evans, J. Grosh, Jacob Scheidley, Samuel Johnson, James Glenn, John Young, Peter Baker, [signature in German], William H. Grosh, Isaac Goshen, Peter Keesey, [signature in German], Jacob Stibgen.
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Located on Market Street adjoining property of Samuel D. Miller.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Robert King, James Stackhouse, Abraham Zublin, John Goodman, Jacob Graybill, Samuel Miller, John Cassel, [signature in German], Samuel McKinney, Abraham Cassel, Abraham Varley, William Child, Jacob Scheidly, James Mehaffey.
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Signers of Petition: Andrew Mehaffey, James Stackhouse, John Goodman, F. Wilson, Jacob Glatz, Jacob Scheidly, John Spangler, J. T. Anderson, Jacob Rigler, Samuel McKinney, David Rinehart, John Clements.
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Located on High Street adjoining property of Frederick Nagle and an alley.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John Clement, Jacob Graybill, J. Libhart, Samuel Houston, Samuel McKinney, Andrew Mehaffey, Frederick Franck, Jacob Scheidly, Jacob Glatz, Abraham Zublin, Frederick Nagle, James Mehaffey.
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Signers of Petition: John Young, F. Wilson, John Goodman, Abraham Zublin, Henry Haldeman, Jacob Graybill, Moses Montgomery, John Huss, Frederick Nagle, G. K. Carothers, W. McPherson, J. T. Anderson, William Child.
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Signers of Petition: Henry Haldeman, John Hertzler Jr., F. Wilson, W. R. McCay, John Goodman, J. T. Anderson, Jacob Glatz, Andrew Mehaffey, Abraham Cassel, J. Gries, Jacob Graybill, John Jay Libhart, Nathaniel Latchem.
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