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.
Located on the road from Lancaster to Lititz about half way between those places, at the cross roads leading from Anderson's Ferry to New Holland.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: Andrew Kauffman, Jacob Kauffman, Gerhart Bubach, Christian Huber, John Swar, Henry Bear Jr., Peter Bachman, John Kauffman, John Honer, and three others.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the Lititz road, four miles from Lancaster.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: Henry Wittmer, Abraham Witmer Jr., Abraham Carpenter, George Ross, David Graeff, Hugh Hamilton, Jacob Krug, Adam Reigart, Abraham Witmer, Christian Frick, Frederick Shitz, John Summy Jr., John Blocher, John Bauchman, Christian Huber, John Miller, John Eberman Sr., Thomas Pruth, David Meyer, John Weaver, Peter Dael, William Hamilton, John Landis, George Rickel, Peter Brunner, John Shreiner, Hugh Wilson and seven others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Signers of Petition: David Meyer, John Eberman Sr., George Matter, Benjamin Preyer, John Landis, John Fray, John Weaver, Johannes Lomberger, Peter Schucker, Christian Trish, Frederick Shitz and four others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Located on the turnpike road leading from Lancaster to Middletown, where the public road from Jacob Kaufman's and George Gamber's mills crosses the turnpike.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: George Gamber, Christopher Raff, John Ramler, and 1 other.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
