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 at Binkley's Bridge, on the New Holland turnpike.
April term.
Signers of petition: John Stouffer, Henry H. Kurtz, Andrew Balmer, Henry Althouse, Isaac Landis, Jacob L. Landis, Jacob Esbenshade, Isaac Hostetter, Henry Forney, Michael Martin, William Witman, John Gerber.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Jacob Kohr Jr., Francis Ruth, Christian B. Landis, Christian Grube, Martin Musser, Abraham Stauffer, John L. Sharp, Jacob Sechrist, Jacob Landis, Christian Ward, William Hamilton, Jacob Reidenbach, Henry Brown.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Peter Balmer, John M. Stauffer, John L. Sharp, Joseph W. Brener, Henry Shenk, Christian Hess Jr., Samuel Shirk, Peter Hunsecker, John S. Hostetter, George Eshelman, Francis Ruth, Henry Frick, Emanuel [Keese], Andrew Balmer.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: John S. Wissler, Isaac Landis, Henry L. Landis, John Hess, Benjamin Lanids, Abraham Shenk, Jacob Reist, Jacob Landis, David Binkly, Jacob Esbenshade, Henry Shreiner, Thomas Grosh, Jacob Rohrer, Abraham Forney.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
