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 New Holland turnpike at Binkley's bridge three miles from Lancaster.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John Stouffer, Jacob Rohrer, Benjamin Landis, Archibald Dunlap, Jacob Esbenshade, Jacob Landis, [signature in German], Henry Shreiner, John Heller, Christian Zook, Jacob Frank, Charles Hostetter, [signature in German].
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition for an eating house: Henry H. Kurtz, Isaac Landis, John Evans, Jacob Bassler, Benjamin W. Harnish, [unknown signature], John Brubaker, John Neff, Samuel L. Leaman, Abraham Rohrer, Daniel Dietrich, William Ressler.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
