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.
Goodman, John. Ressler, George. Larceny. Witnesses: Kline, William. Kline, John. Buchter, David [signed his name Buether]. Roat, John[signed his name Roth, John]. Kline, George. Sellers, Absalon. Kline, Daniel [signed his name Kline, Daniel Jr.]. Hershey, Christian. Curling, Daniel.
Wilson, John.Witnesses: Hambright, William J. Jenkin, William. Ailer, David.
Kelly, Edward. Assault & battery. Witness: Lyle, Ann.
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.
Located on the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Leonard Kessler, Lemuel Chero, John Clark, Samuel Holson, Abraham Lefever, Christian Brackbill, William Ball, Richard Ferree, Philip Ferree, Cyrus Miller, William Curry, S. Sappington, Lemuel Sappingtion.
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Located adjacent to Philadelphia and Columbia railroad nearly opposite Levi Weavers store and at the place where the Philadelphia and Lancaster old state road crosses the said railroad.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Kinzer, Levi Weaver, Jacob Stauffer, Jacob Winger, Johnson McPhillips, Joshua Martin, Robert Hamilton, Charles McKillips, [John Folan], John [Murvaine], Wesley Taylor, James Murphy, John [Dunlap], Emmos Reynolds, Abraham Conard Jr.
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Signers of Petition: John McFadden, Michael Good Jr., [unknown signature], Christian Brackbill Jr., Peter Steman, Richard Ferree, Philip Ferree, Lemuel Chew, Leonard Kessler, Henry F. Espenshade, [signature in German], Cyrus Miller, William Curry.
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