Petition for the unexpired term of Henry K. Minnich.
Petition signed by Sawville & Bear.
Known as the Mount Vernon.
Signers of petition: S. H. Lockard, John Fingers, Martin Irwin, George P. Luttman, Conrad Swartz, Augustus Pelen, Jonas Rumple, Solomon Detweiler, James Schroeden, Casper Seibert, Amos S. Given, Daniel Herr.
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Signers of petition: George Heagy, Nathaniel Evans, [ ] Hunter, James Collins, Francis Hawthorn, Daniel Zahm, James C. Carpenter, George Wolf, Joshua Vaughen, Charles Evans, Reuben Hamilton, Benjamin Young, George Weaver, John Wilson.
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A superb example of Pennsylvania architecture in the English style, the Wright's Ferry Mansion in Columbia, Lancaster County, has been restored and furnished as it was in 1738 when it was built for Susanna Wright, daughter of John Wright who named the county after the town where he was born in England.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
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.
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.
