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.
Located on the Susquehanna, near Galbraith's Landing and just below the Conewago Falls.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: John Wolfley, Jacob Gisch, George Wolfley, Jonathan Hough, Joseph Attwood, George Shocker, William White, Christian Reesor, Charles Wede, John Hough, John B. Haldeman, Terah Jones, and one other.
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Located on the turnpike road from Elizabethtown to Falmouth.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: John Wolfley, George Shocker, George Wolfley, Jacob Wolfley, A. C. Price, Joseph Attwood, William White, Michael Coble, John Willet, George Wisler, Frederick Byrod, Hugh Speer, and one other.
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Located on the Susquehanna River at Hough's Landing, near the Conewago Falls.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Haldeman, Jonathan Hough, Anthony Shaver, Henry Haldeman, John B. Halerman, Jacob Breneman, Jacob Breneman Jr., Michael Breneman, John Engle, Thomas Huston, Jacob Hoffman, Joseph Hough, John Lemanen, Jacob Bassler, Thomas Gallagher, John Longenecker, Jacob Gisch, John Redsecher, Joseph Horst, John Dinnler, David Martin, Frederick Gilbaugh, and several others.
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Located on the Susquehanna River three miles below the Conewago Falls.
Formerly occupied by W. Frederick McKinney.
Signers of Petition: John Wolfley, John Sheller, Jacob Kauffman, Peter Merow, William Heller, George Wolfley, William Youn, Jacob Wolfley, George Shocker, Joseph Altwood, Jacob Gisch, Abraham Gisch, John Longenecker.
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Signers of Petition: George H. Horning, Charles Rees, James O'Neal, Joseph Shutter, Jacob Sheffey, David Bowman, Isaac Etter, Philip Oldweiler, Frederick Oldweiler, Abraham Green, Jacob Miller, John C. Klein.
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