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.
James Buchanan's 200th birthday celebration at Wheatland. Men in Civil War military uniforms and Paul Ripple dressed as James Buchanan on the front steps of Wheatland.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.
Photograph- Stump of historic Donegal Witness Tree under which men of the church gathered to pledge their allegiance to the Continental Cause during the American Revolution.
Photograph- Stump of historic Donegal Witness Tree under which men of the church gathered to pledge their allegiance to the Continental Cause during the American Revolution.
Description
Stump of historic Donegal Witness Tree under which men of the church gathered to pledge their allegiance to the Continental Cause during the American Revolution.
