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.
Barstler, John. Deceased. Father of Barstler, Samuel, age 10.
Bauman, Samuel. Father of Bauman, Samuel, age 10; Bauman, Charlotte, age 9; Bauman, Margaret, age 6.
Beitelman, Jacob. Father of Beitelman, Jacob, age 9; Beitelman, Samuel, age 7.
Carson, Richard. Father of Carson, Isaac, age 8; Carson, Joseph, age 6; Carson, Eliza, age 11.
Coot, Thomas., Deceased. Father of Coot, Thomas Jefferson, age 6.
Daum, Peter. Father of Daum, Lucy, age 9; Daum, Nancy, age 10.
Duck, George. Father of Duck, Lydia, age 9; Duck, Adam, age 7; Duck, Elizabeth, age 6.
Gensimer, John. Father of Gensimer, John, age 11; Gensimer, Daniel (or George), age 9; Gensimer, Polly, age 7.
Getz, Philip. Father of Getz, Catharine, age 10; Getz, Peter, age 6.
Grove, George. Father of Grove, Daniel, age 6.
Hart, John. Father of Hart, John, age 9; Hart, Christian, age 7.
Hartung, Jacob. Father of Hartung, Cyrus, age 7.
Hinkle, Jonathan. Father of Hinkle, Levi, age 9; Hinkle, Emanuel, age 8.
Jones, Jesse. Father of Jones, Conrad, age 10; Jones, William, age 8; Jones, Thomas, age 6.
Kerner, Elizabeth. Mother of Kerner, John, age 10.
Lehr, John. Father of Lehr, James, age9; Lehr, David, age 7.
Leinbach, Elias.. Father of Leinbach, Samuel, age 10; Leinbach, John, age 9; Leinbach, Frederick, age 7.
Mumma, Leonard. Father of Mumma, Susanna, age 11; Mumma, John, age 10; Mumma, Leah, age 8.
Oberlin, George. Father of Oberlin, George, age 10.
Pfundt, Adam. Father of Pfundt, Philip, age 9.
Ranck, Michael. Father of Ranck, Isaac, age 11; Ranck, William, age 8.
Sands, Aron. Father of Sands, Aron, age 10; Sands, Joseph, age 7.
Sheaffer, Henry. Father of Shaeffer, Samuel, age 11; Shaeffer, Henry, age 7.
Slough, Jacob. Father of Slough, Elizabeth, age 9; Slough, Catharine, age 7.
Snyder, Jacob. Father of Snyder, Nancy, age 7; Snyder, Veronica, age 6.
Spera, William. Father of Spera, John, age 9; Spera, Gibson, age 6.
Stark, Joseph. Father of Stark, Samuel, age 10.
Stober, Jacob. Father of Stober, Polly, age 10; Stober, William, age 9.
Switzgable, Thomas. Father of Switzgable, Thomas, age 11 years 2 months; Switzgable, Samuel, age 8 years 8 months; Switzgable, Elizabeth, age 7 years 1 month.
Usner, Christian. Father of Usner, Elizabeth, age 10.
Zell, Jacob. Father of Zell, Allen, age 7.
Zimmerman, George. Father of ZImmerman, Hanah, age 6; Zimmerman, Mary, age 8.
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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.
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Signers of Petition: Benjamin Haverstick, [signature in German], [signature in German], John [McCohn], [signature in German], William Buffenmyer, Daniel Smith, Jacob Walter, George Frantz, Jacob Hoffman, John Hagy, [signature in German].
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Signers of Petition: [A. McDonough], Jacob Mishler, John Shirk, Samuel Landes, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], George Gensemer, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], David Lichty, Samuel Binkley, [signature in German], [signature in German].
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Signers of Petition: Elias Radcay, John [Richwigert], Anthony A. McDonough, William Roether, [signature in German], John Wehler, Solomon Bowman, John Weaver, Nicholas Diehl, George Kendig, Abraham Kendig, John Ream, William Brown, Jacob Brenneman, John Ney, Benjamin Carpenter, Christian Engle, Reuben Flickinger, [signature in German], [signature in German], William Zinn, John [Wildebald], [signature in German], Jacob Cooper, Christian Usner, [signature in German], [signature in German], William Paine, [signature in German], William Crause, [signature in German], Deeder Marshall, John Coleman, Henry Gensemer, John Shirk, William H. Paul, Samuel Miller, M. R. Witwer.
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Reinhold, Jacob Sherk, William [Roether], Daniel Pannabecker, John Reinhold, [signature in German], [signature in German], Benjamin Gacklin, [signature in German], George Reinhold, Michel Gress, John Conrad, Jacob [Palm], [signature in German], Jacob Reinhold Jr., Benjamin Reinhold, John G. Schirk, Benjamin Gaklin Jr., [signature in German], [signature in German], Samuel [Loas], [signature in German].
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Signers of Petition: John [Palm], William Harshe, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Jacob Reinhold, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Henry Zell, Samuel Leas, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Joseph Fink, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], John Reinhold, [signature in German], [signature in German], Jacob Schirk, George Reinhold, [signature in German], [signature in German], Benjamin [Garble], Benjamin Gacklin Jr., John Conrad, Jacob Conrad.
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Signers of Petition: William Iba, John Wenrich, [signature in German], [signature in German], H. Reinhold, [signature in German], [signature in German], Jacob Reinhold, John Conrad, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German].
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Situated in the Swamp, on the road leading from Reading to Sheafferstown.
Lately kept by Benjamin Haverstick (except the last year)
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: [signature in German], George Reinhold, Christian Reinhold, Jacob Walter, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Jacob [Palm], Benjamin Haverstick, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Benjamin Flickinger, [signature in German], [signature in German].
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