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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The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Located on the Lancaster & Manheim road five miles from Lancaster.
Formerly occupied by Frederick Zimmerman and later by Mr. Sponehauer.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Peter Maurer, Jacob Stibgen, John Sharp, Christian Brubaker, John Brubaker, [signature in German], John Frank, [signature in German], Daniel Balmer, Jacob Metzger, Henry Sponhauer, William [Warner], Jacob Rohrer, Lightner Sharp, Abraham Stibgen, Martin Mayers, David Mayer, John Capp, Benjamin Johnsen, John Johnsen.
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Reading.
Lately occupied by [ ] Stibgen and formerly by John Michael Sr.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Allan [Capent], Henry Fritz, Jacob Harter, [unknown signature], Martin Fry, Richard Flickinger, Samuel Stoher, Frederick Ream, [signature in German], Michael Stober, David Bauman, Jacob Eby, J. B. Amweg, John Bollinger, Jacob Angus, Jacob Souder, Martin Gross, John Gross, [signature in German], Daniel Shissler, R. R. Heitler, John Keller, George Long, [signature in German], [signature in German], Jesse Bitzer, [signature in German], John Shaffer, Daniel Feather, Cyrus Killian, Philip Sherk, George Wise, William Lewis, Amos Johnson, Jacob Souer, David Albright, John Souer, [J. B. Kirk], [unknown signature], Jesse Keefer, Jacob Zercher, John L. Sharp, Samuel Grube, Jacob Evans, Christian Young, Andrew Ream, Michael Gish, Jacob Workman, Samuel Ruth, [signature in German], John Reidenbach, John Garber, Jacob Frank, Andrew Bixler, Jacob Minnich, Abraham Musselman, Daniel Dietrich, Isaac Hostetter, John [Bush], Henry Lehn, Isaac Baker, Jacob K. Landis, William Myer, Henry H. Kurtz, David S. Binkley, George Shreiner, Henry Shenk, [signature in German], Joseph Shenk, David Fellenbaum, Isaac Fellanbaum, [signature in German], Casper Grub, Jacob Brubaker, Francis Ruth, Christian Bassler, Jacob Metzger, Jacob Tanger, [signature in German], Philip Sprecher, Martrin Groff, Peter Grube, [signature in German], [signature in German], Isaac Leib, Jacob Reidenbach, Daniel Royer, Daniel Royer Jr., John Huhn, [signature in German], [signature in German], H. B. Bowman, J. H. Kurtz, [signature in German], John Zook, [signature in German], Michael Kuhn, George Kuhn, Isaac Ressler, [signature in German], Henry Shreiner, Peter Forney, Gabriel Leib, Henry Hottenstein, Samuel Bear, Henry Zercher, Elias Erb, John Bucher, Jacob Frantz, [signature in German], Joseph Adams.
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Located on road leading from Manheim to Lancaster.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Elijah T. Ward, Jacob Rohrer, Jacob B. Brubaker, [signature in German], George Grube, John Elliot, John Frantz, Emanuel Gibbel, John K. Landis, Jacob [Griel], Henry Decker, Jacob Frank, Peter Brown, Andrew Balmer, Benjmain Myers.
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Located on road leading from Binkley's Bridge in Manheim Township to the Harrisburg Turnpike.
Lately occupied by Andrew Menold.
Petition granted.
April term.
Note that license was transferred in August.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Evans, Christian Gish, John K. Landis, [Henry Kendig Jr.], Henry Rudy, Jacob Zercher, John Bassler, John Bear, Elijah Ward, Isaac Baker, Henry Bear, Benjamin [Leid], Henry [Bekmer], Abraham Rohrer, David Walker, Henry Sponhauer, Daniel Koch, Jacob Metzger, Jacob Landis, Jacob Reidenbach, Peter Forney, John Evans, Andrew Bixler, David Grube, Paul Black, John Elliott.
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Signers of Petition: Peter Maurer, George Stauffer, Henry Maurer, John Johnson, Jacob Landis, Adam Dietrich, Benjamin Landis, John Geist, John Rohrer, Henry Rudy, Isaac Baker, [signature in German].
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Lititz, 4 miles from Lancaster; nearly opposite of the tavern kept by William Forney.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Grube, John Landis, [signature in German], Martin Binkley, [signature in German], [signature in German], Benjamin Long, David Grube, Jacob [Freck], Christian Staman Jr., Martin Shreiner, [signature in German], [signature in German], Jacob Evans, Conrad [Merkline], Michael Stauffer, [signature in German], Isaac Baker, Samuel Shreiner, Isaac Leib, Christian Young, [signature in German], John Huhn, John Rudy, Jacob Kurtz, [Hanny Lendis Jr.], John Lehman, [signature in German], John Frantz, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Isaac Herr, Peter Forney, Henry Shreiner, [signature in German], Isaac Landis, Henry Landis Sr., [signature in German], Ulrich Sherk, Henry Rudy, George Hoober, Joseph Ehrman, [signature in German], Benjamin Royer Jr.
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Statement of certain inhabitants who signed remonstrance, that their signatures were obtained under false pretenses, and now support granting a license to Christian Gish.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John Landis, Martin Binkley, [signature in German], David Grube, [signature in German], Conrad [ Mutzline], Christian Staman Jr., John Fink, Benjamin Long, [signature in German], [signature in German], Henry Rudy.
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