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.
Located near the road leading from Lancaster to Port Deposit.
April term.
Signers of petition: William W. Steele, John Retzer Jr., George Retzer, Amos Reynolds, Jacob Overholtzer, John Evan, Edward Crawford, Edward [Putland], W. B. Hartley, Robert P. Peter, Lewis Hilton, John W. Swift, John Hastings, David Miller, Henry Crawford, Daniel L. Swift, Henry [Seltmore], Joseph Johnston, Patterson Lordt, [unknown signature], James Parker, William H. Johnson, W. Walker, Sanders McCullough, John Crawford, Thomas Carter, James Evans, George M. Evans, John Moderwell.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located near the road leading from Lancaster to Port Deposit.
Signers of petition: Robert Clark, Thoams A. Clark, Andrew Stewart, William Dawson, Benjamin Penrose, Israel [Termis], Joseph Penrose, David Parry, Isaac Bolton, [ ] Shank, Harrison Potts, Joseph Stubbs, Jason Bolton, John Shoemaker, Seneca Parry, Benjamin Passmore, John Buchanan, John T. Martin, James Ankrum, James F. Ankrim, A. J. Ankrim, John B. Freeston.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Joseph Shanks, William Shanks, Asbury Blake, Joseph Parker, John Blackburn, James Kees, Joseph Davis, William Gregg, John Lake, Evans A. Gregg, Amos Ailes, James H. McCrabb, John Wells, Thomas Trego, John Crookshank Jr., Joseph Graves, Adam [Blank], William A. Brown, James Brown, David Brown, Elias Hambleton, Abraham Boyce, Hadley Pennock, Isaac Prall, Patrick Ryder, Richard C. Edwards, Samuel R. Griffiths, William Hollis, Joshua King, Benjamin F. Scott, Samuel Ewing, Ely Soudes, Elijah Worrell, David Scott, George Prall, Israel Penrose, Joseph Smith, Jesse Cutler, Simon Pennock, Robert L. Pennock, Lea P. Brown, [unknown signature], W. J. Clark.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located near the road leading from Lancaster to Port Deposit.
April term.
Signers of petition: John Long, Joseph Kyle, William S. Long, Hugh H. Long, Edward Crawford, John Crawford, Robert Peters, John Hastings, James Evans, George M. Evans, John Evans, John Hart, Sanders McCullough, Joseph Showalter Jr., Joseph Foreman, Washington Walker, John Retzer Jr., George Retzer, Mark Showalter, Joseph Johnston Sr., John Hamlan, Adam Markley, Joseph Groff Sr., Michael Westley, Henry Crawford, Daniel Crawford, David Miller, Evan Wenditz, Harrison Potts, Joseph Showalter, John Young.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located near the road leading from Lancaster to Port Deposit.
Signers of petition: James A. McPherson, Robert Clark Jr., Joseph A. Ritchie, James B. Coper, William W. Watson, James Penny, John P. Martin, William McPherson, Preston Smith, Howard Smith.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located near the road leading from Lancaster to Port Deposit.
April term.
Signers of petition: William W. Steele, John Wells, James King, James A. McPherson, James Ritchie, William Watson, Robert Clark, William Ritchie, Robert Clark Jr., James F. Ankrim, Joseph A. Ritchie, Thomas A. Clark, Benjamin F. Scott, Elias Hambleton, James Ankrim, A. J. Ankrim, William McPherson, Alexander S. Clark, Martin Ankrim, James Kees, John Lake, Robert L. Pennock, Simon Pennock, Jesse Cutler, Joseph Stubbs, Seneca Parry, John Shoemaker, Israel Tennis.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located near the road leading from Lancaster to Port Deposit.
April term.
Signers of petition: Joseph Elliott, David Bair, Samuel Morisson, J. W. Housekeeper, John McSparran, William W. Steele Jr., Patrick Glackin, Fleming McSparran, George Brown, G. Morison, Thomas Neel, James M. Steel, Hugh Neel, Alexander Gordon, Thomas Johnson, William Barnes, William Rodgers, John B. McCrabb, John Bair.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located near the road leading from Lancaster to Port Deposit.
April term.
Signers of petition: James Penny, Isaac Bolton, Valentine Creamer Jr., Aaron M. Cox, Isaac P. Quigley, John G. Williams, George Long, Henry Kline, James Long, James A. McGuiger, [H. H. Long], John Wentz, Joseph Cox, William Penny, Elijah Worrell, David Parry, Clarkson [Lamborn], Caleb G. Bradley, Howard Smith, William Wright.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
