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.
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Additional Notes
Prisons.
Payment for lumber for the use of the jail.
Smith, Stephen. Person of color.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Two young women. Woman on right may be Elizabeth M. Ament.
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten. Photograph album that belonged to Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley. Black paper album, 11 x 7 x 1 in., c. 1920. Includes many photographs of people and places of the Manor Township area.
Gift of Beth Mitten. Photograph album that belonged to Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley. Black paper album, 11 x 7 x 1 in., c. 1920. Includes many photographs of people and places of the Manor Township area.
Mary Kreider standing in a yard with a white picket fence.
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten. Photograph album that belonged to Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley. Black paper album, 11 x 7 x 1 in., c. 1920. Includes many photographs of people and places of the Manor Township area.
Gift of Beth Mitten. Photograph album that belonged to Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley. Black paper album, 11 x 7 x 1 in., c. 1920. Includes many photographs of people and places of the Manor Township area.
Four women in a slightly wooded area. "Out for a good time" written at bottom.
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten. Photograph album that belonged to Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley. Black paper album, 11 x 7 x 1 in., c. 1920. Includes many photographs of people and places of the Manor Township area.
Gift of Beth Mitten. Photograph album that belonged to Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley. Black paper album, 11 x 7 x 1 in., c. 1920. Includes many photographs of people and places of the Manor Township area.
Two women, seated, in a yard with a fence in the background.
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten. Photograph album that belonged to Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley. Black paper album, 11 x 7 x 1 in., c. 1920. Includes many photographs of people and places of the Manor Township area.
Two women, one on right may be Elizabeth M. Ament, with building in background.
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten. Photograph album that belonged to Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley. Black paper album, 11 x 7 x 1 in., c. 1920. Includes many photographs of people and places of the Manor Township area.
Two women, one on right may be Elizabeth M. Ament, with young boy.
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten. Photograph album that belonged to Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley. Black paper album, 11 x 7 x 1 in., c. 1920. Includes many photographs of people and places of the Manor Township area.
Two women, one leaning over a railing, and a young man. "Ain't we got fun" written on bottom.
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten. Photograph album that belonged to Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley. Black paper album, 11 x 7 x 1 in., c. 1920. Includes many photographs of people and places of the Manor Township area.
Gift of Beth Mitten. Photograph album that belonged to Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley. Black paper album, 11 x 7 x 1 in., c. 1920. Includes many photographs of people and places of the Manor Township area.
Gift of Beth Mitten. Photograph album that belonged to Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley. Black paper album, 11 x 7 x 1 in., c. 1920. Includes many photographs of people and places of the Manor Township area.
Elizabeth M. Ament, right, and unidentified woman.
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten. Photograph album that belonged to Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley. Black paper album, 11 x 7 x 1 in., c. 1920. Includes many photographs of people and places of the Manor Township area.
Gift of Beth Mitten. Photograph album that belonged to Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley. Black paper album, 11 x 7 x 1 in., c. 1920. Includes many photographs of people and places of the Manor Township area.
Elizabeth M. Ament, right, and unidentified woman.
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten. Photograph album that belonged to Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley. Black paper album, 11 x 7 x 1 in., c. 1920. Includes many photographs of people and places of the Manor Township area.
Gift of Beth Mitten. Photograph album that belonged to Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley. Black paper album, 11 x 7 x 1 in., c. 1920. Includes many photographs of people and places of the Manor Township area.
Elizabeth M. Ament, right, and unidentified woman.
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten. Photograph album that belonged to Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley. Black paper album, 11 x 7 x 1 in., c. 1920. Includes many photographs of people and places of the Manor Township area.
Ada Eshleman with bouquet of flowers and creek in background.
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten. Photograph album that belonged to Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley. Black paper album, 11 x 7 x 1 in., c. 1920. Includes many photographs of people and places of the Manor Township area.
