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 on the road leading from Henry Reigarts Mill to Marietta.
Lately occupied by John A. Lutz.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Christian Strenge, Christian Steman, John Huber, Christian Myers, Andrew Bear, Christian Eggert, John A. Lutz, Jacob Myers, William Smith.
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Located at the crossing of two roads, one leading from Lancaster to Colebrook Furnace and one leading from the Lancaster and Reading road past Stehman's and Reigart's Mills, to Marietta.
Formerly occupied by John Young.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Christian Myers, Henry Bear, Frederick Metzger, Samuel Miller, C. Carptenter, Henry Smith, Martin Gross, Christian Eggert, John Snyter, John Swan, Jacob Myers.
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Located on road leading from Lancaster to the town of Manheim, where the road leading from Lititz to Anderson's Ferry crosses.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: John Bauchman, Christian Huber, John Wehn, Christian Steman, John Mouk, Jacob Summy, John Wagner, Christian Summy, John Sprickler, Peter Baughman, Thomis Lynch, Jonathan Foltz, Philip Messenkop.
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Located on road leading from Manheim to the borough of Lancaster, where the road leading from Lititz to Anderson's Ferry crosses, about seven miles from lancaster, three and a half miles from Manheim, three miles from Lititz, and twelve miles from Anderson's Ferry.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: Christian Summy, George Dutt, George Doot Jr., David Summy, John Spickler, John Hostetter, Jacob Summy, John Mouk, Peter Grebiel and 3 others.
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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.
Signers of Petition: William McElroy, Abraham Cassel, Moses Montgomery, David Cassel Jr., Peter Keesey, Michael M. Kapp, Peter Baker, John Geist, J. Grosh, Peter Geib, Samuel Oberlin, John Gries, Jacob Scheidly, Jacob Graybill, Jacob Glatz, B. Libhart.
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