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.
Fruitville School. Christian Hess Martin, Sr. is in back row, left. Teacher was H. E. Freed. Anna Martin is in front of Christian. Elmer Martin is in front of Ada.
Provenance
From MG-440 the Christian Hess Martin, Jr. Collection.
New Street Public School, 1892, Bertha Cochran Landis, teacher. Written on back: "Paul's class at New Street. Bessie Hohein, H. Ruth, Rudy, Dietrich, Lutz, Aument, Allwein, Moyer, Overly, Leila Martin, Mary Debolt." Group of children posed on steps.
