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 intersection of road leading from Strasburg to Millerstown and Lancaster to Burkholders Ferry.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Abraham Haverstick, John Brenneman, David Myers, John Mecartney, [signature in German], Michael Harnish, [signature in German], Henry Schenck, John Shenk, Tobias Stehman, Martin Harnish, Henry Brenneman, George Kreider Jr., Christian Kreider.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of Petition: David Harnish Jr., Tobias Stehman, Martin Harnish, Christian Rohrer, Christian Miller, [signature in German], John Kendig, John Mecartney, Benjamin Snevely, Henry Rush Jr., Henry [Layman], [signature in German], Samuel Rankin, David Burkholder.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
