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.
Signers of petition: Jacob E. Cross, A. J. Hindemyer, Michael Schwartz, Henry Meixel, Samuel Ensminger, John H. Reist, William McQueney, [signature in German], Samuel [Chetz], Henry G. Hogendobler, George Arnett, Samuel Rice, [signature in German], A. W. Reist.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Adam Miller, George Nees, Henry D. Miller, William Ensminger, C. J. Snavely, Joseph Reiff, John Arndt, J. M. Dunlap, H. Arndt, Joseph C. Miller, M. White, J. B. Bomberger, Samuel Ensminger, H. C. Gingrich, David May.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: J. E. Cross, David M. Brosly, John H. Reist, [Christian Zimmerman], Jesse McMullen, A. J. Eby, John Deyer, J. H. Kline, Henry Kopp, Henry Eby Jr., Benjamin Donaver, Jacob Shumaker, William McQueney, John R. Young.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition for an eating house: John Sheaffer, Joseph Reiff, Samuel Rice, Henry Eby Jr., Michael Schwartz, [unknown signature], A. J. Eby, G. Shaffner, Henry G. Hogendobler, Lewis R. Deeg, Jacob K. Goodman, F. Ensminger, J. E. Cross, Simon Young, John Deyer, [signature in German], Henry Ritter, David May, John H. Reist.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: [signature in German], Samuel Rice, Jonas White, Benjamin Donaven, John Deyer, William Brosey, John M. Ensminger, Michael Schwartz, Benjamin Hunsinger, Philip Arndt, John Sheaffer, Samuel Ensminger, Adam Miller.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: William Brosey, John H. Bassler, William McQueney, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Charles Frey, George Arndt, Jacob E. Cross, Michael [Scheuchtz], Henry G. Hogendobler, Philip Arndt, Jonas White, Samuel Ensminger.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: J .C. Cross, M. White, Nathan Worley, John Dommy, Adam Miller, H. C. Gingrich, Jacob Kimmel, John Rudisill, C. M. Miller, David May, H. Arndt, David Fisher, Joseph Miller, Joseph C. Miller, John Colm, E. F. Hostetter, C.J. Snavely, Samuel Ensminger, George Nees.
April term.
1 item, 1 piece
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