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.
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: Peter Fieles, Emanuel Bostick, John Eichelberger, Henry Summy, Jacob Eby, Jacob Shelly, Miles Carpenter, Samuel Fox, [Christian Rauch], George Eichelberger, Allen Lied, Michael Kline Sr.
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Located at the forks of the roads, leading from Columbia to Marietta to Lititz to Millport or Catfish road and near the crossroads of said Columbia road and the new Lancaster road.
Petition not granted.
January term.
Signers of petition: John M. Summy, John Long, Christian Staman Jr., Joseph Becker, Christian Summy, George Dutt, Peter Reist, [signature in German], W. A. Shelly, Martin Manderbach, Jonas Meyer, [signature in German], Peter Longenecker, [signature in German], Levi Hull, John [Grub], George B. Shober, William Buch, Jacob Ziegler, Jacob Diehm, Christian Kreiter, Henry Summy, Peter Rieles, David Erb, Abraham [Haler] Jr., [signature in German], F. A. Zitzman, M. B. Bowman.
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Signers of Petition: Andrew Mehaffey, Abraham B. Mylin, Joseph Breneman, Jacob Hess, C. Brenneman, [George Boreman], Daniel Fulton, Jacob Grafft, John Mylin, John Brenneman, Benjamin M. Barr, Christian Yeider, Jacob Yeider.
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Shenk's Ferry.
April term.
Signers of Petition: [ ] Mehaffy, David Sterneman, Christian K. Henry, Samuel Gall, John Martin, Daniel Hess, William Giles Jr., Benjamin S. Kendig, John Kendig, Francis B. Groff, Adam Kendig, Daniel Conrad, Benjamin Conrad.
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Signers of Petition: Andrew Bowers, Jacob B. Erb, Abraham Kindig, Tobias Stehman Jr., Reuben Benedick, Adam Lefevre, Jacob Fehl, John Warfel, John Lenhardt, John Montgomery, Abraham H. Metzger, Jacob Shenk.
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