Located on the Newport road where the road leading from George Eckert's mill to New Holland crosses the same.
Catherine Sides is widow of Samuel Sides who was murdered about six years ago by a certain [ ] Smith for which he was tried and convicted.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Joel Lightner, [Sr.], Joel Lightner, Nathaniel Lightner, David Witmer, Jr., John Witmer, Jacob Eakert, Jo Lefever, Theophilus Shertz, Michael Musselman, Henry Brackbill, Samuel Houston, Samuel Watson, Isaac Smoker, George Eckert, Jr., [name in German], John Lightner, George Spies, Moses Sharp, Jacob Stauffer, Abraham Gerhart, John Brisben, David Brisben, [unknown signature], J. W. Bair, John Light, Benjamin Vernor, John Stauffer.
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Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.
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.
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.
