Letter carriers, Lancaster Post Office. Identified are, first row, left to right: Benjamin F. Zook, Benjamin Eichholtz, Ed R. Troyer, William Brenneman, John Tomilson, Leister Long. Second row, left to right: Frank Hoffman, Abram Erisman, Casper Kirchner, Jacob C. Hess, George Kuntz, Henry Hardy. Back row: George W. Pinkerton and Harry H. Marshall.
Civil War veteran badge, 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry. "Reunion / Survivors / of / Chickamauga / 9th / Penna. Vet. Cav. / Chattanooga, Tenn. / 1892." Label on back shows made by E. J. Erisman, 42 West King St., Lancaster. Blue with gold letters, gold pin at top, and gold braided trim at bottom.
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.