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.
Hambright, Charles. Constable. Comm. v. Davis, Henry. Manslaughter.
Hollinger, [G.] Justice. Comm. v. Kelly, Edward. Assault and Battery.
Comm. v. Lewis, John. Assault and battery on Bewley, Charles. Witnesses: Bewley, Charles. Witmer, Isaac. Mull, Nicholas. Weis, George. McIntire, Dennis. Sminkey, Henry. Winters, John Dr. Witwer, Daniel Dr. Bullman, Michael. Ream, Samuel. Daum, Peter.
Stauffer, George. High Constable. Payment for apprehending the following vagrants and other disorderly persons: Hide, Jonathan. Wlater, August. An unnamed "dumb and deaf boy". Frederick, John. Weis, Samuel and wife Hester. Lewis, [Seney]. Beaman, John. McDonnal, Arthur. G[a]llegher, John. Morgan, Thomas. Steward, David. Malson, Ephraim and wife. Lynch, Hannah. Martin, John. Dawson, _____. Glassgo, Catharine. Miller, Mary. Hardy, Mary. Cowers, Jane. Debate, Mary. George, Jennet. Eberman, _____. Gill, Charles. Roop, Feronica and child. Weiss, Catharine.
Getz, George. Witness in Comm. v. Williams, Jeremiah.
Brown, John. Constable. Comm. v. Lucy, Henry. Larceny.
Spear, Robert. Justice Comm. v. Conrod, Henry. Assault.
Moore, D. Alderman. Comm. v. Wallace, Hugh. Assault and battery.
Dickeson, Jacob. Witness. Comm. v. McCall, George. Assault and battery.
Witness in Comm. v. Williams, Jeremiah, WIlliams, George, et al. Larceny. : Bennet, Amos. Husinger, Abraham. Boyd, James. Little, James. McMann, James. Reynold, Richard.
Spear, Robert. Justice. Comm. v. Lynch, William. Larceny.
Patterson, Betsy. Rice, Silvia. Witnesses. Comm. v. McCall, George. Assault and battery.
Moore, D. Alderman. COmm. v. Cannon, John. Arson. COmm. v. Wallace, Hugh. Misdemeanor. Comm. v. Johnston, John. Fornacation and bastardy.
Miller, Samuel. Bennet, Fanny. Witnesses. Comm. v. Linch, WIlliam.
Located on Front Street, opposite the canal basin.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: Reuben Mullison, Joseph A. Hooke, P. Derrick, Michael Strein, Henry Myers, J. B. Boude, Joseph Tyson, Thomas White, John Lockard, Peter Haldeman, Henry B. Eagle, R. E. Cochran, Thomas Collins, John Vaughen.
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Located on Front Street, opposite the canal basin.
Petition not granted.
January term.
Signers of petition: James Patton, George C. Franciscus, Thomas White, John Evans, George Weaver, J. F. Miller, John Wilson, Paul Hamilton, George Wolf, Reuben Mullison, James C. Carpenter, Abraham Myers, Thomas Collins, J. A. Hook, John Felix, [ ] McMahon, [ ] Griffiths, John Vaughen, G. Haines, John Lightner, Isaac Vaughen, George Heagy, John Ziegler.
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Located on Front Street, opposite the canal basin.
April term.
Signers of petition: E. J. Sneeder, Samuel A. Black, George C. Franciscus, Benjamin Barr, Charles H. Koons, Jacob [Shreiman], Samuel McClellan, Hanson E. Atkins, [unknown signature], Henry Pfahler, [R. Willinny], Henry B. Eagle, J. H. Hunter, Davies Herr, [ ] McCorkle, John Arms, John Ziegler, W. F. Caruthers, Francis Ziegler, John A. Hook, Samuel D. Young, William Atkins, George Wolf, Michael Conely, Patrick Morris, Barnard Rogers, [D. F. Griffith], John Vaughen, Thomas B. Odell, Thomas S. Thomas, James Patton.
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