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.
Located on Front Street between Walnut Street and the Columbia bridge.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: Henry B. Eagle, J. W. Cottrell, Peter Haldeman, John Cassel, John Vaughen, John Felix, J. H. Hunter, George Wolf, Thomas Collins, Jonas Rumple, J. c. Pfahler, J. A. Hook, James Patton, Charles H. [Koons].
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Signers of petition: [Hiram S. Hastings], Abraham Stahl, David Saylor, John Shartzer, John Charles, Jacob Collins, George Bietz, A. Harnly, G. E. Sehner, Hiram Ward, William Griffith, Daniel Neff.
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Signers of petition: Nathaniel Evans, [ ] Thomas, William Brown, Robert Hamilton, John Emrey, Reuben Mullison, Henry R. Eagle, James Gross, [ ] Mahon, J. Ziegler, John Cassel, E. Raub, B. Young.
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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: George Heagy, Nathaniel Evans, [ ] Hunter, James Collins, Francis Hawthorn, Daniel Zahm, James C. Carpenter, George Wolf, Joshua Vaughen, Charles Evans, Reuben Hamilton, Benjamin Young, George Weaver, John Wilson.
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A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
