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: Henry Kauffman, Christian Eschbach, David Herr, Samuel Bausman, Christian Lintner, [unknown signature], Benjamin Hershey, Johannes Horstmann, Samuel Clair, Benjamin Charles, Samuel B. Musselman, [signature in German], John Whise, [signature in German], Michael Eschbach, Henry Herr, Rudolph Herr, Daniel Herr, Emanuel Fisher, Benjamin H. Longenecker, Christian Baker, Jacob Hostetter, [signature in German], Abraham H. Metzger, Jacob Bausman, J. E. Mellinger, Philip Bausman, John Evans, George Seitz, Martin Shank, John Eschbach.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
