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.
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
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System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Located on northwest corner of Fourth and Cherry Streets. Petition not granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: James Boyd, Robert McDowell, Joseph Black, William Hissin, Joseph W. Cottrell, P. B. Elder, John Swartz, Michael Strein, Peter Haldeman, C. Haldeman, Joseph I. Strickler, Jacob Gossler, Francis Boggs, James Crow, George Zeigler, John Gonter Jr., James Wright, J. F. Cottrell, Michael Way, Jacob Fisher, Thomas Todd, Charles [Hathorn], Thomas Mullin.
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Located on Front Street, between Locust and Union Street.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of petition: James Patton, John Arms, Paul Hamilton, George Weaver, Isaac Vaughen, Thomas Collins, John Whitson, Michael Strein, Peter Haldeman, J. W. Cottrell, J. C. Phaler, Jonas Rumple, Thomas White.
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Signers of petition: E. J. Sneeder, James Patton, Elias H. [Krous], John Whitson, Thomas White, D. F. Griffith, Gideon Breneman, Reuben Mullison, William Power, George Wolf, Evan Green, Peter Haldeman, John Vaughen, Nathaniel Evans, Thomas Collins.
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Signers of petition: Reuben Mullison, [ ] McMahon, Thomas B. O'dell, Paul Hamilton, George Wolf, James Long, Robert Hamilton, John Whitson, James Vaughen, Thomas Collins, William Atkins, George Heagy.
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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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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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Signers of Petition: Christian Haldeman, Elijah M. Linegan, Anthony Ellmaker, John Livirgood, Joseph Quarll, Charles Odell, Leander Smith, Francis Boggs, Joseph Hunt, Isaac F. Lightner, Samuel E. White, Isaac Vaughn, Joshua Ring, Robert W. Houston, J. Jefferies, William Quarll, William Hessn, Amos Given.
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Signers of Petition: Abraham Breneman, Joshua Ring, Robert Spear, Joseph Wade, Jacob Gossler, Charles Odell, James Wright Jr., Ezekiel Cook, Bernard Brown, Isaac F. Lightner, Isaac Vaughn, William Quarll, Daniel Brown, James Sweeny, George Albright Jr.
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Signers of Petition: James Wilson, William Coe, George Mathiot, Robert Spear, Lewis Baker, Abraham Breneman, Joshua Ring, William Lewis, John Wright Jr., Ezekiel Cook, Jere Knight, Joseph Richardson, Israel Lloyd, Willim Hoffer, James Bogle, Joseph S. Wallace, James Sweeney, Samuel Eberlein, J. Jefferies, Isaac Vaugh, John Mathiot, and one other.
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Located at the place where the stage office is kept.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: Israel Lloyd, James E. Mifflin, John Livigood, William B. Hunt, Joseph Quarll, C. Breneman, John Evans, William Vicacy, Samuel McNiet, Leander Smith, Jacob Forry, Barnard Brown.
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Located at the corner of Locust and Fourth Streets.
Formerly occupied by John Ross.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: Lewis Wislar, John Livergood, Jacob Forrey, Thomas Little, John W. Layter, Casper Peters, Peter Levergood, Nathan Roberts, Domnick Haughy, Robert Spear, John Wilson, Christian Sensinch, V. King, John Pearson, Christian Mosey, Robert Richardson, and two others.
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Signers of Petition: Amos S. Green, [ ] Smith, Thomas Collins, John L. Martin, Henry E. Wolfe, Isaac Pusey, John Barr, Joseph Tyson, John [Enney], John B. Edwards, Nathaniel Evans, John Arms.
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