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 the road leading from Lancaster to Washington Boro.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: John Shissler, John Mann, Peter Hiestand Jr., Daniel Hiestand, John Miller, Henry Greenawalt, Henry Neff, Amos B. Shuman, Henry Schenck, Barnherd Mann Jr., Christian Shuman, Abraham Hostetter, Martin Funck, Christian Killheffer, C. H. Hershey, B. Hershey, Andrew [Bausman].
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Signers of petition: Daniel Hiestand, Jacob Wissler, Peter Hiestand, John Greenawalt, Hugh Boyle, G. H. [Monell], [signature in German], Christian Meisky, James Green, Christian Mellinger, John Urban, G. E. Sehner.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Wissler, Samuel Hoober, Jacob Wisler Jr., John Brenneman, John Wittmer, Archibald [McLene], Jacob Wittmer, Daniel Hiestand, George Amean, Henry Kauffman, Henry Grosh, Frederick Frey.
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Signers of petition: James L. Pretsman, [John] Yuttman, Henry Schenck, Hugh Boyle, Henry Heistand, Daniel Hiestand, John Mann Jr., George Lutz, Jacob Staman, [signature in German], John Autman, John W. Eagle, Daniel Myers, George Myers.
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Signers of petition: John Neirich, Edward Hess, Daniel Kendig, Emanuel [Banner], Jacob Bostick, Thomas Steers, Jacob Martin, [signature in German], Adam Breneman, George Rummel, John Fry, Joseph Fry, Jacob Fry, Henry B. Eshleman.
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Signers of petition: George W. Livergood, Michael Dosch, Jacob Neff, Rudolph Gamber, John Kready, John Sehner, Christian Harshey, Abraham Will, Martin Harnish, David Levenight, Benjamin Witmer, John Rutt, Abraham Bower, Henry Baker, Abraham Mumah.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Wittmer Sr., Henry B. Eshleman, Jacob Wissler, Samuel Hoober, Henry Kline, Christian Gehr, John Wittmer, Jacob Wisler, Abraham Hostetter, Henry Kaufman, George [Aman], J. H. Wittmer.
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Signers of petition: John [Auttner], John Mann Jr., Barnherd Mann Jr., Jacob Eshleman, George Rhoads, Jacob Myers, Adam Kline, Benjamin Herr, George Myers, Henry Schenck, Daniel Hiestand, Abraham Herr, Jacob Staman, John S. Mann, Daniel Myers.
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