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 Imhoff, [signature in German], Christian Brubacker, [signature in German], Jacob Workman, Jacob Myers, Jacob Fordney, John Schauer, Robert [Beart], Samuel Parker, John Stauffer, Jacob Hershey, George Groff Jr. and several others.
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Signers of Petition: Christian Kauffman, John Landis, John [Roger], [signature in German], Joseph Kinsch, George Gross Jr., Jacob Fordney, J. B. Brubaker, Peter Swar, James Bowman, Francis Ruth, John Bostick, John H. Baer, Josiah Howlet, John Stauffer.
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Signers of Petition: [signature in German], Christian Brubaker, J. B. Brubaker, Tobias M. Miller, Joseph Kinsch, Jacob Fordney, John Stauffer, William Parker, Jacob H. Kauffman, George Gross Jr., Henry Imhoff, Philip Brehm.
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Located on the road leading from Marietta to New Holland.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Christian Myers, John Hatz, Christian Eggert, Jacob Hershey, Robert Beard Jr., Samuel Miller, Henry M. Reigart, Jacob Kinch Jr., Abraham Long, Andrew Bear.
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Located on the road leading from Henry Reigarts Mill to Marietta.
Lately occupied by John A. Lutz.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Christian Strenge, Christian Steman, John Huber, Christian Myers, Andrew Bear, Christian Eggert, John A. Lutz, Jacob Myers, William Smith.
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Located on the road leading from New Holland to Mount Joy.
Formerly occupied by John A. Lutz and at present by Eliphaz. Bigelow.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Christian Eggert, Eliphaz Bigelow, John A. Lutz, Jacob Wertzman, Henry M. Ringart, [signature in German], [signature in German], John Hatz.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Fordney, T. M. Miller, Daniel Hoffman, George Foltz, Samuel Martzall, John Minnich, Philip Brehm, Emanuel Minich, Isaac Evans, Joseph Kinsch, John E. Grosh, John Workman.
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Signers of petition: [signature in German], Philip Brehm, George Gamber, Simon Minnich, Peter L. Grosh, John Minnich, Thomas Grosh, Jacob Acker, Jacob Kinsch, [signature in German], Alexander Klefelker.
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