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: Isaac Landis, Hanry Lendis, Jacob Rohrer, David Mayer, Benjamin Myers, [signature in German], John Eshleman, Martin Musser, Benjamin H. Kauffman, Jacob Metzger, Hugh T. Lytle, Peter Stormfeltz, David Harnish.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Daniel Dietrich, Abraham D. Heller, Henry Friedel, Henry Althouse, [signature in German], Henry Eberle, John Neff, Samuel L. Leaman, John Brubaker, Abraham Rohrer, John J. [Cake], C. L. [Husberer], Henry Haverstick.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition for an eating house: Henry H. Kurtz, Isaac Landis, John Evans, Jacob Bassler, Benjamin W. Harnish, [unknown signature], John Brubaker, John Neff, Samuel L. Leaman, Abraham Rohrer, Daniel Dietrich, William Ressler.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Located at Binkley's Bridge, on the New Holland turnpike.
April term.
Signers of petition: John Stouffer, Henry H. Kurtz, Andrew Balmer, Henry Althouse, Isaac Landis, Jacob L. Landis, Jacob Esbenshade, Isaac Hostetter, Henry Forney, Michael Martin, William Witman, John Gerber.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: David Binkly, James Miller, John Stouffer, Charles Hostetter, Daniel Royer, Adam Dietrich, John Johnson, Andrew [Balmer], Martin Musser, George Shreiner Jr., Isaac Landis, Abraham Landis.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: David Harnish, Peter Stormfeltz, George Eshelman, Benjamin Stauffer, John Frank, John A. Bowers, Richard McGrann, John [Zymany] Jr., William Frank, Jacob Metzger, James [Cameron], Adam Dietrich.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: David Binkly, [signature in German], John Stouffer, David [Fahlenbaum], Charles Hostetter, John Royer, Jacob [Troutout], John Shenk, Benjamin Long, David Grube, Jacob S. Shreiner, Adam Dietrich, William Witman.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the Lancaster and Manheim turnpike, about 2 miles from Lancaster.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: Jacob Kohr, Daniel Royer, Emanuel Hostetter, Jacob Kraus, Peter Maurer, Sem Brubaker, Philip Ronk, Daniel Dietrich, Jacob Shreiner, David Grube, Benjamin Long, John L. Sharp, Samuel Kohr, James Cameron, Daniel Herr.
1 item, 1 piece
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