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.
Pretty Pequea - Looking southeast across the creek. Reverse is ad for Teachers' Vacation Fund Contest for the three most popular teachers, one vote with each pound of coffee from Mack the Coffee Man, contest starts December 1st, 1908, closes June 30 1909.
