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: Samuel Ringwalt, Isaac Holl, William Barstler, Solomon Weaver, Daniel Buchwalter, Elias Glauser, Amos D. Smoker, Lewis Richwine, Samuel Holl, Elias Stoner, [ ] Groff, Abraham Reiter, Peter Ream.
Signers of petition: S. K. Groff, Peter Ream, William Barstler, Samuel Ringwalt, Amos D. Smoker, Daniel Groff, Adam Z. Ringwalt, Philip Brubaker, Amos Diller, J. R. Brubaker, Lewis Richwine, James Dorrow, Anthony Carpenter.
Signers of letter of recommendation: S. K. Groff, Peter Ream, Samuel Ringwalt, Adam Z. Ringwalt, David Bender, William Barstler, Samuel Holl, Amos Diller, Edwin Weigand, David Stone, Isaac Witwer, O. Eckert, Christian Hurst, Elias Glauser, Philip Brubaker, Elias Stone, Solomon Weaver, W. Seeger Darrow, William Mentzer, Levi Hull, Amos D. Smoker, William M. Smith, Jacob P. Holl, Albert G. Sutton, Leonard Keiser, Peter Ranck, John Varnz, Amos Rhoads, Daniel Diller, Simon M. Nagel, James Dorrow, William Rannels, Lewis Richwine, John Houser, Abraham Reiter Jr., Jeremiah H. Rutter, Abraham Houser, John Nolt, Adam Overly, Samuel Steffy, Isaac Sprecher.
5 items, 5 pieces
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Signers of petition: Amos Rhoads, Benjamin Sprecher, Anthoney Carpenter, George W. Smith, Philip Brubaker, Jacob Bowers, [J. M. Johns], Solomon Martin, D. Richwine, Lewis Richwine, Samuel E. Weaver, Samuel Holl, Peter Shirk, Christian Sailor, David Stone.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: Myers Hoover, Jacob Geist, John Myers, Jacob Murr, Isaac Sprecher, Philip Sheaffer, David Bender, John N. Musselman, Amos Smoker, Jacob Mentzer, William Barstler, Adam Diller, William M. Smith, Amos Rhoads, Michael Bard, William [U. Custer], L. T. Custer.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: S. K. Groff, James Dorrow, Jacob B. Richards, G. W. Smith, Philip Brubaker, J. B. Johns, J. R. Brubaker, Amos Rhoads, Isaac Witmer, Peter Ream, William Barstler, Jacob Mentzer.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Record of applications for peddlers' licenses showing date of application, name of applicant, type of license, and dates granted and lifted. Many applications for soldiers' licenses; these are peddlers' licenses issued to honorably discharged veterans. Handwritten.
System of Arrangement
Organized by year, then alphabetically by surname.
