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: Jacob Brubaker, John H. L. Landis, John Ream, [H. Kauffman], William Myer, David Ringwalt, Michael Seitz, John Dunkel, Frederick Hoffman, Abraham Widler [signature in German], George Brown.
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Formerly occupied by Michael Seitz, lately kept by John Davis.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: Henry Getz, Michael Seitz, John Ream, Jacob K. Landis, Jacob Baer, Jacob Metzger, Jacob Sener, John Eshleman, John Davis, Daivd Ringwalt, Joseph Kinsch, Stephen Hornberger, Jacob K. Dunkel.
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Signers of petition: John C. Smith, George Martin, Jacob Miller, Samuel Martin, David Snavely, Samuel Broom, John W. Kennedy, John Fisher, Samuel Huber, Daniel Resler, John Winter, Jacob Newswanger, John K. Rohrer, Jacob Bair, Jacob Cramer.
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Signers of petition: Frederick Hoffman, Abraham Weidler, William Myers, John Mann, [signature in German], Jacob Sener, David Ringwalt, Benjamin Bear, Michael Seitz, George Brown, William K. Martin, John Ream, Henry Getz.
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Port Deposit.
April term.
Signers of petition: John C. Smith, George Martin, Martin Huber Sr., Benjamin Herr, Hiram Watson, Christian Brenneman, Christian Brenneman, Richard Jones, [signature in German], Stephen Wiggins, William Gontner, David Snavely.
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Signers of petition: Henry Mayers, Jacob Sener, Michael Seitz, Jacob Mauk, William K. Martin, Andrew Brubaker, [signature in German], [signature in German], John Ream, John Dunkel, John Mann, Jacob Brubaker.
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