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.
Located on the public road leading from Columbia to Bainbridge and Middletown.
Formerly owned by Jacob Musser, deceased.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Daniel Grove Jr., John Paules, Jacob Rigler, Samuel Hopkins, Henry Sultzbach, Henry Haines Jr., [ ] Libhart, B. Libhart, Samuel McKinney, O. McDonald, Jacob Graybill, William McClure.
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Located in township, fronting the stage road from Columbia to Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania Canal and the Susquehanna River adjoining lands of the late Jacob Musser, deceased.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Glatz, Fletcher Wilson, [signature in German], Abraham Cassel, Jacob Rigler, O. McDonald, Henry Haines, John Paules, Isaac Reinhart, M. Breneman, Henry Shell, Francis Flury, John Libhart, John W. Goodman, F. A. Haines.
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Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date.
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
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Adjudication, servant Tad, African-American, ordered to serve two additional years.
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Court martial records of the Pennsylvania Militia from the War of 1812. Docket book entries include charges, pleadings, witness accounts, court minutes, and judgments. Summons papers include defendant's name, name of commanding officer, appearance date, and amount of fine.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by regiment and company, then numerically by case number.