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.
General and township elections for the district were held inthehouse.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Roland Diller, Samuel Zieber, John Buckwalter, Gabriel Davis, W. Kirkpatrick, George Harkey, Nathan Graham, Isaac [Felebaum], Henry Roland, Ephraim Kirkpatrick, Diller Luther, Solomon Diller, Jacob Sensenig, Benjamin Diffenderfer, [signature in German], William Kintzer, Henry Shirk.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Place where General and Township elections are held.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Michael Diffenderfer, Henry Shirk, Nathan Graham, John W. Luther, Samuel Zieber, Abel B. Amos, Joseph Jones, F. Seeger, Roland Diller, Gabriel [Davis], Ephraim Kirkpatrick, W. Kirkpatrick, Solomon Diller.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Photograph- Cabinet card. Labeled on front as John W. Kittera, but is actually Anthony E. Roberts. From a collection of photographs of members of congress from Lancaster County through 1909 made by W. W. Greist.
Photograph- Cabinet card. Labeled on front as John W. Kittera, but is actually Anthony E. Roberts. From a collection of photographs of members of congress from Lancaster County through 1909 made by W. W. Greist.
Description
Cabinet card. Labeled on front as John W. Kittera, but is actually Anthony E. Roberts. From a collection of photographs of members of congress from Lancaster County through 1909 made by W. W. Greist.
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. 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.
