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.
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: Isaac Rudy, John Bare, John E. Groff, Joseph Myer, Frederick Swope, Michael Johns, John Bare, Benjamin Landis [William P. Michael], David Miexel, Lewis Sheaffer, George Heller, Jacob Bredy.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Signers of Petition: Isaac Rudy, John Bare, Jacob Eby Jr., [John] Owen, James Black, Jacob Sheaffer, Martin Musser, Jacob Fink, Reuben Weidler, William Weidman, George Bard, Frederick Swope.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of Petition: Lewis Harbill, John Bare, Christian Wenger, Isaac Weidler, David Miaxel, Jacob Johns, Nathaniel Sheaffer, Levi Sheaffer, William McCollister, Martin Sheaffer, Isaac Groff, Samuel Cowan, Peter Kling.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Signers of Petition: William Weidman, Reuben Weidler, Michael Bender, George Bard, Isaac C. Weidler, Henry Noon, Lewis [Carbill], John Parmer, Samuel Cowan, [William] B. Griffith, John Bare, Jacob Sheaffer.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.
