Family and legal papers of the Wilson and Houston families. Includes wills, deeds, legal papers, estate papers, and correspondence. The collection covers the Earl, Salisbury, and Leacock Township area.
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 road leading from Strasburg to Safe Harbor.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Lewis Urban, Jacob F. Herr, Benjamin Urban, Amos Herr, Elias Herr, Francis Kendig, H. Miller Jr., Benjamin Herr, John B. Mylin, Joseph Herr, Benjamin Miller, Christian Howser, John Mylin, Benjamin [Metz].
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Daniel Good, Thomas Snodgrass, Frederick Huber, Henry Huber, James Spence, Jacob Huber, Henry Hess, William E. Ramsay, William Warfel, David Laird, Jacob Lehman, Martin Miller.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Henry Hess, James Spence, Abraham Huber Jr., John Good, Daniel Good, John Shue, Christian B. Huss, Henry Eshleman, Jacob Warfel, Abraham Good, Jacob Lehman, John Sweigart, Felix W. Sweigert, Jacob Thomas.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: George Hart, James [Stence], Henry Hess, Daniel Good, John Good, Abraham Huber Jr., Henry Stock, John Sweigart, Felix M. Sweigert, Jacob Warfel, Jacob Lehman, Martin Miller, Henry Eshleman.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Eli Eshleman, James Spence, Daniel Good, Abraham Miller, Jacob Warfel, Jacob Huber, Simon Lehman, Abraham Good, Peter Rice, Martin Miller, Jacob Thomas, Jacob Lehman, William Warfel.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Daniel Good, Jacob Huber, James Spence, Martin Miller, Abraham Miller, Peter Rice, Joseph Blatcher, John Herr, Jacob Thomas, Jacob Eshleman, Thomas Stewart, Joseph Huber, [ ] Martin.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Henry Eshleman, William Barton, Jacob Huber, Joseph Huber, William Warfel, John Herr, Eli Eshleman, James Spence, Daniel Good, Jacob Lehman, Abraham Good, Martin Miller, Peter Rice, Abraham Huber Jr.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.