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.
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: Daniel Good, David Eshleman, Henry Garber, James Spence, Martin Miller, James Wilson, John Good, Frederick Pfeiffer, Janus Kelly, John Sweigart, Henry Stock, Robert Porter, Henry Eshleman, Jacob Lehman.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Port Deposit.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of petition: Abraham S. Mylin, Benjamin Musser, Emanuel Herr, Francis Kendig, Henry Miller, David S. Longenecker, John Wilson, Francis Herr, G. H. Miller, John Rohrer, Richard Fisher, David Longenecker.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Henry Hess, Henry Stock, Jacob H. Fehl, Henry Eshleman, Daniel Good, Charles Bellamey, Benjamin Hart, Martin Miller, John A. Barclay, Joseph [Hatcher], Henry Huber, John Good, James Spence, Frederick Pfeiffer.
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.
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: 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
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
