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.
Signers of Petition: Peter Shroff, Augustus Stoughton, John t. Snekenburg, John Dunkle, John Frazier, Cunningham Patton, William Kurtz Jr., James Ankrim, John Robinson [ ], John Robinson, A. Pegan, John Robinson Jr., George Cully, George Bradley, Robert Wiggins, James Lebezius, Thomas Neel Jr., James Long, George [Campbell], William Patton, John Boyd, John Clark, James Roney, David [Makel], Jacob White, James Brown, George Seidey, Andrew Thomas, Christian Snevely, Joseph Bradley, William Streeper, Robert Simpson.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located on road leading Conowingo Bridge to Columbia.
Petition not granted.
August term.
Signers of Petition: John Snekenburg, George Sides, Peter Shroff, Valentine Gardner, James Brown, Richard Kerns, David [Neef], Jacob Lehman, Eli Kerns, Samuel Hockley, [signature in German], Joseph Wentz, Mathias Henderson, John Clark, James K. Menough, John Good, Christian Snevely, Martin Huber, Leonard Eichholtz, Martin Miller, Jacob Miller.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located on road leading from Columbia to Port Deposit.
Petition not granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Joseph Wentz, James Brown, James Lebezies, George Seids, William Doubt, James Neel, John Hagens, James K. Menough, John Good, John Bachman, Christian Snevely, [signature in German].
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Located on road leading from McCalls Ferry to Martic Forge.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Brown, [ ] Houston, Jacob Weidler, George W. Simpson, Joseph Brown, Samuel Eberlein, O. McDonald, John C. Gordon, Ezekiel Cook, James [Sweeney], Michael Strein, [Dommick] Hugh, George Wike, William [Baur], Jacob Seids, Peter Rice, George Cullen, Thomas Neel, Robert Williams, Augustus Stoughton, Joseph Bradley, Melchor Brenneman, Joseph Wentz, James Ankrim, Joseph Clark, William C. Boyd, Hugh Neel, David Frazer, [signature in German], Edward Green, Valentine Creamer, Jacob Gossler, Reuben Mullison, Thomas Jackson, Theophilus Hughes, John [Ewing], John Lockard, Ellis Hughes, J. Wright Jr., Amos Bennet, Charles Welch, James Crow, Lewis Urban, William Kurtz, George Carpenter, James Brown, John Robinson, John Cramer, Daniel McMullin, Patrick McCalls, William Anderson, Jacob Shite, John [Shite], Daniel Cook, John Good, Adam Brenneman, Frederick Pfeiffer, John B. Clark, James Neel, Christian Snevely.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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