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: Jacob Gossler, Henry H. Strickler, George W. Boude, Davis Evans, Peter [Epley], Robert W. Houston, Moses Montgomery, George Peters, Michael Strein, [signature in German], George Zeigler, Michael Way, John Swartz, Isaac Hinkle, John [Ames], James Sweeney, George C. Lloyd.
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Signers of Petition: Ira Woodworth, Jacob Gossler, B. F. Dean, John McKissick, George Rock, David Rohrer, Michael Strein, John W. Houston, John Vaughen, J. F. Cottrell, Peter Haldeman, Charles [Farnam].
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Signers of Petition: Peter Levengood, Michael Heissly, Philip Cossler, Amos H. Slaymaker, J. McKissick, Henry Myers, [unknown signature], [unknown signature].
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Signers of Petition: Robert K. Colvin, Samuel Santee, Isaac Vaughen, John W. Shuman, James Boyd, Richard Derrick, Michael Clepper, Joseph Jenkins, R. E. Cochran, Paul Hamilton, George C. Lloyd, Jacob Luttman.
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Located at corner of Locust and Market streets opposite the town hall.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Michael Strein, George Wien, John Forrey Jr., John Brown, David Rohrer, John Vaughen, Samuel Mathiot, John Stewart, Jonas Rumple, Robert Spear, [unknown signature], George [P. ].
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