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 turnpike road leading from Lancaster to Elizabethtown and on the road leading from Marietta to Manheim.
Petition not granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: John Pyle, John S. Sterrett, Samuel Deyer, John Patterson, H. Musselman, A. Hackman, James M. Patterson, Edward McCreary, Jacob Nissley, Jacob Messemer, Thomas J. Patterson, Jacob R. Long.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Rohrer, John Sterrett, Miller Fraim, Thomas J. Patterson, James M. Patterson, Samuel R. Bockius, Jesse Gyger, John H. Schenck, Edward McCreary, John Brown, Christian Leib, Abraham Harnly.
Second Sheet: Jacob Rohrer, Thomas J. Patterson, James M. Patterson, James B. Ferree, John S. Sterrett, Miller Fraim, Abraham Eshleman, Jesse Gyger, Christian Leib, Jacob Sherly, Abraham Hertzler, Abraham Harnly, Jacob Wallich.
2 items, 1 piece
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Rohrer, Henry P. Carson, Jacob Stolar, Daniel Livermore, Jacob Lindemuth, Patrick C. Doyle, [Oleg] Hendrickson, Thomas Lynch.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Signers of Petition: John S. Sterrett, James B. Ferree, Samuel R. Bockius, Abraham Harnly, [signature in German], John Whey, Jacob Kaufman, Christian Leib, Christian Leib, [Frederick Eckhardt], David Kolp, Jacob Funck, Jacob Hollinger, John Kuntz.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Petitions from landowners to the Court of Common Pleas requesting an order to the sheriff to issue deeds for property purchased at the previous sheriff's land sales. Petitions show names of petitioner, former owner, and former sheriff; signature of petitioner; a brief description of the property; location; purchase price; and date. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name. Most are handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name.
