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: Samuel Oberholtzer, Adam Reem, John Borkholder, Benjamin Breneman, William [Heigel], Joseph Musselman, John [Kurtz], Rudolph Brubaker, Abraham Nissley, Jacob Nissley, [Martin Nissley], Abraham Shelly.
1 item, 1 piece
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Fronting on the Lancaster and Middletown turnpike.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: Jacob Redsecker, Daniel Balmer, John Sharer, George Moyer, Samuel Balmer, R. Herr, [signature in German], Christian Grube, Jacob Ehrman, Jacob B. Brubaker, John Borkholder, William Sheaffer, Christian Demmey.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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