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.
Located on road leading from Peach Bottom Ferry to the mouth of the Conestoga Creek and at the intersection of a road leading from Cully's Falls to Lancaster.
Petition allowed.
January term.
Signers of Petition: William [Stroeper], [signature in German], Robert Simpson, George Lamborn, George Campbell, John Frazier, George Cully, James Ankrim, James Lebezius, John Dunkle, Philip Housekeeper, Thomas Wentz, Joseph Wentz, William Harrah, Edward Green, John Robinson, James Pegan Jr., John Robinson Jr., James Brown, David Frazier, William Kurtz, Thomas Henderson.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on road leading from Peach Bottom to Conestoga.
Petition not granted.
August term.
Signers of Petition: Joseph Wentz, John Daner, Augustus Houghton, [J.] Ramsay, James Calwell, Joseph [Holl], William Harrah, James Lebezius, George Campbell, George Lamborn, Philip Housekeeper, James Dunkin, Robert King Jr., John Robinson, James Brown.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
