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: John Cooper, W. Righter, A. Bruner Jr., Joseph Pusey, George Bogle, John B. Bachman, James Vaughen, Jacob B. Yerkes, H. Breneman, Joseph Tyson, Jacob F. Wisler, Henry S. Hershey.
Bond: Jacob B. Yerkes, Henry Breneman.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
List of expenses from 1801 to 1804, includes a list of names subpoenaed.
Additional names: David Witmer Sr., Henry Breneman, James Crawford Jr., James Gibbons, Joseph Lefever, Peter Benedum, John Kenege, John Brackbill, Jacob Eshleman.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
