Laws enacted in the second sitting of the fifth General Assembly, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, : which commenced at Philadelphia, on Tuesday the sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred eighty and one
Pagination intended to continue session laws from Nov. 1776 (Evans 15539). However, the present pages, which should have been numbered 419-458, repeat the pagination of the Oct. 1780 session laws (Evans 6933).
Laws enacted in the third sitting of the fifth General Assembly, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, : which commenced at Philadelphia, on Thursday the twenty-fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred eighty and one
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.
