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.
Formerly kept by John Eagan, subsequently by George Ferree.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Thomas J. Haines, John Brown, Jacob Gilman, Henry Bowman, Henry Haines, Daniel Lankar, Samuel Drabenstat, Jacob Gorner, George Shreiner, Thomas Johnston, Thomas Huston, David Watson, Henry Houseal, Daniel McLain.
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Signers of Petition: Daniel Grover Jr., Daniel Lankar, Frederick Gramm Jr., John Barr, Henry Bowman, T. H. Kauffelt, E. W. Haskings, George Murrey, Henry Haines Jr., Jacob Gorner, James Eagan, John Smith.
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Signers of Petition: John H. Goodman, Samuel Mehaffey, Robert King, Francis Flury, Jacob Scheid, Alexander Boggs, JohnJay Libhart, Jacob Glatz, A. N. Cassel, John Auxer, Abraham Cassel, Jacob Graybill, [signature in German], Christian Groh, William A. [Spangler].
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Signers of Petition: John Alleman, Daniel [McLain], Daniel Lankar, William Houseal, Samuel Book, Henry Eagle, Thomas J. Haines, Thomas Huston, Peter Albright, George Breneman, John Bowman, [signature in German].
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Signers of Petition: Thomas Huston, Charles Murry, John Cassel, Thomas Johnston, Daniel McLain, Jacob Gilman, Jacob Gorner, John Brown, Jacob Zigler, William Houseal, John Eagle, John Alleman, W. S. Campbell.
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Signers of Petition: George Breneman, James Eagan, Henry Haines Jr., John Alleman, Jacob Barr, William Houseal, Thomas Huston, Peter Albright, Henry [Nepsher], Daniel Lankar, [signature in German], Daniel Grove Jr.
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Signers of Petition: Francis Boggs, George Breneman, Jacob Gorner, Jacob Kraybill, William Hauseal, Henry Haines, James Eagan, Samuel Book, Thomas Huston, Michael Seigrist, John Eagle, Henry Haines Jr.
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Signers of Petition: Henry Nophsker, Thomas Huston, John Alleman, Samuel Bossler, John Bowman, Daniel Lankar, Daniel Grover Jr., George Breneman, Samuel Book, John Brown, Samuel Drabenstat, Jacob Breneman, Jacob Murrey, Henry Bowman.
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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.
