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 the Lancaster and Philadelphia turnpike.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Nicholas Walter Jr., Christian Neff, Joseph Lithgow, Enos Conard, James Whitehill, Christian Brackbill, John Quigley, Henry Metzler, James Porter, Benjamin Graft, John Davis, Lewis Peart.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the Lancaster and Philadelphia turnpike.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Joseph Hartman, Lewis Peart, Martin Buchwalter, Benjamin Groff, Christian Brackbill Jr., Henry Cassel, John Leaman, George Hakestraw, Christian Neff, Christian Grove, Anthony W. Baldwin, Philip Ferree.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Breneman, Christian [Brackbill], John Stehman, Michael Lapp, Henry Downer, Aaron S. Evans, Jesse Wayne, Jacob Buckwalter, Henry F. Espenshade, N. Walter, John Clark, William Ball.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the Lancaster and Philadelphia turnpike.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Enos Conard, Abraham Landis Jr., Abraham Leaman, John Heller, John Davis, [signature in German], Abraham Lefever, W. M. [Happersett], Anthony Ellmaker, John Quigley, Christian Brackbill, Philip Ferree.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the Lancaster and Philadelphia turnpike.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: William Steady, Benjamin Graff, Martin Miller, Christian Brackbill, Samuel Kendig, Jacob Bachman, Aaron S. Evans, John Witmer, James Whitehill, Abraham Leaman, Benjamin Leaman, Joseph Lithgow.
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Signers of Petition: Christian Graff, Martin Graff, Henry Cassel, Benjamin King, Christian King, John Lapp, Benjamin Brackbill, Andrew Kennedy, Timothy Daly, Abraham Lefever, Philip Ferree, Martin Buckwalter.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike road.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition (residents of Strasburg and Lampeter Twps.): A. Carpenter, Christian Shertz, William Ferree, Thomas Wallace, Samuel Lefever, David Witmer, Joseph Lefever.
1 item, 1 piece
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