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 Borough of Stasburg to Columbia.
January term.
Signers of Petition: John Good, Martin Meylin, Henry Rush, Jacob Ripley, Adam Warfel, William McMillan, [name in German], Christian Rorez, Samuel Hoss, Jacob Mumart, Jacob Haberstick, [name in German], [name in German], [name in German], [name in German], Jacob Bachman, John Baughman, Sr., John Baughman, Jr., Henry Rohrer, Jacob Stoner, Christian Stoner.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
John Forry's Mill bridge just off Marietta Pike two miles west of Silver Spring between Rapho and West Hempfield Townships on Chiques Creek. 103 feet long, built in 1869.
Provenance
digital image only - original owned by Milton Haldeman
John Forry's bridge, just off Marietta Pike two miles west of Silver Spring, between Rapho and West Hempfield Townships. County maintained on road T-362, built in 1869, single span 103 feet long.
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.
