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 road leading from Lancaster to Port Deposit.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: William W. Steele, Samuel Morisson, George Morison, J. W. Housekeeper, Hugh McCullough, Philip Housekeeper, John McSparran, John W. Kennedy, James Warren, John Bair, William McSparran, Charles Diffenbach, Edward S. Henry.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of Petition: Alexander Gordon, Jacob Holl, James Warren, Robert W. Moore, Henry Herr, Isaac Rogers, Isaac Cramer, Edward Kennedy, James Riddell, William W. Steele, Joseph Showalter, John B. McCrabb, [signature in German], Nathaniel Latchem.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
