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 Colebrook Furnace to Newport.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Christian Meyer, [unknown signature], [signature in German], John Gross, [signature in German], George Withers, C. Carpenter, Paul Johns, Jacob Johns, Martin Shreiner, Henry Carpenter, John Geyer, Peter Martin, Samuel Offner, John Forney, John Bachman.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located on road leading Newport to the Dowingtown and Harrisburg Turnpike Road and Coleman's Iron Works.
April Term.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: Henry Hibshman, Henry Smith, Henry Miller,Jr., John Gross, Daniel Fahnestock, Henry Beidler, Peter Lehnert, Christian Hall, Michael Kline, John Keller, Peter Holl, J. Warfel, Peter Gonter, Samuel Carpenter, John Landis, John Smith, John Deshong and 5 others.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Signers of Petition: John Landis, Benjamin Bauman, Henry Beiler, John Forney, Abraham Landes, Peter Lehnert, Philip Bachman, Jacob Rock, Henry Frymyer, Henry Smith, John Forney Jr., Henry Hibshman, and five others.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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