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.
Signers of Petition: Nathaniel Lightner, H. D. Overholzer, A. Bare, Henry Smith, Michael Johns, John Gerber, [unknown signature], John Johns, Jehu Clemson, Martin Bear, Joseph Heller, Christian Zook, Joel Baker, Jacob Eakert, George Bear, William Weidler, C. Carpenter, Benjamin Vernor, John Graff, George Rysinger, John Hamilton, Jacob Smith, Abraham Carpenter, Leonard Auwerter, Michael Musselman, Jacob Duchman, Francis McGuigan, James Thompson, Henry Musser, George [ ], Henry Manderbach, [name in German], [name in German], [name in German], [name in German], Hugh Maxwell, David Rohrer, Henry Carpenter Jr., Isaac Carpenter, Jacob Sherer, Joel Lightner, [name in German], Joseph Hartman, [name in German], Henry Parmer, John Vandivenden, Joshua Watson.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
