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 Marietta to Harrisburg, also from the Susquehanna River to Elizabethtown, being 6 miles from Marietta and 4 miles from Rankins Ferry, about 1/2 mile from Susquehanna River, and 5 miles from Elizabethtown.
Petition allowed.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Henry Haldeman, John Siple, John B. Haldeman, Michael Breneman, Owen Barr, John Engle, Nathan Esworthy, James Eagan, John Bowman, Jacob Barr, Henry Harris Jr.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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