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: Philip Housekeeper, Ezekial Atkinson, Samuel Mousson, George G. Wentz, C. M. Johnston, Michael Glacken, William Ankrim, Samuel Maxwell, William W. Steele, Joseph Showalter, Leonard Johnson, T. W. Housekeeper, James McPherson, G. Morison.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the road leading from Christiana Bridge and McCalls Ferry.
Formerly kept by James Cummings.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: James Riddell, John W. Kennedy, Samuel Mouson, George Long, Andrew Stewart, William W. Steele, Jacob Holl, James McPherson, Robert H. Long, Hugh Neel, Gardner Furness, Hugh McCullough, A. N. Landis, Thomas Neel.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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