"Martha Wenger loved dearly the beautiful Pennsylvania countryside where she had been born, and where her family had lived for so many years. But changes were taking place in the Amish colony, and some of the people of her faith wanted to move to another place where land was cheaper, and where farms could be provided for all the sons in the family. It was at her friend Katie's house that Martha had the dream which told her of a new barn that was to be raised- and sure enough, the dream came true, for the Wengers sold their Lancaster County farm and moved to the new colony in Maryland." [dust jacket]
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.