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: John Lind, Jacob Scherer, Jacob Dickert, William Dealer, Joseph Jefferies, Michael Ladabagh, Valentine Hofman, Christian Borez, Henry Wittmer, George Ackerman, C. Freeman, Gillet D. Lane, George King, John Burg, Peter Hoofnagle, and two more.
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Formerly kept by Abraham Bitner and lately by Samuel Kindig.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Abraham Bitner Jr., A. S. Herr, Daniel Neff, Joseph Douglas, George Bietz, Benjamin Kauffman, George Fry, Abraham Stahl, Daniel Hiller, George J. Gross, John Eagle, Jacob Saylor, Andrew Kaufman, Christian Mayer.
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Recognizance, charged with keeping a tippling house.
Additional names: John Eberman, Henry Pinkerton, Paul Dewees, Daniel Ehler, Samuel Kindig, John Brown, James Clendenin, Benjamin Galloway, James Gibbons, John Murphy.
2 items, 2 pieces
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