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.
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The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Signers of Petition: John Zartman, Peter Fieles, Miles Carpenter, [signature in German], Michael Kline, Martin Manderbach, Daniel Kline, [signature in German], Daniel Eby, David Kinzer, Christian Rauch, Francis L. Lennert, F. A. Zitzman, Frederick Keller, Samuel Grosh, John Kauffman, David Beicker, [signature in German], Peter Martin Jr., David Habecker, George Eichelberger.
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Located at crossroads, one leading to Sinking Spring and Reading and one leading to Sheafferstown, Lebanon county, and one leading to Elizabeth Furnace and Lebanon and one to Lancaster and also one to Reamstown.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Joseph K. Royers, [signature in German], David Conrad, [signature in German], Henry Hibshman, John Stober, [signature in German], John Shirk, [signature in German], John Newcomer, Samuel Mellinger, [signature in German], [signature in German], Samuel Wiest, Christian Stonemetz, [signature in German].
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Located at the crossroad, one leading from there to Lancaster, one to New Ephrata, one to Lititz and Manheim, and one to Sheafferstown, Lebanon County.
Lately occupied by M. & G. Weidman
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: George Klein, Joseph Kline, Daniel Bentz, Daniel Kline, [signature in German], Samuel Balmer, John Anderson, Peter Fieles, Peter Mentzer, [Jessias] Buchter, [signature in German], Adam Habecker, James M. Beck, James Buchter, George Danner, Miles Carpenter, Daniel Eby, David Wolf, [signature in German], Jacob Wolf, John Rupler, Michael Kline, William Kline, [signature in German], Christian Mantel
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Located at the cross road, one leading to Singing Spring and Reading and one to Sheafferstown in Lebanon County, and one to Elizabeth Furnace and Lebanon, and one to Lancaster, and one to Reamstown.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Henry Burkholder, Samuel Wiest, John Hagey, William Henry Paul, Christian [Stonemeter], Christian Wiest, Samuel Royer, David Landis, Joseph Landis, Jacob Sherk, John Gsell Jr., Joel Shirk, Henry Hibshman, Andrew Wissler, [signature in German], John Brubacher, John Conrad, David Conrad, [signature in German].
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Signers of Petition: [signature in German], Samuel Hagy, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Joel E. Kline, Reuben Kramer, Peter Shirk, John Hagy, John Shirk, Jacob Sherk, John Hagy, William H. Paul, George Getz, Joel Shirk, Jacob Hagy, Daniel Hagy.
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Located at the cross roads, one leading to Reading, one to Lebanon, one to Elizabeth Furnace, one to Lancaster, and one to Reamstown.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Andrew Wissler, Abraham Kurtz, [signature in German], Samuel Hagy Jr., James O'Hara, John Bard, Samuel Weist, John [Hacher], Israel L. [Herman], Henry Shirk, Samuel Mentzer, Christian Wiest, Samuel Royer, [signature in German], [signature in German], John Schmid, Joseph Landis, William Young, Joseph Shirk.
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Located at junction of five roads, one of which leading to Ephrata., one to Schaefferstown, one to Reamstown, one to Singing Springs and Reading.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Hacker, William Kline, John Rissley, George Eichelberger Jr., [signature in German], Michael Kline, George Weidman Sr., George Weidman, Daniel Kline Jr., John Buchter, [signature in German], Joseph Lehn, [signature in German], [signature in German], Samuel Schank, Abraham Eby, [signature in German], [signature in German], George Fierstine, George Miller, Jacob Gingrich, [signature in German], Henry Gelbach, Abraham Breckbill, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], John [Krieck], George Elser, John Erb, [signature in German], John Windbigler, John Harmes, George Illig, Joseph Eberle, Peter Eberle, Samuel Eberle, David Birkinbine, Samuel Eberly, John Zeller, Joseph Eberly, John Eberly, [signature in German], John Enck, [signature in German], David Bear, [signature in German], [signature in German], Thomas Enck, Elias Wolf, [signature in German], Henry Miller, Samuel Frey, Andrew Uhrich, Isaac Wagner, Samuel Mentzer, John Becker, Jacob Eberly, [signature in German], [signature in German], John Funck, Samuel Shirk, [signature in German], John P. Johnson, Samuel Hagy, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], George Hagy, John Hagy Jr., [signature in German], [signature in German], John Brubacher, John Bachman, John Trabach, Jacob Royer, Samuel Hanly, George [Druckenbach], John Eberly, Jacob Mellinger, Jacob Mellinger Jr., [signature in German], Jacob Mentzer, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Joseph Gable, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Christopher Sherp, [signature in German], John Hibshman, John Frantz, [signature in German], John Brubacher, [signature in German], Isaac Erb, John [Gsell] Jr., Jenkin Lewis, Jacob [Laffening], William Boffermyer, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], William Hasler, [signature in German], [signature in German], Christian Borkholder, [signature in German], [signature in German], Jacob Burkholter, [signature in German], Andrew Wissler, [signature in German], George Keller, John Fink, Joseph Neis, Daniel Senseman, John Niegeman, [signature in German], Joseph Flickinger, Joseph Konigmacher, A. Ellmaker, Samuel Bauman, Adam Bauman, Isaac [Coldon], John Gross, John Foust, [signature in German], John Elser, R. R. Heitler, John Faustenauer, John W. Gross, Jacob Shirck, Samuel Shirk, Jacob Dillman, George Dillman, [Andrew] Dillman, John Shirk, John Sherk, George Harmen, John Brown, [signature in German], [signature in German], Jacob Shenk, Samuel Wiest, Peter Sherk, Samuel Hagy Jr., Samuel Roher, [signature in German], Jacob Hacker, Joel Shirk, Samuel Hauck, Michael Sensaman, [signature in German], Samuel Bentz, David Wolf, [signature in German], Samuel Enck, Martin Vogt, Daniel Erb, [signature in German], John Martin, David Martin, Curtis Killian, [signature in German], William Cloud, Jacob Neavling, Jacob Slick, Anthony Heiser, David Graff, Abraham Ditlow, [signature in German], John Bartruff.
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Signers of Petition: William H. Paul, Joseph Shirk, John Reinhold, [signature in German], [signature in German], John Hagy Jr., Daniel Hagy, [signature in German], [H.] Reinhold, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], George Gensemen, John [Sparte], Samuel Hagy, [signature in German], Andrew Wissler, John Shirk, Peter Shirk, George Reinhold, [signature in German], [signature in German], Christian Wiest, Charles Steinmetz, Samuel Wiest, Joel Shirk, Jacob [Schik].
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Located at crossroad, one leading to Singing Spring and Reading and one to Sheafferstown, one to Lebanon, one to Lancaster, and one to Reamstown.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Andrew Wissler, Joseph Shirk, [signature in German], William H. Paul, Samuel Wiest, George Seibert, John [Sparte], [signature in German], John Hagy, John Eavling, Obed Kline, Jacob Shirk, John Shirk, Joseph Uhrich.
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