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.
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Bill For court fees.
Light, John. Clerk of the Courts of Quarter Sessions and Oyer and Terminer.
August Session 1818.
Yound, Samuel.
Roth, John.
Smith, John.
Hart, Daniel.
Baker, Jacob.
November Term 1818.
Waggoner, Christian.
Conrad, John.
Rowland, John.
McGranaham, John.
Bair, Joel.
Glaise, Peter.
Egle, Daniel.
Shaeffer, George.
Heringer, John.
Kniessley, John.
Guinn, Joseph.
Sumy, Jacob.
Thompson, Nathan.
Mann, William.
Hersh, Leonard.
Newswanger, Joseph.
Boxbury, William. Apprentice to Black, William.
Rodney, Cesar.
Vance, David.
Holsinger, Conrad.
Fenstermacher, Philip.
Heldebiddle, Jacob.
Kinard, Samuel.
West, John.
McCarby, James.
January Session 1819.
Coleson, George. African-American.
Johnston, Thomas. African-American.
Warfel, John.
Coleson, George.
Shenk, Abraham.
Fulton, William.
Burk, Hugh.
Black, Thomas.
Heisinger, John Jr.
Thompson, Elizabeth.
Burke, Thomas.
Lavensweiger, Christian.
Wann, Abraham.
Lytle, Joseph.
Padan, Sarah.
Hitselberger, George.
April Session 1819.
Kean, James.
Johnston, Jeremiah.
Stackhouse, John C. Mother of child: Gallacher, Ann.
Smith, Joseph.
Shuman, Michael.
Garber, John.
Benner, Harmer.
Hamilton, William.
Fritz, Susanna.
August Session 1819.
Derr, Jacob.
Knight, William Jr.
Meyers, Frederick.
Vandike, Jacob.
Lightner, Nathaniel F.
Newfer, Benjamin.
Boyd, Nicholas.
Hawkins, Nathaniel.
Newcomb, James W.
Oldfield, David.
Williams, Benjamin.
Williams, Hannah.
Williams, Sarah.
Parker, Phebe.
Getter, Samuel.
Hollbrook, Warum.
Latchem, Nathaniel.
Johnson, Thomas.
Vance, David. Commonwealth v. Isaac Vance. First name should be David.
Tangart, John.
Snyder, Henry.
Carter, Nathaniel.
Danner, Adam.
Plasterer, Molly.
Jones, Richard.
Benner, John.
Urban, Philip.
Leman, James.
Hersh, Martin.
Sutton, James.
Bitour, Abraham.
Beichtell, Isaac.
Henderson, Thomas.
Hamm, Peter.
Barten, James.
Green, Nelly.
Baker, William.
Ware, Andrew.
Miller, John.
Gross, Andrew.
Newfer, Banjamin.
Grove, Adam.
Letitia. African-American.
Hannah. African-American.
Delilah. African-American.
Child (name not recorded). African-American.
Harpham, Jeremiah G.
Duff, William.
Lewis, George.
April Session 1820.
Ellis, Isaac.
Lefever, Benjamin.
Still, Aaron.
November Session 1819.
Adams, Thomas F. G.
Thompson, James. Mother of child White, Rebecca.
Welsh, William.
Rosenbaum, Rudolph.
Brabson, Jesse.
Cheeny, John.
Crowley, John.
Grove, Christian.
Murray, Daniel.
Hess, John.
Ewing, James.
Urban, Lewis.
Hains, Isaac.
Irwin, Samuel.
Gelbaugh, Jacob.
Getz, Hannah.
Markley, John.
Wide, George.
Shippen, Sampson.
Eworthy, Joseph.
Morton, James.
Dysart, Andrew.
Hert, William B.
Huston, John P.
Clemson, Amos.
Gelbaugh, Hannah.
Hemor, Moses.
Bletcher, Joseph.
Diller, Elizabeth.
McManus, Christopher.
Weiss, George.
Kline, Jacob.
1 item, 1 piece
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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.
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Election results for a commissioner, Barnard Huberly, and accessors, David Taylor, Nathaniel Lightner, Joshua Anderson, William Jones, Zacheus Davis, Jacob Sincinick.
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