This collection contains documents beginning with the American Revolution and continuing through the War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. There are account books, notes and written letters, vouchers, inspections of camps, receipts of payments, honorable discharge certificates, lists of absentees, envelopes used during the Civil War, and lists of unpaid fines during the service of the Pennsylvania Militia soldiers. There are also newsletters and articles relating to World Wars I and II and the Korean War for advertisement and description of items including the history of the Philadelphia Naval Base.
Signers of Petition: Rudolph Gamber, John Hoffman, George Gamber, Jacob Shaub, Geroge Foltz, Daniel Hamaker Jr., Simon Minnich, John Workman, Robert M. Cohick, Jacob G. Imhoff, William Parker, George Mullin, Henry G. Imhoff.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Fordney, T. M. Miller, Daniel Hoffman, George Foltz, Samuel Martzall, John Minnich, Philip Brehm, Emanuel Minich, Isaac Evans, Joseph Kinsch, John E. Grosh, John Workman.
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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.
Signers of petition: Jacob [Seichrist], David Graybill, Sem Gingrich, Samuel Kohr, Christian Bomberger, David Harnish, John Frank, George Eshelman, Andrew Balmer, Martin Kling, Ephraim Hoffman, Jacob Deets.
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Signers of petition: [signature in German], Henry Difenderfer, Philip Brehm, Emanuel Kinsch, John Stauffer, Tobias M. Miller, Jacob Fordney, David Kiehl, [signature in German], John E. Grosh, Benjamin Workman, Henry Imhoff, John Hoffman.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Reidenbach, John Evans, Andrew Balmer, John H. Swar, John L. Sharp, Joseph Adams, George Eshelman, John Sheaffer, Jacob Kohr Jr., David Harnish, David Graybill, Jacob Seichrist.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Fordney, [signature in German], John Minnich, John Landis, [signature in German], George Mullin, John Workman, Jacob Stauffer, Philip Brehm, George Foltz, C. G. Stoner, Jacob Singer, John E. Grosh.
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Signers of petition: [signature in German], Philip Brehm, George Gamber, Simon Minnich, Peter L. Grosh, John Minnich, Thomas Grosh, Jacob Acker, Jacob Kinsch, [signature in German], Alexander Klefelker.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Fordney, Philip Hottenstein, Emanuel Kinsch, Henry Imhoff, [signature in German], John Workman, Philip Brehm, John E. Grosh, Henry M. Reigart, Christian Reigart, John Minnich, James Hollinger, Jacob Kinch.
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