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.
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.
Located at the crosswords of the road leading from Lancaster to McCall's Ferry and from Strasburg to Safe Harbor.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Shanck, Jacob Warffel, Daniel Hess, Valentine Gardner, Thomas Clark, Jacob Frey, George Morry, Henry Swentzel, John Christ, Michael Barnitz, Jacob Lindy, John Lechler, John Burk, and two others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the road leading from Lancaster to McCall's Ferry, where the road leading from Strasburg to Safe Harbor crosses.
Petition disallowed.
Two petitions for a tavern and one against.
Signers of first petition: Jacob Marks, John Mehaffey, Frederik Miller, Jacob Shank, Jacob Warfel, Adam Warfel, Jacob Shroat, Michel Mosser, Peter Schucker, Leonard Eichholtz, William Kirkpatrick, Casper Shaffner Jr., and two others.
Signers of second petition: Henry Dietrich Jr., Henry Rush, Henry Huber, Samuel Miller, Jacob Heidelbaugh, John Good, George Fell, John Mehaffey, Joseph Good, and one other.
Signers of petition against tavern (residents of Conestoga and Lampeter Twps.): Jacob Baughman, Joseph Herr, John Baughman Jr., Abraham Mylin, Jacob Mylin, John Mylin Sr., John Baughman Sr., John Good, Christian Snevely, and six others.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Peach Bottom ferry at the point where the Strasburg road intersects.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Miller, Jacob Heidelbaugh, George Fehl, Henry Byers, John Good, John Fransiscus, John Lechler, Jacob Frey, George Morry, Henry Swentzel, John Christ, and 2 others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
