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.
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: Samuel Ehrman, Archibald Miller, Aaron Bender, Abraham Galbaugh, Christian Cohick, Daniel Maurer, Ludwig Lindamuth, [signature in German], Okey Hendrickson, Jacob Diffenbaugh, Jacob Zell, D. W. Grisinger, M. S. Gardner, John Greiner.
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Diffenbaugh, [Bird J. Eaton], John L. Bender, Aaron Bender, John [Borser], Samuel Mineghan, Henry Orth, Henry Varby, John Leib, John Shick, Robert Dysart, John Myers, Jacob Zell, George [Nase].
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Signers of Petition: William F. Lutz, Jacob Zell, [Daniel W.] Schraeder, Joseph Ehrman, John L. Leib, John Zell, Aaron Bender, Robert Dysart, Philip Brenner, Philip Greiner, John H. Shenck, David McNeely, Samuel Guyer, Thomas Nagle.
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Signers of Petition: [signature in German], George Bowman, Joseph Ehrman, Jacob Zell, Daniel Maurer, Christian Cohick, John Zell, Samuel Foss, Isaac Hershey, Okey Hendrickson, William F. Lutz, Michael Eshleman, Thomas J. Patterson.
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Oval backing board with collage of photos of the members of the City Cornet Band of Lancaster PA, organized Septermber 1, 1863. Identified from top right are: George Rote, Henry Killheffer, Leo Letzman, Jacob Killheffer, Joseph M. Cogley, George Martin, Jacob Adams, F. Weber, E. Ermentrout, David Martin, Joseph Cogley, F. Bruderley, E. D. Breckenridge, Jacob Norbeck, F. Wettig, J. Z. Mylin, A. C. Gast. Pen and ink drawing around photographs may have been done by Frailey.
Provenance
Presented by James W. Leonard, 235 North Mary Street, Lancaster, grandson of Joseph M. Cogley and nephew of Joseph Cogley, April 20, 1933.