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 on corner of the Market Square and Gay Street.
Lately occupied by Robert Leaman.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Thomas Dickey, Samuel Bailie, John Huss, [Orson] Douglass, David Zook, John Rhoads, Samuel Huston, William Maxwell, Alexander M. Beaty, Christian Henry, Henry Christine, Jacob Glatz.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located on the turnpike road and between Locust and Cherry Streets.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: James Clyde, John Dicks, John Barbers, Robert Magill, George Gossler, James Sweeney, Israel Lloyd, Thomas A. Wilson, Robert Barber, John Mathiot, Jacob Forney, John Hudder, H. McCorkle, Robert Houston, Thomas Lloyd, William Todd, Ezekiel Cook, Jacob Gossler, Christian Haldeman, and one other.
1 item, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Located on the east end of Columbia on the Turnpike.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: James Clyde, George Mason, Michael Wisler, John Missick Jr., John Hudders, James Meclane, Daniel McCane, William Dessing, Daniel McCane, Lewis Wislar, Henry Diffenbaugh, and two others.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
