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.
Album 1, page 17: Three photos of Swarthmore College class of 1897's 25th reunion. Middle photo is identified as Elizabeth and Anna Roberts.
Provenance
Photo albums and loose photographs of Grace Anna Brosius Biddle, daughter of Hon. Mariott Brosius of Lancaster County. She was married to Clement Biddle, Jr., of Pittsburgh. Gift of the Malin family.