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.
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Poor children.
Taken from Lancaster County tax lists.
Butcher, Charles. Father of Butcher, Joana Christina, age 8.
Church, John. Father of Church, Sarah Ann, age 7.
Clark, Samuel. Father of Clark, Cyrus, age 11; Clark, Samuel, age 8; Clark, Margaret, age 6.
Evans, Nathan. Father of Evans, William, age 11; Evans, Matilda, age 9.
Feaster, Widow. Mother of Feaster,Margaret, age 8; Feaster, Maria, age 6; Feaster, James, age 5.
Garner, Widow. Mother of Garner, James, age 11; Garner, William, age 7; Garner, Eliza, age 5.
Gault, Elizabeth. Mother of Gault, Hannah, age 11.
Haster, William. Father of Haster, Edwin, age 8.
Iler, John. Father of Iler, Jane, age 7.
Johnson, Widow. Mother of Johnson, Rachel, age 10. Also known as Johnson, Ann.
Kizer, John. Father of Kizer, Sarah, age 7.
Knowls, John. Father of Knowls, William, age 10; Knowls, Amos, age 8.
Lammas, Peggy. Mother of Lammas, Annetta, age 10; Lammas, William, age 8; Lammas, Cyrus, age 6.
Larue, Isaac. Father of Larue, Isaac, age 7; Larue, David, age 6.
Lindicamp, Peter. Father of Lindicamp, Margaret, age 8; Lindicamp, John, age 6; Lindicamp, Margaret, age 8.
Lynch, Joseph. Father of Lynch, James; Lynch, Phoebe. Twins, age 7.
McEnnelly, Michael. Father of McEnnelly, Watson, age 9; McEnnelly , James, age 7.
Miexell, Widow. Mother of Miexell, Mary, age 6.
Murry, Sackey. Parent of Murry, Mary, age 9; Murry, George, age 8.
Odair, John. Father of Odair, William, age 6.
Rees, William. Father of Rees, Charles, age 9.
Rush, Martin. Father of Rush, Henrietta, age 8; Rush, George, age 6.
Rutter, Levi. Father of Rutter, Eliza, age 6; Rutter, Jeramiah, age 6.
Townsley, Joseph. Father of Townsley, Maria, age 11; Townsley, James, age 7.
Wells, Catharine. African American. Mother of Wells, George, age 9.
Zell, Catharine. Mother of Wilson, Amanda, ageg 6.
Zell, Mary. Deceased. Mother of Brubaker, Perry, age 7.
Zell, Peter. Father of Zell, Margaret, age 9; Zell, Maryann, age 11; Zell, William, age 7.
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Signers of Petition: Robert Evans, John Buckwalter (innkeeper), Martin Buckwalter, [signature in German], William Happersett, Samuel Kinzer, Jacob [Rohr], John Rohr, [signature in German], Adam Beck, Henry Downer, John Longnecker.
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Signers of Petition: [Christian] Diffenbach, Joseph Hartman, Christian Landis, Emmor Kimber, George Quigley, John Kohr, Abraham Diffenbaugh, John Landis, Isaac Howser, Abraham Buckwalter, Jacob Landis, Benjamin Graff.
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Located on the public road leading from Lancaster to Strasburg.
Formerly occupied by Levi Rutter.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Levi Rutter, [Tepthah] Rutter, John Schultz, John Landis, Henry Martin, Andrew Carpenter, [Christian] Diffenbach, Abraham Diffenbaugh, Abraham Denis, Isaac Pickel, John Howser, Christian Rohrer.
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Signers of Petition: John Kohr, Jacob Kohr, Adam Beck, George Leaman, [signature in German], Henry Martin, Jacob Hoover, [Fredis] Rice, George Lefever, Joseph Hartman, [Christian] Diffenbach, John Kreider.
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