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: Thomas Neel, Hugh Neel, Joseph Bradley, Andrew Stewart, Joseph Kyle, Robert Shippen, Elijah McIntire, William A. Rigg, [signature in German], Abraham N. Landis, William Retzer, George Trimble, James Fleming.
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Signers of Petition: Daniel Morrison, Israel Penrose, Robert [Cark], Samuel D. Arrick, [signature in German], James McPherson, Robert Shippen, John Russell, James Good, William Ritchie, James Hambleton, David Scott, Isaac Bolton, Samuel Maxwell, Hugh Long.
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Signers of Petition: Robert Shippen, Thomas Neel, Jacob Paxson, George Trimble, Jacob Hanley, Samuel A. Johnson, Samuel Morrison, John Pusey, Leonard Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Elijah McIntire, Israel Penrose, Benjamin Penrose, Jacob Shoemaker, John Murdock.
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Signers of Petition: Robert Shippen, Sanders McCullough, William W. Steele Jr., Daniel Lefever, Abraham N. Landis, Philip Housekeeper, Stephen Hamilton, William Rodgers, John Pusey, Leonard Johnson, James McPherson, Abraham Marshall.
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Signers of Petition: George Long, James McPherson, Hugh McCullough, John Wilson, A. Dubree, Samuel A. Johnson, Robert H. Long, Joseph Kyle, George G. Wentz, Philip Housekeeper, William Ankrim, T. W. Housekeeper, Leonard Johnson, James Cummings.
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Signers of Petition: Philip Housekeeper, John Pusey, George G. Wentz, Thomas Johnson, Nathan Roberts, M. Hopkins, Elijah McIntire, William Ankrim, James Fleming, Joseph Kyle, John N. Russel, William A. Brown, George Brown.
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Signers of Petition: James Ankrim, Elijah McIntire, Ezekiel Atkinson, Joseph Kyle, George Morison, Philip Housekeeper, Thomas Johnson, Samuel Morison, Ephraim Potts, Abraham Marshall, James Fleming, Ross Simpson, William A. Rigg.
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Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
