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.
Formerly kept by her husband Stephen St. John, deceased and last year by Daniel Dockerty.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Christian Hertzler, John Woodman, Jacob Graybill, Henry Sultzbach, David Ferree, Samuel D. Miller, Frederick Frank, Abraham Zublin, Daniel Dougherty, Alexander Bradley, Abraham Varley, John Spangler, David Rinehart, William McElroy, James Wilson, John Fisher, [signature in German].
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Formerly occupied by Stephen St. John deceased and recently by his widow.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel McKinney, James Stackhouse, John Goodman, Abraham Zublin, John Park, Samuel Miller, John Jay Libhart, Christian Imhoff, Abraham Cassel, Abraham Varley, David Rinehart, [unknown signature], Christian Hoffman Jr., John Gries, Jacob Scheidley, John Heistand, John Clements.
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Owned by Stephen St. John which he purchased at Sheriff' sale.
Located on Second Street and Walnut Street.
Lately occupied by David Cassel.
Petition allowed.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel McKinney, Theodore Worthington, John Heckrotte, Augustus J. Kuhn, John Myers, Brice Curran, Colin Cooke, James Noble, John Goodman, Jacob Scheing, [signature in German], [Iree] Clark, Moses Engle, Abraham [Tublin].
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Signers of Petition: Samuel McKinney, James Noble, [unknown signature], Michael Lentz, William Pierce, Samuel McClure, E. Russell, Jacob Graybill, Andrew Noble, Andrew Boggs, A. L. Evans, [unknown signature], Henry Cassel, William Child, William Maxwell, John Roberts, Reuben King, Christian Hertzler, David Martin, Jacob Etter, Abraham Farley, Henry Heckrotte, [unknown signature].
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Signers of Petition: Justus W. Ebell, James McClellan Jr., Andrew Noble, Joshua Ring, William Child, Peter Baker, Benjamin Peters, Aaron B. Grosh, P. Longenecker, John Roberts, Henry Nicholas, George Deyer.
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