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: Christian Mellinger Jr., Ephraim Rohrer, John Hysinger, Jacob Green, William Reese, [signature in German], [signature in German], Joshua Keely, Calvin Chamberlain, [signature in German], John Oberdorff, Samson [Rase], Abraham Bitner.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the road leading from Columbia to Washington.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Abraham Bitner, Samuel Kendig, Christian Mellinger Jr., William Reese, Michael Sourbeer, John Oberdorff, Jacob Saylor, John Hysinger, Jacob Urban, John Habecker, [signature in German], Jacob Green, Andrew Kaufman.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Signers of Petition: Daniel Neff, Jacob Neff, William Reese, John G. Jones, Thomas Griffin, Jacob Green, George Bietz, Christian Mayer, Jacob Shultz, William P. Johnson, George G. Brush, Jacob Urban, John [Stued], Henry Otman, John Otman, [signature in German], John Orendorff, Gibson Dugan.
Second Sheet: George Bietz, George G. Brush, Jacob Snyder, John Habecker Jr., Jacob Lindeman, [unknown signature], Abraham Bitner Jr., William Reese, William P. Johnson, Abraham Bitner, Jacob Urban, John Hougentobler.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.
