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.
Located on the Marietta and Mount Joy turnpike road.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Okey Hendrickson, James Laird, John Stump, Jacob Lichty, John Watson Jr., Henry Myers, Michael Hostetter, John Patterson, John M. Hiestand, Peter E. Lindemuth, Adam Greiner, [signature in German], John Stauffer.
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Signers of Petition: Daniel B. Lindemuth, Jonas [Hoffmeier], Jacob Mumma, Adam Greiner, David Watson, John Keener, John Nauman, Henry Heistand, James Laird, Robert Dysart, James Hendrickson, David McNeely Jr., Henry Eberle.
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Located on road leading from Lancaster to Maytown.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Lindemuth, Abraham Hess, Christian Kauffman, John Hoffman, [signature in German], Benjamin R. Stock, Joseph Bucher, Jacob Newcomer, Christian Newcomer, Samuel S. Patterson, John Beaird, Samuel Strickler, [Abraham] Patterson, John Patterson, William Snyder, James Patterson, George Shuman, John Arthur.
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Signers of Petition: Martin Forrer, [signature in German], Jacob Bachman, Michael Harnish, Jacob Kreider, Martin Meylin, John Mylin, Jacob Mylin, Abraham Mylin, Martin Meyley, Abraham Mylin, Samuel Barr, Samuel Ressel, Daniel Kendig, Henry Brenneman.
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Maytown, near Chiques.
Petition not granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John Patterson, John Beaird, John Metzler, Philip [Gries], Thomas W. Veazey, Henry Ensminger, Jacob Gamber, John Hertzler, Jacob Brown, [signature in German], Jacob Lutz, Augustus Hayes, George Shaman, [signature in German], Samuel S. Patterson, James Patterson, Jacob Lindemuth, John Arthur, [signature in German], John Pecker, Joseph Groff, [signature in German], [signature in German], Jacob Hertzler, Philip Bard, John Mouk, Samuel Boyd, Christian Hertzler, F. Wilson, Peter Walter, Henry Hiestand, Andrew Hershey.
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Signers of Petition: John Hayes, Christopher Bauermaster, Thomas Staris, John Rumbaugh, John Judy, Jacob Waller, Christian Graff, John Lockard, Samuel [Cohick], James Gaullaugher, [signature in German], John Cohick, George Coss, Frederick Arford, John Wissler, [signature in German], John McBride, Peter Pritz, Edward Murphey, [signature in German], William Jones, J. Stauffer, Henry Smith, Christian [Couseman], [Henry Keyser], [signature in German], Henry Hartman, George D. Miller, George Gleim.
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