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: David May, John Sheaffer, Samuel Ensminger Jr., Peter Pritz, Henry Miller, George Pritz, Philip Arndt, George D. Miller, Martin Rudisill, Charles [Opitz], Jacob Arndt, Samuel Ensminger, John White, Abraham Hostetter, Jacob Stauffer, John Shower, [signature in German].
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Located on the main Street, on road leading from Lancaster to Lebanon.
Lately kept by Mrs. Jefferies.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Michael Kauffman, Thomas W. Veazey, John Witmer, John Eby, Henry Miller, Samuel Ensminger Jr., John Hamilton, John Long, Henry Hartman, John Reis Jr., Peter Pritz, [signature in German].
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