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.
Photograph- Thomas Strawbridge Dickey and Letitia Ann Wilson Dickey and their ten children. All are numbered and are identified as: 1. David Dickey. 2. Jennie Patterson Dickey Hastings. 3. Harriet Dilworth Dickey Wright. 3. Mary Jackson Dickey Armstrong Wright. 4. Margaret Ann Dickey Boyles. 6. James Wilson Dickey. 7. Ann Maffitt Dickey Gerry. 8. Thomas Strawbridge Dickey. 9. Letitia Ann Wilson Dickey. 10. Letitia Strawbridge Dickey Lysle. 11. Rebecca Dickey Rubincam. 12. Hannah Dickey White.
Photograph- Thomas Strawbridge Dickey and Letitia Ann Wilson Dickey and their ten children. All are numbered and are identified as: 1. David Dickey. 2. Jennie Patterson Dickey Hastings. 3. Harriet Dilworth Dickey Wright. 3. Mary Jackson Dickey Armstrong Wright. 4. Margaret Ann Dickey Boyles. 6. James Wilson Dickey. 7. Ann Maffitt Dickey Gerry. 8. Thomas Strawbridge Dickey. 9. Letitia Ann Wilson Dickey. 10. Letitia Strawbridge Dickey Lysle. 11. Rebecca Dickey Rubincam. 12. Hannah Dickey White.
Description
Thomas Strawbridge Dickey and Letitia Ann Wilson Dickey and their ten children. All are numbered and are identified as: 1. David Dickey. 2. Jennie Patterson Dickey Hastings. 3. Harriet Dilworth Dickey Wright. 3. Mary Jackson Dickey Armstrong Wright. 4. Margaret Ann Dickey Boyles. 6. James Wilson Dickey. 7. Ann Maffitt Dickey Gerry. 8. Thomas Strawbridge Dickey. 9. Letitia Ann Wilson Dickey. 10. Letitia Strawbridge Dickey Lysle. 11. Rebecca Dickey Rubincam. 12. Hannah Dickey White.
Prisoners: John Moony, Stephen Hall, Joseph (African-American), Hannah White, John Whitelock, Peter Forsyeth, Rosina Burns, John Wood, James Dannely, Edward Smith, Elizabeth Deal, John Brown.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
