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: Leonard Eichholtz, John Gundacker, Stephen Martin, Michael Gundacker, John Messenkop Sr., Adam Messencope, William Bausman, Philip Dieffendarfer, John Jordan, W. Fullerton, Jacob Carpenter, Daniel Kaenports, Christian Herr, Richard Henry, George Rootz, Jacob Fordene, Barnard Hubley, Godlieb Nauman, Gerhart Bubach, Fredrick Sheaffer, Henry Huttenstein, Frederick Steinman, William Kirkpatrick, Jacob Shaeffer, Jacob Lahn, Lewis Heck, Thomas Edwards, David Brown, George Wolse, Adam Reigart, Martin Shreiner, John Wier, Henry Stauffer, Philip Milchsack, Robert Wilson, and several others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Christian Kline, George Messersmith, Godlieb Nauman, Michael Kauffman, Joseph Nagel, Jacob Fetter, Michael Kraemer, William Kirkpatrick, Adam Reigart, Peter Bier Jr., Jacob Fordney, Henry Dehuff, John Kuhn, Frederick Steinman, Michael App, Jacob Bailey, Conrad Haase, Charles Klugh, Jacob Frey, Abraham Dehuff, Henry Dering, Samuel Humes, Andrew Theifs, Martin Shreiner, and seven others.
1 item, 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.
