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.
Bond: Andrew T. Metzger, Abraham H. Metzger, David Harnish.
Receipt.
Signers of petition: Daniel Smith, Adam Lefever, Abraham H. Metzger, David Caldwell, David Harnish, Jacob Fehl, Jacob Kauffman, George Null, Samuel L. Fehl, Christian Hertzler, Jacob B. Stehman, Henry D. Stehman, Tobias Stehman.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: S. S. Welsh, Martin Hess, Daniel Hess, Abram Myer, Benjamin Bortzfield, John K. Harman, Amos Benedict, Henry Lawrence, Christian K. Miller, David Trissler, John Kendig, John Hess, Jacob Gall, Isaac McGlaughlin.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.