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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #112
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
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.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Aaron, Christiana
Aaron, Susanna
Griffith, Jacob K.
Maust, Jacob
Maust, John
McMichael, Eliza
McMichael, James
Muckel, Eliza
Muckel, Lovinia
Simmons, Jonathan
Smith, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Leacock Twp.
Strasburg
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Leacock Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #112
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/06/04.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Leacock Twp. unless noted.
Aaron, Christiana.
Aaron, Susanna.
Griffith, Jacob K. Strasburg.
Maust, Jacob.
Maust, John.
McMichael, Eliza.
McMichael, James.
Muckel, Eliza.
Muckel, Lovinia.
Simmons, Jonathan.
Smith, John. Teacher.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0745 I005
Date Range
1855/01
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1855/01
Year
1855
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
Herr's Mill
Inspections
Lampeter Square, West Lampeter Twp.
Mills
Orders
Pequea Creek
Reports
Strasburg
Strasburg Twp.
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Report
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0745 I005
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
Court term: January 1855.
Location: Near Herr's Mill, on road from Lampeter Square, West Lampeter Twp., to Strasburg.
Document type: Order for inspection and inspection report.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail