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- Cabinet card. Judge Davis Watson Patterson, admitted to practice in Lancaster County courts in 1842. Elected judge of the courts in 1874. Reelected in 1884, died February 21, 1892.
Photograph- Cabinet card. Judge Davis Watson Patterson, admitted to practice in Lancaster County courts in 1842. Elected judge of the courts in 1874. Reelected in 1884, died February 21, 1892.
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Cabinet card. Judge Davis Watson Patterson, admitted to practice in Lancaster County courts in 1842. Elected judge of the courts in 1874. Reelected in 1884, died February 21, 1892.
Photograph- Cabinet card. John P. McCaskey. Written on back: " 'Glorious indeed is the world around us, but more glorious is the world of God within us.' Longfellow 6/20/89 Very truly yours, J. P. McCaskey".
Photograph- Cabinet card. John P. McCaskey. Written on back: " 'Glorious indeed is the world around us, but more glorious is the world of God within us.' Longfellow 6/20/89 Very truly yours, J. P. McCaskey".
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Cabinet card. John P. McCaskey. Written on back: " 'Glorious indeed is the world around us, but more glorious is the world of God within us.' Longfellow 6/20/89 Very truly yours, J. P. McCaskey".