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Admin/Biographical History: 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.

Date Range: 1824

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0005

People: Albright, James; Anthony, Elizabeth; Anthony, George; Anthony, Jacob; Barge, Catharine; Barge, Mary; Barge, Philip; Barr, Christian; Barr, Eliza; Barr, Joseph; Benner, Joseph; Benner, Philip; Booth, George; Booth, Henry; Campbell, Edward; Campbell, Martha; Campbell, Mathew; Campbell, Nancy; Campbell, Thomas; Corker, Luke; Corker, Margaret; Cummins, John; Cummins, William; Graham, Edward; Graham, Thomas; Groff, Barbara; Guy, Catharine; Guy, Isabella; Guy, James; Guy, Mary Ann; Guy, Margaret; Hall, Addison; Hall, Sarah; Heintsman, David; Heintsman, Mary; Henderson, Andrew; Henderson, Julian; Huntsman, David; Huntsman, Mary; Irick, Elizabeth; Irick, John; Irick, Mary; Kelly, Francis; Kelly, George; Kelly, Sarah; Lingerfield, Fanny; Lingerfield, John; Linville, Christian; Linville, James; Linville, West; McFaddin, Ann; McFaddin, Robert; McFaddin, Susanna; McMurry, Hiram; McMurry, John; McMurry, Lucy; McMurry, Samuel; Miller, Daniel; Mitchel, William; Morgan, Bennet; Morgan, Harriet; Morgan, Rebecca; Moyers, Catharine; Moyers, Elizabeth; Oliver, W.; Paul, Ann; Paul, David; Paul, Eliza; Paul, John; Pool, Maryann; Pool, Mr.; Rice, Rachel; Rice, Rebecca; Rice, Sarah Ann; Robb, Marian; Robb, Samuel; Snyder, Adam; Snyder, Henry; Snyder, John; Snyder, Rebecca; Snyder, Simon; Snyder, Susan; Steinheimer, Christopher; Steinheimer, Jacob; Steinheimer, Jonas; Summers, Elizabeth; Summers, Levi; Summers, Martin; Tigart, Susanna; Trout, Jacob; Trout, Sarah; Wendits, David; Wenditz, Evan; Wenditz, Margaret; Work, Mary; Work, S.; Yeager, Mary

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans--History

Search Terms: Commissioners' Orders for Payment; Persons of color; Poor children; Strasburg; Students; Teachers

Place: Strasburg

Object Name: List

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #382

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 005

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1993/09/2.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Names taken from Lancaster county tax lists.; Anthony, George. Father of Anthony, Elizabeth, age 10; Anthony, Jacob, age 8.; Barge, Philip. Father of Barge, Catharine, age 5; Barge, Mary, age 9.; Barr, Joseph. Father of Barr, Christian, age 11; Barr, Eliza, age 9; Barr, Joseph, age 8.; Benner, Philip. Father of Benner, Joseph, age 7.; Booth, George. Father of Booth,George, age 8; Booth, Henry, age 10.; Campbell, Edward. Father of Campbell, Thomas, age 9; Campbell, Nancy, age 7; Campbell, Martha, age 6; Campbell, Mathew.; Corker, Luke. Father of Corker, Margaret, age 10; Corker, Luke, age 7.; Cummins, William. Father of Cummins, William, age 5; Cummins, John, age 9.; Graham, Edward. Father of Graham, Thomas, age 11; Graham, Edward, age 9.; Groff, Barbara. Mother of Albright, James, age 6.; Guy, Catharine. Mother of Guy, James, age 10; Guy. Margaret, age 9; Guy, Mary Ann, age 7; Guy, Isabella, age 6.; Miller, Daniel. Stepfather of Hall, Sarah, age 11; Hall, Addison, age 8.; Heintsman, Mary. Mother of Heintsman, David, age 5. Also spelled Huntsman.; Huntsman, Mary. Mother of Huntsman, David, age 5 Also spelled Heinsman.; Irick, John. Father of Irick, Elizabeth, age 9; Irick, Mary, age 7.; Kelly, Francis. Father of Kelly, George, age 11; Kelly, Sarah, age 9.; Lingerfield, John. Father of Lingerfield, Fanny, age 9.; Linville, West. Father of Linville, Christian, age 11; Linville, James, age 9.; Marian, Robb. Father of Marion, Robb, age 6.; McFaddin, Robert. Father of McFaddin, Susanna, age 10; McFaddin, Ann, age 8.; Morgan, Bennet. Father of Morgan, Rebecca, age 10; Morgan, Harriet, age 6.; Moyers, Elizabeth. Widow. Mother of Moyers, Elizabeth, age 8; Moyers, Catharine, age 5.; McMurry, Samuel. Father of McMurry, Samuel, age 11; McMurry, Lucy, age 9; McMurry, John, age 7; McMurry, Hiram, age 5.; Oliver, W. Stepfather of Mitchel, William, age 11.; Paul, John. Father of Paul, David, age 10; Paul, Ann, age 8; Paul, Eliza, age 6.; Pool, [_____]. Father of Pool, Maryann.; Rice, Rachel. Widow. Mother of Rice, Rebecca, age 9; Rice, Sarah Ann, age 6.; Snyder, Adam. Father of Snyder, Henry, age 11; Snyder, Adam, age 10.; Snyder, Simon. Father of Snyder, John, age 10; Snyder, Susan, age 8; Snyder, Rebecca, age 6.; Steinheimer, Christopher. Father of Steinheimer, Jacob, age 6; Steinheimer, Jonas, age 5.; Summers, Elizabeth. Mother of Summers, Levi, age 4; Summers, Martin, age 5.; Tigart, Susanna. Person of color. Age 11.; Trout, Jacob. Father of Trout, Sarah, age 11.; Wendits, David. Father of Wenditz, Margaret, age 10; Wenditz, Evan, age 8.; Work, S. Parent of Work, Mary, age 7.; Yeager, Mary. Mother of Yeager, Mary, age 6.; Henderson, Julian. Father of Henderson, Andrew, age 5.; Robb, Samuel. Father of Robb, Marian, age 6.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

List

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0fd0dec1-dcfa-462d-981c-143396180521

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0900 I001

Date Range: No date

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: No date

Year: none

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

People: King, James

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Colerain Twp.; Conestoga Creek; Conestoga Twp.; Creeks; Lancaster Twp.; Lists; Little Britain Twp.; Manheim Twp.; Octoraro Creek, West Branch; Pequea Creek; Philadelphia Turnpike; Strasburg; Strasburg Twp.; Upper Leacock Twp.

Object Name: List

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0900 I001

Box Number: 013

Additional Notes: Document type: List of bridges to receive bids.; 1. Bridge over Conestoga Creek; [Manheim Twp. and Upper Leacock Twp.]; Location: At Hunsecker's.; 2. Bridge over West Branch of Octoraro Creek; Colerain Twp. and Little Britain Twp.; Location: At James King's and Noble.; 3. Bridge over Pequea Creek; [East Lampter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.; Location: On main road between Strasburg and Philadelphia Pike Road.; 4. Bridge over Conestoga Creek; [Conestoga Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]; Location: At Huber's.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item