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.
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Additional Notes
Prisons.
Payment for lumber for the use of the jail.
Smith, Stephen. Person of color.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Page 8: Two photos of soldiers at encampment at Mt. Gretna; Group of people enjoying lunch; Older woman with two children; Group of people on steps of large home; Woman teach dog tricks.
Provenance
Second of two Diffenderfer family albums. Compiled by Frank Reid Diffenderfer, a former member of LCHS and an editor of a Lancaster city newspaper. Album documents his family as well as that of his neighbors on North Duke Street, Lancaster, beginning in 1903. Neighbors include Charles Fondersmith, Robert Slaymaker, and his daughter, Ida, who married Frank Fondersmith.
Page 43: Grubb's Chapel, Mt. Hope; Group of people on dirt road, "Drive to Miss Grubb's Estate"; Miss Grubb's - Mt. Hope; Driveway to Mt. Hope; Mt. Hope Mansion; Boxwood grove, Mt. Hope.
Provenance
First of two Diffenderfer family albums. Compiled by Frank Reid Diffenderfer, a former member of LCHS and an editor of a Lancaster city newspaper. Album documents his family as well as that of his neighbors on North Duke Street, Lancaster, between 1901 and 1903. Neighbors include Charles Fondersmith, Robert Slaymaker, and his daughter, Ida, who married Frank Fondersmith.
Page 44: Three photos of Strasburg, Lancaster, Pa., October 1902; Laying of cornerstone of new General Hospital, November 1902; Group of people "On Miss Grubb's estate".
Provenance
First of two Diffenderfer family albums. Compiled by Frank Reid Diffenderfer, a former member of LCHS and an editor of a Lancaster city newspaper. Album documents his family as well as that of his neighbors on North Duke Street, Lancaster, between 1901 and 1903. Neighbors include Charles Fondersmith, Robert Slaymaker, and his daughter, Ida, who married Frank Fondersmith.
Page 17: Group of women in front of brick building; Trolley; Home for Friendless Children on Ann Street, Lancaster; Group of women in front of brick building. One is holding a camera; Caleb Cope house, Lime and Grant Streets, Lancaster; Couple seated in backyard.
Provenance
Second of two Diffenderfer family albums. Compiled by Frank Reid Diffenderfer, a former member of LCHS and an editor of a Lancaster city newspaper. Album documents his family as well as that of his neighbors on North Duke Street, Lancaster, beginning in 1903. Neighbors include Charles Fondersmith, Robert Slaymaker, and his daughter, Ida, who married Frank Fondersmith.
Students and teacher at Spring Garden School, near Paradise. Ruth Haines is fourth from left and her sister, Lida Haines is fifth from left in back row.
Page 4: Playhouse in yard at Samuel Yundt's house at 512 N. Duke Street, June 13, 1901; Donegal Presbyterian Church, October 15, 1901; Donegal Springs, October 15, 1901; Simon Cameron home at Donegal Springs, October 15, 1901; A scene from "Millbank", October 15, 1901; Large home with columns, "Millbank", October 15, 1901.
Provenance
First of two Diffenderfer family albums. Compiled by Frank Reid Diffenderfer, a former member of LCHS and an editor of a Lancaster city newspaper. Album documents his family as well as that of his neighbors on North Duke Street, Lancaster, between 1901 and 1903. Neighbors include Charles Fondersmith, Robert Slaymaker, and his daughter, Ida, who married Frank Fondersmith.
Spring Grove School (also called Union Grove), class of 1901. The only child identified is Bertha Oberholser Weiler, b. 1892. She is in the second row, sixth from right.
