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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Object ID: MG0331

Date Range: 1762-2003

, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Description: The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.

Admin/Biographical History: Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was born in Lancaster. He was the eldest son of Col. Adam Reigart, owner of the Grape Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip's son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and was involved with the Conestoga Navigation Company and the Union Fire Company.; Adam Jr. married Mary Magdalena Wager (1772-1806) in 1791. Mary was the daughter of Philip Wager, a Philadelphia wine merchant. They had eight daughters and a son. Susan married Stephen C. Slaymaker and Margaretta married Henry Y. Slaymaker.

Date Range: 1762-2003

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 2003

Date of Accumulation: 1762-2003

Creator: Murphy, John Slaughter, 1921-2011

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Arnold, Benedict; Baker, W.; Bare, Jacob; Blight, Peter; Boughter, Charles; Breidenhart, George; Brien, Edward; Brown, Luke; Butter, Charles; Cassidy, Edward; Clarke, John; Clendenin, Samuel; Coleman, Edward; Coleman, William; Edwards, Susanna; Ehler, John; Fisher, Sammy; Fox, Sam M.; Frey, John; Gaskill, Edmund; Gay, Edward F.; Getz, John; Givens, John; Graeff, George; Greland, D.; Hahn, B. Christian; Harrison, George; Haverstick, William; Hopkins, A. R.; Hopkins, Ann; Houston, James; Hubley, Frederick; Hubley, Joseph; Hultzheimer, N.; Hyde, Charles; Irving, Robert; Jack, Joshua; Kauffman, Jacob; King, George; Kirkpatrick, William; Kline, Jacob; Lane, John; Leiper, George G.; Lowry, Robert; Lowry, Robert K.; Mayer, George Louis; Metzger, Emanuel; Metzger, George; Metzger, Jacob; Miller, Barbara; Miller, Henry; Miller, Martin; Miller, Philip; Montgomery, William; Morris, John; Mosher, Joseph; Murphy, John Slaughter; Myer, John; Myers, John; Newlin, Nathaniel; Nice, Levi; Nimrod, Maxwell; Ogilby, Joseph; Otto, Jacob S.; Otto, John C.; Pennington, Edward; Peters, Abraham; Phinney, Zina; Price, Joseph; Price, Richard; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Adam, Jr.; Reigart, Ann; Reigart, Emanuel; Reigart, Henrietta; Reigart, Maria Wager; Reigart, Mary; Reigart, Mary C.; Reigart, Philip Wager; Reigart, Susan; Rimfast, John; Sample, Joseph; Schaubel, Johannis; Sener, Samuel Miller; Sewell, Charles S.; Shaeffer, Jacob; Shenk, Abraham; Shenk, Christian; Shippen, Peggy; Singer, A.; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Slaymaker, Mary Steele; Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran; Smith, Ann; Smith, Anthony; Smith, Ralph; Stein, Philip; Steinman, George; Stewart, William; Sullivan, Susannah; Wager, George; Wager, Hannah; Wager, James; Wager, Mary; Wager, Peter; Wager, Philip H.; Wager, Sally; Wager, Sophia; Wager, William; Walsh, Christopher; Wentz, Thomas; Wertz, Christian; Wharton, Charles; Whitaker, George; Whitaker, John; Wimer, Michael; Winroth, Margaret; Witmer, David; Woodmund, William; Yeiser, Philip

Other Creators: Reigart family

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Invoices; Letters; Obituaries; Receipts (Acknowledgments)

Search Terms: Adam Reigart and Son; Albums; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; Brenner and Reed; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cape May, New Jersey; Charles C. and J. Watson; Christ Church Burial Ground; Cincinnati, Ohio; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Delaware; Dixon Walker and Company; Earp and Brothers; Finding aids; Grape Hotel; Greene County, New York; H. Behlen and Company; Illnesses; Invoices; J. Walker and Company; John Warden and Sons; Kentucky; Lancaster; Lancaster County Almshouse; Lancaster Bar Association; Lancaster Intelligencer; Lancaster Journal; Lancaster New Era; Lancaster Sunday News; Lane Slaymaker and Company; Letters; London, England; Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Lowry and Myers; Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; Manuscript groups; Margaretta Furnace; Marietta Bank; Morning News; Mount Auburn Cemetery; New York, New York; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Ohio; Pennsylvania German Society; Pensacola, Florida; Peter Wager and Company; Philadelphia Inquirer; Pratt and Kintzing; Race Street; Receipts; Reeve's Tavern; South Carolina; Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Spain; St. James Episcopal Church; Union Fire Company; Vintners; Wager and Company; Washington Fire Company; West Point Military Academy; William Noyes and Company; Wine merchants; York Springs Boarding House; York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania; York, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 2 boxes, 35 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0331

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Gig trunk (2003.078); Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection (MG0331), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

Copyright: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2003.078

Other Numbers: MG-331

Classification: MG0331

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid created by KR. Added to database 8 March 2022.

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #306

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 0008

People: Brown, David

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster; Courthouses; African Americans; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Lancaster

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #306

Box Number: 008

Notes: Entered into Q & A Jun 28, 2001.

Additional Notes: Courthouse.; Payment for making indexes for Court of Oyer and Terminer and Quarter Sessions and Index for Slave Register.; Brown, David.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #380

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 0008

People: Ayres, William; Berkhizer, Catharine; Knowles, Amos; Knowles, William; Livingston, John Jr.; Nokers, Edward; Nokers, Martha; Nokers, Mary; Simon, Emeline; Simon, James; Smith, Margaret; Thorn, Charlotte

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Poor children; Teachers; African Americans; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #380

Box Number: 008

Notes: Entered into Q & A Feb 25, 2004.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Ayres, William.; Berkhizer, Catharine.; Knowles, Amos.; Knowles, William.; Livingston, John Jr. Teacher.; Nokers, Edward. African American.; Nokers, Martha. African American.; Nokers, Mary. African American.; Simon, Emeline.; Simon, James.; Smith, Margaret. African American.; Thorn, Charlotte.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #393

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 0008

People: Blakely, Philip Beaken; Beaken, Philip; Conover, Catharine; Hickey, John; Hickey, Mary; Hickey, Susan; McMichael, Mary Ann; McMichael, Reachel; Moore, Lydia; Moore, Rebecca Jain; Moore, Samuel Blar; Stauffer, Elizabeth; Stauffer, Fanny; Stauffer, Nancy; Sweeney, George

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans

Search Terms: Drumore Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Drumore Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #393

Box Number: 008

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/05/12.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Blakely, Philip Beaken.; [Beaken, Philip. African American.]; Conover, Catharine.; Hickey, John.; Hickey, Mary.; Hickey, Susan.; McMichael, Mary Ann.; McMichael, Reachel.; Moore, Lydia.; Moore, Rebecca Jain.; Moore, Samuel Blar.; Stauffer, Elizabeth.; Stauffer, Fanny; Stauffer, Nancy; Sweeney, George. 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

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #224

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: Cooper, Emily; Cooper, James; Crawford, Samuel; Crookshank, John; Kirk, Abraham; McIntire, Daniel; McIntire, Martha; Parker, Thomas; Shank, Ann; Shank, John; Stout. Isabella; Stout, John

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Drumore Twp.; Little Britain Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #224

Box Number: 010

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1994/11/01.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Little Britain Twp. unless noted.; Cooper, Emily.; Cooper, James.; Crawford, Samuel. Teacher.; Crookshank, John.; Kirk, Abraham. Drumore Twp. Person of color.; McIntire, Daniel.; McIntire, Martha.; Parker, Thomas.; Shank, Ann. Drumore Twp.; Shank, John. Drumore Twp.; Stout. Isabella. Drumore Twp. Person of color..; Stout, John.Drumore Twp. Person of color.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #296

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: Crawford, Samuel; Crookshank, Letita; Crookshank, John; Hogg, James K.; Kees, Elizabeth; Kees, Thomas; Kirk, Abraham; Parker, Thomas; Shank, Ann J.; Shank, John; Stout, Isabella; Stout, John

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans

Search Terms: Drumore Twp.; Little Britain Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Fairfield, Drumore Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #296

Box Number: 010

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1994/11/2.

Additional Notes: Poor children; Drumore Twp. unless noted.; Crawford, Samuel. Teacher.; Crookshank, Letita. Little Britain Twp.; Crookshank, John. Little Britain Twp.; Hogg, James K.; Kees, Elizabeth. Little Britain Twp.; Kees, Thomas. Little Britain Twp.; Kirk, Abraham. Person of color.; Parker, Thomas. Little Britain Twp.; Shank, Ann J.; Shank, John; Stout, Isabella. Person of color.; Stout, John. Person of color.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #380

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

Year: 1830

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0010

People: Martin, James; Webster, Daniel; Webster, Washington

Subjects: African Americans

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

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #380

Box Number: 010

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1995/03/07.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Martin, James. Teacher.; Webster, Daniel. Person of color. Father of Webster, Washington.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #477D

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 0005

People: Benedict, Catherine; Benedict, Jacob; Dellinger, Barbara; Dellinger, John; Dellinger, Margaret; Lutz, George; Lutz, John; Lutz, Mary; McDonald, Elizabeth; McDonald, Samuel; Smith, Christian; Smith, Margaret; Stauffer, Adam; Stauffer, Henry; Stauffer, Mary; Stauffer, Susan

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Manor Twp.; Poor children; African Americans; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Manor Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Order for Payment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #477D

Box Number: 005

Notes: Never entered into Q & A.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; McDonald, Samuel. Father of McDonald, Elizabeth, age 8.; Dellinger, John. Dellinger, Margaret. Parents of Dellinger, Barbara, age 7.; Smith, Christian. Smith, Margaret. Parents of Smith, Christian, age 7.; Benedict, Jacob. Benedict, Catherine. Parents of Benedicgt, Jacob, age 9.; Stauffer, Henry. Stauffer, Susan. Parents of Stauffer, Mary, age 11; Stauffer, Adam, age 8.; Lutz, George. Lutz, Mary. Parents of Lutz, John, age 9; Lutz, George, age 7.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1825 #016

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 0005

People: Beatie, Elmaker; Beatie, James; Beatie, Robert; Beatie, Sabrina; Brown, Adaline; Brown, Eleanor; Brown, James; Coal, Henry; Coal, John; Coal, Samuel; Daugherty, Hugh; Daugherty, James; Daugherty, Sarah; Garber, Hannah; Garber, Leonard; Garber, Samuel; Garris, Thomas; Garriss, Abisha; Garriss, Augustus; Hemphill, Caroline; Hemphill, John; Hughs, James; Hughs, John; Hughs, Peter; Jenkins, David; Jenkins, Jane; Jenkins, William J.; Lyons, James; Lyons, John; McClellan, John; McMinn, Hugh; McMInn, Isaac; McMinn, Rachel; McMinn, Robert; Mulhollan, Ann; Mulhollan, John; Mulhollan, Mary; Mulhollan, William; Reed, Elizabeth; Reed, George; Rodgers, Barkman; Rodgers, Frederick; Rodgers, Isaac; Rodgers, Uriah; Sheperd, Boardley; Sheperd, Phebe; Shepherd, James; Smith, John; Smith, Katharine; Wells, George; Wells, Katherine; Yeoman, Thomas

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Sadsbury Twp.; Poor children; African Americans; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Sadsbury Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Order for Payment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1825 #016

Box Number: 005

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/05/03.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Taken from Lancaster county tax list.; Beatie, James. Father of Beatie, Elmaker, age 9; Beatie, Robert. age 11; Beatie, Sabrina, age 7.; Brown, James. Father of Brown, Adaline, age 9; Brown, Eleanor, age 7. African American.; Coal, John. Father of Coal, Henry, age 8; Coal, Samuel, age 11.; Daugherty, Hugh. Father of Daugherty, James, age 11; Daugherty, Sarah, age 9.; Garber, Leonard. Father of Garber, Hannah, age 8; Garber, Samuel, age 10.; Garriss, Augustus. Garriss, Abisha, age 8; Garris, Thomas, age 9.; Hemphill, John. Father of Hemphill, Caroline, age 7; Hemphill, John.; Hughs, Peter. Father of Hughs, James, age 8; Hughs, John, age 6.; Jenkins, Jane. Mother of Jenkins, David, age 11; Jenkins, William J., age 9.; Lyons, James. Father of Lyons, John. African American.; Smith, John. Stepfather of McClellan, John; Smith, Katharine.; McMinn, Hugh. Father of McMinn, Hugh, age 10; McMinn, Rachel, age 7.; McMinn, Robert. Father of McMInn, Isaac, age 9; McMinn, Robert, age 11.; Mulhollan, William. Father of Mulhollan, Ann; Mulhollan, John; Mulhollan, Mary.; Reed, Elizabeth. Mother of Reed, George, age 6. African American.; Rodgers, Frederick. Father of Rodgers, Barkman, age 10; Rodgers, Isaac, age 9; Rodgers, Uriah, age 7.; Shepherd, James. Father of Sheperd, Boardley; Sheperd, Phebe. African American.; Wells, Katherine. Mother of Wells, George, age 9. African American.; Yeoman, Thomas. Father of Yeoman, Thomas, age 6.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #038

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 0008

People: Book, Charlotte; Book, Jacob; Booth, David; Boot, David; Booth, Mary; Boot, Mary; Booth, Valentine; Boot, Valentine; Glutz, Mary; Glutz, Susanah; King, Martha; McNeil, Harriotte; Moor, Samuel; Moor, Slater; Peck, Samuel; Sharsz, Samuel

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Colerain Twp.; Drumore Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; African Americans; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Colerain Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #038

Box Number: 008

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/02/24.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Colerain and Drumore townships.; Book, Charlotte; Book, Jacob; Booth, David. Alias Boot, David.; Booth, Mary. Alias Boot, Mary.; Booth, Valentine. Alias Boot, Valentine.; Glutz, Mary; Glutz, Susanah; King, Martha; McNeil, Harriotte; Moor, Samuel; Moor, Slater; Peck, Samuel. African American.; Sharsz, Samuel. 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

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