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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #667
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 0007
People
Barnet, John
Barnet, James
Barnet, Sarah Ann
Barben, John
Barben, Absolom
Barben, Ann
Broom, John
Broom, Caroline
Brown, Hugh
Brown, Mary Ann
Coffroad, Daniel
Coffroad, Jacob
Coffroad, Jesse
Cooper, Alexander
Cooper, Amelia
Cooper, James
Cooper, Rebecca
Devonshire, Jesse
Devonshire, Julian
Devonshire, Robert
Fulmer, John
Fulmer, David
Fulmer, Eliza
Gibson, David
Gibson, Martha
Gibson, Sarah
Harbeson, James
Harbeson, George W.
Harbeson, Hannah
Harbeson, Lydia
Hogg, George
Hogg, Keys James
Holliday, John
Holliday, Amy Ann
Holliday, Jesse H.
Howet, John
Howlet, Amos
Howet, Andrew J.
Howet, Joseph
Johnson, James
Johnson, Ann M.
Johnson, James A.
Johnson, Josiah
Johnson, Leonor L.
Lamborn, Jesse
Lamborn, Elizabeth
Lamborn, Joanna
Lamborn, Mary Ann
Markley, Adam
Markley, George
Markley, John
McCally, James
McCally, Catharine
McCally, Charles
McCally, John
McCumsey, William
McCumsey, Andrew J.
McCumsey, Samuel
McMickle, Jonathan
McMickle, Mary Ann
McMickle, Rachel
McMullin, Daniel
McMullin, Elizabeth
McMullin, Samuel
McMullin, William
Miles, Frederic
MIles, Joseph
Miles, Martha
Miles, Washington
Moore, Mary
Moore, Lydia
Moore, Mary P.
Moore, Rebecca J.
Moore, Robert W.
Moore, Sarah
Moore, Martha
Moore, Samuel
Moore, Slater
Myers, James
Myers, Peter
Myers, William
Peck, Samuel
Reath, John
Reath, Archibald
Reath, Mary
Reath, William
Sample, Samuel
Sample, Elizabeth
Sample, Jane
Sample, Martha
Shank, Alexander
Shank, Mary
Shank, Joseph
Widward, Nancy
Widward, Marvin H.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Drumore Twp.
Poor children
African Americans
Persons of color
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Earl Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #667
Box Number
007
Notes
Entered into Q & A Feb 22, 1996.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Bowermaster, Andrew. Father of Bendel, F. George, age 8.
Burkhart, Henry. Father of Burkhart, Susanna, age 9.
Coleman, Margaret. Mother of Coleman, Michael, age 6.
Dorough, James. Father of Dorough, Elizabeth, age 8.
Dunlap, Jan. Mother of McLein, Margaret, age 6.
Harris, Mary. Mother of Harris, Joseph, age 6.
Henry, James. Father of Henry, Mary, age 9.
Karefoot, Barbara. Mother of Hudson, Joseph, age 10.
Ossman, Leonard. Ossman, Margaret, age 7.
Philips, Mary. Mother of Russel, John, age 9.
Ranck, Michael. Deceased. Father of Ranck, Kazia, age 7.
Souder, John. Father of Souder, Elizabeth, age 9.
Wolf, Henry. Father of Wolf, Magdalen, age 9; Wolf, Michael, 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
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0205 I005
Date Range
1835/08
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1835/08
Year
1835
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Weaver, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blue Ball, Earl Twp.
Bridges
Christian Weaver's Mill
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Earl Twp.
Mills
Orders
Petitions
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Reports
Place
Earl Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0205 I005
Box Number
003
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1835.
Location: On state road from Blue Ball, Earl Twp., to Reading, Berks County, at Christian Weaver's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order for viewers.
Report of viewers.
3 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0205 I006
Date Range
1836
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1836
Year
1836
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Weaver, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blue Ball, Earl Twp.
Bridges
Christian Weaver's Mill
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Earl Twp.
Mills
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Subscriptions
Place
Earl Twp.
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0205 I006
Box Number
003
Additional Notes
Location: On state road from Blue Ball, Earl Twp., to Reading, Berks County, at Christian Weaver's Mill.
Document type: Subscription list for new bridge.
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
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-19-01-44
Date Range
c. 1930
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Covered bridge near Martindale, over the Conestoga River
Provenance
Transferred from the Bob Swartz Collection at the Lower Merion Historical Society, May 6, 2014.
Date Range
c. 1930
Creator
Kurtz, Howard G. Sr.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Martindale, Earl Twp.
Conestoga River
Place
Earl Twp.
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3 x 4.75 inches
Object ID
1-19-01-44
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-19-01-45
Date Range
c. 1930
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Covered bridge south of Martindale, over the Conestoga River
Provenance
Transferred from the Bob Swartz Collection at the Lower Merion Historical Society, May 6, 2014.
Date Range
c. 1930
Creator
Kurtz, Howard G. Sr.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Martindale, Earl Twp.
Conestoga River
Place
Earl Twp.
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3 x 4.75 inches
Object ID
1-19-01-45
Images
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0205 I004
Date Range
1833/08
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1833/08
Year
1833
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Weaver, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Christian Weaver's Mill
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Earl Twp.
Forges
Lancaster
Mills
Petitions
Spring Grove Forge
Place
Earl Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0205 I004
Box Number
003
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1833.
Location: On public highway to Lancaster and Christian Weaver's Mill, at Spring Grove Forge.
Document type: Petition for appointment of viewers.
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
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-19-01-47
Date Range
c. 1930
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Covered bridge southwest of Martindale over the Conestoga River
Provenance
Transferred from the Bob Swartz Collection at the Lower Merion Historical Society, May 6, 2014.
Date Range
c. 1930
Creator
Kurtz, Howard G. Sr.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Conestoga River
Place
Earl Twp.
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3 x 4.75 inches
Object ID
1-19-01-47
Images
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #197
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 0009
People
Dehaven, Elsa
Frazer, Susan
Hesson, Thomas
McCarder, Daniel
Proudfoot, Levi
Proudfoot, Margaret
Reafsnyder, Isaac
Reafsnyder, William
Righter, Eliza
Righter, Mary A.
Stirk, Henry
Joe, Andrew
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Cocalico Twp.
Earl Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Earl Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #197
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/04/15.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Earl Twp. unless noted.
Dehaven, Elsa.
Frazer, Susan.
Hesson, Thomas. Teacher.
McCarder, Daniel.
Proudfoot, Levi.
Proudfoot, Margaret.
Reafsnyder, Isaac.
Reafsnyder, William.
Righter, Eliza.
Righter, Mary A.
Stirk, Henry.
Joe, Andrew. Cocalico Twp.
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
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #603
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
Martin, Ann
Martin, Isaac
Slough, Abraham
Slough, Hiram
Sower, Catharine
Sower, Lydia
Vetter, John
Vetter, Henry
Vetter, Leah
Wickel, John
Witmer, Jonas
Witmer, Elias
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Cocalico Twp.
Earl Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Earl Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #603
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/07/08.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
All but one of the following children are from Earl Twp. The remaining child is from Cocalico Twp.
Wickel, John. Teacher.
Vetter, John. Father of Vetter, Henry; Vetter, Leah.
Sower, Catharine. Mother of Sower, Lydia.
Martin, Ann, Mother of Martin, Isaac.
Witmer, Jonas. Father of Witmer, Elias.
Slough, Abraham. Father of Slough, Hiram.
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
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #426
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
Schaffer, Jacob
Souer, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Swopetown, Earl Twp.
Cocalico Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Earl 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 #426
Box Number
005
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
School: schoolhouse in Swopetown [southeast end of Hinkletown, Earl Twp.]
Schaffer, Jacob. Earl Twp. Father of two unnamed children.
Souer, Jacob. Cocalico Twp. Father of two unnamed children.
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

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