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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #231

Date Range: 1827

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 Range: 1827

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0007

People: Kirk, Jacob

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Little Britain Twp.; Bridges; Octoraro Creek; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #231

Box Number: 007

Notes: Date entered into Q & A was not recorded.

Additional Notes: Bridges.; Payment for building a bridge across the Octoraro Creek at Kirk's fording.; Kirk, Jacob.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Letter

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Collection: Letters to Absalom Dubree

Title: Three letters to Absalom Dubree, surveyor

Object ID: MG0956

Date Range: 1835-1842

Collection: Letters to Absalom Dubree

Title: Three letters to Absalom Dubree, surveyor

Description: Letter to Absalom Dubree, surveyor in Little Britain Twp. from James [ ] in Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, regarding a delay in settlement on a house for John Kirk & Hambleton. 22 March 1835.; Letter to Absalom Dubree at Buck, Drumore Twp. from Jeremiah Brown in Goshen asking him to survey a piece of land they wish to sell. 18 November 1841.; Letter to Absalom Dubree in Buck, Drumore Twp. from someone compiling a history of Lancaster County and looking for Dr. Chandler's papers with history on Little Britain Twp., Colerain Twp., and Drumore Twp. that the doctor thought were with Dubree. 31 December 1842.

Admin/Biographical History: Absalom Dubree (1780-1859) was a noted scrivener and surveyor. He was born in Chester County, lived in Drumore Twp. and Little Britain Twp., and is buried at Penn Hill Friends Burial Ground in Fulton Twp.; Jeremiah Brown was a congressman and abolitionist. He was elected to the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1826 and to the PA Constitutional Convention of 1837. He represented Pennsylvania's 4th and 8th Districts in the United States House of Representatives from 1841 to 1845 and served as an associate judge for Lancaster County from 1851 to 1856.

Date Range: 1835-1842

Year Range From: 1835

Year Range To: 1842

Date of Accumulation: 1835-1842

Creator: Lefever, Mark

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

People: Brown, Jeremiah; Chandler, Dr.; Dubree, Absalom

Search Terms: Buck, Drumore Twp.; Colerain Twp.; Drumore Twp.; Dwellings; Goshen, Fulton Twp.; Houses; Little Britain Twp.; Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania; Real estate; Surveyors

Extent: 3 items, 8 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0956

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions.

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: 2023.008

Other Numbers: MG-956

Classification: MG0956

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1829 #226

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: Bird, Jacob; Brown, Rachel; Bushong, Martha; Bushong, Samuel; Crawford, Samuel; Howett, Joseph; McCalley, John; McCarn, Michael; Peck, Eliza J.; Peck, Samuel; Reynolds, Erastus

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans

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

Place: Drumore Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1829 #226

Box Number: 009

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1993/04/22.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Drumore Twp. unless noted.; Bird, Jacob. Little Britain Twp.; Brown, Rachel. Little Britain Twp.; Bushong, Martha. Colerain Twp.; Bushong, Samuel. Colerain Twp.; Crawford, Samuel. Teacher.; Howett, Joseph.; McCalley, John.; McCarn, Michael.; Peck, Eliza J. African American.; Peck, Samuel. African American.; Reynolds, Erastus.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1829 #560

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: Armstrong, Ruth Ann; Bird, Jacob; Brown, Rachael; Bushong, Martha; Bushong, Samuel; Crawford, Samuel; Cunningham, Elizabeth; Jenkins, Esther Ann; MCairn, Michael; Moore, Martha; Moore, Samuel; Peck, Eliza Jane

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans

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

Place: Colerain Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1829 #560

Box Number: 010

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1993/07/01.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Armstrong, Ruth Ann. Person of color. Drumore Twp.; Bird, Jacob. Little Britain Twp.; Brown, Rachael. Little Britain Twp.; Bushong, Martha. Colerain Twp.; Bushong, Samuel. Colerain Twp.; Crawford, Samuel. Teacher.; Cunningham, Elizabeth. Drumore Twp.; Jenkins, Esther Ann. Drumore Twp.; MCairn, Michael. Drumore Twp.; Moore, Martha. Drumore Twp.; Moore, Samuel, Drumore Twp.; Peck, Eliza Jane. Person of color. Drumore 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

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #409

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: Barnet, John; Barnet, Nancy; Barnet, Sarah Ann; Cooper, Alexander; Cooper, James; Cooper, Pamelia; Deaver, Ellen; Deaver, John; Deaver, Samuel; Gregg, Caleb; Gregg, Erwin; Gregg, George; Grey, John; Hout, Isabel; Hout, John; Hout, Jonathan; Mason, George; McIntire, Robert; McIntyre, Daniel; McIntyre, Martha

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Drumore Twp.; Little Britain Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; 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 #409

Box Number: 009

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

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Drumore Twp. unless noted.; Mason, George. Teacher.; Cooper, Alexander. Father of Cooper, Pamelia; Cooper, James. Little Britain.; Deaver, Samuel. Father of Deaver, Ellen; Deaver, John. Little Britain.; McIntire, Robert. Father of McIntyre, Martha; McIntyre, Daniel. Little Britain.; Barnet, John. Father of Barnet, Sarah Ann; Barnet, Nancy.; Hout, Jonathan. Father of Hout, John; Hout, Isabel.; Grey, John. Father of Grey, John.; Gregg, Erwin. Father of Gregg, George; Gregg, Caleb.; 1 item 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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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

Documents

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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

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #214

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: Eiseman, Catharine; Eiseman, Jacob; Eiseman, Susanna; Zimmer, Hannah; Frederick, Samuel; Leidig, W. B.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Cocalico Twp.; Little Britain Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Elizabeth Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #214

Box Number: 008

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/04/14.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Elizabeth Twp. unless noted.; Eiseman, Catharine.; Eiseman, Jacob.; Eiseman, Susanna.; Zimmer, Hannah. Cocalico Twp.; Frederick, Samuel. Cocalico Twp.; Leidig, W. B. 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 1827 #111

Date Range: 1827

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 Range: 1827

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0007

People: Barnett, John; Barnett, James; Barnett, Sally Ann; Duglus, David; Duglus, Margaret; Duglus, Robert; Harlan, Thomas; Harlan, Sally; Harlan, George; Hogg, George; Hogg, Sally; Mason, George; Cooper, Alexande; Cooper, Rebecca; Cooper, Pemelea; Cooper, James; Shanks, Alexander; Shanks, Mary; Shanks, Joseph; Milborn, James

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Drumore Twp.; Little Britain Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; 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 1827 #111

Box Number: 007

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1993/06/24.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Drumore and Little Britain townships.; Barnett, John. Father of Barnett, James; Barnett, Sally Ann.; Duglus, David. Father of Duglus, Margaret; Duglus, Robert.; Harlan, Thomas. Father of Harlan, Sally; Harlan, George.; Hogg, George. Father of Hogg, Sally.; Mason, George. Teacher.; Cooper, Alexander. Father of Cooper, Rebecca; Cooper, Pemelea; Cooper, James.; Shanks, Alexander. Father of Shanks, Mary; Shanks, Joseph; Shanks, Alexander.; Milborn, James.; 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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