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Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Object ID
Habeas 1839 F004
Date Range
1839
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Admin/Biographical History
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
Date Range
1839
Year
1839
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Bechler, John
Roberts, Anthony E.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: theft
Sheriffs
Petitions
Warrants
Habeas corpus
Commitment papers
Object Name
Writ
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Habeas 1839 F004
Box Number
003
Associated Material
Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:
1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.
1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.
Additional Notes
Charged with stealing.
Petitioner: Bechler, John.
Filed against: Roberts, Anthony E. Occupation: Sheriff.
Petition, includes copy of warrant of commitment.
Habeas corpus, includes answer and decision.
Commitment paper.
3 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Case Number
324.000
Classification
RG 01-00 2313
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Object ID
Habeas 1839 F006
Date Range
1839
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Admin/Biographical History
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
Date Range
1839
Year
1839
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Shindle, Isaac
Roberts, Anthony E.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: theft
Sheriffs
Petitions
Warrants
Commitment papers
Habeas corpus
Object Name
Writ
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Habeas 1839 F006
Box Number
003
Associated Material
Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:
1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.
1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.
Additional Notes
Charged with stealing.
Petitioner: Shindle, Isaac.
Filed against: Roberts, A. E. Occupation: High Sheriff.
Petition, includes copy of warrant of commitment.
Habeas corpus, includes answer and decision.
Mittimus.
3 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Case Number
326.000
Classification
RG 01-00 2313
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Object ID
Habeas 1839 F003
Date Range
1839
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Admin/Biographical History
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
Date Range
1839
Year
1839
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
McKim, James
Roberts, A. E.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sheriffs
Commitment papers
Habeas corpus
Object Name
Writ
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Habeas 1839 F003
Box Number
003
Associated Material
Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:
1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.
1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.
Additional Notes
Filed against: Roberts, A. E. Occupation: Sheriff.
Commitment paper.
Habeas corpus, includes answer and decision.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Case Number
322.000
Classification
RG 01-00 2313
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Object ID
Habeas 1837 F011
Date Range
1837
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Admin/Biographical History
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
Date Range
1837
Year
1837
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Keesey, Christian
Strohm, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sheriffs
Petitions
Habeas corpus
Object Name
Writ
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Habeas 1837 F011
Box Number
003
Associated Material
Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:
1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.
1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.
Additional Notes
Petitioner: Keesey, Christian.
Filed against: Strohm, David. Occupation: Deputy Sheriff.
Petition.
Habeas corpus.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Case Number
311.000
Classification
RG 01-00 2313
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Object ID
Habeas 1833 F007
Date Range
1833
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Admin/Biographical History
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
Date Range
1833
Year
1833
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Sterns, John O.
Miller, David
Reed, Peter Jr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sheriffs
Bail
Affidavits
Habeas corpus
Object Name
Writ
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Habeas 1833 F007
Box Number
002
Associated Material
Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:
1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.
1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.
Additional Notes
Petitioner: Sterns, John O.
Filed against: Miller, David. His occupation: sheriff.
Bail piece.
Affidavit.
Habeas corpus, includes decision.
Answer by Peter Reed Jr.
6 items, 6 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Case Number
270.000
Classification
RG 01-00 2313
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds
Object ID
RG 01-00 [1840]
Date Range
1783-1902
Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds
Description
Petitions from landowners to the Court of Common Pleas requesting an order to the sheriff to issue deeds for property purchased at the previous sheriff's land sales. Petitions show names of petitioner, former owner, and former sheriff; signature of petitioner; a brief description of the property; location; purchase price; and date. Most are handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name.
Date Range
1783-1902
Year Range From
1783
Year Range To
1902
Date of Accumulation
1783, 1800, 1823-1827, 1895, 1902
Creator
Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subjects
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Petitions
Real property
Search Terms
Court of Common Pleas
Petitions
Real estate
Sheriff's sales
Sheriffs
Extent
1 Box
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Object ID
RG 01-00 [1840]
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds may be searched in the online collection database. https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG 01-00 [1840]
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Added to database 03 Feb 2024.
Less detail
Collection
Broadsides Collection
Title
Broadsides Collection
Object ID
MG0357
Date Range
1775-1958
Lyceum Pennsylvania General Assembly, House of Representatives Petitions Philadelphia Mourning Store, Jones & Fisher Poetry Political posters Posters Programs Railroads Reports Review Print Russel & Myers S. B. Cox and Company Sheriffs Slackwater Turnpike Stockholders Stocks Tolls Union and Tribune
  1 document  
Collection
Broadsides Collection
Title
Broadsides Collection
Description
This collection contains broadsides for lectures, stores, businesses, and organizations.
Date Range
1775-1958
Year Range From
1775
Year Range To
1958
Date of Accumulation
1775-1958
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 09
People
Bailey, Francis
Becker, John
Bomberger, M.
Bowman, Michael
Brinton, F.
Bryson, J. H.
Chryst, Drue Young
Chryst, James
Conyngham, Redmond
Cromwell, J.
Deshong, P. M.
Eply, John
Eshleman, Elam Witmer
Fahnestock, William B.
Funk, Amos H.
Gable, Jacob
Haines, Samuel B.
Harbaugh, Henry
Hershey, Benjamin
Jefferies, Thomas
Kennedy, J. P. M.
Landis, Benjamin
Landis, David
Landis, Jesse
Landis, John
Lefever, John
Lehman, John S.
Lindsay, John J.
List, Friedrich
Mathiot, John
Maxwell, Hugh
McCall, H. W.
Mercer, J. Q.
Messersmith, Jacob
Metzler, Christian E.
Michael, J.
Roosevelt, Theodore
Scott, Joseph
Shreiner, Martin
Steele, John F.
Stevens, Enos
Witmer, A. K.
Witmer, Henry
Wylie, S. A.
Subjects
Broadsides
Political posters
Posters
Search Terms
Advertisements
Announcements
Arithmetic
Boys Work Fund
Broadsides
Camons Island
Cheap Job Printer, Lancaster Inquirer
Court of Quarter Sessions
Cromwell & Bomberger
Finding aids
Flyers
Frantz's Mill
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Lancaster Adler
Lancaster County Prison
Lancaster Soil Conservation District
Lancaster Unemployed Council
Lititz Turnpike Company
Manor Turnpike Company
Manuscript groups
Mayors
Mount Vista Gold and Silver Mining Company
New York and Pennsylvania Oil and Coal Mining Company
Newspapers
Notices
Paradise Lyceum
Pennsylvania General Assembly, House of Representatives
Petitions
Philadelphia Mourning Store, Jones & Fisher
Poetry
Political posters
Posters
Programs
Railroads
Reports
Review Print
Russel & Myers
S. B. Cox and Company
Sheriffs
Slackwater Turnpike
Steam Book and Job Printing
Stockholders
Stocks
Tolls
Union and Tribune Office
Youth Appreciation Week
Extent
2 boxes, 23 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, German, and Pennsylvania German
Object ID
MG0357
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: 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
Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Other Numbers
MG-357
Classification
MG0357
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 3 January 2022.
Documents
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #040
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
Hambright, Frederick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Sheriffs
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #040
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A May 29, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment to sheriff for summoning jurors.
Hambright, Frederick.
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 1830 #290
Date Range
1830
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
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.
Date Range
1830
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Baum, Levi
Bausley, John
Beeler, Frederick
Beidleman, Solomon
Best, John
Boggs, Joseph
Boot, Catharine
Brown, Hannah
Brown, J.
Brown, Jacob S.
Brown, Samuel
Burton, Thomas
Campbell, John
Cassell, John
Coal, Christopher
Coldman, Jacob
Colp, John
Cook, Thomas
Cowan, John
Cunningham, James
Cunningham, Thomas
Curran, John
Davies, William
Davis, Richard
Delia, Godfried
Diller, Adam
Doersh, Elizabeth
Dolby, Jeremiah
Dolly, Margaret
Dolly, Mary
Dorsey, David
Dubrun, B.
Duncan, Melby
Dush, Elizabeth
Edens, Maria
Eicholtz, John
Esage, Warren
Etter, Hannah
Evans, John
Finfrock, Michael
Fletcher, Jacob
Fox, Joseph
Franklin, Thomas
Frazerer, Daniel
Fullerton, John
Gallacher, Daniel
Gallacher, Job
Gardner, Nancy
Gardner, Thomas
Gilkey, Isaac
Green, William
Gross, John
Hagan, Patrick
Hatz, Eliza
Hatz, Elizabeth
Henry, James
Henry, Rachael
Hill, George
Hilliard, Alexander
Hook, Balthis
Hornse, John
Insey, Charles
Isenberger, Nicholas
Jackson, Nelson
Johnson, Peggy
Johnson, Simon
Johnston, Ann
Johnston, James
Johnston, Nancy
Jolly, John
Jolly, Margaret
Jonathan, Andrew
Jones, Abraham
Jones, William
Kearns, Robert
Keller, Daniel
Kelly, John
Kingland, John
Kingsland, John
Kinslet, John
Kirkpatrick, John
Kope, George
Koshe, James
Lackey, Nancy
Leib, John
Leise, John
Long, Henry
Lyons, John
Mason, William
McCauly, William
McCormick, John
McIntire, Daniel
McKracken, John
McPhillips, Edward
Mock, George
Moloy, Rosina
Moore, George
Nixdorf, Henry
Norton, Robert
O'Donnell, Edward
Parker, Joseph
Patton, Anthony
Petry, John
Pile, Elizabeth
Pile, Philip
Rake, William
Reed, James
Reed, William
Remly, Frederick
Richison, Samuel
Riley, Samuel
Ringold, Richard
Rodgers, Joseph
Ruban, John
Ruth, Bernard
Sammons, John
Seacey, James
Shafer, Isaac
Sharp, Maria
Sharp, Thomas
Shelenberger, Christian
Smith, Charles
Smith, David
Smith, George
Smith, James
Smith, John
Star, Job
Steel, Ann
Stewart, Samuel
Stuart, William
Sunderland, Mary
Sunderland, Thomas
Sweeny, Charles
Taylor, Nelson
Thompson, John
Tripp, Catherine
Wallace, William
Walts, Thomas
Warfell, John
Watt, Jane
Weak, Isaac
Weidel, Daniel
Williams, George
Wilson, Josiah
Wise, George
Withers, Abraham
Withnow, Andrew
Wolf, Maria
Wood, Benjamin
Young, John
Young, John H.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Incarcerated persons
Lancaster
Prisons
Sheriffs
Women
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #290
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
010
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Diller, Adam. Sheriff.
List includes prisoners' names, by whom committed, crime, number of days, and fees.
List of prisoners:
Burton, Thomas.
Hook, Balthis.
Curran, John.
Beeler, Frederick.
Dolby, Jeremiah.
Warfell, John.
Dorsey, David.
Baum, Levi.
Ruban, John.
Duncan, Melby.
Smith, David.
Riley, Samuel.
Moloy, Rosina.
Hatz, Eliza.
Edens, Maria.
Johnston, Ann.
Lackey, Nancy.
O'Donnell, Edward.
Rake, William.
Johnston, James.
Johnston, Nancy.
Henry, Raechael.
Withnow, Andrew.
Weak, Isaac.
Nicholas, Isenberger.
Dolly, Margaret.
Smith, John.
McCauly, William.
Kearns, Robert.
Hagan, Patrick.
Young, John H.
Sunderland, Thomas.
Sunderland, Mary.
Walts, Thomas.
Thompson, John.
Johnson, Simon.
Lyons, John.
Smith, James.
Brown, Hannah.
Insey, Charles.
Taylor, Nelson.
Fox, Joseph.
Evans, John.
Reed, James.
Coal, Christopher.
Delia, Godfried.
Reed, William.
Ringold, Richard.
Stuart, William.
Davies, William.
Franklin, Thomas.
Hilliard, Alexander.
Green, William.
Mason, William.
Kope, George.
Seacey, James.
Henry, Rachael.
Wolf, Maria.
Pile, Elizabeth.
Boot, Catharine.
Esage, Warren.
Shafer, Isaac.
Norton, Robert.
Watt, Jane.
Gallacher, Daniel.
Gallacher, Job.
Leib, John.
Smith, Charles.
Finfrock, Michael.
Kingsland, John.
Gardner, Nancy.
Kinslet, John.
Sharp, Thomas.
Sammons, John.
Gardner, Thomas.
Williams, George.
Jonathan, Andrew.
Kingland, John.
McIntire, Daniel.
Shelenberger, Christian.
Cunningham, Thomas.
Cook, Thomas.
Cassell, John.
Gross, John.
Brown, Jacob S.
Rodgers, Joseph.
Hornse, John.
Ruth, Bernard.
McPhillips, Edward.
Doersh, Elizabeth.
Steel, Ann.
Etter, Hannah.
Brown, Samuel.
Withers, Abraham.
Keller, Daniel.
Jones, Abraham.
Weidel, Daniel.
Dolly, Mary.
Nixdorf, Henry.
Wood, Benjamin.
Fullerton, John.
Jones. William.
Jackson, Nelson.
Jolly, Margaret.
Davis, Richard.
Fletcher, Jacob.
Pile, Philip.
Koshe, James.
Kirkpatrick, John.
Hatz, Elizabeth.
Patton, Anthony.
Tripp, Catherine.
Best, John.
Campbell, John.
Cowan, John.
Johnson, Peggy.
Parker, Joseph.
Frazerer, Daniel.
Colp, John.
Stewart, Samuel.
Bausley, John.
two unnamed Native Americans.
an unnamed "Frenchman and his lady".
Petry, John.
Young, John.
McCormick, John.
Leise, John.
Sharp, Maria.
Dubrun, B.
Beidleman, Solomon.
Jolly, John.
Remly, Frederick.
Smith, George.
Wise, George.
Star, Job.
Wallace, William.
Kelly, John.
Sweeny, Charles.
Brown, J.
Eicholtz, John.
Hill, George.
Richison, Samuel.
McKracken, John.
Coldman, Jacob.
Dush, Elizabeth.
Wilson, Josiah.
Moore, George.
Henry, James.
Boggs, Joseph.
Cunningham, James.
Mock, George.
Gilkey, Isaac.
Long, Henry.
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 1822 #031
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
1822
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Long, Samuel
Jamison, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Prisons
Sheriffs
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #031
Box Number
002
Notes
Entered into Q&A Sep 4, 2003.
Additional Notes
Prisons.
Payment for returning Samuel Long from York to Lancaster jail.
Jamison, Thomas. Sheriff.
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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