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.
Photograph- Cabinet card. John P. McCaskey. Written on back: " 'Glorious indeed is the world around us, but more glorious is the world of God within us.' Longfellow 6/20/89 Very truly yours, J. P. McCaskey".
Photograph- Cabinet card. John P. McCaskey. Written on back: " 'Glorious indeed is the world around us, but more glorious is the world of God within us.' Longfellow 6/20/89 Very truly yours, J. P. McCaskey".
Description
Cabinet card. John P. McCaskey. Written on back: " 'Glorious indeed is the world around us, but more glorious is the world of God within us.' Longfellow 6/20/89 Very truly yours, J. P. McCaskey".
Photograph- Teaching staff of the Lemon Street School, c. 1881-1882. Identified are: Elizabeth Carpenter, Matilda Zug, Clara Spindler (Mrs. Duttenhoffer), Clarence V. Lichty, Sue Holbrook, Kate Clifton (Mrs. Carl Thorbahn), Kate Shirk and Annie Etter.
Photograph- Teaching staff of the Lemon Street School, c. 1881-1882. Identified are: Elizabeth Carpenter, Matilda Zug, Clara Spindler (Mrs. Duttenhoffer), Clarence V. Lichty, Sue Holbrook, Kate Clifton (Mrs. Carl Thorbahn), Kate Shirk and Annie Etter.
Description
Teaching staff of the Lemon Street School, c. 1881-1882. Identified are: Elizabeth Carpenter, Matilda Zug, Clara Spindler (Mrs. Duttenhoffer), Clarence V. Lichty, Sue Holbrook, Kate Clifton (Mrs. Carl Thorbahn), Kate Shirk and Annie Etter.
Carte de visite. Young boy sitting on a chair in a photographer's studio. Identified as John Alfred Hornberger, c. 1882. Written on back: "John Hornberger brother".
Leaman's Brew House, original home of Franklin College in 1787. Located on Mifflin Street west of South Duke Street near Trinity Lutheran Church. It later became a station house. Demolished in early 1900.
