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Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #301A

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: Aekin, George; Aekin, William; Aekin, Ebnezer; Brown, Samuel; Gray, William; Brown, Thomas; Burnite, D.; Ross, Reason; Carl, Joseph; Carl, William; Corthers, John; Corthers, William; Corthers, White; Corthers, Richard; Dever, Samuel; Dever, Elenor; Dever, John; Evans, Joel; Evans, Thomas; Leek, Elizabeth; Richardson, William; Johnson, David; Lewis, Mary; Lewis, James; Lewis, Andrew; Long, Mary; Long, Kersey; Long, Abner; Maxfield, George; Maxfield, Margaret; Maxfield, Amos; McGuigin, Agnes; McGuigin, Charles; McGuigin, Rosanna; Millburn, James; Millburn, Nancy; Millburn, William; Millburn Abram; Miller, John; Miller, Charlotte; Miller, Addaline; Norris, Levi; Norris, Elenor; Norris, D.C.; Norris, Sarah Ann; Peters, Abram; Peters, Joshua; Peters, William; Peters, Robert; Tobias, Samuel; Tobias, Lydi Ann; Tobias, Darias; Towson, Isaac; Towson, Joseph; Towson, Ephraim; Whipper, John; Whipper, Washington; Whipper, James

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

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

Place: Little Britain 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 #301A

Box Number: 005

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/08/05; .

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.; Aekin, George. Father of Aekin, William age 8; Aekin, Ebnezer, age 7.; Brown, Samuel. Father of Gray, William, age 7; Brown, Thomas, age 5.; Burnite, D. Parent of Ross, Reason, age 9.; Carl, Joseph. Father of Carl, William, age 9.; Corthers, John. Father of Corthers, William, age 10; Corthers, White, age 8; Corthers, Richard, age 6.; Dever, Samuel. Father of Dever, Elenor, age 7; Dever, John, age 9.; Evans, Joel. Father of Evans, Thomas, age 6.; Leek, Elizabeth. Mother of Richardson, William, age 5; Johnson, David, age 9.; Lewis, Mary. Mother of Lewis, James,age 9; Lewis, Andrew, age 6.; Long, Mary. Mother of Long, Kersey, age 9; Long, Abner, age 7.; Maxfield, George. Father of Maxfield, Margaret, age 9; Maxfield, Amos, age 5.; McGuigin, Agnes. Mother of McGuigin, Charles, age 9; McGuigin, Rosanna.; Millburn, James. Father of Millburn, Nancy, age 10; Millburn, William, age 8; Millburn Abram, age 7.; Miller, John. Father of Miller, Charlotte, age 8; Miller, Addaline, age 6.; Norris, Levi. Father of Norris, Elenor, age 10; Norris, D.C., age 7; Norris, Sarah Ann, age 6.; Peters, Abram. Father of Peters, Joshua, age 11; Peters, William, age 9; Peters, Robert, age 7.; Tobias, Samuel. Father of Tobias, Samuel, age 9; Tobias, Lydi Ann, age 7; Tobias, Darias, age 5.; Towson, Isaac. Father of Towson, Joseph, age 10; Towson, Ephraim, age 9.; Whipper, John. Father of Whipper, Washington, age 10; Whipper, James, age 6.; 1 item. 1 piece.