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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 #369
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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
Aynson, Joseph
Beam, Catharine
Beam, Elizabeth
Beam, Samuel
Carson, Isaac
Carson, Joseph
Eshelman, Peter
Gilms, Parker
Lambert, Isaac
Lambert, Stephen
McCaslin, Magdalena
Parker, Washington
Ronk, Mariann
Setzler, John
Silknitter, Ann
Silknitter, Elizabeth
Siverling, Daniel
Siverling, Mary
Smith, David
Smith, James
Smith, Jane
Smith, Johnathon
Smith, Samuel
Stean, Henry
Stean, Lydia
Stephanson, Jane
Zell, Elizabeth
Zell, Barbara
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Brecknock Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Brecknock 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 #369
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1993/09/21.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Aynson, Joseph. Teacher.
Beam, Catharine.
Beam, Elizabeth.
Beam, Samuel.
Carson, Isaac.
Carson, Joseph.
Eshelman, Peter.
Gilms, Parker.
Lambert, Isaac.
Lambert, Stephen.
McCaslin, Magdalena.
Parker, Washington.
Ronk, Mariann.
Setzler, John.
Silknitter, Ann.
Silknitter, Elizabeth.
Siverling, Daniel.
Siverling, Mary.
Smith, David.
Smith, James.
Smith, Jane.
Smith, Johnathon.
Smith, Samuel.
Stean, Henry.
Stean, Lydia.
Stephanson, Jane.
Zell, Elizabeth.
Zell, Barbara.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
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Archive

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Collection
James Fleming Smith Family Papers
Title
James Fleming Smith Family Papers, 1821-1924
Object ID
MG0912
Date Range
1821-1924
, Richard Putnam, A. B. Schall, Jacob H. Smith, Elizabeth Schall Smith, Howard Persifor Smith, Howard Persifor, Jr. Smith, Isaac Smith, James Fleming Smith, Margaret Fleming Smith, Mary Tucker Brubaker Smith, Robert Subject Headings: Letters Search Terms: Correspondence Finding aids Genealogy Letters
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Collection
James Fleming Smith Family Papers
Title
James Fleming Smith Family Papers, 1821-1924
Description
This collection contains letters, correspondence, documents, a copy book, marriage license, an issue of the Wrightsville Star newspaper and other ephemera of the family of James Fleming Smith (1807-1854) and his son, Howard Persifor Smith (1847-1872).
Admin/Biographical History
James Fleming Smith, son of Isaac Smith and Margaret Fleming, was born in 1807 in Lancaster County and died in 1854 in Wrightsville, York County. He married Elizabeth Schall, 3 September 1845, and had one child, Howard Persifor Smith, born in 1872.
Date Range
1821-1924
Year Range From
1821
Year Range To
1924
Date of Accumulation
1821-1924
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Baumgardner, Thomas
Haldeman, Peter
Mason, Richard
Putnam, A. B.
Schall, Jacob H.
Smith, Elizabeth Schall
Smith, Howard Persifor
Smith, Howard Persifor, Jr.
Smith, Isaac
Smith, James Fleming
Smith, Margaret Fleming
Smith, Mary Tucker Brubaker
Smith, Robert
Subjects
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Finding aids
Genealogy
Letters
Manuscript groups
Marriage certificates
Newspapers
Wrightsville Star
Extent
7 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0912
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), James Fleming Smith Family Papers, 1821-1924 (MG0912), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Please request at the Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection 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.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
Unknown.MG0912
Other Numbers
MG-912
Classification
MG0912
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Transferred from Robert Smith family file 26 September 2002. Transferred from Document Collection, Box 32, Folder 3, 8 April 2022.
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Order for Payment

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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #065
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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
1823
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Aynson, Joseph
Burger, Susannah
Burger, William
Dolby, Abraham
Dolby, Elizabeth
Dolby, Isaac
Englehart, Jacob
Englehart, Mary
Fingar, Hannah
Fingar, Jane
Frazier, William
Hinton, Jacob
Hinton, Samuel
Hinton, Susannah
Lambert, Isaac
March, Isaac
March, Jesse
March, Samuel
Sagnar, Richard
Siverling, Jacob
Smith, David
Smith, James
Smith, Jane
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Brecknock Twp.
Caernarvon Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Brecknock Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #065
Box Number
003
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1992/12/22.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
School: Adam Styer's Schoolhouse.
Brecknock or Caernarvon Township, as noted.
Aynson, Joseph. Teacher.
Burger, Susannah. Caernarvon Twp.
Burger, William. Caernarvon Twp.
Dolby, Abraham. Caernarvon Twp.
Dolby, Elizabeth. Caernarvon Twp.
Dolby, Isaac. Caernarvon Twp.
Englehart, Jacob. Caernarvon Twp.
Englehart, Mary. Caernarvon Twp.
Fingar, Hannah. Caernarvon Twp.
Fingar, Jane. Caernarvon Twp.
Frazier, William. Brecknock Twp.
Hinton, Jacob. Caernarvon Twp.
Hinton, Samuel. Caernarvon Twp.
Hinton, Susannah. Caernarvon Twp.
Lambert, Isaac. Brecknock Twp.
March, Isaac. Brecknock Twp.
March, Jesse. Brecknock Twp.
March, Samuel. Brecknock Twp.
Sagnar, Richard. Caernarvon Twp.
Siverling, Jacob. Brecknock Twp.
Smith, David. Brecknock Twp.
Smith, James. Brecknock Twp.
Smith, Jane. Brecknock Twp.
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Classification
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Letter

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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Letter from James Buchanan to Harriet Lane Johnston
Object ID
JBFP 1.1.1.221
Date Range
1867/10/09
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Letter from James Buchanan to Harriet Lane Johnston
Description
Letter from James Buchanan to Harriet Lane Johnston expressing happiness at her visit, family chatter including visit of Miss Eliza, Harriet Parker, Barbara Zook, Mary “Charlies wife,” servant problems, “the simple Irishman” James Smith, foot bath, visit to Father Keenan turned humorous, Mr. Reed, Mr. Baker, barrel of whiskey from Lebanon County, Mrs. Lane and John, Nelly Potter, Mr. Cummings, Judge Hayes, and James [Shuset]. Wheatland.
Date Range
1867/10/09
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 1, Box 3
People
Baker, Joseph Boyd
Buchanan, James
Cummings, William
Hayes, Alexander Laws
Lane, Martha Armor Jenkins
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Keenan, Bernard
Parker, Harriet
Potter, Nelly
Reed, William Bradford
Smith, James
Zook, Barbara
Smithgall, Mary
Ingersole, Charles J.
Lane, John Newton
Subjects
Personal correspondence
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Correspondence, Personal
Letters
Whiskey
Eichelberger whiskey
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
Harriet Lane Johnston
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan, 5.25 x 8 in.
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 1 Series 1
Object ID
JBFP 1.1.1.221
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
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.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1995.127
Other Number
JBFP Part 1, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 221
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Letter

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ba5675d8-87bb-4695-8df8-145113757354
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Letter from James Buchanan to Harriet Lane Johnston
Object ID
JBFP 1.1.1.223
Date Range
1867/11/05
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  2 documents     6 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Letter from James Buchanan to Harriet Lane Johnston
Description
Letter from James Buchanan to Harriet Lane Johnston reviewing the inheritance of Wheatland and family chatter including his healing from a spider bite, servant James, Ann Eliza, Robert Lane, return of Maryland Code, Misses Pleasanton and Miss Hetty. With envelope. Wheatland.
Date Range
1867/11/05
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 1, Box 3
People
Buchanan, James
Parker, Esther "Miss Hetty"
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Lane, Robert
Pleasanton, Clementina
Pleasonton, Laura
Smith, James
Buchanan, Ann Eliza Foster
Subjects
Personal correspondence
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Correspondence, Personal
Letters
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
Harriet Lane Johnston
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
2 items, 6 pages to scan, 6.5 x 8 in. and 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 1 Series 1
Object ID
JBFP 1.1.1.223
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
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.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1995.129a-b
Other Number
JBFP Part 1, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 223
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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