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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #435
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 0011
People
Levy, Levi
Robinson, John
Pentlan, Joseph
Search Terms
Lancaster
Conestoga Twp.
African Americans
Persons of color
Coroners' Inquests
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #435
Box Number
011
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Coroners' Inquests.
Levy, Levi. Deceased. Conestoga Twp. Accidental drowning.
Robinson, John. Deceased. Conestoga Twp. Accidental drowning.
Pentlan, Joseph. Deceased. Conestoga Twp. Accidental drowning.
Unnamed male child. Deceased. African American. Accidentally exposing it to the weather in bad health. City of Lancaster.
4 items. 4 pieces.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mechanics' Liens
Title
Mechanics' lien filed against Methodist Episcopal Church of Conestoga Center
Object ID
APR 1857 F033 ML
Date Range
1857/04
Collection
Mechanics' Liens
Title
Mechanics' lien filed against Methodist Episcopal Church of Conestoga Center
Admin/Biographical History
Liens filed by contractors showing names of parties including owner of property; description of property including location; nature of claim; description of materials and work done on property.
Date Range
1857/04
Creation Date
April 1857
Year
1857
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Groff, Francis B.
Kendig, B. S.
Lorimer, John
Warfel, Abraham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Buildings
Churches
Conestoga Center, Conestoga Twp.
Contractors
Mechanics' Liens
Methodist Episcopal Church of Conestoga Center
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Claim
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1857 F033 ML
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Methodist Episcopal Church of Conestoga Center.
Building.
Warfel, Abraham; Groff, Francis B.; Lorimer, John; Kendig, B. S. Contractors.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 01-00 0202
Description Level
Item
Less detail