Skip header and navigation

Revise Search

3 records – page 1 of 1.

Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Envelope that held affidavits of Samuel Johnson
Object ID
AUG 1836 F003 QS
Date Range
1836/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Envelope that held affidavits of Samuel Johnson
Date Range
1836/08
Year
1836
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Johnson, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Affidavits
Eastern State Penitentiary
Envelopes
Incarcerated persons
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Envelope
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1836 F003 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Envelope that held affidavits of Samuel Johnson, alias Benjamin Williams and James Fortner, convicts discharged from Eastern State Penitentiary.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #479
Date Range
1824
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 Range
1824
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Burkins, Charles
Burkins, Eliza
Burkins, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Rapho Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Invoice
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #479
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jun 12, 2002.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Burkins, Charles. Father of Burkins, Eliza, age 10; Burkins, John, age 8.
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 1829 #354
Date Range
1829
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Date Range
1829
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0009
People
Dychs, Jacob
Gipson, Abner
Gipson, Michael
Keller, Christian
Nealon, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Object Name
Invoice
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #354
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/05/20.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Document says Groves Town. Possibly Grofftown, Lancaster Twp.
Dychs, Jacob.
Gipson, Abner.
Gipson, Michael.
Keller, Christian.
Nealon, Thomas. Teacher.
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