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Collection
General Collection
Title
Sketch of the old jail
Object ID
1-23-01-15
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
General Collection
Title
Sketch of the old jail
Description
Sketch of the old jail on North Prince Street. Now the site of the Fulton Opera House.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subject
Photographs
Classification
1-23-01-15
Search Terms
Jails
Prisons
North Prince Street
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
1-23-01-15
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2023.034
Images
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #025
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 0008
People
Bryan, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Jails
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #025
Box Number
008
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jun 28, 2001.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Payment for one iron-bound wooden bucket for the jail.
Bryan, George.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
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