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Collection
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Title
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Object ID
MG0166
Date Range
1738-1920
Content Note: The Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection contains documents collected by Mr. Diffenderffer. These documents are primarily from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and include letters, legal and court papers, indentures, receipts, property and probate records, and financial and military
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Collection
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Title
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Description
The Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection contains documents collected by Mr. Diffenderffer. These documents are primarily from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and include letters, legal and court papers, indentures, receipts, property and probate records, and financial and military papers. The people and businesses represented include George Ross, Jasper Yeates, A. Herr Smith, Timothy Matlack, Mount Hope Furnace, and the Lancaster, Elizabethtown & Middletown Turnpike Road Company.
System of Arrangement
Collection retains original arrangement.
Date Range
1738-1920
Year Range From
1738
Year Range To
1920
Date of Accumulation
1738-1920
Creator
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried, 1833-1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Adams, John Quincy
Adreas, Agnes
Albright, W.
Anderson, James
Andrews, Jacob W.
Andrews, James P.
Ashbridge, Elizabeth
Ashbridge, J. H.
Ashbridge, Sarah
Ashbridge, Sidney
Atlee, Samuel
Attlee, Samuel
Autstch, Adam
Bare, Martin
Barlow, Thomas
Barnitz, Joseph
Barr, John
Barton, David R.
Barton, W.
Bauer, Adam
Beams, Jacob
Beard, Robert
Bearn, John
Beck, Martha
Beck, Paul
Beck, Samuel
Bender, Leonard
Benezet, Daniel
Benner, Henrich
Berntheisel, Henry
Berry, William
Bickham, F. A.
Bickman, George
Bletz, Jacob
Blumer, Abraham
Bollinger, Esther
Bombarger, Martin
Bomberger, John
Bower, Samuel P.
Bowman, Henry
Bowman, J.
Bowman, Samuel
Bowman, W.
Boyd, James
Boyd, Samuel
Bradford, Samuel J.
Breck, Samuel
Bredenstein, Philip
Brown, David
Brown, Matthew
Brown, William
Broud, Bill
Bruener, G.
Bryan, George
Bryan, George I.
Burd, Edward
Burkholder, E.
Burt, Nathaniel
Caldwell, James
Caldwell, Oliver
Caldwell, Robert
Calhoun, John C.
Cameron, James
Cameron, John
Campbell, Sarah
Carpenter, Abraham
Carpenter, Daniel
Carpenter, Jacob
Carpenter, William
Cather, Robert
Chambers, Stephen
Chambers, W.
Charlton, Thomas
Clark, Brice
Clark, John
Clark, Washington
Clemson, Joseph
Cochran, A.
Cochran, William
Coleman, William
Connor, Kitty
Cookson, Thomas
Cooper, William
Creasy, Solomon
Creasy, Solomon M.
Crone, Robert
Cunningham, Hugh
Cunningham, Thomas
Damant, James
Damisch, Fred
Davis, Zaccheus
Deckert, Jacob
Dederick, Henry
Dering, Henry
Derward, Jonas
Detrick, P.
Dickert, Jacob
Dieterick, Jacob
Diffenderffer, David
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried
Diffenderffer, Harold F.
Diffenderfer, Michael
Diffenderfer, Philip
Diller, Peter
Doerses, Frederick
Dougherty, William
Douglass, George
Douglass, James
Doyle, Thomas
Dryer, Andrew
Dubbs, Joseph H.
Duck, Geotge
Duncan, Daniel
Eagen, James
Eagen, Thomas
Eberman, John
Eberman, Philip
Eckert, George
Eckman, John
Eftwein, Johannes
Eichholtz, H.
Eichholtz, Leonard
Eliot, Daniel
Emanuel, John
Ench, Jacob
Espy, George R.
Evans, Frances
Evans, Isaac
Evans, James C.
Evans, Samuel
Ewing, John
Faghterin, Mary
Fahnestock, Samuel
Fehl, Andrew
Feltman, George
Ferree, Conrad
Ferree, Polly
Fissel, Michael
Flowers, Christian
Foltz, Bernard
Fordney, Casper
Fouts, Martin
Franklin, Thomas
Franklin, Thomas E.
Franklin W. B.
Frantz, Phil
Frey, J.
Fultz, John
Galbraith, Bertram
Galloway, Joseph
Geddis, Samuel
Gibble, L. W.
Gibbons, William
Gildersleve, Jonathan H.
Gildersleve Sarah
Gill, Deborah
Gill, Eramus
Gill, James
Gill, Matthew
Givler, Mary
Golden, Jeffery
Graass, Jacob
Graeff, Matthias
Graeff, W.
Graff, Benjamin
Graff, Henry
Graff, Jacob
Gratz, Hyman
Groff, Abraham
Groff, David
Groff, Isaac
Gross, Michael
Grove, Abraham
Grubb, Baird
Grubb, Curtis
Grubb, Henry
Habacker, George
Habacker, Wager
Hartz, John
Hake, Elizabeth
Hake, Jacob
Hale, Charles
Hambright, Henry
Hamilton, James
Hamilton, William
Hand, Edward
Hart, Elizabeth
Hartand, John
Hartmyer, Frederick
Haton, James
Hatz, John
Hayn, Christopher
Hehl, Matthew
Henderson, Mary
Henry, Christopher
Henry, Elizabeth
Henry, Joseph
Henry, Josiah
Henry, John Joseph
Henry, Mary
Herr, Christian
Hensel, William Uhler
Hibshman, Henry
Hoff, John
Hoofnagle, P.
Hoover, Jacob
Host, Catharine
Host, Michael
Howell, William H.
Howell, William Wilson
Huber, J.
Huber, John
Hubley, Adam
Hubley, John
Hubley, Joseph
Hubley, M.
Hubner, Nathanael
Huston, Alex
Hutchinson, E.
Jacks, James
Jenkins, Ron
Johns, Elizabeth
Johns, Jacob
Johns, Paul
Johnston, Sam
Jones, John
Jones, Owen
Jones, Paul T.
Jordan, J.
Kauffman, Abraham
Kauffman, Joseph
Kehler, Andrew
Kelly, Joseph P.
Kelly, William
Kenedy, John
Kittera, John Wilkes
Kittera, Thomas
Kline, David
Kline, George
Kline, Michael
Kling, M.
Konigmaker, James
Krebil, John
Krieg, Philip
Krug, Edward
Krug, H. V.
Krug, Jacob
Krug, Valentine
Kuhn, Frederick
Kuhn, Jacob
Lanck, Jacob
Landes, John
Lauman, Ludwig
Lechler, John
Leman, H. E.
Lewis, Abraham
Lewis, Ellis
Liews, Eliza
Lightner, Nathaniel
Likens, James
Lind, John
Long, Charles E.
Long, Jacob
Longenecker, David
Lowery, Alexander
Lowery, Lazarus
Lowman, Ludwig
Lutz, Peter
Lynch, Thomas
MacGonigle, Jonathan T.
MacGregor, John
MacGregor, Peter
Machold, Lewis Frederick
Marshall, Christopher
Matlack, Timothy
Mattes, George
Mauer, Peter
Maus, Peter
Mayer, John
Mayer, Lewis
McGown, William
McClure, David
McClure, Randle
McKim, James
McKinney, Mordecai
Mease, James
Mease, John
Mercer, John Q.
Messersmith, George
Metzer, Jonas
Metzer, Norman
Miller, David
Miller, Harry
Miller, Henry
Miller, James
Miller, John
Miller, T. H.
Minnich, Lizzie
Mohler, Henry
Montgomery, Jane
Montgomery, S. H.
Moore, James
Moore, John
Musser, John
Myer, John
Myer, John P.
Myer, Josephine
Myers, Christian
Myers, Eckert
Myers, Henry
Myers, Jacob
Myers, John
Myers, Joseph
Myers, Josephine
Myers, S. H.
Myers, Sidney
Muhlenberg, F. A.
Muhlenberg, G. H. E.
Muhlenberg, Henry
Muhlenberg, Henry A.
Munster, Paul
Nager, Ben Willis
Nagle, John
Neal, John
Nees, Adam
Neisser, G. Br.
Nelson, William
Nicholson, John
Norgrave, H.
Odonel, Charles
Old, James
Parvin, Francis
Passmore, John
Patton, James
Pendleton, George H.
Pennypacker, Samuel W.
Penrose, Clement
Petersby, Richard
Physick, Edmund
Pine, Michael
Pohlman, Abraham
Price, Eli K.
Purviance, Samuel
Ralston, Robert
Ramsay, Catharine
Ramsay, David
Ramsay, James
Ramsay, Nathaniel
Ramsay, William
Randall, Samuel
Rank, Samuel
Redsecker, Jacob
Reed, E. L.
Reed, George
Reedly, George
Reedly, John
Reigart, Adam
Reigart, Emanuel
Reigart, Jacob
Riche, Thomas
Rieger, Ann
Rohrer, John
Ross, George
Ross, James
Roth, Jacob
Schaum, Philip
Scheaffer, John
Schnierer, John, Mrs.
Schweinhaupt, Br.
Sell, Henry
Seward, Hugh
Shafer, John
Shaffer, Jacob
Sharer, David
Shearer, Jacob
Sheef, William
Sheldon, William
Shippen, Edward
Shireman, Jacob
Shol, Peter
Shware, Peter
Simon, Joseph
Simon, William
Sindersmith, S. V.
Singer, Casper
Singer, Emanuel
Skiles, William
Slaugher, Hiram
Slaymaker, Amos
Slaymaker, Henry
Slough, Matthias
Smith, A. Herr
Smith, Eliza
Smith, Joanna
Smith, Thomas
Smith, William
Snapp, Samuel
Solomon, Myer
Spencer, S. S.
Sprecher, Frank L.
Stauffer, Henry
Stedman, Alex
Stedman, Charles
Steinert, Christian
Steinman, Charles
Steinman, Frederick
Steinman, George
Steinman, John F.
Stevens, R. S.
Stevenson, George
Stone, John
Stoneman, Tobias
Stones, John
Stuart, Robert
Swan, John G.
Swain, R.
Swentzel, H. Y.
Swift, Joseph
Tanger, David R.
Titball, Joseph
Trimble, James
Trissler, John
Trissler, Joseph David
Turner, Ambrose
Turner, Catharine
Wagen, Philip
Walk, Deetrick
Walker, John
Wallace, John
Wallace, William
Warden, M.
Warfel, John
Washington, Samuel
Watson, David
Webb, James
Weber, Adam
Wegman, Mary
Weitzel, George
Wenger, Roland
Werner, Jacob
Wertsburger, Henry
West, William
Wetherill, Samuel P.
White, George
White, T.
Whitaker, George
Wildred, Daniel
Williams, Evans P.
Williams, John
Wistar, Thomas
Witlow, Hugh
Witman, John
Witman, Michael
Witmer, Abraham
Witmer, Benjamin
Witmer, David
Witmer, Henry
Wolford, Ludwig
Wood, George
Work, Joseph
Wright, James
Wright, John
Wright, S. W.
Yaner, Jacob
Yeates, Jasper
Yeates, John
Young, Henry
Young, Mattias
Zahm, Godfrey
Zantzinger, Adam
Zantzinger, Ester
Zeigler, George
Zimmer, Henry
Subjects
Bonds
Business records
Certificates
Court records
Finance, Personal
Invoices
Letters
Lotteries
Minutes (Records)
Probate records
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Schools
Stocks
Search Terms
Accounts
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Armor's Old Bookstore
Articles of agreement
Beaver Creek
Black Horse Farm
Bonds
Business records
Certificates
Charles E. Wentz and Bros.
Christ Lutheran Church
Cocalico Creek
Conestoga Steam Mills
Constables
Correspondence
Court records
Farmers Bank of Lancaster
Farmer's Hay and Straw Market Association
Finance, Personal
Finding aids
Franklin Savings and Building Association
Grosh and Levering
Hamilton Lots
Indentures
Indian Queen Hotel
Invoices
Lancaster Cemetery
Lancaster County Agricultural Park
Lancaster County Historical Society
Lancaster, Elizabethtown and Middletown Turnpike Company
Letters
Lotteries
Manuscript groups
McDowell's Mill
Minutes
Mount Hope Furnace
Northern Central Railway Company
Pennsylvania Council
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Probate records
Protestant Episcopal Church
Receipts
Sam Wetherill and Sons
Schools
Shaffner and Ziegler
St. James Episcopal Church
Steinman and Son
Stocks
Trinity Lutheran Church
W. Kirkpatrick and Company
Zahm and Jackson Jewelers
Extent
1 box, 27 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0166
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Frank R. Diffenderfer Collection (MG0166), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
1964.013
Other Numbers
MG-166
Classification
MG0166
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 September 2021.
Accession # L64-13
Documents
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #019A
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
Bowser, Peter
Butler, Henry
Carter, Charles
Conrad, John
Crayton, James
Dettweiller, Jacob
Duff, William
Fritz, John
Hamilton, William
Harpham, Jeremiah G.
Johnston, Jeremiah
Jones, John
Kennard, Samuel
Livey, John
McMahon, John
Moyer, Jacob
Myers, Frederick
Myers, John
Shaffer, George
West, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #019A
Box Number
003
Notes
Entered into Q&A May 3, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment to Philadelphia prison for support of prisoners held there.
Prisoners listed:
Bowser, Peter.
Butler, Henry.
Conrad, John.
Crayton, James.
Dettweiller, Jacob.
Duff, William.
Harpham, Jeremiah G.
Johnston, Jeremiah.
Kennard, Samuel.
Myers, Frederick.
McMahon, John.
Shaffer, George.
West, John.
Fritz, John.
Hamilton, William.
Moyer, Jacob.
Livey, John.
Carter, Charles.
Myers, John.
Jones, John.
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 1823 #244
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
Boyer, Samuel
Carter, Charles
Conrad, John
Creighton, James
Ellis, Isaac
Fritz, John
Gardner, Adam
Hamilton, William
Harback, John Lewis
Harpham, Jeremiah
Hercules, Peter
Hopkins, Samuel
Jackson, Josiah
Jones, John
McMahon, John
Moyer, Jacob
Myers, Frederick
Myers, John
Rousee, John Lewis
Shuman, John
Smuller, John W.
Williams, Charles
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Prisons
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #244
Box Number
003
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Payment for support of prisoners from Lancaster County who are in the Philadelphia Prison, whose support is more than they earned by their labors. The document itemizes their expenses and their earnings.
Conrad, John.
Creighton, James.
Carter, Charles.
Ellis, Isaac.
Fritz, John.
Harpham, Jeremiah.
Hamilton, William.
Jones, John,
Myers, Frederick.
McMahon, John.
Moyer, Jacob.
Myers, John.
Rousee, John Lewis. Alias Harback, John Lewis.
Williams, Charles.
Smuller, John W.
Boyer, Samuel.
Gardner, Adam.
Hercules, Peter.
Hopkins, Samuel.
Jackson, Josiah.
Shuman, John.
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 #317
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 0009
People
Algeir, Catharine
Beitleman, Mary
Beitleman, William
Brightman, Henry
Bucher, David
Cromwell, Leah
Doebler, John
Evans, Evan
Evans, John
Galligher, Erwin
Hatch, Sarah
Hinkle, Margaret
Johnson, William
Keeder, Curtis
Kelly, Charles
Kelly, Mary
Markley, Elizabeth
Martin, John
Martin, Lewis
Martin, William
McClelland, Mary Jane
McElroy, William
Myers, John
Platt, Elizabeth
Rapp, Philip
Strome, Elizabeth
Strome, Hetty
Wittick, Adam
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Marietta
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Marietta
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #317
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/05/13.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Algeir, Catharine.
Beitleman, Mary.
Beitleman, William.
Brightman, Henry.
Bucher, David.
Cromwell, Leah.
Doebler, John.
Evans, Evan.
Evans, John.
Galligher, Erwin.
Hatch, Sarah.
Hinkle, Margaret.
Johnson, William.
Keeder, Curtis.
Kelly, Charles.
Kelly, Mary.
Markley, Elizabeth.
Martin, John.
Martin, Lewis.
Martin, William.
McClelland, Mary Jane.
McElroy, William. Teacher.
Myers, John.
Platt, Elizabeth.
Rapp, Philip.
Strome, Elizabeth.
Strome, Hetty.
Wittick, Adam.
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
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1883 F064
Date Range
1883
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Description
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Date Range
1883
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1883
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0013
People
Myers, John
Myers, Catharine
Summers, Peter
Seldomridge, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
Place
none
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1883 F064
Box Number
013
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncer: Myers, Catharine.
Administrators: Summers, Peter; Seldomridge, John.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 03-00 0115
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1830 F006 R
Date Range
1830
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1830
Year
1830
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0312
People
Rissel, Jacob
Myers, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Salisbury Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1830 F006 R
Box Number
312
Additional Notes
Myers, John. Administrator.
1 item, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1830 F007 R
Date Range
1830
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1830
Year
1830
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0312
People
Rissel, Jacob
Myers, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Salisbury Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1830 F007 R
Box Number
312
Additional Notes
Myers, John. Administrator.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #653
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 0010
People
Algire, Catharine
Anderson, James
Barlow, Henry
Barlow, James
Barlow, William
Beitleman, Mary
Beitleman, William
Bentel, Mary
Billet, Susanna
Boyles, Lewis
Brightman, Catharine
Brightman, Henry
Brooks, Henry
Brooks, Washington
Bucher, David
Bucher, Fanny
Buller, Mary
Caldwell, Leah
Caldwell, Thomas
Carne, Barbara
Carne, David
Charles, Benjamin
Charles, Juliana
Clark, Deborah
Clark, Nancy
Clayton, Priscilla
Cochran, Jacob
Cooper, Catharine
Cromwell, Leah
Cross, Andrew
Cross, Mary
Davis, Hannah
Davis, William
Denison, Adam
Denison, Elizabeth
Dickey, Martin
Dickey, Susanna
Doebler, John
Dougherty, Henry
Dougherty, John
Dougherty, Mary
Doyle, Henry
Draper, Elizabeth
Ealye, Matthias
Ervin, Elizabeth
Evans, Evan
Evans, John
Finfrock, Christian
Fittera, Elizabeth
Fittera, Stephen
Fritz, Adam
Fritz, Leah
Fryberger, Rebecca
Galligher, Ervin
Garst, George W.
Gelbaugh, Fanny
Gorner, Elizabeth
Gorner, John
Hallowel, Washington
Hamler, Sarah
Hartman, Christian
Hartman, Joseph
Heidler, Cyrus
Heidler, Nancy
Henry, John
Henry, William
Hinkle, Margaret
Hollinger, Elizabeth
Hollinger, Monroe G.
Hubley, Adam
Hubley, Mary
Hubley, Nancy
Jacobs, Elizabeth
Jacobs, John
Jameson, Henry
Jameson, William
Johnston, Harriet
Johnston, Rebecca
Johnston, William
Keeders, Curtis
Keffer, Elizabeth
Kelly, Charles
Kelly, Mary
Kerns, Elizabeth
Kuster, Elizabeth
Kuster, Michael
Lawrence, Samuel
Leader, Mary Ann
Leader, Simon
Lentz, Sarah
Lisle, Catharine
Livermore, Jackson
Livermore, Jason
Livermore, Sumner
Long, Perry
Longnecker, Charlotte
Longnecker, James
Lunsig, Betsey
Lunsig, Catharine
Lynch, Mary
Magill, John
Markley, Elizabeth
Martin, Elizabeth
Martin, Lewis John
Martin, William
McCarran, James
McCarran, William
McClellan, Mary Jane
McCloskey, Martin
McCloskey, William
McCony, Martin
McKean, Jacob
McKean, Mary
McMichael, David
McNeal, Hannah
McNeal, Susanna
McVey, Margaret
McVey, Nancy
Melony, Martin
Melony, Nelson
Meredith, Elizabeth
Meredith, Mary
Mooney, Eliza
Moore, Elizabeth
Moore, Jane
Moore, Robert
Myers, John
Myers, Samuel
Nace, Rebecca
Nace, Sarah
Neblow, Elizabeth
Over, Ann
Pence, Jacob
Pence, Samuel
Platt, Elizabeth
Plum, Rebecca
Probst, John
Probst, Mary
Ralston, Fanny
Rapp, Philip
Reese, Adam
Reese, Mary Ann
Reiff, Ann
Reiff, Mary
Rice, William
Road, Emanuel
Road, Jacob
Roberts, Mary Ann
Rollin, Fanny
Rollin, Henry
Roop, Henry
Sands, Mary
Sands, Rachel
Saylor, Peter
Schwalge, Henry
Schwalge, John
Seals, Levina
Shaeffer, Adeline
Shaeffer, Daniel
Shaeffer, Elizabeth
Shaeffer, Mary
Shaffner, Jeremiah
Shaffner, William
Shank, Henry
Shireman, Jacob
Shireman, Samuel
Shroll, Daniel
Shroll, Henry
Simpson, Mary Ann
Spangler, George
Stape, Catharine
Stape, Elizabeth
Stape, Joseph
Strome, Elizabeth
Strome, Hetty
Throne, Samuel
Updegraff, Louisa
Uplinger, John
Williams, John
Willis, Eliza
Willis, William
Wilson, D. William
Wilson, Thomas
Wittig, Adam
Woods, Elizabeth
Woods, Jacob
Yost, Adam
Young, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Marietta
Maytown, East Donegal Twp.
Mount Joy
Mount Joy Twp.
Richland, East Donegal Twp.
Springville, East Donegal Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #653
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/02/03.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Marietta.
Algire, Catharine. Age 8.
Bucher, David. Age 6.
Bucher, Fanny. Age 7.
Beitleman, Mary. Age 7.
Beitleman, William. Age 10.
Brightman, Catharine. Age 7.
Brightman, Henry. Age 10.
Brooks, Henry. Age 9.
Brooks, Washington. Age 10.
Charles, Benjamin. Age 8.
Charles, Juliana. Age 11.
Cromwell, Leah. Age 10.
Cooper, Catharine. Age 11.
Clayton, Priscilla. Age 9.
Cross, Andrew. Age 9.
Cross, Mary. Age 10.
Doyle, Henry. Age 8.
Draper, Elizabeth. Age 10.
Davis, Hannah. Age 11.
Davis, William. Age 5.
Doebler, John. Age 8.
Evans, Evan. Age 11.
Evans, John. Age 10,
Fryberger, Rebecca. Age 9.
Fittera, Elizabeth. Age 10.
Fittera, Stephen. Age 11.
Galligher, Ervin. Age 9.
Garst, George W. Age 7.
Hamler, Sarah. Age 8.
Hubley, Adam. Age 7.
Hubley, Nancy. Age 9.
Johnston, William. Age 10.
Jameson, William. Age 7.
Jameson, Henry. Age 10.
Hubley, Mary. Age 6.
Heidler, Cyrus. Age 9.
Heidler, Nancy. Age 11.
Hinkle, Margaret. Age 8.
Henry, John. Age 5.
Henry, William. Age 8.
Kelly, Charles. Age 10.
Kelly, Mary. Age 10.
Keeders, Curtis. Age 9.
Kerns, Elizabeth.
Longnecker, Charlotte. Age 7.
Longnecker, James. Age 11.
Leader, Mary Ann. Age 11.
Leader, Simon. Age 9.
Lisle, Catharine. Age 8.
Lawrence, Samuel. Age 5.
Lentz, Sarah. Age 11.
McKean, Jacob. Age 7.
McKean, Mary, Age 9.
Melony, Martin. Age 11.
Melony, Nelson. Age 5.
Martin, Elizabeth. Age 6.
Martin, Lewis John. Age 8.
Martin, William. Age 7.
McCloskey, Martin. Age 8.
McCloskey, William. Age 5.
McClellan, Mary Jane. Age 7.
Myers, Samuel. Age 5.
Myers, John. Age 7.
McNeal, Hannah. Age 11.
McNeal, Susanna. Age 6.
Markley, Elizabeth. Age 8.
Neblow, Elizabeth.Age 6.
Nace, Rebecca. Age 11.
Nace, Sarah. Age 9.
Over, Ann. Age 6.
Plum, Rebecca. Age 7.
Platt, Elizabeth. Age 9.
Rice, William. Age 11.
Rollin, Fanny. Age 11.
Rollin, Henry. Age 9.
Roop, Henry. Age 7.
Rapp, Philip. Age 6.
Sands, Mary. Age 5.
Sands, Rachel. Age 10.
Shank, Henry. Age 11.
Spangler, George. Age 9.
Seals, Levina. Age 7.
Strome, Elizabeth. Age 10.
Strome, Hetty. Age 7.
Saylor, Peter. Age 9.
Schwalge, Henry. Age 10.
Schwalge, John. Age 11.
Shaeffer, Daniel. Age 9.
Shaeffer, Mary. Age 11.
Wittig, Adam. Age 8.
Wilson, D. William. Age 7.
Wilson, Thomas. Age 8.
Williams, John. Age 6.
Yost, Adam. Age 10.
Richland and Mount Joy.
Clark, Deborah. Age 11.
Clark, Nancy. Age 10.
Ervin, Elizabeth. Age 8.
Hartman, Christian, Age 9.
Hartman, Joseph. Age 7.
Keffer, Elizabeth. Age 9.
Livermore, Jackson. Age 5.
Livermore, Jason. Age 7.
Livermore, Sumner. Age 9.
McMichael, David. Age 6.
Magill,John. Age 6.
McVey, Margaret. Age 9.
McVey, Nancy. Age 6.
McCarran, James. Age 11.
McCarran, William. Age 9.
Probst, John. Age 8.
Probst, Mary. Age 11.
Reese, Adam. Age 7.
Reese, Mary Ann. Age 5.
Roberts, Mary Ann. Age 6.
Simpson, Mary Ann. Age 7.
Throne, Samuel. Age 8.
Woods, Elizabeth. Age 10.
Woods, Jacob. Age 8.
Willis, Eliza. Age 10.
Willis, William. Age 8.
Young, Samuel. Age 11.
[Mount Joy] Twp.
Anderson, James. Age 10.
Billet, Susanna. Age 11.
Bentel, Mary. Age 7.
Dickey, Martin. Age 9.
Dickey, Susanna. Age 10.
Fritz, Adam. Age 8.
Fritz, Leah. Age 10.
Dougherty, Henry. Age 11.
Long, Perry. Age 8.
Meredith, Elizabeth. Age 9.
Meredith, Mary. Age 11.
Shroll, Daniel. Age 9.
Shroll, Henry. Age 10.
Springville.
Barlow, Henry. Age 9..
Barlow, James. Age 10.
Barlow, William. Age 6.
Carne, Barbara. Age 7.
Carne, David. Age 10.
Finfrock, Christian. Age 9.
Lunsig, Betsey. Age 8.
Lunsig, Catharine. Age 6.
Mooney, Eliza. Age 9.
Dougherty, Henry.
Dougherty, John. Age 7.
Dougherty, Mary. Age 9.
Maytown.
Boyles, Lewis. Age 10.
Buller, Mary. Age 10.
Caldwell, Leah. Age 10.
Caldwell, Thomas. Age 8.
Cochran, Jacob. Age 11.
Denison, Adam. Age 10.
Denison, Elizabeth. Age 8.
Ealye, Matthias. Age 9.
Gelbaugh, Fanny. Age 6.
Gorner, Elizabeth. Age 6.
Gorner, John. Age 10.
Hallowel, Washington. Age 6.
Hollinger, Elizabeth. Age 11.
Hollinger, Monroe G. Age 9.
Jacobs, Elizabeth. Age 9.
Jacobs, John. Age 6.
Johnston, Harriet. Age 8.
Johnston, Rebecca. Age 10.
Kuster, Elizabeth. Age 11.
Kuster, Michael. Age 10.
Lynch, Mary. Age 8.
McCony, Martin. Age 11.
Moore, Elizabeth. Age 9.
Moore, Jane. Age 11.
Moore, Robert. Age 6.
Pence, Jacob. Age 11.
Pence, Samuel. Age 10.
Ralston, Fanny. Age 9.
Reiff, Ann. Age 8.
Reiff, Mary. Age 6.
Road, Emanuel. Age 9.
Road, Jacob. Age 5.
Shaeffer, Adeline. Age 5.
Shaeffer, Elizabeth. Age 8.
Shaffner, Jeremiah. Age 9.
Shaffner, William. Age 7.
Shireman, Jacob. Age 9.
Shireman, Samuel. Age 7.
Stape, Catharine. Age 7.
Stape, Elizabeth. Age 9.
Stape, Joseph. Age 11.
Updegraff, Louisa. Age 6.
Uplinger, John. Age 10.
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
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1841 F034
Date Range
1841
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Description
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Date Range
1841
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1841
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Myers, John
Myers, Barbara
Metzger, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
West Donegal Twp.
Place
West Donegal Twp.
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1841 F034
Box Number
003
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncer: Myers, Barbara.
Administrators: Myers, John; Metzger, John
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 03-00 0115
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #149
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 0009
People
Cooper, Catharine
Davis, William
Doyle, Eliza
Haines, Sarah
Hubley, Mary
Kerns, Elizabeth
Lentz, David
Lentz, Sarah
Longenecker, Amelin
Longenecker, Charlotte
McClosky, Martha
McClosky, William
McNeal, Hannah
Myers, John
Myers, Samuel
Nagel, Emanuel
Nagel, Henry
Neblow, Elizabeth
Neblow, Mary Ann
Sands, Rachel
Sands, William
Wilson, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Marietta
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Marietta
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #149
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/04/08,
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Cooper, Catharine.
Davis, William.
Doyle, Eliza.
Haines, Sarah. Teacher.
Hubley, Mary.
Kerns, Elizabeth.
Lentz, David.
Lentz, Sarah.
Longenecker, Amelin.
Longenecker, Charlotte.
McClosky, Martha.
McClosky, William.
McNeal, Hannah.
Myers, John.
Myers, Samuel.
Nagel, Emanuel.
Nagel, Henry.
Neblow, Elizabeth.
Neblow, Mary Ann.
Sands, Rachel.
Sands, William.
Wilson, William.
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

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