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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #370
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
Applegate, Mary Ann
Applegate, William
Bookens, Mary Ann
Bookens, William
Boughter, Ann
Boughter, Charles
Boughter, Jacob
Boughter, Margaret
Boughter, Samuel
Boughter, William
Brookens, Charles
Church, Thomas M.
Clark, Lavina
Clark, Uriah
Dunlap, Barbara
Dunlap, Biddy
Dunlap, Sabina
Dunlap, Susanna
Eppehhimer, Samuel
Eppehimer, Margaret
Eppehimer, William
Ford, David
Ford, John
Ford, Thomas
Hoffman, Catharine
Hoffman, John
Hutcheson, Ann
Hutcheson, Elizabeth
Hutcheson, Jacob
Jameson, Charles
Jameson, Jacob
Jameson, Joseph
Jameson, Leah
Kerford, Joseph
Kerford, William
Pealer, Lydia
Pealer, Mrs.
Roark, Cornelius
Roark, John
Roark, Samuel
Skeen, Isaiah
Skeen, James
Skeen, Joseph
Skeen, Rachel
Squibb, Elisha
Squibb, Elizabeth
Squibb, Enoch
Stubblebine, Andrew
Stubblebine, Moses
Stubblebine, Sebastian
Whiteman, Andrew
Whiteman, Ezra
Whiteman, John
Willitz, John
Willitz, Walter
Willitz, William
Worts, Hannah
Worts, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Caernarvon Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Caernarvon 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 #370
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1993/09/28.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Applegate, William. Father of Applegate, Mary Ann.
Boughter, Jacob. Father of Boughter, William; Boughter, Charles.
Boughter, Samuel. Father of Boughter, Ann; Boughter, Margaret.
Brookens, Charles. Father of Bookens, William; Bookens, Mary Ann.
Church, Thomas M. Teacher.
Clark, Uriah. Father of Clark, Lavina.
Dunlap, Biddy. Mother of Dunlap, Barbara; Dunlap, Sabina; Dunlap, Susanna.
Eppehimer, William. Father of Eppehhimer, Samuel; Eppehimer, Margaret.
Ford, John. Father of Ford, David; Ford, Thomas.
Hoffman, John. Father of Hoffman, Catharine.
Hutcheson, Jacob. Father of Hutcheson, Ann; Hutcheson, Elizabeth.
Jameson, Charles. Father of Jameson, Jacob; Jameson, Joseph; Jameson, Leah.
Kerford, William. Father of Kerford, Joseph.
Pealer, Widow. Mother of Pealer, Lydia.
Roark, Cornelius. Father of Roark, John; Roark, Samuel.
Skeen, Joseph. Father of Skeen, James; Skeen, Isaiah; Skeen, Rachel.
Squibb, Elisha. Father of Squibb, Enoch; Squibb, Elizabeth; Squibb, Elisha.
Stubblebine, Andrew. Father of Stubblebine, Sebastian; Stubblebine, Moses.
Whiteman, Andrew. Father of Whiteman, John; Whiteman, Ezra
Willitz, Walter. Father of Willitz, John;Willitz, William.
Worts, Samuel. Father of Worts, Hannah.
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 1828 #592
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
Anderson, Isaac
Anderson, Margaret
Anderson, Rachel
Anderson, Robert
Anderson, William
Bair, Abraham
Bair, Magdalena
Bair, Mrs.
Beck, Amos
Beck, Bernard
Beck, Emmanuel
Bender, Diana
Bender, Joseph
Bender, Samuel
Book, John
Book, Matilda
Book, Mrs.
Caskey, Eliza
Caskey, James
Caskey, Nathan
Clowner, Abraham
Clowner, Jacob
Corker, Luke
Corker, Sarah
Corl, Henry
Corl, Uriah
Creek, Catharine
Creek, Peter
Ervin, Susan
Eshelman, Elizabeth
Eshelman, John
Eshelman, Rebecca
Fellebaum, Mary
Fellebaum, William
Fellenbaum, Edward
Frymyer, Daniel
Frymyer, Jacob
Getz, Sarah
Getz, Mrs.
Graham, Elizabeth
Graham, Harrison
Griffith , Jacob K.
Griffith, Mary Ann
Griffith, Mrs.
Hamilton, Mary Ann
Hamilton, William
Hamilton, Mrs.
Hasson, Margaret
Hasson, Samuel
Hasson, William
Hasson, Mrs.
Hoar, Evelina
Hoar, Jonathan
Hoar, Joseph
Hummel, Rudolph
Hummel, Mrs.
Hutcheson, Elizabeth
Hutcheson, Jacob
Hutcheson, Mary
Kelly, Elizabeth
Kelly, John
Kurtz, Christ
Kurtz, Elizabeth
Kurtz, William
Larue, David
Larue, Isaac
McCanna, Bernard
McCanna, John
McCanna, William
McKelleps, John
McNeal, Archibald
McNeal, Daniel
McNeal, Samuel
Mecalep, Daniel
Mellinger, Charles
Mellinger, William
Miller, Jacob
Miller, Mary
Mimm, Jacob
Mimm, John
Morrow, Jacob
Morrow, Jemima
Morrow, Thomas
Myers, Jacob
Myers, Nancy
Parmer, Ann
Parmer, Eliza
Parmer, Emmanuel
Parmer, Isaac
Parmer, John
Parmer, Solomon
Richman, Eliza
Richman, Mrs.
Rinderknecht, Elizabeth
Rinderknecht, Henry
Rinderknecht, Mary
Ronk, David
Ronk, Margaret
Ronk, Samuel
Royer, John
Royer, Mrs.
Shippen, Eliza
Shippen, Sampson
Shippen, Samuel
Simmons, John
Simmons, Jonathan
Simmons, Washington
Skiles, George
Skiles, John
Skiles, Margaret
Skiles, Mary
Slack, John
Slack, Joseph
Slack, Thomas
Spindler, Barbara
Spindler, Mary
Spindler, Michael
Spindler, Susanna
Webbert, George
Webbert, John
Webbert, Peggy
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Leacock Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Leacock Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #592
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/06/23.
Additional Notes
List of poor children.
Anderson, William. Farther of Anderson, Isaac. age 7.
Anderson, Robert. Father of Anderson, Rachel, age 9; Anderson, Margaret, age 11.
Bair, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Bair, Abraham, age 10; Bair, Magdalena, age 8.
Bender, Joseph. Father of Bender, Diana, age 10; Bender, Samuel, age 8.
Beck, Bernard. Father of Beck, Amos, age 8; Beck, Emmanuel, age 10.
Book, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Book, John, age 11; Book, Matilda, age 9.
Corl, Henry. Father of Corl, Uriah, age 6.
Clowner, Jacob. Father of Clowner, Abraham, age 7; Clowner, Jacob, age 9.Creek, Peter. Father of Creek, Catharine, age 10.
Corker, Luke. Father of Corker, Sarah, age 10.
Caskey, James. Father of Caskey, Eliza, age 10; Caskey, Nathan, age 9.
Eshelman, John. Father of Eshelman, Elizabeth, age 8; Eshelman, Rebecca, age 9.
Ervin, Susan. Age 9.
Fellebaum, William. Father of Fellenbaum, Edward, age 9; Fellebaum, Mary, age 10.
Frymyer, Jacob. Father of Frymyer, Daniel, age 7.
Getz, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Getz, Sarah, age 10.
Graham, Elizabeth. Mother of Graham, Harrison, age 9.
Griffith, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Griffith , Jacob K., age 9; Griffith, Mary Ann,age 8.
Hasson, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Hasson, Margaret, age 11; Hasson, Samuel, age 9; Hasson, William, age 5.
Hoar, Jonathan. Father of Hoar, Evelina, age 6; Hoar, Joseph, age 11.
Hutcheson, Jacob. Father of Hutcheson, Elizabeth, age 9; Hutcheson, Mary, age 7.
Hamilton, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Hamilton, Mary Ann, age 11; Hamilton, William, age 9.
Kurtz, Christ. Father of Kurtz, Elizabeth, age 9; Kurtz, William, age 8.
Kelly, John. Father of Kelly, Elizabeth, age 9; Kelly, John, age 7.
Larue, Isaac. Father of Larue, Isaac, age 11; Larue, David, age 10.
Miller, Jacob. Father of Miller, Mary, age 7.
McKelleps, John. Father of McKelleps, John, age 8.
Mecalep, Daniel. Age 10.
McCanna, John. Father of McCanna, Bernard, age 11; McCanna, William, age 8.
McNeal, Archibald. Father of McNeal, Daniel, age 8; McNeal, Samuel, age 7.
Mellinger, Charles. Father of Mellinger, William, age 7.
Mimm, John. Father of Mimm, Jacob, age 7; Mimm, John, age 5.
Myers, Jacob. Father of Myers, Nancy, age 6.
Morrow, Thomas. Father of Morrow, Jacob, age 8; Morrow,, Jemima, age 9.
Parmer, Solomon. Father of Parmer, Ann, age 9; Parmer, Isaac, age 10.
Parmer, Emmanuel. Father of Parmer, Eliza, age 9; Parmer, John, age 11.
Rinderknecht, Henry. Father of Rinderknecht, Elizabeth, age 7; Renderknecht, Mary, age 11.
Richman, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Richman, Eliza, age 10.
Ronk, Samuel. Father of Ronk, David, age 8; Ronk, Margaret, age 6.
Spindler, Michael. Father of Spindler, Barbara, age 11; Spindler, Mary, age 6; Spindler, Susanna, age 8.
Skiles, John. Father of Skiles, George, age 11; Skiles, Margaret, age 8; Skiles, Mary, age 6.
Slack, John. Father of Slack, Joseph, age 11; Slack, Thomas, age 9.
Simmons, John. Father of Simmons, Washington, age 10; Simmons, Jonathan, age 10.
Shippen, Sampson. Father of Shippen, Eliza, age 11; Shippen, Samuel, age 7.
Webbert, John. Father of Webbert, George, age 8; Webbert, Peggy, age 10.
Hummel, _____ Mrs. Mother of Hummel, Rudolph, age 5.
Royer, _____ Mrs. Mother of Royer, John, age 9.
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
Vincent Tortora Photograph Collection
Object ID
VT-02-01-01
Date Range
March 1970
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Vincent Tortora Photograph Collection
Description
Group of Amish children leaning on a post and rail fence.
Date Range
March 1970
Creator
Tortora, Vincent
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Amish
Children
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 3 inches
Object ID
VT-02-01-01
Images
Less detail
Collection
Vincent Tortora Photograph Collection
Object ID
VT-01-04-10
Date Range
c. 1960
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Vincent Tortora Photograph Collection
Description
Amishmen exchange amenities in front of the general store in Intercourse.
Date Range
c. 1960
Creator
Tortora, Vincent
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Amish
General stores
Intercourse, Leacock Twp.
Place
Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Print Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
VT-01-04-10
Images
Less detail
Collection
Vincent Tortora Photograph Collection
Object ID
VT-02-02-81
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Vincent Tortora Photograph Collection
Description
Amish schoolhouse in Witmer
Creator
Tortora, Vincent
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Amish
Schoolhouses
Schools
Witmer, East Lampeter Twp.
Place
East Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
VT-02-02-81
Images
Less detail
Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
999-021
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Amish children peering from the rear of buggy while waiting for their father.
Creator
Tortora, Vincent
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster County
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
James E. Hess, Box 1402, Lancaster
Object ID
999-021
Images
Less detail
Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
999-022
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Amish boys looking in mail box. They seem somewhat disappointed at its emptiness.
Creator
Tortora, Vincent
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster County
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
James E. Hess, Box 1402, Lancaster
Printer
Dexter Press, West Nyack, NY
Object ID
999-022
Images
Less detail
Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
999-053
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
A group of Amish children in Sunday dress.
Creator
Tortora, Vincent
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster County
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Printer
Tichnor Bros., Boston
Object ID
999-053
Images
Less detail
Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
999-054
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Blacksmith shoeing horse with new shoes.
Creator
Tortora, Vincent
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster County
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
James E. Hess, Box 1402, Lancaster, Pa.
Printer
Dexter, West Nyack, N. Y.
Object ID
999-054
Images
Less detail
Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
999-056
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Greetings from "The Pennsylvania Dutch Country" - Amish man plowing with three-head of mules.
Creator
Tortora, Vincent
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster County
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
James E. Hess, Box 1402, Lancaster
Printer
Dexter Press, West Nyack, NY
Object ID
999-056
Images
Less detail

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