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Recording, Video

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Collection: Oral History Collection

Title: African-American Veterans Oral History Project interview with Hazel Jackson

Object ID: OH0163

Date Range: 2007/03/15

Indian, I-I don’t know, uh. At-at any rate, he was a man of color. Haha. L: Mmhm. J: And…but he was the only person there, there were no other African Americans who were teaching there and um…I accepted uh..I uh applied after being in invited to join the faculty there by this, hehe, by this Dr. Jennings

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Collection: Oral History Collection

Title: African-American Veterans Oral History Project interview with Hazel Jackson

Description: Oral history interview with Hazel Jackson, the first African American teacher in the School District of Lancaster.

Date Range: 2007/03/15

Date of Interview: 2007-03-15

Creator: Jackson, Hazel, 1926-2014, interviewee

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: Jackson, Hazel; LeFever, Carol; Shugar, Miles

Interviewer: LeFever, Carol

Narrator: Jackson, Hazel

Other Creators: Shugar, Miles, collector

Subjects: African Americans; African American women; African American teachers; African American Veterans; Oral history

Search Terms: African American teachers; African American Veterans; African American women; Local figures; Oral histories; Persons of color; Teachers; Veterans; Women

Area / Region: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Place of Interview: Home of Hazel Jackson

Object Name: Recording, Video

Length of Interview: 1:31:50

Object ID: OH0163

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #382

Date Range: 1824

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Admin/Biographical History: 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.

Date Range: 1824

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0005

People: Albright, James; Anthony, Elizabeth; Anthony, George; Anthony, Jacob; Barge, Catharine; Barge, Mary; Barge, Philip; Barr, Christian; Barr, Eliza; Barr, Joseph; Benner, Joseph; Benner, Philip; Booth, George; Booth, Henry; Campbell, Edward; Campbell, Martha; Campbell, Mathew; Campbell, Nancy; Campbell, Thomas; Corker, Luke; Corker, Margaret; Cummins, John; Cummins, William; Graham, Edward; Graham, Thomas; Groff, Barbara; Guy, Catharine; Guy, Isabella; Guy, James; Guy, Mary Ann; Guy, Margaret; Hall, Addison; Hall, Sarah; Heintsman, David; Heintsman, Mary; Henderson, Andrew; Henderson, Julian; Huntsman, David; Huntsman, Mary; Irick, Elizabeth; Irick, John; Irick, Mary; Kelly, Francis; Kelly, George; Kelly, Sarah; Lingerfield, Fanny; Lingerfield, John; Linville, Christian; Linville, James; Linville, West; McFaddin, Ann; McFaddin, Robert; McFaddin, Susanna; McMurry, Hiram; McMurry, John; McMurry, Lucy; McMurry, Samuel; Miller, Daniel; Mitchel, William; Morgan, Bennet; Morgan, Harriet; Morgan, Rebecca; Moyers, Catharine; Moyers, Elizabeth; Oliver, W.; Paul, Ann; Paul, David; Paul, Eliza; Paul, John; Pool, Maryann; Pool, Mr.; Rice, Rachel; Rice, Rebecca; Rice, Sarah Ann; Robb, Marian; Robb, Samuel; Snyder, Adam; Snyder, Henry; Snyder, John; Snyder, Rebecca; Snyder, Simon; Snyder, Susan; Steinheimer, Christopher; Steinheimer, Jacob; Steinheimer, Jonas; Summers, Elizabeth; Summers, Levi; Summers, Martin; Tigart, Susanna; Trout, Jacob; Trout, Sarah; Wendits, David; Wenditz, Evan; Wenditz, Margaret; Work, Mary; Work, S.; Yeager, Mary

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans--History

Search Terms: Commissioners' Orders for Payment; Persons of color; Poor children; Strasburg; Students; Teachers

Place: Strasburg

Object Name: List

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #382

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 005

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1993/09/2.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Names taken from Lancaster county tax lists.; Anthony, George. Father of Anthony, Elizabeth, age 10; Anthony, Jacob, age 8.; Barge, Philip. Father of Barge, Catharine, age 5; Barge, Mary, age 9.; Barr, Joseph. Father of Barr, Christian, age 11; Barr, Eliza, age 9; Barr, Joseph, age 8.; Benner, Philip. Father of Benner, Joseph, age 7.; Booth, George. Father of Booth,George, age 8; Booth, Henry, age 10.; Campbell, Edward. Father of Campbell, Thomas, age 9; Campbell, Nancy, age 7; Campbell, Martha, age 6; Campbell, Mathew.; Corker, Luke. Father of Corker, Margaret, age 10; Corker, Luke, age 7.; Cummins, William. Father of Cummins, William, age 5; Cummins, John, age 9.; Graham, Edward. Father of Graham, Thomas, age 11; Graham, Edward, age 9.; Groff, Barbara. Mother of Albright, James, age 6.; Guy, Catharine. Mother of Guy, James, age 10; Guy. Margaret, age 9; Guy, Mary Ann, age 7; Guy, Isabella, age 6.; Miller, Daniel. Stepfather of Hall, Sarah, age 11; Hall, Addison, age 8.; Heintsman, Mary. Mother of Heintsman, David, age 5. Also spelled Huntsman.; Huntsman, Mary. Mother of Huntsman, David, age 5 Also spelled Heinsman.; Irick, John. Father of Irick, Elizabeth, age 9; Irick, Mary, age 7.; Kelly, Francis. Father of Kelly, George, age 11; Kelly, Sarah, age 9.; Lingerfield, John. Father of Lingerfield, Fanny, age 9.; Linville, West. Father of Linville, Christian, age 11; Linville, James, age 9.; Marian, Robb. Father of Marion, Robb, age 6.; McFaddin, Robert. Father of McFaddin, Susanna, age 10; McFaddin, Ann, age 8.; Morgan, Bennet. Father of Morgan, Rebecca, age 10; Morgan, Harriet, age 6.; Moyers, Elizabeth. Widow. Mother of Moyers, Elizabeth, age 8; Moyers, Catharine, age 5.; McMurry, Samuel. Father of McMurry, Samuel, age 11; McMurry, Lucy, age 9; McMurry, John, age 7; McMurry, Hiram, age 5.; Oliver, W. Stepfather of Mitchel, William, age 11.; Paul, John. Father of Paul, David, age 10; Paul, Ann, age 8; Paul, Eliza, age 6.; Pool, [_____]. Father of Pool, Maryann.; Rice, Rachel. Widow. Mother of Rice, Rebecca, age 9; Rice, Sarah Ann, age 6.; Snyder, Adam. Father of Snyder, Henry, age 11; Snyder, Adam, age 10.; Snyder, Simon. Father of Snyder, John, age 10; Snyder, Susan, age 8; Snyder, Rebecca, age 6.; Steinheimer, Christopher. Father of Steinheimer, Jacob, age 6; Steinheimer, Jonas, age 5.; Summers, Elizabeth. Mother of Summers, Levi, age 4; Summers, Martin, age 5.; Tigart, Susanna. Person of color. Age 11.; Trout, Jacob. Father of Trout, Sarah, age 11.; Wendits, David. Father of Wenditz, Margaret, age 10; Wenditz, Evan, age 8.; Work, S. Parent of Work, Mary, age 7.; Yeager, Mary. Mother of Yeager, Mary, age 6.; Henderson, Julian. Father of Henderson, Andrew, age 5.; Robb, Samuel. Father of Robb, Marian, age 6.; 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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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1829 #497

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: Swartz, Joseph; Iler, John; Iler, Davis; Iler, George; Lindecamp, Peter; Lindecamp, Catherine; Lynch, Joseph; Lynch, Alexander; Lynch, Ann; Smith, Stephen; Smith, Harriot; Smith Elizabeth; Shaw, John; Shaw, Jane; Cafry, William; Cafry, John; Laverty, William; Church, John William; Houck, David; Houck, William

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans

Search Terms: Earl Twp.; Leacock Twp.; Salisbury Twp.; Poor children; Persons of color; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Salisbury Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1829 #497

Box Number: 010

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1993/06/24.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Salisbury Township unless noted.; Worts Schoolhouse.; Swartz, Joseph. Teacher.; Iler, John. Father of Iler, Davis; Iler, George.; Lindecamp, Peter. Father of Lindecamp, Catherine.; Lynch, Joseph. Father of Lynch, Alexander; Lynch, Ann.; Smith, Stephen. Person of color. Father of Smith, Harriot; Smith Elizabeth.; Shaw, John. Father of Shaw, Jane.; Cafry, William. Father of Cafry, John; Laverty, William.; Church, John William. Earl or Leacock Twp.; Houck, David. Earl or Leacock Twp.; Houck, William. Earl or Leacock Twp.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #071

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 0004

People: Aynson, Joseph; Dolby, Abraham; Dolby, Isaac; Englehart, Jacob; Englehart, Mary; Fingor, Jane; Fingor, John; Gelms, Parker; Lambert, Isaac; Lewis, David; Lewis, Joseph; March, Jesse; March, Nathan; March, Samuel; Rank, Mariann; Rork, Samuel; York, Samuel; Selzler, John; Smith, David; Smith, Johnathan; Smith, Samuel; Stain, Henry

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Poor children; Brecknock Twp.; Caernarvon Twp.; Teachers; African Americans; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Brecknock 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 #071

Box Number: 004

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1993/07/20.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Brecknock or Caernarvon township, as noted.; Aynson, Joseph. Teacher.; Dolby, Abraham. Caernarvon Twp.; Dolby, Isaac. Caernarvon Twp.; Englehart, Jacob. Caernarvon Twp.; Englehart, Mary. Caernarvon Twp.; Fingor, Jane. Caernarvon Twp.; Fingor, John. Caernarvon Twp.; Gelms, Parker. Brecknock Twp.; Lambert, Isaac. Brecknock Twp.; Lewis, David. Caernarvon Twp.; Lewis, Joseph. Caernarvon Twp.; March, Jesse. Brecknock Twp.; March, Nathan. Brecknock Twp.; March, Samuel. Brecknock Twp.; Rank, Mariann. Brecknock Twp.; Rork, Samuel. Also York, Samuel. Caernarvon Twp.; Selzler, John. Brecknock Twp.; Smith, David. Brecknock Twp. African American.; Smith, David. Brecknock Twp.; Smith, Johnathan. Brecknock Twp.; Smith, Samuel. Brecknock Twp.; Stain, Henry. Brecknock Twp.; 1 item 1 piece.

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Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #144

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 0004

People: Aynson, Joseph; Dolby, Abraham; Dolby, Isaac; Englehart, Mary; Fingar, Jane; Fingar, John; Lewis, David; Lewis, Joseph; March, Isaac; March, Jesse; March, Nathan; March, Samuel; Gilms, Parker; Ronk, Mariann; Rork, John; Rork, Samuel; Setzler, John; Smith, David; Smith, Harry; Smith, Johnathan; Smith, Samuel; Stein, Henry

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Brecknock Twp.; Caernarvon Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; African Americans; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Brecknock 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 #144

Box Number: 004

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/05/26.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; [Brecknock or Caernarvon township, as noted]; Aynson, Joseph. Teacher; Dolby, Abraham. Caernarvon Twp.; Dolby, Isaac. Caernarvon Twp.; Englehart, Mary. Caernarvon Twp.; Fingar, Jane. Caernarvon Twp.; Fingar, John. Caernarvon Twp.; Lewis, David. Caernarvon Twp.; Lewis, Joseph. Caernarvon Twp.; March, Isaac. Brecknock Twp.; March, Jesse. Brecknock Twp.; March, Nathan. Brecknock Twp.; March, Samuel. Brecknock Twp.; Gilms, Parker. Brecknock Twp.; Ronk, Mariann. Brecknock Twp.; Rork, John. Caernarvon Twp.; Rork, Samuel. Caernarvon Twp.; Setzler, John. Brecknock Twp.; Smith, David. Brecknock Twp.; Smith, Harry. Registered an unnamed child. African American. Brecknock Twp.; Smith, Johnathan. Brecknock Twp.; Smith, Samuel. Brecknock Twp.; Stein, Henry. Brecknock Twp.; 1 item 1 piece.

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Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #145

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 0004

People: Ferguson, Jane; Ferguson, Elizabeth; Freeman, William M.; Glass, Richard; Glass, Elizabeth; Glass, John

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans

Search Terms: Bart Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Bart 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 #145

Box Number: 004

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/05/26.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; School: Georgetown.; Ferguson, Jane. Mother of Ferguson, Elizabeth.; Freeman, William M. Teacher; Glass, Richard. Father of Glass, Elizabeth; Glass, John.; 1 item 1 piece.

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Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #296

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: Crawford, Samuel; Crookshank, Letita; Crookshank, John; Hogg, James K.; Kees, Elizabeth; Kees, Thomas; Kirk, Abraham; Parker, Thomas; Shank, Ann J.; Shank, John; Stout, Isabella; Stout, John

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans

Search Terms: Drumore Twp.; Little Britain Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Fairfield, Drumore Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #296

Box Number: 010

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1994/11/2.

Additional Notes: Poor children; Drumore Twp. unless noted.; Crawford, Samuel. Teacher.; Crookshank, Letita. Little Britain Twp.; Crookshank, John. Little Britain Twp.; Hogg, James K.; Kees, Elizabeth. Little Britain Twp.; Kees, Thomas. Little Britain Twp.; Kirk, Abraham. Person of color.; Parker, Thomas. Little Britain Twp.; Shank, Ann J.; Shank, John; Stout, Isabella. Person of color.; Stout, John. Person of color.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #082

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 0006

People: Brown, Isaac; Clark, John; Clark, John Jr.; Johnson, Cesar; Johnson, Henry; Johnson, Matilda; Johnson, James; Johnson, Eliza Ann; Peters, Abraham; Peters, William; Peters, Robert

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans

Search Terms: Drumore Twp.; Little Britain Twp.; Poor children; Persons of color; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #082

Box Number: 006

Notes: Entered into Q & A Date entered 1994/07/07.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Little Britain or Drumore Twp, as noted.; Brown, Isaac. Teacher.; Clark, John. Father of Clark, John Jr. Drumore Twp.; Johnson, Cesar. African American. Father of Johnson, Henry; Johnson, Matilda; Johnson, James. Little Britain Twp.; Johnson, Eliza Ann.; Peters, Abraham. Father of Peters, William; Peters, Robert. Little Britain Township.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #267

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 0006

People: Brown, Isaac; Clark, James; Clark, John; Harris, Mary Ann; Johnson, Eliza Ann; Johnson, Henry M.; Johnson, James A.; Johnson, Matilda G.; Norris, Eleanor Jane; Peters, Robert; Peters, William

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans

Search Terms: Little Britain Twp.; Poor children; Persons of color; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #267

Box Number: 006

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/07/21.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Brown, Isaac. Teacher.; Clark, James.; Clark, John.; Harris, Mary Ann.; Johnson, Eliza Ann. African American.; Johnson, Henry M. African American.; Johnson, James A. African American.; Johnson, Matilda G. African American.; Norris, Eleanor Jane.; Peters, Robert.; Peters, 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

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #447

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 0006

People: Brown, Isaac; Harris, Benjamin; Harris, Mary Ann; Harris, Conrad; Johnson, Cesar; Johnson, Eliza Ann; Johnson, Matilda; Johnson, Henry

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Little Britain Twp.; Poor children; African Americans; Persons of color; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #447

Box Number: 006

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/08/02.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Brown, Isaac. Teacher.; Harris, Benjamin. Father of Harris, Mary Ann; Harris, Conrad.; Johnson, Cesar. African American. Johnson, Eliza Ann; Johnson, Matilda; Johnson, Henry.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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Classification: RG 08-01 0510

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