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Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1822 #004

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: 1822

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Alen, Marx; Singer, Martin; Bear, Samuel; Bechtel, Isaac; Beidelman, Jacob; Bricker, George; Brubacher, Henry; Buch, Ephraim; Buch, John; Bucher, John; Carpenter, Christian Jr.; Clemsey, William; Dresher, Jacob; Engel, George; Fass, Samuel; Forney, Peter; Geyer, George; Greenberry, Teddyeort; Greiner, George; Hemp, Jacob; Heywood, John; Hildebrand, John; Humer, Abraham; Idel, John; Keemer, John; Kehler, John; Kerchner, David; Kerchner, John; Keul, Samuel; Keyser, Adam; Kilian, Jacob; Kittel, George; Klauser, Peter; Lang, George; Mellinger, John; Mihael, Samuel; Miller, George; Miller, Jacob; Miller, John; Muma, Peter; Neih, Henry; Neuman, Michael; Paton, Samuel; Poke, John; Ressler, George; Roth, Mihael; Rudy, Daniel; Ruhl, Christian; Sauer, Noa; Saymiller, Phillip; Sheit, John; Shreiner, Margaret; Siegmund, John; Smith, David; Swar, Christian; Snyder, John; Steip, Jacob; Tervilliger, Abraham; Werner, Mathias; Wilson, WIlliam; Witmeyer, John; Yost, Fred; Yung, Fred

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Warwick Twp.; Tax exonerations; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Warwick Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Order for Payment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1822 #004

Box Number: 002

Notes: Entered into Q&A Mar 14, 2001.

Additional Notes: Tax exoneration.; Alen, Marx. Gone.; Singer, Martin. Tax collector.; Bear, Samuel.; Bechtel, Isaac. Gone.; Beidelman, Jacob. Gone.; Bricker, George. Gone.; Brubacher, Henry. Gone.; Buch, Ephraim. Poor.; Buch, John. Paid in Manheim Township.; Bucher, John. Gone.; Carpenter, Christian Jr.; Clemsey, William. Gone.; Dresher, Jacob. Gone.; Engel, George. Gone.; Fass, Samuel. Paid to John Batruff.; Forney, Peter. Gone.; Geyer, George.Gone.; Greenberry, Teddyeort. Poor.; Greiner, George. Gone.; Hemp, Jacob. Poor. Paid.; Heywood, John. Gone.; Hildebrand, John. Gone.; Hildon, David. Poor.; Humer, Abraham. Poor.; Idel, John. Gone.; Keemer, John. Gone.; Kehler, John.; Kerchner, David. Gone.; Kerchner, John. Poor.; Keul, Samuel. Gone.; Keyser, Adam. Gone.; Kilian, Jacob. Gone.; Kittel, George. Gone.; Klauser, Peter. Gone.; Lang, George. Gone.; Mellinger, John. Gone.; Mihael, Samuel. Poor.; Miller, George. Poor.; Miller, Jacob. Poor.; Miller, John. Not be found.; Muma, Peter. Poor.; Neih, Henry. Gone.; Neuman, Michael. Poor.; Paton, Samuel. Gone.; Poke, John. Gone.; Ressler, George. Gone.; Roth, Mihael. Poor.; Rudy, Daniel. Gone.; Ruhl, Christian. Not age.; Sauer, Noa. Not be found.; Saymiller, Phillip. Poor. Paid.; Sheit, John. Gone.; Shreiner, Margaret. Siegmund, John. Gone.; Smith, David. Poor.; Swar, Christian.; Snyder, John.; Steip, Jacob. Gone.; Tervilliger, Abraham. Gone.; Werner, Mathias. Poor.; Wilson, WIlliam. Gone.; Witmeyer, John. Poor.; Yost, Fred. Poor.; Yung, Fred. Poor.; 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 1829 #654

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: Abt, John; Barnet, John; Bartol, Elizabeth; Bartol, Margaret; Bernhard, Anthony; Blattenberger, Sophia; Boon, John; Campbell, David; Capp, Ann; Clepper, John; Darlin, Eleanore; Davis, George; Davis, James; Deisinger, John; Densel, Peter; Densel, Susan; Dick, Henrietta; Dougherty, Eliza; Dougherty, Susanna; Dunn, Hannah; Etter, Jacob; Etter, Mary; Fertig, Sarah Lovina; Galbraith, Mary; Graves, Margaret; Groff, Benjamin; Hacket, Catharine; Hagenberger, George; Hart, Salem; Hartley, Susanna; Hess, Michael; Hoffman, Elizabeth; Hoffman, Matthias; Holtzapple, Ann Elizabeth; Holtzapple, Mary Jane; Hornefius, Catharine; Hornefius, William; Inley, Elizabeth; Inley, Susan; Kelly, John; Kelly, Sally; Killwell, Catharine; Killwell, Mary Ann; Klugh, Barbara; Klugh, Henry; Kuster, Elizabeth; Kuster, Henry; Kuster, Mary Ann; Kuster, Michael; Lockhart, Jacob; McClelland, Catharine; McClelland, Joseph; Miller, Abraham; Miller, George; Miller, Henry; Miller, John; Miller, Lewis; Miller, Nancy; Miller, William; Mitchell, Joseph; Murphy, Catharine; Norris, Alexander; Oliver, Mary Ann; Oliver, William; Parker, Eliza; Rudly, Magdalena; Rudly, William; Schwilckey, Catharine Barbara; Sharer, Catharine; Sharer, George; Sheffer, Anthony; Sheffer, John; Sheffer, William; Sohn, Francis; Sohn, Urias; Spengler, Barbara; Steinruck, Bartram; Sweigart, Elizabeth; Sweigart, Henry; Swords, Barbara; Swords, Mary; Williams, Mary Ann; Williams, Sarah

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bainbridge, Conoy Twp.; Centreville, Conoy Twp.; Elizabethtown; Falmouth, Conoy Twp.; Newville, West Donegal Twp.; West Donegal Twp.; Poor children; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: West Donegal Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1829 #654

Box Number: 010

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1994/02/10.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; West Donegal Twp.; Abt, John. Age 11.; Bernhard, Anthony. Age 5.; Campbell, David. Age 10.; Densel, Peter. Age 5.; Densel, Susan. Age 8.; Dick, Henrietta. Age 11.; Etter, Jacob. Age 7.; Etter, Mary. Age 9.; Galbraith, Mary. Age 6.; Groff, Benjamin. Age 8.; Hacket, Catharine. Age 7.; Hart, Salem. Age 7.; Hess, Michael. Age 10.; Hoffman, Elizabeth. Age 10.; Hoffman, Matthias. Age 7.; Inley, Elizabeth. Age 8.; Inley, Susan. Age 10.; Kelly, John . Age 6.; Kelly, Sally. Age 7.; Killwell, Catharine. Age 9.; Killwell, Mary Ann. Age 11.; Klugh. Barbara. Age 7.; Klugh, Henry. Age 11.; Miller, George. Age 6.; Miller, Henry. Age 10.; Miller, William. Age 6.; Miller, John. Age 11.; Miller, Nancy. Age 8.; Norris, Alexander. Age 9.; Rudly, Magdalena. Age 5.; Rudly, William. Age 11.; Schwilckey, Catharine Barbara. Age 8.; Sheffer, William. Age 8.; Sweigart, Elizabeth. Age 7.; Sweigart, Henry. Age 11.; Williams, Mary Ann. Age 9.; Williams, Sarah. Age 6.; Bainbridge and Centerville.; Clepper, John. Age 7.; Capp, Ann. Age 9.; Davis, George. Age 8.; Dunn, Hannah. Age 9.; Dougherty, Eliza. Age 10.; Dougherty, Susanna. Age 10.; Davis, George, Age 11.; Davis, James. Age 11.; Deisinger, John. Age 5.; Hagenberger, George. Age 6.; Hartley, Susanna. Age 8.; Holtzapple, Ann Elizabeth. Age 10.; Holtzapple, Mary Jane, Age 10.; Kuster, Elizabeth. Age 11.; Kuster, Michael. Age 9.; Kuster, Mary Ann. Age 8.; Kuster, Henry. Age 7.; Lockhart, Jacob. Age 11.; Mitchell, Joseph. Age 10.; Miller, John. Age 11.; Miller, Lewis. Age 9.; Miller, Abraham. Age 7.; Murphy, Catharine. Age 8.; Oliver, Mary Ann. Age 9.; Oliver, William. Age 7.; Steinruck, Bartram. Age 6.; Sohn, Urias. Age 8.; Sohn, Francis. Age 6.; Swords, Mary. Age 11.; Swords, Barbara. Age 5.; Sharer, Catharine. Age 10.; Sharer, George. Age 11.; Elizabethtown.; Bartol, Elizabeth. Age 8.; Bartol, Margaret. Age 10.; Darlin, Eleanore. Age 11.; Hornefius, Catharine. Age 8.; Hornefius, William. Age 10.; Newville (also called Youtztown), West Donegal Twp.; Barnet, John. Age 11.; Blattenberger, Sophia. Age 8.; Fertig, Sarah Lovina. Age 6.; Graves, Margaret. Age 6.; Parker, Eliza. Age 5.; Sheffer, Anthony. Age 9.; Sheffer, John. Age 7.; Sheffer, William. Age 5.; Spengler, Barbara. Age 11.; Falmouth.; Boon, John. Age 9.; McClelland, Catharine. Age 7.; McClelland, Joseph. Age 10.; 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 1825 #055

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: Barr, Henry; Barr, James; Boot, Caroline; Brinneman, Henry; Brinneman, Levi; Capp, Mary; Clark, Deborah; Clark, Mariah; Clark, Nancy; Clark, Rachel; Cochran, Jacob; Davis, Hannah; Davis, James; Davis, Nancy; Dysinger, Elizabeth; Hart, Adam; Holdsappl, Ann E.; Hugh, Catherine; Karn, David; Kern, Helan; Kreach, Amah; Kreach, George; Kreach, John; Kreach, Polly; Lockard, Catherine; Lockard, Jacob; Maintzer, Sarah; Mason, William; Maxwell, Mary; McBride, David; McGrager, Denis; McLaughlin, John; McLaughlin, Thomas; Miller, John; Miller, Sarah; Munteer, Elizabeth; Munteer, Jacob; Munteer, John; Munteer, Mary; Rineheart, Anthony; Sands, Hannah; Sharer, Catherine; Sharer, George; Shimp, Elizabeth; Shimp, Henry; Smith, Fredarick; Spangler, David; Spangler, Peter; Ward, Edward; Ward, Samuel; Watts, John

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Donegal Twp.; Newville, West Donegal Twp.; Poor children; Commissioners' Orders for Payment; Bainbridge, Donegal Twp.

Place: Donegal Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1825 #055

Box Number: 005

Notes: Never entered into Q & A.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Donegal Twp.; Newville, West Donegal Twp. and vicinity; Kreach, Polly. Age 10.; Kreach, John. Age 9.; Kreach, George. Age 8.; Kreach, Amah. Age 6.; Spangler, Peter, Age 10.; Spangler, David. Age 8.; Lockard, Catherine. Age 9.; Lockard, Jacob. Age 8.; Barr, James. Age 9.; Barr, Henry. Age 7.; Maxwell, Mary. Age 6.; Bainbridge and vicinity.; Capp, Mary. Age 8.; Smith, Fredarick. Age 8.; Hart, Adam. Age 7.; Mason, William. Age 13.; McBride, David. Age 8.; Miller, Sarah. Age 12.; Miller, John. Age 8.; Sharer, George. Age 8.; Sharer, Catherine. Age 7.; Shimp, Elizabeth. Age 11.; Shimp, Henry. Age 9.; Rineheart, Anthony. Age 8.; Holdsappl, Ann E. Age 6.; Hugh, Catherine. Age 10.; Ward, Samuel. Age 8.; Ward, Edward. Age 11.; Davis, Nancy. Age 12.; Davis, James. Age 6.; Davis, Hannah. Age 10.; Dysinger, Elezabeth. Age 12.; Donegal Township; Karn, David. Age 7.; Maintzer, Sarah. Age 8.; Kern, Helan. Age 11.; Watts, John. Age 11.; Brinneman, Henry. Age 7.; Brinneman, Levi. Age 12.; Sands, Hannah. Age 12.; McLaughlin, John. Age 10.; McLaughlin, Thomas. Age 7.; Cochran, Jacob. Age 10.; McGrager, Denis. Age 7.; Boot, Caroline. Age 6.; Those underneath struck off:; Munteer, John. Age 12.; Munteer, Mary. Age 10.; Munteer, Jacob. Age 9.; Munteer, Elizabeth. Age 7.; Clark, Mariah. Age 12.; Clark, Rachel. Age 10.; Clark, Deborah. Age 8.; Clark, Nancy. 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

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1829 #294

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: Botthoff, Elizabeth; Botthoff, John; Conklen, Samuel; Daugherty, Benjamin; Elter, Sarah; Furniss, Samuel; Geltmaker, Barbary; Geltmaker, Jacob; Horncomb,George; Kalm, Jacob; Kalm, John; Lewis, Levy; Meyer, Eliza; Meyer, Margaretta; Miller, Frederick; Miller, John; Moore, William; Mosey, Mary; Sharer, Henry; Sharer, Susan; Spangler, David; Spangler, Samuel; Sweeney, Charles; Sweeney, William; Younts, Mariah

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Rapho Twp.; West Hempfield Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: West Hempfield Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1829 #294

Box Number: 009

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1993/05/06.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; West Hempfield Twp. unless noted.; Botthoff, Elizabeth.; Botthoff, John.; Conklen, Samuel.; Daugherty, Benjamin.; Elter, Sarah.; Furniss, Samuel. Teacher.; Geltmaker, Barbary.; Geltmaker, Jacob.; Horncomb,George.; Kalm, Jacob.; Kalm, John.; Lewis, Levy.; Meyer, Eliza.; Meyer, Margaretta.; Miller, Frederick.; Miller, John.; Moore, William.; Mosey, Mary.; Sharer, Henry.; Sharer, Susan.; Spangler, David.; Spangler, Samuel.; Sweeney, Charles.; Sweeney, William.; Younts, Mariah. Rapho Twp.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

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 #218

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: Snyder, Henry; Brown, David

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster; Courthouses; Maytown, Donegal Twp.; Donegal Twp.; 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 1824 #218

Box Number: 004

Notes: Partially entered into Q & A May 22, 2001.

Additional Notes: Court house.; Payment to witness in the case of Commonwealth v. Snyder, Henry. Supervisor of Donegal Twp.; Brown, David. Traveled from Maytown.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Book, Account

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Collection: Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books

Title: Jeremiah Brown’s gristmill account book "B" Little Britain Township, Fulton Township

Object ID: MG0963_F010

Date Range: 1796-1831

Collection: Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books

Title: Jeremiah Brown’s gristmill account book "B" Little Britain Township, Fulton Township

Description: Jeremiah Brown’s gristmill account book "B" Little Britain Township, Fulton Township; Contains 200 pages, plus a 12 page index of clients and what pages they appear on.; Front cover has a "B" written on it.; "LEDGER" is printed on spine.; BAck cover inside has an "X" written on it.; Book references itemized list of profits and expenses, and the employees of the mill and what they were being compensated for. The profits list ranges from selling and grinding corn, wheat, and rye as well as sawing boards. The recorded expenses for the mill include employee wages, transportation costs, and dry goods such as salt.; This account book also contains several sections of estate planning for multiple individuals.; o Jeremiah Brown records his will and what his children are to inherit from his estate on pg. 1.; o Jeremiah Brown later records a detailed list of what he gave to his daughter Sarah as she married Timothy Hanes on pg. 10.; o Vincent King estate on pg. 102; o Richard Stedman real estate on pg. 104.; Insert 1 - Blue donor card and "The Book Haven" description.; Insert 2 - Nine account loose pieces of paper and a note dated 1814 outlining the transition of the mill from Jeremiah to his son Slater that was found on pg. 171.; Insert 3 - Ten account loose pieces of paper.; Insert 4 - Ten account loose pieces of paper.; Insert 5 - Ten account loose pieces of paper.; Insert 6 - Ten account loose pieces of paper.; Insert 7 - Ten account loose pieces of paper.; Insert 8 - Ten account loose pieces of paper.

Admin/Biographical History: From: Donor Card and "The Book Haven" description card; Jeremiah Brown was born 1750, descended from Joshua Brown. He received his father’s mill in 1775. Jeremiah’s business became quite prosperous and with the help of other prominent figures in Lancaster County, he helped establish the Farmers Bank of Lancaster. Jeremiah’s fathered several children including the honorable Judge Jeremiah Brown and Slater Brown, later leaving the mill to Slater. At the time of his death in 1831, he was thought to be one of the largest stockholders, if not the largest, of the Farmers Bank of Lancaster at 1,000 shares.

Date Range: 1796-1831

Creation Date: March 1796 to August 1831

Year Range From: 1796

Year Range To: 1831

Creator: Brown, Jeremiah, 1750-1831

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0003

People: Anderson, John; Barclay, William; Barns, James; Barns, Joseph; Betts, Samuel; Boyd, Cooper; Boyd, Samuel; Boyd, Stephen; Brown, Joshua, Jr.; Brown, David; Brown, Elisha; Brown, Isaiah; Brown, Joshua; Brown, Lydia; Carman, Andrew; Cooper, Stephen; Drake, Mary; Evans, John; Ewing, Alexander; Gorsuch, William; Haines, Sarah; Haines, Timothy; Hambleton, James; Harlan, Ezekael; Herd, James; Hollingsworth, Levi; James, Phillip; Jones, John; Keilah, Thomas; King, James; King, Joshua; King, Vincent; Kirk, John; Kirk, Roger; Leek, John; Long, John; Long, Robert; Mason, Benjamin; Maule, Edith; Maule, Jacob; Maxwell, Robert; Mglaughlin, James; Midcalf, Moses; Mitchell, John; Montgomery, David; Moore, Edward; Moore, Thomas; Neal, Andrew; Patterson, Thomas; Patton, Robert; Pedan, Benjamin; Pennel, Hugh; Pennel, Thomas; Pyle, Abraham; Reynolds, Elijah; Rodney, Margaret; Runner, William; Scott, Francis; Shafer, Frederick; Smedley, Joseph; Snodgrass, Alexander; Steele, Elisabeth; Stewart, Adam; Stewart, Henry; Stubbs, Joseph; Stubbs, Vincent; Swift, Joseph; Tumbleson, Joseph; Edmond; Hannah; Patrick; Wallace, David; Wallace, Robert; Warden, Joseph; Warden, Robert; Webb, Johnathan; Webster, John; Webster, Joshua; Webster, Rachel; Whiteside, John; Williamson, John; Young, James

Subjects: Business records; Corn; Estate planning; Gristmills; Inheritance and succession; Mills and mill-work; Rye; Sawmills; Wheat

Search Terms: Account books; Business records; Forges; Fulton Twp.; Gristmills; Little Britain Twp.; Mills; Octorara Forge; Peach Bottom, Fulton Twp.; Sawmills

Extent: 1 570 pages to scan.; Size (L x W): 13" x 8"

Object Name: Book, Account

Language: English

Condition Date: 2024-01-24

Condition Notes: Book is in poor condition. Front and back covers are unattached with most of the leather worn off. Spine is completely worn through at places. Paper has foxing and some pages have water damage. Nine pages are unattached. Index tabs A-B, C-D, N-O, W-X and W-Z are missing.; There is no page 2. Pages 201 to 206 are not paginated.

Object ID: MG0963_F010

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).; Edmond is recorded as "Black Edmond"; Hannah is recorded as "Black Hannah"; Patrick is recorded as "Black Patrick"

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2022.021

Other Numbers: MG-963

Classification: MG0963

Description Level: Item

Book, Account

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Collection: Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books

Title: Account book of Slater Brown’s gristmill store

Object ID: MG0963_F013

Date Range: 1815-1835

Collection: Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books

Title: Account book of Slater Brown’s gristmill store

Description: Account book of Slater Brown’s gristmill store (from 1815-1835).; Contains 86 paginated ruled leaves with vertical column lines. Additionally there are 123 blank unpaginated ruled leaves with vertical column lines following page 86. In addition, there is a 22 page tabbed index and 4 front leaves (blank) and 3 end leaves (blank).; Spine - "Ledger A" and "LG&Co" written, and, "LEDGER" stamped on spine.; Book references an index of clients and what pages they appear on, an itemized list of their profits and expenses, and an agreement between Neal Hambleton and John J. Poole. The profits range from unspecified ‘merchandise’ and ‘sundry accounts.’ The recorded expenses include employee wages and sundry accounts.; Insert 1 - Blue donor card.; Insert 2 - 2 page handwritten agreement between Neal Hambleton and John J. Poole with a 3/4" embossed stamp in the upper left corner containing picture of a government building with "CONGRESS" above it and "CAREW CO" below it.; Insert 3 - 11 loose sheets.

Admin/Biographical History: From Donor Card:; Son of Jeremiah Brown and brother of Judge Jeremiah Brown, Slater Brown was born in 1787 and inherited his father's mill in 1820. After continuing to grow the family mill and business, Slater died in 1855, leaving the mill to his son, Jeremiah Brown Jr.

Date Range: 1815-1835

Creation Date: 1 November 1815 to February 1835

Year Range From: 1815

Year Range To: 1835

Creator: Brown, Slater, 1787-1855

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0004

People: Boyle, John; Brown, David; Brown, Jeremiah; Brown, Levi; Brown, Slater; Cook, William; Ewing, Nathaniel; Ewing, Patrick; Fields, Jeremiah; Fulton, Robert; Gibson, William; Haines, Timothy; Harlan, James; Harlan, Milton; Harris, Charles; Hill, Richard; House, Daniel; Jenkins, David; Jenkins, Elijah; Jenkins, Nathaniel; Jenkins, Samuel; Kennedy, Patrick; Lynch, Christopher; Maxwell, Robert; Miller, Israel; Morris, Isaac; Morris, John; Peeples, James; Peterson, George; Porter, James B.; Reynolds, Richard; Reynolds, Samuel; Smith, Francis; Steel, Elizabeth; Steel, Joseph; Stewart, Richard; Walker, John; Woodrow, Josiah

Other Creators: Brown, Jeremiah; Brown, Levi; Brown, Slater

Subjects: Business Records; Gristmills

Search Terms: Business records; Contracts; Fulton Twp.; Gristmills; Little Britain Twp.; Peach Bottom, Fulton Twp.; Stores

Extent: 486 pages to scan.; Size (L x W): 13-3/4" x 8"

Object Name: Book, Account

Language: English

Condition Date: 2024-02-08

Condition Notes: Binding intact with front page no attached. Red rot on cover.; Back Cover - Outside as burn mark ~ 6" long at the top.; First page is unattached.

Object ID: MG0963_F013

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Slater Brown has a writ of habeas corpus against him from Letitia Kennedy. Habeas 1814 F025.

Notes: Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Additional Notes: See Allied Materials.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2022.021

Other Numbers: MG-963

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1831 #420

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 0011

People: Buthoff, Elizabeth; Colm, John; Colm, Mary; Cooper, Elizabeth; Cooper, Sophia; Fredrick, David; Fredrick, Elizabeth; Geltmacher, Jacob; Hayes, Augustus; Horencom, George; Louis, Isaac; Louis, Levi; Loux, Elizabeth; Loux, Jacob; Miller, Frederick; Miller, John; Moore, Ann; Moore, Elizabeth; Moore, William; Mosey, Mary; Myers, Elizabeth; Myers, Samuel; Pothoff, Elizabeth; Shearrer, Henry; Snyder, Ann; Sweney, Nancy; Sweney, William; Wright, Christopher; Wright, Elizabeth

Search Terms: Rapho Twp.; West Hempfield Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Rapho Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1831 #420

Box Number: 011

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1993/07/02.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Rapho Twp. unless noted.; Buthoff, Elizabeth. Also spelled Pothoff, Elizabeth. West Hempfield Twp.; Colm, John.; Colm, Mary.; Cooper, Elizabeth. West Hempfield Twp.; Cooper, Sophia. West Hempfield Twp.; Fredrick, David.; Fredrick, Elizabeth.; Geltmacher, Jacob.; Hayes, Augustus. Teacher.; Horencom, George.; Louis, Isaac.; Louis, Levi.; Loux, Elizabeth.; Loux, Jacob.; Miller, Frederick.; Miller, John.; Moore, Ann.; Moore, Elizabeth.; Moore, William.; Mosey, Mary.; Myers, Elizabeth.; Myers, Samuel.; Pothoff Elizabeth.; Shearrer, Henry.; Snyder, Ann.; Sweney, Nancy.; Sweney, William.; Wright, Christopher.; Wright, Elizabeth.; 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 1830 #481

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: 1830

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0011

People: Buthoff, Elizabeth; Fritz, David; Geltmacher, Jacob; Hayes, Augustus; Horeneom, George; Kalm, Jacob; Kalm, John; Lewis, Levi; Louse, Charles; Louse, Jacob; Mayer, Elizabeth; Mayer, Margaret; Miller, Frederick; Miller, John; Moore, Elizabeth; Moore, William; Mosey, Mary; Rhoad, Fanny; Sherrer, Henry; Snyder, Ann; Sweney, William; Wright, Christopher; Wright, David

Search Terms: Poor children; Columbia; West Hempfield Twp.; Donegal Twp.; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Rapho Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #481

Box Number: 011

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1995/05/30.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Rapho Twp. unless noted.; Buthoff, Elizabeth. West Hempfield Township.; Fritz, David. Donegal Twp.; Geltmacher, Jacob.; Hayes, Augustus. Teacher.; Horeneom, George.; Kalm, Jacob.; Kalm, John.; Lewis, Levi.; Louse, Charles.; Louse, Jacob.; Mayer, Elizabeth.; Mayer, Margaret.; Miller, Frederick.; Miller, John.; Moore, Elizabeth.; Moore, William.; Mosey, Mary.; Rhoad, Fanny. West Hempfield Township.; Sherrer, Susan.; Sherrer, Henry.; Snyder, Ann.; Sweney, William.; Wright, Christopher.; Wright, David.; 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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