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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment 1831 #456
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #491
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment 1831 #456
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 Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0012
People
Swartz, John
Search Terms
Prisons
Lancaster
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #491
Box Number
012
Notes
Entered into Q&A Aug 10, 2001.
Additional Notes
Prisons.
Payment for hauling stone and lumber to the jail.
Swartz, 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 1831 #456
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #636
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment 1831 #456
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 Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0012
People
Beckerman, Christian
Sensenich, George
Swartz, John
Search Terms
Lancaster
Prisons
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #636
Box Number
012
Notes
Entered into Q&A Aug 14, 2001.
Additional Notes
Prisons.
Payment for hauling sand, stone, and lumber to the jail.
Swartz, John.
Beckerman, Christian. Three days of labor.
Sensenich, George. Four and a half days of labor.
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 1831 #456
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #637
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment 1831 #456
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 Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0012
People
Bakerman, Christian
Swartz, John
Search Terms
Lancaster
Prisons
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #637
Box Number
012
Notes
Entered into Q&A Aug 14, 2001.
Additional Notes
Prisons.
Payment for cutting scaffolding poles at the jail.
Bakerman, Christian.
Swartz, John. Signed for the payment.
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
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1838 F017 S
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1838
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0115
People
Swartz, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Columbia
Object Name
Documents
Object ID
Inv 1838 F017 S
Box Number
115
Additional Notes
Occupation: vitular.
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1838 F036
Date Range
1838
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Admin/Biographical History
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.
Date Range
1838
Year
1838
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Swartz, John
Forrey, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Columbia
Probate records
Renunciation
Place
Columbia
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1838 F036
Box Number
003
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncer: Swartz, [ ] (name in German).
Administrator: Forrey, 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
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1896 F108
Date Range
1896
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
1896
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1896
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0018
People
Swartz, George
Swartz, John
Ritchie, Amelia
Pfenninger, Matilda
Stumpf, Elizabeth
Nickel, Mary
Stumpf, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1896 F108
Box Number
018
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncers: Swartz, John; Ritchie, Amelia; Pfenninger, Matilda; Stumpf, Elizabeth; Nickel, Mary; Swartz, George.
Administrator: Stumpf, 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
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
APR 1831 F049 MC
Date Range
1831/04
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Date Range
1831/04
Year
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Swartz, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1831 F049 MC
Box Number
008
Additional Notes
Petition for tavern license.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
AUG 1831 F009 MC
Date Range
1831/08
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Date Range
1831/08
Year
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Swartz, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1831 F009 MC
Box Number
008
Additional Notes
Weaver, John.
Lithgow, Emma.
Long, William.
Assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
NOV 1831 F032 MC
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Year
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0009
People
Swartz, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1831 F032 MC
Box Number
009
Additional Notes
Assault and battery.
1 item, 1piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
19.000
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
APR 1832 F045 MC
Date Range
1832/04
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Date Range
1832/04
Year
1832
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0009
People
Swartz, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1832 F045 MC
Box Number
009
Additional Notes
Petition for tavern license
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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