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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #036
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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 0008
People
Kirk, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Octoraro Creek
Little Britain Twp.
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #036
Box Number
008
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Bridges.
Payment for erecting a bridge across Octorara Creek at Kirk's fording.
Kirk, Jacob.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #286
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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 0008
People
Kirk, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Little Britain Twp.
Bridges
Octoraro Creek
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #286
Box Number
008
Notes
Date entered into Q & A was not recorded.
Additional Notes
Bridges.
Payment for building a bridge over the Octoraro Creek at Kirk's fording.
Kirk, Jacob.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
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Some of the lost industries of the Octorara Valley

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Author
Houston, J. W.
Date of Publication
1899
--Octorara Valley (Pa. and Md.)--History. Industries--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--19th century. Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.) Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1898-99 Description: [103]-113 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the
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Responsibility
by Dr. J. W. Houston.
Author
Houston, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1899
Physical Description
[103]-113 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 5
Subjects
Industries.
Industries - Octorara Valley (Pa. and Md.)
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 5 (1899), p. 103-113Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.3
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Early schools in the valley of the Octorara

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Author
Houston, J. W.
Date of Publication
1898
. Private schools--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Public schools--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Schools--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.) Octorara Valley (Pa.)--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1897-98
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Responsibility
by J. W. Houston, M.D.
Author
Houston, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
[31]-51 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 2
Summary
Contains interesting and entertaining vignettes of some of the school teachers , and schools established in the Octorar Valley, in the years before public education. Schools in Lancaster County, PA, and some bordering the county in Chester County are discussed.
Subjects
Teachers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Private schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Public schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.)
Octorara Valley (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 2 (1898), p. 31-51Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #231
Date Range
1827
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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 Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Kirk, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Little Britain Twp.
Bridges
Octoraro Creek
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #231
Box Number
007
Notes
Date entered into Q & A was not recorded.
Additional Notes
Bridges.
Payment for building a bridge across the Octoraro Creek at Kirk's fording.
Kirk, Jacob.
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 1827 #361
Date Range
1827
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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.
Date Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Webb, Jonathan P.
Webb, Jonathan
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Creeks
Octoraro Creek
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #361
Box Number
007
Notes
Date entered into Q & A was not recorded.
Additional Notes
Bridges
Payments to Jonathan P. Webb, administer of Jonathan Webb, deceased, for
1. building a bridge across the Chiquesalunga Creek near Manheim.
2. building a bridge across Octoarara Creek near Pusey's Mill
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
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Early industries on the Octorara

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3736
Author
Houston, J. W.
Date of Publication
1897
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Responsibility
by Dr. J. W. Houston.
Author
Houston, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
204-217 & [345]-360 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 6&9
Notes
The first part of this article was published in issue 6, pages 204-217. The second part was published in issue 9, pages 345-360.
Subjects
Industries.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 6&9 (1897), p. 204-217 & 345-360Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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Early industries on the Octorara

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Author
Houston, J. W.
Date of Publication
1897
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  1 website  
Responsibility
by Dr. J. W. Houston.
Author
Houston, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[204]-217 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 6
Subjects
Industries.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 6 (1897), p. 204-217
Websites
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #305
More detail
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
Andrews, Alexander
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Colerain Twp.
Bridges
Octoraro Creek
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Colerain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #305
Box Number
006
Notes
Entered into Q & A May 31, 2001.
Additional Notes
Bridges.
Octorara Creek.
[Colerain Twp.]
Payment for repairing the bridge known as "Andrews Bridge."
Andrews, Alexander.
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 1827 #485
Date Range
1827
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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 Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Kirk, Jacob
Brown, Slater
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Little Britain Twp.
Bridges
Octoraro Creek
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #485
Box Number
008
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jun 14, 2001.
Additional Notes
Bridges.
Payment for building a bridge over the Octoraro Creek at Kirk's ford.
Kirk, Jacob.
Brown, Slater. Received 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
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