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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Receipt from Buchanan
Object ID
JBFP 1.2.1.008
Date Range
1852/03/15
  2 documents     2 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Receipt from Buchanan
Description
Receipt from Buchanan acknowledging the receipt of $660 for a year’s interest on Mr. John Newton Lanes’ bond of $11,000. Wheatland, near Lancaster.
Date Range
1852/03/15
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 1, Box 4
People
Buchanan, James
Lane, John N.
Subjects
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Search Terms
Receipts
Lancaster
Wheatland
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan, 8.25 x 5.5 in.
Object Name
Receipt
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 1 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 1.2.1.008
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1995.211
Other Number
JBFP Part 1, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 8
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
Images
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #189
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
Dorwart, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Prisons
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 #189
Box Number
004
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Payment for plastering work done in the jail.
Dorwart, 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
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #191
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
Diller, George
Gibbens, Thomas
White, William
Cuns, Robert
Shutt, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Constables
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 #191
Box Number
004
Notes
Partially entered into Q & A May 22, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment to constable.
Diller, George.
For apprehending, bringing before the Mayor and conveying to jail the following vagrants and other offenders:
Gibbens, Thomas.
White, William.
Cuns, Robert.
Shutt, 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
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #192
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
Beaumont, Crampton
Buth, John
Daugherty, Charles
Deitz, Margaret
Evans, John
Gallighan, Edward
Gettz, Ann
Gettz, Daniel
Hibshman, Henry
Hickman, Sally
Hickman, Sarah
Inser, Charles
Keller, John
Kline, Peter
Lefever, Ann
Miller, Alexander
Miller, Archibald
Thompson, Samuel
Weaver, John
Whepster, John
Williams, Hannah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Clerks
African Americans
Persons of color
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 #192
Box Number
004
Notes
Partially entered into Q & A May 22, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment to Clerk of the Mayor's Court
Hibshman, Henry.
For the following cases [all are Commonwealth v.___]:
Weaver, John.
Deitz, Margaret.
Whepster, John; Williams, Hannah.
Lefever, Ann.
Evans, John.
Miller, Archibald.
Dick. African American.
Gallighan, Edward; Miller, Alexander; Hickman, Sally; Keller, John; Kline, Peter; Beaumont, Crampton; Daugherty, Charles.
Inser, Charles; Thompson, Samuel; Hickman, Sarah.
Buth, John.
Gettz, Daniel; Gettz, Ann, his wife.
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 1824 #195
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
McCracken, Elizabeth
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
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 #195
Box Number
004
Notes
Entered into Q & A May 22, 2001.
Additional Notes
Court house.
Payment for washing ans cleaning the court house below stairs.
McCracken, 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
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #209
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
Miller, Alexander
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
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 #209
Box Number
004
Notes
Entered into Q & A May 22, 2001.
Additional Notes
Court house.
Payment for carpentry and repair work done at the court house.
Miller, 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
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #210
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
Eichholtz, Leonard
Pyle, Moses
Montgomery, David
Netz, Adam
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Coroners' inquests
African Americans
Persons of color
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 #210
Box Number
004
Notes
Entered into Q & A May 22, 2001.
Additional Notes
Coroner's inquest.
Eichholtz, Leonard.
Pyle, Moses. Deceased.
Montgomery, David Esq. Held inquest.
Netz, Adam. Deceased.
[Name unknown.] Deceased. African American.
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 1824 #217
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
Boyes, Samuel
Breneman, Adam
Brown, David
Brown, William
Cline, David
Corron, Henry
Daum, Isaac
Dellinger, Joseph
Green, Charles
Lucy, Henry
Martin, Samuel
McCall, Sophia
Price, John Jr.
Reigart, Joshua
Ring, Joshua
Shafer, Abraham
Shirk, Jacob
Smith, Henry
Sneivly, James
Weaver, Catharine
Weaver, Frederick
Williams, George
Williams, Jeremiah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
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 #217
Box Number
004
Notes
Partially entered into Q & A May 22, 2001.
Additional Notes
Court house.
Payment to Clerk of the Quarter Sessions
Brown, David.
Other names in the document:
Sneivly, James. Convicted.
Martin, Samuel. Convicted.
Daum, Isaac. Acquitted of assault and battery.
Shirk, Jacob. Fornication and bastardy.
Breneman, Adam. Indicted for keeping a tippling house.
Brown, William. Indicted for larceny.
Lucy, Henry. Alias Smith, Henry. Convicted of larceny.
Sneivly, James. Convicted of larceny.
Price, John Jr. Acquitted of larceny.
Boyes, Samuel. Larceny.
Weaver, Frederick and Weaver, Catharine. Indicted for assault and battery on Shafer, Abraham.
Corron, Henry. Acquitted of assault and battery.
Cline, David.
Dellinger, Joseph. Convicted of larceny.
Martin, Samuel. Convicted of larceny.
Williams, Jeremiah. Convicted of larceny.
Williams, George. Convicted of larceny.
Green, Charles. Convicted of larceny.
McCall, Sophia. Convicted.
Ring, Joshua. Indicted for tippling house.
Reigart, Joshua. Acquitted of larceny.
Williams, George.
Sneivly, James.
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 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
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #219
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
Hibshman, Henry
Eichelberger, George
Maxwell, Hugh
Reitzel, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Recorder of Deeds
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 #219
Box Number
004
Notes
Partially entered into Q & A May 22, 2001.
Additional Notes
Court house.
Payment for money spent by the office of the Recorder of Deeds.
Hibshman, Henry.
Other names mentioned:
Dickson & Eichelberger.
Eichelberger, George.
Maxwell, Hugh.
Reitzel, John. Past Recorder.
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

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