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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #386
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
Bassly, WIlliam
Cross, Andrew
Chamberlain, William
Erhart, Henry
Farmer, John B.
Findlay, John R.
Gensell, Gideon
Goodman, John
Kennedy, Patrick
Kirk, WIlliam
Myers, John
McDonald, Hugh
Miller, William
Morgan, Isaac
Mauch, Christian
Moore, James
Walker, James
Watson, Robert
Walker, John
Johnson, Samuel L.
Bacon, Joshua
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
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 1829 #386
Box Number
009
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Payment for support of prisoners at the Philadelphia Prison beyond what they earned by their labor.
Anderson, John
Bassly, WIlliam.
Cross, Andrew.
Chamberlain, William.
Erhart, Henry.
Farmer, John B.
Findlay, John R.
Gensell, Gideon.
Goodman, John.
Kennedy, Patrick.
Kirk, WIlliam.
Myers, John.
McDonald, Hugh.
Miller, William.
Morgan, Isaac.
Mauch, Christian.
Moore, James.
Walker, James.
Watson, Robert.
Walker, John.
Johnson, Samuel L.
Bacon, Joshua.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Object ID
AUG 1821 F002 QS
Date Range
1821/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Date Range
1821/08
Year
1821
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Banks, David
Blottenberger, Peter
Boyle, John
Cannon, John
Carns, Robert
Carter, Charles
Christy, John
Dill, Thomas
Ellinger, David
Frances, Fanny
Franton, Samuel
Gallaher, Michael
Glasgo, Abraham
Grant, Sampson
Gray, John
Hyden, George
Johnson, Thomas
Jones, John
Kauffman, Isaac
Kean, James
Kee, William
Kiler, Daniel
Laferty, Louisa
Leek, Margaret
Lewis, William
Livey, John
Lyle, Hugh
McGrann, Patrick
McKetrick, Patrick
Milford, John
Mooney, William
Moyer, Jacob
Myers, John
Nagle, Frederick
O'Donnell, Dennis
Parker, Joseph
Richardson, John
Rinehart, Michael
Shartz, Conrad
Smith, John
Stewart, George
Vandike, Jacob
Ward, Michael
Yarletts, Mary Ann
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Persons of color
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1821 F002 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Object ID
Veterans F03 I03
Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Description
Record of applications for peddlers' licenses showing date of application, name of applicant, type of license, and dates granted and lifted. Many applications for soldiers' licenses; these are peddlers' licenses issued to honorably discharged veterans. Handwritten.
System of Arrangement
Organized by year, then alphabetically by surname.
Year
1900
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Myers, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Veterans' Peddlers License
Affidavits
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Veterans F03 I03
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Affidavits.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0601
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Object ID
Veterans F03 I04
Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Description
Record of applications for peddlers' licenses showing date of application, name of applicant, type of license, and dates granted and lifted. Many applications for soldiers' licenses; these are peddlers' licenses issued to honorably discharged veterans. Handwritten.
System of Arrangement
Organized by year, then alphabetically by surname.
Year
1900
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Myers, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Veterans' Peddlers License
Civil War
Petitions
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Veterans F03 I04
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Petition.
195th Regiment, Company H, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Civil War.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0601
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Object ID
Veterans F05 I04
Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Description
Record of applications for peddlers' licenses showing date of application, name of applicant, type of license, and dates granted and lifted. Many applications for soldiers' licenses; these are peddlers' licenses issued to honorably discharged veterans. Handwritten.
System of Arrangement
Organized by year, then alphabetically by surname.
Year
1901
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Myers, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Veterans' Peddlers License
Civil War
Petitions
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Veterans F05 I04
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Petition.
195th Regiment, Company H, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Civil War.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0601
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Object ID
Veterans F07 I02
Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Description
Record of applications for peddlers' licenses showing date of application, name of applicant, type of license, and dates granted and lifted. Many applications for soldiers' licenses; these are peddlers' licenses issued to honorably discharged veterans. Handwritten.
System of Arrangement
Organized by year, then alphabetically by surname.
Year
1902
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Myers, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Veterans' Peddlers License
Civil War
Petitions
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Veterans F07 I02
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Petition.
195th Regiment, Company H, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Civil War.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0601
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #332
Date Range
1826
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
1826
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0006
People
Brooks, John
Brown, John
Cain, William
Cross, Andrew
Gensell, Gideon
Goodman, John
Hamilton, William
Hercules, Peter
Jamison, William
Kenedy, Patrick
Martin, Samuel
McCauley, George
McDonald, Hugh
McMahon, John
Miller, William
Moyer, Jacob
Myers, John
Nicholas, Frederick
Powell, James
Ream, Abraham
Ressler, George
Sample, Peter
Shaffer, George
Sneivley, James
Tarbell, Samuel
Walker, James
Walker, John
Webb, William
Williams, Charles
Wilson, John
Zeerfass, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Incarcerated persons
Lancaster
Philadelphia Prison
Prisons
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #332
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
006
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Philadelphia Prison. Payment for support of Lancaster County prisoners whose labor did not cover all their costs.
Prisoners:
Brooks, John.
Brown, John.
Goodman, John.
Hamilton, William.
Hercules, Peter.
Jamison, William.
Kenedy, Patrick.
McCauley, George.
McMahon, John.
Moyer, Jacob.
Myers, John.
McDonald, Hugh.
Martin, Samuel.
Ressler, George.
Shaffer, George.
Sneivley, James.
Williams, Charles.
Wilson, John.
Walker, James.
Webb, William. A very infirm old man.
Walker, John.
Sample, Peter.
Cain, William.
Cross, Andrew.
Zeerfass, Samuel.
Nicholas, Frederick.
Ream, Abraham.
Miller, William.
Powell, James.
Gensell, Gedian.
Tarbell, Samuel.
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
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1883 F064
Date Range
1883
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
1883
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1883
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0013
People
Myers, John
Myers, Catharine
Summers, Peter
Seldomridge, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
Place
none
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1883 F064
Box Number
013
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncer: Myers, Catharine.
Administrators: Summers, Peter; Seldomridge, 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 1884 F013
Date Range
1884
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
1884
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1884
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0013
People
Dague, Leonard
Dague, Julia A.
Dague, Amos
Dague, Reuben
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
Salisbury Twp.
Place
Salisbury Twp.
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1884 F013
Box Number
013
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncers: Dague, Julia A.; Dague, Amos. [did not sign document]
Administrator: Dague, Reuben.
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
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1842 F11 I01
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1842
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0015
People
Myers, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
New Holland, East Earl Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
Tav 1842 F11 I01
Box Number
015
Additional Notes
Located on the Blue Ball and Lancaster Turnpike Road.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Aaron L. Custer, John Sheaffer, Samuel Stoltzfus, Abraham Groff, William Sprecher, John Petersheime, Isaac Sprecher, Henry Rutter, Lewis Custer, John Myers, Samuel Bachman, [signature in German].
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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