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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #435
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
Levy, Levi
Robinson, John
Pentlan, Joseph
Search Terms
Lancaster
Conestoga Twp.
African Americans
Persons of color
Coroners' Inquests
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #435
Box Number
011
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Coroners' Inquests.
Levy, Levi. Deceased. Conestoga Twp. Accidental drowning.
Robinson, John. Deceased. Conestoga Twp. Accidental drowning.
Pentlan, Joseph. Deceased. Conestoga Twp. Accidental drowning.
Unnamed male child. Deceased. African American. Accidentally exposing it to the weather in bad health. City of Lancaster.
4 items. 4 pieces.
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 1829 #480
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
Blattenberger, George
Curtis, Thomas
Eagan, James
Groh, Christian
Hartman, Joseph
Hiester, William
Hoover, Jacob
Keller, Jacob
Keller, Samuel
Kyle, Joseph
Laber, George
Lightener, Nathaniel
Lightener, William
Manning, Jacob
Patterson, James
Rea, James
Ringwalt, John
Robinson, John
Shirk, Joseph
Stauffer, John
Stenett, Thomas
Way, Michael
Winter, Christopher
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
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 #480
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A Jul 26, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payments to election judges for the General election of 15 October 1829.
[Note: each judge signed the form and some names are dificult to decipher.]
Lightener, Nathaniel. Lancaster City district.
Kyle, Joseph. Drumore district.
Curtis, Thomas. Elizabethtown district.
Hiester, William. New Holland district.
Laber, George. Erbs district.
Hoover, Jacob. Strasburg district.
Stauffer, John. Manheim district.
Robinson, John. Salisbury district.
Shirk, Joseph. Reamstown district.
Eagan, James. Maytown district.
Ringwalt, John. Churchtown district.
Winter, Christopher. Martic district.
[Rieneck], [Antherd] M. Bart district.
[Whiteside,] William. Colerain district.
Patterson, James. Little Britain district.
Keller, Samuel. Lititz district.
Groh, Christian. Marietta district.
Way, Michael. Columbia district.
Rea, James. Sadsbury district.
Lightener, William. Leacock district.
[Schnedler], John. Brecknock district.
Stenett, Thomas. Mount Joy district.
[Eggert], Christian. Petersburg district.
Hartman, Joseph. Lampeter district.
[McHoffy], H. Conestoga district.
Manning, Jacob. Washington district.
Keller, Jacob. [Grofs] district.
Blattenberger, George. Bainbridge district.
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