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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #495B
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 0005
People
Dunn, Eliza
Dunn, Robert
Dunn, William
Marsh, Ann Rebecca
Marsh, Henry
Mateer, Jacob
Mateer, John
McAvey, Charles
McAvey, Michael
McAvey, Patrick
Wallace, George
Wallace, Samuel
Waltz, Catharine
Waltz, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mount Joy Twp.
Richland, Mount Joy Twp.
Mount Joy
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Mount Joy Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #495B
Box Number
005
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.
See also Tax List: #495, 495b.
Mount Joy and Richland, Mount Joy Twp.
Dunn, William, age between 6 and 12.
Dunn, Robert, , age between 6 and 12.
Dunn, Eliza, , age between 6 and 12.
Mateer, John. Deceased. Father of Mateer, Jacob, age between 7 and 8.
Marsh, Henry. Deceased. Father of Marsh, Ann Rebecca, age between 9 and 10.
Mcavey, Patrick. Deceased. Father of MaAvey, Michael, age between 8 and 9; McAvey, Charles, age between 6ans 7.
Wallace, George; Wallace, Samuel. Age between 8 and 12.
Waltz, Samuel. Age between 6 and 7.
Waltz, Catharine, age between 8 and 9.
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