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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #301
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
Barley, Jacob
Bixter, Charlotte
Bixter, Levi
Church, William
Clowner, Abraham
Clowner, Jacob
Corker, Sarah
Freeman, William
Houck, Barbara
Houck, William
McKowan, Eliza
McKowan, Joab
Morrow, Jacob
Morrow, Jemima
Murray, John
Renterncht, Mary
Shaw, Jane
Shaw, William
Slack, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Earl Twp.
Salisbury Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Leacock Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #301
Box Number
008
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/04/21.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Fairview Schoolhouse.
Leacocok Twp. unless noted.
Barley, Jacob. Salisbury Twp.
Bixter, Charlotte. Earl Twp.
Bixter, Levi. Earl Twp.
Church, William. Salisbury Twp.
Clowner, Abraham.
Clowner, Jacob.
Corker, Sarah.
Freeman, William.
Houck, Barbara. Earl Twp.
Houck, William. Earl Twp.
McKowan, Eliza. Earl Twp.
McKowan, Joab. Earl Twp.
Morrow, Jacob.
Morrow, Jemima.
Murray, John. Salisbury Twp.
Renterncht, Mary.
Shaw, Jane. Earl Twp.
Shaw, William. Earl Twp.
Slack, Thomas.
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
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1798 F023 QS
Date Range
1798/02
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1798/02
Year
1798
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Kenny, John
Rine, George
Rine, Daniel
Ellmaker, Isaac
Stauffer, Jacob
Ruddy, Andrew
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Leacock Twp.
Charge: larceny
Testimonies
Corn
Place
Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1798 F023 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with larceny, taking corn from the mill of George Rine and Daniel Rine, Earl Twp.
Additional names: Isaac Ellmaker, Jacob Stauffer, Andrew Ruddy.
Testimonies of Jacob Stauffer, Daniel Rine, John Kenny.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail