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.
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.
Boulder and bronze tablet at the site of Conestoga Indian Town. The town was located on the road from Letort to Safe Harbor in Manor Township between the years of 1682 and 1763. Monument erected in 1924.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Boulder and bronze tablet at the site of Conestoga Indian Town. The town was located on the road from Letort to Safe Harbor in Manor Township between the years of 1682 and 1763. Monument erected in 1924.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Photograph- Unveiling of Conestoga Indiantown Marker. Participants included Dr. Herbert H. Beck; David F. Magee, Esq.; Col. Henry W. Shoemaker; and Albert Cook Myers.
Photograph- Unveiling of Conestoga Indiantown Marker. Participants included Dr. Herbert H. Beck; David F. Magee, Esq.; Col. Henry W. Shoemaker; and Albert Cook Myers.
Description
Unveiling of Conestoga Indiantown Marker. Participants included Dr. Herbert H. Beck; David F. Magee, Esq.; Col. Henry W. Shoemaker; and Albert Cook Myers.
