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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. 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.

Date Range: 1823

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0004

People: Airs, George; Airs, John; Brown, Hannah; Butcher, Sarah; Curlet, James; Curlet, Lewis; Deaver, Elenor; Deaver, Samuel; Drake, Miriam; Drake, William; Dun, Eliza; Dun, John; Dun, Sarah; Fodders, Jesse; Fodders, Sarah Ann; Gray, Willhelmina; Greenfield, Hannah; Greenfield, James; Greenfield, Mary; Greenfield, Rachel; Kennedy, Margaret; Keys, James; Keys, John; Keys, Margaret; Kurtz, Christopher; Kurtz, Jacob; Lewis, Andrew; Lewis, James; Lewis, Mary; Long, Abner; Long, Kersey; Long, Mary; Mathews, John; Maxfield, James; Maxwell, Margaret; Maxwell, Mary; McGuigin, Agnus; McGuigin, Charles; McGuigin, John; McGuigin, Rosanna; Millburn, Abraham; Millburn, Ann; Millburn, James; Millburn, William; Norris, D. C.; Norris, Elenor; Norris, Levi; Norris, William; Peters, William; Peters, Abraham; Peters, Joshua; Peters, Robert; Reynolds, George; Reynolds, Gregg; Reynolds, Michael; Swagart, Andrew; Swagart, Jacob; Swagart, Mrs.; Towson, Isaac; Towson, Joseph

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans--History

Search Terms: Commissioners' Orders for Payment; Little Britain Twp.; Persons of color; Poor children; Students

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Object Name: List

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1823 #395

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 004

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1994/08/04.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.; Airs, John. Father of Airs, George, age 11.; Brown, Hannah. Mother of Gray, Willhelmina, age 7.; Curlet, James. Father of Curlet, Lewis, age 10.; Deaver, Samuel. Father of Deaver, Elenor, age 8.; Drake, William. Father of Drake, Miriam, age 7; Drake, William, age 6.; Dun, John. Father of Dun, Eliza, age 10; Dun, Sarah, age 7.; Fodders, Jesse, age 9.; Fodders, Sarah Ann, age 7.; Greenfield, James. Father of Greenfield, James, age 11; Greenfield, Rachel, age 9; Greenfield, Mary, age 8; Greenfield, Hannah, age 6.; Kennedy, Margaret, age 10.; Keys, John. Father of Keys, James, age 9; Keys, Margaret, age 7; Keys, John, age 5.; Kurtz, Christopher. Father of Kurtz, Jacob, age 6.; Lewis, Mary. Mother of Lewis, James, age 10; Lewis, Andrew, age 5.; Long, Mary. Mother of Long, Kersey, age 8; Long, Abner, age 6.; Mathews, John, age 8.; Maxfield, James. Father of Maxwell, Mary, age 10; Maxwell, Margaret, age 7.; McGuigin, Agnus. Parent of McGuigin, John, age 11; McGuigin, Charles, age 9; McGuigin, Rosanna, age 8.; Millburn, James. Father of Millburn, William, age 10; Millburn, Ann, age 7; Millburn, Abraham, age 6.; Norris, Levi. Father of Norris, William, age 11; Norris, Elenor, age 9; Norris, D.C., age 6.; Peters, Abraham. Father of Peters, Joshua, age 9; Peters, William, age 11; Peters, Robert, age 5.; Reynolds, Michael. Father of Reynolds, George, age 7; Reynolds, Gregg, age 6.; Butcher, Sarah. African American. Age 7.; Swagart, Widow. Mother of Swagart, Andrew, age 10; Swagart, Jacob, age 8.; Towson, Isaac. Father of Towson, Joseph, age 6.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c1888046-764d-4c1f-86f3-126463310229

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #382

Date Range: 1824

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. 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.

Date Range: 1824

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0005

People: Albright, James; Anthony, Elizabeth; Anthony, George; Anthony, Jacob; Barge, Catharine; Barge, Mary; Barge, Philip; Barr, Christian; Barr, Eliza; Barr, Joseph; Benner, Joseph; Benner, Philip; Booth, George; Booth, Henry; Campbell, Edward; Campbell, Martha; Campbell, Mathew; Campbell, Nancy; Campbell, Thomas; Corker, Luke; Corker, Margaret; Cummins, John; Cummins, William; Graham, Edward; Graham, Thomas; Groff, Barbara; Guy, Catharine; Guy, Isabella; Guy, James; Guy, Mary Ann; Guy, Margaret; Hall, Addison; Hall, Sarah; Heintsman, David; Heintsman, Mary; Henderson, Andrew; Henderson, Julian; Huntsman, David; Huntsman, Mary; Irick, Elizabeth; Irick, John; Irick, Mary; Kelly, Francis; Kelly, George; Kelly, Sarah; Lingerfield, Fanny; Lingerfield, John; Linville, Christian; Linville, James; Linville, West; McFaddin, Ann; McFaddin, Robert; McFaddin, Susanna; McMurry, Hiram; McMurry, John; McMurry, Lucy; McMurry, Samuel; Miller, Daniel; Mitchel, William; Morgan, Bennet; Morgan, Harriet; Morgan, Rebecca; Moyers, Catharine; Moyers, Elizabeth; Oliver, W.; Paul, Ann; Paul, David; Paul, Eliza; Paul, John; Pool, Maryann; Pool, Mr.; Rice, Rachel; Rice, Rebecca; Rice, Sarah Ann; Robb, Marian; Robb, Samuel; Snyder, Adam; Snyder, Henry; Snyder, John; Snyder, Rebecca; Snyder, Simon; Snyder, Susan; Steinheimer, Christopher; Steinheimer, Jacob; Steinheimer, Jonas; Summers, Elizabeth; Summers, Levi; Summers, Martin; Tigart, Susanna; Trout, Jacob; Trout, Sarah; Wendits, David; Wenditz, Evan; Wenditz, Margaret; Work, Mary; Work, S.; Yeager, Mary

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans--History

Search Terms: Commissioners' Orders for Payment; Persons of color; Poor children; Strasburg; Students; Teachers

Place: Strasburg

Object Name: List

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #382

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 005

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1993/09/2.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Names taken from Lancaster county tax lists.; Anthony, George. Father of Anthony, Elizabeth, age 10; Anthony, Jacob, age 8.; Barge, Philip. Father of Barge, Catharine, age 5; Barge, Mary, age 9.; Barr, Joseph. Father of Barr, Christian, age 11; Barr, Eliza, age 9; Barr, Joseph, age 8.; Benner, Philip. Father of Benner, Joseph, age 7.; Booth, George. Father of Booth,George, age 8; Booth, Henry, age 10.; Campbell, Edward. Father of Campbell, Thomas, age 9; Campbell, Nancy, age 7; Campbell, Martha, age 6; Campbell, Mathew.; Corker, Luke. Father of Corker, Margaret, age 10; Corker, Luke, age 7.; Cummins, William. Father of Cummins, William, age 5; Cummins, John, age 9.; Graham, Edward. Father of Graham, Thomas, age 11; Graham, Edward, age 9.; Groff, Barbara. Mother of Albright, James, age 6.; Guy, Catharine. Mother of Guy, James, age 10; Guy. Margaret, age 9; Guy, Mary Ann, age 7; Guy, Isabella, age 6.; Miller, Daniel. Stepfather of Hall, Sarah, age 11; Hall, Addison, age 8.; Heintsman, Mary. Mother of Heintsman, David, age 5. Also spelled Huntsman.; Huntsman, Mary. Mother of Huntsman, David, age 5 Also spelled Heinsman.; Irick, John. Father of Irick, Elizabeth, age 9; Irick, Mary, age 7.; Kelly, Francis. Father of Kelly, George, age 11; Kelly, Sarah, age 9.; Lingerfield, John. Father of Lingerfield, Fanny, age 9.; Linville, West. Father of Linville, Christian, age 11; Linville, James, age 9.; Marian, Robb. Father of Marion, Robb, age 6.; McFaddin, Robert. Father of McFaddin, Susanna, age 10; McFaddin, Ann, age 8.; Morgan, Bennet. Father of Morgan, Rebecca, age 10; Morgan, Harriet, age 6.; Moyers, Elizabeth. Widow. Mother of Moyers, Elizabeth, age 8; Moyers, Catharine, age 5.; McMurry, Samuel. Father of McMurry, Samuel, age 11; McMurry, Lucy, age 9; McMurry, John, age 7; McMurry, Hiram, age 5.; Oliver, W. Stepfather of Mitchel, William, age 11.; Paul, John. Father of Paul, David, age 10; Paul, Ann, age 8; Paul, Eliza, age 6.; Pool, [_____]. Father of Pool, Maryann.; Rice, Rachel. Widow. Mother of Rice, Rebecca, age 9; Rice, Sarah Ann, age 6.; Snyder, Adam. Father of Snyder, Henry, age 11; Snyder, Adam, age 10.; Snyder, Simon. Father of Snyder, John, age 10; Snyder, Susan, age 8; Snyder, Rebecca, age 6.; Steinheimer, Christopher. Father of Steinheimer, Jacob, age 6; Steinheimer, Jonas, age 5.; Summers, Elizabeth. Mother of Summers, Levi, age 4; Summers, Martin, age 5.; Tigart, Susanna. Person of color. Age 11.; Trout, Jacob. Father of Trout, Sarah, age 11.; Wendits, David. Father of Wenditz, Margaret, age 10; Wenditz, Evan, age 8.; Work, S. Parent of Work, Mary, age 7.; Yeager, Mary. Mother of Yeager, Mary, age 6.; Henderson, Julian. Father of Henderson, Andrew, age 5.; Robb, Samuel. Father of Robb, Marian, age 6.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item