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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Lancaster County Prison.
Call Number
RG 08-11 [0702], Archives North
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Lancaster County Prison.
Physical Description
1 v. 33 cm.
Summary
One volume, no longer bound, that shows accounts of the Lancaster County Prison.
Rights
May not be photocopied.
Notes
Finding aid in the repository: Local government records.
Subjects
Prisons - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Prisons
Account books - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Archive - Government Record
Call Number
RG 08-11 [0702], Archives North
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Collection
Blueprints and Architechural Drawings
Title
Blueprints for the prison
Object ID
BLUE_F018_Prison
Date Range
1886/01/19
Collection
Blueprints and Architechural Drawings
Title
Blueprints for the prison
Description
Prison. John Evans & Sons. Architects. Lancaster, PA.
Section at A-B. Scale 30 Feet. Note: J Under Ground Gangway. Copyright Secured 19 January 1886.
Section at A-B. Scale 30 Feet. Note: J Under Ground Gangway. Copyright Secured Jan. 19 /86. (copy)
Prison Plan. Administrator Building, Corridor, Cells, Roofed Passages, Bakery Kitchen, Work Shops, Boilerhouse, Laundry, Smoke & Vent Stack. Scale 30 Feet. October 1885. Copyright Secured Jan. 19 /86.
Prison Plan. Administrator Building, Corridor, Cells, Roofed Passages, Bakery Kitchen, Work Shops, Boilerhouse, Laundry, Smoke & Vent Stack. October 1885. Copyright Secured Jan. 19 /86. Scale 30 Feet. (copy)
Prison Plan. Administrator Building, Corridor, Cells, Roofed Passages, Bakery Kitchen, Work Shops, Boilerhouse, Laundry, Smoke & Vent Stack. October 1885. Copyright Secured Jan. 19 /86. Scale 30 Feet. WITH Section at A-B. Scale 30 Feet. Note: J Under Ground Gangway. Copyright Secured Jan. 19 /86.
Card. Evans. Design for Penitentiaries. John Evans. Lancaster, PA.
Date Range
1886/01/19
Creation Date
19 January 1886
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Cabinet
Flat Files
Storage Container
Folder 018
People
Evans, John
Subjects
Architectural drawings
Blueprints
Search Terms
Architectural plans
Blueprints
John Evans & Sons
Lancaster
Prisons
Object Name
Blueprint
Language
English
Object ID
BLUE_F018_Prison
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Note. Plans to Jail by John Evans & Son 1885. Copyright 1886-Year I was born 1885. MRE. Grandfather. Son. Inside (?) John. Who moved to Chicago and became a noted Architect. Presented to LCHS 11/16/84 by Melvern Evans Jr.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please make an appointment by contacting the Research Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by BW, Fall 2010. Add to database 1 October 2023.
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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Lancaster County Prison.
Call Number
RG 08-11 [0706], Archives North
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Lancaster County Prison.
Physical Description
2 v. 37 cm.
Contents
v. 005. 1935-1959 -- v. 010. 1939-1958.
Summary
Two hardbound volumes that contain records of money paid out by the prison for various goods and services. Books show person or company paid, date, and amount paid. Volume 1 shows check number, Volume 2 shows reason for payment.
Rights
May not be photocopied.
Notes
Finding aid in the repository: Local government records.
Subjects
Prisons - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Prisons
Location
Lancaster History Archive - Government Record
Call Number
RG 08-11 [0706], Archives North
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #002
Date Range
1827
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 Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Waltz, Valentine
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Prisons
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 1827 #002
Box Number
007
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jun 7, 2001.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Payment for breaking a hole in the stone wall for a stove pipe.
Waltz, Valentine.
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
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #005
Date Range
1827
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 Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Prisons
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #005
Box Number
007
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Payment for shoes, blankets and dry goods for the use of the jail.
H. Longenecker & Son
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
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #011
Date Range
1827
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 Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Carpenter, Abraham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Prisons
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #011
Box Number
007
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Payment for medical attention on prisoners.
Carpenter, Abraham.
1 item. 1piece.
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 1827 #024
Date Range
1827
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 Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Graeff, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Prisons
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #024
Box Number
007
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Payment for stove pipe for the jail.
Graeff, Jacob.
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
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #040
Date Range
1827
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 Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Lane, Michael
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Prisons
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #040
Box Number
007
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Payment for firewood.
Lane, Michael.
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
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #059
Date Range
1827
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 Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Mayer, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Prisons
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #059
Box Number
007
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1993/05/28.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Prison.
Payment for hardware, paint, glass etc. for the use of the courthouse and jail.
Mayer, George.
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
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #060
Date Range
1827
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 Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Hagar, C.
Brinner, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Prisons
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #060
Box Number
007
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jun 7, 2001.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Payment for clothing and cloth for prisoners.
Hagar, C.
Brinner, Jacob. Received payment.
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

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