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Collection
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Title
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Object ID
MG0166
Date Range
1738-1920
County to the representatives in the General Assembly, asking for more schools. Many signatures. No date. Copy is accessible for research. Use of original document requires supervision. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Folder 21
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Collection
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Title
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Description
The Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection contains documents collected by Mr. Diffenderffer. These documents are primarily from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and include letters, legal and court papers, indentures, receipts, property and probate records, and financial and military papers. The people and businesses represented include George Ross, Jasper Yeates, A. Herr Smith, Timothy Matlack, Mount Hope Furnace, and the Lancaster, Elizabethtown & Middletown Turnpike Road Company.
System of Arrangement
Collection retains original arrangement.
Date Range
1738-1920
Year Range From
1738
Year Range To
1920
Date of Accumulation
1738-1920
Creator
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried, 1833-1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Adams, John Quincy
Adreas, Agnes
Albright, W.
Anderson, James
Andrews, Jacob W.
Andrews, James P.
Ashbridge, Elizabeth
Ashbridge, J. H.
Ashbridge, Sarah
Ashbridge, Sidney
Atlee, Samuel
Attlee, Samuel
Autstch, Adam
Bare, Martin
Barlow, Thomas
Barnitz, Joseph
Barr, John
Barton, David R.
Barton, W.
Bauer, Adam
Beams, Jacob
Beard, Robert
Bearn, John
Beck, Martha
Beck, Paul
Beck, Samuel
Bender, Leonard
Benezet, Daniel
Benner, Henrich
Berntheisel, Henry
Berry, William
Bickham, F. A.
Bickman, George
Bletz, Jacob
Blumer, Abraham
Bollinger, Esther
Bombarger, Martin
Bomberger, John
Bower, Samuel P.
Bowman, Henry
Bowman, J.
Bowman, Samuel
Bowman, W.
Boyd, James
Boyd, Samuel
Bradford, Samuel J.
Breck, Samuel
Bredenstein, Philip
Brown, David
Brown, Matthew
Brown, William
Broud, Bill
Bruener, G.
Bryan, George
Bryan, George I.
Burd, Edward
Burkholder, E.
Burt, Nathaniel
Caldwell, James
Caldwell, Oliver
Caldwell, Robert
Calhoun, John C.
Cameron, James
Cameron, John
Campbell, Sarah
Carpenter, Abraham
Carpenter, Daniel
Carpenter, Jacob
Carpenter, William
Cather, Robert
Chambers, Stephen
Chambers, W.
Charlton, Thomas
Clark, Brice
Clark, John
Clark, Washington
Clemson, Joseph
Cochran, A.
Cochran, William
Coleman, William
Connor, Kitty
Cookson, Thomas
Cooper, William
Creasy, Solomon
Creasy, Solomon M.
Crone, Robert
Cunningham, Hugh
Cunningham, Thomas
Damant, James
Damisch, Fred
Davis, Zaccheus
Deckert, Jacob
Dederick, Henry
Dering, Henry
Derward, Jonas
Detrick, P.
Dickert, Jacob
Dieterick, Jacob
Diffenderffer, David
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried
Diffenderffer, Harold F.
Diffenderfer, Michael
Diffenderfer, Philip
Diller, Peter
Doerses, Frederick
Dougherty, William
Douglass, George
Douglass, James
Doyle, Thomas
Dryer, Andrew
Dubbs, Joseph H.
Duck, Geotge
Duncan, Daniel
Eagen, James
Eagen, Thomas
Eberman, John
Eberman, Philip
Eckert, George
Eckman, John
Eftwein, Johannes
Eichholtz, H.
Eichholtz, Leonard
Eliot, Daniel
Emanuel, John
Ench, Jacob
Espy, George R.
Evans, Frances
Evans, Isaac
Evans, James C.
Evans, Samuel
Ewing, John
Faghterin, Mary
Fahnestock, Samuel
Fehl, Andrew
Feltman, George
Ferree, Conrad
Ferree, Polly
Fissel, Michael
Flowers, Christian
Foltz, Bernard
Fordney, Casper
Fouts, Martin
Franklin, Thomas
Franklin, Thomas E.
Franklin W. B.
Frantz, Phil
Frey, J.
Fultz, John
Galbraith, Bertram
Galloway, Joseph
Geddis, Samuel
Gibble, L. W.
Gibbons, William
Gildersleve, Jonathan H.
Gildersleve Sarah
Gill, Deborah
Gill, Eramus
Gill, James
Gill, Matthew
Givler, Mary
Golden, Jeffery
Graass, Jacob
Graeff, Matthias
Graeff, W.
Graff, Benjamin
Graff, Henry
Graff, Jacob
Gratz, Hyman
Groff, Abraham
Groff, David
Groff, Isaac
Gross, Michael
Grove, Abraham
Grubb, Baird
Grubb, Curtis
Grubb, Henry
Habacker, George
Habacker, Wager
Hartz, John
Hake, Elizabeth
Hake, Jacob
Hale, Charles
Hambright, Henry
Hamilton, James
Hamilton, William
Hand, Edward
Hart, Elizabeth
Hartand, John
Hartmyer, Frederick
Haton, James
Hatz, John
Hayn, Christopher
Hehl, Matthew
Henderson, Mary
Henry, Christopher
Henry, Elizabeth
Henry, Joseph
Henry, Josiah
Henry, John Joseph
Henry, Mary
Herr, Christian
Hensel, William Uhler
Hibshman, Henry
Hoff, John
Hoofnagle, P.
Hoover, Jacob
Host, Catharine
Host, Michael
Howell, William H.
Howell, William Wilson
Huber, J.
Huber, John
Hubley, Adam
Hubley, John
Hubley, Joseph
Hubley, M.
Hubner, Nathanael
Huston, Alex
Hutchinson, E.
Jacks, James
Jenkins, Ron
Johns, Elizabeth
Johns, Jacob
Johns, Paul
Johnston, Sam
Jones, John
Jones, Owen
Jones, Paul T.
Jordan, J.
Kauffman, Abraham
Kauffman, Joseph
Kehler, Andrew
Kelly, Joseph P.
Kelly, William
Kenedy, John
Kittera, John Wilkes
Kittera, Thomas
Kline, David
Kline, George
Kline, Michael
Kling, M.
Konigmaker, James
Krebil, John
Krieg, Philip
Krug, Edward
Krug, H. V.
Krug, Jacob
Krug, Valentine
Kuhn, Frederick
Kuhn, Jacob
Lanck, Jacob
Landes, John
Lauman, Ludwig
Lechler, John
Leman, H. E.
Lewis, Abraham
Lewis, Ellis
Liews, Eliza
Lightner, Nathaniel
Likens, James
Lind, John
Long, Charles E.
Long, Jacob
Longenecker, David
Lowery, Alexander
Lowery, Lazarus
Lowman, Ludwig
Lutz, Peter
Lynch, Thomas
MacGonigle, Jonathan T.
MacGregor, John
MacGregor, Peter
Machold, Lewis Frederick
Marshall, Christopher
Matlack, Timothy
Mattes, George
Mauer, Peter
Maus, Peter
Mayer, John
Mayer, Lewis
McGown, William
McClure, David
McClure, Randle
McKim, James
McKinney, Mordecai
Mease, James
Mease, John
Mercer, John Q.
Messersmith, George
Metzer, Jonas
Metzer, Norman
Miller, David
Miller, Harry
Miller, Henry
Miller, James
Miller, John
Miller, T. H.
Minnich, Lizzie
Mohler, Henry
Montgomery, Jane
Montgomery, S. H.
Moore, James
Moore, John
Musser, John
Myer, John
Myer, John P.
Myer, Josephine
Myers, Christian
Myers, Eckert
Myers, Henry
Myers, Jacob
Myers, John
Myers, Joseph
Myers, Josephine
Myers, S. H.
Myers, Sidney
Muhlenberg, F. A.
Muhlenberg, G. H. E.
Muhlenberg, Henry
Muhlenberg, Henry A.
Munster, Paul
Nager, Ben Willis
Nagle, John
Neal, John
Nees, Adam
Neisser, G. Br.
Nelson, William
Nicholson, John
Norgrave, H.
Odonel, Charles
Old, James
Parvin, Francis
Passmore, John
Patton, James
Pendleton, George H.
Pennypacker, Samuel W.
Penrose, Clement
Petersby, Richard
Physick, Edmund
Pine, Michael
Pohlman, Abraham
Price, Eli K.
Purviance, Samuel
Ralston, Robert
Ramsay, Catharine
Ramsay, David
Ramsay, James
Ramsay, Nathaniel
Ramsay, William
Randall, Samuel
Rank, Samuel
Redsecker, Jacob
Reed, E. L.
Reed, George
Reedly, George
Reedly, John
Reigart, Adam
Reigart, Emanuel
Reigart, Jacob
Riche, Thomas
Rieger, Ann
Rohrer, John
Ross, George
Ross, James
Roth, Jacob
Schaum, Philip
Scheaffer, John
Schnierer, John, Mrs.
Schweinhaupt, Br.
Sell, Henry
Seward, Hugh
Shafer, John
Shaffer, Jacob
Sharer, David
Shearer, Jacob
Sheef, William
Sheldon, William
Shippen, Edward
Shireman, Jacob
Shol, Peter
Shware, Peter
Simon, Joseph
Simon, William
Sindersmith, S. V.
Singer, Casper
Singer, Emanuel
Skiles, William
Slaugher, Hiram
Slaymaker, Amos
Slaymaker, Henry
Slough, Matthias
Smith, A. Herr
Smith, Eliza
Smith, Joanna
Smith, Thomas
Smith, William
Snapp, Samuel
Solomon, Myer
Spencer, S. S.
Sprecher, Frank L.
Stauffer, Henry
Stedman, Alex
Stedman, Charles
Steinert, Christian
Steinman, Charles
Steinman, Frederick
Steinman, George
Steinman, John F.
Stevens, R. S.
Stevenson, George
Stone, John
Stoneman, Tobias
Stones, John
Stuart, Robert
Swan, John G.
Swain, R.
Swentzel, H. Y.
Swift, Joseph
Tanger, David R.
Titball, Joseph
Trimble, James
Trissler, John
Trissler, Joseph David
Turner, Ambrose
Turner, Catharine
Wagen, Philip
Walk, Deetrick
Walker, John
Wallace, John
Wallace, William
Warden, M.
Warfel, John
Washington, Samuel
Watson, David
Webb, James
Weber, Adam
Wegman, Mary
Weitzel, George
Wenger, Roland
Werner, Jacob
Wertsburger, Henry
West, William
Wetherill, Samuel P.
White, George
White, T.
Whitaker, George
Wildred, Daniel
Williams, Evans P.
Williams, John
Wistar, Thomas
Witlow, Hugh
Witman, John
Witman, Michael
Witmer, Abraham
Witmer, Benjamin
Witmer, David
Witmer, Henry
Wolford, Ludwig
Wood, George
Work, Joseph
Wright, James
Wright, John
Wright, S. W.
Yaner, Jacob
Yeates, Jasper
Yeates, John
Young, Henry
Young, Mattias
Zahm, Godfrey
Zantzinger, Adam
Zantzinger, Ester
Zeigler, George
Zimmer, Henry
Subjects
Bonds
Business records
Certificates
Court records
Finance, Personal
Invoices
Letters
Lotteries
Minutes (Records)
Probate records
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Schools
Stocks
Search Terms
Accounts
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Armor's Old Bookstore
Articles of agreement
Beaver Creek
Black Horse Farm
Bonds
Business records
Certificates
Charles E. Wentz and Bros.
Christ Lutheran Church
Cocalico Creek
Conestoga Steam Mills
Constables
Correspondence
Court records
Farmers Bank of Lancaster
Farmer's Hay and Straw Market Association
Finance, Personal
Finding aids
Franklin Savings and Building Association
Grosh and Levering
Hamilton Lots
Indentures
Indian Queen Hotel
Invoices
Lancaster Cemetery
Lancaster County Agricultural Park
Lancaster County Historical Society
Lancaster, Elizabethtown and Middletown Turnpike Company
Letters
Lotteries
Manuscript groups
McDowell's Mill
Minutes
Mount Hope Furnace
Northern Central Railway Company
Pennsylvania Council
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Probate records
Protestant Episcopal Church
Receipts
Sam Wetherill and Sons
Schools
Shaffner and Ziegler
St. James Episcopal Church
Steinman and Son
Stocks
Trinity Lutheran Church
W. Kirkpatrick and Company
Zahm and Jackson Jewelers
Extent
1 box, 27 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0166
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Frank R. Diffenderfer Collection (MG0166), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
1964.013
Other Numbers
MG-166
Classification
MG0166
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 September 2021.
Accession # L64-13
Documents
Less detail
Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Black History Collection, Series 1
Object ID
MG0240_Ser01
Date Range
1780-1834
Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Black History Collection, Series 1
Description
Series 1, Register of enslaved women and their children who were born after 1780, is a compilation of papers filed by holders of enslaved persons that show date; name and place of residence of slaveholder; name of mother (usually an enslaved person) and child; date of birth; sex of child; age when the child will be freed; official seal and signatures; and date when filed.
Date Range
1780-1834
Year Range From
1780
Year Range To
1834
Date of Accumulation
1780-1834
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Anderson, James
Atchinson, John
Baker, John H.
Barton, William
Bayly, James
Bigham, William
Black, Aaron
Boggs, Alexander
Boyd, William
Breading, David
Caldwell, Andrew
Carpenter, Samuel
Clark, Bryce
Clemson, James
Conkle, William
Cook, James
Cooke, Samuel
Crawford, James
Cunningham, Janett
Currin, James
Davis, Edward
Dewers, Thomas
Edwards, Susanna
Edwards, Thomas
Evans, James
Evans, John
Evans, Mrs. Frances
Ewing, John
Fordney, William B.
Franklin, Benjamin
Frazier, Phebe
Galbraith, Bertram Gillespie
Gale, Anthony
Gamble, James
Gibbons, Daniel
Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons
Gibson, William
Givens, Joseph
Graves, B.
Grubb, Peter
Harrison, Thomas
Haydon, George
Heaton, Jeremiah
Henderson, Archibald
Henry, William
Hubley, John
Hudson, Edward
Jacobs, Cyrus
Jenkins, John Carmichael
Johnson, Henry
Johnston, John
King, Robert
Leman, Christian
Lockhart, Josiah
Long, Stephen
Lownes, Caleb
Martin, James
Maxwell, Robert
McCally, James
McCamant, Isaac
McClure, William
McIntire, William
McLaughlin, George
Michener, James B.
Middleton, Anne
Middleton, John
Miller, John
Moore, Zachary
Neal, Thomas
Neel, Thomas
Nicholas, Michael
Old, James
Oldden, John
Patterson, James
Peden, Hugh
Porter, Andrew
Porter, William
Potts, David
Ramsey, Elizabeth
Reigert, Christopher
Ross, George
Samson, George W.
Sanderson, George
Scott, Alexander
Sewell, Charles S.
Skiles, Henry
Slaymaker, Amos
Smith, Joseph
Smith, Margaret
Smith, William
Spear, Robert
Steel, William
Stevens, Thaddeus
Thomas, Mary B.
Walker, Isaac
Wallace, Robert
Watson, John
Weld, Theodore D.
Whitehill, James
Wilson, Samuel
Work, Joseph
Yeates, James
Zantzinger, Paul
Other Creators
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Subjects
African Americans--History
Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Search Terms
Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery
Court of Quarter Sessions
Enslaved persons
Finding aids
Labels
Manuscript groups
Persons of color
Slaveholders
Slavery
Extent
17 folders, 89 items, 648 pages to scan, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0240_Ser01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Copies of MG0240, Series 1, Folders 1-9 are also on microfilm in the Research Center Library (Drawer 3, sec. 2, #206) and bound (326 R294p Oversized)
Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, these items reflect the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit. Restricted access for the Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons found in Series 2, Folder 2: Use transcript in Folder 3 or microfilm.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication of items in MG0240_Ser01.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-240, Series 1
Classification
MG0240
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Processed prior to 1997 and updated from 2007-present. Added to database on 10 January 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Less detail
Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Black History Collection
Object ID
MG0240
Date Range
1780-1984
Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Black History Collection
Description
This collection contains papers and local government records related to Black history in Lancaster County, including an index to Lancaster County's register of enslaved persons, Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons or Negro Entry Book, and a biographical account of Rev. James William Charles Pennington. There are official records for enslaved persons and their children in Lancaster County, as well as freemen within Lancaster City. The collection also contains a manumission paper from the state of Virginia, a certificate for free persons of color, and letters from anit-slavery societies.
System of Arrangement
Series 1 consists of the "Slave Registers," official county records registering enslaved women and their children after 1780.
Series 2 contains the "Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons," a manumission paper, correspondence, and other records.
Date Range
1780-1984
Year Range From
1780
Year Range To
1984
Date of Accumulation
1780-1984
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Allen, Richard
Anderson, George L.
Anderson, James
Anderson, Mildred
Atchinson, John
Bacon, Izard
Bailey, Bessie
Bailey, Charles
Baker, John H.
Ball, James H.
Barber, Florence
Barton, William
Bayly, James
Beaubian, Beulah
Beaubian, Charles S.
Bigham, William
Black, Aaron
Blonden, Louisa
Boggs, Alexander
Book, Anna H.
Book, Simon
Boyd, William
Bradley, Daniel
Breading, David
Bridgett, Alexander
Broadnax, Joseph
Brown, E. D.
Brown, Ernest
Brown, H. H.
Brubaker, Jack
Cain, Annie
Cain, Jennie
Cain, John
Cain, Louisa
Caldwell, Andrew
Carpenter, Samuel
Carter, John C.
Carter, John W.
Carter, Laura
Carter, Nettie
Clark, Bryce
Clark, Josephine
Clark, Russia
Clark, Ruth
Clemson, James
Cohn, Jason
Conkle, William
Cook, James
Cooke, Samuel
Cooper, Bella
Craig, Mary
Craig, Samuel
Crawford, James
Cunningham, Janett
Currin, James
Davis, Edward
Davis, Emily
Davis, Robert
Dewers, Thomas
Dorsey, Steven
Edwards, Mary
Edwards, Susanna
Edwards, Thomas
Edwards, Thomas L.
Evans, James
Evans, John
Evans, Frances
Ewing, John
Fordney, William B.
Foster, Carrie
Foster, Daniel
Franklin, Benjamin
Frazier, Phebe
Galbraith, Bertram Gillespie
Gale, Anthony
Gamble, James
George, H. E., Mrs.
George, Harriet
Gibbons, Daniel
Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons
Gibson, William
Givens, Joseph
Goins, Dora
Graves, B.
Green, Annie
Green, Charles
Green, Cora
Green, Jane
Green, Mary A.
Grubb, Peter
Hardy, Laura
Harrison, Thomas
Haydon, George
Hayes, Hannah
Hayes, O. H.
Heard, William Henry
Heaton, Jeremiah
Henderson, Archibald
Henry, Ella
Henry, Mary
Henry, William
Hill, Emily
Hill, Harriet
Hood, Solomon Porter
Hopkins, Ada
Hopkins, Sadie
Hopkins, Stanton
Hubley, John
Hudson, Edward
Hunter, Mabel
Hunter, Rosie
Hurdle, Emma
Hurdle, James
Jacks, James
Jackson, Florence
Jackson, Letitia
Jackson, Rebecca
Jacobs, Cyrus
Jenkins, John Carmichael
Johnson, Chester A.
Johnson, Estella Book
Johnson, Florence
Johnson, Henry
Johnston, John
Kelley, Calvin
Kelley, David
Keyes, Emma
King, Robert
La Barre, John
Leman, Christian
Link, John Lewis
Lockhart, Josiah
Long, Stephen
Lownes, Caleb
Lynch, Dora
MacNeal, William
Martin, James
Mason, Alice
Maxwell, Robert
McCally, James
McCamant, Isaac
McClure, William
McIntire, William
McLaughlin, George
Michener, James B.
Middleton, Anne
Middleton, John
Miller, John
Mitchell, Blanche
Moore, Martha
Moore, Zachary
Morrison, J. S.
Morrison, J. S., Mrs.
Moton, Charles
Murray, Clara P.
Neal, Thomas
Neel, Thomas
Nicholas, Michael
Nickumn, Theresa
Old, James
Oldden, John
Palmer, John M.
Patterson, James
Payne, Benedine
Peden, Hugh
Pembroke, Stephen
Pennington, James William Charles
Polite, Abraham L.
Polite, Blanche
Porter, Andrew
Porter, William
Potts, David
Price, J. C.
Ramsey, Elizabeth
Reigert, Christopher
Richardson, Ella M.
Robinson, Sara
Rosenthal, Isidore
Ross, George
Samson, George W.
Sanderson, George
Scott, Alexander
Sewell, Charles S.
Shissler, Simon
Shorter, George
Skiles, Henry
Slaymaker, Amos
Smith, Joseph
Smith, Margaret
Smith, William
Snow, Josephine
Spear, Robert
Spraggan, R. F.
Steel, William
Stevens, Thaddeus
Stewart, J. O.
Tall, Rebecca
Thomas, Mary B.
Thomas, Virginia
Thornton, Elizabeth
Toney, Joseph M.
Trout, Henry Leightner "Harry"
Tryman, Mary
Turner, Ruth
Walker, Isaac
Wallace, Robert
Waters, Ruth
Watson, John
Webster, Frank T. M.
Weld, Theodore D.
Whitehill, James
William, Ella
Williams, Mary
Wilson, Albert E., Sr.
Wilson, Edith
Wilson, Helen
Wilson, Laura
Wilson, Maude
Wilson, Samuel
Winston, Charity
Winston, William
Witcher, W. E.
Wolford, Edward
Woods, Elizabeth
Work, Joseph
Yeates, James
Zantzinger, Paul
Other Creators
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Subjects
African Americans--History
Free Black people
Freedmen
Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Search Terms
Certificates
Court of Quarter Sessions
Enslaved persons
Finding aids
Free persons of color
Freedmen
Manuscript groups
Persons of color
Slaveholders
Slavery
Extent
1 box, 33 folders, 128 items, 1,178 pages to scan, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0240
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this collection reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit. Restricted access for the Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons found in Series 2, Folder 2: Use transcript in Folder 3 or microfilm.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-240
Classification
MG0240
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The collection was formerly called "The Slave Records of Lancaster County Collection." Name changed to "African American Records Collection" and arrangement changed on 13 June 2007. Name changed again in 2022 to "Black History Collection."
Added to database on 19 July 2017.
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #577
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 0007
People
Anderson, James
Anderson, George
Everly, John
Everly, David
Everly, Margaret
Hanley, Jacob
King, John
King, Rachel
King, Francis
King, Margaret
King, Martha
McNeal, Jonathan
McNeal, Lydia
McNeal, Thomas
McNeal, Susan
Ox, Matthias
Ox, Susan
Plank, Ambrose
Plank, Joseph
Sproul, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Colerain Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Colerain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #577
Box Number
007
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/08/09.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Anderson, James. Father of Anderson, George.
Everly, John. Father of Everly, David; Everly, Margaret.
Hanley, Jacob. Teacher.
King, John. Father of King, Rachel (age 13; too old); King, Francis; King, Margaret ; King, Martha.
McNeal, Jonathan. Father of McNeal, Lydia; McNeal, Thomas; McNeal, Susan.
Ox, Matthias. Father of Ox, Matthias (age 12); Ox, Susan.
Plank, Ambrose. Father of Plank, Joseph (too old 12 years)
Sproul, Robert. Schoolmaster?
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 1830 #205
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 0010
People
Anderson, James
Brown, David
Cochran, Jacob
Denison, Adam
Denison, Elizabeth
Ealey, Mathias
Fritz, David
Galbaugh, Frances
Haines, Thomas J.
Johnston, Harriet
Pence, Samuel
Roads, Jacob
Shaffner, Jeremiah
Shaffner, William
Stape, Catharine
Stape, Elizabeth
Stape, Maria
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Donegal Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Donegal Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #205
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/11/01.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Anderson, James.
Brown, David.
Cochran, Jacob.
Denison, Adam.
Denison, Elizabeth.
Ealey, Mathias.
Fritz, David.
Galbaugh, Frances.
Haines, Thomas J. Teacher.
Johnston, Harriet.
Pence, Samuel.
Roads, Jacob.
Shaffner, Jeremiah.
Shaffner, William.
Stape, Catharine.
Stape, Elizabeth.
Stape, Maria.
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 1830 #397
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
Year
1830
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Anderson, James
Brown, David
Denison, Adam
Denison, Elizabeth
Galbaugh, Frances
Haines, Thomas J.
Johnston, Harriet
Lindsey, Nathaniel
Lindsey, William
Pence, Samuel
Roads, Jacob
Roads, Philip
Shaffner, Jeremiah
Shaffner, William
Stape, Catharine
Stape, Elizabeth
Upinger, John
Search Terms
Maytown, East Donegal Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Maytown, East Donegal Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #397
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1995/04/11.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Anderson, James.
Brown, David.
Denison, Adam.
Denison, Elizabeth.
Galbaugh, Frances.
Haines, Thomas J. Teacher.
Johnston, Harriet.
Lindsey, Nathaniel.
Lindsey, William.
Pence, Samuel.
Roads, Jacob.
Roads, Philip.
Shaffner, Jeremiah.
Shaffner, William.
Stape, Catharine.
Stape, Elizabeth.
Upinger, John.
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 1825 #051
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
Anderson, George
Anderson, James
Anderson, Loize
Beck, Eliza
Beck, Linkhorn
Beck, Sarah
Clark, Cratin
Clark, Irwin
Clark, John
Clark, Mary
Clark, Sarah Ann
Jonstin, Eliza Ann
Jonstin, Henry
Jonstin, Matilda
Jonstin, Seger
King, Francis
King, John
King, Margaret
King, Marther
King, Rachel
Margrim, Dicky
Margrim, Jaferson
Margrim, Richard
Maxton, Eliza
Maxton, John
McCneel, Jonathan
McCneel, Lydia
McCneel, Susan
McCneel, Thomas
McCullaugh, James
McCullaugh, Nancy
McCullaugh, Sarah
Oxx, Mathias
Oxx, Susanna
Welch, Sarah
Welch, Thomas
Welsh, Ann
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Colerain Twp.
Poor children
African Americans
Persons of color
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Colerain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1825 #051
Box Number
005
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Clark, John. Father of Clark, Sarah Ann, age 11; Clark, Irwin, age 9; Clark, Mary, age 7; Clark, Cratin, age 6.
Anderson, James. African American. Father of Anderson, George, age 9; Anderson, Loize, age 7.
Beck, Sarah. Mother of Beck, Linkhorn, age 10; Beck, Eliza, age 7.
McCneel, Jonathan. Father of McCneel, Lydia, age 8; McCneel, Thomas, age 7; McCneel, Susan, age 6.
Maxton, John. Father of Maxton, John, age 10; Maxton, Eliza, age 8.
McCullaugh, James. Father of McCullaugh, Nancy, age 11; McCullaugh, Sarah, age 9.
Welch, Thomas. Father of Welch, Sarah, age 10; Welsh, Ann, age 8.
Oxx, Matthias. Father of Oxx, Mathias, age 10; Oxx, Susanna, age 8.
King, John. Father of King, Rachel, age 11; King, Francis, age 9; King, Margaret, age 7; King, Marther, age 5.
Margrim, Richard. Father of Margrim, Dicky, age 11; Margrim, Jaferson, age 9.
Jonstin, Seger. African American. Father of Jonstin, Eliza Ann, age 11; Jonstin, Henry, age 8; Jonstin, Matilda, age 6.
1 item. 2 pieces.
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 1829 #653
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 0010
People
Algire, Catharine
Anderson, James
Barlow, Henry
Barlow, James
Barlow, William
Beitleman, Mary
Beitleman, William
Bentel, Mary
Billet, Susanna
Boyles, Lewis
Brightman, Catharine
Brightman, Henry
Brooks, Henry
Brooks, Washington
Bucher, David
Bucher, Fanny
Buller, Mary
Caldwell, Leah
Caldwell, Thomas
Carne, Barbara
Carne, David
Charles, Benjamin
Charles, Juliana
Clark, Deborah
Clark, Nancy
Clayton, Priscilla
Cochran, Jacob
Cooper, Catharine
Cromwell, Leah
Cross, Andrew
Cross, Mary
Davis, Hannah
Davis, William
Denison, Adam
Denison, Elizabeth
Dickey, Martin
Dickey, Susanna
Doebler, John
Dougherty, Henry
Dougherty, John
Dougherty, Mary
Doyle, Henry
Draper, Elizabeth
Ealye, Matthias
Ervin, Elizabeth
Evans, Evan
Evans, John
Finfrock, Christian
Fittera, Elizabeth
Fittera, Stephen
Fritz, Adam
Fritz, Leah
Fryberger, Rebecca
Galligher, Ervin
Garst, George W.
Gelbaugh, Fanny
Gorner, Elizabeth
Gorner, John
Hallowel, Washington
Hamler, Sarah
Hartman, Christian
Hartman, Joseph
Heidler, Cyrus
Heidler, Nancy
Henry, John
Henry, William
Hinkle, Margaret
Hollinger, Elizabeth
Hollinger, Monroe G.
Hubley, Adam
Hubley, Mary
Hubley, Nancy
Jacobs, Elizabeth
Jacobs, John
Jameson, Henry
Jameson, William
Johnston, Harriet
Johnston, Rebecca
Johnston, William
Keeders, Curtis
Keffer, Elizabeth
Kelly, Charles
Kelly, Mary
Kerns, Elizabeth
Kuster, Elizabeth
Kuster, Michael
Lawrence, Samuel
Leader, Mary Ann
Leader, Simon
Lentz, Sarah
Lisle, Catharine
Livermore, Jackson
Livermore, Jason
Livermore, Sumner
Long, Perry
Longnecker, Charlotte
Longnecker, James
Lunsig, Betsey
Lunsig, Catharine
Lynch, Mary
Magill, John
Markley, Elizabeth
Martin, Elizabeth
Martin, Lewis John
Martin, William
McCarran, James
McCarran, William
McClellan, Mary Jane
McCloskey, Martin
McCloskey, William
McCony, Martin
McKean, Jacob
McKean, Mary
McMichael, David
McNeal, Hannah
McNeal, Susanna
McVey, Margaret
McVey, Nancy
Melony, Martin
Melony, Nelson
Meredith, Elizabeth
Meredith, Mary
Mooney, Eliza
Moore, Elizabeth
Moore, Jane
Moore, Robert
Myers, John
Myers, Samuel
Nace, Rebecca
Nace, Sarah
Neblow, Elizabeth
Over, Ann
Pence, Jacob
Pence, Samuel
Platt, Elizabeth
Plum, Rebecca
Probst, John
Probst, Mary
Ralston, Fanny
Rapp, Philip
Reese, Adam
Reese, Mary Ann
Reiff, Ann
Reiff, Mary
Rice, William
Road, Emanuel
Road, Jacob
Roberts, Mary Ann
Rollin, Fanny
Rollin, Henry
Roop, Henry
Sands, Mary
Sands, Rachel
Saylor, Peter
Schwalge, Henry
Schwalge, John
Seals, Levina
Shaeffer, Adeline
Shaeffer, Daniel
Shaeffer, Elizabeth
Shaeffer, Mary
Shaffner, Jeremiah
Shaffner, William
Shank, Henry
Shireman, Jacob
Shireman, Samuel
Shroll, Daniel
Shroll, Henry
Simpson, Mary Ann
Spangler, George
Stape, Catharine
Stape, Elizabeth
Stape, Joseph
Strome, Elizabeth
Strome, Hetty
Throne, Samuel
Updegraff, Louisa
Uplinger, John
Williams, John
Willis, Eliza
Willis, William
Wilson, D. William
Wilson, Thomas
Wittig, Adam
Woods, Elizabeth
Woods, Jacob
Yost, Adam
Young, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Marietta
Maytown, East Donegal Twp.
Mount Joy
Mount Joy Twp.
Richland, East Donegal Twp.
Springville, East Donegal Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #653
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/02/03.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Marietta.
Algire, Catharine. Age 8.
Bucher, David. Age 6.
Bucher, Fanny. Age 7.
Beitleman, Mary. Age 7.
Beitleman, William. Age 10.
Brightman, Catharine. Age 7.
Brightman, Henry. Age 10.
Brooks, Henry. Age 9.
Brooks, Washington. Age 10.
Charles, Benjamin. Age 8.
Charles, Juliana. Age 11.
Cromwell, Leah. Age 10.
Cooper, Catharine. Age 11.
Clayton, Priscilla. Age 9.
Cross, Andrew. Age 9.
Cross, Mary. Age 10.
Doyle, Henry. Age 8.
Draper, Elizabeth. Age 10.
Davis, Hannah. Age 11.
Davis, William. Age 5.
Doebler, John. Age 8.
Evans, Evan. Age 11.
Evans, John. Age 10,
Fryberger, Rebecca. Age 9.
Fittera, Elizabeth. Age 10.
Fittera, Stephen. Age 11.
Galligher, Ervin. Age 9.
Garst, George W. Age 7.
Hamler, Sarah. Age 8.
Hubley, Adam. Age 7.
Hubley, Nancy. Age 9.
Johnston, William. Age 10.
Jameson, William. Age 7.
Jameson, Henry. Age 10.
Hubley, Mary. Age 6.
Heidler, Cyrus. Age 9.
Heidler, Nancy. Age 11.
Hinkle, Margaret. Age 8.
Henry, John. Age 5.
Henry, William. Age 8.
Kelly, Charles. Age 10.
Kelly, Mary. Age 10.
Keeders, Curtis. Age 9.
Kerns, Elizabeth.
Longnecker, Charlotte. Age 7.
Longnecker, James. Age 11.
Leader, Mary Ann. Age 11.
Leader, Simon. Age 9.
Lisle, Catharine. Age 8.
Lawrence, Samuel. Age 5.
Lentz, Sarah. Age 11.
McKean, Jacob. Age 7.
McKean, Mary, Age 9.
Melony, Martin. Age 11.
Melony, Nelson. Age 5.
Martin, Elizabeth. Age 6.
Martin, Lewis John. Age 8.
Martin, William. Age 7.
McCloskey, Martin. Age 8.
McCloskey, William. Age 5.
McClellan, Mary Jane. Age 7.
Myers, Samuel. Age 5.
Myers, John. Age 7.
McNeal, Hannah. Age 11.
McNeal, Susanna. Age 6.
Markley, Elizabeth. Age 8.
Neblow, Elizabeth.Age 6.
Nace, Rebecca. Age 11.
Nace, Sarah. Age 9.
Over, Ann. Age 6.
Plum, Rebecca. Age 7.
Platt, Elizabeth. Age 9.
Rice, William. Age 11.
Rollin, Fanny. Age 11.
Rollin, Henry. Age 9.
Roop, Henry. Age 7.
Rapp, Philip. Age 6.
Sands, Mary. Age 5.
Sands, Rachel. Age 10.
Shank, Henry. Age 11.
Spangler, George. Age 9.
Seals, Levina. Age 7.
Strome, Elizabeth. Age 10.
Strome, Hetty. Age 7.
Saylor, Peter. Age 9.
Schwalge, Henry. Age 10.
Schwalge, John. Age 11.
Shaeffer, Daniel. Age 9.
Shaeffer, Mary. Age 11.
Wittig, Adam. Age 8.
Wilson, D. William. Age 7.
Wilson, Thomas. Age 8.
Williams, John. Age 6.
Yost, Adam. Age 10.
Richland and Mount Joy.
Clark, Deborah. Age 11.
Clark, Nancy. Age 10.
Ervin, Elizabeth. Age 8.
Hartman, Christian, Age 9.
Hartman, Joseph. Age 7.
Keffer, Elizabeth. Age 9.
Livermore, Jackson. Age 5.
Livermore, Jason. Age 7.
Livermore, Sumner. Age 9.
McMichael, David. Age 6.
Magill,John. Age 6.
McVey, Margaret. Age 9.
McVey, Nancy. Age 6.
McCarran, James. Age 11.
McCarran, William. Age 9.
Probst, John. Age 8.
Probst, Mary. Age 11.
Reese, Adam. Age 7.
Reese, Mary Ann. Age 5.
Roberts, Mary Ann. Age 6.
Simpson, Mary Ann. Age 7.
Throne, Samuel. Age 8.
Woods, Elizabeth. Age 10.
Woods, Jacob. Age 8.
Willis, Eliza. Age 10.
Willis, William. Age 8.
Young, Samuel. Age 11.
[Mount Joy] Twp.
Anderson, James. Age 10.
Billet, Susanna. Age 11.
Bentel, Mary. Age 7.
Dickey, Martin. Age 9.
Dickey, Susanna. Age 10.
Fritz, Adam. Age 8.
Fritz, Leah. Age 10.
Dougherty, Henry. Age 11.
Long, Perry. Age 8.
Meredith, Elizabeth. Age 9.
Meredith, Mary. Age 11.
Shroll, Daniel. Age 9.
Shroll, Henry. Age 10.
Springville.
Barlow, Henry. Age 9..
Barlow, James. Age 10.
Barlow, William. Age 6.
Carne, Barbara. Age 7.
Carne, David. Age 10.
Finfrock, Christian. Age 9.
Lunsig, Betsey. Age 8.
Lunsig, Catharine. Age 6.
Mooney, Eliza. Age 9.
Dougherty, Henry.
Dougherty, John. Age 7.
Dougherty, Mary. Age 9.
Maytown.
Boyles, Lewis. Age 10.
Buller, Mary. Age 10.
Caldwell, Leah. Age 10.
Caldwell, Thomas. Age 8.
Cochran, Jacob. Age 11.
Denison, Adam. Age 10.
Denison, Elizabeth. Age 8.
Ealye, Matthias. Age 9.
Gelbaugh, Fanny. Age 6.
Gorner, Elizabeth. Age 6.
Gorner, John. Age 10.
Hallowel, Washington. Age 6.
Hollinger, Elizabeth. Age 11.
Hollinger, Monroe G. Age 9.
Jacobs, Elizabeth. Age 9.
Jacobs, John. Age 6.
Johnston, Harriet. Age 8.
Johnston, Rebecca. Age 10.
Kuster, Elizabeth. Age 11.
Kuster, Michael. Age 10.
Lynch, Mary. Age 8.
McCony, Martin. Age 11.
Moore, Elizabeth. Age 9.
Moore, Jane. Age 11.
Moore, Robert. Age 6.
Pence, Jacob. Age 11.
Pence, Samuel. Age 10.
Ralston, Fanny. Age 9.
Reiff, Ann. Age 8.
Reiff, Mary. Age 6.
Road, Emanuel. Age 9.
Road, Jacob. Age 5.
Shaeffer, Adeline. Age 5.
Shaeffer, Elizabeth. Age 8.
Shaffner, Jeremiah. Age 9.
Shaffner, William. Age 7.
Shireman, Jacob. Age 9.
Shireman, Samuel. Age 7.
Stape, Catharine. Age 7.
Stape, Elizabeth. Age 9.
Stape, Joseph. Age 11.
Updegraff, Louisa. Age 6.
Uplinger, John. Age 10.
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 1828 #260
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
Albright, Barbara
Albright, Frederick
Albright, Peter
Anderson, James
Cochran, Jacob
Denison, Adam
Denison, Elizabeth
Ealey Mathias
Galbough, Fanny
Haines, Thomas J.
Hollinger, Elizabeth
Hollinger, Monroe
Johnson, Harriet
Johnston, Mary
Johnston, Rebecca
Linch, Mary
Morrison, Margaret
Pence, Jacob
Pence, Samuel
Shaffner, Jeremiah
Shaffner, William
Stape, Catharine
Stape, Elizabeth
Stape, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Maytown, Donegal Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Maytown, Donegal Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #260
Box Number
008
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/04/21.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Albright, Barbara.
Albright, Frederick.
Albright, Peter.
Anderson, James.
Cochran, Jacob.
Denison, Adam.
Denison, Elizabeth.
Ealey Mathias.
Galbough, Fanny.
Haines, Thomas J. Teacher.
Hollinger, Elizabeth.
Hollinger, Monroe.
Johnson, Harriet.
Johnston, Mary.
Johnston, Rebecca.
Linch, Mary.
Morrison, Margaret.
Pence, Jacob.
Pence, Samuel.
Shaffner, Jeremiah.
Shaffner, William.
Stape, Catharine.
Stape, Elizabeth.
Stape, Joseph.
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 1830 #621
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
Year
1830
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Acterman, Nancy
Algeir, Catharine
Anderson, James
Barlow, James
Bayles, Lewis
Beidleman, Mary
Beidleman, William
Bentel, Mary
Billet, Mary
Brewer, Ann
Brightman, Catharine
Brightman, Henry
Brooks, Henry
Brooks, Washington
Brown, David
Bucher, David
Bucher, Fanny
Buller, Mary
Caldwell, Benjamin
Caldwell, Thomas
Carns, Barbara
Carns, David
Charles, Benjamin
Charles, Caroline Charlotte
Clayton, Priscilla
Coble, Jacob
Cochran, Jacob
Cromwell, Leah
Davis, William
Denison, Adam
Denison, Elizabeth
Dickey, Catharine
Doebbler, John
Eaby, George
Eaby, Matthias
Ervin, Elizabeth
Finfrock, Christian
Fittera, Elizabeth
Fritz, Adam
Fritz, Leah
Fryberger, Rebecca
Galbaugh, Fanny
Galligher, Irvin
Garst, George W.
Goodyear, Eliza Ann
Goodyear, George H.
Goodyear, Melvina
Goodyear, William H.
Gorner, Elizabeth
Gorner, John
Hallowell, Christian
Hallowell, Washington
Hamler, Samuel
Hamler, Sarah
Hannum, Ann Mary
Hannum, George
Hannum, James
Hartman, Christian
Hartman, Joseph
Heidler, Cyrus
Hinkle, Margaret
Hollinger, Monroe
Holtzapple, Samuel
Hubley, Adam
Hubley, Mary
Hubley, Nancy
Hunchberger, Jacob
Jacobs, Cornelius
Jacobs, Elizabeth
Jacobs, John
Jameson, Henry
Jameson, William
Johnston, Charlotte
Johnston, Harriet
Johnston, William
Keeders, Curtis
Kelly, Charles
Kelly, Mary
Kline, Nancy
Kuster, Michael
Lawrence, Elizabeth
Lawrence, Samuel
Leader, Frederick
Leader, Sarah
Leader, Simon
Lindsey, Nathaniel
Lindsey, William
Lisle, Catharine
Livermore, Jackson
Livermore, Jason
Livermore, Sumner
Lunsig, Betsy
Lunsig, Catharine
Lynch, Mary
Mackin, William
Markley, Joseph
Martin, Lewis John
Martin, William
McCane, Jacob
McCane, Mary
McCarran, William
McClellan, Mary Jane
McCloskey, Matty
McCloskey, William
McGill, John
McMichael, David
McMichael, Sarah
McVey, Margaret
McVey,Nancy
Melony, Nelson
Meredith, Elizabeth
Michael, Anna
Michael, Fanny
Montgomery, Margaret
Moony, James
Moony, John
Moony, Mary
Moore, Elizabeth
Morgan, Rachel
Morgan, Stephen D.
Myers, John
Myers, Samuel
Nagle, Emanuel
Nagle, Henry
Pence, Samuel
Platt, Elizabeth
Plum, Rebecca
Probst, John
Probst, Sarah
Ralston, Fanny
Reese, Adam
Reese, Mary Ann
Reiff, Ann
Reiff, Mary
Road, Jacob
Road, Phillip
Roberts, Mary Ann
Rogers, James
Rollin, Henry
Rollin, Susanna
Roop, Catharine
Roop, Henry
Sands, Rachel
Sands, William
Saylor, Peter
Saylor, William
Seals, Levina
Shaab, Jacob
Shaefer, Eliza Ann
Shaefer, Henrietta
Shaefer, Mary
Shaffner, Jeremia
Shaffner, William
Shank, Robert
Shull, Daniel
Shrull, Henry
Simpson, Sarah
Smith, Abraham
Spangler, George
Spear, Eliza
Stape, Catharine
Stape, Elizabeth
Stape, Maria
Stengel, John
Strome, Elizabeth
Strome, Hetty
Swalge, Henry
Swords, Mary
Thompson, Franklin
Throne, Rebecca
Updegraff, Louisa
Uplinger, John
Weaver, Emanuel
Weaver, Ephraim
Williams, John
Willis, Henry
Willis, William
Wilson, Thomas
Wittig, Adam
Woods, Eliza
Woods, Jacob
Yost, Adam
Yost, Henry
Search Terms
East Donegal Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
West Donegal Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #621
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A Apr 23, 1996.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
NAMES TAKEN FROM LANCASTER COUNTY TAX LISTS.
West Donegal Township unless noted.
Acterman, Nancy. Age 9. Richland and Mount Joy.
Algeir, Catharine. Age 9. Marietta.
Anderson, James. Age 11.
Barlow, James. Age 11.
Bayles, Lewis. Age 11. Maytown.
Beidleman, Mary. Age 8. Marietta.
Beidleman, William. Age 11. Marietta.
Bentel, Mary. Age 8.
Billet, Mary. Age 8.
Brewer, Ann. Age 5. Maytown.
Brightman, Catharine. Age 8. Marietta.
Brightman, Henry. Age 11. Marietta.
Brooks, Henry. Age 10. Marietta.
Brooks, Washington. Age 11. Marietta.
Brown, David. Age 5. Maytown.
Bucher, David. Age 7. Marietta.
Bucher, Fanny. Age 8.Marietta.
Buller, Mary. Age 10. Maytown.
Caldwell, Benjamin. Age 7. Maytown.
Caldwell, Thomas. Age 9. Maytown.
Carns, Barbara. Age 8.
Carns, David. Age 11.
Charles, Benjamin. Age 9. Marietta.
Charles, Caroline Charlotte. Age 7. Marietta.
Clayton, Priscilla. Age 10.Marietta.
Coble, Jacob. Age 7.
Cochran, Jacob. Age 10. Maytown.
Cromwell, Leah. Age 11. Marietta.
Davis, William. Age 6. Marietta.
Denison, Adam. Age 11. Maytown.
Denison, Elizabeth. Age 9. Maytown.
Dickey, Catharine. Age 7. Maytown.
Doebbler, John. Age 9. Marietta.
Eaby, George. Age 6. Maytown.
Eaby, Matthias. Age 10. Maytown.
Ervin, Elizabeth. Age 9. Richland and Mount Joy.
Finfrock, Christian. Age 10.
Fittera, Elizabeth. Age 11. Marietta.
Fritz, Adam. Age 9.
Fritz, Leah. Age 11.
Fryberger, Rebecca. Age 10. Marietta.
Galbaugh, Fanny. Age 7. Maytown.
Galligher, Irvin. Age 10. Marietta.
Garst, George W. Age 8. Marietta.
Goodyear, Eliza Ann. Age 8. Marietta.
Goodyear, George H. Age 11. Marietta.
Goodyear, Melvina. Age 9. Marietta.
Goodyear, William H. Age 6. Marietta.
Gorner, Elizabeth, Age 7. Maytown.
Gorner, John. Age 11. Maytown.
Hallowell, Christian. Age 6. Richland and Mount Joy.
Hallowell, Washington. Age 7. Richland and Mount Joy.
Hamler, Samuel. Age 5. Marietta.
Hamler, Sarah. Age 9. Marietta.
Hannum, Ann Mary. Age 10. Richland and Mount Joy.
Hannum, George. Age 8. Richland and Mount Joy.
Hannum, James. Age 7. Richland and Mount Joy.
Hartman, Christian. Age 10. Richland and Mount Joy.
Hartman, Joseph. Age 8. Richland and Mount Joy.
Heidler, Cyrus. Age 10. Marietta.
Hinkle, Margaret. Age 9. Marietta.
Hollinger, Monroe. Age 10. Marietta.
Holtzapple, Samuel. Age 7. Maytown.
Hubley, Adam. Age 8. Marietta.
Hubley, Mary. Age 7. Marietta.
Hubley, Nancy. Age 10. Marietta.
Hunchberger, Jacob. Age 5. Maytown.
Jacobs, Cornelius. Age 8. Marietta.
Jacobs, Elizabeth. Age 10. Maytown.
Jacobs, John. Age 8. Maytown.
Jameson, Henry. Age 11. Marietta.
Jameson, William. Age 8. Marietta.
Johnston, Charlotte. Age 5. Maytown.
Johnston, Harriet. Age 9. Maytown.
Johnston, William. Age 11. Marietta.
Keeders, Curtis. Age 10.
Kelly, Charles. Age 11. Marietta.
Kelly, Mary. Age 11. Marietta.
Kline, Nancy. Age 8. Richland and Mount Joy.
Kuster, Michael. Age 11. Maytown.
Lawrence, Elizabeth. Age 11. Marietta.
Lawrence, Samuel. Age 6. Marietta.
Leader, Frederick. Age 6. Marietta.
Leader, Sarah. Age 5. Marietta.
Leader, Simon. Age 10. Marietta.
Lindsey, Nathaniel. Age 6. Maytown.
Lindsey, William. Age 9. Maytown.
Lisle, Catharine. Age 9. Marietta.
Livermore, Jackson. Age 6. Richland and Mount Joy.
Livermore, Jason. Age 8. Richland and Mount Joy.
Livermore, Sumner. Age 10. Richland and Mount Joy.
Lunsig, Betsy. Age 9.
Lunsig, Catharine. Age 7.
Lynch, Mary. Age 9. Maytown.
Mackin, William. Age 10. Marietta.
Markley, Joseph. Age 6. Marietta.
Martin, Lewis John. Age 9. Marietta.
Martin, William. Age 8. Marietta.
McCane, Jacob. Age 8. Marietta.
McCane, Mary. Age 10. Marietta.
McCarran, William. Age 10. Richland and Mount Joy.
McClellan, Mary Jane. Age 8. Marietta.
McCloskey, Matty. Age 9. Marietta.
McCloskey, William. Age 6. Marietta.
McGill, John. Age 7. Richland and Mount Joy.
McMichael, David. Age 8. Richland and Mount Joy.
McMichael, Sarah. Age 6. Richland and Mount Joy.
McVey, Margaret. Age 11. Richland and Mount Joy.
McVey,Nancy. Age 7. Richland and Mount Joy.
Melony, Nelson. Age 6. Marietta.
Meredith, Elizabeth. Age 10.
Michael, Anna. Age 10. Marietta.
Michael, Fanny. Age 5. Richland and Mount Joy.
Montgomery, Margaret. Age 5. Maytown.
Moony, James. Age 8. Richland and Mount Joy.
Moony, John. Age 6. Richland and Mount Joy.
Moony, Mary. Age 9. Richland and Mount Joy.
Moore, Elizabeth. Age 10. Maytown.
Morgan, Rachel. Age 10. Marietta.
Morgan, Stephen D. Age 11. Marietta.
Myers, John. Age 8. Marietta.
Myers, Samuel. Age 6. Marietta.
Nagle, Emanuel. Age 8. Marietta.
Nagle, Henry. Age 7. Marietta.
Pence, Samuel. Age 11. Maytown.
Platt, Elizabeth. Age 10. Marietta.
Plum, Rebecca. Age 8. Marietta.
Probst, John. Age 9. Richland and Mount Joy.
Probst, Sarah. Age 7. Richland and Mount Joy.
Ralston, Fanny. Age 10. Maytown.
Reese, Adam. Age 8. Richland and Mount Joy.
Reese, Mary Ann. Age 7. Richland and Mount Joy.
Reiff, Ann. Age 9. Maytown.
Reiff, Mary. Age 7. Maytown.
Road, Jacob. Age 6. Maytown.
Road, Phillip. Age 5. Maytown.
Roberts, Mary Ann. Age 7.
Rogers, James. Age 6. Marietta.
Rollin, Henry. Age 10. Marietta.
Rollin, Susanna. Age 8. Marietta.
Roop, Catharine. Age 5. Marietta .
Roop, Henry. Age 8. Marietta.
Sands, Rachel. Age 11. Marietta.
Sands, William. Age 9. Marietta.
Saylor, Peter. Age 10. Marietta.
Saylor, William. Age 5. Richland and Mount Joy.
Seals, Levina. Age 8. Marietta.
Shaab, Jacob. Marietta.
Shaefer, Eliza Ann. Age 6. Marietta.
Shaefer, Henrietta. Age 5. Marietta.
Shaefer, Mary. Age 11. Marietta.
Shaffner, Jeremia. Age 10. Maytown.
Shaffner, William. Age 8. Maytown.
Shank, Robert. Age 8. Marietta.
Shull, Daniel. Age 11.
Shrull, Henry. Age 10.
Simpson, Sarah. Age 8. Richland and Mount Joy.
Smith, Abraham. Age 8. Richland and Mount Joy.
Spangler, George. Age 9. Marietta.
Spear, Eliza . Age 11. Richland and Mount Joy.
Stape, Catharine. Age 8. Maytown.
Stape, Elizabeth. Age 10. Maytown.
Stape, Maria. Age 5. Maytown.
Stengel, John. Age 9.
Strome, Elizabeth. Age 11. Marietta.
Strome, Hetty. Age 8. Marietta.
Swalge, Henry. Age 11. Marietta.
Swords, Mary. Age 8. Maytown.
Thompson, Franklin. Age 6. Marietta.
Throne, Rebecca. Age 7. Richland and Mount Joy.
Updegraff, Louisa. Age 7. Maytown.
Uplinger, John. Age 11. Maytown.
Weaver, Emanuel. Age 7. Marietta.
Weaver, Ephraim. Age 6. Marietta.
Williams, John. Age 7. Marietta.
Willis, Henry. Age 7. Richland and Mount Joy.
Willis, William. Age 9. Richland and Mount Joy.
Wilson, Thomas. Age 9. Marietta.
Wittig, Adam. Age 9. Marietta.
Woods, Eliza. Age 10. Richland and Mount Joy.
Woods, Jacob. Age 9. Richland and Mount Joy.
Yost, Adam. Age 11. Marietta.
Yost, Henry. Age 5. Marietta.
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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