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.
Marble Fragment from Original Tomb of James Buchanan
Description
Fragment from James Buchanan's tomb in Woodward Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, PA. Rectangular base with relief carving of three oak leaves on one short branch with an acorn on top. White marble. On back: paper with handwritten ink: 'a piece of waste marble from (the?) Tomb of Hon. James Buchanan.
Provenance
Found by donor at gravesite. From original tombstone. Gift of Jim McMullin per Pat Clarke 4/5/2023
Photograph- Drawing of Lancaster City showing North American Hotel, office of the Pioneer Line, Conestoga wagon, train, and old courthouse in the distance.
Photograph- Drawing of Lancaster City showing North American Hotel, office of the Pioneer Line, Conestoga wagon, train, and old courthouse in the distance.
Description
Drawing of Lancaster City showing North American Hotel, office of the Pioneer Line, Conestoga wagon, train, and old courthouse in the distance. 1 print only
Plan for South East Ward also showing 1 drawing each of Odd Fellows Hall, Residence of Mrs. S. A. Porter, H. Leamans Rifle Works, Residence of Clement B. Grubb, German Reformed Church, Residence of Emanuel C. Reigard, Esq., and Residence of E. C. Darlington, Esq.. Locations of buildings are noted. 1 print only
Plan for South East Ward, also showing 1 drawing each of St. James Free Episcopal Church, Western Hotel, Rockland Cotton Mill, Red Lion Hotel, Residence of James Black, Esq., Lancaster County Prison, Ephrata Mountain Springs--locations of buildings are noted. 1 print only
Plan of North West Ward also showing 1 drawing each of Cross Keys Hotel, Residence of A. W. Russel, Reese's City Hotel, McConomy Store, Lancaster Coach Factory, Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, H. Logman's (?) Rifle Works, Residence of Emanuel C. Reigard, Esq., and 1 unidentified building. Locations of buildings are noted. 1 print only
Plan of the North East Ward, also showing 1 drawing each of Fulton Hall, Lancaster Mercantile College, Residence of George K. Reid, Esq., Lancaster County Court House, Eagle Hotel, Ephrata Mountain Springs, Lancaster County Prison, and Residence of James Black, Esq. All buildings note locations and some have additional information. 1 print only
