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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: 1825

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0005

People: Armstrong, Edward; Armstrong, Francis; Armstrong, Jacob; Brown, Samuel; Brown, Thomas; Carrell, Elizabeth; Carrell, James; Carrell, Joseph; Carrell, WIlliam; Clark, Abner; Clark, John; Clark, Samuel; Cooper, Rebeca; Cooper, Alexander; Cooper, James; Cooper, Permela; Crothers, Elizabeth; Crothers, John; Crothers, John W.; Crothers, Richard N.; Crothers, William; Dailey, James; Dailey, John; Dailey, Mary; Drake, John; Drake, Minerva; Drake, William; Eavons, Joel; Evans, Thomas; Gray, WIllimina; Johnson, Christmas; Johnson, David; Johnson, Jane; Keys, John; Keys, Margaret; Leek, Elizabeth; Lewis, Andrew; Lewis, James; Lewis, Mary; Long, Abner; Long, Kersey; Long, Mary; Maxwell, Amos; Maxwell, George; Maxwell, Margaret; McCullough, John; McCullough, Margaret; McCullough, Rebecca; McCullough, Reubin; McGuigin, Agness; McGuigin, Ruthanna; Milburn, Abram; Milburn, Ann; Milburn, James; Miller, Addiline; Miller, Charlotta; MIller, John; Ness, Elias; Ness, Jonas; Norris, Daniel; Norris, Eliner; Norris, Levi; Norris, Sarah; Oldham, Harriet; Oldham, James; Oldham, John; Peaters, Abram; Peters, Robert; Peters, William; Richardson, Stephen; Richardson, William; Ross, Isabell; Ross, Reason; Scotton, Joel; Scotton, John; Scotton, Minerva; Scotton, WIlliam; Swagars, Jacob; Swagars, Mrs.; Towson, Ephraim; Towson, Isaac; Towson, Joseph

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

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 1825 #025

Box Number: 005

Notes: Never entered into Q & A.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Taken from Lancaster county tax list.; Leek, Elizabeth. Mother of Johnson, David, age 10; Richardson, William, age 6; Richardson, Stephen, age 5.; Lewis, Mary. Mother of Lewis, Andrew, age 7; Lewis, James, age 10.; Eavons, Joel. Father of Evans, Thomas, age 8.; Cooper, Alexander. Father of Cooper, Rebeca, age 9; Cooper, Permela, age 6; Cooper, James, age 5.; Keys, John. Father of Keys, Margaret, age 8; Keys, John, age 6.; Crothers, John. Father of Crothers, WIlliam, age 11; Crothers, John W., age 9; Crothers, Richard N., age 7; Crothers, Elizabeth, age 6.; Carrell, Joseph. Father of Carrell, James, age 11; Carrell, WIlliam, age 9; Carrell, Elizabeth, age 6.; McGuigin, Agness. Mother of McGuigin, Ruthanna, age 10.; Johnson, Christmas. Father of Johnson, Jane, age 5. African American.; Clark, Samuel. Father of Clark, John, age 8; Clark, Abner, age 5. African American.; Oldham, James. Father of Oldham, John, age 7; Oldham, Harriet, age 5.; Brown, Samuel. Father of Brown, Thomas, age 6; Gray, WIllimina, age 9.; Swagars, Widow. Mother of Swagars, Jacob, age 10.; Scotton, Joel. Father of Scotton, WIlliam, age 9; Scotton, John, age 7; Scotton, Minerva, age 6.; Dailey, John. Father of Dailey, Mary, age 11; Dailey, James, age 9.; MIller, John. Father of Miller, Charlotta, age 9; Miller, Addiline, age 7.; Norris, Levi. Father of Norris, Eliner, age 11; Norris, Daniel, age 9; Norris, Sarah, age 7.; Maxwell, George. Father of Maxwell, Margaret, age 9; Maxwell, Amos, age 6.; Long, Mary. Mother of Long, Kersey, age 11; Long, Abner, age 8.; Ross, Isabell. Mother of Ross, Reason, age 11.; Drake, William. Father of Drake, Minerva, age 9; Drake, William, age 7; Drake, John, age 5.; Armstrong, Edward. Father of Armstrong, Jacob, age 10; Armstrong, Francis, age 7.; Peaters, Abram. Father of Peters, William, age 10; Peters, Robert, age 8.; Milburn, James. Father of Milburn, Ann, age 9; Milburn, Abram, age 8.; Towson, Isaac. Father of Towson, Joseph, age 8; Towson, Ephrem, age 7.; McCullough, John. Father of McCullough, Margaret, age 9; McCullough, Rebecca, age 7; McCullough, Reubin, age 6.; Ness, Jonas. Father of Ness, Elias, age 6.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

List

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2cb08812-9409-4f7e-b2f2-464954438693

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #616

Date Range: 1827

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: 1827

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0008

People: Bryley, Leonard; Bryley, Richard; Burden, Alfred; Burden, Jardon; Burden, Wilson; Buttler, Charles W.; Buttler, William; Dellum, Charles; Dellum, Edward; Dellum, James; Dellum, Nancy; Dellum, William; Dickson, Jacob; Dickson, Margaret; Gillmore, Nancy; Gilmore, Elizabeth; Henderson, Catharine; Henderson, Suseala; Jones, Ann; Jones, Esther; Jones, Robert; King, David; Martin, Jesse; Martin, Mrs.; Miller, Edward; Miller, James; Miller, Margaret; Miller, Mary; Smith, Andrew; Smith, Edward; Smith, Mary; Waters, Thomas; Wheeler, Mary; Wheeler, Susanna; Wilson, Samuel; Wilson, Mrs.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

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

Place: Columbia

Object Name: List

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #616

Box Number: 008

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/09/29.

Additional Notes: List of poor African-American children in Columbia.; Burden, Alfred, age 9; Burden, Jardon, age 11; Burden, Wilson, age 7.; Bryley, Richard. Father of Bryley, Leonard, age 5.; Buttler, William. Father of Buttler, Charles W., age 10.; Dickson, Jacob. Father of Dickson, Margaret, age 7.; Dellum, Charles. Father of Dellum, Edward, age 11; Dellum, James, age 6; Dellum, Nancy, age 8; Dellum, William, age 9.; Gilmore, Elizabeth. Mother of Gillmore, Nancy, age 7.; Waters, Thomas. Father of Henderson, Suseala, age 11.; Jones, Robert. Father of Jones, Ann; Jones, Esther.; Henderson, Catharine. Mother of King, David, age 7.; Martin, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Martin, Jesse, age 6.; Miller, Edward. Freeholder. Father of Miller, James, age 10; Miller, Margaret, age 6; Miller, Mary, age 8.; Smith, Andrew. Father of Smith, Edward, age 10; Smith, Mary, age 7.; Wheeler, Susanna. Mother of Wheeler, Mary, age 7.; Wilson, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Wilson, Samuel, age 7.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

List

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/389f641d-9485-4e6e-8e72-672979161515

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1823 #007A

Date Range: 1823

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.

Date Range: 1823

Year: 1823

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0003

People: Barret, James; Cooper, Alexander; Crawford, James; Dunn, John; Eberly, John; Ferguson, Robert; Glacken, Edward; Graft, A.; Hammond, Thomas; Hupetton, George; Husserton, George; Hutton, Joseph; Jefferson, Richard; Kennedy, Charles; Keys, James Jr.; Keys, John; King, Jack; Letman, John; Long, James; Marshall, Abraham; McClean, James; McCullough, David; McVey, George; Millar, Stuart; Miller, James; Roberts, John; Steward, John; String, Samuel; Tocter, John; Tooter, John; Weaver, Jacob; White, Joseph

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Drumore Twp.; Tax exonerations; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Drumore Twp.

Object Name: List

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1823 #007A

Box Number: 003

Notes: Never entered into Q&A.

Additional Notes: Tax exonerations.; Long, James. Tax collector.; Barret, James. Moved to the west.; Cooper, Alexander. Lived in Little Britain.; Hupetton [or Husserton], George. Living on island.; Jefferson, Richard. Lived in Colerain.; Keys, James Jr. Lived in Little Britain.; Keys, John. Poor.; Letman, John. Not found.; McVey, George. Not found.; Roberts, John. Dead.; String, Samuel. Poor.; Tocter [or Tooter], John. Not found.; Weaver, Jacob. Not found.; Miller, James. Poor.; McClean, James. Insolvent.; Dunn, John. Lived in Little Britain.; Eberly, John. Poor.; White, Joseph. Poor.; Marshall, Abraham. Poor.; Millar, Stuart. Lived in Colerain.; King, Jack. Poor.; Graft, An___. Not found.; Ferguson, Robert. Lived in Little Britain.; Crawford, James. Not found.; McCullough, David. Not found.; Glacken, Edward. Lived in Little Britain.; Hutton, Joseph. Poor.; Hammond, Thomas. Lived in Little Britain.; Kennedy, Charles. Did not live here.; Steward, John. Poor.; 1 item 1 piece.

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Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

List

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7b5980c0-a6b3-41e3-8468-355398238800

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #603

Date Range: 1830

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: 1830

Year: 1830

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0011

People: Brenneman, Adam; Brenneman, John; Brenner, Catharine; Browand, Christian; Browand, Ephraim; Bruenner, Catharine; Bubach, Elizabeth; Bubach, Mrs.; Buch, Gabriel; Buch, Isaac; Buch, Peter; Conrad, Elizabeth; Fidler, Henry; Fidler, John; Filder, Salinda; Fryberger, Emanuel; Fryberger, Henry; Fryberger, Jacob; Geib, Catherine; Geib, Mrs.; Hack, Adam; Hack, Enoch; Hains, Sarah; Holtzwart, Barbara; Holtzwart, Harietta; Kissinger, Ann; Kissinger, George; Kissinger, Philip; Lehr, J.; Lorentz, Jacob; Lorentz, John; Lorenz, Henry; Mies, David; Mies, George; Mies, Ann; Miller, James; Miller, Theodore; Miller, William; Seibel, Benjamin; Seibel, Henry; Stauffer, Jacob; Stauffer, Maria; Stauffer, Sophia; Stickel, John; Sweigart, G. Washington; Sweigert, Felix; White, Elizabeth

Search Terms: Manheim Twp.; Poor children; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Manheim Twp.

Object Name: List

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #603

Box Number: 011

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1995/09/14.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; NAMES TAKEN FROM LANCASTER COUNTY TAX LISTS; Brenneman, Adam. Father of Brenneman, John, age 11.; Browand, Christian. Father of Browand, Ephraim, age 11.; Bubach, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Bubach, Elizabeth, age 9.; Buch, Peter. Father of Buch, Isaac, age 8; Buch, Gabriel, age 10.; Conrad, Elizabeth. Age 9.; Fidler, John. Father of Fidler, Henry, age 7; Filder, Salinda, age 10.; Fryberger, Jacob. Father of Fryberger, Emanuel, age 6; Fryberger, Henry, age 9.; Geib, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Geib, Catherine, age 7.; Hack, Adam. Father of Hack, Adam, age 8;Hack, Enoch, age 10.; Hains, Sarah. Age 10.; Holtzwart, Barbara. Mother of Holtzwart, Harietta, age 7; Brenner, Catharine, age 11.; Kissinger, Philip. Father of Kissinger, Ann, age 8; Kissinger, George, age 10.Lehr, J. With whom Bruenner, Catharine, age 11, is (or was) staying.; Lorentz, John. Father of Lorenz, Henry, age 8; Lorentz, Jacob, age 10.; Mies, George. Father of Mies. Ann, age 6; Mies, David, age 8.; Miller, James. Father of Miller, Theodore, age 10; Miller, William, age 7.; Seibel, Henry. Father of Seibel, Benjamin, age 7.; Stauffer, Jacob. Father of Stauffer, Maria, age 10; Stauffer, Sophia, age 7.; Stickel, John. Father of Stickel, John, age 6.; Sweigart, Felix. Father of Sweigart, G. Washington, age 7;; Sweigert, Felix, age 8.; White, Elizabeth. 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

List

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a8db49d4-a841-450e-9e9c-656255221722

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder no date #039

Date Range: No date

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: No date

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0068

People: Bubach, Isabella; Bubach, Mrs.; Burkhart, Jeremiah; Conrad, Daniel; Dun, James; Dun, Nancy; Feight, John F.; Feigt, Frederica; Feigt, Frederick; Fuhrman, Daniel; Fuhrman, Mary; Fuhrman, Peter; Geib, Catherine; Geib, Mrs.; Geiger, Frederick; Geiger, Jacob; Geiger, Regina; Hamilton, Mrs.; Hinkle, Elizabeth; Holzwart, Barbara; Holzwart, Harietta; Kissinger, John; Kissinger, Nancy; Kissinger, Philip; Klime, Jacob; Klime, John; Kline, Jacob; Kline, John; Lehr, Emanuel; Lehr, Lucy; Lehr, Mrs.; Leid, Andrew; Miller, James; Miller, Maryann; Miller, Samuel; Sensenich, George; Stauffer, Jacob; Stauffer, John; Stickel, John; Stickel, Peter

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Manheim Twp.; Poor children; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Manheim Twp.

Object Name: List

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder no date #039

Box Number: 068

Notes: Never entered into Q&A.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.; Bubach, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Bubach, Isabella, age 7 years 6 months.; Hamilton, _____ Mrs. Widow. Grandmother of Conrad, Daniel, age 10.; Dun, James. Father of Dun, Nancy, age 8.; Feight, John F. Father of Feigt, Frederick, age 10; Feigt, Frederica, age 7 years 6 months.; Fuhrman, Daniel. Father of Fuhrman, Peter, age 11; Fuhrman, Mary, age 8 years 6 months.; Geiger, Frederick. Father of Geiger, Jacob, age 9 years, 6 months; Geiger, Regina, age 7 years 9 months.; Geib, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Geib, Catherine, age 10.; Sensenich, George. Stepfather of Hinkle, Elizabeth, age 11.; Holzwart, Barbara. Mother of Holzwart, Harietta, age 10.; Kissinger, Philip. Father of Kissinger, Nancy, age 11; Kissinger, John, age 8.; Kline [or Klime], Jacob. Father of Kline [or Klime], John, age 9.; Burkhart, Jeremiah. Grandfather of Leid, Andrew, age 8.; Lehr, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Lehr, Emanuel, age 8; Lehr, Lucy, age 5 years 6 months.; Miller, James. Father of Miller, Samuel, age 8; Miller, Maryann, age 6.; Stauffer, Jacob. Father of Stauffer, John, age 6 years 8 months.; Stickel, John, Father of Stickel, John, age 10; Stickel, Peter, age 8.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item