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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #391
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 0009
People
Bitner, Abraham
Burton, Thomas
Carrow, Benjamin
Duck, George
Duncan, [Menahe]
Fitzpatrick, Samuel
Fordersmith, Benjamin
Hall, Mary
Heyden, George
Hughs, Theosophilus
Humberger, John
Irwin, John
Kutzen, David
Leuck, John
Lind, Mary
McDonald, Oliver
McGlaughlin, John
McNeil, John
Meloy, Rosana
Mendel, Benjamin
Miller, Samuel
Parke, Samuel
Proctor, Frisby
Ream, Curtis
Reed, James
Reynolds, Job
Richmond, Thomas
Roberts, Daniel
Rohrer,Jacob
Sheaffer, Jacob
Shealer, Elizabeth
Simon, George
Simpson, Ross
Thomas, John
Tweed, Jesse
Wenger, Samuel
Wike, Jacob
Williams, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
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 #391
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/05/27.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment to Parke, Samuel for work on the following cases (all are Commonwealth v.)
Williams, James.
McGlaughlin, John.
Irwin, John.
McDonald, Oliver.
Miller, Samuel.
Tweed, Jesse.
Sheaffer, Jacob.
Reynolds, Job.
McNeil, John.
Wike, Jacob.
Rohrer, Jacob.
Simpson, Ross and others.
Leuck, John and others.
Humberger, John and others.
Burton, Thomas.
Hall, Mary.
Meloy, Rosana.
Thomas, John and others.
Fitzpatrick, Samuel.
Reed, James.
Simon, George.
Carrow, Benjamin.
Mendel, Benjamin.
Duck, George.
Duncan, [Menahe].
Heyden, George.
Lind, Mary.
Shealer, Elizabeth.
Hughs, Theosophilus.
Ream, Curtis.
Wenger, Samuel.
Roberts, Daniel.
Bitner, Abraham.
Fordersmith, Benjamin and others.
Richmond, Thomas.
Proctor, Frisby.
[Greer], Henry; Kutzen, David and others. Riot.
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 #555
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 0008
People
Anderson, John
Boyer, Samuel
Brooks, John
Brown, John
Cain, William
Cross, Andrew
Farmer, John B.
Gensell, Gideon
Goodman, John
Green, Abner
Hamilton, William
Hercules, Peter
Kennedy, Patrick
Kirk, William
Mauch, Christian
McCauley, George
McDonald, Hugh
Miller, William
Moore, James
Morgan, Isaac
Moyer, Jacob
Myers, John
Nicholas, Frederick
Powell, James
Pratt, John
Ream, Abraham
Ressler, George
Sample, Peter
Smith, Selah
Stewart, John
Tarbell, Samuel W.
Walker, James
Walker, John
Watson, Robert
Webb, William
Williams, Charles
Wilson, John
Zeerfas, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Prisons
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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 #555
Box Number
008
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jun 26, 2001.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Payment to Philadelphia Prison for the cost of maintaining prisoners more than what they earned by their labor.
Anderson, John.
Boyer, Samuel.
Brooks, John.
Brown, John.
Cain, William.
Cross, Andrew.
Farmer, John B.
Gensell, Gideon.
Goodman, John.
Green, Abner.
Hamilton, William.
Hercules, Peter.
Kennedy, Patrick.
Kirk, William.
Mauch, Christian.
McCauley, George.
McDonald, Hugh.
Miller, William.
Moore, James.
Morgan, Isaac.
Moyer, Jacob.
Myers, John.
Nicholas, Frederick.
Powell, James.
Pratt, John.
Ream, Abraham.
Ressler, George.
Sample, Peter.
Smith, Selah.
Stewart, John.
Tarbell, Samuel W.
Walker, James.
Walker, John.
Watson, Robert.
Webb, William. Old and feeble. Unfit for employment.
Williams, Charles.
Wilson, John.
Zeerfas, Samuel.
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
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
NOV 1897 F204
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1897
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Duck, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
NOV 1897 F204
Additional Notes
Larceny
Receiving stolen goods
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
192.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
AUG 1829 F017
Date Range
1829/08
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1829/08
Year
1829
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Duck, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
AUG 1829 F017
Additional Notes
Assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
14.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1825 F015
Date Range
1825/04
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1825/04
Year
1825
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Cross, Andrew
Nicholas, Frederick
Ream, Abraham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: larceny
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1825 F015
Additional Notes
Nicholas, Frederick.
Ream, Abraham.
Larceny.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
15.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1825 F018
Date Range
1825/04
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1825/04
Year
1825
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Cross, Andrew
Nicholas, Frederick
Ream, Abraham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: larceny
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1825 F018
Additional Notes
Nicholas, Frederick.
Ream. Abraham.
Larceny.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
18.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1825 #047
Date Range
1825
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. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
Date Range
1825
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Bauman, Charlotte
Bauman, Margareth
Bauman, Samuel
Carner, Elizabeth
Carner, John
Coote, Thomas
Daum, Lucy
Daum, Peter
Duck, Adam
Duck, Elizabeth
Duck, George
Duck, Lidia
Foltz, Elizabeth
Foltz, George
Foltz, John
Foltz, Sally
Foltz, WIlliam
Getz, Catharine
Getz, Peter
Getz, Philip
Grove, Daniel
Grove, George
Jones, Conrad
Jones, Jessee
Jones, Thomas
Jones, William
Leinbach, Elias
Leinbach, Frederick
Leinbach, John
Leinbach, Samuel
Mumma, John
Mumma, Leah
Mumma, Leonard
Mumma, Susanna
Pfunt, Adam
Pfunt, Philip
Rank, Michael
Rank, William
Ream, Cassy
Ream, Peter
Ream, Samuel
Rickert, Anna
Rickert, Henry
Rickert, Peter
Sands, Aaron
Sands, Joseph
Sauer, Anna
Sauer, Cyrus
Sauer, Jacob
Scheaffer, Elizabeth
Scheaffer, Henry
Scheaffer, Samuel
Slough, Catharine
Slough, Elizabeth
Slough, Jacob
Spira, Gibson
Spira, John
Spira, Rosina
Stark, Joseph
Stark, Samuel
Stober, Catharine
Stober, Jacob
Stober, Williiam
Switzgabel, Elizabeth
Switzgabel, Samuel
Switzgabel, Thomas
Zell, Allen
Zell, Nicholas
Zimmerman, Hannah
Zimmerman, Mary
Zimmerman, Mrs.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Cocalico Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Cocalico Twp.
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1825 #047
Box Number
005
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Taken from the township tax list.
Jones, Jessee. Father of Jones, Thomas, age 7; Jones, William, age 9; Jones, Conrad, age 11.
Sands, Aaron. Father of Sands, Aaron, age 10; Sands, Joseph, age 8.
Stark, Joseph. Father of Stark, Samuel, age 11.
Slough, Jacob. Father of Slough, Elizabeth, age 10; Slough, Catharine, age 8.
Getz, Philip. Father of Getz, Catharine, age 11; Getz, Peter, age 7.
Bauman, Samuel. Father of Bauman, Samuel, age 11; Bauman, Charlotte, age 10; Bauman, Margareth, age 7.
Carner, Elizabeth. Mother of Carner, John, age 11.
Stober, Jacob. Father of Stober, Catharine, age 8; Stober, Williiam, age 10.
Spira, Rosina. Mother of Spira, John, age 10; Spira, Gibson, age 8.
Duck, George. Father of Duck, Lidia, age 10; Duck, Adam, age 8; Duck, Elizabeth, age 7.
Pfunt, Adam. Father of Pfunt, Philip, age 10.
Rank, Michael. Father of Rank, William, age 10.
Grove, George. Father of Grove, Daniel, age 7.
Zell, Nicholas. Father of Zell, Allen, age 9.
Switzgabel, Thomas. Father of Switzgabel, Samuel. age 9; Switzgabel, Elizabeth, age 8.
Daum, Peter. Father of Daum, Lucy, age 9.
Sauer, Jacob. Father of Sauer, Cyrus, age 11; Sauer, Jacob, age 10; Sauer, Anna, age 8.
Mumma, Leonard. Father of Mumma, John, age 11; Mumma, Susanna, afge 10; Mumma, Leah, age 9.
Rickert, Henry. Father of Rickert, Anna, age 10; Rickert, Peter, age 7. Rickert, Henry, age 6.
Scheaffer, Henry. Father of Scheaffer, Samuel, age 11; Scheaffer, Henry, age 9; Scheaffer, Elizabeth, age 7.
Leinbach, Elias. Father of Leinbach, Samuel, age 11; Leinbach, John, age 10; Leinbach, Frederick, age 8.
Foltz, John. Father of Foltz, George, age 10; Foltz, Elizabeth, age 9.
Foltz, WIlliam. Father of Foltz, Sally, age 9.
Ream, Samuel. Father of Ream, Peter, age 9; Ream, Cassy, age 11.
Coote, Thomas. Father of Coote, Thomas, age 7.
Zimmerman, Widow. Mother of Zimmerman, Mary, age 11; Zimmerman, Hannah, age 7.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #332
Date Range
1826
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
1826
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0006
People
Brooks, John
Brown, John
Cain, William
Cross, Andrew
Gensell, Gideon
Goodman, John
Hamilton, William
Hercules, Peter
Jamison, William
Kenedy, Patrick
Martin, Samuel
McCauley, George
McDonald, Hugh
McMahon, John
Miller, William
Moyer, Jacob
Myers, John
Nicholas, Frederick
Powell, James
Ream, Abraham
Ressler, George
Sample, Peter
Shaffer, George
Sneivley, James
Tarbell, Samuel
Walker, James
Walker, John
Webb, William
Williams, Charles
Wilson, John
Zeerfass, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Incarcerated persons
Lancaster
Philadelphia Prison
Prisons
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #332
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
006
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Philadelphia Prison. Payment for support of Lancaster County prisoners whose labor did not cover all their costs.
Prisoners:
Brooks, John.
Brown, John.
Goodman, John.
Hamilton, William.
Hercules, Peter.
Jamison, William.
Kenedy, Patrick.
McCauley, George.
McMahon, John.
Moyer, Jacob.
Myers, John.
McDonald, Hugh.
Martin, Samuel.
Ressler, George.
Shaffer, George.
Sneivley, James.
Williams, Charles.
Wilson, John.
Walker, James.
Webb, William. A very infirm old man.
Walker, John.
Sample, Peter.
Cain, William.
Cross, Andrew.
Zeerfass, Samuel.
Nicholas, Frederick.
Ream, Abraham.
Miller, William.
Powell, James.
Gensell, Gedian.
Tarbell, Samuel.
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 1824 #504
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
Barstler, John
Barstler, Samuel
Bauman, Charlotte
Bauman, Margaret
Bauman, Samuel
Beitelman, Jacob
Beitelman, Samuel
Carson, Eliza
Carson, Isaac
Carson, Joseph
Carson, Richard
Coot, Thomas
Coot, Thomas Jefferson
Daum, Lucy
Daum, Nancy
Daum, Peter
Duck, Adam
Duck, Elizabeth
Duck, George
Duck, Lydia
Gensimer, Daniel
Gensimer, George
Gensimer, John
Gensimer, Polly
Getz, Catharine
Getz, Peter
Getz, Philip
Grove, Daniel
Grove, George
Hart, Christian
Hart, John
Hartung, Cyrus
Hartung, Jacob
Hinkle, Emanuel
Hinkle, Jonathan
Hinkle, Levi
Jones, William
Jones, Conrad
Jones, Jesse
Jones, Thomas
Kerner, Elizabeth
Kerner, John
Lehr, David
Lehr, James
Lehr, John
Leinbach, Elias
Leinbach, Frederick
Leinbach, John
Leinbach, Samuel
Mumma, John
Mumma, Leah
Mumma, Leonard
Mumma, Susanna
Oberlin, George
Pfundt, Adam
Pfundt, Philip
Ranck, Isaac
Ranck, Michael
Ranck, William
Sands, Aaron
Sands, Joseph
Shaeffer, Henry
Shaeffer, Samuel
Sheaffer, Henry
Slough, Catharine
Slough, Elizabeth
Slough, Jacob
Snyder, Jacob
Snyder, Nancy
Snyder, Veronica
Spera, Gibson
Spera, John
Spera, William
Stark, Joseph
Stark, Samuel
Stober, Jacob
Stober, Polly
Stober, William
Switzgable, Elizabeth
Switzgable, Samuel
Switzgable, Thomas
Usner, Christian
Usner, Elizabeth
Zell, Allen
Zell, Jacob
Zimmerman, George
ZImmerman, Hanah
Zimmerman, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Cocalico Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Cocalico Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #504
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/02/15.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.
See also Tax List: #504A.
Barstler, John. Deceased. Father of Barstler, Samuel, age 10.
Bauman, Samuel. Father of Bauman, Samuel, age 10; Bauman, Charlotte, age 9; Bauman, Margaret, age 6.
Beitelman, Jacob. Father of Beitelman, Jacob, age 9; Beitelman, Samuel, age 7.
Carson, Richard. Father of Carson, Isaac, age 8; Carson, Joseph, age 6; Carson, Eliza, age 11.
Coot, Thomas., Deceased. Father of Coot, Thomas Jefferson, age 6.
Daum, Peter. Father of Daum, Lucy, age 9; Daum, Nancy, age 10.
Duck, George. Father of Duck, Lydia, age 9; Duck, Adam, age 7; Duck, Elizabeth, age 6.
Gensimer, John. Father of Gensimer, John, age 11; Gensimer, Daniel (or George), age 9; Gensimer, Polly, age 7.
Getz, Philip. Father of Getz, Catharine, age 10; Getz, Peter, age 6.
Grove, George. Father of Grove, Daniel, age 6.
Hart, John. Father of Hart, John, age 9; Hart, Christian, age 7.
Hartung, Jacob. Father of Hartung, Cyrus, age 7.
Hinkle, Jonathan. Father of Hinkle, Levi, age 9; Hinkle, Emanuel, age 8.
Jones, Jesse. Father of Jones, Conrad, age 10; Jones, William, age 8; Jones, Thomas, age 6.
Kerner, Elizabeth. Mother of Kerner, John, age 10.
Lehr, John. Father of Lehr, James, age9; Lehr, David, age 7.
Leinbach, Elias.. Father of Leinbach, Samuel, age 10; Leinbach, John, age 9; Leinbach, Frederick, age 7.
Mumma, Leonard. Father of Mumma, Susanna, age 11; Mumma, John, age 10; Mumma, Leah, age 8.
Oberlin, George. Father of Oberlin, George, age 10.
Pfundt, Adam. Father of Pfundt, Philip, age 9.
Ranck, Michael. Father of Ranck, Isaac, age 11; Ranck, William, age 8.
Sands, Aron. Father of Sands, Aron, age 10; Sands, Joseph, age 7.
Sheaffer, Henry. Father of Shaeffer, Samuel, age 11; Shaeffer, Henry, age 7.
Slough, Jacob. Father of Slough, Elizabeth, age 9; Slough, Catharine, age 7.
Snyder, Jacob. Father of Snyder, Nancy, age 7; Snyder, Veronica, age 6.
Spera, William. Father of Spera, John, age 9; Spera, Gibson, age 6.
Stark, Joseph. Father of Stark, Samuel, age 10.
Stober, Jacob. Father of Stober, Polly, age 10; Stober, William, age 9.
Switzgable, Thomas. Father of Switzgable, Thomas, age 11 years 2 months; Switzgable, Samuel, age 8 years 8 months; Switzgable, Elizabeth, age 7 years 1 month.
Usner, Christian. Father of Usner, Elizabeth, age 10.
Zell, Jacob. Father of Zell, Allen, age 7.
Zimmerman, George. Father of ZImmerman, Hanah, age 6; Zimmerman, Mary, age 8.
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 1823 #504A
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 0004
People
Cerner, Elizabeth
Cerner, John
Duck, Adam
Duck, Elizabeth
Duck, George
Duck, Lidya
Grove, Daniel
Grove, George
Pfunt, Adam
Pfunt, Philip
Sober, Chatarine
Sober, Jacob
Sperah, Chatarine
Sperah, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Cocalico Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Cocalico Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #504A
Box Number
004
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/02/15.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.
See also Tax List: #504A.
Cerner, Elizabeth. Mother of Cerner, John, age 10.
Sperah, William. Father of Sperah, Chatarine age 10.
Sober, Jacob. Father of Sober, Chatarine, age 7.
Duck, George. Father of Duck, Lidya, age 9; Duck, Adam, age 7; Duck, Elizabeth, age 6.
Pfunt, Adam. Father of Pfunt, Philip, age 9.
Grove, George. Father of Grove, Daniel, 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
Less detail

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