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Letter

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Collection: Letters to Absalom Dubree

Title: Three letters to Absalom Dubree, surveyor

Object ID: MG0956

Date Range: 1835-1842

Collection: Letters to Absalom Dubree

Title: Three letters to Absalom Dubree, surveyor

Description: Letter to Absalom Dubree, surveyor in Little Britain Twp. from James [ ] in Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, regarding a delay in settlement on a house for John Kirk & Hambleton. 22 March 1835.; Letter to Absalom Dubree at Buck, Drumore Twp. from Jeremiah Brown in Goshen asking him to survey a piece of land they wish to sell. 18 November 1841.; Letter to Absalom Dubree in Buck, Drumore Twp. from someone compiling a history of Lancaster County and looking for Dr. Chandler's papers with history on Little Britain Twp., Colerain Twp., and Drumore Twp. that the doctor thought were with Dubree. 31 December 1842.

Admin/Biographical History: Absalom Dubree (1780-1859) was a noted scrivener and surveyor. He was born in Chester County, lived in Drumore Twp. and Little Britain Twp., and is buried at Penn Hill Friends Burial Ground in Fulton Twp.; Jeremiah Brown was a congressman and abolitionist. He was elected to the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1826 and to the PA Constitutional Convention of 1837. He represented Pennsylvania's 4th and 8th Districts in the United States House of Representatives from 1841 to 1845 and served as an associate judge for Lancaster County from 1851 to 1856.

Date Range: 1835-1842

Year Range From: 1835

Year Range To: 1842

Date of Accumulation: 1835-1842

Creator: Lefever, Mark

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

People: Brown, Jeremiah; Chandler, Dr.; Dubree, Absalom

Search Terms: Buck, Drumore Twp.; Colerain Twp.; Drumore Twp.; Dwellings; Goshen, Fulton Twp.; Houses; Little Britain Twp.; Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania; Real estate; Surveyors

Extent: 3 items, 8 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0956

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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: 2023.008

Other Numbers: MG-956

Classification: MG0956

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3696a210-4f10-45a8-aff6-861826946817

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

Object ID: MAY 1791 F004 QS

Date Range: 1791/05

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

System of Arrangement: Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.; Arranged by case number within each term.

Date Range: 1791/05

Year: 1791

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

People: Leferty, Jean; Lafferty, Jean; McAntier, William; Sall

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Quarter Sessions; African Americans; Persons of color; Recognizance; Charge: harboring an enslaved person; Charge: stealing; Drumore Twp.; Enslaved persons

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: MAY 1791 F004 QS

Additional Notes: Or Jean Lafferty.; Of Drumore Twp.; Recognizance, charged with harboring slaves of William McAntier and stealing goods.; Note: that she married the slave "Sall", the marriage was performed by another slave.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0908

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3cbb2402-4a21-499c-be61-132949857604

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #666

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: Barnet, John; Barnet, James; Barnet, Sarah Ann; Barben, John; Barben, Absolom; Barben, Ann; Broom, John; Broom, Caroline; Brown, Hugh; Brown, Mary Ann; Coffroad, Daniel; Coffroad, Jacob; Coffroad, Jesse; Cooper, Alexander; Cooper, Amelia; Cooper, James; Cooper, Rebecca; Devonshire, Jesse; Devonshire, Julian; Devonshire, Robert; Fulmer, John; Fulmer, David; Fulmer, Eliza; Gibson, David; Gibson, Martha; Gibson, Sarah; Harbeson, James; Harbeson, George W.; Harbeson, Hannah; Harbeson, Lydia; Hogg, George; Hogg, Keys James; Holliday, John; Holliday, Amy Ann; Holliday, Jesse H.; Howet, John; Howet, Amos; Howet, Andrew J.; Howet, Joseph; Johnson, James; Johnson, Ann M.; Johnson, James A.; Johnson, Josiah; Johnson, Leonor L.; Lamborn, Jesse; Lamborn, Elizabeth; Lamborn, Joanna; Lamborn, Mary Ann; Markley, Adam; Markley, George; Markley, John; McCally, James; McCally, Catharine; McCally, Charles; McCally, John; McCumsey, William; McCumsey, Andrew J.; McCumsey, Samuel; McMickle, Jonathan; McMickle, Mary Ann; McMickle, Rachel; McMullin, Daniel; McMullin, Elizabeth; McMullin, Samuel; McMullin, William; Miles, Frederic; MIles, Joseph; Miles, Martha; Miles, Washington; Moore, Mary; Moore, Lydia; Moore, Mary P.; Moore, Rebecca J.; Moore, Robert W.; Moore, Sarah; Moore, Martha; Moore, Samuel; Moore, Slater; Myers, James; Myers, Peter; Myers, William; Peck, Samuel; Reath, John; Reath, Archibald; Reath, Mary; Reath, William; Sample, Samuel; Sample, Elizabeth; Sample, Jane; Sample, Martha; Shank, Alexander; Shank, Mary; Shank, Joseph; Widward, Nancy; Widward, Marvin H.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Drumore Twp.; Poor children; African Americans; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Drumore Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #666

Box Number: 007

Notes: Entered into Q & A Feb 6, 1996.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Barnet, John. Father of Barnet, James, age 9; Barnet, John, age 12; Barnet, Sarah Ann, age 7.; Barben, John. Father of Barben, Absolom, age 8; Barben, Ann, age 13; Barben, John, age 11.; Broom, John. Father of Broom, Caroline, age 8.; Brown, Hugh. Father of Brown, Mary Ann, age 11.; Coffroad, Daniel. Father of Coffroad, Jacob, age 8; Coffroad, Jesse, age 12.; Cooper, Alexander. Father of Cooper, Amelia, age 7; Cooper, James, age 6; Cooper, Rebecca, age 10.; Devonshire, Jesse. Father of Devonshire, Julian, age 13; Devonshire, Robert, age 6.; Fulmer, John. Father of Fulmer, David, age 7; Fulmer, Eliza, age 6.; Gibson, David. Father of Gibson, Martha, age 7; Gibson, Sarah, age 13.; Harbeson, James. Father of Harbeson, George W., age 7; Harbeson, Hannah, age 12; Harbeson, Lydia, age 9.; Hogg, George. Father of Hogg, Keys James, age 8.; Holliday, John. Father of Holliday, Amy Ann, age 9; Holliday, Jesse H., age 7.; Howet, John. Father of Howet, Amos, age 11; Howet, Andrew J., age 7; Howet, John, age 12; Howet, Joseph, age 9.; Johnson, James. African American. Father of Johnson, Ann M., age 9; Johnson, James A., age 11; Johnson, Josiah, age 13; Johnson, Leonor L., age 8.; Lamborn, Jesse. Father of Lamborn, Elizabeth, age 8; Lamborn, Joanna, age 13; Lamborn, Mary Ann, age 12.; Markley, Adam. Father of Markley, George, age 10; Markley, John, age 8.; McCally, James. Father of McCally, Catharine, age 8; McCally, Charles, age 10; McCally, John, age 7.; McCumsey, William. Father of McCumsey, Andrew J., age 6; McCumsey, Samuel, age 8.; McMickle, Jonathan. Father of McMickle, Mary Ann, age 10; McMickle, Rachel, age 6.; McMullin, Daniel. Father of McMullin, Elizabeth, age 12; McMullin, Samuel, age 10; McMullin, William, age 10.; Miles, Frederic. Father of MIles, Joseph, age 6; Miles, Martha, age 8; Miles, Washington, age 12.; Moore, Mary. Mother of Moore, Lydia, age 11; Moore, Mary P., age 12; Moore, Rebecca J., age 7; Moore, Robert W., age 9.; Moore, Sarah. Mother of Moore, Martha, age 6; Moore, Samuel, age 8; Moore, Slater, age 9.; Myers, James. Father of Myers, Peter, age 12; Myers, William, age 8.; Peck, Samuel. African American. Father of Peck, Samuel, age 10.; Reath, John. Father of Reath, Archibald, age 7; Reath, Mary, age 13; Reath, William, age 8.; Sample, Samuel. Father of Sample, Elizabeth, age 10; Sample, Jane, age 11; Sample, Martha, age 6.; Shank, Alexander. Father of Shank, Mary, age 10; Shank, Joseph, age 8; Shank, Alexander, age 8.; Widward, Nancy. Mother of Widwqard, Marvin H., 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

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/cb35b9e1-86e7-4155-aed1-973521255381

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #667

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: Barnet, John; Barnet, James; Barnet, Sarah Ann; Barben, John; Barben, Absolom; Barben, Ann; Broom, John; Broom, Caroline; Brown, Hugh; Brown, Mary Ann; Coffroad, Daniel; Coffroad, Jacob; Coffroad, Jesse; Cooper, Alexander; Cooper, Amelia; Cooper, James; Cooper, Rebecca; Devonshire, Jesse; Devonshire, Julian; Devonshire, Robert; Fulmer, John; Fulmer, David; Fulmer, Eliza; Gibson, David; Gibson, Martha; Gibson, Sarah; Harbeson, James; Harbeson, George W.; Harbeson, Hannah; Harbeson, Lydia; Hogg, George; Hogg, Keys James; Holliday, John; Holliday, Amy Ann; Holliday, Jesse H.; Howet, John; Howlet, Amos; Howet, Andrew J.; Howet, Joseph; Johnson, James; Johnson, Ann M.; Johnson, James A.; Johnson, Josiah; Johnson, Leonor L.; Lamborn, Jesse; Lamborn, Elizabeth; Lamborn, Joanna; Lamborn, Mary Ann; Markley, Adam; Markley, George; Markley, John; McCally, James; McCally, Catharine; McCally, Charles; McCally, John; McCumsey, William; McCumsey, Andrew J.; McCumsey, Samuel; McMickle, Jonathan; McMickle, Mary Ann; McMickle, Rachel; McMullin, Daniel; McMullin, Elizabeth; McMullin, Samuel; McMullin, William; Miles, Frederic; MIles, Joseph; Miles, Martha; Miles, Washington; Moore, Mary; Moore, Lydia; Moore, Mary P.; Moore, Rebecca J.; Moore, Robert W.; Moore, Sarah; Moore, Martha; Moore, Samuel; Moore, Slater; Myers, James; Myers, Peter; Myers, William; Peck, Samuel; Reath, John; Reath, Archibald; Reath, Mary; Reath, William; Sample, Samuel; Sample, Elizabeth; Sample, Jane; Sample, Martha; Shank, Alexander; Shank, Mary; Shank, Joseph; Widward, Nancy; Widward, Marvin H.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Drumore Twp.; Poor children; African Americans; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Earl Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #667

Box Number: 007

Notes: Entered into Q & A Feb 22, 1996.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Bowermaster, Andrew. Father of Bendel, F. George, age 8.; Burkhart, Henry. Father of Burkhart, Susanna, age 9.; Coleman, Margaret. Mother of Coleman, Michael, age 6.; Dorough, James. Father of Dorough, Elizabeth, age 8.; Dunlap, Jan. Mother of McLein, Margaret, age 6.; Harris, Mary. Mother of Harris, Joseph, age 6.; Henry, James. Father of Henry, Mary, age 9.; Karefoot, Barbara. Mother of Hudson, Joseph, age 10.; Ossman, Leonard. Ossman, Margaret, age 7.; Philips, Mary. Mother of Russel, John, age 9.; Ranck, Michael. Deceased. Father of Ranck, Kazia, age 7.; Souder, John. Father of Souder, Elizabeth, age 9.; Wolf, Henry. Father of Wolf, Magdalen, age 9; Wolf, Michael, age 7.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4dcdb6ac-98f1-4cde-adb1-532324241084

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #224

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: Cooper, Emily; Cooper, James; Crawford, Samuel; Crookshank, John; Kirk, Abraham; McIntire, Daniel; McIntire, Martha; Parker, Thomas; Shank, Ann; Shank, John; Stout. Isabella; Stout, John

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Drumore Twp.; Little Britain Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #224

Box Number: 010

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1994/11/01.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Little Britain Twp. unless noted.; Cooper, Emily.; Cooper, James.; Crawford, Samuel. Teacher.; Crookshank, John.; Kirk, Abraham. Drumore Twp. Person of color.; McIntire, Daniel.; McIntire, Martha.; Parker, Thomas.; Shank, Ann. Drumore Twp.; Shank, John. Drumore Twp.; Stout. Isabella. Drumore Twp. Person of color..; Stout, John.Drumore Twp. Person of color.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/adf71d1c-9c0e-4eae-a19f-396443422054

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #296

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: Crawford, Samuel; Crookshank, Letita; Crookshank, John; Hogg, James K.; Kees, Elizabeth; Kees, Thomas; Kirk, Abraham; Parker, Thomas; Shank, Ann J.; Shank, John; Stout, Isabella; Stout, John

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans

Search Terms: Drumore Twp.; Little Britain Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Fairfield, Drumore Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #296

Box Number: 010

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1994/11/2.

Additional Notes: Poor children; Drumore Twp. unless noted.; Crawford, Samuel. Teacher.; Crookshank, Letita. Little Britain Twp.; Crookshank, John. Little Britain Twp.; Hogg, James K.; Kees, Elizabeth. Little Britain Twp.; Kees, Thomas. Little Britain Twp.; Kirk, Abraham. Person of color.; Parker, Thomas. Little Britain Twp.; Shank, Ann J.; Shank, John; Stout, Isabella. Person of color.; Stout, John. Person of color.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c0054f59-10e0-4177-abe2-345282283910

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

Object ID: JAN 1819 F002 QS

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

System of Arrangement: Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.; Arranged by case number within each term.

Year: 1819

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Quarter Sessions; Supervisors of the Roads; Drumore Twp.; Roads

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: JAN 1819 F002 QS

Additional Notes: Signatures in favor of the Supervisors of Drumore Twp. for their proceedings on road repairs.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0908

Description Level: Item

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a018ef9e-090f-484c-86ac-832341679507

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

Object ID: NOV 1821 F026 QS

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

System of Arrangement: Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.; Arranged by case number within each term.

Year: 1821

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: Moore, Samuel B.; McCompsey, William; Moore, Isaac Jr.; Maxwell, David; Ralston, Paul

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Quarter Sessions; Charge: assault; Constables; Drumore Twp.; African Americans; Persons of color

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: NOV 1821 F026 QS

Additional Notes: Also: William McCompsey, Isaac Moore Jr., David Maxwell.; African-American.; Assault on Paul Ralston, Constable for Drumore Twp.; 2 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0908

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/48de4a24-4ee9-4d54-bb5b-615433133509

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #403

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: Buck, William; Buck, John; Buck, Charles; Hutton, John C.; McIntire, Robert; McIntire, Daniel; McIntyre, Martha; Shank, Alexander; Shank, John; Shank, Ann; Stout, Jonathan; Stout, John

Subjects: African Americans

Search Terms: Drumore Twp.; Little Britain Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #403

Box Number: 010

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1995/04/11.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Little Britain Twp. unless noted.; Buck, William. Father of Buck, Charles. Buck, John.; Hutton, John C. Teacher.; McIntire, Robert. Father of McIntire, Daniel; McIntyre, Martha.; Shank, Alexander. Father of Shank, John; Shank, Ann. Drumore Township; Stout, Jonathan. Person of color. Father of Stout, John. Drumore Twp.; 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/5dc4c91e-ab0a-487d-a7c7-254042471838

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder no date #023

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: Barnet, James; Barnet, John; Barnet, Sarah Ann; Brown, Caroline; Brown, Harriet; Brown, John; Bull, Anderson; Bull, Martha; Bull, Mary; Bull, Thomas; Clark, John; Cofroad, Daniel; Cofroad, Jacob; Flavin, Elizabeth; Flavin, Mile; Gibson, David; Gibson, Martha; Gibson, Rebecca; Harlen, B.; Harlen, David; Howet, Amos; Howet, John; Howet, Joseph; Johnston, Ann; Johnston, James; Johnston, Leonor; Markley, Adam; Markley, George; Markley, John; Markley, Nancy; Mcally, Catharine; Mcally, Charles; Mcally, James; McMickle, Jonathan; McMillen, William; McMullin, Daniel; McMullin, Samuel; Mecumsey, Andrew Jackson; Mecumsey, Lamuel; Mecumsey, William; Mooney, Mary; Mooney, William; Moore, Samuel; Moore, Sarah; Moore, Slater; Morrison, George; Sample, Elizabeth; Sample, Jeane; Sample, Matthew; Sample, Samuel; Shank, Alexander; Shank, Joseph B.; Shank, Mary; Stine, Catharine; Stine, Peter; Woodward, Mervin; Woodward, Nancy

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Commissioners' Orders for Payment; Drumore Twp.; Persons of color; Poor children; Students

Place: Drumore Twp.

Object Name: List

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder no date #023

Box Number: 068

Notes: Never entered into Q&A.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.; Howet, John, Father of Howet, Amos, age 11; Howet, Joseph, age 9.; Markley, Adam. Father of Markley, Nancy, age 11; Markley, George, age 9; Markley, John, age 7.; Gibson, David. Father of Gibson, Rebecca, age 6; Gibson, Martha, age 5.; Woodward, Nancy. Mother of Woodward, Mervin, age 5.; Mooney, Mary. Mother of Mooney, Wiliam, age 11.; Shank, Alexander. Father of Shank, Mary, age 9; Shank, Joseph B., age [7].; Barnet, John. Father of Barnet, James, age 9; Barnet, Sarah Ann, age 7.; Johnston, James. African American. Father of Johnston, James, age 11; Johnston, Leonor, age 6; Johnston, Ann, age 8.; Stine, Catharine. Mother of Stine, Peter, age 10.; Mecunsey, William. Father of Mecumsey, William, age 11; Mecumsey, Lamuel, age 8; Mecumsey, Andrew Jackson, age 6.; Cofroad, Daniel. Father of Cofroad, Jacob, age 6.; Clark, John, John. Father of Clark, John, age 8.; Mcally, James. Father of Mcally, Charles, age 10; Mcally, Catharine, age 7.; Flavin, Mile. Father of Flavin, Elizabeth, age 11.; McMickle, Jonathan. Father of McMickle, Jonathan, age 6.; Bull, Thomas. Father of Bull, Anderson, age 6; Bull, Mary, age 8; Bull, Martha, age 10.; Harlen, David. Father of Harlen, David, age 9; Harlen, B[aazer], age 5.; Sample, Samuel. Father of Sample, Jeane, age 11; Sample, Elizabeth, age 8; Sample, Matthew, age 6.; Moore, Sarah. Mother of Moore, Slater, age 8; Moore, Samuel, age 7.; McMullin, Daniel. Father of McMillen, William, age 10; McMullin, Samuel, age 6.; Brown, John. Father of Brown, Caroline, age 7; Brown, Hariet, age 5.; Morrison, George. Signed document.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2af2c585-c319-4b49-befe-552973215979

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #514

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: Crookshank, John; Crookshank, Letitia; Crookshank, Robert; Hutton, John C.; McIntire, Daniel; McIntire, Martha; McIntire, Robert; Parker, Eliza; Parker, James; Parker, Thomas; Shank, Alexander; Shank, Ann Jane; Shank, John; Stout, John; Stout, Jonathan

Search Terms: Drumore Twp.; Little Britain Twp.; African Americans; Persons of color; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #514

Box Number: 011

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1995/06/06.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Post Tree Schoolhouse.; Little Britain Twp. unless noted.; Crookshank, John. Father of Crookshank, John; Crookshank, Letitia; and Crookshank, Robert.; Hutton, John C. Teacher.; McIntire, Robert. Father of McIntire, Daniel; McIntire, Martha.; Parker, James. Father of Parker, Thomas; Parker, Eliza.; Shank, Alexander. Father of Shank, John; Shank, Ann Jane. Drumore Twp.; Stout, Jonathan. African American. Father of Stout, John. Drumore Twp.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f357798f-5cc6-41f8-88d8-011923291911

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #082

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 0006

People: Brown, Isaac; Clark, John; Clark, John Jr.; Johnson, Cesar; Johnson, Henry; Johnson, Matilda; Johnson, James; Johnson, Eliza Ann; Peters, Abraham; Peters, William; Peters, Robert

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans

Search Terms: Drumore Twp.; Little Britain Twp.; Poor children; Persons of color; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #082

Box Number: 006

Notes: Entered into Q & A Date entered 1994/07/07.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Little Britain or Drumore Twp, as noted.; Brown, Isaac. Teacher.; Clark, John. Father of Clark, John Jr. Drumore Twp.; Johnson, Cesar. African American. Father of Johnson, Henry; Johnson, Matilda; Johnson, James. Little Britain Twp.; Johnson, Eliza Ann.; Peters, Abraham. Father of Peters, William; Peters, Robert. Little Britain Township.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4d2a9d8b-2efc-4e60-a8a5-077149965678

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

Object ID: AUG 1802 F009 QS

Date Range: 1802/08

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

System of Arrangement: Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.; Arranged by case number within each term.

Date Range: 1802/08

Year: 1802

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

People: McCullough, John; Moore, Samuel

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Quarter Sessions; Petitions; Supervisors of the Roads; Drumore Twp.

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: AUG 1802 F009 QS

Additional Notes: Petition, to appoint Samuel Moore as Supervisor of the Roads of Drumore Twp.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0908

Description Level: Item

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a2b92ba1-be38-4e45-9afa-068028115496

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

Object ID: APR 1804 F018 QS

Date Range: 1804/04

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

System of Arrangement: Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.; Arranged by case number within each term.

Date Range: 1804/04

Year: 1804

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

People: Pusey, Samuel; Moore, Samuel

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Quarter Sessions; Requests; Supervisors of the Roads; Drumore Twp.

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: APR 1804 F018 QS

Additional Notes: Request to appoint Samuel Moore as Supervisor of the Roads of Drumore Twp.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0908

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0044a03f-3dd1-479e-b959-241900306644

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1829 #226

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: Bird, Jacob; Brown, Rachel; Bushong, Martha; Bushong, Samuel; Crawford, Samuel; Howett, Joseph; McCalley, John; McCarn, Michael; Peck, Eliza J.; Peck, Samuel; Reynolds, Erastus

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans

Search Terms: Colerain Twp.; Drumore Twp.; Little Britain Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Drumore Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1829 #226

Box Number: 009

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1993/04/22.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Drumore Twp. unless noted.; Bird, Jacob. Little Britain Twp.; Brown, Rachel. Little Britain Twp.; Bushong, Martha. Colerain Twp.; Bushong, Samuel. Colerain Twp.; Crawford, Samuel. Teacher.; Howett, Joseph.; McCalley, John.; McCarn, Michael.; Peck, Eliza J. African American.; Peck, Samuel. African American.; Reynolds, Erastus.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/cf616b57-f8c5-490a-a7a4-030952498596

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

Object ID: NOV 1813 F004 QS

Date Range: 1813/11

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

Date Range: 1813/11

Year: 1813

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

People: Bristo; Hamel, John; Hammel, John

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Quarter Sessions; Persons of color; Recognizance; Charge: larceny; Drumore Twp.

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: NOV 1813 F004 QS

Additional Notes: African-American.; Recognizance, larceny from the house of John Hamel of Drumore Twp.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Case Number: 2.000

Classification: RG 02-00 0908

Description Level: Item

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/aae9a09e-dc5c-49eb-b321-867168323806

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

Object ID: NOV 1813 F005 QS

Date Range: 1813/11

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

Date Range: 1813/11

Year: 1813

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

People: Bristo; Perry, David

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Charge: larceny; Drumore Twp.; Persons of color; Quarter Sessions; Recognizance

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: NOV 1813 F005 QS

Additional Notes: African-American.; Recognizance, larceny from the barn of David Perry of Drumore Twp.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Case Number: 3.000

Classification: RG 02-00 0908

Description Level: Item

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