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.
Payment to Henry, MIchael. City Constable. For apprehending, bringing before the mayor, and in many cases, conveying to jail: Donlay, Lewis; Johnson, Robert.
Clark, William.
1 item. 17 pieces.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
West End Junior High School Band. (Now Reynolds Junior High School) Front row, left to right: Kenneth Banzhof, Lewis Long, Harold Sandhaus, Ira Fickes, Elwood Gerlitzki, Edward Wendler, Harlan Buller, Matthias Haller, Richard Forney, Aaron Gantz, John Shaub, Richard Boos, Paul Way, William Lawton, William Griest. Second row: Joseph Holtzworth, Paul Fry, Richard Kissinger, Bennett Slotkin, George Gross, Richard Lehman, Harry Schoenberger, Henry Markley, Prof. A. E. List, Paul Rosenberger, David Metzger, Howard Groff, Richard Mellinger, David McCollough. Third row: David Stauffer, Lloyd Conrad, George Gable, Melvin Broome, James Binkley, James Wohlsen, Jack Chambers, James Hollinger, Donald Swope, Clyde Gibney, George Wolf, James McEvoy, Herbert Shaub.
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
