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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #612
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
Applegat, Catharine
Applegat, Maryann
Applegat, Samuel
Armstrong, Rachel
Armstrong, Robert
Atley, Jeremiah
Atley, Philip
Atley, Rachel
Boughter, Elizabeth
Boughter, Margaret
Brookins, Casel
Brookins, Maryann
Church, Thomas
Clark, Armstrong
Clark, Charlotte
Clark, Jeremiah
Dolby, Christian
Engleheart, John
Engleheate, Catharine
Eshelman, Elizabeth
Eshelman, Isaac
Eshelman, Mary
Evans, Perry
Fleming, Meria
Forde, Enizia
Forde, George
Forde, John
Frame, Carline
Frame, George
Frame, Samuel
Freme, Jacob
Freme, Mary
Freme, Peter
Goheen, Ezra
Goheen, Samuel
Hinton, Nicholas
Hinton, Rebeca
Huthinson, Elizabeth
Huthinson, Mary
Jenkins, Barbera
Jenkins, John
Jolley, John
Jolley, William
Jones, Anthonew
King, Elizabeth
Lampert, Adam
Lampert, Jacob
Lewis, John
Lewis, Joseph
Miller, George
Miller, Maryann
Quash, Elizabeth
Quash, John
Ray, John
Root, Peter
Seright, John
Seright, William
Skeen, Edward
Skeen, Rachel
Squilb, Elisha
Thomas, Susannah
Townseley, Barten
Townseley, Elizabeth
Townseley, Hiram
Townseley, Roseta
Walter, John
Weaver, Benjamin
Weaver, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Caernarvon Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Caernarvon Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #612
Box Number
008
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/09/08.
Additional Notes
List of poor children in Caernarvon Twp.
Armstrong, Rachel. Age 6.
Armstrong, Robert. Age 6.
Applegat, Catharine. Age 6.
Applegat, Maryann. Age 10.
Applegat, Samuel. Age 7.
Atley, Jeremiah. Age 9.
Atley, Philip. Age 5.
Atley, Rachel. Age 7.
Boughter, Elizabeth. Age 8.
Boughter, Margaret. Age 10.
Brookins, Casel. Age 6.
Brookins, Maryann. Age 9.
Clark, Armstrong. Age 10.
Clark, Charlotte. Age 5.
Clark, Jeremiah. Age 8.
Dolby, Christian. Age 8.
Eshelman, Elizabeth. Age 10.
Eshelman, Isaac. Age 9.
Eshelman, Mary. Age 7.
Evans, Perry. Age 10.
Engleheate, Catharine. Age 7.
Engleheart, John. Age 7.
Forde, Enizia. Age 10.
Forde, George. Age 7.
Forde, John. Age 9.
Frame, Carline. Age 8.
Frame, George. Age 10.
Frame, Samuel. Age 6.
Freme, Jacob. Age 10.
Freme, Mary. Age 6.
Freme, Peter. Age 7.
Fleming, Meria. Age 7.
Goheen, Ezra. Age 7.
Goheen, Samuel. Age 6.
Huthinson, Elizabeth. Age 9.
Huthinson, Mary. Age 7.
Hinton, Nicholas. Age 9.
Hinton, Rebeca. Age 9.
Jolley, John. Age 9.
Jolley, William. Age 7.
Jones, Anthonew. Age 9.
Jenkins, Barbera. Age 10.
Jenkins, John. Age 8.
King, Elizabeth. Age 9.
Lewis, John. Age 7.
Lewis, Joseph. Age 9.
Lampert, Adam. Age 8.
Lampert, Jacob. Age 10.
Miller, George. Age 8.
Miller, Maryann. Age 10.
Quash, Elizabeth. Age 9.
Quash, John. Age 7.
Root, Peter. Age 7.
Ray, John. Age 11.
Seright, John. Age 8.
Seright, William. Age 10.
Skeen, Edward. Age 7.
Skeen, Rachel. Age 9.
Squilb, Elisha. Age 8.
Thomas, Susannah. Age 7.
Townseley, Barten. age 5.
Townseley, Elizabeth. Age 8.
Townseley, Hiram. Age 7.
Townseley, Roseta. Age 7.
Weaver, Benjamin. Age 7.
Weaver, John. Age 11.
Walter, John. Age 9.
Church, Thomas. 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
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1765 F007 A
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1765
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Armstrong, Robert
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
none
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1765 F007 A
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Also administrators' bond 1764. 2 items, 2 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Letter of introduction for James G. Bennett
Object ID
MG0096 F070 It01
Date Range
1846/06/09
  1 document     2 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Letter of introduction for James G. Bennett
Description
Letter of introduction for James G. Bennett, Esq., founder, editor and publisher of the New York Herald and Washington McLean, owner of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Letter written by James Buchanan, Secretary of State, and addressed to Gen. Robert Armstrong, Consul to Liverpool, England.
Date Range
1846/06/09
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Armstrong, Robert
Bennett, James Gordon
Buchanan, James
McLean, Washington
Subjects
New York herald
Cincinnati enquirer
United States. Department of State
Ambassadors
England
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Letters of introduction
New York Herald
Cincinnati Enquirer
Secretary of State
Ambassadors
England
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan, 25 x 20 cm
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
MG0096
Object ID
MG0096 F070 It01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 070 It01
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
Images
Documents
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1752 F001 QS
Date Range
1752/08
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
1752/08
Year
1752
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hanley, John
Armstrong, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Orders
Servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1752 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Order.
Run away servant of Robert Armstrong.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1783 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
1783
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Steel, David
Meech, John
Armstrong, Robert
Kenpelton, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1783 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance.
Additional names: John Meech, Robert Armstrong, Mary Kenpelton.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1758 F001 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
1758
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
McKahon, John
McKahon, John Jr.
Armstrong, Alexander
Armstrong, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Indentures
Indentured servants
Petitions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1758 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Petition for release of son, John McKahon Jr.
Indentured to Alexander Armstrong, deceased.
Detained by Robert Armstrong, brother of deceased.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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