Journal of the first session of the tenth House of Representatives: Tuesday, December 3, 1799, p.m. This being the day appointed by the Constitution for the meeting of the General Assembly, a number of gentlemen, elected members of the House of Representatives, met accordingly; but not being a quorum, they adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow, am. Wednesday, December 4, 1799 a.m., a number of gentlemen, sufficient to constitute a quorum, met
Printed by Francis & Robert Bailey in King street1799 [i e. 1800]
Physical Description
439, [1], 59, [1], 12 p. ; 34 cm. (fol.)
Notes
The session ended March 17, 1800.
Signatures B-Z 2A-2Z 3A-Z 4A-Z 5A-S A-O B-C;
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 21 as arranged by Yeates.
"Appendix. Receipts and expenditures in the Treasury of Pennsylvania, from the first of January to the thirty-first of December, 1799, both days inclusive."--Page 59, [1] p. at end, with separate title page.
"Report of the register-general of the state of Pennsylvania for the year 1799"--18 p. at end, with separate title page.
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.
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.