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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #304
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 0011
People
Bair, Leah
Bair, Sarah
Cooper, Truman
Henry, Joseph
Search Terms
Colerain Twp.
Sadsbury Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
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 1831 #304
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/05/28.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Colerain and Sadsbury Townships, as noted.
Bair, Leah. Sadsbury Twp.
Bair, Sarah. Sadsbury Twp.
Cooper, Truman. Teacher.
Henry, Joseph. Colerain 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
Less detail
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Gibbons, John
Object ID
AdAcct 1899 F012 S
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Gibbons, John
System of Arrangement
Only administrators' account.
1 item, 2 pieces
Year
1899
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0393
People
Seldomridge, John
Seldomridge, J. A.
Bair, Sarah C.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Upper Leacock Twp.
Physical Characteristics
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1899 F012 S
Box Number
393
Additional Notes
Seldomridge, J. A.; Bair, Sarah C. Administrators.
4 items, 8 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Description Level
Item
Less detail