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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder no date #035
Date Range
No date
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
No date
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0068
People
Bruner, Jacob
Chambers, John
Chambers, Mrs.
Fetter, Jacob
Humes, Samuel
Lynch, Thomas
McMullen, Margery
Simpson, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder no date #035
Box Number
068
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.
Bruner, Jacob. Three unnamed children.
McMullen, Margery. Mother of unnamed children.
Chambers, _____ Mrs. Widow. Grandmother of unnamed children.
Chambers, John. Between 8 and 9 years.
Humes, Samuel, Fetter, Jacob, Lynch, Thomas. Signed document.
Simpson, William.
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
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1834 F023 B
Date Range
1834
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1834
Year
1834
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0012
People
Bruner, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Salisbury Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1834 F023 B
Box Number
012
Additional Notes
Baker, Elias. Administrator.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail