Skip header and navigation

Revise Search

1 records – page 1 of 1.

Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder no date #019
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
Augustine, Albright
Augustine, John
Bitts, Christian
Bitts, John
Bitts, Mary
Brady, Adam
Brady, Miller
Brady, Sophia
Branton, John
Brooks, Anne
Brooks, William
Brubaker, Benjamin
Carey, William
Christ, Abraham
Cochnauer, John
Cole, Esther
Cole, Mary
Cole, Rudolph
Crumwell, Anne
Crumwell, David
Crumwell, Jonas
Doebler, Anne
Doebler, Benjamin
Elliott, Susan
Estburne, Sarah Anne
Evans, Joseph
Fisher, Rudolph
Fullerton, Anne Mary
Gochnauer, Eliza
Goss, Mary
Hart, Thomas S.
Hess, Adam
Hess, Amos
Hess, Jacob
Hess, John
Keister, Elizabeth
Kurtz, Catharine
Kurtz, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Conestoga Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Conestoga Twp.
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 #019
Box Number
068
Notes
Entered into Q&A Sep 13, 1996.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.
Augustine, Albright, age 7.
Augustine, John, age 9.
Bitts, Christian, age 8.
Bitts, John, age 11.
Bitts, Mary, age 10.
Brady, Adam, age 8.
Brady, Miller, age 10.
Brady, Sophia, age 9.
Branton, John, age 6.
Brooks, Anne, age 9.
Brooks, William, age 7.
Brubaker, Benjamin, age 11.
Carey William
Christ, Abraham, age 7.
Cochnauer, John, age 7.
Cole, Esther, age 10.
Cole, Mary, age 7.
Cole, Rudolph, age 9.
Crumwell, Anne, age 11.
Crumwell, David, age 8.
Crumwell, Jonas, age 9.
Doebler, Anne, age 11.
Doebler, Benjamin, age 7.
Elliott, Susan, age 9.
Estburne, Sarah Anne, age 11.
Evans, Joseph, age 7.
Fisher, Rudolph, age 8.
Fullerton, Anne Mary, age 5.
Gochnauer, Eliza, age 9.
Goss, Mary, age 9.
Hart, Thomas S., age 8.
Hess, Adam, age 7.
Hess, Amos, age 10.
Hess, Jacob, age 8.
Hess, John, age 7.
Keister, Elizabeth, age 10.
Kurtz, Catharine, age 11.
Kurtz, Jacob, age 8.
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