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.
642 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster. Written on front: "Bertha Cochran on step at right." Written on back: "642 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, Pa. Bertha L. Cocharan on step and David Cochran at window 2nd floor. 640 - Mrs. John B. Bissinger and son, John B. Bissinger, Jr. Summer of 1910." Real photo postcard.
Written on front: "642 W. Chestnut St. Lancaster, home of David Cochran and John Bissinger. Bertha Cochran (Landis) sitting on chair (to the right)." Real photo postcard.
Photograph- David Cochran, 140 College Avenue, Lancaster, age about 60 years. Son of James Cochran and Catharine Cassel of Marietta. The table, chair, desk and pictures, as of 1954, were in the home of his daughter, Bertha Cochran Landis, wife of David Bachman Landis, at 38 East Chestnut Street, Lancaster.
Photograph- David Cochran, 140 College Avenue, Lancaster, age about 60 years. Son of James Cochran and Catharine Cassel of Marietta. The table, chair, desk and pictures, as of 1954, were in the home of his daughter, Bertha Cochran Landis, wife of David Bachman Landis, at 38 East Chestnut Street, Lancaster.
Description
David Cochran, 140 College Avenue, Lancaster, age about 60 years. Son of James Cochran and Catharine Cassel of Marietta. The table, chair, desk and pictures, as of 1954, were in the home of his daughter, Bertha Cochran Landis, wife of David Bachman Landis, at 38 East Chestnut Street, Lancaster.
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
