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Account book of the Directors of the Poor and House of Employment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13766
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Board of County Commissioners of Lancaster County.
Call Number
RG 08-12 0104-005, Archives North
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Board of County Commissioners of Lancaster County.
Physical Description
1 v. 48 cm.
Summary
One hardbound volume that lists names of the people the Almshouse did business with and the accounts and balances of money paid and received.
Rights
May not be photocopied.
Notes
Finding aid in the repository: Local government records.
Subjects
Almshouses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Account books - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.) Board of County Commissioners.
Location
Lancaster History Archive - Government Record
Call Number
RG 08-12 0104-005, Archives North
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Collection
Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital Collection
Title
Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital Collection
Object ID
MG0277
Date Range
1798-1993
scrapbook of Conestoga View. Creator: Lancaster County (Pa.). Board of County Commissioners LancasterHistory (Organization) Conditions for Access: Restrictions noted at the item level. Conditions Governing Reproductions: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at
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Collection
Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital Collection
Title
Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital Collection
Description
The Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital Collection is comprised of accounts, registers, minutes, and other records kept by this county department. There are birth and death records, lists of inmates, supply and payroll books, and auditors' reports, and a scrapbook of Conestoga View.
Date Range
1798-1993
Year Range From
1798
Year Range To
1993
Date of Accumulation
1798-1993
Creator
Lancaster County (Pa.). Board of County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Ash, Phineas
Bachman, J. M.
Bachman, John
Bair, Ivan
Baney, William
Bard, R. W.
Bare, Adam
Bausman, John
Bubach, Gerhart
Carpenter, Sam
Centini, Jane E.
Clark, Thomas
Coleman, Thomas
Colwell, James
Dale, Samuel
Dorwart, Jonas
Dunlap, Stephan
Eaby, George W.
Esler, P. O.
Gibbons, William
Good, William
Graybill, N. W.
Graybill, H.
Gryder, Christian
Haines, Timothy
Halbach, W. A.
Harnish, Jacob
Harnish, Samuel
Heck, Lewis
Herr, Christian
Hershey, W. E. H.
Hildebrant, W.
Hollinger, George
Humes, Samuel
Jackson, James J.
Kean, Thomas M.
Kready, David C.
Lane, P. C.
Lenegan, Archibald M.
Light, John
Livingston, J. B.
Long, Jacob
Metzger, John W.
Meyers, Samuel M.
Murray, William
Musser, George
Nauman, J. W.
Nicholson, John
Overholzer, H. D.
Patterson, D. W.
Reed, John K.
Schwartz, Conrad
Slaymaker, Henry
Snyder, Simon
Stone, Abraham
Strine, Jacob S.
Summy, A.
Sweigart, E.
Weaver, B. F.
Webb, Will
Wein, John
Wentz, Thomas
Witmer, Abraham
Witters, Jacob W.
Young, Mathias
Zantzinger, Paul
Other Creators
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Subjects
Almshouses
Almshouses--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History
Auditors' reports
Conestoga View (Lancaster, Pa.)
Poor--Services for--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Almshouses
Auditors' reports
Conestoga View
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Scrapbooks
Extent
3 boxes, 33 books and folders, 3.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0277
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital Collection (MG0277), Folder or Book #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
MG0277
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Most of the items in this collection are part of the Lancaster County Government Records, RG 08-12. They were transferred into MG-277 in 1999 during the planning of the Almshouse and Hospital exhibition. Other items are on loan from the Edward Hand Medical Heritage Foundation or were collected by LancasterHistory.
Added to database 21 July 2017.
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Auditors' review of accounts

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13711
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Board of County Commissioners of Lancaster County.
Call Number
RG 08-12 0104-010, Archives North
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Board of County Commissioners of Lancaster County.
Physical Description
1 v. 33 cm.
Summary
One hardbound volume that contains annual auditors' reviews of the accounts of the treasurer of the Poor and House of Employment. Shows credits and debits and the reason for each, names of residents, names of recipients of relief, date approved, and signatures of auditors.
Rights
May not be photocopied.
Notes
Finding aid in the repository: Local government records.
Subjects
Almshouses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Public institutions - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.) Board of County Commissioners.
Location
Lancaster History Archive - Government Record
Call Number
RG 08-12 0104-010, Archives North
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Berks County : a governmental picture and a brief historic review

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6025
Corporate Author
Berks County (Pa.). Board of County Commissioners.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
c1959.
Call Number
974.816 B513
Corporate Author
Berks County (Pa.). Board of County Commissioners.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Reading, Pa
Date of Publication
c1959.
Physical Description
120 p. : illus., ports., col. maps ; 23 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 2.
Subjects
Berks County (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 B513
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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Board of County Commissioners of Lancaster County.
Call Number
RG 08-01 [1606], Archives North
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Board of County Commissioners of Lancaster County.
Physical Description
1 v. 19 cm.
Summary
Lists members of local companies, bounty paid, and the date.
Rights
May not be photocopied.
Notes
Finding aid in the repository: Local government records.
Subjects
Militia
United States
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.) Board of County Commissioners.
Location
Lancaster History Archive - Government Record
Call Number
RG 08-01 [1606], Archives North
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Bridges : Commissioners' Orders for Payment - Information file

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21457
Call Number
Information file - Bridges : Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Notes
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
Subjects
County government - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.) Board of County Commissioners.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Information File
Call Number
Information file - Bridges : Commissioners' Orders for Payment
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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Board of County Commissioners of Lancaster County.
Call Number
RG 08-01 0504, Archives North
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Board of County Commissioners of Lancaster County.
Physical Description
1 v. 40 cm.
Summary
One hardbound volume that lists amounts of money paid to employees, constables, aldermen, etc.; money appropriated for repairs to bridges; and money given for government functions (coroner's inquests, witness lists, etc.).
Rights
May not be photocopied.
Notes
Finding aid in the repository: Local government records.
Subjects
County government - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.) Board of County Commissioners.
Location
Lancaster History Archive - Government Record
Call Number
RG 08-01 0504, Archives North
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Commissioner's minute books

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18756
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Board of County Commissioners of Lancaster County.
Call Number
Drawer 3, Sec.2: #250
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Board of County Commissioners of Lancaster County.
Notes
Covers book #1 (1729-1770), book #2 (1770-1778), book #10 (1868-1873), (1926-1929).
See Archives RG-08-01-0101 for book #6 (1825-1833), book #7 (1834-1844), book #8 (1845-1860), book #9 (1861-1869).
Microfilm box labeled # 250.
Subjects
County government - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.) Board of County Commissioners.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 3, Sec.2: #250
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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Board of County Commissioners of Lancaster County.
Call Number
RG 08-01 0101, Archives North
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Board of County Commissioners of Lancaster County.
Physical Description
6 v. 33-41 cm.
Arrangement of Material
Arranged chronologically.
Contents
v. 005. 1825-1833 -- v. 010. 1834-1844 -- v. 015. 1845-1861 -- v. 020. 1861-1868 -- v. 025. 1873-1876 -- v. 030. 1891-1897.
Summary
Volumes contain the minutes of the meetings of the county commissioners, including names of commissioners present at each meeting, motions raised, statements from assessors and treasurer, and other business. Each entry is signed by the clerk.
Rights
May not be photocopied.
Notes
Finding aid in the repository: Local government records.
Subjects
County government - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.) Board of County Commissioners.
Location
Lancaster History Archive - Government Record
Call Number
RG 08-01 0101, Archives North
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Commissioners' orders for payment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13491
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Board of County Commissioners of Lancaster County.
Call Number
RG 08-01 0510, Archives North
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Board of County Commissioners of Lancaster County.
Physical Description
70 boxes.
Notes
Orders may be searched on the Q&A database.
Finding aid in the repository: Local government records.
Summary
Canceled orders issued by the commissioners for payment by treasurer showing date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of county commissioners. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
Rights
May not be photocopied.
Subjects
County government - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.) Board of County Commissioners.
Location
Lancaster History Archive - Government Record
Call Number
RG 08-01 0510, Archives North
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