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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #576
Date Range
1827
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
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Barnet, George
Bose, Henry
Cloud, Joseph
Darling, Henry
Deahl, Conrad
Good, David
Huber, Henry
Hues, Samuel
Hurst, David
Laferty, Elizabeth
Lark, Elizabeth
Lefever, Catherine
Martzal, Philip
McKowan, William
Newman, Daniel
Null, George
Rigel, Henry
Roaher, Joseph
Sharp, Joseph
Spowhour, Jacob
Stauffer, George
Upperman, John
Yarnel, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
Lancaster
Soudersburg, East Lampeter Twp.
Persons of color
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Coroners' inquests
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #576
Box Number
008
Notes
Entered into Q & A Aug 22, 2002.
Additional Notes
Coroners inquest.
Upperman, John. Coroner.
Payment for inquests on the following people:
Barnet, George.
Bose, Henry.
Darling, Henry.
Deahl, Conrad.
Good, David.
Huber, Henry.
Hurst, David.
Laferty, Elizabeth.
Lark, Elizabeth.
Martzal, Philip.
Newman, Daniel.
Null, George.
Rigel, Henry.
Sharp, Joseph.
Spowhour, Jacob.
Yarnel, Jacob.
Other names in the document:
Cloud, Joseph.
Lefever, Catherine.
Roaher, Joseph.
Hues, Samuel.
Stauffer, George.
McKowan, William.
Unnamed African American child at Soudersburg.
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
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
NOV 1832 F011
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1832
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Morrison, Matthew
Darling, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
NOV 1832 F011
Additional Notes
Larceny.
Darling, Henry.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
11.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Object ID
AUG 1831 F002 QS
Date Range
1831/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Date Range
1831/08
Year
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Allen, Cyrus
Anderson, James
Avery, Thomas
Carver, Miles
Charles, John
Collins, Mary
Darling, Henry
Deake, Edward
Doersh, Elizabeth
Downey, James
Fetter, Sarah
Hoffman, David
Hood, John F.
Johnson, David
Johnson, George
Kearns, Robert
Kia, Jacob
Lowden, John
Mason, Charles
McComsey, Mathias
McFann, George
Paul, James
Peters, Abraham
Praves, Isaac
Reed, Francis
Slaiter, Amos
Slaiter, John
Slater, Amos
Slater, John
Smith, Lewis
Strawie, Solomon
Taylor, Elisha
Tolbert, George
Wagner, David
Weaver, Eliza
Welsh, Nathan
Wilson, William S.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1831 F002 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1831 F002 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hoffman, David
Johnson, David
Wagner, David
Drake, Edward
McCumsey, Mathias
Kearns, Robert
Smith, Lewis
Jackson, William
Magee, Barnard
Flynn, Michael
Powell, James
Downs, William
Edwards, Franklin
Darling, Henry
McElroy, Henry
Sommers, John
Shaeffer, Daniel
Stormbach, George
Maxwell, Ben
Maxwell, Benjamin
Mentzer, George
Kelley, James
Franklin, Thomas
Curry, James
Flanagan, John
Beaumont, Crampton
Haldeman, William
Howard, Josiah
Yellets, Henry
Yellets, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Prisoners
Prisons
Jails
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1831 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1832 F002 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1832
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Johnston, David
Bugles, John
Myers, John
Hughes, Theophilus
Henry, Rachael
Harris, Rachael
Ruth, Fanny
Williams, Benjamin
Quinn, Joseph
Eddings, Maria
Dears, Elizabeth
Richardson, Samuel
White, Henry
Jones, Jacob
Cook, Daniel
Bear, Isaac
Nagle, John
Morrison, Matthew
McFann, George
Darling, Henry
Dellet, Jacob
Coover, John
Reed, Isaac
Hartcliff, Daniel
Debutts, Matty
Campbell, John
Grant, John
Johnston, Hetty
Lee, Philip
Curren, John
Swords, William
Ranson, John
Jacobs, Jonathan
Hamer, Collins
Nicholas, Jacob
Evans, Ellis E.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Jails
Prisoners
Prisons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1832 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1832 F030 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1832
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Morrison, Matthew
Darling, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: horse stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1832 F030 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Henry Darling.
Horse stealing.
7 items, 6 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
AUG 1831 F014 MC
Date Range
1831/08
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Date Range
1831/08
Year
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Darling, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1831 F014 MC
Box Number
008
Additional Notes
Peters, Abraham.
Larceny.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
3.000
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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