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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1815 #011
Date Range
1815
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
1815
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1815
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Brady, William
Collins, John
Collins, Sarah
Collins, Thomas
Daly, John
Dietrich, Elizabeth
Dietrich, Henry
Dietrich, Polly
Fritz, Ludwig
Fritz, Peggy
Given, Margaret
Given, Oliver
Given, William
Johnson, Benjamin
Johnson, George
Martin, Thomas
Megilligan, George
Megilligan, John
Megilligan, Rodney
Moore, Mrs.
Moore, Samuel
Moore, William
Rodgers, Mrs.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lampeter Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lampeter Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1815 #011
Box Number
001
Notes
Entered into Q&A on 1995/04/07
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Photocopy, names taken from Lancaster County Tax Lists.
Collins, John. Father of Thomas Collins, age 10; Sarah Collins, age 7.
Fritz, Ludwig. Father of Peggy Fritz, age 10.
Dietrich, Henry. Father of Henry Dietrich, age 9; Polly Dietrich, age 8; Elizabeth Dietrich.
Given, Oliver. Father of William Given, age 11; Margaret Given, age 9.
Martin, Thomas. Father of unnamed children.
Brady, William. Father of unnamed children.
Daly, John. Father of unnamed children.
Johnson, George. Father of Benjamin Johnson, age 5.
Megilligan, Rodney. Father of John Megilligan, age 11; George Megilligan, age 6.
Moore, Widow. Mother of William Moore, age 7; Samuel Moore, age 6.
Rodgers, WIdow. Mother of unnamed children.
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