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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #098
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 of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Cowhack, Daniel
Cowhack, Nancy
Dixson, Thomas
Gallacher, John
Gallacher, Martha
Groff, George
Groff, Sarah
Lewis, Catherine
McDowell, John Smith
Meyer, Henry
Meyer, John
Moore, John
Moore, Susan
Moore, Thomas
Morgan, Barbara
Morgan, Christian
Morgan, George W.
Horncomb, Polly
Murphy, Elizabeth
Thatcher, Martha
Wright, David
Wright, Mary
Wright, Robert
Young, Lydia
Young, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #098
Box Number
004
Notes
Entered into Q & A Dec 19, 2001.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
[Location is Drytown, but the township wasn't specified. There are/were settlements by that name in Rapho and Martic townships.]
Cowhack, Daniel.
Cowhack, Nancy.
Dixson, Thomas.
Gallacher, John.
Gallacher, Martha.
Groff, George. Father of Groff, Sarah.
Lewis, Catherine.
McDowell, John Smith. Teacher.
Meyer, Henry.
Meyer, John.
Moore, John.
Moore, Susan.
Moore, Thomas.
Morgan, Barbara.
Morgan, Christian.
Morgan, George W.
Horncomb, Polly.
Murphy, Elizabeth.
Thatcher, Martha.
Wright, David.
Wright, Mary.
Wright, Robert.
Young, Lydia.
Young, Samuel.
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