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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1816 #008
Date Range
1816
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
1816
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1816
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Bleaney, John
Dougherty, John
Dougherty, Samuel
Dougherty, Mary
Ferguson, Robert
McCall, Robert
McCanna, Torance
Usher, William
Usher, Sarah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bart Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Bart Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1816 #008
Box Number
001
Notes
Entered into Q&A on 1994/08/12.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Photocopy, names taken from Lancaster County Tax Lists.
Bleaney, John. Father of unnamed children.
Dougherty, John. Father of Samuel Dougherty; Mary Dougherty.
Ferguson, Robert. Father of unnamed children.
McCall, Robert Father of unnamed children.
McCanna, Torance. Father of unnamed children.
Usher, William. Faher of Sarah Usher.
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