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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1817 #002
Date Range
1817
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
1817
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1817
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Evins, Alice
Evins, Ann
Evins, Joel
Taylor, Ann
Taylor, Benjamin
Taylor, Eliza
Towson, Charles
Towson, Elisa
Towson, Jack
Towson, Sally
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Little Britain Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1817 #002
Box Number
001
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/08/16.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Photocopy, names taken from Lancaster County Tax Lists.
Evins, Joel. Father of Alice Evins, age 8; Ann Evins, age 6.
Taylor, Benjamin. Father of Ann Taylor, age 8; Eliza Taylor , age 6.
Towson, Jack. Father of Charles Towson, age 10; Elisa Towson, age 9; Sally Towson, age 7.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
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