Skip header and navigation

Revise Search

2 records – page 1 of 1.

Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #057
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
Year
1831
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Bentz, Samuel
Forrest, Margaret
Forrest, Allen
Hornberger, Adam
Hornberger, Mary
Keil, Samuel
Keil, David
Keil, Elias
Stoner, Joseph
Stoner, John
Unger, Jacob
Unger, Elizabeth
Unger, George
Search Terms
Lexington, Warwick Twp.
Elizabeth Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lexington, Warwick Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #057
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/02/13.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
All are from Lexington,Warwick Twp. unless noted.
Bentz, Samuel. Teacher.
Forrest, Margaret. Mother of Forrest, Allen.
Hornberger, Adam. Father of Hornberger, Mary.
Keil, Samuel. Father of Keil, David; Keil, Elias.
Stoner, Joseph. Father of Stoner, John. Elizabeth Twp.
Unger, Jacob. Father of Unger, Elizabeth; Unger, George.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1844 F024 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
1844
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Shitz, Jacob Jr.
Forrest, Margaret
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1844 F024 QS
Additional Notes
Fornication and bastardy with Margaret Forrest.
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