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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1813 #001
Date Range
1813
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
1813
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1813
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Bench, Juliana
Bench, Mary
Bench, Samuel
Bowen, Caroline
Bowen, James
Bowen, Joseph
Bowen, Mary
Clark, Elizabeth
Clark, Margareth
Clark, Samuel
Craig, Archibald
Craig, Margareth
Craig, Martha
Fisher, Christiana
Funk, George
Funk, Jacob
Funk, Mary
Funk, Phoeby
Hamilton, Elizabeth
Hamilton, James
Hamilton, Mary
Hamilton, Robert
Hunter, James
Jacobs, Charles
Jacobs, Daniel
Kellen, Anna
Kellen, James
Kellen, Robert
Laverty, Hiram
Piersol, Jacob
Piersol, Jeremiah
Piersol, Martha
Rice, David
Rice, John
Roark, Abigail
Roark, Cornelious
Russell, Anna
Russell, Evan
Russell, Hugh
Townsley, Rosanna
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Caernarvon Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Caernarvon Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1813 #001
Box Number
001
Notes
Entered into Q&A database 1994/08/11.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Photocopy, names taken from Lancaster County Tax Lists.
Piersol, Jeremiah. Father of Martha Piersol; Jeremiah Piersol; Jacob Piersol.
Craig, Archibald. Father of Martha Craig; Margareth Craig.
Bowen, James (deceased). Father of Mary Bowen; Joseph Bowen; Caroline Bowen.
Fisher, Christiana. Mother of Hiram Laverty.
Townsley, Rosanna. Mother of James Hunter.
Funk, George. Father of Jacob Funk; Mary Funk; Phoeby Funk.
Hamilton, James. Father of James Hamilton; Robert Hamilton; Mary Hamilton; Elizabeth Hamilton.
Clark, Samuel. Father of Margareth Clark; Elizabeth Clark.
Kellen, James. Father of Anna Kellen; Robert Kellen.
Russell, Evan. Father of Anna Russell; Hugh Russell.
Roark, Cornelious. Father of Cornelious Roark; Abigail Roark.
Rice, David. Father of John Rice.
Jacobs, Charles (deceased). Father of Daniel Jacobs.
Bench, Samuel (deceased). Father of Mary Bench; Juliana Bench.
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