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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #482
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 0005
People
Bentley, Luke
Bentley, Richard
Bentley, Sarah
Burton, James
Dodge, Jane
Dodge, William
Gambel, Andrew
Gambel, Margaret
Graul, Jacob
Graul, John
Harden, John
Harden, Robert
Morehead, George
Morehead, Mary
Morton, John
Riddel, Leah
Riddle, Elizabeth
Riddle, Margaret
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #482
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1993/12/28.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.
Bentley, Luke. Father of Bentley, Sarah, age 7.
Burton, James. Father of Bentley, Richard, age 6.
Dodge, William. Father of Dodge, Jane, age 6.
Gambel, Andrew. Father of Gambel, Margaret.
Graul, John. Father of Graul, Jacob.
Harden, John. Father of Harden, Robert, age 7.
Morehead, George. Father of Morehead, Mary.
Morton, John. Father of Morton, John, age 7.
Riddle, Margaret. Mother of Riddle, Elizabeth, age 9.
Riddel, Leah. Age 5.
Riddle, Margaret. Age 6.
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
APR 1780 F004 QS
Date Range
1780/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1780/04
Year
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Meyer, Christian
Finkel, John
Clunie, James
Herauff, Mary
Gambel, Andrew
Team, Adam
Moor, Benjamin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Examinations
Recognizance
Charge: stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1780 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Examination, charged by John Finkel with felonious stealing a young bay mare, property of James Clunie, also property of Mary Herauff.
Recognizances of Andrew Gambel, Adam Team, John Finkel, Mary Herauff, Benjamin Moor.
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