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Author
Gehr, Adam K.
Date of Publication
1992
Call Number
974.815 LACI O63m Oversize
Responsibility
by Adam K. Gehr as told to Mary Holmes Vaughn
Author
Gehr, Adam K.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Library
Date of Publication
1992
Physical Description
7 p. 28 cm.
Notes
An oral history project of Lancaster 250 Education Committee and Operation Remember.
Subjects
Hotels - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACI O63m Oversize
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1815 #005
Date Range
1815
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
1815
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1815
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Bender, Jacob
Bender, John
Bender, Susanna
Gehr, Adam
Gehr, Daniel
Gehr, David
Gehr, Henry
Gehr, Julia
McCarcher, Charles
McCarcher, James
McCarcher, Thomas
Shaeffer, Jacob
Shaeffer, Lydia
Shaeffer, Magdalena
Wallace, Francis
Wallace, John
Wallace, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Leacock Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Leacock Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1815 #005
Box Number
001
Notes
Entered into Q&A on 1994/08/11
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Photocopy, names taken from Lancaster County Tax Lists.
Bender, John. Father of Susanna Bender, age 9; Jacob Bender, age 5.
Shaeffer, Jacob. Father of Jacob Shaeffer, age 10; Lydia Shaeffer, age 8; Magdalena Shaeffer, age 6.
Gehr, David. Father of Henry Gehr, age 10; Adam Gehr, age 8; Julia Gehr, age 6; Daniel Gehr, age 5.
McCarcher, James. Father of Thomas McCarcher, age 8; Charles McCarcher, age 5.
Wallace, Francis. Father of John Wallace, age 11; Mary Wallace, 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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