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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #254
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 0009
People
Gibbens, James
Gryder, Montgomery R.
Moore, Martha
Moore, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #254
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/04/23.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Gibbens, James.
Gryder, Montgomery R. Teacher.
Moore, Martha.
Moore, Samuel.
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
AUG 1790 F012 QS
Date Range
1790/08
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
1790/08
Year
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Jordan, John
Jorton, John
Hains, Henry
Hiens, Henry
Dennis, John
Gibbens, James
Gibbons, James
Carpenter, Jacob
Boyd, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Hay
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: forcible entry
Charge: stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1790 F012 QS
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
First and second defendants: John Jordan or John Jorton, Henry Hains or Henry Hiens.
Charged with stealing hay from the meadow of James Gibbens.
Additional names: Samuel Boyd, Jacob Carpenter.
Third defendant: John Dennis.
Charged with forcible entry and stealing hay out of meadow of Henry Hains or Henry Hiens.
Additional name: James Gibbens.
Fourth defendant: James Gibbens.
Charged with assault and battery of Henry Hains or Henry Hiens.
Additional name: John Jordan or John Jorton.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1790 F013 QS
Date Range
1790/08
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
1790/08
Year
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hains, Henry
Hiens, Henry
Kentle, John
Musgrove, Aron
Jordan, John
Jorton, John
Davis, Isaac
Gibbens, James
Gibbons, James
Carpenter, Martin
Boyd, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: forcible entry
Charge: stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1790 F013 QS
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
First defendant: Henry Hains.
Charged with forcible entry and cutting the grass from the meadow of James Gibbens.
Additional name: Martin Carpenter.
Second defendants: John Kentle and Aron Musgrove.
Charged with forcible entry in meadow of Henry Hains.
Additional name: James Gibbens.
Third and fourth defendants: John Jordan, Isaac Davis
Charged with forcible entry in meadow and cutting grass of James Gibbens.
Additional names: Samuel Boyd, John Jordan.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1790 F014 QS
Date Range
1790/08
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
1790/08
Year
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Gibbons, James
Gibbens, James
Hains, Henry
Hiens, Henry
Jordan, John
Jorton, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: stealing
Hay
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1790 F014 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with stealing hay from the property of Henry Hains.
Additional name: John Jordan.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1790 F015 QS
Date Range
1790/08
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
1790/08
Year
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Sleder, John
Kochenderfer, Christian
Faulker, John
Faulker, Patrick
Gibbens, James
Gibbons, James
Jordan, John
Jorton, John
Etters, George
Carpenter, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: stealing
Hay
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1790 F015 QS
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
First defendant: John Sleder.
Charged with stealin hay, property of James Gibbons.
Additional name: John Jordon.
Second defendant: Christian Kochenderfer.
Charged with insulting and assaulting George Etters.
Third defendant: John Faulker.
Charged with stealing hay, property James Gibbons.
Additional name: Jacob Carpenter.
Fourth defendant: Patrick Faulker.
Charged with stealing hay, property of James Gibbons.
Additional name: John Jordan.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1795 F008 QS
Date Range
1795/05
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
1795/05
Year
1795
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Gibbens, James
Stewart, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: harboring an enslaved person
Persons of color
Baltimore, Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1795 F008 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with harboring a mulatto slave, of John Stewart of Baltimore, Maryland.
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

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