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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #590
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 0010
People
Boas, Jacob
Cowhick, David
Doebler, John
Dornes, William
Easterday, Anthony
Fisher, Lewis
Gruder, Samuel
Hays, Samuel
Hinkle, Jonathan
King, George
Kissinger, John
Lutz, George
Miller, Alexander
Mulgrew, John
Powell, John
Shaum, Benjamin
Shuth, John
Swernhart, David
Wood, Ingraham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #590
Box Number
010
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment for repairs to the street and pavement around the courthouse.
Contractors:
Hinkle, Jonathan.
Powell, John. Laying brick pavement
Keller & Dellet. Breaking stones and making footwalks and gutters.
Fisher, Lewis. Carting.
Swernhart, David. Carting.
Dornes, William. Carting.
Mulgrew, John. Carting.
Hays, Samuel. Carting.
Lutz, George. Paving brick.
Hays, Samuel. Curb stone.
Doebler, John. Curb stone.
Miller, Alexander. Carpentry work.
Shaum, Benjamin. Stones bought.
King, George. Stones bought.
Hays, Samuel. Stones bought.
Logan & Mulgrew. Stones bought.
Wood, Ingraham. Laborer.
Shuth, John. Laborer.
Easterday, Anthony. Laborer.
Gruder, Samuel. Laborer.
Kissinger, John. Laborer.
Boas, Jacob. Laborer.
Cowhick, David. Laborer.
Fisher, Lewis. Laborer.
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