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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #065
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
Year
1822
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Flint, Joseph
Harsh, James
Harsh, Rebecca
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Marietta
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Marietta
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #065
Box Number
002
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1995/02/02.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Flint, Joseph. Father of an unnamed child.
Gerry, James. Teacher.
Harsh, James.
Harsh, Rebecca.
1 item, 1 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
M. Duffield Harsh Photograph Collection
Title
Jim Harsh
Object ID
MDH-01-03-02
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
M. Duffield Harsh Photograph Collection
Title
Jim Harsh
Description
Cabinet card of a man in a dark suit and long coat holding a hat in one hand and gloves in the other. Written on back: "Cousin Jim Harsh".
Creator
Bailey, William
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Harsh, James
Subject
Photographs
Classification
MDH-01-03-02
Search Terms
Cabinet cards
Place
Columbia
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
4.25 x 6.5 inches
Object ID
MDH-01-03-02
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2023.048
Images
Less detail