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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #011A
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
Ankrim, James
Bryson, John
Carter, D. Alexander
Clinger, John
Culbertson
Dougherty, James
Gibson, John
Graham, Alexander
Hathaway, Clement
Henderson, William
Lemon, Isaac
Paxton, Jacob
Rash, Garrison
Roberts, John
Thornton, Jesse
Townsley, Robert
Walker, John
Walker, William
Wilson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Colerain Twp.
Tax exonerations
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Colerain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #011A
Box Number
002
Notes
Entered into Q&A Mar 28, 2001.
Additional Notes
Tax exoneration
Ankrim, James. Poor.
Bryson, John. Poor.
Carter, D. Alexander. Paid in Martic.
Clinger, John. Not found.
Culbertson. No land owned in the township by a person of that name.
Dougherty, James. Old and poor.
Gibson, John. Not found.
Graham, Alexander. Not found.
Hathaway, Clement. Not found.
Henderson, William. Can't be found.
Lemon, Isaac. Poor.
Paxton, Jacob. Poor.
Rash, Garrison. Not found.
Roberts, John. Absconded.
Thornton, Jesse. Not found.
Townsley, Robert. Not found.
Walker, John. Dead.
Walker, William. Heirs. Not found.
Wilson, John. Poor.
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