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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #297
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
Aaron, George
Abbott, Samuel
Bauman, Benjamin
Bausman, John
Bausman, John Jr.
Beitz, Jacob
Birkenheiser, Mary
Bolen, John
Bordel, John
Boyd, James
Boyd, Robert
Bruer, Jacob
Butz, Jacob
Cassel, John
Chambers, Samuel
Cling, Elijah
Curl, James
Derrick, Mary
Derridinger, John
Eaby, Jacob
Eberline, George
Eckert, Peter
Eshelman, Benjamin
Finfrock, John
Foreman, Joseph
Gall, Martin
George, John
Graham, Jesse
Griffith, John
Griffith, Thomas
Haines, James
Henry, John
Henry, William M.
Hertzler, John
Hess, Benjamin
Hook, Jonathan
Hopkins, Washington
Howell, Sarah
Hummels, Joseph
Jackson, Josiah
Jordan, David
Kitismiller, Jacob
Lechler, John
Maltmer, Joseph
Martin, Christian
McCally, Thomas
McFadden, Daniel
McHaffey, Hugh
McMickle, Susan
McMillan, Robert
McMillen, Joseph
McMillen, Robert
Mellinger, Samuel
Miller, Andrew
Minich, John
Morry, Elizabeth
Murdoch, James
Murdock, James
Neblow, David
Nichols, Henry
Noll, Eli
Parmer, Daniel
Powele, Emanuel
Powell, Edward
Richards, John
Roth, Samuel
Rupley, John
Ruth, James
Saunders, Hugh
Shoof, Henry
Shoof, Martin
Shuman, John
Shuman, Michael
Snevley, David
Staumbaugh, Jacob
Sweeney, James
Trout, Daniel
Trout, David
Way, Michael
Webb, Jonathan
Weidman, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #297
Box Number
002
Notes
Partially entered into Q&A Aug 26, 2003.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payments to witnesses.
Quarter Sessions, November 1822.
Commonwealth v. Aaron, George. Larceny.
Nichols, Henry; Hertzler, John; Cassel, John. Witnesses.
Commonwealth v. Bausman, John. Assault & battery.
Richards, John; McMickle, Susan. Witnesses.
Commonwealth v. Bausman, John Jr. Assault and battery.
Unnamed witness[es]. Derrick, Mary; Hopkins, Washington; Henry, William M. Signed document.
Commonwealth v. Beitz, Jacob. Assault & battery.
McMillan, Robert. Witness.
Commonwealth v. Birkenheiser, Mary. Murder.
Bolen, John. WItness
Commonwealth v. Bordel, John. Larceny.
Roth, Samuel; Noll, Eli. Witnesses.
Commonwealth v. Boyd, Robert. Larceny.
Boyd, James; Foreman, Joseph; Sweeney, James. Witnesses.
Commonwealth v. Butz, Jacob.
Shoof, Martin; McHaffey, Hugh; Minich, John; Hess, Benjamin; McCally, Thomas; McMillen, Robert; Derridinger, John; McMillen, Joseph; Shoof, Henry.
Commonwealth v. Chambers, Samuel. Larceny.
Webb, Jonathan; Curl, James; Haines, James; Howell, Sarah. Witnesses.
Commonwealth v. George, John. Larceny.
Griffith, Thomas; Griffith, John. Witnesses.
Commonwealth v. Hook, Jonathan. Larceny.
Martin, Christian; Eshelman, Benjamin; Snevley, David; Bruer, Jacob.Witnesses.
Commonwealth v. Jackson, Josiah. Larceny.
Way, Michael; Eberline, George. Abbott, Samuel. Witnesses.
Commonwealth v. Lechler, John. Murder.
Gall, Martin. Witness.
Henry, John. Witness.
Morry, Elizabeth. Witness.
Powell, Edward. Witness.
Rupley, John. Witness.
Commonwealth v. Parmer, Daniel; Murdoch, James. Manslaughter.
Unnamed witnesses; Hamilton, Justice.
Commonwealth v. Parmer, Daniel; Murdock, James.
Trout, David; Trout, Daniel; Kitismiller, Jacob; Hummels, Joseph; Eckert, Peter; Weidman, George; Jordan, David; Staumbaugh, Jacob; Powele, Emanuel; Graham, Jesse; McFadden, Daniel; Maltmer, Joseph; Miller, Andrew Esq.; Eaby, Jacob; Ruth, James; Cling, Elijah. Witnesses.
Commonwealth v. Saunders, Hugh. Bigamy.
Finfrock, John. Witness.
Commonwealth v. Shuman, John. Larceny.
Mellinger, Samuel; Bauman, Benjamin. Witnesses.
Commonwealth v. Shuman, Michael. Assault and battery.
Neblow, David. Witness.
1 item 23 pieces.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
History Collection: Person
Title
Miniature Portrait of Major Charles M. Howell
Object ID
2023.014.001
Date Range
Circa 1842
  1 image  
Collection
History Collection: Person
Title
Miniature Portrait of Major Charles M. Howell
Description
Framed miniature portrait of Major Charles M. Howell (1814-1903) of Philadelphia and Lancaster. Gilded molded wooden frame. Image of man with brown hair, military uniform with high collar. Image measures 7/8" in width by 1 1/8" in length. Overall dimension of frame is 4 1/2" in with and 5" in length. Hand written note on back reads: "On Ivory artist unknown / Miniature of / Major Charles M. Howell, as / major of The National Greys of / Philadelphia, Pa., Commission / issued & signed by Governor Porter / August 3rd 1842. / Born in Philadelphia Apr.24, 1814 / Died in Lancaster Apr. 10, 1903. / Married Elizabeth Michael in 1841 / of Lancaster, Pa - daughter of John / & Elizabeth Dietrich Michael. Removed to Lancaster in 1843 Sept. / on account of "homesickness" of Mrs. / Howell where he resided until his / death 4-1-03. They had five children. Sarah Provost Howell Lefevre - born in Phila. / Elizabeth Michael Howell born in Lancaster / Charles May Howell born in Lancaster / Henry Norvell Howell, born in Lancaster / Frank Roderick Howell born in Lancaster."
Date Range
Circa 1842
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Drawer
Drawer 16
People
Howell, Charles May
Howell, Elizabeth Michael
Howell, Frank Roderick
Howell, Henry Norvell
Howell, Sarah Provost Lefevre
Michael, Elizabeth Dietrich
Michael, Elizabeth
Michael, John
Object Name
Painting, Miniature
Object ID
2023.014.001
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2023.014
Images
Less detail