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Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Object ID
Coll App 1889 F001 I
Date Range
1889
Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Description
Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
Date Range
1889
Date of Accumulation
1849-1913
Year
1889
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Irwin, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Collateral appraisement
Earl Twp.
Place
Earl Twp.
Extent
16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Coll App 1889 F001 I
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 03-00 0312
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Title
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Object ID
MG0151
Date Range
1847-1869
, Jeremiah Coates, Lindley Collins, Eliza Collins, James Cooper, James Cooper, John Dickinson, Joseph C. Frame, Benjamin Hamilton, T. J. Hawthorn, G. C. Hess, J. G. Iddings, Harriet J. Irwin, Ellis P. Irwin, George W. Johnston, James Johnston, Robert Lefever, Daniel Lewis, Samuel Lincoln, Abraham May, Daniel
  1 document  
Collection
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Title
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Description
This collection consists of business records for Whitson & Sproul of Christiana, Lancaster County and documents related to estate settlements. The business records include a ledger, letters and statements concerning the sale and purchase of various materials. One letter mentions the 1860 election of "Old Abe." The receipts and court documents consist primarily of receipts, releases, and sale agreements relating to the settlement of the estates of James Sproul and Moses Whitson.
Date Range
1847-1869
Year Range From
1847
Year Range To
1869
Date of Accumulation
1847-1869
Creator
Whitson & Sproul
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Armstrong, James
Aulthouse, George
Boyd, John A.
Brady, John
Brown, Jeremiah
Coates, Lindley
Collins, Eliza
Collins, James
Cooper, James
Cooper, John
Dickinson, Joseph C.
Frame, Benjamin
Hamilton, T. J.
Hawthorn, G. C.
Hess, J. G.
Iddings, Harriet J.
Irwin, Ellis P.
Irwin, George W.
Johnston, James
Johnston, Robert
Lefever, Daniel
Lewis, Samuel
Lincoln, Abraham
May, Daniel W.
Meiditch, John
Moore, Jeremiah
Morrison, George
Paxson, Elma E.
Paxson, Franklin G.
Paxson, Latitia Ann
Pownall, Joseph
Pownall, Moses
Pusey, John
Retzer, John
Rohrer, J. S.
Roland, John
Russel, John N.
Smith, Edward K.
Sproul, Annie
Sproul, Charles N.
Sproul, James
Steele, Margaret
Steele, William W.
Thompson, Jesse
Whitson, Jacob T.
Whitson, Micah
Whitson, Moses
Wright, James
Subjects
Business records
Letters
Probate records
Search Terms
Agreements
Bart Twp.
Boldin and Wartmun
Business cards
Business records
Christiana
Coal
Columbia
Correspondence
Drumore Twp.
Dunwoody, Philadelphia
Finding aids
Grain
Guardians
Ledgers
Letters
Lumber
Manor Twp.
Manuscript groups
Philadelphia Railroad
Probate records
Receipts
Sadsbury Forge
Sadsbury Twp.
Stocks
Strasburg
Tobacco
Vetterlein Co.
West Philadelphia Railroad
Whitson and Sproul
Widows
Extent
1 box, 2 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0151
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Whitson & Sproul Collection (MG0151), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-151
Classification
MG0151
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The collection was cataloged and the finding aid was prepared in 1998-1999 by DT. Added to database 29 September 2021.
Documents
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Collection
United Brewery Workers Collection, 1900-1951
Title
United Brewery Workers Collection, 1900-1951
Object ID
MG0287
Date Range
1900-1951
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Collection
United Brewery Workers Collection, 1900-1951
Title
United Brewery Workers Collection, 1900-1951
Description
The United Brewery Workers Collection contains membership books, roll book, ledger, and daybooks for Local 206 of the International Union of United Brewery Workmen of America, then the International Union of United Brewery and Soft Drink Workers of America, and later the International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, and Soft Drink Workers of America. Most membership books show name of member, place and date of birth, date of initiation into the union, industry, department, international book number, local ledger number, local union number, locality, and the signatures of union officials. The "Declaration of Principles" is printed at the front of the book and most have stamps showing dues paid.
Date Range
1900-1951
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1951
Date of Accumulation
1900-1951
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Althouse, Andrew
Aston, William
Breit, Mike
Carry, J. A.
Christ, Walter D.
Daggete, Benjamin F.
Dorat, Charles
Dorman, Samuel E.
Dorman, Thomas M.
Drake, George
Duschel, John
Duschl, Joseph
Dushel, John
Faust, Wilhelm
Fischer, George
Fritsch, Howard F.
Good, John S.
Hable, Peter
Hecker, Louis
Herr, Theodor
Hoffmier, Joe
Horstick, John H.
Irwin, George
Jones, Sam
Kahler, Harry
Kirchner, Albert
Klein, J. S.
Klingseisen, Ludwig
Knier, Will
Koenig, Joseph
Kreider, Walter
Maize, George D.
Market, Michael
May, William S.
Mehaffey, George
Oney, W. A.
Ott, George
Rice, Harry S.
Robinson, George
Rohm, George
Rohn, Reinhold
Rothmund, Fred
Sanders, Jacob T.
Schmalhofer, Michael
Seeler, Herman
Sheridan, Frank
Snyder, Charles P.
Soneker, Carl
Springfelt, Herman
Steyer, Will
Strosser, George
Tretter, Adam John
Vallrath, Albert Jr.
Wertz, Edward
Wiker, W. R.
Eberly, Jay M.
Subjects
Brewing
Business records
Labor union members
Labor unions
Membership
Search Terms
Breweries
Brewers
Brewing
Business records
Finding aids
International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, and Soft Drink Workers
Labor union members
Labor unions
Manuscript groups
Membership
Extent
2 boxes 23 folders 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0287
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), United Brewery Workers Collection, 1900-1951 (MG0287), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
Unknown.MG0287
Other Numbers
MG-287
Classification
MG0287
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 1 August 2022. Source unknown unless stated at item level.
Documents
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1875 F146 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1875
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Lece, James
Melbert, Peter
Black, Joseph H.
Slade, John A.
Wall, Jacob K.
Minich, Henry K.
Zeller, Andrew
Metzgar, John E.
Casey, James
Findley, Uriah
Gault, J. J.
Irwin, George W.
Colt, Henry G.
Sterrick, Adam
Shuler, Leonard
Desch, Joseph
Hamilton, Robert
Grove, Charles
Hollingsworth, C.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Constable's return
Constables
Columbia
Place
Columbia
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1875 F146 QS
Additional Notes
Constable's return, First Ward.
Case numbers: 136, 137.
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
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #600
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
1830
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Bolton, Harriet
Bolton, William
Bowers, Christian
Bowers, Isabella Eliza
Bowers, Mary Ann
Bowers, Mary Matilda
Bowers, Mrs.
Bucher, Charles
Bucher, Mary Ann
Bucher, Usilla
Caffry, James
Caffry, John
Caffry, William
Caffry, Mrs.
Church, John
Church, William
Clark, Catharine
Clark, John
Clark, Joseph
Clark, Samuel
Clark, Thomas
Clark, Mrs.
Clemson, Davis
Cowen, David
Cowen, Margaret
Cowen, Sarah
Dalby, Jacob
Dalby, John
Dalby, Lydia
Doyle, Caroline
Doyle, Rosetta
Dunlap, Andrew
Dunlap, Enoch
Evans, Caroline
Evans, David
Evans, John
Evans, Nathan
Evans, Mrs.
Fielty, Catharine
Fielty, James
Fielty, Patrick
Fiester, Catharine
Fiester, James
Fiester, Rudolph
Fiester, Mrs.
Galagher, James
Gault, James B.
Gault, William
Gilbert, Benjamin
Gilbert, Rebecca
Goodman, George
Goodman, Nancy
Goodman, Samuel
Green, Benjamin
Green, Mary
Green, Nancy
Griffith, George
Griffith, Isaac
Griffith, Mrs.
Harrington, Rebecca
Harrington, Samuel
Hays, Oliver H.
Holliday, Jane
Holliday, John
Holliday, William
Iler, Davis
Iler, George
Iler, John
Irwin, Christian
Irwin, George
Irwin, James
Irwin, John
Irwin, Robert
Irwin, William
Johnson, Jane
Keller, Benjamin
Keller, Samuel
Keller, Sarah
Landis, Jane E.
Landis, Margaret
Lawry, Barbara
Lawry, Jacob
Lawry, Mary
Lemmon, Archibald
Lemmon, Jacob
Linecum, Catharine
Linecum, Elias
Linecum, Peter
Longenecker, Henry
Longnecker, Jacob
Longnecker, Joseph
Lynch, Alexander
Lynch, Ann
Lynch, Joseph
Martin, John
Martin, Joseph
Mayberry, Jane
Mayberry, William
McCormic, Margaret
McCormic, Nathan
McCormic, Thomas
McNelly , Michael
McNelly, Jacob
McNelly, James
Miller, Catharine
Miller, Hugh
Miller, James
Miller, Peter
Miller, Philip
Moore, Hiram
Moore, James
Moore, Moses
Morris, Joseph
Morris, Ruth Ann
Morris, Stacy
Murphy, Jane
Murphy, John
Murphy, Washington
Murray, Livina
Murray, Mary
Murray, Thomas
Noker, Martha
Noker, Mary
Noker, Mrs.
Olds, Rosetta
Platt, Henry
Platt, Richard
Russel, Ann
Russel, David
Russel, Maria
Sargason, Edmund
Shaw, Jane
Shaw, Johanna
Shaw, Mrs.
Showalter, Amos
Showalter, Daniel
Showalter, Reuben
Simons, Charles
Simons, James
Simons, Margaret
Smith, Elizabeth
Smith, Harriett
Smith, Stephen
Spece, Maria
Spece, William
Spots, Catharine
Spots, Ellin
Spots, John
Stewart, Benjamin
Stewart, James
Stewart, John
Stewart, Margaret
Stewart, Samuel L.
Strammel, Elisha
Strammel, John
Taylor, Elizabeth
Thorn, Barraba
Thorn, Charles
Thorn, Charlotte
Todd, Enos
Todd, John
Todd, Sally Ann
Townley, Elizabeth
Trouger, Sarah
Trouger. Susana
Walton, Henry
Walton, Isaac
Walton, Juliann
Walton, Richard
Walton, William
Weaver, Daniel
Weaver, Jacob
Weaver, John
Wood, Edward
Wood, James
Wood, Mary Ann
Worthington, Margaret
Worthington, Mary
Zell, Adam
Zell, Catharine
Zell, Houston
Zell, Peter
Zell, Sally
Zell, Susanna
Search Terms
Salisbury Twp.
Poor children
African Americans
Persons of color
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Salisbury Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #600
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1995/09/07
Additional Notes
Poor children.
NAMES TAKEN FROM LANCASTER COUNTY TAX LISTS.
Bolton, William. Father of Bolton, Harriet, age 8.
Bowers, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Bowers, Isabella Eliza, age 11; Bowers, Mary Ann, age 11.
Bowers, Christian. Father of Bowers, Mary Matilda, age 10.
Bucher, Charles. Father of Bucher, Mary Ann, age 8; Bucher, Usilla, age 6.
Caffry, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Caffry, James, age 7.
Caffry, William. Father of Caffry, John, age 11.
Church, John. Father of Church, William, age 10.
Clark, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Clark, Catharine, age 8.
Clark, John. Father of Clark, Samuel. age 7.
Clark, Thomas. Father of Clark, Joseph, age 7.
Cowen, David. Father of Cowen, Sarah, age 11; Cowen, Margaret, age 9.
Dalby, John. Father of Dalby, Jacob, age 7; Dalby, Lydia, age 9.
Doyle, Rosetta. Mother of Doyle, Caroline, age 7.
Dunlap, Enoch. Father of Dunlap, Andrew, age 6.
Evans, Nathan. Father of Evans, Caroline, age 9; Evans, John, age 11.
Evans, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Evans, David, age 7; Evans, John, age 10.
Fielty, James. Father of Fielty, Catharine, age 8; Fielty, Patrick, age 11.
Fiester, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Fiester, James, age 10.
Fiester, Rudolph. Father of Fiester, Catharine, age 8; Fiester, Rudolph, age 6.
Galagher, James. Age 10.
Gault, William. Father of Gault, James B., age 11; Gault, William, age 10.
Gilbert, Benjamin. Father of Gilbert, Benjamin, age 7; Gilbert, Rebecca, age 8.
Goodman, Samuel. Father of Goodman, George, age 11; Goodman, Nancy, age 9.
Green, Benjamin. African American. Father of Green, Mary, age 8; Green, Nancy, age 10.
Griffith, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Griffith, George, age 7; Griffith, Isaac, age 9.
Harrington, Samuel. Father of Harrington, Rebecca, age 8.
Holliday, William. Father of Holliday, Jane, age 9; Holliday, John, age 10.
Iler, John. Father of Iler, Davis, age 10; Iler, George, age 8.
Irwin, James. Father of Irwin, Christian, age 8; Irwin, George, age 6.Irwin, Robert. Father of Irwin, John, age 10; Irwin, William, age 7.
Johnson, Jane. Orphan. Age 7.
Keller, Benjamin. Father of Keller, Samuel, age 8; Keller, Sarah, age 9.
Landis, Margaret. Mother of Landis, Jane E., age 7.
Lawry, Jacob. Father of Lawry, Barbara, age 8; Lawry, Mary, age 6.
Lemmon, Archibald. Father of Lemmon, Jacob, age 11.
Linecum, Peter. Father of Linecum, Catharine, age 9; Linecum, Elias, age 7; Linecum, Peter Longnecker, Jacob. Father of Longenecker, Henry, age 11; Longnecker, Joseph, age 7.
Lynch, Joseph. Father of Lynch, Alexander, age 11; Lynch, Ann, age 10.
Martin, John. Father of Martin, Joseph, age 10.
Mayberry, William. Father of Mayberry, Jane, age 7.
McCormic, Nathan. Father of McCormic, Thomas, age 11; McCormic, Margaret, age 9.
McNelly , Michael. Father of McNelly, James, age 10; McNelly, Jacob, age 8.
Miller, Catharine. Mother of Miller, Philip, age 10.
Miller, Peter. Father of Miller, Hugh, age 9; Miller, James, age 11.
Moore, Moses. Father of Moore, Hiram, age 9; Moore, James, age 8.
Morris, Stacy. Father of Morris, Joseph, age 8; Morris, Ruth Ann, age 11.
Murphy, John. Father of Murphy, Jane, age 10; Murphy, Washington, age 8.
Murray, Thomas. Father of Murray, Livina, age 8; Murray, Mary, age 6.
Noker, _____ Mrs. Widow. African American. Mother of Noker, Martha, age 10; Noker, Mary, age 10.
Platt, Henry. Father of Platt, Richard, age 9.
Russel, David. Father of Russel, Ann , age 11; Russel, Maria, age 9.
Shaw, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Shaw, Jane, age 11.
Shaw, _____ Mrs. Mother of Shaw, Johanna, age 7.
Showalter, Daniel. Father of Showalter, Amos , age 7; Showalter, Rueben, age 10.
Simons, Charles. Father of Simons, James, age 11, Simons, Margaret, age 7.
Smith, Stephen. African American. Father of Smith, Elizabeth, age 8; Smith, Harriett, age 10.
Spece, William. Father of Spece, Maria, age 8.
Spots, John. Father of Spots, Catharine, age 10; Spots, Ellin, age 8.
Stewart, Benjamin. Father of Stewart, Samuel L., age 7.
Stewart, John. Father of Stewart, James, age 8; Stewart, Margaret, age 6.
Strammel, Elisha. Father of Strammel, John, age 7.
Taylor, Elizabeth. Mother of Sargason, Edmund, age 9.
Thorn, Charles. Father of Thorn, Barraba, age 7; Thorn, Charlotte, age 8.
Todd, Enos. father of Todd, John, age 9; Todd, Sally Ann, age 8.
Townley, Elizabeth. Mother of Olds, Rosetta. age 10.
Trouger. Susana. Mother of Trouger, Sarah, age 6.
Walton, Henry. Father of Walton, Isaac, age 11; Walton, Richard, age 10.
Walton, William. Father of Walton, Juliann, age 9;Walton, Isaac, age 7.
Weaver, Daniel. Father of Weaver, Jacob, age 10; Weaver, John, age 8.
Wood, James. Father of Wood, Edward, age 8; Wood, Mary Ann, age 10.
Worthington, Mary. Mother of Worthington, Margaret, age 11.
Zell, Peter. Father of Zell, Adam, age 10.
Zell, Houston. Father of Zell, Sally, age 6; Johnson, Jane, age [not given].
Zell, Catharine. Mother of Hays, Oliver H., age 11.
Zell, Susanna. Mother of Clemson, Davis, age 11.
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
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1889 F003 I
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1889
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0062
People
Irwin, George
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Earl Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1889 F003 I
Box Number
062
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1854 F001 I
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0062
People
Irwin, George W.
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1854 F001 I
Box Number
062
Additional Notes
1 item, 2 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail

George Washington Irwin : the Civil War diary of a Pennsylvania volunteer

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7265
Author
Irwin, George Washington,
Date of Publication
c1991.
Call Number
973.781 I72
Responsibility
compiled and edited by Jane B. Steiner.
Author
Irwin, George Washington,
Place of Publication
Lafayette, Calif. (1010 Hunsaker Canyon Rd., Lafayette 94549)
Publisher
Hunsaker Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
c1991.
Physical Description
ix, 221 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Spine title: George W. Irwin--his Civil War diary.
Includes indexes.
G. W. Irwin enlisted in the 28th regiment. Five companies of the 28th regiment were taken to form a part of the 147th regiment.
Summary
The author entered the Union Army from his home in West Fallowfield Township in Chester County. He served in Northern Virginia, Second Bull Run, Antietam , Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. The diary covers September 18, 1861, through July 3, 1863.The book includes some letters from men in his unit who continued service beyond Gettysburg.
Subjects
Irwin, George Washington, - 1843-1912 - Diaries.
Soldiers - Pennsylvania
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Steiner, Jane B.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.781 I72
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1890 F138
Date Range
1890/04
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1890/04
Year
1890
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Irwin, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1890 F138
Additional Notes
Larceny.
Receiving stolen goods.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
137.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1832 #068
Date Range
1832
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 Range
1832
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0012
People
Bard, Jacob
Bolton, Franklin
Bolton, Harriet
Dolby, Lydia
Irwin, John
Irwin, George
Irwin, William
Mayberry, Jane
Mayberry, Sarah Ann
McCormic, Margaret
Moore, Margaret
Moore, Mary
Platt, Richard
Platt, Sarah Jane
Stewart, Samuel L.
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Poor children
Salisbury Twp.
Teachers
Place
Salisbury Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1832 #068
Box Number
012
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/11/26.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Bard, Jacob. Teacher
Bolton, Franklin,
Bolton, Harriet,
Dolby, Lydia,
Irwin, John. Also called Irwin, George.
Irwin, William.
Mayberry, Jane.
Mayberry, Sarah Ann.
McCormic, Margaret.
Moore, Margaret.
Moore, Mary.
Platt, Richard.
Platt, Sarah Jane.
Stewart, Samuel L.
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

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