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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #368
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 0004
People
Anderson, Hetty
Barecliff, John
Battle, Barbara
Biscicomer, Elizabeth
Chapman, Barbara
Dougherty, Charles
Eck, William
Elvis, Samuel
Evans, Rebecca
Faust, Jacob
Franciscus, Jacob
Gilmore, Ann
Heitzelberger, Margaret
Hinkle, Jonathan
Howard, Mary
Huffnagle, Mary
Jones, Hetty
Kendig, Prudence
Kendig, Sally
Lightner, Nathan
Lynch, William
McDonald, Ann
McRinegan, Richard
Mullen, Nancy
Reed, Nancy
Reed, Patrick
Walter, Christiana
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 1823 #368
Box Number
004
Notes
Partially entered into Q&A May 17, 2001
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Court costs in the following cases (all are Commonwealth vs.)
Lightner, Nathan. Clerk of the Mayors' Court.
Franciscus, Jacob. Larceny.
Evans, Rebecca. Perjury.
Howard, Mary. Surety of the Peace.
Gilmore, Ann. Surety of the Peace.
Heitzelberger, Margaret. Assault and battery.
Biscicomer, Elizabeth. Assault and battery.
Walter, Christiana. Disorderly house.
Dougherty, Charles. Disorderly house.
Battle, Barbara. Chapman, Barbara. Disorderly house.
Eck, William. Larceny.
Elvis, Samuel. Disorderly house.
Reed, Patrick. Reed, Nancy. Assault and battery.
Barecliff, John. Assault and batterty.
McRinegan, Richard. Fornication and bastardy.
McDonald, Ann. Common scold.
Hinkle, Jonathan. Disorderly house.
Kendig, Prudence. Kendig, Sally. Bawdy house.
Anderson, Hetty. Larceny.
Mullen, Nancy. Assault and battery.
Huffnagle, Mary. Assault and battery.
Faust, Jacob. Assault and battery.
Jones, Hetty. Larceny.
Lynch, William. Larceny.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1823 F002 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
1823
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Brooks, John
Molson, Jacob
Jamison, William
Johnson, Thomas
Burns, Christian
Walker, John
Webb, William
Smith, John
Painter, John
Kendig, Michael
Rogers, James
King, John W.
Eck, William
Jackson, Richard
Jones, Hetty
Lewis, Richard
Kenedy, Patrick
Linch, William
Lynch, William
Faust, Jacob
Dewees, William
Prisco, John
Eichelberger, John
Hickman, Sally
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Prisoners
Prisons
Jails
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1823 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail