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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #597
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 0007
People
Brown, David
Billings, John
Bird, Daniel
Boyle, Hugh
Collins, Zebediah
Frantz, Jacob
Garman, Daniel
Heckroth, John
Herr, John
Lewis, Hannah
Light, Martin
McBarron, Michael
McDonald, Ann
Michely, Chicely
Pettit, Emon
Semple, Joseph B.
Sherman, John
Simpson, Ross
Smith, Catherine
Smith, John
Sowers, John
Stephens, Mary
Stetler, John
Watson, Gabriel
Way, John
Wolf, Susan
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #597
Box Number
007
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jun 5, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment to the clerk of the court of quarter sessions and oyer & terminer for his work on the cases listed (all are Commonwealth v.)
Brown, David. Clerk.
Billings, John.
Bird, Daniel.
Boyle, Hugh.
Brown David.
Collins, Zebediah.
Frantz, Jacob.
Garman, Daniel.
Heckroth, John.
Herr, John.
Lewis, Hannah.
Light, Martin.
McBarron, Michael.
McDonald, Ann.
Michely, Chicely.
Pettit, Emon.
Semple, Joseph B.
Sherman, John.
Simpson, Ross.
Smith, Catherine.
Smith, John.
Sowers, John.
Stephens, Mary.
Stetler, John.
Watson, Gabriel.
Way, John.
Wolf, Susan.
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 1826 F003 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
1826
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
West, James
Weidle, John
Lewis, Hannah
Jackson, Richard
Bowers, Joseph
Henry, Catharine
Davenport, Charles
Butler, Joseph
Reem, Charles
Yoder, Christian
Diel, Conrad
Watt, Jane
Stetler, John
Heckman, Sarah
Delaware, Eliza
Cole, Simpson
Gardner, Thomas
Killian, Ezebella
Callahan, Edward
Smith, Arnold
Pentelton, Peter
Foltz, Peter
Smith, Sophia
Wise, Catharine
Wise, Jacob
Aaron, Joseph
McGuirl, John
McBarran, Michael
Smith, Sarah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Prisoners
Prisons
Jails
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1826 F003 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