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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #008
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 0008
People
Brown, Elizabeth
Brown, Susan
Clark, Samuel
Dickey, William
Fite, Emanuel
Hatch, Sarah
Howard, Angeline
Hutton, Jesse M.
Hutton, Mary A.
Kame, Catharine
Krissinger, Nancy
Lockhard, Charles
Lockhard, Samuel F.
Lockhard, Sophia
Long, Catharine
May, Samuel
McCardle, Peter
McCarty, Joseph
Moon, Samuel
Morgan, Harriet
Morgan, John
Nicholson, Matilda
Pearson, Mary Jane
Pearson, William
Tarbert, David
Tarbert, John
Tarbert, Nancy
Thomas, Eli H.
Trainer, Ann
Wolf, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Columbia
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Columbia
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #008
Box Number
008
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/02/10.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Brown, Elizabeth.
Brown, Susan.
Clark, Samuel.
Dickey, William.
Fite, Emanuel.
Hatch, Sarah.
Howard, Angeline.
Hutton, Jesse M.
Hutton, Mary A.
Kame, Catharine.
Krissinger, Nancy.
Lockhard, Charles.
Lockhard, Samuel F.
Lockhard, Sophia.
Long, Catharine.
May, Samuel.
McCardle, Peter.
McCarty, Joseph.
Moon, Samuel.
Morgan, Harriet.
Morgan, John.
Nicholson, Matilda.
Pearson, Mary Jane.
Pearson, William.
Tarbert, David.
Tarbert, John.
Tarbert, Nancy.
Thomas, Eli H. Teacher.
Trainer, Ann.
Wolf, Henry.
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