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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #132
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
1823
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Taylor, William
Mark, Nicholas
Lea, Stephen
Lick, Margaret
Gundacker, Michael
Hickman, Sarah
HIckman, Francis
Morrison, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Prisons
Constables
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 #132
Box Number
003
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Prison.
Payment to constable for apprehending the following people and taking them either to jail or before a justice:
Taylor, William. Constable.
Mark, Nicholas.
Lea, Stephen and Lick, Margaret. Vagrancy.
Gundacker, Michael.
Hickman, Sarah.
HIckman, Francis.
Morrison, Joseph.
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