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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #318
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 0009
People
Berry, Jane
Bowers, Amos
Carpenter, John
Chambers, Reuben
Clark, Ann
Clark, George
Clark, Nathaniel
Howe, Hannah
Howe, John
Howe, William
Linvill, John
Linvill, Rebecca
McCormick, Margaret
McCormick, William
Moore, Daniel
Poor, Elizabeth
Poor, Mary
Reed, George
Reed, Thomas
Stewart, James
Stewart, Richard
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #318
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/05/13.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Berry, Jane.
Bowers, Amos.
Carpenter, John.
Chambers, Reuben. Teacher.
Clark, Ann.
Clark, George.
Clark, Nathaniel.
Howe, Hannah.
Howe, John.
Howe, William.
Linvill, John.
Linvill, Rebecca.
McCormick, Margaret.
McCormick, William.
Moore, Daniel.
Poor, Elizabeth.
Poor, Mary.
Reed, George.
Reed, Thomas.
Stewart, James.
Stewart, Richard.
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
JAN 1818 F032 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
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
McCormick, William
Hughs, Francis
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Depositions
Charge: passing a counterfeit note
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1818 F032 QS
Additional Notes
Deposition of Francis Hughs, defendant charged with passing counterfeit notes.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
19.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail