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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #629
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 0010
People
Comby, Eleanor
Comby, Maryann
Crookshank, John
Crookshank, Rebecca
Deaver, Eleanor
Douglass, Josiah
Douglass, Thomas
Ferguson, Alexander
Ferguson, Maryann
Hollohanz, Elisa
Hollohanz, Harriet
Johnson, Julian
Johnson, Matilda
Kilpatrick, James M.
McEntire, Daniel
McEntire, Martha
Midhelf, David
Midhelf, James
Milborn, John
Oldham, Harriet
Oldham, James
Reath, Archibald
Reath, William
Robinson, Joseph
Robinson, Michael
Scotten, Joseph
Towson, Ephraim
Towson, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Little Britain Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #629
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/07/15.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Comby, Eleanor.
Comby, Maryann.
Crookshank, John.
Crookshank, Rebecca.
Deaver, Eleanor.
Douglass, Josiah.
Douglass, Thomas.
Ferguson, Alexander.
Ferguson, Maryann.
Hollohanz, Elisa.
Hollohanz, Harriet.
Johnson, Julian.
Johnson, Matilda.
Kilpatrick, James M. Teacher.
McEntire, Daniel.
McEntire, Martha.
Midhelf, David.
Midhelf, James.
Milborn, John.
Oldham, Harriet.
Oldham, James.
Reath, Archibald.
Reath, William.
Robinson, Joseph.
Robinson, Michael.
Scotten, Joseph.
Towson, Ephraim.
Towson, James.
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