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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #560
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
Armstrong, Ruth Ann
Bird, Jacob
Brown, Rachael
Bushong, Martha
Bushong, Samuel
Crawford, Samuel
Cunningham, Elizabeth
Jenkins, Esther Ann
MCairn, Michael
Moore, Martha
Moore, Samuel
Peck, Eliza Jane
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
Colerain Twp.
Drumore Twp.
Little Britain Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Persons of color
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Colerain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #560
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/07/01.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Armstrong, Ruth Ann. Person of color. Drumore Twp.
Bird, Jacob. Little Britain Twp.
Brown, Rachael. Little Britain Twp.
Bushong, Martha. Colerain Twp.
Bushong, Samuel. Colerain Twp.
Crawford, Samuel. Teacher.
Cunningham, Elizabeth. Drumore Twp.
Jenkins, Esther Ann. Drumore Twp.
MCairn, Michael. Drumore Twp.
Moore, Martha. Drumore Twp.
Moore, Samuel, Drumore Twp.
Peck, Eliza Jane. Person of color. Drumore Twp.
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
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1829 F015 M
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1829
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0085
People
Moore, Samuel
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1829 F015 M
Box Number
085
Additional Notes
Includes widow's allotment. 1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1887 F036 M
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Year
1887
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0278
People
Moore, Isaac
Moore, Samuel W.
Jacobs, Rachel A.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1887 F036 M
Box Number
278
Additional Notes
Moore, Samuel W.; Jacobs, Rachel A. Administrators.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail