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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #281
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 0011
People
Bennet, James
Bennet, John
Bennet, Joseph
Brown, John
Clark, Oliver
Clinton, Jacob
Clinton, John
Couklin, John
Duck, Fanny
Duck, Solomon
Dowdrick, Isaac W.
Eberline, George
Gallager, Henry
Gallager, Mary
Giger, Catharine
Greaff, Henry
Houtch, Margaret
Houtch, William
Leithiser, John
Liebhart, Martha
Lockard, William
Lockard, Charles
Lockard, Hannah
McCannon, William
Mellinger, Ann
Mellinger, Joseph
Minnich, Sarah
Minnich, Susan
Mumma, Joseph
Mumuma, Elizabeth
Poor, Elizabeth
Strein, Michael
Wade, Elizabeth
Welsh, Mary
Welsh, Thomas
Wolf, Charles
Wolf, Nat
Search Terms
Columbia
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Columbia
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #281
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A May 25, 2005.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Bennet, James.
Bennet, John.
Bennet, Joseph.
Brown, John.
Clark, Oliver.
Clinton, Jacob.
Clinton, John.
Couklin, John.
Duck, Fanny.
Duck, Solomon.
Dowdrick, Isaac W.
Eberline, George.
Gallager, Henry.
Gallager, Mary.
Giger, Catharine.
Greaff, Henry.
Houtch, Margaret.
Houtch, William.
Leithiser, John.
Liebhart, Martha.
Lockard, William.
Lockard, Charles.
Lockard, Hannah.
McCannon, William.
Mellinger, Ann.
Mellinger, Joseph.
Minnich, Sarah.
Minnich, Susan.
Mumma, Joseph.
Mumuma, Elizabeth.
Poor, Elizabeth.
Strein, Michael. Teacher.
Wade, Elizabeth.
Welsh, Mary.
Welsh, Thomas.
Wolf, Charles.
Wolf, Nat.
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