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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #416
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 0004
People
Bowman, David
Charles, Andrew
Fenstermacher, Christian
Ballance, John
Davis, Richard
Landis, Henry
Dehaven, Abraham
Roth, Henry
Goehring, William
Myer, Henry Sr.
Brenner, Jacob
Long, Jacob
Lightner, William
Heffer, Henry
Neel, James
Hutton, William
Vaughn, Isaac
Mishler, John.
Doubler, George
Shirk, Philip
Mentzer, Simon
Pusey, John
Hibshman, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Jurors
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 #416
Box Number
004
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Courthouse
Payment to jurors, District Court. September 1823.
Bowman, David.
Charles, Andrew.
Fenstermacher, Christian.
Ballance, John.
Davis, Richard.
Landis, Henry.
Dehaven, Abraham.
Roth, Henry.
Goehring, William.
Myer, Henry Sr.
Brenner, Jacob.
Long, Jacob.
Lightner, William.
Heffer, Henry.
Neel, James.
Hutton, William.
Vaughn, Isaac.
Mishler, John.
Doubler, George.
Shirk, Philip.
Mentzer, Simon.
Pusey, John.
Hibshman, Henry.
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
NOV 1793 F003 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
1793
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Fouts, Martin
Traxell, John
Myer, Henry
Boulton, Patrick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: horse stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1793 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with horse stealing.
Additional names: John Traxell, Henry Myer, Patrick Boulton.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1860 F086 QS
Date Range
1860/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1860/08
Year
1860
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Myer, Henry L.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1860 F086 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
82.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1865 F015 QS
Date Range
1865/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1865/04
Year
1865
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Myer, Henry
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1865 F015 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny.
Case numbers: 13, 14.
4 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail