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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #592
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
Myer, Socrates
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Prisons
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #592
Box Number
010
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Payment for cord wood delivered to the jail.
Myer, Socrates.
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
Jail calendar
Object ID
AUG 1832 F002 QS
Date Range
1832/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Date Range
1832/08
Year
1832
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bughs, John
Carrol, Michael
Conner, Samuel
Cromwell, Elizabeth
Edding, Maria
Fitzpatrick, William
Henry, James
Henry, Rachael
Hill, Henry
Hughes, Theophilus
Johnston, David
Lee, Kelly
Lyons, Robert S.
McCoy, Benjamin
McKittrick, Nancy
McKittrick, Patrick
Mentzer, George
Moyer, John
Myer, Socrates
Patrick, Edward
Patrick, Hugh S.
Patterson, George
Quinn, Joseph
Ruth, Fanny
Semmons, John
Thornton, Edward
Toles, H. L.
Wagner, David
Waits, Samuel
Weidle, Jacob
Weidle, John
Williams, Benjamin
Wray, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1832 F002 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
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