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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1816 #001
Date Range
1816
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 Range
1816
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1816
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Barge, Catherine
Barge, Philip
Barr, John
Beaty, Eliza
Beaty, Joseph
Beaty, William
Benner, Jacob
Benner, John
Benner, Philip
Burns, Catherine
Burns, Julian
Burns, Michael
Laylan, Benjamin
Laylan, Sarah
McClinch, Margaret
Mulveny, Michael
Mulveny, Sarah
Myers, Catherine
Myers, Henry
Myers, Juliana
Peninger, Sarah
Pepper, Charlotte
Pepper, John
Runer, Mrs.
Runer, Charles
Smith, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Strasburg Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Strasburg Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1816 #001
Box Number
001
Notes
Entered into Q&A on 1994/08/12
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Photocopy, names taken from Lancaster County Tax Lists.
Barr, John. Teacher.
Myers, Henry. Father of Juliana Myers; Catherine Myers.
Peninger, Sarah. Mother of Benjamin Laylan; Sarah Laylan.
Pepper, Charlotte. Mother of John Pepper.
Barge, Philip. Father of Catherine Barge.
Burns, Michael. Father of Catherine Burns; Julian Burns.
McClinch, Margaret. Mother of James Smith.
Runer, Widow. Mother of Charles Runer.
Benner, Philip. Father of John Benner; Jacob Benner. age 8.
Beaty, William. Father of Eliza Beaty; Joseph Beaty.
Mulveny, Michael.
Mulveny, Sarah.
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