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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #185
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
Bush, John
Hert, Elizabeth
Miller, Ann
Miller, Levi
Nicholas, Elizabeth
Slick, John
Stover, Jacob
Stover, Julianna
Stroll, Israel
Stroll, Lydia
Wagoner, John
Zell, Adam
Search Terms
Cocalico Twp.
Earl Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Earl Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #185
Box Number
068
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/04/16.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Earl and Cocalico Twps.
Bush, John. Teacher.
Hert, Elizabeth.
Miller, Ann.
Miller, Levi.
Nicholas, Elizabeth.
Slick, John.
Stover, Jacob.
Stover, Julianna.
Stroll, Israel.
Stroll, Lydia.
Wagoner, John.
Zell, Adam.
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
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
MAY 1805 F017
Date Range
1805/05
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1805/05
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Nicholas, Elizabeth
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
MAY 1805 F017
Additional Notes
Concealing death of bastard child
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Object ID
APR 1839 F002 QS
Date Range
1839/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Date Range
1839/04
Year
1839
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bennett, James
Blessinger, Daniel
Burton, Daniel
Caldwell, Samuel
Coney, Thomas
Dietrich, George
Fisher, Isaiah
Fisher, Robert
Fitzcherls, Maria
Francis, John
Heckman, Andrew
Heckman, Henry
Jones, William
Kobler, Henry
Lauret, James
McClean, Lewis
Melony, John
Mimm, John
Nicholas, Elizabeth
Rockaway, Eliza
Snyder, Abraham
Stake, John
Thompson, Charles
Walton, Benjamin
Weaver, Halloway
Weaver, Joseph
Weye, Richard Jr.
Williams, Maria Ann
Wilman, Lewis
Wilmer, Lewis
Wilson, William
Zimmerman, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1839 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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1805 F007 QS
Date Range
1805/04
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
1805/04
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Nicholas, Elizabeth
Reed, Peter
Dietrich, Henry
Dietrich, Elizabeth
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: concealing the death of an illegitimate child
Coroners
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1805 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged by Peter Reed, Coroner, for concealing the death her bastard child.
Commitment.
Additional names: Henry Dietrich, Elizabeth Dietrich.
2 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