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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1816 #006
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
Bench, Ann
Bench, Elizabeth
Bench, Julianna
Bench, Sussanna
Bowen, Caroline
Bowen, Catharine
Bowen, Joseph
Clark, Elizabeth
Clark, Samuel
Donaldson, Mary
Donaldson, Russel
Foreman, Catherine
Foreman, Daniel
Foreman, Jacob
Funk, George
Funk, Mary
Funk, Philip
Funk, Phoebe
Hamilton, Elizabeth
Hamilton, James
Hamilton, John
Hamilton, Samuel
Ireson, Thomas
Jacobs, Mrs.
Jacobs, Daniel
Jonston, Cathrine
Jonston, David
Jonston, William
Kellen, Abby
Kellen, Michael
Kellen, Robert
Laverty, Hiram
Ox, Abigail
Ox, Catharine
Ox, Elizabeth
Ox, Hannah
Piersol, Jeremiah
Piersol, Jacob
Piersol, James
Roreck, Abigail
Roreck, Cornelius
Russel, Ann
Russel, Evan
Russel, Hugh
Severling, Dortha
Severling, George
Severling, John
Tell, Isaac
Tell, John
Tell, William
Townsly, David
Townsly, Hester
Townsly, Robert
Webster, Elizabeth
Webster, Hannah
Webster, Henry
Webster, John
Wells, Edith
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Caernarvon Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Caernarvon 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 #006
Box Number
001
Notes
Entered into Q&A on 1994/08/12
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Photocopy, names taken from Lancaster County Tax Lists.
Bench, Ann. Mother of Julianna Bench; Elizabeth Bench; Sussanna Bench.
Bowen, Catharine. Mother of Joseph Bowen; Caroline Bowen.
Clark, Samuel. Father of Elizabeth Clark.
Donaldson, Mary.
Donaldson, Russel.
Foreman, Daniel. Father of Jacob Foreman; Catherine Foreman.
Funk, George. Father of Mary Funk; Phoebe Funk; Philip Funk.
Hamilton, James. Father of John Hamilton; James Hamilton; Samuel Hamilton; Elizabeth Hamilton.
Ireson, Thomas.
Jacobs, Widow. Mother of Daniel Jacobs.
Jonston, David. Father of William Jonston; Cathrine Jonston.
Kellen, Abby. Mother of Robert Kellen; Michael Kellen.
Laverty, Hiram.
Ox, Abigail.
Ox, Catharine.
Ox, Elizabeth.
Ox, Hannah.
Piersol , Jeremiah. Father of Jeremiah Piersol; James Piersol; Jacob Piersol.
Roreck, Cornelius. Father of Cornelius Roreck; Abigail Roreck.
Russel, Evan. Father of Hugh Russel; Ann Russel; Evan Russel.
Severling, George. Father of Dortha Severling; John Severling.
Tell, John. Father of Isaac Tell; John Tell; William Tell.
Townsly, Robert. Father of David Townsly; Hester Townsly.
Webster, John . Father of Henry Webster; Hannah Webster; Elizabeth Webster.
Wells, Edith.
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