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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #232
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
Eichholtz, Henry
Funk, Jacob
Kearns, Robert
Kearns, Isabella
Selbert, George
McKown, John
Villes, Herman W.
McConomy, Peter
Taylor, James
Plett, Conrad
Nixdorf, Henry
Nixdorf, Catharine
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
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 1831 #232
Box Number
068
Notes
Entered into Q&A Aug 7, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment for work done in the courts.
Eichholtz, Henry.
Including work done on the the following cases.
Funk, Jacob . Acquitted of fornication and bastardy.
Kearns, Robert. Jailed for surety of the peace on complaint of his wife, Kearns, Isabella.
Selbert, George. Acquitted of assault and battery on McKown, John.
Villes, Herman W. Acquitted of receiving stolen goods.
McConomy, Peter. Indicted of assault and battery on Taylor, James.
Plett, Conrad. Indicted for keeping a tippling house.
Nixdorf, Henry. Complaint by his wife, Nixdorf, Catharine of surety of the peace.
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