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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #391
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 0009
People
Bitner, Abraham
Burton, Thomas
Carrow, Benjamin
Duck, George
Duncan, [Menahe]
Fitzpatrick, Samuel
Fordersmith, Benjamin
Hall, Mary
Heyden, George
Hughs, Theosophilus
Humberger, John
Irwin, John
Kutzen, David
Leuck, John
Lind, Mary
McDonald, Oliver
McGlaughlin, John
McNeil, John
Meloy, Rosana
Mendel, Benjamin
Miller, Samuel
Parke, Samuel
Proctor, Frisby
Ream, Curtis
Reed, James
Reynolds, Job
Richmond, Thomas
Roberts, Daniel
Rohrer,Jacob
Sheaffer, Jacob
Shealer, Elizabeth
Simon, George
Simpson, Ross
Thomas, John
Tweed, Jesse
Wenger, Samuel
Wike, Jacob
Williams, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #391
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/05/27.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment to Parke, Samuel for work on the following cases (all are Commonwealth v.)
Williams, James.
McGlaughlin, John.
Irwin, John.
McDonald, Oliver.
Miller, Samuel.
Tweed, Jesse.
Sheaffer, Jacob.
Reynolds, Job.
McNeil, John.
Wike, Jacob.
Rohrer, Jacob.
Simpson, Ross and others.
Leuck, John and others.
Humberger, John and others.
Burton, Thomas.
Hall, Mary.
Meloy, Rosana.
Thomas, John and others.
Fitzpatrick, Samuel.
Reed, James.
Simon, George.
Carrow, Benjamin.
Mendel, Benjamin.
Duck, George.
Duncan, [Menahe].
Heyden, George.
Lind, Mary.
Shealer, Elizabeth.
Hughs, Theosophilus.
Ream, Curtis.
Wenger, Samuel.
Roberts, Daniel.
Bitner, Abraham.
Fordersmith, Benjamin and others.
Richmond, Thomas.
Proctor, Frisby.
[Greer], Henry; Kutzen, David and others. Riot.
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
AUG 1829 F006
Date Range
1829/08
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1829/08
Year
1829
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Richmond, Thomas
McElwein, Elizabeth
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
AUG 1829 F006
Additional Notes
Fornication and bastardy.
Mother of child: McElwein, Elizabeth.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
3.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1829 F013 QS
Date Range
1829/04
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
1829/04
Year
1829
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Richmond, Thomas
McElwan, Elizabeth
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1829 F013 QS
Additional Notes
Fornication and bastardy with Elizabeth McElwan.
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 1830 F013 QS
Date Range
1830/04
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
1830/04
Year
1830
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Richmond, Thomas
McIlvaine, Elizabeth
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Bill of costs
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1830 F013 QS
Additional Notes
Bill of costs.
Case involving Elizabeth McIlvaine.
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
NOV 1828 F002 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1828
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
McDonald, Ann
Mullen, Richard
Morris, Samuel
Marks, John
Green, Abner
Chew, Stephen
Burrows, Thomas
Griswell, Jacob
Watson, Oliver
Karns, Robert
Weaver, John
Copp, John
Merrill, Thomas
Richmond, Thomas
Anderson, Samuel
Bobb, Henry
Eichholtz, Simon
Bonnet, John
Blunt, John
Storick, Jacob
Robinson, Joseph
Walker, Edward
Smith, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Prisoners
Prisons
Jails
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1828 F002 QS
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