Skip header and navigation

Revise Search

1 records – page 1 of 1.

Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1814 #032
Date Range
1814
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
1814
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1814
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Craig, Archibald
Craig, Margaret
Craig, Martha
Fisher, Christiana
Hamilton, James
Hamilton, John
Handly, Henry
Handly, Thomas
Hunter, James
Kellen, James
Kellen, Michael
Kellen, Robert
Laverty, Hiram
McCloskey, Caleb
McCloskey, Thomas
Rice, David
Rice, John
Rice, Rebeccah
Roark, Abigail
Roark, Cornelius
Russle, Ann
Russle, Evan
Russle, Hugh
Siverling, Dorothea
Siverling, George
Siverling, John
Townsly, David
Townsly, Robert
Townsly, Rosanna
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 1814 #032
Box Number
001
Notes
Entered into Q&A on 1994/08/11
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Photocopy, names taken from Lancaster County Tax Lists.
Russle, Evan. Father of Hugh Russle; Ann Russle.
Kellen, James. Father of Robert Kellen; Michael Kellen.
Rice, John. Father of David Rice; Rebeccah Rice.
McCloskey, Thomas. Father of Caleb McCloskey.
Townsly, Robert. Father of David Townsly.
Townsly, Rosanna. Mother of James Hunter.
Hamilton, James. Father of John Hamilton.
Roark, Cornelius. Father of Cornelius Roark; Abigail Roark.
Handly, Thomas. Father of Henry Handly.
Siverling, George. Father of Dorothea Siverling; John Siverling.
Craig, Archibald. Father of Martha Craig; Margaret Craig.
Fisher, Christiana. Mother of Hiram Laverty.
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