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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #038
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
Anderson, Isaac
Hutchinson, Elizabeth
Hutchinson, Mary
Engle, Moses
Myers, Peter
Parmer, Eliza
Parmer, John
Sheaffer, John
Sheaffer, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Earl Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Leacock Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #038
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/02/18.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Leacock Twp. unless noted.
Anderson, Isaac.
Hutchinson, Elizabeth.
Hutchinson, Mary.
Engle, Moses. Earl Twp.
Myers, Peter. Teacher.
Parmer, Eliza.
Parmer, John.
Sheaffer, John. Earl Twp.
Sheaffer, Mary. Earl Twp.
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
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1855 F009 S
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1855
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0116
People
Sheaffer, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1855 F009 S
Box Number
116
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1856 F014 S
Date Range
1856
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1856
Year
1856
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0362
People
Sheaffer, Mary
Groff, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1856 F014 S
Box Number
362
Additional Notes
Groff, David. Executor.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail