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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1821 #212_pt1
Date Range
1821
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
1821
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1821
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Anderson, Francis
Anderson, Maria
Benthem, Edward
Bonham, Samuel C.
Bowman, John
Evans, Charles
Green, Joseph
Grubb, Mark
Huston, Samuel
Kauffman, Isaac
Leval, Mary
Livergood, Peter
Malson, Ephraim
McCardle, Peter
McClellan, James
Nagle, George
Parker, James
Shaum, John
Smith, Sonia
Snyder, Henry
St. John, Stephen
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Witnesses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1821 #212_pt1
Box Number
001
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Pay for witnesses.
Commonwealth vs. George Nagle.
Shaum, John. Witness.
Commonwealth vs. Edward Benthem and Sonia Smith.
Grubb, Mark. Witness.
Commonwealth vs.Francis Anderson and Maria Anderson.
Parker, James. Witness.
Commonwealth vs. Francis Anderson and Maria Anderson alias Mary Leval.
Green, Joseph. Witness.
Commonwealth vs. Peter McCardle.
Kauffman, Isaac. Witness.
Commonwealth vs. John Bowman and Henry Snyder, Supervisors of Donegal Township.
Huston, Samuel. Prosecutor and witness.
McClellan, James. Witness.
Commonwealth vs. Charles Evans.
Livergood, Peter. Witness.
Commonwealth vs. Ephraim Malson.
Bonham, Samuel C. Prosecutor and witness.
Commonwealth vs. John Bowman and Henry Snyder.
St. John, Stephen. Witness.
10 items, 10 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail