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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment 1831 #456
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #534
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment 1831 #456
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 Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0012
People
Bare, Adam
Basley, John
Bosley, John
Campbell, James
Gerber, Jacob
Hershey, John
Jones, William
Kepley, John
Musser, Henry
Oldam, Jacob
Pile, Henry
Snodgrass, John
Steiner, David
Wills, John
Yost, Henry
Search Terms
Lancaster
Prisons
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 1831 #534
Box Number
012
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Payments for a variety of work done at the jail.
Bare, Adam. Sheriff.
Campbell, James. Mason work.
Basley, John. Also spelled Bosley, John. Cleaning the privy.
Basley, John. Also spelled Bosley, John. Balance of Weaver's contract.
Oldam, Jacob.
Wills, John.
Snodgrass, John. Mason work.
Pile, Henry. Shoveling.
Yost, Henry. Hauling scaffold boards.
Gerber, Jacob. Glazing windows.
Steiner, David. Scaffold pales.
Musser, Henry.
Hershey, John.
Jones, William. Mason work.
Kepley, John. Hauling.
10 items. 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
Vendue Lists
Title
Vendue Lists
Object ID
Vendue 1806 F001 S
Date Range
1806
Collection
Vendue Lists
Title
Vendue Lists
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1806
Year
1806
Creator
Orphans' Court
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Steiner, David
Stoner, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Vendues
Manheim Twp.
Place
Manheim Twp.
Object Name
Record, Sales
Language
English and German
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Vendue 1806 F001 S
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Stoner, David.
Vendue list in German.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0178
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1848 F027 S
Date Range
1848
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1848
Year
1848
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0358
People
Steiner, Joseph
Stoner, Christian
Steiner, David
Eichelberger, Gabriel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1848 F027 S
Box Number
358
Additional Notes
Stoner, Christian; Steiner, David; Eichelberger, Gabriel. Executors.
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