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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1815 #001
Date Range
1815
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
1815
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1815
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Docherty, Elizabeth
Docherty, George
Docherty, William
Frazer, Daniel
Frazer, Jacob
Frazer, Peter
Johnston, Adam
Johnston, David
Johnston, Jane
Proudfoot, James
Proudfoot, John
Proudfoot, Robert
Rowe, Edward
Rowe, John
Strock, Daniel
Strock, Susan
Wann, Catharine
Wann, Elizabeth
Wann, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
East Earl Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
East Earl Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1815 #001
Box Number
001
Notes
Entered into Q&A on 1994/07/01
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Photocopy, names taken from Lancaster County Tax Lists.
Proudfoot, Robert. Father of John Proudfoot; James Proudfoot.
Frazer, Peter. Father of Jacob Frazer; Daniel Frazer.
Rowe, John. Father of Edward Rowe.
Johnston, Adam. Father of David Johnston; Jane Johnston.
Wann, John. Father of Elizabeth Wann; Catharine Wann.
Strock, Daniel. Father of Daniel Strock; Susan Strock.
Docherty, George. Father of William Docherty; Elizabeth Docherty.
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
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1815 #006
Date Range
1815
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
1815
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1815
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Docherty, Elizabeth
Docherty, George
Docherty, William
Frazer, Daniel
Frazer, Jacob
Frazer, Peter
Johnston, Adam
Johnston, David
Johnston, Jane
Proudfoot, James
Proudfoot, John
Proudfoot, Robert
Rowe, Edward
Rowe, John
Strock, Daniel
Strock, Susan
Wann, Catherine
Wann, Elizabeth
Wann, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Earl Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Earl Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1815 #006
Box Number
001
Notes
Entered into Q&A on 1994/08/11
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Photocopy, names taken from Lancaster County Tax Lists.
Proudfoot, Robert. Father of John Proudfoot; James Proudfoot.
Frazer, Peter. Father of Jacob Frazer; Daniel Frazer.
Johnston, Adam. Father of David Johnston; Jane Johnston.
Rowe, John. Father of Edward Rowe.
Wann, John. Father of Elizabeth Wann; Catherine Wann.
Strock, Daniel. Father of Daniel Strock; Susan Strock.
Docherty, George. Father of William Docherty; Elizabeth Docherty.
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