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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #409
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 0004
People
Barton, Henderson
Bentz, William
Briggs, John
Brown, William
Correll, Abraham
Ewing, Alexander
Haverstick, George
Hibshman, John
Metzger, Adam
Miller, John
Miller, Joseph
Oberholtzer, Martin
Patterson, Thomas
Phipps, Jonathan
Reynolds, Job
Seitz, Andrew
Showalter, Jacob
Sterrett, James
Swope, Matthias
Urban, Lewis
Vogan, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Jurors
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #409
Box Number
004
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Courthouse
Payment to grand jurors. August 1823.
Barton, Henderson.
Miller, Joseph.
Urban, Lewis.
Miller, John.
Seitz, Andrew.
Showalter, Jacob.
Hibshman, John.
Briggs, John.
Correll, Abraham.
Bentz, William.
Swope, Matthias.
Oberholtzer, Martin.
Patterson, Thomas.
Sterrett, James.
Brown, William.
Reynolds, Job.
Metzger, Adam. City.
Haverstick, George. City.
Ewing, Alexander.
Phipps, Jonathan.
Vogan, John.
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
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1816 F014 S
Date Range
1816
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1816
Year
1816
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0340
People
Swope, Jacob
Swope, Matthias
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1816 F014 S
Box Number
340
Additional Notes
Swope, Matthias, Executor.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail