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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #178
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
Year
1831
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Allin, Catherine
Bacon, Nathaniel
Fraser, Cornilia
Halmer, Susana
Jones, Daniel
Jones, Elizabeth
Jones, Hannah
Jones, Henry
Jones, Samuel
Sands, William
Sharper, Charlotte
Thomas, Frederick
Thomas, John
Search Terms
Marietta
African Americans
Persons of color
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Marietta
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #178
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/04/16.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
School in Marietta for African Americans.
Allin, Catherine.
Bacon, Nathaniel.
Fraser, Cornilia.
Halmer, Susana.
Jones, Daniel.
Jones, Elizabeth.
Jones, Hannah.
Jones, Henry.
Jones, Samuel.
Sands, William. Teacher.
Sharper, Charlotte.
Thomas, Frederick.
Thomas, 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
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
NOV 1836 F014
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1836
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Monehan, James E.
Souders, Jacob
Thomas, Frederick
Hop, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
NOV 1836 F014
Additional Notes
Rioting
Assault and battery
Souders, Jacob
Thomas, Frederick
Hop, Samuel
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
11.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charges filed against Stephen Harris, et al.
Object ID
JAN 1843 F014 QS
Date Range
1843/01
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charges filed against Stephen Harris, et al.
Date Range
1843/01
Creation Date
January 1843
Year
1843
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Harris, Stephen
Shultz, Jacob
Thomas, Frederick
Bacon, Nathaniel
Bacon, William
Fee, Lewis
Pearce, Washington
Smith, Robert
Brown, Moses
Butler, John
Stokes, Peter
Harper, William
Dickinson, Henry
Pusey, Edward
Davis, Benjamin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: riot
African Americans
Persons of color
Churches
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1843 F014 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Also: Jacob Shultz, Frederick Thomas, Nathaniel Bacon, William Bacon, Lewis Fee, Washington Pearce, Robert Smith, Moses Brown, John Butler Peter Stokes, William Harper, Henry Dickinson, Edward Pusey, Benjamin Davis.
Riot, on African Church in Columbia.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1835 F022 QS
Date Range
1835/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1835/08
Year
1835
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Thomas, Frederick
Montgomery, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: riot
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1835 F022 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Henry Montgomery.
Riot; assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1853 F102 QS
Date Range
1853/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1853/08
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Thomas, Frederick
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: assault and battery
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1853 F102 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Author
Woodley, Thomas Frederick,
Date of Publication
1934.
Call Number
923.2 S846w
Responsibility
by Thomas Frederick Woodley.
Author
Woodley, Thomas Frederick,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
The Telegraph Press,
Date of Publication
1934.
Physical Description
1 p. β., [v]-xv, 664 p. front., plates, ports., facsims. 23 cm.
Notes
"References": p. 605-626; Bibliography: p. 627-645.
Subjects
Stevens, Thaddeus, - 1792-1868.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.2 S846w
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