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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1815 #007
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
Bench, Ann
Bench, Elizabeth
Bench, Julianna
Bowen, Caroline
Bowen, Catharine
Bowen, Joseph
Clark, Elizabeth
Clark, Samuel
Fisher, Hiram
Fisher, Jean
Fourman, Catherine
Fourman, Daniel
Fourman, Jacob
Funk, George
Funk, Mary
Funk, Phebe
Hamilton, James
Hamilton, John
Hunter, James
Johnston, Catherine
Johnston, David
Johnston, William
Killen, James
Killen, Michael
Killen, Robert
Piersoll, Jacob
Piersoll, James
Piersoll, Jeremiah
Roark, Abigail
Roark, Cornelius
Russell, Ann
Russell, Evan
Russell, Hugh
Siverling, Dorothea
Siverling, George
Siverling, John
Townsley, David
Townsley, Robert
Townsley, Rosanna
Wetsler, Hannah
Wetsler, Henry
Wetsler, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Caernarvon Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Caernarvon 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 #007
Box Number
001
Notes
Entered into Q&A on 1994/08/11
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Photocopy, names taken from Lancaster County Tax Lists.
Russell, Evan. Father of Hugh Russell; Ann Russell.
Killen, James. Father of Robert Killen; Michael Killen.
Hamilton, James. Father of John Hamilton.
Roark, Cornelius, Father of Cornelius Roark; Abigail Roark.
Townsley, Robert. Father of David Townsley.
Townsley, Rosanna. Mother of James Hunter.
Fisher, Jean. Parent of Hiram Fisher.
Bowen, Catherine. Mother of Joseph Bowen, Caroline Bowen.
Funk, George. Father of Mary Funk; Phebe Funk.
Clark, Samuel. Father of Elizabeth Clark.
Johnston, David. Father of William Johnston; Catherine Johnston.
Fourman, Daniel. Father of Jacob Fourman; Catherine Fourman.
Bench, Ann. Mother of Julianna Bench; Elizabeth Bench.
Wetsler, John. Father of Henry Wetsler; Hannah Wetsler.
Piersoll, Jeremiah. Father of Jeremiah Piersoll; Jacob Piersoll; James Piersoll.
Siverling, George. Father of Dorothea Siverling; John Siverling.
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