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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder no date #037
Date Range
No date
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
No date
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0068
People
Allen, Jacob
Allen, Susanna
Booth, Elisabeth
Booth, Jacob
Brickley, Carlile
Brickley, Thomson
Brown, Harvey
Brown, Henry
Brown, Henry S.
Brown, John
Brown, Jonathan
Brown, Nelson
Comby, Susan
Cooper, Alexandrew
Cooper, Vincent
Crookshank, Amanda
Crookshank, William
Crothers, Hariot
Crothers, Mary
Crothers, Porter L.
Deever, Eliza
Douglas, Catherine
Drake, Anderson
Drake, Isaiah
Drake, Rachel
Finne, Robert
Fite, Catherine
Fite, Samuel
Fodders, Hannah
Fodders, Jacob
Furguson, Maryann
Gragg, Alexandria
Grant, Alexandria
Grant, Lewis
Gray, Sophia
Haines, Elenor
Hog, George
Hog, Mary
Holehan, Debora
Holehan, Eliza
Humes, Debora
Humes, Eliza
Humes, Hannah
Humes, Mary
Jones, Joseph
Jonson, Ann Eliza
Jonson, Mary
Keick, John
Keick, William
Keys, Hanah
Keys, Joshua
Kirk, Mary
Kirk, Sarah
Long, Elizabeth
Long, Malinda
Long, William
McGill, John
McGill, Martha
McLoney, William
McMikel, Enoch
McMikel, Robert
McVey, Catherin
McVey, Jane
McVey, Jeremiah
McVey, Samuel
Millburn, George
Miller, Robert
Oboil, Richard
Obrian, Jane
Oldham, Eliakim
Oldham, Reuben
Oldham, William
Poteete, John
Rigby, Hannah
Rigby, Josiah
Scotten, Jacob
Scotten, Samuel
Spence, Sarahann
Spence, William
Walker, David
Walker, Isabella
Warden, Elisabeth
Warden, James
Warden, Joseph
Warner, Amelia ann
Warner, Henry Mc.
Warner, Jacob C.
Watson, Felloson
Watson, William
Watterson, Warner
West, Elizabeth
Williams, Latisha
Williams, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Little Britain Twp.
Poor children
African Americans
Persons of color
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder no date #037
Box Number
068
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.
Brown, Nelson, age 10.
Brown, John, age 8.
Brown, Henry S., age 5.
Brown, Henry, age 11.
Brown, Jonathan, age 9.
Brown, Harvey, age 5.
Crothers, Mary, age 5.
Comby, Susan. African American.
Crookshank, William [of Nancy], age 5.
Crothers, Porter L. age 9.
Drake, Rachel, age 9.
Drake, Isaiah, age 7.
Drake, Anderson, age 5.
Crothers, Hariot, age 6.
Crookshank, Amanda, age 10.
Douglas, Catherine, age 8.
Deever, Eliza, age 10.
Crookshank, William, age 8.
Fite, Samuel, age 8.
Fite, Catherine, age 10.
Finne, Robert, age 10.
Gragg, Alexandria, age 11.
Gray, Sophia, age 10.
Grant, Alexandria, age 8. African American.
Grant, Lewis, age 6. African American.
Cooper, Vincent, age 8.
Cooper, Alexandrew, age 5.
Haines, Elenor, age 10.
Hog, George, age 11.
Hog, Mary, age 9.
Jonson, Ann Eliza, age 6.
Jonson, Mary, age 8.
Jones, Joseph, age 11.
Keys, Joshua, age 11.
Keys, Hanah, age 9.
Keick, John, age 9.
Keick, William, age 8.
Kirk, Sarah, age 7. African American.
Kirk, Mary, age 6. African American.
Long, Elizabeth, age 9.
Long, Malinda, age 6.
Long, William, age 7.
Millburn, George, age 7.
McVey, Catherin, age 10.
McVey, Jeremiah, age 11.
McVey, Samuel, age 9.
McVey, Jane, age 7.
McLoney, William, age 11.
Miller, Robert, age 6.
McGill, Martha, age 8. African American.
McGill, John, age 6. African American.
Obrian, Jane, age 6.
Oldham, William, age 6.
Oldham, Eliakim, age 9.
Oldham, Reuben, age 5.
Oboil, Richard.
Poteete, John, age 7.
Rigby, Hannah, age 9.
Rigby, Josiah, age 7.
Spence, William, age 11.
Spence, Sarahann, age 8.
Scotten, Jacob, age 10.
Scotten, Samuel, age 7.
Watson, William, age 11.
Watson, Felloson, age 9.
Watterson, Warner, age 6.
West, Elizabeth, age 8.
Walker, David, age 10.
Walker, Isabella, age 8.
Warner, Jacob C. age 9.
Warner, Amelia ann, age 7.
Warner, Henry Mc., age 5.
Warden, Joseph, age 9.
Warden, Elisabeth, age 7.
Warden, James, age 5.
Williams, Robert, age 8.
Williams, Latisha, age 7.
Allen, Susanna, age 7.
Allen, Jacob, age 6.
Booth, Jacob, age 8.
Booth, Elisabeth, age 6.
Brickley, Carlile, age 8.
Brickley, Thomson, age 6.
Furguson, Maeyann, age 10.
Fodders, Jacob, age 11. African American.
Fodders, Hannah, age 7. African American.
Holehan, Eliza, age 10. Alias Humes, Eliza.
Holehan, Debora, age 8. Alias Humes, Debora.
Humes, Hannah, age 8.
Humes, Mary, age 6.
McMikel, Robert, age 10.
McMikel, Enoch, age 8.
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 1828 #595
Date Range
1828
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Date Range
1828
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0009
People
Allen, Henry
Allen, Isaac
Allison, Eliza Ann
Allison, Julian
Allison, Peter
Bird, Hannah
Bird, Jacob
Brabson, Caleb
Brabson, Hannah
Brabson, Thomas
Brown, Ann
Brown, Rachel
Brown, Samuel
Brown, Thomas
Bunton, Eliza Jane
Bunton, John
Bunton, Mary
Cooper, K. Josiah
Cooper, Alexander
Cooper, James
Cooper, Lewis
Cooper, Milly
Cornby, Elenor
Cornby, Maryann
Cornby, Peter
Creswell, George
Creswell, S. William
Crookshank, John
Crookshank, Rebeckah
Crookshank, William
Dever, Eleanor
Dever, Samuel
Doughlass, David
Doughlass, Robert
Doughlass, Sarah
Doughlass, Thomas
Seatton, Joseph
Eipes, John
Eipes, Josiah
Fodders, Jesse
Fodders, Mildollans
Fodders, Paris
Gray, Elizabeth
Gray, Hannah
Gray, Sophia Jane
Haines, Manuel
Haines, Mary
Haines, Susan
Harris, Benjamin
Harris, Conrad
Harris, Elizabeth
Hollihan, Eliza
Hollihan, Harriet
Hollihan, Mary
Humes, Eliza
Humes, James
Humes, Samuel
Johnson, Cesar
Johnson, Juliann
Johnson, Metilda
Long, Abner
Long, Adison
Long, Mary
McEntire, Daniel
McEntire, Martha
McEntire, Robert
Megill, Ann
Megill, Hannah
Megill, Samuel
Midcalf, Abraham
Midcalf, David
Midcalf, James
Milborn, James
Milborn, John
Moses, Leah
Moses, Rachel
Moses, Solomon
Oldham, Harriet
Oldham, James
Peck, George
Peck, Nancy
Reath, Archibald
Reath, John
Reath, William
Robison, John
Robison, Joseph
Robison, Michael
Rogers, H. Elisha
Rogers, Levi
Stephens, Joshua
Stevens, A. Ausborn
Towson, James
Towson, Ephraim
Towson, Isaac
Watson, Abraham
Watson, Harreat
Watson, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Little Britain Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #595
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/07/07.
Additional Notes
List of poor children in Little Britain Twp. returned in 1828.
Allen, Isaac. Father of Allen, Henry, age 7.
Allison, Peter. Father of Allison, Eliza Ann, age 7; Allison, Julian, age 10.
Brabson, Caleb. Father of Brabson, Hannah, age 10; Brabson, Thomas, age 8.
Brown, Samuel. Father of Brown, Thomas, age 10; Brown, Ann, age 8.
Creswell, George. Father of Creswell, S. William, age 10.
Crookshank, William. Father of Crookshank, John, age 9; Crookshank, Rebeckah, age 8.
Cornby, Peter. Father of Cornby, Elenor, age 8; Cornby, Maryann, age 7.
Cooper, Alaxander. Father of Cooper, Milly, age 11; Cooper, James, age 9.
Cooper, Lewis. Father of Cooper, K. Josiah, age 7.
Doughlass, David. Father of Doughlass, Sarah, age 9; Doughlass, Thomas, age 5.
Doughlass, Robert. Father of Doughlass, Thomas, age 11.
Dever, Samuel. Father of Dever, Eleanor, age 11.
Eipes, John. Father of Eipes, Josiah, age 6.
Fodders, Paris. Father of Fodders, Mildollans, age 11; Fodders, Jesse, age 11.
Gray, Elizabeth. Mother of Gray, Hannah, age 8; Gray, Sophia Jane, age 7.
Harris, Benjamin. Father of Harris, Conrad, age 9; Harris, Elizabeth, age 7.
Hollihan, Mary. Mother of Hollihan, Harriet, age 10; Hollihan, Eliza, age 5.
Humes, Samuel. Father of Humes, Eliza, age 10; Humes, James, age 6.
Haines, Manuel. Father of Haines, Susan, age 11; Haines, Mary, age 9.
Johnson, Cesar. Father of Johnson, Metilda, age 7; Johnson, Juliann, age 6.
Long, Mary. Mother of Long, Abner, age 11; Long, Adison, age 7.
Megill, Samuel. Father of Megill, Ann, age 8; Megill, Hannah, age 9.
Moses, Solomon. Father of Moses, Leah, age 7; Moses, Rachel, age 7.
Midcalf, Abraham. Father of Midcalf, David, age 9; Midcalf, James,age 11.
Milborn, James. Father of Milborn, John,age 10.
McEntire, Robert. Father of McEntire, Daniel, age 7; McEntire, Martha, age 9.
Oldham, James. Father of Oldham, Harriet, age 8; Oldham, James, age 6.
Peck, Nancy. Mother of Peck, George, age 9.
Robison, John. Father of Robison, Joseph, age 10; Robison, Michael, age 7.
Reath, John. Father of Reath, Archibald, age 7; Reath, William, age 9.
Rogers, Levi. Father of Rogers, H. Elisha, age 10; Rogers, P. Samuel, age 9.
Seatton, Squire. Father of Seatton, Joseph, age 7.
Stephens, Joshua. Father of Stevens, A. Ausborn,age 9.
Towson, Isaac. Father of Towson, Ephraim, age 9; Towson, James, age 6.
Watson, Abraham. Father of Watson, Harreat, age 8; Watson, William, age 6.
Bunton, Mary. Mother of Bunton, Eliza Jane, age 8; Bunton, John, age 5.
Brown, Rachel. Mother of Brown, Rachel, age 10.
Bird, Hannah. Mother of Bird, Jacob, age 8.
1 item. 3 pieces.
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 1832 #182
Date Range
1832
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
1832
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0012
People
McMichael, Olive
McMichael, Jessie
McMichael, Robert
Peirce, Phebe
Watson, Abraham
Watson, William
Watson, Tillotson
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Poor children
Little Britain Twp.
Teachers
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1832 #182
Box Number
012
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/02/04.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
McMichael, Olive. Mother of McMichael, Jessie; McMichael, Robert.
Peirce, Phebe. Teacher.
Watson, Abraham. Father of Watson, William; Watson, William and Watson, Tillotson.
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