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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #221
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 0006
People
Fisher, Christian
Fisher, Elizabeth
Fisher, Catharine
Heoffer, C. William
Kissinger, John
Kissinger, Eve
Wells, Benjamin
Wells, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Warwick Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Warwick Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #221
Box Number
006
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/07/19.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Fisher, Christian. Father of Fisher, Elizabeth; Father of Fisher, Catharine.
Heoffer, C. William. Teacher
Kissinger, John. Father of Kissinger, Eve.
Wells, Benjamin. Father of Wells, David.
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
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1765 F004 W
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1765
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0127
People
Wells, David
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1765 F004 W
Box Number
127
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
AUG 1872 F108
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1872
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Wells, David
Williams, Anna
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
AUG 1872 F108
Additional Notes
Fornication and Bastardy.
Mother of Child: Williams, Anna.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
108.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1872 F020 QS
Date Range
1872/08
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
1872/08
Year
1872
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Wells, David
Williams, Anna
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1872 F020 QS
Additional Notes
Fornication and bastardy with Anna Williams.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
22.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
SEP 1761 F003 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1761
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Wells, David
Douglass, Archibald
Messar, James
Corgill, William
Cunningham, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
SEP 1761 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance.
Also: Archibald Douglass, James Messar, William Corgill, John Cunningham.
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