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.
Historic monument to John Wise, pioneer aeronaut, born in Lancaster in 1808 and died in Lake Michigan September 29, 1879. Tablet erected by Lancaster County Historical Society, 1955.
Photograph- Cabinet card identified first as John Wise, balloonist, but a note on the photograph says that former librarian Laura Lundgren thought it may be John Wise's son, Charles Wise.
Photograph- Cabinet card identified first as John Wise, balloonist, but a note on the photograph says that former librarian Laura Lundgren thought it may be John Wise's son, Charles Wise.
Description
Cabinet card identified first as John Wise, balloonist, but a note on the photograph says that former librarian Laura Lundgren thought it may be John Wise's son, Charles Wise.
