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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #316
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 0005
People
McDowell, Patrick
Regar, Isaac
Regar, Richard
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Adamstown, Cocalico Twp.
Brecknock Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Adamstown, Cocalico Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #316
Box Number
005
Notes
Date entered into Q & A was not recorded.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
The school is in Adamstown, Cocalico Twp. Children live in Brecknock Twp.
McDowell, Patrick. Teacher.
Regar, Isaac. Age 6.
Regar, Richard. 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
General Collection
Title
Cabinet card of August Harting and Savilla Good Harting
Object ID
1-05-06-22
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Cabinet card of August Harting and Savilla Good Harting
Description
Cabinet card of August Harting (d. 1914) and Savilla Good Harting (d. 1912) of Bowmansville, PA.
Provenance
Donated by John Weiler
Creator
Strunk, John D.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Harting, August
Harting, Savilla Good
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bowmansville, Brecknock Twp.
Cabinet cards
Portraits
Place
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
4.5 x 6.5 inches
Object ID
1-05-06-22
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Title
Amos Good and Lavinia Steffy Good
Object ID
1-05-06-28
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Amos Good and Lavinia Steffy Good
Description
Cabinet card of Amos Good (d. 1916) and Lavinia Steffy Good (d. 1914) of Bowmansville, PA.
Provenance
Donated by John Weiler
Creator
Saylor, Charles Alexander
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Good, Amos
Good, Lavinia Steffy
Steffy, Lavinia
Studio
Charles A. Saylor's Photograph Bazar and Art Gallery
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Cabinet cards
Bowmansville, Brecknock Twp.
Place
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4.5 x 6.5 inches
Object ID
1-05-06-28
Images
Less detail