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Collection
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Title
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Object ID
MG0217
Date Range
1809-1843
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Columbia Bridge Company Collection, 1809-1843 Object ID: MG0217 5 boxes 190 folders 3 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization) Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 5 Scope and
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Collection
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Title
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Description
The Columbia Bridge Company Collection is a valuable source of information concerning construction of bridges in the early 1800s. Documents concern the building of the first two bridges across the Susquehanna River in 1814 and 1832. Items in the collection include minutes, form for stock certificate, invoices, legal papers, proposals, receipts, stockholders, promissory notes, by-laws, settlement of stage tolls with Samuel Slaymaker 1813, salary receipts, circulars and announcements, bridge tolls, orders for payment, correspondence, and a stock certificate from 1842
Admin/Biographical History
First Bridge
Construction of the first Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge was begun in 1812 and completed December 5, 1814, by J. Wolcott, H. Slaymaker, S. Slaymaker at a total cost of $231,771, which was underwritten by the newly formed Columbia Bank and Bridge Company. The bridge was 5,690 feet (1,730 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide and had 54 piers and twin carriageways. Constructed of wood and stone, the covered bridge also included a wooden roof, a whitewashed interior and openings in its wooden sides to view the river and surrounding areas. It was considered the longest covered bridge in the world at the time. The bridge accommodated east-west traffic across the Susquehanna River for 14 years before being destroyed by ice, high water and severe weather on February 5, 1832.
Second bridge
Construction of the second Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, also covered, started mid-1832 and was completed in 1834 (opening on July 8, 1834) by James Moore and John Evans at a cost of $157,300. It was 5,620 feet (1,710 m) long and 28 feet (8.5 m) wide and also enjoyed the distinction of being the world's longest covered bridge. The wood and stone structure had 27 piers, a carriageway, walkway, and two towpaths to guide canal traffic across the river. Much of the mostly oak timber used in its construction was salvaged from the previous bridge. Its roof was covered with shingles, its sides with weatherboard, and its interior was whitewashed. The structure was modified in 1840 by the Canal Company at a cost of $40,000 concurrent with the construction of the Wrightsville Dam. Towpaths of different levels and with sidewalls were added to prevent horses from falling into river, as happened several times when the river flooded. The roof of the lower path formed the floor of upper path. In this way, canal boats were towed across the river from the Pennsylvania Canal on the Columbia side to the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal at Wrightsville. Sometime after 1846, a double-track railway was added, linking the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad to the Northern Central Railway. Due to fear of fire caused by locomotives, rail cars were pulled across the bridge by teams of mules or horses.
Information from "Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia%E2%80%93Wrightsville_Bridge. Accessed 3 February 2020.
System of Arrangement
The papers of the First Columbia Bridge built in 1814 are filed in folders #1 to 157. The papers of the Second Columbia Bridge built in 1832 are filed in folders #158 to 181.
Date Range
1809-1843
Year Range From
1809
Year Range To
1843
Date of Accumulation
1809-1843
Creator
Goodell, Robert Hilliard, 1899-1992.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 05
People
Albright, William
Chew, Benjamin
Coleman, Robert
Dickson, William
Gilpin, Joshua
Gilpin, Thomas
Grimler, Benjamin
Haldeman, C.
Hamilton, William
Harbaugh, Leonard
Hoff, John
Hopkins, James
Hubley, John
Hubley, Joseph
Lloyd, Evan
Mifflin, Joseph
Poulson, Zachariah
Reynolds, John
Rittenhouse, Joseph
Shaffner, Casper
Slaymaker, Henry
Slaymaker, Samuel
Varle, Charles
Wilson, Edward
Wilson, Thomas A.
Witmer, A.
Wright, William
Wolcott, John
Subjects
Bridges
Business records
Columbia (Pa.)
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Stockholders
Stocks
Susquehanna River
Search Terms
Advertising
Applications
Board of Directors
Bonds
Bridges
Broadsides
Business records
By-laws
Checks
Columbia
Columbia Bridge Company
Construction
Contracts
Correspondence
Farmers Bank of Lancaster
Financial records
Finding aids
Gatekeepers
Invoices
Letters
Loans
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Murray Draper and Company
Promissory notes
Receipts
Reports
Salaries
Stockholders
Stocks
Susquehanna River
Taxes
Tollhouses
Tolls
Extent
5 boxes, 190 folders, 3 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0217
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. The original items in Folder 69 may not be used due to their fragile condition. All other original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-217
Classification
MG0217
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 13 January 2022.
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #221
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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 0010
People
Arms, Henry
Fites, John
Howard, Angelina
Hummel, Catharine
Hummel, Elizabeth
Hutton, Lydia
Lewis, Sarah
Long, Elizabeth
Mason, Ann
Mason, William
Miller, Ann
Miller, Mary
Nicholson, Matilda
Ward, Elizabeth
Wright, Ann Eliza
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Columbia
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Columbia
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #221
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/11/01.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Arms, Henry.
Fites, John.
Howard, Angelina.
Hummel, Catharine.
Hummel, Elizabeth.
Hutton, Lydia. Teacher.
Lewis, Sarah.
Long, Elizabeth.
Mason, Ann.
Mason, William.
Miller, Ann.
Miller, Mary.
Nicholson, Matilda.
Ward, Elizabeth.
Wright, Ann Eliza.
1 item. 1 piece.
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Classification
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #265
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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 0010
People
Findley, Uriah
Gillet, D. M.
Moon, Anna
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Columbia
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Columbia
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #265
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/11/15.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Findley, Uriah.
Gillet, D. M. Teacher.
Moon, Anna.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #297
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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 0010
People
Allen, Mary
Bennet, James
Bennet, John
Bennet, Joseph
Brown, John
Brown, Rebecca
Clark, Oliver
Clinton, Jacob
Clinton, John
Conklin, John
Correll, George
Dowdrick, Isaac W.
Duck, Fanny
Duck, Solomon
Eberline, George
Gallager, Henry
Gallager, Mary
Giger, Catharine
Greaff, Henry
Houtch, Margaret
Houtch, William
Leithiser, John
Liebhart, Elizabeth
Liebhart, Martha
Lockard, Charles
Lockard, Hannah
Lockard, William
McCurdy, Susan
Minnich, Sarah
Minnich, Susan
Ouetto, Henry
Ouetto, William
Poor, Elizabeth
Strein, Michael
Tarbet, John
Tarbet, David
Welsh, Mary
Welsh, Thomas
Wolf, Charles
Wolf, Nat
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Columbia
West Hempfield Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Columbia
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #297
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/11/29.
Additional Notes
Poor children
Columbia borough and West Hempfield Twp., combined
Allen, Mary.
Bennet, James.
Bennet, John.
Bennet, Joseph.
Brown, John.
Brown, Rebecca.
Clark, Oliver.
Clinton, Jacob.
Clinton, John.
Conklin, John.
Correll, George.
Dowdrick, Isaac W.
Duck, Fanny.
Duck, Solomon.
Eberline, George.
Gallager, Henry.
Gallager, Mary.
Giger, Catharine.
Greaff, Henry.
Houtch, Margaret.
Houtch, William.
Leithiser, John.
Liebhart, Elizabeth.
Liebhart, Martha.
Lockard, Charles.
Lockard, Hannah.
Lockard, William.
McCurdy, Susan.
Minnich, Sarah.
Minnich, Susan.
Ouetto, Henry.
Ouetto, William.
Poor, Elizabeth.
Strein, Michael. Teacher.
Tarbet, John.
Tarbet, David.
Welsh, Mary.
Welsh, Thomas.
Wolf, Charles.
Wolf, Nat.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #303
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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 0010
People
Arms, John
Bever, Frederick
Bever, George
Bogle, George
Boyers, James
Boyers, Mary
Brown, Elizabeth
Brown, Wesley
Curry, Lorenzo
Curry, Rebecca
Engle, Hiram
Engle, Mary
Fight, Emanuel
Hughes, Harvey
Hughes, Josiah
Lloyd, Thomas
Maxton, Samuel
Maxton, Ann
Mays, Elizabeth
Mays, Margaret
Mays, Samuel
Sickle, Lewis
Sietle, Decamma
Sietle, Decoin
Trainor, Ann
Walsh, David
Walter, Kitty
Walter, Willy
Watts, Wesley
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Columbia
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Columbia
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #303
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A Oct 20, 2004.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Arms, John.
Bever, Frederick.
Bever, George.
Bogle, George.
Boyers, James.
Boyers, Mary.
Brown, Elizabeth.
Brown, Wesley.
Curry, Lorenzo.
Curry, Rebecca.
Engle, Hiram.
Engle, Mary.
Fight, Emanuel.
Hughes, Harvey.
Hughes, Josiah.
Lloyd, Thomas. Teacher.
Maxton, Samuel.
Maxton, Ann.
Mays, Elizabeth.
Mays, Margaret.
Mays, Samuel.
Sickle, Lewis.
Sietle, Decamma also known as Sietle, Decoin.
Trainor, Ann.
Walsh, David.
Walter, [Kitty] or Walter, [Willy].
Watts, Wesley.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #320
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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 0010
People
Carter, Sarah
Hack, Sarah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Columbia
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Columbia
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #320
Box Number
010
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Carter, Sarah. Teacher.
Hack, Sarah.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #367
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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
Year
1830
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Anns, Henry
Fite, John
Hummel, Elizabeth
Hutton, Lydia
Hutton, Lydian
Lewis, Sarah
Long, Elizabeth
Mason, Ann
Mason, William
Miller, Ann
Nicholson, Matilda
Taylor, Hannah
Search Terms
Columbia
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Columbia
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #367
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1995/02/28.
Additional Notes
Poor children
Anns, Henry.
Fite, John.
Hummel, Elizabeth
Hutton, Lydia. Teacher.
Hutton, Lydian.
Lewis, Sarah.
Long, Elizabeth.
Mason, Ann.
Mason, William.
Miller, Ann.
Nicholson, Matilda.
Taylor, Hannah.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #514
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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 0010
People
Bennet, James
Bennet, John
Brown, John G.
Clinton, Jacob
Clouse, Emaly
Clouse, Mary
Duck, Elizabeth
Duck, Solomon
Eberline, George
Gallager, John
Gallager, Mary
Houch, Margaret
Kame, Catharine
Liebhart, Eliza
Liebhart, Martha
Lockard, Samuel
Lockard, Sophia
McCarron, Wiliam
McCarty, Joseph
Omette, Henry
Poor, Elizabeth
Strawbridge, George
Strein, Michael
Welsh, Mary
Welsh, William
Wolf, Henry
Wolf, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Columbia
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Columbia
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #514
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/06/24.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Bennet, James.
Bennet, John.
Brown, John G.
Clinton, Jacob.
Clouse, Emaly.
Clouse, Mary.
Duck, Elizabeth.
Duck, Solomon.
Eberline, George.
Gallager, John.
Gallager, Mary.
Houch, Margaret.
Kame, Catharine.
Liebhart, Eliza.
Liebhart, Martha.
Lockard, Samuel.
Lockard, Sophia.
McCarron, Wiliam.
McCarty, Joseph.
Omette, Henry.
Poor, Elizabeth.
Strawbridge, George.
Strein, Michael. Teacher.
Welsh, Mary.
Welsh, William.
Wolf, Henry.
Wolf, Mary.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #034
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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
Brown, Samuel
Curry, Catherine
Curry, Edwin
McCartney, Susan
Mellinger, Charles
Mellinger, Leah
Mellinger, Sarah
Mellinger, Susan
Pearson, Mary
Sharp, Thomas
Shidle, George
Shidle, Hannah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Columbia
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Columbia
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #034
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/07/05.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Brown, Samuel.
Curry, Catherine.
Curry, Edwin.
McCartney, Susan.
Mellinger, Charles.
Mellinger, Leah.
Mellinger, Sarah.
Mellinger, Susan.
Pearson, Mary.
Sharp, Thomas. Teacher.
Shidle, George.
Shidle, Hannah
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #049
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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
Brown, Frederick
Brown, John
Brown, Levi
Engle, Hiram
Engle, Mary
Hallowell, Elisha
Hoon, Nathaniel
Kame, Catharine
Kame, Elisabeth
Meclane, Elisabeth
Meclane, Maria
Meglaughlin, Matthias
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Columbia
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Columbia
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #049
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/07/05.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Brown, Frederick.
Brown, John.
Brown, Levi.
Engle, Hiram.
Engle, Mary.
Hallowell, Elisha. Teacher.
Hoon, Nathaniel.
Kame, Catharine.
Kame, Elisabeth.
Meclane, Elisabeth.
Meclane, Maria.
Meglaughlin, Matthias.
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RG 08-01 0510
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