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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #600
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 0007
People
Stauffer, George
Carpenter, Samuel
Adams, Levi
Anderson, Nancy
Anderson, Pompey
Anthony, Samuel Will
Boyles, Mary
Cammel, Alexander
Berg, Mary
Carlan, Jane
Conner, Mary Jane
Doebler, Joseph
Fitzgeralds, George W.
Flemmer, Henry
Flick, Christian
Flood, Thomas
Galligher, John
Harrison, Robert
Graeff, James
Harberson, Windfan
Hickman, Sarah
Hileker, Catharine
Ingham, Benjamin
Jefferies, Polly
Kain, Barney
Kawman, John Henry
Kearns, Robert
Kilheffer, Christopher
Lee, Hagar
Linch, Hanna
McClean, Benjamin
McClenn, Benjamin
McCollough, Jane
McDonnal, Donnal
McGinnis, William
McGranighan, Alexander
McGrann, Jane
McKitrick, Nancy
Mellon, James
Milford, John
Neel, David
Paice, John
Pots, Martin
Punton, Isaac
Roose, Frainey
Rupley, Christian
Sharp, Bernhard
Sheppert, Benjamin
Taylor, John A.
Taylor, William
Tibbe, Freaney
Tolly, James
Tolly, Margaret
Watt, Jane
Weise, Catharine
Wilson, Isaac
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Constables
African Americans
Persons of color
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #600
Box Number
007
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jun 5, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment to High Constable for apprehending the listed vagrants and disorderly persons and bring them before the mayor.
Stauffer, George. High Constable.
Carpenter, Samuel. Mayor.
Adams, Levi.
Anderson, Nancy.
Anderson, Pompey.
Anthony, Samuel Will. A Spaniard.
Boyles, Mary.
Cammel, Alexander.
Berg, Mary.
Carlan, Jane.
Conner, Mary Jane.
Doebler, Joseph.
Fitzgeralds, George W.
Flemmer, Henry.
Flick, Christian.
Flood, Thomas.
Galligher, John.
Harrison, Robert.
Graeff, James.
Harberson, Windfan.
Hickman, Sarah.
Hileker, Catharine.
Ingham, Benjamin.
Jefferies, Polly.
Kain, Barney.
Kawman, John Henry.
Kearns, Robert.
Kilheffer, Christopher.
Lee, Hagar. African American.
Linch, Hanna.
McClean, Benjamin.
McClenn, Benjamin.
McCollough, Jane.
McDonnal, Donnal.
McGinnis, William.
McGranighan, Alexander.
McGrann, Jane.
McKitrick, Nancy.
Mellon, James.
Milford, John.
Neel, David.
Paice, John.
Pots, Martin.
Punton, Isaac.
Roose, Frainey.
Rupley, Christian.
Sharp, Bernhard.
Sheppert, Benjamin.
Taylor, John A.
Taylor, William.
Tibbe, Freaney.
Tolly, James.
Tolly, Margaret.
Watt, Jane.
Weise, Catharine.
Wilson, Isaac.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #306
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 0008
People
Brown, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
African Americans
Persons of color
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #306
Box Number
008
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jun 28, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment for making indexes for Court of Oyer and Terminer and Quarter Sessions and Index for Slave Register.
Brown, David.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1821 #060
Date Range
1821
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
1821
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1821
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Banks, David
Spear, Robert
Trepean, Charles
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
African Americans
Persons of color
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1821 #060
Box Number
001
Notes
Not entered into Q&A. The items entered in Q&A as 1821 #060 do not match the document. They seem to duplicate part of 1821 #054.
Additional Notes
Bill of costs.
Spear, Robert Esq.
Banks, David. African-American. Profane swearing.
Trepean, Charles. Sabbath-breaking.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #192
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 0004
People
Beaumont, Crampton
Buth, John
Daugherty, Charles
Deitz, Margaret
Evans, John
Gallighan, Edward
Gettz, Ann
Gettz, Daniel
Hibshman, Henry
Hickman, Sally
Hickman, Sarah
Inser, Charles
Keller, John
Kline, Peter
Lefever, Ann
Miller, Alexander
Miller, Archibald
Thompson, Samuel
Weaver, John
Whepster, John
Williams, Hannah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Clerks
African Americans
Persons of color
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #192
Box Number
004
Notes
Partially entered into Q & A May 22, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment to Clerk of the Mayor's Court
Hibshman, Henry.
For the following cases [all are Commonwealth v.___]:
Weaver, John.
Deitz, Margaret.
Whepster, John; Williams, Hannah.
Lefever, Ann.
Evans, John.
Miller, Archibald.
Dick. African American.
Gallighan, Edward; Miller, Alexander; Hickman, Sally; Keller, John; Kline, Peter; Beaumont, Crampton; Daugherty, Charles.
Inser, Charles; Thompson, Samuel; Hickman, Sarah.
Buth, John.
Gettz, Daniel; Gettz, Ann, his wife.
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 1824 #298
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
Beaumont, Crampton
Boys, John Francis
Buth, John
Champney, B.
Codisin, Jane
Deshaug, Peter
Dietz, Margaret
Eckenroth, Richard
Evans, John
Faies, Susan
Feines, Patricia
Getz, Daniel
Hickman, Sarah
Hopster, John
Hopster, William
Keller, Daniel
Keller, John
Kennedy, Patrick
Lefever, Ann
McGlain, Benjamin
McKittrick, Nancy
Miller, Archibald
Sensenich, Jesse
Weaver, John
Williams, Hannah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
African Americans
Persons of color
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #298
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A May 22, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Champney, B.
Payment for prosecuting attorney's fees in the following cases (all are Commonwealth vs):
Kennedy, Patrick.
Dick. African American.
Hickman, Sarah.
Boys, John Francis.
Faies, Susan.
Keller, Daniel.
Keller, John.
Beaumont, Crampton.
Getz, Daniel.
Buth, John.
Weaver, John.Dietz, Margaret.
Hopster, John.
Hopster, William.
Williams, Hannah.
Lefever, Ann.
Evans, John.
Miller, Archibald.
Sensenich, Jesse,
Feines, Patricia.
Codisin, Jane.
Deshaug, Peter.
McKittrick, Nancy.
McGlain, Benjamin.
Eckenroth, Richard.
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 1824 #299
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
Hibshman, Henry
Sensenich, Jesse
Times, Patience
Caarsen, Jane
Deshong, Peter
Kitwick, Nancy
McGlain, Benjamin
Eckenroth, Richard
Gettz, Daniel
Evans, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
African Americans
Persons of color
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #299
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A May 22, 2001
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Hibshman Henry
Payment to the Clerk of the Mayors' Court for work on the following cases:
Sensenich, Jesse.
Times, PAtience.
Caarsen, Jane.
Deshong, Peter.
Kitwick, Nancy.
McGlain, Benjamin.
Eckenroth, Richard.
Gettz, Daniel.
Dick. African American.
Evans, John.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #251
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
1822
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Awylward, John
Baire, John
Baughman, Robert
Border, George
Boyer, Samuel
Brewes, Samuel
Burns, Christian
Cannon, John
Dellam, Charles
Dellam, Joseph
Depper, Julius
Derrick, Mary
Eberline, George
Eberman, Mathias
Fegel, Frederick
Fegel, Sarah
Feldeberger, John
Ferguson, Eliza
Fessler, Elizabeth
Gardner, Adam
Gibson, Lydia
Graham, George
Green, Sophia
Greybill, Jacob
Grimes, Thomas
Hercules, Peter
Johnson, Abraham
Jones, Eliza
Landis, Henry Jr.
Lauret, Thomas
Lutz, Catherine
Magill, Robert
Mallson, Ephraim
Matter, George
McCready, James
McKensay, Thomas
Milborn, Mary
Miller, Henry
Miller, John
Musketnus, Susanna
Nelson, Pompe
Orehler, Christian
Owens, Margaret
Pearson, John
Peters, Els
Rheam, William
Robeson, Robert
Schweinky, Henry
Sinneson, Garret
Smith, Mathias
Spear, Robert
Spera, Henry
Taylor, William
Wallace, Joseph
Ward, Mary
Yarlitz, Margaret
Young, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
African Americans
Persons of color
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #251
Box Number
002
Notes
Entered into Q&A Aug 26, 2003.
Additional Notes
Court house.
Payment to constables in a number of cases.
Baughman, Robert.
Greybill, Jacob.
Magill, Robert.
Matter, George.
Spear, Robert.
Spera, Henry.
Taylor, William.
Wallace, Joseph.
Cases the consrables were involved with (all are Commonwealth v.):
Gardner, Adam. Larceny.
Grimes, Thomas. Riot.
McCready, James, and others. Assault and battery.
Awylward, John. Assault and battery.
Mallson, Ephraim. Surety of the Peace.
McKensay, Thomas. Larceny on Schweinky, Henry.
Baire, John. Assault and battery.
Derrick, Mary. Assault and battery.
Brewes, Samuel. African American. Surety of the peace toward Ward, Mary.
Depper, Julius. Larceny on Miller, Henry.
Fegel, Frederick; Fegel, Sarah. Assault and battery on Eberman, Mathias.
Miller, John. Larceny on Lauret, Thomas.
Johnson, Abraham. African American. Surety of the peace toward Smith, Mathias.
Border, George. Assault and battery on Burns, Christian.
Fessler, Elizabeth. Surety of the peace toward Ferguson, Eliza.
Musketnus, Susanna. Surety of the peace toward Gibson, Lydia.
Peters, Els. Surety of the peace toward Milborn, Mary.
Young, Henry. Bastardy with Lutz, Catherine.
Orehler, Christian. Surety of the peace toward Robeson, Robert.
Green, Sophia. Receiving stolen goods.
Sinneson, Garret. Assault and battery.
Hercules, Peter. Larceny.
Nelson, Pompe. Bastardy.
Pearson, John.
Jones, Eliza. Assault.
Dellam, Joseph. Larceny.
Dellam, Charles. Larceny.
Yarlitz, Margaret. Larceny.
Graham, George. Perjury.
Eberline, George. Bastardy with Owens, Margaret.
Boyer, Samuel. African American. Larceny on Rheam, William.
Feldeberger, John. Larceny on Landis, Henry Jr.
Cannon, John. Arson.
1 item 14 pieces.
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Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #271
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
1822
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Johnson, Sarah
Parmer, Daniel
Thurdock, James
Neff, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
African Americans
Persons of color
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #271
Box Number
002
Notes
Entered into Q&A Aug 26, 2003.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Payment for boarding jurors in the cases: Commonwealth v. Johnson, Sarah. African American. Commonwealth v. Parmer, Daniel and Thurdock, James.
Neff, John.
1 item 1 piece.
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Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #195
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
1822
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Aaron, Joseph
Aaron, Sally
Albright, Francis
Alexander, William
Anderson, Elisha
Backenstos, William
Berg, Mary Ann
Boulden, Nathan L.
Carries, Robert
Cowhick, John
Fitzgerald, Thomas
Glymer, Isaac
Graham, George
Green, Joseph
Groves, Henry
Jones, John
Keller, Christina
Keller, Daniel
Lynch, Bitty
Lynch, Hannah
Martzall, John
McConoughy, Benjamin
McNight, Robert
Mulgran, Michael
Musketnus, Adam
Norbeck, William
O'Donnel, Patrick
Robinson, Elizabeth
Robinson, Robert
Rus, Jacob
Sanders, Hugh
Shertz, Jacob
Smeth, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
African Americans
Persons of color
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #195
Box Number
002
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment to Clerk of Mayor's Court for services
Lightner, Nathan. Clerk of Mayor's Court.
[Note: all of the following are "Commonwealth v."
November 1821 session.]
Hanna. African American.
Robinson, Robert.
Robinson, Elizabeth.
Aaron, Joseph.
Aaron, Sally.
Keller, Daniel.
Shertz, Jacob.
Berg, Mary Ann.
Keller, Christina.
Boulden, Nathan L.
Jones, John.
Lynch, Bitty.
Lynch, Hannah.
Mulgran, Michael.
January Sessions 1822.
Graham, George.
Musketnus, Adam.
Groves, Henry.
Backenstos, William.
Norbeck, William.
Sanders, Hugh.
McConoughy, Benjamin.
Alexander, William.
April sessions 1822.
O'Donnel, Patrick.
Martzall, John.
Rus, Jacob.
Green, Joseph.
Carries, Robert.
McNight, Robert.
Cowhick, John.
August sessions 1822.
Smeth, William.
Albright, Francis.
Anderson, Elisha.
Fitzgerald, Thomas.
Glymer, Isaac.
1 item, 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #400
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
Hinkel, Jonathan
Milford, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
African Americans
Persons of color
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #400
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A May 24, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Hinkel, Jonathan. City Constable.
Payment for apprehending vagrants and other disorderly persons:
Milford, John.
"A Man of Colour his name not known."
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

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