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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #025
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
Bryan, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Jails
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 #025
Box Number
008
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jun 28, 2001.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Payment for one iron-bound wooden bucket for the jail.
Bryan, George.
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

Local history contained in the early quarter sessions' dockets

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4184
Date of Publication
1922
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.26
Responsibility
compiled by a committee--read by Miss Martha M. Bowman.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1922
Physical Description
81-85 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 26, no. 3
Subjects
Jails - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Crime - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Punishment - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Quakers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Additional Author
Bowman, Martha M.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.26
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment 1831 #456
Object ID
CommOrder 1832 #255
Date Range
1832
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment 1831 #456
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
1832
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0012
People
Ehler, John
Search Terms
Clothing
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Jails
Lancaster
Prisons
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 1832 #255
Box Number
012
Notes
Entered into Q&A Aug 30, 2001.
Additional Notes
Prisons.
Payment clothing for the jail.
Ehler, John.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1848 F002 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
1848
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Henry, David
Thacker, James
Hamilton, James
Ridgely, W. J.
Wheeler, Jared
Getz, William
McMannis, Dennis
McFadden, Kit
Newman, Henry
Davidson, H.
Thompson, Robert
Turner, S. H.
Williams, J.
Dobler, Mary Ann
Stevenson, John
Smith, W. S.
Wolf, David
Baudy, James
Jones, J.
Deitrich, George
Baker, V.
Butler, Washington
Jackson, Kennedy
Thompson, J.
Thompson, John
Robeson, John
Sauber, Conrad
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Prisoners
Prisons
Jails
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1848 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Prison calendar
Object ID
APR 1848 F002 QS
Date Range
1848/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Prison calendar
Date Range
1848/04
Year
1848
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Body, James
Connor, Samuel
Dietrich, George
Dugan, Cornelius
Fry, John
Gruber, Isaac
Hamilton, J.
Henry, David
Jordan, John
King, George
Loring, Henry
Newman, Henry
O'Neal, Patrick
Pleasants, Henry
Ridgely, James
Roger, Thomas
Rominsky, Henry
Thacker, J.
Thompson, J.
Thompson, John
Turner, S. L.
Walker, John
Way, Robert
West, George
Wheeler, Jared
Young, William
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1848 F002 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Prison calendar.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Object ID
AUG 1848 F003 QS
Date Range
1848/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Date Range
1848/08
Year
1848
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Albert, Philip
Aurchy, John
Belsaurus, Adam
Bundy, Willis
Deiterich, George
Dennis, J.
Dugan, Cornelius
Hamilton, James
Hamilton, John
Heidleman, Conrad
Henry, David
Hilton, George
Hughes, Joseph
Kane, George Lewis
King, John
Koggins, Thomas
Maltick, Peter
Morrison, James
Newman, Henry
Pleasants, Henry
Pollack, J. H.
Price, William
Pyle, Wilson
Reese, Jacob
Rogers, Thomas
Rote, Lucas
Sewel, Trusty
Stokes, Charles
Thacker, James
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1848 F003 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1849 F002 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
1849
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Newman, Henry
Dugan, Cornelius
Hughes, Joseph
King, John
Archey, John
Hamilton, John
Belsarius, Adam
Earles, Samuel
Young, William
Douglas, George
Price, Amos
Rea, George
Harris, Stephen
Ford, James
Lowery, Andrew
McGlaughlin, William
Clarke, John C.
Wilson, Patty
Wilson, Mary A.
Madison, James
Davis, John
McFadden, Catharine
Morrison, David
Drummond, Joseph
Sullivan, John
Simeon, Ellis
Beates, John
Proctor, Robert
Marsh, John
McLean, John
Thompson, Alexander
Beck, Mathias
Chambers, William J.
Sterett, Reason M.
Rawen, Frank
Rishel, Samuel
Hamilton, James
Korts, John
Brown, William
Detrich, George
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Jails
Prisoners
Prisons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1849 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Object ID
APR 1849 F003 QS
Date Range
1849/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Date Range
1849/04
Year
1849
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Archy, John
Breneman, Henry
Brown, William
Chambers, William J.
Conner, Samuel
Demute, Benjamin
Dennis, James
Dugan, Cornelius
Findley, John
Fry, George
Gregg, George
Harris, Benjamin
Hood, John
Lorentz, Jacob
Lowry, Andrew
Maddison, James
McGlaughlin, William
McGrann, Michael
Millake, Charles
Millake, Christian
Morrison, David
Rea, George
Sullivan, John
Thacker, James
Thompson, A.
Walker, Michael
Wickel, Henry
Wilson, Mary A.
Wilson, Patty
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1849 F003 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1849 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
1849
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hamilton, James
Dugan, Cornelius
Bickhart, Isaac
Miller, Henry
Funk, Daniel
Conner, Samuel
Lindsay, Elijah
Brindle, David
Thompson, Alexander
Hughes, Joseph
McGrann, Michael
Smith, Isaac A.
Cupid, Levi
Haines, Elizabeth
Proctor, Robert
Pritchard, Daniel
Scholding, Nicholas
Shank, Ann
McClain, Joseph
Benike, Christian
Frazer, Samuel H.
Althouse, John
Brooks, Jacob
Minster, Mrs.
Bougher, Isaac
Mulhanan, John
Deitrich, Elizabeth
Gallagher, Barnard
Johns, William
Yohn, Israel
Patton, Jacob
McFann, George
Mullen, Thomas
Ritter, Joseph
Maravy, Jacob
Shaw, John
Shearner, Henry
Dickson, John
McCoy, John
Beeler, J. F.
Hadley, N. H.
Sullivan, John
McFadden, Catharine
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Prisoners
Prisons
Jails
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1849 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Prison calendar.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Object ID
AUG 1841 F002 QS
Date Range
1841/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Date Range
1841/08
Year
1841
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Archibald, Thomas
Armstrong, James
Buckwalter, Charles
Conn, Jacob
Decator, Felix
Dietrich, George
Dugan, Cornelius
Getz, William
Gilgore, William
Gross, George
Hambright, William
Hoffman, David
Hoffman, Jacob
Hoyt, Starr
Lorrel, James
McMullin, William
Miller, David
Miller, Elizabeth
Morris, Hugh
Newman, Henry
Phenegar, Philip
Reidebach, Jacob
Stotts, Thomas
Webster, Jane
Wilson, Jacob
Wilson, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1841 F002 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
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

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