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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 1830 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
1830
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, John
Taylor, Nelson
Insey, Charles
Riley, Samuel
Curren, John
Hook, Baltis
Isenberger, Nicholas
Bealer, Frederick
Shaffer, Jacob
Easton, David
Reed, William
Mason, William
Kope, George
Ringgold, Richard
Dorsey, David
Ruben, john
Hatz, Eliza
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Jailors
Jails
Prisoners
Prisons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1830 F002 QS
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
Jail calendar
Object ID
APR 1830 F002 QS
Date Range
1830/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Date Range
1830/04
Year
1830
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bidleman, Solomon
Brown, Jacob S.
Getz, George
Gordon, Nancy
Heiden, George
Hill, George
Hook, Baltis
Isenberger, Nicholas
Jones, Jacob
Long, Henry
Reuben, John
Reyley, Samuel
Richardson, Samuel
Ruth, Barnard
Steward, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1830 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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Object ID
AUG 1830 F002 QS
Date Range
1830/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Date Range
1830/08
Year
1830
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Allen, James
Alt, Joseph J.
Brown, Jacob S.
Feoger, John
Furguson, John
Graves, Rachael
Hoffman, David
Hook, Baltus
Jones, Jacob
Lee, Catharine
McGuigan, Francis
Morgan, Isaac
Peerman, Samuel
Porter, Hugh
Price, John
Ruth, Bernard
Salbert, George
Singer, John
Skelly, Gustaves
Smith, Charles
Souder, Rudolph
Stains, Jacob
Steward, Samuel
Watson, Morris
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1830 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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1830 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
1830
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Brown, Jacob S.
Ruth, Bernard
Jones, Jacob
Hoffman, David
Graves, Rachel
Watson, Morris
Allen, James
Lee, Catharine
Alt, Joseph
Green, Thomas
Coshey, James
Upperman, John
Smith, Charles
Coyle, James
Page, John
Swame, James
Macname, John
Ray, Isaac
Manning, Isaac
Patterson, Allen S.
Thomas, Jacob
Dill, Joseph
Johnson, Sarah
Graves, Richard
Brown, Hoser
Wien, John
Kling, Jacob H.
Dennis, John
Hamilton, Lewis
Rice, Leman
Collins, J.
Weiss, Jacob
Johnston, Charlotte
Cotman, John
Kauffman, Isaac
Reynolds, John
Johnston, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Prisons
Prisoners
Jails
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1830 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
3 items, 3 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 1831 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
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Brown, Jacob
Praves, Rachael
Maning, Isaac
Brown, Flosier
Kling, Jacob H.
Dennis, John
Collins, John
Cotman, John
Smith, Mary Ann
Hoffman, David
Shaum, Sarah
Fetter, Sarah
Pfoutz, John
Longville, Amos
Johnson, David
Henry, James
Bogle, Benjamin
Hill, Samuel
Downey, James
Riley, John
Howart, Charles
Gump, Henry
Plitt, William
Brooks, John
Waters, Sarah
Porter, Hugh
Welsh, Nathan
Hatz, Eliza
Rodgers, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Jails
Prisoners
Prisons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1831 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 1831 F002 QS
Date Range
1831/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Date Range
1831/04
Year
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, Hosea
Debutt, Martha
Downey, James
Fetter, Sarah
Gump, Henry
Hackert, Ann
Hoffman, David
Johnson, David
Judy, Jacob
Kearns, Robert
Kling, Jacob H.
Miller, Eliza
Plitt, William
Praves, Isaac
Slaiter, Amos
Slaiter, John
Slater, Amos
Slater, John
Smith, Mary Ann
Strohm, Conrad
Waggoner, David
Waggoner, Isaac
Weaver, Eliza
Welsh, Nathan
Wilson, William S.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1831 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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Object ID
AUG 1831 F002 QS
Date Range
1831/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Date Range
1831/08
Year
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Allen, Cyrus
Anderson, James
Avery, Thomas
Carver, Miles
Charles, John
Collins, Mary
Darling, Henry
Deake, Edward
Doersh, Elizabeth
Downey, James
Fetter, Sarah
Hoffman, David
Hood, John F.
Johnson, David
Johnson, George
Kearns, Robert
Kia, Jacob
Lowden, John
Mason, Charles
McComsey, Mathias
McFann, George
Paul, James
Peters, Abraham
Praves, Isaac
Reed, Francis
Slaiter, Amos
Slaiter, John
Slater, Amos
Slater, John
Smith, Lewis
Strawie, Solomon
Taylor, Elisha
Tolbert, George
Wagner, David
Weaver, Eliza
Welsh, Nathan
Wilson, William S.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1831 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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