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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #047
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
1831
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Hess, Henry
Search Terms
Conestoga Twp.
Lancaster
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #047
Box Number
011
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment for tax assessment duties for Conestoga Twp.
Hess, Henry.
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 1831 #435
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 0011
People
Levy, Levi
Robinson, John
Pentlan, Joseph
Search Terms
Lancaster
Conestoga Twp.
African Americans
Persons of color
Coroners' Inquests
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #435
Box Number
011
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Coroners' Inquests.
Levy, Levi. Deceased. Conestoga Twp. Accidental drowning.
Robinson, John. Deceased. Conestoga Twp. Accidental drowning.
Pentlan, Joseph. Deceased. Conestoga Twp. Accidental drowning.
Unnamed male child. Deceased. African American. Accidentally exposing it to the weather in bad health. City of Lancaster.
4 items. 4 pieces.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0300 I001
Date Range
1890/08
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1890/08
Year
1890
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
East Lampeter Twp.
Greenland Mills
Inspections
Lancaster
Mill Creek
Mills
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Strasburg
Place
East Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0300 I001
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1890.
Location: On public highway from Lancaster to Strasburg, at Greenland Mills.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail