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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #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
1822
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Bausman, William
Matter, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Courthouses
Magistrates
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #047
Box Number
002
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Court house.
Payment to Magistrates.
Matter, George Esq.
Bausman, William Esq.
1 item, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Title
Sam Book
Object ID
2-07-02-29
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Sam Book
Description
Sam Book, magistrate - studio portrait.
Creator
Weber, Otto E.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Book, Samuel Sr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subject
African Americans
Search Terms
African American men
Magistrates
Persons of color
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
6.5 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-07-02-29
Images
Less detail