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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #077
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
1823
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Graeff, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Market Houses
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 1823 #077
Box Number
003
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/02/09.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment for spouting at Market house and a brass ball for the Lancastrian school.
Graeff, Jacob.
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
General Collection
Object ID
2-07-03-30
Date Range
1900
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Old City Hall and partial view of Central Market.
Date Range
1900
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Old City Hall
Central Market
Penn Square
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-07-03-30
Images
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-79-03-02
Date Range
c. 1900
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Penn Square showing old City Hall, Central Market and West King Street.
Provenance
Photographs from the collection of the Heritage Center
Date Range
c. 1900
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Penn Square
Central Market
West King Street
Trolleys
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
7 x 9 inches
Object ID
HC-79-03-02
Other Number
6.87.4
Images
Less detail