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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #289
Date Range
1827
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 Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
English, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lampeter Twp.
Strasburg Twp.
Bridges
Pequea Creek
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lampeter Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #289
Box Number
007
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1993/12/17.
Additional Notes
Bridges.
Lampeter and Strasburg townships.
Payment for erecting a bridge across the Pequea Creek at Herr's fording.
English, William.
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
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0745 I009
Date Range
1867/11
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1867/11
Year
1867
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Herr, D. H.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
D. H. Herr's Mill
Inspections
Mills
Orders
Pequea Creek
Petitions
Reports
Strasburg Twp.
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0745 I009
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1867.
Location: Near D. H. Herr's Mill.
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