LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #378
Date Range
1823
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
1823
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Anderson, Hetty
Barth, Susanna
Bartholomew, William
Bartle, Catharine
Bartle, Jacob
Chambers, Joseph
Chapman, Barbara
Dorwart, Jacob
Dougherty, Charles
Eberman, Mathias
Eck, WIlliam
Ehler, Daniel
Elvis, Samuel
Flick, William
Foster, Catharine
Gundacker, John
Haines, Daniel
Henry, Michael
Hinkle, Jonathan
Keller, Jacob
Kendig, Sally
Kendig, Prudence
Kieler, Henry
Kranz, George
Kriner, Henry
Lightner, John
Lynch, William
Lyons, Charlotte
Lyons, John
Matter, George
McDonald, Ann
Miller, George
Miller, Jane
Mullen, John
Reitzel, John
Walter, Christiana
White, Joseph
Widley, Sarah
Wiedle, Sarah
Will, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Lancaster
Quarter Sessions
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 #378
Box Number
004
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Comm. v. Lynch, William. Convicted for larceny. Flick, William. Witness.
Comm. v. Lynch, William. Convicted for larceny. Kriner, Henry. Witness.
Comm. v. Kendig, Prudence. Kendig Sally. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Bartholomew, William. Witness.
Comm. v. Chapman, Barbara. Barth, Susanna. Convicted of keeping a disorderly house. Eberman, Mathias. Witness.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Eberman, Mathias. Witness.
Comm. v. Elvis, Samuel. Convicted of keeping a disorderly house. Eberman, Mathias. Witness.
Comm. v. Anderson, Hetty. Indicted for larceny. Haines, Daniel. Witness.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Gundacker, John. Witness.
Comm. v. Lynch, William. Convicted of larceny. Wiedle [or Widley], Sarah. Witness.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Keller, Jacob. Witness.
Comm. v. McDonald, Ann. Acquitted of being a common scold. Kranz, George. Witness.
Comm. v. Kendig, Prudence. Kendig, Sally. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Miller, George. Witness.
Comm. v. McDonald, Ann. Acquitted of being a common scold. Witnesses: Lyons, John. Lyons, Charlotte. Will, John. Foster, Catharine. Miller, Jane.
Comm. v. Walter, Christiana. Acquitted of disorderly house. Eberman, Mathias. Witness.
Reitzel, John Esq. Sat on the bench of the Mayors Court two days November Sessions 1823.
Ehler, Daniel. Server as Cryer Mayors Court November Sessions 1823.
Constables at Mayors Court November Sessions 1823: Chambers, Joseph. Haines, Daniel. Henry, Michael.
Lightner, John Esq. Sat on the bench of the Mayors Court four days November Sessions 1823.
Comm. v. McDonald, Ann. Acquitted of common scold. Dorwart, Jacob. Witness.
Matter, George Esq. Sat on the bench of the Mayors court two days November Sessions 1823.
Comm. v. Kendig, Prudence. Kendig, Sally. Acquitted of disorderly house. Bartholomew, William.
Comm. v. Walter, Christiana. Acquitted of disorderly house. Chambers, Joseph. Witness.
Comm. v. Dougherty, Charles. Committed of disorderly house. Chambers, Joseph. Witness.
Comm. v. Eck, WIlliam. Convicted of larceny. Chambers, Joseph. Witness.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of disorderly house. Chambers, Joseph. Witness.
Comm. v. Kendig, Prudence. Kendig, Sally. Acquitted of disorderly house. Witnesses: Bartle, Jacob. Bartle, Catharine.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of disorderly house. Witnesses: Mullen, John. White, Joseph. Kieler, Henry
1 item, 26 pieces
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
AUG 1891 F100 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
1891
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Miller, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1891 F100 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
103.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1897 F301 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
1897
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Miller, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1897 F301 QS
Additional Notes
Surety of the peace.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
275.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1898 F024 QS
Date Range
1898/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1898/04
Year
1898
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Miller, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1898 F024 QS
Additional Notes
Fornication and bastardy.
Mother of child: Waltman, Lizzie.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
24.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1892 F088 QS
Date Range
1892/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1892/04
Year
1892
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Miller, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1892 F088 QS
Additional Notes
Adultery.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
82.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Marriage Applications and Consent Forms
Title
Marriage Applications and Consent Forms
Object ID
1897 F362 MA
Date Range
1897
Collection
Marriage Applications and Consent Forms
Title
Marriage Applications and Consent Forms
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then by application number.
Date Range
1897
Year
1897
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Miller, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Columbia
Object Name
Record, Marriage
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
1897 F362 MA
Box Number
005
Additional Notes
Groom: Miller, George.
Bride: Waltman, Elizabeth. Columbia.
Parents of bride: Waltman, Jacob.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Application Number
13390.000
Classification
RG 04-00 0401
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #596
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 0009
People
Beam, Catharine
Beam, John
Beam, Leah
Beam, Michael
Beam, Samuel
Bice, Abram
Bice, David
Boyers, Benjamin
Boyers, George
Boyers, Sarah
Brookens, Cassel
Brookens, Charles
Brookens, Mary A.
Dolby, Christian
Dolby, Isaac
Hinton, Nicholas
Hinton, Rebecca
Hinton, William
King, Eliza
King, Mary A.
King, Michael
Lambert, Stephen
Lambert, William
McCaslin, Magdalena
Mee, Abram
Mee, David
Mee, Isaac
Miller, George
Miller, Jacob
Miller, Mary
Seright, John
Shuman, Daniel
Shuman, William
Siverling, Daniel
Siverling, George
Siverling, Magdalena
Siverling, Mary
Slater, Jacob
Slater, Lucinda
Slater, Mary
Smith, Henry
Tetterline, Lewis
Tetterline, Mary
Tolan, John
Tolan, Mary
Troop, Levi
Troop, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Brecknock Twp.
Caernarvon Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Brecknock Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #596
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/07/07.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Mine Hills School.
Brecknock Twp. unless noted.
Tetterline, Lewis. Father of Lambert, Stephen; Lambert, William; Tetterline, Mary.
Seright, John. Teacher.
Boyers, Benjamin. Father of Boyers, Georg; Boyers, Sarah.
Smith, Henry. Father of McCaslin, Magdalena.
Beam, John. Father of Beam, Catharine; Beam, Samuel; Beam, Leah; Beam, Michael.
Brookens, Charles. Father of Brookens, Mary A.; Brookens, Cassel.
Bice, Abram. Father of Bice, David.
Mee, David. Father of Mee, Abram; Mee, Isaac.
Siverling, George. Father of Siverling, Mary; Siverling, Daniel; Siverling, Magdalena.
Slater, Jacob. Father of Slater, Lucinda; Slater, Mary.
Tolan, John. Father of Tolan, Mary.
Troop, Samuel. Father of Troop, Levi. 596 Poor Children 1828 008 Brecknock Township Parent of Levi Troop 1994/07/07
Dolby, Isaac. Father of Dolby, Christian. Caernarvon Twp.
Shuman, Daniel. Father of Shuman, William. Caernarvon Twp.
Miller, Jacob. Father of Miller, George; Miller, Mary. Caernarvon Twp.
Hinton, William. Father of Hinton, Rebecca; Hinton, Nicholas. Caernarvon Twp.
King, Michael. Father of King, Eliza; King, Mary A.Caernarvon Twp.
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
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1882 F063
Date Range
1882
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Description
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Date Range
1882
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1882
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0013
People
Miller, George
Spotts, Ester M.
Miller, G. W.
Miller, Nancy
Miller, Albert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
Caernarvon Twp.
Place
Caernarvon Twp.
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1882 F063
Box Number
013
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncer: Spotts, Ester M.; Miller, G. W.; Miller, Nancy.
Administrator: Miller, Albert.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 03-00 0115
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1891 F004 R
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Year
1891
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0329
People
Raum, George
Miller, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
East Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1891 F004 R
Box Number
329
Additional Notes
Miller, George. Executor.
2 items, 6 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1828 F050
Date Range
1828
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Description
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Date Range
1828
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1828
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Miller, Martin
Miller, Samuel
Miller, Elizabeth
Miller, George
Russel, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1828 F050
Box Number
002
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncer: Miller, Samuel.
Administrators: Miller, Elizabeth; Miller, George; Russel, Robert.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 03-00 0115
Description Level
Item
Less detail