- Collection
- Commissioners' Orders for Payment
- Title
- Commissioners' order for payment
- Object ID
- CommOrder 1824 #504
- 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 0005
- People
- Barstler, John
- Barstler, Samuel
- Bauman, Charlotte
- Bauman, Margaret
- Bauman, Samuel
- Beitelman, Jacob
- Beitelman, Samuel
- Carson, Eliza
- Carson, Isaac
- Carson, Joseph
- Carson, Richard
- Coot, Thomas
- Coot, Thomas Jefferson
- Daum, Lucy
- Daum, Nancy
- Daum, Peter
- Duck, Adam
- Duck, Elizabeth
- Duck, George
- Duck, Lydia
- Gensimer, Daniel
- Gensimer, George
- Gensimer, John
- Gensimer, Polly
- Getz, Catharine
- Getz, Peter
- Getz, Philip
- Grove, Daniel
- Grove, George
- Hart, Christian
- Hart, John
- Hartung, Cyrus
- Hartung, Jacob
- Hinkle, Emanuel
- Hinkle, Jonathan
- Hinkle, Levi
- Jones, William
- Jones, Conrad
- Jones, Jesse
- Jones, Thomas
- Kerner, Elizabeth
- Kerner, John
- Lehr, David
- Lehr, James
- Lehr, John
- Leinbach, Elias
- Leinbach, Frederick
- Leinbach, John
- Leinbach, Samuel
- Mumma, John
- Mumma, Leah
- Mumma, Leonard
- Mumma, Susanna
- Oberlin, George
- Pfundt, Adam
- Pfundt, Philip
- Ranck, Isaac
- Ranck, Michael
- Ranck, William
- Sands, Aaron
- Sands, Joseph
- Shaeffer, Henry
- Shaeffer, Samuel
- Sheaffer, Henry
- Slough, Catharine
- Slough, Elizabeth
- Slough, Jacob
- Snyder, Jacob
- Snyder, Nancy
- Snyder, Veronica
- Spera, Gibson
- Spera, John
- Spera, William
- Stark, Joseph
- Stark, Samuel
- Stober, Jacob
- Stober, Polly
- Stober, William
- Switzgable, Elizabeth
- Switzgable, Samuel
- Switzgable, Thomas
- Usner, Christian
- Usner, Elizabeth
- Zell, Allen
- Zell, Jacob
- Zimmerman, George
- ZImmerman, Hanah
- Zimmerman, Mary
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Cocalico Twp.
- Poor children
- Commissioners' Orders for Payment
- Place
- Cocalico Twp.
- Extent
- 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
- Object Name
- Order for Payment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Condition Date
- 2008-03-25
- Object ID
- CommOrder 1824 #504
- Box Number
- 005
- Notes
- Entered into Q & A 1994/02/15.
- Additional Notes
- Poor children.
- Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.
- See also Tax List: #504A.
- Barstler, John. Deceased. Father of Barstler, Samuel, age 10.
- Bauman, Samuel. Father of Bauman, Samuel, age 10; Bauman, Charlotte, age 9; Bauman, Margaret, age 6.
- Beitelman, Jacob. Father of Beitelman, Jacob, age 9; Beitelman, Samuel, age 7.
- Carson, Richard. Father of Carson, Isaac, age 8; Carson, Joseph, age 6; Carson, Eliza, age 11.
- Coot, Thomas., Deceased. Father of Coot, Thomas Jefferson, age 6.
- Daum, Peter. Father of Daum, Lucy, age 9; Daum, Nancy, age 10.
- Duck, George. Father of Duck, Lydia, age 9; Duck, Adam, age 7; Duck, Elizabeth, age 6.
- Gensimer, John. Father of Gensimer, John, age 11; Gensimer, Daniel (or George), age 9; Gensimer, Polly, age 7.
- Getz, Philip. Father of Getz, Catharine, age 10; Getz, Peter, age 6.
- Grove, George. Father of Grove, Daniel, age 6.
- Hart, John. Father of Hart, John, age 9; Hart, Christian, age 7.
- Hartung, Jacob. Father of Hartung, Cyrus, age 7.
- Hinkle, Jonathan. Father of Hinkle, Levi, age 9; Hinkle, Emanuel, age 8.
- Jones, Jesse. Father of Jones, Conrad, age 10; Jones, William, age 8; Jones, Thomas, age 6.
- Kerner, Elizabeth. Mother of Kerner, John, age 10.
- Lehr, John. Father of Lehr, James, age9; Lehr, David, age 7.
- Leinbach, Elias.. Father of Leinbach, Samuel, age 10; Leinbach, John, age 9; Leinbach, Frederick, age 7.
- Mumma, Leonard. Father of Mumma, Susanna, age 11; Mumma, John, age 10; Mumma, Leah, age 8.
- Oberlin, George. Father of Oberlin, George, age 10.
- Pfundt, Adam. Father of Pfundt, Philip, age 9.
- Ranck, Michael. Father of Ranck, Isaac, age 11; Ranck, William, age 8.
- Sands, Aron. Father of Sands, Aron, age 10; Sands, Joseph, age 7.
- Sheaffer, Henry. Father of Shaeffer, Samuel, age 11; Shaeffer, Henry, age 7.
- Slough, Jacob. Father of Slough, Elizabeth, age 9; Slough, Catharine, age 7.
- Snyder, Jacob. Father of Snyder, Nancy, age 7; Snyder, Veronica, age 6.
- Spera, William. Father of Spera, John, age 9; Spera, Gibson, age 6.
- Stark, Joseph. Father of Stark, Samuel, age 10.
- Stober, Jacob. Father of Stober, Polly, age 10; Stober, William, age 9.
- Switzgable, Thomas. Father of Switzgable, Thomas, age 11 years 2 months; Switzgable, Samuel, age 8 years 8 months; Switzgable, Elizabeth, age 7 years 1 month.
- Usner, Christian. Father of Usner, Elizabeth, age 10.
- Zell, Jacob. Father of Zell, Allen, age 7.
- Zimmerman, George. Father of ZImmerman, Hanah, age 6; Zimmerman, Mary, age 8.
- 1 item. 1 piece.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 08-01 0510
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Commissioners' Orders for Payment
- Title
- Commissioners' order for payment
- Object ID
- CommOrder 1823 #504A
- 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 0004
- People
- Cerner, Elizabeth
- Cerner, John
- Duck, Adam
- Duck, Elizabeth
- Duck, George
- Duck, Lidya
- Grove, Daniel
- Grove, George
- Pfunt, Adam
- Pfunt, Philip
- Sober, Chatarine
- Sober, Jacob
- Sperah, Chatarine
- Sperah, William
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Cocalico Twp.
- Poor children
- Commissioners' Orders for Payment
- Place
- Cocalico Twp.
- Extent
- 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
- Object Name
- Order for Payment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Condition Date
- 2008-03-25
- Object ID
- CommOrder 1823 #504A
- Box Number
- 004
- Notes
- Entered into Q & A 1994/02/15.
- Additional Notes
- Poor children.
- Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.
- See also Tax List: #504A.
- Cerner, Elizabeth. Mother of Cerner, John, age 10.
- Sperah, William. Father of Sperah, Chatarine age 10.
- Sober, Jacob. Father of Sober, Chatarine, age 7.
- Duck, George. Father of Duck, Lidya, age 9; Duck, Adam, age 7; Duck, Elizabeth, age 6.
- Pfunt, Adam. Father of Pfunt, Philip, age 9.
- Grove, George. Father of Grove, Daniel, age 6.
- 1 item. 1 piece.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 08-01 0510
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- James Buchanan Collection
- Title
- Letter to Mr. Wilson from Harriet Lane Johnston
- Object ID
- MG0096 F084
- Date Range
- 1886/05/11
1 document
- Collection
- James Buchanan Collection
- Title
- Letter to Mr. Wilson from Harriet Lane Johnston
- Description
- Letter to Mr. Wilson from Harriet Lane Johnston responding to a request from the author for a likeness of James Buchanan for his book. 11 May 1886.
- Date Range
- 1886/05/11
- Creation Date
- 1886/05/11
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 03
- Subjects
- Letters
- Search Terms
- Buchanan Collections
- Correspondence
- Finding aids
- Harriet Lane Johnston
- James Buchanan
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Extent
- 1 item, 4 pages to scan
- Object Name
- Letter
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0096 F084
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Associated Material
- James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
- http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
- James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
- https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
- James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
- http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
- James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
- https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
- Related Item Notes
- James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
- Photograph Collection
- Curatorial Collection
- Wheatland Collection
- Wheatland Mansion
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: James Buchanan Collection, MG0096_F084, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
- Copyright
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- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Accession Number
- 2021.028
- Other Numbers
- MG-96, Folder 84
- Other Number
- MG-96, Folder 84
- Description Level
- Item
Documents
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- A pair of gold, tear-shaped earrings with amber stones.
- Provenance
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- To Lane, John Newton (son of James B. Lane) To Fay, Patty Lane (Daughter of JB Lane)
- To Sebrell, Patty Lane Fay (Daughter of PL Fay)
- To James Buchanan Foundation
- LancasterHistory.
- Date Range
- ca. 1870-1890
- Last Owner
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Object Name
- Earring
- Height (cm)
- 3.175
- Height (ft)
- 0.1041666667
- Height (in)
- 1.25
- Width (cm)
- 1.27
- Width (ft)
- 0.0416666667
- Width (in)
- 0.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 1998-02-09
- Object ID
- W.1998.001.010a-b
- Credit
- Sebrell Family
- Accession Number
- W.1998.001
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- A gold brooch or pin with a large amber-colored stone in the center with gold metallic tassels hanging from the bottom of the brooch.
- Provenance
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- To Lane, John Newton (son of James B. Lane) To Fay, Patty Lane (Daughter of JB Lane)
- To Sebrell, Patty Lane Fay (Daughter of PL Fay)
- To James Buchanan Foundation
- LancasterHistory.
- Year Range From
- 1870
- Year Range To
- 1890
- Last Owner
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- Object Name
- Jewelry
- Material
- Gold/Amber
- Height (cm)
- 5.08
- Height (ft)
- 0.1666666667
- Height (in)
- 2
- Width (cm)
- 3.81
- Width (ft)
- 0.125
- Width (in)
- 1.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 1998-02-09
- Object ID
- W.1998.001.010c
- Credit
- Sebrell Family
- Accession Number
- W.1998.001
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- A pair of small black earrings with a white cameo and gold links hanging from the bottom of each earring.
- Provenance
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- To Lane, John Newton (son of James B. Lane) To Fay, Patty Lane (Daughter of JB Lane)
- To Sebrell, Patty Lane Fay (Daughter of PL Fay)
- To James Buchanan Foundation
- LancasterHistory.
- Year Range From
- 1870
- Year Range To
- 1890
- Last Owner
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- Object Name
- Earring
- Material
- Gold, Ivory
- Condition
- Fair
- Condition Date
- 1998-02-09
- Condition Notes
- Missing clasps
- Object ID
- W.1998.001.011a-b
- Credit
- Sebrell Family
- Accession Number
- W.1998.001
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of two Louis XVI upholstered armchairs. Both chairs have gilt and bronze beading and foliate ornament décor on their crests, arms, uprights and aprons. All four legs are surmounted by foliate-decorated blocks transitioning to an urn-shape and ring and beaded ball turnings. They transition to reeds in the middle tapering to additional ring and ball turnings that terminate on brass casters.
- Provenance
- Harriet Lane Johnston
- To - May Seldon Kenndy (2nd cousin once removed)
- To - Julia Kennedy Taylor (May's sister)
- To - Edmund R. Taylor, Jr. (Julia's grandson)
- To - The James Buchanan Foundation
- To - LancasterHistory
- Year Range From
- 1870
- Year Range To
- 1880
- Last Owner
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Second Floor Hall
- Storage Wall
- Southwest Wall
- People
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- Object Name
- Armchair
- Material
- Wood, fabric
- Height (cm)
- 99.06
- Height (ft)
- 3.25
- Height (in)
- 39
- Width (cm)
- 57.15
- Width (ft)
- 1.875
- Width (in)
- 22.5
- Depth (cm)
- 58.42
- Depth (ft)
- 1.9166666667
- Depth (in)
- 23
- Condition
- Excellent
- Condition Date
- 2022-03-16
- Object ID
- W.1995.116.003
- Accession Number
- W.1995.116
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of two Louis XVI upholstered armchairs. Both chairs have gilt and bronze beading and foliate ornament décor on their crests, arms, uprights and aprons. All four legs are surmounted by foliate-decorated blocks transitioning to an urn-shape and ring and beaded ball turnings. They transition to reeds in the middle tapering to additional ring and ball turnings that terminate on brass casters.
- Provenance
- Harriet Lane Johnston
- To - May Seldon Kenndy (2nd cousin once removed)
- To - Julia Kennedy Taylor (May's sister)
- To - Edmund R. Taylor, Jr. (Julia's grandson)
- To - The James Buchanan Foundation
- To - LancasterHistory
- Year Range From
- 1870
- Year Range To
- 1880
- Last Owner
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Second Floor Hall
- Storage Wall
- Southwest Wall
- People
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- Object Name
- Armchair
- Material
- Wood, fabric
- Height (cm)
- 99.06
- Height (ft)
- 3.25
- Height (in)
- 39
- Width (cm)
- 57.15
- Width (ft)
- 1.875
- Width (in)
- 22.5
- Depth (cm)
- 58.42
- Depth (ft)
- 1.9166666667
- Depth (in)
- 23
- Condition
- Excellent
- Condition Date
- 2022-03-16
- Object ID
- W.1995.116.004
- Accession Number
- W.1995.116
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of two side chairs that loosely follows the 18th century Louis XVI design. Both chairs have gilt bronze beading and foliate ornament outlines on the back crest and horizontal shaped-splat while highlighting the apron and ring turning of the front legs. The seats are upholstered.
- Provenance
- Harriet Lane Johnston
- To - May Seldon Kenndy (2nd cousin once removed)
- To - Julia Kennedy Taylor (May's sister)
- To - Edmund R. Taylor, Jr. (Julia's grandson)
- To - The James Buchanan Foundation
- To - LancasterHistory
- Year Range From
- 1870
- Year Range To
- 1880
- Last Owner
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Southwest Bedchamber
- Storage Wall
- South Wall
- People
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- Object Name
- Chair, Side
- Material
- Wood, Fabric
- Height (cm)
- 81.28
- Height (ft)
- 2.6666666667
- Height (in)
- 32
- Width (cm)
- 38.1
- Width (ft)
- 1.25
- Width (in)
- 15
- Depth (cm)
- 43.18
- Depth (ft)
- 1.4166666667
- Depth (in)
- 17
- Condition
- Excellent
- Condition Date
- 2022-03-17
- Object ID
- W.1995.116.001
- Accession Number
- W.1995.116
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of two side chairs that loosely follows the 18th century Louis XVI design. Both chairs have gilt bronze beading and foliate ornament outlines on the back crest and horizontal shaped-splat while highlighting the apron and ring turning of the front legs. The seats are upholstered.
- Provenance
- Harriet Lane Johnston
- To - May Seldon Kenndy (2nd cousin once removed)
- To - Julia Kennedy Taylor (May's sister)
- To - Edmund R. Taylor, Jr. (Julia's grandson)
- To - The James Buchanan Foundation
- To - LancasterHistory
- Year Range From
- 1870
- Year Range To
- 1880
- Last Owner
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Southwest Bedchamber
- Storage Wall
- North Wall
- People
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- Object Name
- Chair, Side
- Material
- Wood, Fabric
- Height (cm)
- 81.28
- Height (ft)
- 2.6666666667
- Height (in)
- 32
- Width (cm)
- 38.1
- Width (ft)
- 1.25
- Width (in)
- 15
- Depth (cm)
- 43.18
- Depth (ft)
- 1.4166666667
- Depth (in)
- 17
- Condition
- Excellent
- Condition Date
- 2022-03-17
- Object ID
- W.1995.116.002
- Accession Number
- W.1995.116