LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #035
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
Ralston, William R.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Drumore Twp.
Constables
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Drumore Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #035
Box Number
005
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Payment for searching the river for fish pots.
Ralston, William R. Constable.
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
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #038
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
Sweeney, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Constables
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #038
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A May 29, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment to constable.
Sweeney, James.
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
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Object ID
Veterans F23 I09
Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Description
Record of applications for peddlers' licenses showing date of application, name of applicant, type of license, and dates granted and lifted. Many applications for soldiers' licenses; these are peddlers' licenses issued to honorably discharged veterans. Handwritten.
System of Arrangement
Organized by year, then alphabetically by surname.
Year
1929
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Gettle, Leroy
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Veterans' Peddlers License
Petitions
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Veterans F23 I09
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Petition.
Company D, 109th M.G.B.D.
Enlisted from Lebanon County.
Pension certificate number: C397114.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0601
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Object ID
Veterans F23 I13
Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Description
Record of applications for peddlers' licenses showing date of application, name of applicant, type of license, and dates granted and lifted. Many applications for soldiers' licenses; these are peddlers' licenses issued to honorably discharged veterans. Handwritten.
System of Arrangement
Organized by year, then alphabetically by surname.
Year
1929
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Hussein, Nimer
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Veterans' Peddlers License
Petitions
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Veterans F23 I13
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Petition.
Company D, 53rd Company Depot Brigade.
Enlisted from Pittsburgh, PA.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0601
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Object ID
Veterans F24 I29
Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Description
Record of applications for peddlers' licenses showing date of application, name of applicant, type of license, and dates granted and lifted. Many applications for soldiers' licenses; these are peddlers' licenses issued to honorably discharged veterans. Handwritten.
System of Arrangement
Organized by year, then alphabetically by surname.
Year
1930
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Kern, Granville L.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Veterans' Peddlers License
Petitions
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Veterans F24 I29
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Petition.
U. S. Navy.
Enlisted from Philadelphia, PA.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0601
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Object ID
Veterans F37 I06
Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Description
Record of applications for peddlers' licenses showing date of application, name of applicant, type of license, and dates granted and lifted. Many applications for soldiers' licenses; these are peddlers' licenses issued to honorably discharged veterans. Handwritten.
System of Arrangement
Organized by year, then alphabetically by surname.
Year
1934
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Himes, William T.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Veterans' Peddlers License
Petitions
World War I
WWI
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Veterans F37 I06
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Petitioner enlisted from Chester County.
Petition.
Company D, 6th Regiment, 28th Division.
World War I.
WWI.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0601
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1859 F28 I02
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0027
People
Marshall, R. A.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Place
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1859 F28 I02
Box Number
027
Additional Notes
Petition.
Known as the Christiana Hotel.
Signers of petition: Joseph C. Dickinson, Joseph D. Pownall, Ambrose Pownall, George Pownall, Amos Townsend Jr., Abraham F. Baker, John Potts, John McGowan, James [Grollman], A. C. Walker, John Homsher Jr., William Huey.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1870 F067 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
1870
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Altwater, Charles
Franciscus, John
Brecht, Bernard
Utzinger, Jacob
Trewitz, Henry
Wittlinger, John
Kuhlman, Bernhard
Brinkman, Henry
Waltz, Frederick
Carson, Henry
Specht, Augustus
Shields, Leonard
Messenkop, James L.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Constable's return
Constables
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1870 F067 QS
Additional Notes
Constable's return, Seventh Ward.
Case numbers: 68, 69, 70, 71.
4 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1870 F102 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
1870
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Gochenour, Joseph
Cramer, David
Moore, Daniel M.
O'Nail, Hugh
Moore, Samuel
Shoff, Christian
Hess, John B.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Constable's return
Constables
Martic Twp.
Place
Martic Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1870 F102 QS
Additional Notes
Constable's return.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
118.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1870 F103 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
1870
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Spong, George
Hoppel, Owen
Hood, John
Albert, Mrs.
Buckius, William
Sprecher, Johnson
Flory, John
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Constable's return
Constables
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1870 F103 QS
Additional Notes
Constable's return, Sixth Ward.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
119.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail