LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #391
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
Bitner, Abraham
Burton, Thomas
Carrow, Benjamin
Duck, George
Duncan, [Menahe]
Fitzpatrick, Samuel
Fordersmith, Benjamin
Hall, Mary
Heyden, George
Hughs, Theosophilus
Humberger, John
Irwin, John
Kutzen, David
Leuck, John
Lind, Mary
McDonald, Oliver
McGlaughlin, John
McNeil, John
Meloy, Rosana
Mendel, Benjamin
Miller, Samuel
Parke, Samuel
Proctor, Frisby
Ream, Curtis
Reed, James
Reynolds, Job
Richmond, Thomas
Roberts, Daniel
Rohrer,Jacob
Sheaffer, Jacob
Shealer, Elizabeth
Simon, George
Simpson, Ross
Thomas, John
Tweed, Jesse
Wenger, Samuel
Wike, Jacob
Williams, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #391
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/05/27.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment to Parke, Samuel for work on the following cases (all are Commonwealth v.)
Williams, James.
McGlaughlin, John.
Irwin, John.
McDonald, Oliver.
Miller, Samuel.
Tweed, Jesse.
Sheaffer, Jacob.
Reynolds, Job.
McNeil, John.
Wike, Jacob.
Rohrer, Jacob.
Simpson, Ross and others.
Leuck, John and others.
Humberger, John and others.
Burton, Thomas.
Hall, Mary.
Meloy, Rosana.
Thomas, John and others.
Fitzpatrick, Samuel.
Reed, James.
Simon, George.
Carrow, Benjamin.
Mendel, Benjamin.
Duck, George.
Duncan, [Menahe].
Heyden, George.
Lind, Mary.
Shealer, Elizabeth.
Hughs, Theosophilus.
Ream, Curtis.
Wenger, Samuel.
Roberts, Daniel.
Bitner, Abraham.
Fordersmith, Benjamin and others.
Richmond, Thomas.
Proctor, Frisby.
[Greer], Henry; Kutzen, David and others. Riot.
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