LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #586
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 0007
People
Wright, Ebenezer
Garman, Daniel
Collins, Zebediah
Watson, Gabriel
Billings, John
McBarron, Michael
Wolf, Susan
Stetter, John
Smith, John
Frantz, Jacob
Wiedel, John
Wenger, John
Sherman, John
Temple, J. B.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
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 #586
Box Number
007
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jun 5, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment for attorney's fees
Wright, Ebenezer Esq.
in the following cases (all are Commonwealth v. ...)
Garman, Daniel.
Collins, Zebediah
Watson, Gabriel.
Billings, John.
McBarron, Michael.
Wolf, Susan.
Stetter, John.
Smith, John.
Frantz, Jacob.
Wiedel, John. Convicted.
Wenger, John.
Sherman, John. Horse stealing.
Temple, J. B.
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