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MG-182    Bills of Sale from the Commissioners' Orders for Payment Collection, 1866-1926

1 box     29 folders     .5 cubic ft.

Description:  This collection contains billheads that were removed from the Commissioners' Orders for Payment Collection (RG 08-01 0510). The invoices are for goods and services provided to the county, primarily from Lancaster County businesses.

 

Folders 1-2  Dry Goods, Clothing, etc.; Coal, Lumber, and Ice

Folders 3-9  Architects and General Contractors; Farm Machinery, Fertilizers, Hay, Feed, Nursery, etc.; Druggist, Retail, and Surgical Instruments; Electrical Engineers and Contractors; Medical Services; Printers and Bookbinders; Public Utilities

Folders 10-11  Telegraph Services; Transportation and Shipping Services

Folders 12-15  Books and Stationery Items; Furniture and Household Articles; Hardware Dealers; Mills, Machine Works, Quarries, etc.

Folders 16-19  Maintenance; Tombstones and Memorials, Funeral Directors; Jewelry, Watches, and Opticians; Food Manufacturing and Wholesale Dealers

Folders 20-22  Plumbing and Heating; Carpet Warps, Cotton Batts, and Weaving Supplies; Cigars, Liquors, and Flowers

Folder 23  Retailers, Grocers, and General Merchandise

Folder 24  Lancaster City Newspapers and Printers

Folder 25  Lancaster City Newspapers and Printers

Folder 26  Lancaster County Newspapers and Printers

Folder 27  Lancaster County Newspapers

Folders 28-29  Lancaster County Newspapers; Carriage, Wagon, and Buggy Makers and Parts

 

 

 

 

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