Documents relating to the Colonial History of the state of New Jersey, Vol. XX, Part 50

Author: New Jersey Historical Society; Nelson, William, 1847-1914
Publication date: 1898
Publisher: Paterson, N.J. : Call Printing and Publishing
Number of Pages: 738


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"Mathematical Traverse Table," 112, 113. Matrar, Elizabeth, 5. Mattawan creek, 180. Maurice river, 129, 204. Mavrocordato, Miss, 306.


Maxwell, John, 264. William, 403. Lieut. William, 344.


Maybury, Richard, 100. Mead, Samuel, 50.


Meade, Captain, 586.


Meal Market, New York, 113.


Meeke, Capt. John, 343.


Melchior, Leonard, 503.


Mellick, Andrew D., jun., 283, 286.


Mellicks of Plainfield, 286.


"Memorials of Deceased Friends," 155. Mendem, 372, 395.


Merchant's Coffee House, 94.


Merriott, Thomas, estate of, 627. Merry, John, 50. Major, 575. Mersellis, Peter, brewer, 632. Meserve, Captain, 586. Capt. Hanson, 290.


Mespath Kill (Newtown Creek, L. I.), 194.


Metawan-Creek, 334.


Meteitunk, south wranch of, 600. Meyer, Andries Jansen, 541. Catharina, 541.


Michtilin, Anna Catherina, runa- way servant, 146. Mickle, Joseph, servant run away from, 84. Mary, estate of, for sale, 66. Middagh, Peter, 295.


Middah, Jacobus, killed by Indi- ans, 272. Middlesex county, 102, 153, 161, 163, 172, 248, 256, 264, 273, 294, 303, 309, 316, 321, 334, 352, 356, 404, 415, 416, 449, 450, 464, 465, 495, 537, 541, 555, 557; courts of, 495; militia of, 523. Middletown, 8, 23, 50, 103, 125, 150, 152, 195, 198, 294, 353, 378, 379, 508, 534; Town Clerk of, 150. Middletown Point, 74, 103, 147, 174, 178, 180, 195.


Midford, John, 490.


Mifflin, Samuel, 170.


Miles, Captain, 546. Edward, 631.


Milihan, Capt. Richard, 570.


Millener, Capt. Samuel, 343. Miller, Aaron, 113. Abraham, barn of, burned, 109. Captain, 95. Ebenezer,. 155, 295.


Ebenezer, jun., 155. George, 558.


Hannah, 558. Capt. John, 31. John, 531. John, deserted, 222.


John, drowned, 12.


John Christian, runaway ser- vant, 22. Paul, 285, 312, 356.


Richard, 103. Samuel, 531. Thomas, 467. William, drowned, 12.


Millian, William, 289. Milliken, John, 654. Mills, James, 282, 527. William, 71.


684


INDEX.


Millstone, 50. river, 73, 305, 552. Milnor, Isaac, 511, 553.


Milstone, 608; courts at, 478.


Mine Brook, Somerset county, 285, 286. Minisink, 216, 218. Indians, 233, 267, 297, 325.


Mircer, William, 302.


Mitchell, John, killed by Indians, 37. Moelich, see Malach. Ann Catharine, 286. Johan Gottfried, 286. Johan Wilhelm, 286. Moffot, William, 287.


Mohawk country, 248.


Mohawks, 297.


Mohiccoons (Mohegans), 297, 325. Molegan, John, 90. Moses, 90. Robert, 90. Monckton, General, 569. Col. Robert, 347.


Robert, Esq., appointed Gov- ernor of New York, 580. Money found in Bordentown stage boat, 475. Monmouth Beach, 195. Monmouth county, 6, 7, 18, 43, 68, 103, 120, 125, 150, 153, 165, 172, 178, 180, 182, 194, 195, 294, 313, 352, 365, 374, 377, 378, 403, 415, 541, 566, 599, 600, 601, 632; Cor- oner of, 153; courts of, 610; Episcopal churches in, 636; goal in, 614; Grand Jury, foreman of the, 150; 11igh Sheriff of, 150, 152; militia of, 153; History of, cited, 195.


Monmouth Patent, 196. Monoksey, 429.


Montcalm, General, 67.


Montesquiou's Persian Letters, Monsieur, 234, 263. 201.


Montgomery, Lieut .- Col. Com- mandant Archibald, 347.


Catharine, 127. Colonel, 399, 474. Thomas, 518. Montgomery's Highlanders, 474.


Montgomery's regiment, 575.


Montreal, 120, 263, 272, 279, 440;


French alarm at, 300; troops at, 484.


Montresor, Colonel, 439. Montrose Scotland, 485.


Moore, -


-, letter from, 177. Moone, Mr. - -, drowned, 10, 11. Alexander, 50, 295, 478.


Dr. Alexander, 264. Benjamin, deserter, 437.


Captain, deserters from com- pany of, 203. Charles, 643. Henry, 131, 164, 310, 358, 509, 513. John, 467. Mary, 654. Lucretia, 467. Patrick, runaway servant, 494.


Samuel, 126; land for sale by, 146. William, run away, 643.


Moore's-town, 379, 433. Moravians, 294.


Moravian Settlements, 316.


Morbaway Beach, wreck on, 162. More, Jacob, tavern keeper, 632. Mores-Town, 295, 630.


Morgan, Rev. Abel, 160. Daniel, 342.


Daniel, estate of, for sale, · 322. Evan, 416, 449.


Griffith, 558.


Hannah, 558.


Lydia, 558.


Joseph, 322.


Tobias, 467. William, 558.


Morrell, Morrill, Levy, deserter, 12, 14, Samuel, 494.


Morris county, 6, 50, 56, 61, 88, 119, 123, 128, 172, 208, 244, 273, 295, 306, 321, 339, 352, 371, 385, 410, 446, 512, 519, 553, 562, 579, 610, 650; courts of, 477, 608; goal of, 149, 650; Sheriff of, 650. Morris, Elizabeth, 255. John, 255.


Joseph, 515.


Governor Lewis, 248, 302, 306, 382, 417.


Lewis, jun., 317. Robert Hunter, in New York, 54; Chief Justice of New Jersey, 417-424, note; reap- pointed in 1761, 424, 652; Speaker of Council, 506. William, 558. W., 639.


Morris Plains, 562.


Morris's river, 204.


Morristown, 4, 6, 50, 70, 306, 389, 407, 650; court house in, 608; courts at, 477; first Postmast- er at, 562; Presbyterian church of, 579; Meeting


House, 519.


Morrison, John, runaway servant, 584.


Morrow, Joseph, 50, 107.


Morse, Charles, attorney at law, removal of, 191.


Morse, Jedediah, 626.


Morse's American Geography, 400. Morton, Rev. Andrew, sketch of, 636. Morven, 125.


Moschel, George, 78.


Moses, negro boy, run away, 354. Mott, Adam, 194. Gershom, 194. General Gershom, 195.


Gershom, mill of, 632. John, 195. Kate A., 195. Margaret (Hartshorne), 150. William, 194.


Mount Christi, 546.


Mount Gibbon, 154; run, 154.


Mount Holly, 4, 7, 14, 44, 79, 103, 106, 111, 126, 143, 182, 184, 207, 295, 312, 375, 378, 379, 380, 392, 467, 516, 530, 556, 595, 605, 610, 654; Iron Works, for sale, 184.


685


INDEX.


"Mount Kemble," Morristown, 306, 307.


Mount Pisgah, Burlington county, 554. Mount, Matthias, 50.


Mountere (Mountier), William, 557. Moyamensing township, 407.


Moyer, John, 529.


Muckleroy, - 43.


Mud, Francis, 518.


Muir & Crawford, 504, 507, 612. Robert, tailor at Princeton, 613. Mulford, Terence, deserter, 16. Benjamin, 167. David, 295. Mullan, Thomas, 433. Mullock, Joshua, 649. Mr., 111. Mulokee's river, 342. Munro, Joseph, deserter, 508. Mun, Lieut. Samuel, 372, 395.


Murdagh, Andrew, 528. Murdock, William, 261. Mure, Pr., 385. Murray, Francis, 654. General, 484.


Michael, killed by Indians, 37. Mr., 440. William, 541. Murphy, Dominic, 116. Hannah, 116. John, deserter, 281. William, deserter, 281.


Musconetcung river, 638.


Musgrove, Mrs., 264.


Muskenekunk river, 553.


Muskenetcong river, 95, 100. Muskoneckonk creek, 2.


Muskonekung river, 512.


Myah, Johan Jeremiah, runaway servant, 6.


N


"Nag's Head" tavern, Elizabeth, 152, 314, 478, 515.


Nanticokes, 297.


Narbury, Captain, 183.


Nassau, Fort, 193.


Nassau Hall, College of New Jer- sey, 140, 148, 185, 215, 234, 383, 462, 475, 485. See College of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, Prince- ton.


Navesings river, 150. Nealson, Abraham, senior, 84.


Negroes for sale, 2, 8, 69, 172, 175, 186, 263, 414, 542, 569, 573, 597, 598, 600, 606, 614, 621; man and wife for sale, 323; wench for sale, 414; woman for sale, 473. See Runaways. Neilson and Gibb, 495. Neilson, James, 495, 561. Col. John, 495. John, M. D., 495. Capt. Samuel, 590, 591. Neilson's ferry, 449.


Nelson, James, runaway appren- tice, 564. William, 214.


Neshaminy creek, 363. See Nishaminy, Shaminy.


Nevil, Nevill, Samuel, Judge of Supreme Court, 43, 151, 255, 295, 296, 417, 421, 423, 477, 512, 533; laws of New Jersey ed- ited by, 293; Mayor of Perth Amboy, 224, 451; Speaker of Assembly, 560. Nevill's Laws, 151, 194; Vol. II., prospectus of, 293-6.


New American Magazine, 151, 177, 180, 256, 330, 383; letters to, 199, 210, 256.


New Amsterdam, 194. Newark, 12, 32, 42, 71, 76, 77, 80, 83, 140, 149, 152, 157, 215, 283, 288, 294, 306, 352, 389, 392, 443, 516, 525, 583; Commencement of College of New Jersey at, 71; court house in, 607; courts at, 478; First Presby- 8.


terian church in, public funds of, 428; goal of, 255; illumi- nates in honor of Col. Peter Schuyler, 157, 158; lottery for English church at Second River, 386, 387; Trinity church at, 149, 636; lottery for the benefit of Trinity church at, 351, 377, .389. See Lotteries. Flats, 31. Mountains, 46. Newark, Del., 630. New Barbadoes Neck, 583. Newbold, William, servant run


away from, 127.


New Brunswick. 6, 38, 73, 75, 78, 90, 95, 96, 98, 100, 103, 123, 151, 166, 177, 191, 198, 205, 235, 246, 256, 262, 285, 288, 294, 302, 305, 306, 307, 316, 317, 334, 347, 355, 380, 382, 388, 400, 404, 434, 495, 496. 518, 544, 586, 595, 601, 602, 614, 621, 626, 640, 648; Corporation of, 639; Corpora- tion of, address to Governor by, 235; Corporation of, ad- dress of to Gov. Boone, 454, 641; his reply, 642; Corpora- tion of, address of to Gov. Haray, 639; his reply. 640; Christ church at, 151; Christ church lottery at, 288, 301, 306, 341, 363, 369; land for sale in, 5; lottery tickets, 319, 339, 365; marriage at, 403; Mayor of, 104, 236, 455; Presbytery of, 160, 383, 486, 618; school at, 410; troops to be quartered at, 399. ferry, 648. See Brunswick. Newburn's, David, ferry, 646. Newbury, Mass., 613. New Castle, 16. Newcastle, Del., 262. New Castle county, 32, 206, 330. Newcastle, Duke of, 248. Newcomb, Capt. Silas, 344. Sylas, 654. Newell, Dr., 153.


James, 50; negro for sale by,


686


INDEX.


Robert, 153.


New England, 461; Colonies, money granted to, 34; Pro- vincials, 361.


New Ferry, Rancokus creek, 322. Newfoundland, 619.


New Germantown, 283, 367, 632; Zion Lutheran church at, 286, 287.


New Hampshire men, 255.


New-Haven, vessel arrived at, 302.


New Jersey, 8, 306, 307, 313, 315, 351. 356, 373, 375, 402, 407, 419, 431, 480, 483, 505, 508, 513, 514, 541, 564, 567, 576, 610, 616; boundary line of, 209; College of, 4, 107, 148, 415, 416, 616; College of,


addresses Gov. Boone, 462, 487; College of, commence-


ment at, 485; College of, President of the, 531; College lottery, 622, 623; Constitution of, 194; Deputy Quartermas- ter General of, 148; estimated population in 1758, 199; forces, 59, 355; forces captured at Oswego, 156; proposed export duty on products of, 202: Gen- eral Assembly of, 549; Gover- nor of, 126; Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of, 425; laws of, 35, 197; Legislature of, 35, 516; levies about embarking for Albany, 574; levies nearly completed, 574; Lieutenant Governor of, 4, 136, 139; Med- ical Society, 617; post, notice given to the subscribers to the, 367; post rider, 410; pro- posals for printing the laws of, 293; Province of, 328, 396, 400, 416, 446, 471, 479, 518, 584; Provincials, 22, 110, 144, 277, 570; Smith's History of, 194.


See Assembly; Belcher, Gov. Jonathan ; Bernard, Gov. Francis; Boone, Gov. Thom- as.


Regiment, 22, 24, 26, 49, 123, 207, 219, 255, 262, 281, 336, 340, 343, 408, 438, 474, 639; arrived from Crown Point, 394, 399; dis- banded at Woodbridge, 394; authorized for the campaign of 1760, 425; bounty offered for volunteers in, 427; on the way to Albany, 437, 438; deserters from, 347, 437, 581; encamped near Lake George, 364; a part of them surprised and mas- sacred by the Indians, 364; six of the men captured and taken to Ticonderoga, 369; officers of, 255, 344; desertions from, 319, 346; completion of, 350; arrives at Albany, 354; marches for Fort Edward, 356, 361; plan for carrying letters to, 581; of 1760, recruits for, on the way to Albany, 470; delay in filling, 470; at Camp Oswego, 472; left Fort Stan- wix, 473; six companies of,


on the way to Albany, 581; soldiers to be paid off, 406, 408; soldiers, 406.


State Gazette, 168.


troops, 251, 472.


volunteers to be raised in, 186. New London, Chester county, Pa., 262.


New London, 302, 430.


New Market, 143.


Newport, vessel entered inward, 282.


New Providence, 352, 572. Newshanock, 518.


Newton, Gloucester county, 307.


Newtown, 84, 353, 508; courts at,


478.


Newtown, L. I., 578.


Newtown creek, 45, 116, 185, 194, 328, 343, 353, 536, 548.


Newtown township, Sussex coun- ty, 606.


New Utrecht, L. I., 564. New Windsor, 478.


New York, 2, 3, 6, 8, 25, 34, 35, 37, 60, 71, 73, 74, 75, 78. 83, 87, 92, 93, 95, 98, 101, 106, 117, 127, 146,


147, 149, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 159, 164, 182, 199, 251, 256, 288,


296, 303, 324, 331, 334, 335 340,


343, 350, 355, 356, 359, 360, 361,


362, 364, 368, 369, 370, 376, 378,


379, 386, 387, 389, 390, 391,


394, 398, 399, 401, 402,


404,


405,


413, 415, 416, 417, 419, 421,


430, 431, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440,


441, 446, 447, 448, 450,


469, 470, 474,


478, 503,


480, 504,


481, 507,


508,


509, 510,


514, 515,


517,


518,


519, 534, 551,


570,


574,


575,


566, 577,


567, 578,


569,


584, 586, 587, 588, 589,


593, 596, 601, 602, 604, 610, 613,


614, 615, 617, 622, 623,


636, 637,


638, 639, 648; boundary line


of, 209; City Hall in, 587; Council of, 248; extract of a letter from,


391; French church at, 210; goal of, 13; goal of, prisoners escaped from, 282; Governor of, 209; Legislature of, 162; lottery


for the Sandy Hook light house, 587, 597, 603, 608, 614, 615; lotteries by, discussed, 320, 324; market, 175; Meal mar- ket at, 56; Robert Monckton appointed Governor of, 580; money, 165; post, 159; Post Office, list of letters in, 46; Presbyterian church in, 485; Province of, 471, 542; Provin- cials, 277; Provincial regi- ment, 122, 123, 203, 262, 361, 474; regiments stationed at, 47; stage, 88; stage-wagon, 116; Synod of, sermon preached before, for sale, 80; vessel bound for, 207; vessel cleared from, 31; vessels entered in- ward, 14, 52; vessels entered


452,


456, 485,


494, 497, 498,


521, 522,


523, 525, 526, 533,


559, 562, 571,


564,


549,


550,


583, 591,


425,


535, 541 542, 547, 565,


687


INDEX.


outward, 332; Smith's His-


tory of, 246.


Niagaria, Niagara, 120, 350. Nicaragua, 307.


Nichol, Col. - , 255.


Nicholas, William, 370.


Nicholl, Nicoll, Captain, 178, 179.


Nicholson, Capt. George, 573.


Niess, John William, 503. Nipe, Mr., 604.


Nishaminy, 106. Nixon, - -, Pab., 170. 270. Noar, Michael, 126. Noble, John, 275.


Nocross, William, 310.


Noel, Garret, schoolmaster, 49. Nominack Fort, Minisink, 216, 218. Norden, Tobias, 152.


Normand, John, runaway servant, 544.


Normandie, Dr. 113. North-America, 429. Northampton, Burlington county,


167, 189, 503, 555.


county (Pa.), 109; militia, 618. North Branch, 326, 359.


North Carolina, 360, 402, 485, 533, 617; University of, 617. North river, 12, 42, 91, 263, 344, 405. Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, 85. Norton (Morton), Andrew, 636. Capt. William, 591. Not, Peter, 449. Notingham, 557. township, 558. Nottingham, 263, 308, 442, 555, 604, 605. township, 273. Nova Scotia, 383, 581; Bishop of, 636; Lieutenant Governor of, 581; regiments stationed at, 47. Nowlan, John, runaway servant, 75. Noxintown, 604.


Oakford, Aaron, 655. Isaac, 655. Oakson, Samuel, 643. O'Brian, Mary, 50. O'Brien, Daniel, stage wagon of, 24. Oden, Capt. Amos, 344. Odiorne, Capt. Samuel, 359. Ogborn, John, 556. Ogborne, John, jun., 555. Ogden, Amos, 344. Captain Amos, 438; Independ- ent Company of Burgers raised by, 437. David, 288, 420, 421. Capt. David, 152. Doctor, 352. Ensign, 144. Gabriel, 352, 389; warehouse opened at Newark by, 392. Isaac, 149. John, 561. Capt. Jonathan, 122, 123. Josiah, 71, 389. Col. Josiah, 352. Robert, 134, 135, 195, 294; Re- corder of Elizabeth, 139, 228; son of, drowned, 441. Uzal, 152, 294. Rev. Uzal, 152. Ogden and Hewes, 515. Ogle, Admiral Sir Charles, 307. Ohara, Brian, 370. O'Hara, -, drowned, 38.


Bryan, 654. John, estate of, 534.


Ohio Indians, 297, 325. Old Bridge, 105, 210. Olden, Benjamin, 321. Oldman's creek, 84. Old Shrewsbury, 195. Old South Church, Boston, 485, 486. Old Tennent Church, 195, 485. Old York road, 288.


Olen, 373. Oliver, John, 654. Secretary, 472. Oneanickon, 554. Oneiado Carrying Place, 255. Oneida county, 248.


Oneida Great-Carrying Place, ex- tract of letter from, 277.


Oneida Lake, 474. Oneidas, 297. O'Neil, Hon. Charles, 15.


Onondagas, 297.


Ontario, Lake, 120, 280.


Oporto, 439.


Oram, Capt. John, 596, 612. Orange, 195.


county, 578. Orchards for sale. See Land for sale.


Orser, Johannis, heirs of, 303. Oswego, 156, 369, 473, 484; account of capture of, 67; camp at, letter from, 472; extract of letter from, 280; murder by Indians at, 36, 37; regiments stationed at, 49; soldiers cap- tured at, 120, 144. market, 359. Middlesex county, 334.


Otway's or 35th Regiment.


Oubert, Paul, executed for mur- der, 498. Ouke, William, 131, 151, 164, 294, 595. Ourry, Lieut. Lewis, 104. Overton, John Peter, runaway slave, 3. Owein, Joshua, 555. Martha, 555. Owen, Joshua, 556. Oxford church, 618. Oxford furnace, fourth part of,


for sale, 2. Oyster Island, 10, 11.


688


INDEX.


P


Pack, Bartemius, deserter, 222.


Packer, Daniel, land for sale by, 1. Paget, Mary, 171. Pain, Preston, 387. Peter, estate of, 387. Mr., 632.


Pancoast, Edward, 264; slave run away from, 9. Pane, Mrs., 359.


Paquannack, 395.


Par, Hannah, 204. Samuel, estate of, 204.


Paramus, 209, 210, 578; church, 210. Park, Thomas, 518.


Parker, Captain, 416. Daniel, 313. Elizabeth, 313. J., 113.


James, 151, 181, 295, 389, 404, 575, 578, 583.


Capt. James, 450. Col. John, 122, 123, 153. Nathaniel, 78; tavern of, 406.


Parker & Weyman, 181, 296.


Parkhurst, Samuel, 489.


Parmaceti Cove, 425.


Parr, Elihu, 264; Samuel, 90.


Parr Town, 153.


"Parrott gun," 307.


Parrott, Robert Parker, 307.


Parsco, Simon, 270.


Parsippaning, Parsippany, 371, 385, 395; church, lottery for ben- efit of, 371, 390, 391, 395, 399, 410, 430, 450.


Parsons, Bythia, 171.


Partridge, Thomas, 648.


Parvin, Jer., 126. Matthew, 528.


Paschall, Dr. - , 261.


Passaic Falls, 42.


Passaic river, 42, 94, 96. 414.


Paterson, city of, 42, 444.


Patrick, Thomas, 467.


Patridge, Lieut. 254.


Patterson, master, 547. Robert, 261, 308, 370. William, 593.


Pattison, Hannah, 150. John, 72.


Patton, Captain, 404.


Paulding, James K., 306, 307.


Paulin's Kill, Pawling's Kill, 37, 42, 476, 606; fire at, 34. Falls, 476. river, 512, 553, 645.


Paxson, Henry, 184, 295, 530, 556. Paxton, 250. Peachfield, 554.


Peapack, 286.


Pearne, Capt. William, 338, 339, 388. Pearson, Joseph, 370.


Samuel, barn of, blown away, 47. William, land for sale by, 36. Peason, Joseph, 30S.


Peck, Joseph, 71. Pehaqualong Mountain, 553.


Pellton, Sergt. Samuel, deserter, 590. Pelton, Benjamin, 654.


Pemberton, Rev. Ebenezer, 485.


Penguin, ship of war, captured by the French, 439.


Penington, Pennington, 57, 85, 176, 263, 436, 570, 647; land for sale in, 308; road, 526. Penington, Edward, 180, 181, 322, 329. Penn, Richard, 206, 414. Hon. Thomas, 206.


Thomas, 414. William, 490, 512.


Penn's Neck, 5, 76, 423. shore, 424.


Pennepach creek, 555.


Pennsylvania, 8, 36, 325, 544, 563, 570, 577, 633.


currency, 100, 232, 407.


Episcopal clergy of, 636.


forces, deserter from, 582.


frigate, 302.


Gazette, 61, 132, 221, 540, 558, 561, 573, 577.


Governor of, 262, 296.


Hospital, 540.


Journal, 320, 592.


Land Company, in London, 483. 491, 572; estate of the, 553; sale of lands of the, 511.


Lieutenant Governor of, 325.


Proprietaries of, 206, 321.


provincials, 533.


regiment, 222; soldier in the, 621. Supreme Court, 262. University of, 148, 306.


"Pennsylvanicus," letters from, against lotteries, 325, 333.


Pepperell, Sir William, regiment of, 49. Pequase, fort at, 243. Pequess, 608.


river, 371. Perry, Peter, 111.


Perth Amboy, 55, 74, 88, 102, 151, 152, 153, 159, 165, 186, 233, 244, 262, 288, 294, 295, 303, 307, 319, 323, 326, 328, 334, 337, 343, 347, 375, 382, 394, 401, 403, 404, 407, 417, 418, 419, 420. 421, 425, 428, 431, 438, 450, 452, 456, 457, 466. 468, 469, 475, 477, 519, 523, 533. 534, 551, 559, 561, 562, 563, 583, 601, 605, 607, 636.


address by the Corporation of, to Governor Boone, 451, 454. execution at, 498. extracts of a letter from, 652. fair at, 430.


goal in, 534. letter from, 296.


Mayor and Council of, address to Governor by, 223. St. Peter's church at, 151. St. Peter's churchyard in, 571. stage, 78. vessels from, 163, 167.


Peter, runaway negro, 659.


Peterborough, 157, 158. Peterson, Mr .. 401. Petit, Amos, 608. Charles,. 612. Pettit, Charles, 176, 526, 593.


INDEX. 689


Petty's Island, 540, 575, 576; lottery on, 537.


Pew, Lieut. William, 344.


Philadelphia, · 3, 16, 19, 24, 29, 36, 37, 43, 46, 50, 56, 70, 96, 107,


110, 113, 117, 120, 132, 144, 146, 150, 152, 154, 155, 156, 159, 160, 162, 171, 175, 182, 192, 199, 233,


250, 256, 273, 289, 296, 298, 299,


315, 317, 318, 321, 322, 327,


328,


330, 331, 332, 335, 340, 343, 345,


347, 353, 354, 359, 362,


363, 364,


367, 368, 374, 378, 379, 382, 385,


387, 388, 391,


393, 399, 400, 401,


404, 406, 407, 40S, 409, 411,


413, 433,


484, 497, 518, 535,


536,


537,


539,


540,


542, 546,


548, 550,


553,


555,


558.


559


562.


553, 564.


565,


566,


567, 581,


568, 582,


569, 584,


585, 586, 587,


588, 592, 593, 594,


596, 598, 603,


604,


606, 607, 608,


609, 620, 621, 626,


628, 633, 637, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647.


Baptist Meeting House in, 544. College of, 306, 434; commence- ment at, 572.


Court of Common Pleas at, 278, 279.


goal, 374, 496. jail, 584.


land for sale in, 39.


market, 323, 548.


New Printing Office in, 576.


Pastor of the First Presby- terian church in, 148.


Post Office, list of letters in, 44, 54, 103, 111, 126, 170, 250, 308, 370, 403, 467, 528, 604, 654.


St. Peter's church at, 299. stage, 37, 78, 88.


stage-wagon, 116. troops bound for, 289.


vessels, movements of-


cleared from, 1, 31, 81, 92, 118,


144, 148, 156, 169, 208, 216, 244, 261, 280, 290, 298, 338, 339, 353, 356, 359, 367, 369,. 388, 408, 413, 457, 471, 473, 475, 481, 485, 500, 503, 508, 537, 546, 564, 568, 569, 587, 612, 618, 622, 629, 634.


inward entries, 31, 37, 77, 81, 91, 97, 98, 118, 129, 137, 143, 144, 145, 147, 148, 156, 166, 186, 226, 232,


244,


245,


280, 291, 296,


298, 303,


308, 314,


335; 336, 349,


350,


356,


361, 367, 369, 372, 385, 388, 393,


411, 413,


426, 430,


436, 446, 457 .. 466, 467, 471, 475,


542, 481, 485, 496, 498, 518, 546,


559, 564, 568, 548, 550, 563,


586, 594, 596, 604,


608, 610, 612, 618,


620, 621,


622, 629, 642, 644, 646.


outward bound, 147, 157, 232, 280, 298, 336, 338, 350, 353, 367, 373, 436, 446, 457, 467, 500, 537, 564, 565, 586, 608, 611, 612, 615, 620,


629. work-house, 79.


"Philaretes," letter from, 247. Philips, Philip, killed by Indians, 37.


Phillips, Abner, 448. Ephraim, goaler, 570; petition of, 570, note. Thomas, 499. Phillipsburg, N. J., 286. "Philo-Patria," letter from, to New American Magazine, 202. Philpot, Capt. Elias, 604, 608. Physicians, 212, 445, 593, 611. Physick and Surgery, practitioner of, 212. Pickens, Robert, 308.


Pickering, Captain, 586.


Picquet, a French priest, 369.


Pidgeon, William, 175, 493, 645. Piersen, Daniel, 352.


Pierson, Daniel, 389. Rev. John, 275.


Pike, Capt. Adonijah, 564, 622. Pilesgrove, 30, 61, 125, 126, 132, 137, 212, 261, 292, 293, 308, 370, 654; township of, 84, 292.


Pine, Captain, 173. Lazarus, 261.


Pine Mount Branch, 154. Pinter, John, runaway 550.


servant,


Piscataqua, 568, 602, from, 353.


619; snow


Piscataway, N. J., 10, 11, 19, 38, 145, 148, 156, 296, 298, 302, 336, 338, 339, 340, 343, 349, 350, 356, 359, 372, 375, 388, 391, 400, 408, 413, 426, 430, 446, 467, 471, 481, 485, 498, 502, 503, 542, 546, 548, 550, 559, 563, 564, 565, 568, 569,


604, 608, 575, 586, 587, 594, 596,


611, 612, 618, 620, 621, 622, 629, 634, 642; vessels bound for, 208, 290; vessels from, 97, 144, 244. Landing, 306. letter of marque ship, 353. Pissipiny, 385. Presbyterian church Pittsgrove, at, 293.


Pittstown, N. J., 148.


Plains of Abraham, battle on, 440. Plat, Eliphelat, 648.


Pluckamin, 286; St. Paul's church at, 283. 285, 286, 287.


Plumsted, William, 646. Plymouth, 34, 144; vessels from, 37.


Pocketbook found, 387. Pocketbook lost, 589. Pohatcong creek, 2, 634. Pole, Anna, 516. John, 517. Richard, estate of, 516.


Polk, Eunice, 485. Col. Thomas, 485.


575, Pollard, Captain, 567.


611, Polson, Capt. John, 92. John, 100. Pompton, 42. Indians, 267.


Poquet, Francis, murdered, 49S. John, murder of, 477. Port-au-Prince, 353.


435,


436, 443,


473,


490,


491,


493,


481, 496,


485, 498, 500,


502,


503.


508,


511, 531,


414, 415, 416,


426, 427, 430,


446, 447, 449, 475, 476, 477, 494,


466,


467, 471,


523, 525,


526,


529, 530,


572, 575, 576,


579,


427,


399, 400,


-


44


690


INDEX.


Porter, John, 126, 170; estate of, 526. Mary, 526.


Portland on the Highlands, 150.


Portsmouth, 34, 110, 619.


Post-rider, 410, 567.


Potowmack river, Potomack river, 292; east branch of, 475.


Potter, Sarah, 474.


Potter's town, Potterstown, 123, 367.


Potts, Capt. George, 343. Thomas, 558.


Poughkeepsie, 282.


Powell's Mill, 299.


Powelson, Jacob V. D., 287.


Power, Captain, 207.


Pownall, Thomas, Lieutenant Gov- ernor of New Jersey, 4, 32, 34, 71; appointed Governor of Massachusetts Bay, 108; sets out for Portsmouth, 110; ar- rives in Nantasket Road, 126; sets out for New Jersey, 135, 136; address of Borough of Elizabeth to, 138; his reply, 139; appointed Governor of South Carolina, 409; arrives at New London, 430.


Prall, Peter, slave run away from, 11.


Pratt, Benjamin, appointed Chief Justice of New York, 581.


Prebble, - 254.


Predeaux's regiment, 390.


Prenier, Peter, 286.


Presbyterian church of Trenton, 177.


Presbyterian ministers, address to Governor by, 274; answer to, 276.


Prescot, Captain, 480.


Pressler, John, killed by Indians, 242.


Prevost, Colonel, 480.


Price, Captain, 205. Robert, 261.


Price, Robert Friend, 194, 295; Sheriff of Gloucester and As- semblyman, 145.


Samuel, 58.


Pricket, John, estate of, 127.


Prideaux, General, 361.


Pridemore, John, 552.


Prince's Bay, 198.


Prince Edward, 302.


Prince, Captain, 155. Lieutenant, 144.


Princess Anne county, Md., 593, 617.


Prince Maurice's river, 512.


Prince Morris's river, 368, 471.




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