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Robert, 2d, 636.
Robert, 3d, 635, 636.
Samuel, Colonel, 315.
Uzal, Sheriff, land for sale by, 607. Oge, James, alleged horse thief, 513.
Ogg, John, 40: land for sale by, 209; property of, for sale, 383.
Ogilvie, Rev. Mr., 187. Ohanlon, Patrick, 56. O'Hanlon, Patrick, insolvent
debtor, 568. Ohara, Barney, 139. Bryan, 17.
Ohio, proposed colony in, 167.
Ohio Company, reference to, 167.
"Old Cade," horse, 19.
Old Ferry, 266.
Old Ferry-house, 522.
"Old Haut-Boy," stallion, 157, 341. Oldman, S., 40. Oldman's Creek, 58, 160, 236, 340. Old Man's Hook, 340.
Old Scotch Meeting-House, 341. "Old Sterling," stallion, 157. Old York road, 299.
"Old Times in Old Monmouth." 653. Oliphant, John, 459. 460; insol- vent debtor, 576.
728
INDEX.
William, runaway apprentice, 65. Oliver, Andrew, stamp distributer, 595.
Oneanickon, 651. Oneida Academy, 635.
Ononaago Indians, 319. Opdike. John, 549. Orall, Samuel, 504. Orange County, N. Y., 339.
Orchards for sale, 57, 63, 67, 68, 70, 76, 78, 83, 102, 107, 112, 118,
119, 121, 123, 124, 126, 127,
134, 136, 141, 146,
160, 161,
171, 172, 173, 186, 189. 199,
206, 209, 213,. 216, 237, 238,
264, 266, 274, 286, 289, 307,
313, 315, 327, 334, 335, 348,
354, 360, 367, 370, 373, 382,
383, 392, 397, 417, 419, 440, 456,
444, 449, 450,
453,
455, 472,
475,
495, 496, 497,
498,
499,
493, 512,
515, 519, 523,
525,
550, 551,
574, 586, 606, 615.
621,
623,
625. 627, 675. 677,
693, 694.
Orchards to let, 179, 601.
Orme, Alexander, clerk to the sig- net, 401, 448. Orr. Glenholme & Co., 546. John, 304.
Orton, Rev. Job., 256.
Osborne, Robert, teacher of Latin and Greek, 399.
Osburn, Thomas, runaway ser- vant. 333.
Oswego, 106; letter from, 391.
Oswego Market, New York, 141. Otis, James, member of the Stamp Act Congress, 647.
Ottoway, John Harding, broke
goal, 207.
Ouke, William, 36; Judge, 609, 620. "Our Home" (Magazine), 638. Ourry, Capt., 376.
Outwater, Elizabeth, 637.
Overend, Thomas, deceased, lands of, for sale, 458, 486.
Owen, George, 452.
Oxford, Md., 678.
Oxford, N. H., 255.
Oxford, Pa., 31.
Oxford Furnace, 12. 527: iron works for sale, 453.
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"Pacolet," race horse, 130. Pacquanac, 528.
,
Pahaqua Long Mountain, 113. Pahaquala Mountain, 267.
Palmer. John, land for sale by, 486. Philip, jun., 120.
Paramus, 140, 141, 501, 503; Re- formed Dutch Church of, 502. Park. John, 257. Capt. Silas, 287.
Parker, Adam, 260; apprentice run away from, 259.
James, of Perth Amboy, Judge of Middlesex county courts. 567. 568, 569, 570, 572, 579; manager of lottery, 590-591; lands in Sussex county for sale by, 572.
James. of Woodbridge, print- er, books for sale by, 295; book printed by, 479; printer of the "New American Mag- azine," 560; author and printer of the "Conductor Generalis, 405; book in the press by, 666; Comptroller of the post-office, 291.
James (probably the printer), narrow escape from drown- ing by, between Philadel- phia and Mt. Holly, 679. Nathaniel, 351, 578, 579; ser- vant run away from, 165. Parkinson, Henry, 634. Parliamentary grants of 1761 to the American Provinces, 223. Parmer, Capt. George, 596.
Parr, Samuel, servant run away from, 119. William, Sheriff, 587. Parsippany church, 433. Parsons, Rev. Jonathan, 88. Partinson, Pat., 257.
"Partner," stallion, 157. Partridge, Oliver, member of the Stamp Act Congress, 647.
Passaic, Great Falls of, 533; Lit- tle Falls of, 534.
Passaic river, 109, 121. 177, 203, 272, 312, 411, 561.
Paterson, 646.
Paterson, William. 636; sketch of, 255.
Patrick, James, 628.
Patten, James, insolvent debtor, 579.
Patterson, Magdalen, 369. Robert, 97, 124, 304; deceased, estate of, 369.
Samuel, 124. William, 254, 296.
Patton, .James, 257; insolvent debtor, 592.
Paulin's Kiln, Pawling's Cillor (kill), 3, 11, 113, 306, 354, 571. river, 12, 112.
Pawling's creek, 354. Paxson, Henry, foreman of the Burlington grand jury, 451.
Paxton, 257, 416.
Paxton, Mass., 637.
Paxton, Pa., 304.
Paxton, Henry, 559.
Peapack, 438. brook, 397.
Pearce, Capt. John, 169.
Pearne, Capt. William, 165, 166. Pearson, Isaac, wood boat for sale by, 430. Robert, wood boat for sale by, 430.
Peat, Jonathan, schoolmaster, 612, 613, 624. Samuel, 517. Peeks Kill. 308.
457, 458, 459. 467,
482, 484, 485, 486,
488,
729
INDEX.
Peirce, Thomas, 88. Paul, 139.
Pemberton, Ebenezer, 235, 634; valedictor" oration by, 632; sketch of, 636, note. Israel, 406.
Penell, Mr., 200.
Penier. Mr., plantations of, 340. Penn. Governor, 320.
William, 644; good title of, 123; grant from. 557.
Pennington, 94, 120, 121, 207, 307, 333, 426, 467, 468, 493, 495, 504, 507.
Pennington, Edward, land for sale by, 163.
Pennock. Joseph, jun., 83. 126.
Penn's Neck. 32, 70, 85. 237, 269, 422, 517; Presbyterian church at. 254.
Pennsylvania. 144, 163. 393, 406,
428, 436, 444, 530, 559, 584, 590, 595. 628, 633. 641, 651; assailants of Indians, 321; customs officer for, 659;
Governor of, 655; Hospital, 59; Indian ravages in, 276; late Governor of, 305; mem- bers of the Stamp Act Con- gress from, 648, 649; Parlia- mentary grant to, 223; peo- ple of, murder friendly Indi- ans. 320; Regiment. desert- ed from. 391: Side, 280; Uni- versity of. 39, 634; votes the troops required by the King, 318; whites and blacks in, capable of bearing arms, 689. Pensacola red cedar, 526.
Pensauquin, Pensawkin, creek, 83, 105.
Pepack. 572.
Peppard, Francis, 88.
Pequally Mountain. 630.
Pequea. 58. 61, 80, 110.
Peramos, 140.
Periam, Joseph, 88, 636; English oration by, 87; schoolmaster, 370; commencement oration by. 632.
Periauger, 467. Perth. 466.
Perth Amboy, 17, 28, 33, 45, 47, 48, 52, 55. 60. 61, 62, 63, 74, 78. 80. 135, 142, 146, 155, 185, 189, 194, 295, 304, 308, 317, 334, 339, 378, 390, 412, 423, 431, 432, 436, 446, 457, 478, 479, 487, 488, 491, 498, 499, 500,
501, 514, 516, 519, 533. 567. 568, 569, 570, 588, 589, 590. 591, 608, 630, 654, 664, 671,
675, 690, 691, 692, 693; ad- dress of the corporation of, to Gov. Franklin, 147; ad- dress by the corporation of, to ex-Gov. Hardy, 241; his reply, 242; court house at, partly destroyed by fire, 446; goal, 466, 567, 568, 569, 570, 572,579. 592, 608; ironical reference to officials of, 218; ladies of, 432; meeting of the Legislature at, 190; royal proclamation of peace pub-
lished at. 210; Supreme Court at, 639. see Amboy.
Peterson, Joseph, 403. Margaret, 139.
Petit-Augre, entangled in the ice. 467. Pettet, Maria, 502.
Pettit, Amos, 89, 113, 114. Charles, 331, 392, 484. Reed and, 659.
Phenbrook, N. Y., 308.
Phenix, Joun, 551.
Philadelphia, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 15, 18, 21, 40, 43, 46, 49, 53, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 79, 84, 85, 89, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 105, 109, 110, 112, 113, 114, 115, 120, 122, 125, 132, 133, 134, 136, 138,
140, 144, 146, 154, 160, 166,
167, 168, 169, 173, 175, 179.
185, 190, 199, 209, 210, 211,
215, 223, 226, 230, 236, 243,
245, 246, 259, 260, 261, 264,
266, 273, 274, 275, 280, 284,
286, 289, 291, 292, 298,
299,
306, 310, 321, 324, 355,
338, 343,
346,
372. 378, 396,
399,
401,
369, 402.
405, 412, 414,
416,
417,
440, 445, 449, 450,
454,
485,
492,
481. 495,
507.
508,
510,
511,
513,
516,
522, 535. 559, 583.
560, 564,
575, 581,
558, 582,
605,
614, 615, 622, 626, 628,
629,
631. 635, 637, 641,
644,
646,
651. 654, 659,
666, 678, 689,
690; a local post office, 291;
First Presbytery of, 253. 256. 635; forges. 261; goal, of, 98; High Dutch Reformed Church in. 214; Market, 47, 274, 491, 530; Medical College of, 432; plan of, 100; plan of, for sale. 89; post office, letters in, 17, 56, 64. 72, 97, 124, 139. 162, 183, 216, 257 304, 335. 395, 426, 525; Presbyterian church in Arch street, 426; prison, 587; rum, for sale, 296, 556; sailed for, 354; Second Presbyterian Church of, 470; Second Presbytery of, 254; Sheriff of. 552;
stamp distributor for, 646;
vessels cleared, 33. 48, 53. 63, 71. 99, 104, 107, 116, 164, 166, 173, 219, 222, 275. 281. 351; vessels entered in. 21. 23. 31, 34, 36. 40. 48. 52, 69. 86, 94. 99. 101. 107, 163, 165, 166. 169, 178, 201, 204, 236, 251, 342. 389, 390 402, 460, 516. 545, 602, 626. 640. 673: ves- sels outward bound. 31. 48. 78. 85. 86, 99, 101, 159, 166, 190. 391.
Philips, Cant. J., 215.
Phillipsburg. church at. 638. Phillips' Academy. 636.
330, 356.
331, 359,
483.
484,
524,
527,
529, 532,
534,
538,
547, 548, 552,
428, 429, 430, 436, 452,
438,
453,
366,
455, 471, 473, 494,
586, 588. 589, 590, 602,
730
INDEX.
Phillips, Ephraim, goaler, 419, 420, 492, 588, 614, 678; mare
stolen from, 419. Phillips's Mill, Mr., 525.
Philpot, Erick, 336. John, 18. Mrs., 462. Physicians :-
Asheton, Dr. Ralph, 452.
Farmer, Dr. Richard, 229.
Lawrence, Dr. John, 432.
Newell, Dr. James, 449.
Plunkett, Dr. William, 426.
Johnston. Dr. Lewis, 155.
Ramsay, Dr. David, 634, 636, note. Shippen, Dr., Philadelphia, 453. Stork, Dr., 4.
Van Inburgh, Dr. Johannis, 501. Vierselius, Dr. George An- drew, residence of, for sale, 287. Picker, Capt. J .. 236. Pickle, Baltus, 459.
Pidgeon, Ann, 392; widow, 416. Joseph, papers of, 416. .
William, 42; land for sale by, 586, 694. Pierson, Judge Daniel, 574, 674. Pike, Joseph, 1.
Pilesgrove, 124, 162, 213, 227, 229, 257, 286, 304, 335, 336, 369. 376, 379, 416, 454, 574, 621.
Pinjez, Peter, 316.
Pinkerton, David, clerk, 384.
Pirates, commissioners to try, 501.
Piscataqua, 259, 281, 539, 585.
Piscataway, 12, 21, 23, 31, 34, 36. 40, 48, 52, 53, 69, 71, 78, 86. 94, 99, 116, 165, 166, 186, 342. 366, 398, 490, 545.
Plainfield. Conn., church at, 634. Plank and timber, bounty on, rec- ommended, 542. Platt, Daniel, 433. Hannah, 636. Sarah, 636. Zopher, Dr., 636.
Pluckamin Town, 53.
Plumstead's Line. 340.
Plunkett, Dr. William, 426.
Poag, John. 217.
Pochuck Meadows, 293. Poetry, villanous attempt at, 610. Pohatconk, 306. Pohatcung. 629.
Pohatteenny, 629.
Point Pleasant, 547.
Pokattekung, 212.
Polhamus, Cornelius, negroes for sale by, 507. Pollock, John, 357. Thomas, 39.
Pomp, runaway negro, 529. Pompey, runaway slave, 673.
Pool, John, apprentice run away from, 465.
Lawrence, negro run away from, 563.
Pool's Bridge, Philadelphia, 105. Poor, Lawrence, 180; accused of
robbery 179. Pope, Edward, 634. old - -, 310.
Popenes, James, insolvent debtor. 649.
Poplar Landing, 105.
Porter, Mr., 529. Portsmouth, New England, 7.
Portsmouth, England, 131, 132, 673.
Portsmouth, R. I., 651, 652.
Port St. Mary, Consul at, 172.
Portupick, 651.
Post chariot for sale, 353.
Post road, 46.
Post riders :-
Airey, William, 597.
Airley, William, 52. Arey, Adam, 119. Arey, William, 298. Hufty, Simon, 508, 510.
Post, Teunis, 364.
Postal service through New Jer- sey, importance of, 541.
Potash, manufacture of, 543.
Pote, Capt. Jeremiah, 31.
Potratconk, 306.
Potter, Ann, advertised by her husband, 623.
Joseph, land for sale by, 592. Reuben, 334.
Thomas, insolvent debtor, 585. William, advertises his wife, 623. Potts, Joshua, Rev., 654.
Stacy. 537; tan-yard of, 535. Thomas, 654.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Reformed Dutch church at, 638.
Poulas Hook, 478, 560, 561; ferry, 467. Pound, Elijah, 426, 436; mare lost
by, 436.
Powell, Cornelius, 398.
Howell, sheriff, 236, 243, 258, 359, 371, 414.
Robert, 443. 209. 509,
Thomas, schoolmaster, 122, 167, 208, 209, 509; book by, 398. Powles's Hook, 429, 512, 513, 522; ferry at, 389, 390. Pownall, Thomas. appointment of, to office, 45.
Prall, John, 462. Prassett, Francis, 426.
Pratt, James, runaway slave, 417. John, junior. 336.
Presbyterian church, 215. Deerfield,
Presbyterian meeting house . at Kingwood, 68, 392.
Presbyterian ministers of New Jersey, address by, to Gov. Franklin, 180.
Presbytery of New York, 609.
Preston, Capt .. 345, 349. Prevost. Captain, 535.
Price, Benjamin, 156, 157; yer, 534.
law -
Daniel, insolvent debtor, es- tate of, 648, 649. David, 336, 462. John, 627; land for sale by, 524. Robert Friend, sheriff, 383. 471, 515, 530, 531. Thomas, 649.
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INDEX. 731
Thomson, insolvent debtor.
613.
Pricket's mill, 583. rickett, Jacob, 426. Priestly, James, 331. John, imprisoned for a debt of sixpence, 620. Prigmore, Daniel, ferryman, 438. Prime, Rev. Ebenezer, 253.
Prince, Frederick, broke goal, 560. Prince George county, Md., 432.
Princeton, Prince Town, 6, 91, 92, 94, 123, 143, 149, 155, 203, 249, 251, 252, 254, 255, 260, 271. 286, 295, 317, 333, 344, 384. 387, 456, 467, 482, 483, 491. 492, 496, 504, 513, 514, 531.
534, 557, 558, 631, 633, 640. 656; letter from, 5; 1 and for sale at, 10, 79; storehouse at, for sale, 106; Gov. Frank- lin at, 150; Presbyterian meeting house at, 159; pre- paratory school at. 265, 370: Presbyterian church at, 431: post office, letters in, 503: tavern for sale at, .532; grammar school at, 634. College, 7, 13, 86, 136, 253, 315. 442, 633. 634, 635, 636. 637, 638, 676; fire at, 302; trus- tee of. 433. Printing-Office, New, 72. Prittons, widow, 314.
Privateers, success of. 108. Proclamations-for day of fasting and prayer, 32; prohibiting exportation of certain goods from New Jersey, 47; by the King, against exorbitant fees, 414; requiring posting of fees, 415.
the Proposalists, 168. Proprietary Government, waning
Quackinbush, John, eloped, 74. Mary, 74.
Quaker meeting house at King- wood. 68, 267. 302. Quarry, for sale, 485, 621; lime- stone. 444. Quebec. 539, 595; Governor of, 173, 682. Queen Ann's County, Maryland, --
authority of, 653. Providence (West Indies ?), 17.
Providence, R. I., "skimmington" party at, 565. Province Island, 298.
Provincial Congress of New Jer- sey, 315, 432.
Provoost, Affie, 502. Anneke, 502.
Catharina, 502. Catherine, 502. 503.
Cornelia, 502.
David, 501, 502.
David Rynders, 502, 503.
David William, 502.
David W., deceased, land of, for sale, 500.
Effe, 502, 503.
Efye, 502.
Geertruyd, 502; (widow), 503.
Maria, 502.
Samuel, 502; insolvent debtor, 591. W., Col .. 501.
Wellem, 502. Wilhelmus, 502.
Willem, 502. William, 502, 503. William, Col .. 501. Wyntje, 501, 502.
"Prussia," runaway servant, 18.
Pryce, David, 187.
Pryn, Thomas, jun., land for sale by, 481.
Pryor, Samuel, land for sale by, 481. Pryor, Thomas, 326. Thomas, jun., 550.
Pumpessing creek, 22. Purviance, Samuel, 384; land for sale by, 292. Pusey and Gibbons. 576. Pym, Capt. John, 489.
161, 258, 371. Queen's College, 637. Queen's Regiment, 302.
QUINwie Town, 36. Quicksall. Daniel. 466.
Quigley, John, 257.
Quinby, Isaiah, negro run away from, 564.
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Racehorses, 127, 130, 157, 158, 456, 476, 477.
Raccoon Creek. 40, 109, 160, 257, 275, 440. 444, 558; marsh on, 14; proposed bridge over, 493, 515. Radley. John, insolvent debtor, 572, 592.
Rahway, 511, 556; meeting house, 511; river. 511.
Rainey, Mrs. 305. William, alleged thief, 95. Rainy, James, 18. Ralston, Andrew, 304. Rambo, John, 673; servant run
away from. 34, 35, 60. Ramsay, Mrs .. 336. William, Rev .. 636.
Ramsay. Ramsey, Dr. David, grad- uates from Princeton, in 1765. 634; sketch of. 636, note.
Mr .. portraits of the King and Queen, by, 547.
Rancocas creek, 126. 289, 480, 524; branch of, 260; north branch of, 378. Randall. Alexander, Judge., 613. William, appointed surveyor general of customs for Geor-
732
INDEX.
gia. East and West Florida, the Bahama Islands and Jamaica, 659. Randolph, Peter, appointed sur- veyor general of customs for Maryland, etc., 659.
Ransom bill, 310.
Raritan, Rariton, 359, 614; land
251, 252, 498, 676 for sale near, 10. landing, 251, 252, 498, 676.
river, 4, 35, 62, 184, 186, 224, 398, 431, 479, 499, 550, 625, 677; north branch of, 340; landing on, 516. Ratan, Joseph, 305.
Ratcliffe, Jane, runaway servant, 165.
Raur, Benjamin, 259.
"Raven," stallion, 163, 349.
Raway, 145, 348; robberies at, 257. landing, 145, 348.
Rawle, Francis, 651.
- Ray, John, 564.
Razer, John, 299.
Rea, Alexander, 257. Richard, Capt., Company of, 363.
William, 383; sale at the house of. 383; land for sale' by, 268; property of, for sale, 384.
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Read and Furman, merchants, 94. Read, Charles, 291, 399, 578, 583. 640: Clerk of the Supreme Court. 292; conveniences for iron works, offered by, 581; Justice Supreme Court, 576, 584, 593, 597, 600; Provincial Secretary, 47. 221, 416. 682. Reade. Joseph, mills and houses to be let by, 516.
Read's mill, 583.
Reading, 562; goal, 380.
Reading, Daniel, 528; land for sale by, 528; negro run away from, 430.
George, 296, 528; land for sale by. 528. John, 95, 528; deceased, land sold by, 667.
Sarah, runaway servant, 83. Thomas, 528; land for sale by, 528; negro run away from, 430.
Reading-Town, N. J., 18 Reading-Town, Readington, N. J., 18. 287, 420, 528, 550.
Red Bank, Gloucester county, 104. Red cedar for sale, 526.
Redemptioners, sale of, 563, 564. Redman, Dr. John, 256. Susannah, 644. Red Root Landing, 187. Redwar, John Isaac, 182, 185
Reed and Pettit, 296, 365, 659.
Reed, Andrew, 7, 296, 325, 336, 392, 462, 484, 628; about to re- move from Trenton, land for sale by, 330. Joseph, 659. Joseph, General, 331. Samuel, 628.
Reedy Island, 273, 296; bar. 689. Reedy-Point, 34.
Reeker, John, runaway servant, 336.
Reemer. George, Sheriff, 457.
Rees, John, servant run away from, 302.
Reeve, Abner, Rev., 255. Samuel, land for sale by, 623. Tapping, 255, 636.
Topping, 254. Reeves, Jonathan, insolvent debt- or, 621. Walter, 679.
Augustin, land for sale by, 118. Augustine, negroes run away from, 544. Euphemia, 528.
John, Col., 528. John. schoolmaster, 418. Reily, John, schoolmaster, 612, 613, 624. Reinders, Barent, 502.
Reinder (Rynders), Geertruyt, 502. Relfe, John, 468.
Remer, George, 221. George, sheriff, 301. Remsen, Henry, jun., 327. Peter, 692.
Renear, James, 336.
Rensselaer county, 633.
Revolutionary War, 272, 433, 635, 636.
Reynell, John, tavern to let by, 603.
Reynolds, Broughton, 674. Captain, 21. James, 336. Mrs., drowned, 227. Pat, 56.
Rhea, Robert, 480. Rhinebeck Flats, N. Y., Reformed Dutch Church at, 638.
Rhode Island, 595, 651; customs officer for, 658; members of
the Stamp Act Congress
from, 647; Parliamentary grant to, 223; whites and blacks in, capable of bearing arms, 689. Rhodes, Charles, 567, 568, 693.
Rice, Thomas, negroes for sale by, 265.
Richard, George, runaway appren- tice, 474.
Richards, Burnet, 524. Burnet, Capt., 583. Charles, 257.
William, 459, 513, 523; servant run away from, 603; stage waggon of, 512, 522.
Richardson, Francis, 355. Rich (Va.) Presbyterian church, 433. Riche, Thomas, negroes for sale by, 422, 423; servant run away from, 603. Richet, James, 426.
Richfield township, Pa., 1.
Richie, Robert, 10,
Richman, John, runaway servant, 205. Richmond Church, S. I., 227. Richmond, Jonathan, 440. Rickless, Joseph, 124. Ridgway, Lott, 659. Riga, 543.
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INDEX.
Rigar, John, runaway servant, 18. Righton, Zachariah, runaway ser- vant, 243. Rindyway, Lott, 659.
Ringgold, Thomas, member of the Stamp Act Congress, 648.
Ringo, John, 208. Ringoes, 634.
Rings, John, 107.
Ringwood, 426.
Ringwood stream, 329.
Risdon, John, 624.
Ritchie, James, 462. Robert, 265: servants run away from, 263. Rivington and Brown, booksellers, 54.
Roads. improvement of, urged by Gov. Franklin, 541, 542; im- provement of, 553, 555; be- tween New York and Phila - delphia, lottery for improve- ment of, 590. Robbins. Elizabeth, 175. Robert, Hugh, 452.
Roberts, Comptroller, of New York, N. Y. Revolutionary Records, by, 633.
George, 452. Matthew, insolvent debtor, 592. Phebe (Baldwin), 634. Thom, 4. Roberts Congregation, S. I., 256. Robertson, Duncan, land for sale by, 173.
Capt. John, 33.
Robeson. Anne, 13. Jonathan, jun., 13.
Joseph, ferryman and inn- keeper, 50.
Maurice, estate of, for sale, 12.
Peter, servant run away from, 233. William, innkeeper, 49.
Robins, Daniel, insolvent debtor, 600; Daniel, deceased, land of, for sale. 327. Elisha, 571, 572. John, 628. Robin's Hill, 326. Robinson, Captain, 159. James, 296. William, 18.
Rochester, Dutch church of, 637. Rockaway, 433; Presbyterian church, 433.
Rockhill, Dr. John, 13.
Rocky Brook, 624.
Rocky Hill, 51, 107, 208, 304, 492, 590; copper mine at, 518; mines, 452, 453. Rocky Spring Church, Pa., 254. Rodgers, John, Rev. Dr., 256. Samuel, 628; servant run
away from, 232. Rodman, Joseph, 56. Scamon, 18. Thomas, 650, 659, 679. Thomas, Judge, 580, 610. William, 11.
Rodney, Cæsar, member of the Stamp Act Congress, 648.
Rogers, Alexander, insolvent debt- or, 576.
Daniel,, runaway (supposed) negro, 371.
Isaac, land for sale by, 524. John, 609. Roman Catholic immigrants, 338. Romeyn, Claes or Klaese (Nicho- las) Jansen, 636, 637. Dirck, 637; sketch of, 636,
note. Jan. 636, 637.
John Brodhead, Rev., 637.
Klaes. 637.
Nicholas, 637.
Richard, 637.
Theodoric, 634, 637.
Thomas, 637.
Rev. Thomas, 637.
Romine, Laton, insolvent debtor. 600. Samuel, insolvent debtor, 600. Rope walk. 229.
Rosali, Rebecca, 56.
Rosco, Lieut., 248, 249.
Rosecrans, Harman, arrested for counterfeitin - 412.
Ross, Albert, 139. George. land for sale by, 594. John, 310.
Rossell, Zachariah, 524.
Rothenbuhler, Rev. Frederick, cer- tificate as to his character, 214.
Rotterdam, 338. Round-abouts, the salt meadow for sale at, 691.
Rousby. Geesie Lena, 141. William, 141.
Rouse, John, 98.
Rounsifer, Richard, 64.
Rowe, Stephen, 18. Rowland, David, member of the Stamp Act Congress, 648. Mary, 504. Roxbury. 51, 95, 538.
Royal American Regiment, 175, 309, 535. 672.
Royal Highlanders. 2d Battalion of, 101.
Royal, Sarah. 56.
Rozell, Zachariah, 351.
Rudderow, William, servant run away from, 83, 84.
Rue, Samuel, 478. Ruggles, Timothy, member of the Stamp Act Congress, 647.
Rum, ill consequences from distill- ing same from French mo- lasses, 516.
Rumford, Jonathan, 72. Runaway apprentices-see Ap- prentices run away.
Runaway Frenchman. 493. Runaway Indian servant lad, 269. Runaway mulatto, 71, 434, 453, 538. Runaway negroes, 31, 119, 131, 177, 200, 236, 243, 244, 251, 265, 301, 313, 314, 332, 333, 335. 356, 363, 369, 371, 372, 377, 380, 386, 399, 402, 420, 421, 430, 434, 437, 438, 439, 529, 538, 544, 562, 563, 564, 585. 588, 610. 621, 622, 688; sup- posed, 420.
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INDEX.
Runaway servants, 2, 8, 14, 15,
18, 23, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 43, 49, 53, 59, 60, 63, 64, 67, 70, 71, 72, 75, 81, 82, 83, 84,
86, 101,
120, 121, 122, 160, 161, 162,
163, 164, 165, 166, 175, 177,
183, 184, 186, 205. 216, 222.
227, 228, 231, 232, 233, 235,
236, 243, 244,
245, 246, 262,
263, 270, 272,
275,
286,
301,
302, 303, 313, 333, 336, 337,
338, 344, 346, 347, 349, 350,
355, 356, 358,
362, 363, 368,
375, 376, 377, 381,
385, 386,
387, 388, 401, 411.
412, 413,
414, 422,
423, 429, 442, 479,
445, 482,
486, 493, 495, 499, 546, 547,
558, 559, 564, 575. 583, 587,
588, 602, 603, 605. 606, 626,
668, 669, 678, 679; supposed, 414, 614.
Runaway slaves, 71, 252, 417, 418. 673.
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Sabbath day stage boats forbid- den, 89, 93. Sacket. James, land for sale by, 488.
Joseph, 481.
Sackett. Joseph, jun., 103.
Sacks, Gasper, 32.
Saddle River, 78, 501, 637.
Sadler, Isaac,' 628.
Sadsbury, Lancaster county, Pa., 575.
Safe, Comfort, 462. Salem. 17, 18, 23, 31, 33, 48, 53,
56, 57, 63. 64, 71, 72, 101.
104, 107, 116, 139. 159, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166,
169, 173, 178, 188, 190, 201, 205, 210. 215, 216, 219, 222, 236, 237,
257, 271, 275, 281, 290,
296,
316, '336, 351, 389, 390, 391, 426, 517, 521, 545, 559, 626. 640, 650, 651, 673, 688; act to suppress fairs in, 332;
Circuit Court, 260.
county. 18, 59, 183, 286, 346, 354, 445, 464, 649, 688; goal, 611.
creek, 13. 132, 133, 229.
goal. 138, 206, 346, 406, 518, 621. 650.
Salem. N. Y., 634.
Salford Hundred, England, 644. Salisbury Island, 308.
Salisbury township, Pa., 43. Saltar, John. 518.
Joseph. 518.
Richard, deceased, estate of, 518.
Salter. Lawrence. servant run away from, 401. Sambo, runaway negro, 265, 564, 688.
Sampson. runaway negro, 177. Sandy Hook, 43. 55. 62, 94, 101, 108, 122, 124, 127, 189, 240, 245, 259, 311, 313, 339, 346, 349. 380, 489; description of
lighthouse at, 380; light.
Rush, Benjamin, Dr., receives the degree of A. M. from Prince- ton, 255; brother of Jacob Rush, 637.
102. 104, 105, 119, Jacob, 634; commencement oration by, 632; sketch of, 637, note.
Russel, John, deserter, 391. Russell, Mat., 336.
Ruston, Thomas, 88.
Rutherford, John, 336. Robert, 461, 628; insolvent debtor, 664, 671; tavern keep- er, 117; tavern of, 365; tav- ern of, for sale, 461. Samuel, 558.
Rutherfurd, Walter, land for sale by, 112. 113.
Rutlidge, John, member of the Stamp Act Congress, 648. Ryerson, Joris (George), 528. Marritje, 528. Marten, forge for sale by, 528. Martin, 267, 268, 628.
128; lighthouse at, tonnage on vessels for support of, 352; sailed from, 354; schooner ashore at, 464. Sandy township, 688.
Saram, David, insolvent debtor, 598.
Sarich, Stephen, act naturalizing, 28. Sasquehanna, Sasquehannah, 61, 111. Saul, Joseph, 32. Saunders, Fr., 336. Francis, 125. R., Capt., 351. William, insolvent debtor, 674.
"Saup's," stallion, 157. "Saupt," stallion, 341.
Savage, Mr., 245. Savannah. Ga., 658.
Saw mills, 52, 67, 76, 112, 122, 134. 137, 141, 266, 289, 368, 379, 382, 392, 398, 447, 484, 491, 498, 531, 536, 550, 551, 552, 592, 625, 690; for rent, 18; for sale, 373, 403, 442, 475, 497; to let, 111.
Sawney, runaway negro, 538. Sax, Hans, 563.
Saxton, Jierard, servant run away from, 121.
Saybrook, 635. Sayres. Richard, 575, 576.
Scattergood, John, land for sale by, 506. Rebecca. 506, 507.
Schaffhausen, Switzerland. 338. Schanck, Garret, house of, for sale, 496; deceased, land of, for sale, 497. Peter, land for sale by, 497. Schank, Henry, 327. Peter, 327.
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