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to the resignation of the Treasurer, Stephen Skinner, 420; Two acts of, transmitted to the Earl of Dartmouth, 461; Report of Richard Jackson on thirty-three acts of, 508; Speech of the Governor to, 538; Address of, to the Governor, 543; Committee of, appointed to attend the Continental Congress, 546; Intended to appoint members to the Congress, 571; Speech of Governor Franklin to, 620; Address of, in reply thereto, 633; The Governor's rejoinder, 638; The proceedings of, 676; Notes of what Mr. Dickenson said before the House of, 689; Message from, in reply to the Governor, 697.
Assessors of Counties, Proclamation of, iv, 400.
Assheton, Robert, Member of the Pennsylvania Council, iv, 393.
Atkins, Sir Edward, i, 366; ii, 388.
Atkins, Sir Robert, i, 366; ii, 388.
Atkinson, James, ii, 148.
Atwood, Chief Justice, Letter from, to the Lords of Trade, ii, 428.
Auchmuty, Robert, x, 375, 377.
Auchmuty, Rev. Samuel, x, 313, 341.
Augustine, i, 221.
Aul, William, x, 531.
Austen, Joseph, Commissioner of Customs, ii, 168, 179.
Avery (Every) the Pirate, ii, 151, 223, 235, 358.
Aynsley (Ainsley, Aisleby, Ailesby), William, Appointed Chief Justice, viii, Part II, 190; Warrant to, 247 .- Death of, ix, 124, 173; Referred to, 177, 214, 217, 232, 236.
Ayres, Jonathan, x, 531.
Ayres, Moses, vii, 422.
Ayscough, John, Letter from, to Robert Hunter Morris, relative to Pro- vincial affairs, viii, Part I, 116.
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Bacon, John, ii, 380-iii, 165-iv, 215.
Bacon, Joseph, iv, 215.
Bacon, Nathaniel, The Virginia rebel, vii, 309, 311, 315.
Bacon, Samuel, iv, 215.
Bacon, William, iv, 215.
Bagley, Charles, i, 268.
Bahama Islands, Retreat for pirates, ii, 119, 358.
Bailey (Bailees), John, i, 15, 18, 504-506-ii, 125, 126.
Bainbridge, Edmund, vi, 455, 465 .- Congratulates Governor Belcher,
vii, 64; Arrested, 87; Referred to, 206, 220, 451; Indicted, 458; Re- ferred to, 628.
Bainbridge (Bambridge), John, Recommended for the Council, iv, 217, 227, 375, 377 .- Referred to, vii, 217, 231, 449, 451, 482.
Bainbridge (Bunbridge), Jr., John, vi, 455, 460, 463-469.
Bainfield, Mr., iv, 297, 300, 305, 374.
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Baid, Peter, iv, 197; Recommended for Council, 377 .- One of Governor
Burnet's Council, v, 2, 3, 34; Money received from, on account of bills of credit, 134; Money paid to, 137, 139, 141, 147, 148; Grand Juror, 187; Commissioner to try pirates, 197; Signs memorial, 301; Dead, 375, 402; Referred to, 454.
Baker, Abraham, ii, 334, 397.
Baker, John, i, 18, 98, 122, 529-ii, 227-vi, 208, 351-vii, 457.
Baker, Lewis, i, 307.
Baldwin, Amos, vi, 351.
Baldwin, Benjamin, ii, 339.
Baldwin, Caleb, vi, 351-vii, 457.
Baldwin, David, vi, 351-vii, 457.
Baldwin, Senior, John, ii, 336.
Baldwin, Jon., x, 587, 588.
Baldwin, Moses, Newark rioter, vii, 179.
Baldwin, Nathan, vi, 351-vii, 457.
Baldwin, Nehemiah, vi, 245, 295, 401-vii, 210; Indicted, 457.
Baldwin, Samuel, vi, 294, 346, 350, 361, 367-vii, 64, 74, 208, 470.
Ball, Aaron, vi, 351 .- Newark rioter, vii, 179, 403-405, 433, 434, 437,
438, 411, 442; Examination of, 443: Indicted, 458, 511-513. Ball, Caleb, ii, 339.
Ball, Edward, ii, 336, 339.
Ball, Esekill, vi, 351-vii, 458.
Ball, Lewis, Autograph, v, 510.
Ball, Nathaniel, vi, 351-vii, 457.
Ball, Richard, iv, 299.
Ball, Robert, iv, 310.
Ball, Timothy, vi, 351-vii, 458.
Ballinger, Henry, iii, 164.
Baltimore, Lord, i, 420-ii, 124, 360.
Bambridge, Peter, vii, 628.
Bankrupts, Bill relating to, iv, 126.
Banks, Joseph, iv, 370.
Banks, Josiah, Ensign, ix, 185, 187.
Banyar, George, ix, 182.
Barber, Francis, i, 50, 83.
Barbarie, John, iv, 340, 408-v, 197-vii, 650-viii, Part I, 237-ix, 366.
Barbou, Edward, v, 187.
Barclay, David, An East Jersey Proprietor, i, 383, 341, 448, 460; Ship- ments by, to East Jersey, 464, 465, 466, 467, 499, 528.
Barclay, James, vii, 420.
Barclay, John, An East Jersey Proprietor, i, 446, 460, 465, 529 .- ii, 2, Commissioned as Surveyor-General of East Jersey, 81; Notice of, 81; Signs as Proprietor, 113; Clerk, 271, 275, 317; Surrenders the Gov- ernment of East Jersey, 387; Signs the surrender, 456-460; Objected to as a member of Council, 488 .- Prohibited by Governor Cornbury
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from receiving quit rents, iii, 132; Referred to, 253, 254; Complaint of, at the non-recognition of his commission as Receiver-General, 331; Arrest of, by advice of Peter Sonmans, 375, 420, 447, 451, 456, 457; Recommended for Council of Governor Hunter, 498-iv, 9, Letter from, relative to prepartions for the accommodations of Gov- ernor Hunter, 13; Statement of, respecting Peter Sonmans, 15; Re- ferred to, 42, 74, 107; Clerk of Middlesex and Somerset Counties, 142; Referred to, 241; Salary as Clerk of the Assembly, 369; Deputy Secretary, 403; Deputy Register, 431 .- Referred to, v, 57.
Barclay, Robert, Proprietor and Governor of East New Jersey, commis- sions Thomas Rudyard as Secretary and Register of East Jersey, i, 376: Commissions Samuel Groom as Receiver General of the same, 378; One of the twenty-four Proprietors of East Jersey, 383, 410, 412; Commissions Gawen Lawrie as Deputy Governor of East Jersey. 423; Signs as a Proprietor, 437; Named as a Proprietor, 441, 446, 448, 451, 454, 457. 459, 462; Interested in goods shipped to East Jer- sey, 467; Instructions from, relative to setting cut of land in East Jersey, 470; Instructions from, to Governor Lawrie, 476; Named, etc., as Proprietor, 499. 500; Notice of, 502; Letter from, to Dep- uty Governor and Council of Proprietors in East Jersey, 506; In- structions from, and other Proprietors to Andrew Hamilton, 508; Referred to, 509, 517; Agreement as to the dividing line between East and West Jersey. 519; Referred to, 528; Letter from, and other Proprietors in England, to the Deputy Governor and Council in East Jersey, 541-ii, 22, 26; Agreement with Governor Cox in regard to the boundary line, 34; Named as a Proprietor, 187-193; Disburse- ments by, on account of East Jersey, 202; Signs as a Proprietor, 257, 263; Referred to, 389; Asks the appointment of Andew Hamil- ton as Governor, 470.
Barefoot, Brimstone, iv, 315.
Barentsen (Barents), Francis, i, 194, 196.
Bargoun, Peter, iii, 446.
Barker, Thomas, One of the East Jersey Proprietors, i, 383, 424, 433, 434, 437, 442, 446, 451, 454, 457, 460, 462, 474, 483, 484, 490, 499, 500, 504, 530-ii, 26, 171, 177, 186-193; Disbursements by, on account of East Jersey, 203; Signs instructions to Governor Basse. 213; As Proprietor, 257, 263, 376, 408, 411; Signs, 431; Referred to, 437; Signs the surrender of the Government, 456, 460: Recommends An- drew Hamilton for Governor, 470 .- Referred to, iii, 313.
Barkstead, Joshua, ii, 377, 473-iv, 344, 345.
Barnes, Mr., vi, 388, 391.
Barnet, Ichabod B., x, 363, 364, 365, 368.
Baron, Machgyel, i, 268.
Baron, Michell, i, 191, 204, 284 414.
Barr, George C., x, 717.
Barracks, See Military Affairs.
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Barrington. Lord, ix, 8, 14, 16, 17.
Bartleson, Andrew, i, 269.
Bartlett, Benjamin, ii, 41, 45, 48.
Bartlett, Thomas, iv, 80-85.
Barton, Joseph, Lieutenant, ix, 185.
Barton, Thomas, i, 269.
Barton, Thomas, Inspector of the Press, viii, Part II, 70.
Bartow, John, i, 510-iv, 174.
Bartow, Thomas, vi, 317, 353, 356, 440 .- Clerk of the Assembly, vii, 89, 343-viii, Part II, 172.
Basse, Jeremiah, i, 509 .- Commission to, from the West Jersey Society in England as their agent, ii, 91; Notice of, 91; Letter to, from the Proprietors of West Jersey in England, 97; Form of bond sent to him, to be entered into by the Proprietors of the several plantations in America, 141; Draft of commission to, as Governor of West Jer- sey, 143; Memorial of the Proprietors of East and West Jersey, ask- ing his appointment as Governor, 149; Required by the Lords of Trade to give security before being appointed Governor, 150; Letters from, to Secretary Popple, in regard to pirates and piracies, and the security demanded of him as Governor, 150, 154-157; Letters to, from Secretary Popple, in answer to the above, 155, 162; Petition from, as a Proprietor, to the Lords Justices, 171; Announcement of his appointment as Governor of East Jersey, 176; Proclamation of, for the suppression of vice and immorality, 206; Instructions to, as Governor, 209; Letter from, to Secretary Popple, announcing his arrival in New Jersey, 214; Referred to, 217, Proclamation of, estab- lishing Perth Amboy as a port, 227; Correspondence between, the Earl of Bellemont, relative to the delivery of two privates to the latter, 229; Referred to, 235; Letter to, from Secretary Popple, commending him for his zeal in suppressing piracy, 243; Referred to, 244; Complaints against, by the Earl of Bellemont, to the Lords of Trade, 241, 245; Note on, 246; Referred to, 247, 248, 252; Re- flections upon his conduct by the town of Newark, 270; Proclamation of, against certain immigrants from Scotland, 272; Referred to, 280; Letter from, relative to pirates and illegal traders, 286; Procla- mation of, against certain ships from Scotland, 297; Called to account by the West Jersey Society, 299; Letter from, relative to his administration of New Jersey affairs, 310; Petition relative to the ship Hester, 311; Referred to, 318, 320, 321; An account of the dis- turbances in East Jersey, 329; Letter from, to the Lords of Trade, 340; Referred to, 241, 242; Letters from, to the Lords of Trade, 343, 352; Referred to, 350, 351; Memorial from, to the Lords of Trade, asking for a consideration of the remonstrance of the inhabitants of East Jersey, 357; Referred to, 367, 378, 381, 382; Memorial of, to the Lords of Trade, relating to the Government of East Jersey, 391, 392; Referred to, 394, 398, 399, 400-404; Memorial from, to the
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Lords of Trade, relative to the surrender of the Government, 418; Referred to, 423, 434, 435, 439, 442, 444, 473, 475; Nominated for Council, 487; Objected to, 488; Remarks of, concerning cer- tain persons recommended for the Council, 502; Referred to, 502 .- His appointment as Secretary of New Jersey opposed by Peter Sonmans, iii, 23; A true representation of the case of, 26; Accused of carrying the public records out of the province, 92, 127, 152, 253, 254. 325; His party's actions related by Lewis Morris, 275-277; His proceedings referred to 445; Certificate of, relative to Sonman's affairs, 458-460; Presides at the Court of Common Right, 479; Re- ferred to, 489, 492, 493, 494-iv, 45, 46, 48; Addresses and deposi- tions against, 71-74; Referred to, 76; Indicted for perjury and forg- ery, 88; Answer of, to a representation of George Willock's against him, 90, 97; Referred to, 123, 124; Obnoxious to Governor Hunter, 139; Letter to, from Governor Hunter, relative to commissions for the Supreme Court Judges, 139; To, from the same, relative to swear- ing officers, 141; Letter from, to Governor Hunter, relative to sur- veys, 142; Complained of by Thomas Gardiner, 144; Letter from, to Governor Hunter, relative to Thomas Gardiner, 148; Announces to Governor Hunter the election of a new Council by the Proprietors of West Jersey, 151; Salary, 172, 185, 368, 369, 370; Referred to, 209, 237, 238, 259, 260, 301-v, 58, 135, 137, 138, 143.
Basset, Arnold, viii, Part I, 225, 226.
Bateman, John, x, 613.
Bates, Alexander, x, 717.
Bates, Thomas, iv, 42.
Bath, Earl of, i, 366.
Battersley, Nicholas, ii, 41-6, 65-73, 79.
Baton, Michael, Deposition of, i, 274.
Batsey, Robert, vi, 169.
Bawta, Weart, ii, 327.
Baxter, Major G., i, 518.
Bayard, John, vi, 144.
Bayard, Nicholas, i, 131, 142, 143, 517, 518-ii,-106, 237-x, 169, 170, 182. Bayard, William, ix, 451-453, 456, 463; Writes to Governor Franklin relative to Captain Kennedy's complaint, 467; Referred to, 470; Letter to, from Governor Franklin, relative to Captain Kennedy's complaint, 471; Deposition of, in the same matter, 472 .- Recom- mended for the Council of New Jersey, x, 131, 140; Claims of, to common lands in Bergen Township, 153; Petition of, in relation to said claims, 168; Referred to, 189, 190.
Bayley, Charles, i, 414.
Baylies, John, vi, 207, 208, 211.
Baynton, Peter, Named for the Council, vi, 107, 109; Deceased, 237. Beadle, Daniel, vii, 426, 428.
Beadle, Jacob, vii, 423, 426.
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Beadle, Michael, vii, 427.
Beaks, Edmund, iv, 42-vii, 637.
Beasley, Michael, Examination of, relative to the sloop St. Migel, vi, 388.
Beatty, Col. Erkuries, ix, 7.
Beatty, Gen. John, ix, 6.
Beaver Skins, Duties upon, ix, 405.
Beckman, Gerardus, iii, 64-iv, 340, 408.
Bedford, Duke of, Letter to, from Governor Belcher, relative to commerce
with the French, vii, 134; Letter to, from the same, transmitting Acts of the Assembly, 137; Address to, from members of the New Jersey Council, relative to the riots, 191; Letter to, from Governor Belcher, relative to the affairs of New Jersey, 289; Letter to, from Governor Clinton, 531; Letter to, from Governor Belcher, relative to New Jersey affairs, 598.
Bedford, Jonas, Lieutenant, ix, 185.
Bedford, Joseph, x, 718.
Bedford, Steven, ii, 396.
Beekman, Gerard, viii, Part I, 237.
Beere, Jonathan, ii, 148, 380.
Belcher, Andrew, Letter to, from his father, Governor Belcher, viii, Part II, 196-ix, 622.
Belcher, Counsellor, Opinions of, as to bills of credit being made legal tenders in New Jersey, viit, Part II. 87.
Belcher & Foye, Letter to, from Governor Belcher, viii, Part I, 108.
Belcher, Jonathan, His appointment as Governor of New Jersey, first re- ferred to, vi, 363, 423, 434; Petition to the King, relative to salary, 443; Petition of, to be absent from his Government for three months, 450; Report of the Lords of Trade on said petition. 453 .- Notice of, vii, 1; Commission for, to be Governor of New Jersey, 2; Instruc- tions to, 4, 7; Proceedings of the Council on the arrival of, 11; Ad- dresses to, and replies from, on his arrival, 13-17; Referred to, 18; Address of, to the Council and Assembly of New Jersey, 19; Auto- graph of, 22; Answers of the Council and the Assembly to his ad- dress, 23-29; Letter from to the Lords of Trade announcing his arrival in the Province, 29; Letter from, to Rev. Mr. Bradbury, 54; Letter from, to Governor Clinton, 55; To committee of the West Jersey Society, 57; To Mr. Craddock, describing his residence at Burlington, 58; To Richard Partridge, about private affairs, 59; To Secretary Willard, 61: Congratulatory address to, from a committee of the disffaected, 63; Letter from, to Col. Winslow, relative to the rioters, 65; To Mr. Justice Budd, 67; Message of, to the Council and Assembly of New Jersey, 67; Petition to, from alleged rioters, 71; Letter from, to Richard Partridge, 75; To Mr Oliver, 75; Referred to, 77; Address of the Council to, 81; Letter from, to Col. Alford, 91; Letter from, in favor of Col. Peter Schuyler, and other New Jer- sey officers, 93; Message of, to the Council and Assembly, relative to
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the expedition to Crown Point, 94; Letter of Congratulation to, from the Lords of Trade, 96 .- Letter from, to Richard Partridge, vii, 100; Message to the Assembly, 103; Prorogues the Legislature, 104; Let- ter from, to Richard Partridge, relative to the action of the Legisla- ture, 106; Addresses of the Council, 110; Reply thereto, 112; Letter from, to Rev. Aaron Burr, relative to the new college, 115; To James Alexander, relative to the expedition against Crown Point, 117; To Rev. Mr. Pemberton, relative to the college, 118; Referred to, 121; Letter from, to James Logan, relative to a charter for the college, 124; Referred to, 126; Letter from, to Anthony Palmer, President of the Pennsylvania Council, 130; Reply thereto, 131; His considera- tion for the Quakers, 133; Letter from, to the Duke of Bedford, rela- tive to the commerce with the French, 134; To Governor Shirley, relative to a conference with the Indians, 135; To the Duke of Bed- ford, transmitting Acts of the Assembly, 137; To the Lords of Trade, relative to Acts of the Assembly, 140: To the committee of the West Jersey Society, relative to appointing agents in the Province, 145, 150; Message from. to the Council and Assembly of New Jersey, 149; Referred to, 168; He rejects the advice of his Council, 183; Referred to, 203; His actions criticized by James Alexander, 204; Referred to, 219; His proceedings commented upon by F. J. Paris, 238; Let- ter from, to the Lords of Trade, answering certain queries, 243; From the same, to the same, relative to certain acts passed in New Jersey, 246; From the same, to the same, relative to the riots, 249; Letter from J. Alexander and R. H. Morris, relative to the same, 251; Referred to, 271; Letter from, to the Duke of Bedford, relative to the affairs of the Province, and the complaints against him, 289; Letter from, to the Lords of Trade, relative to the riots, 293; Mes- sage from, to the Legislature, 332; Address of the House of Assem- bly to, 345; Letter from, to the Lords of Trade, relative to the con- tention between the Council and the Assembly, 356; Letter from, to the Lords of Trade, respecting the proceedings of the Assembly, 361; Letter from, to the Secretary of State, inclosing affidavits, showing the state of the Provinces, 369; Transmits to the Lords of Trade ac- counts of ships entered and cleared at the ports of Burlington and Perth Amboy, 381; Proclamation upon the occasion of two riots in New Jersey, 382; Referred to, 401, 414; Letter to, from members of the Council, relative to the state of the Province, 452; Referred to, 483, 517, 523; Letter from, to the Lords of Trade, relative to the suspension of John Coxe, 540; Letter to, from Thomas Cadwalader, 544; From T. Severns, 546; Letter to, from the Lords of Trade, rela- tive to the behaviour of the Assembly, 551; Seized with a palsy, 533; Letter from, to Richard Partridge, relative to the proceedings of the Legislature, 553; Letter from, to the Duke of Bedford, rela- tive to pig and bar iron, 554; To the same, relative to the proceed- ings of the Assembly, 555; To the Lords of Trade, relative to the
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same, 556; Certificates and papers relating to mills, etc., for rolling iron in the Province of New Jersey, 558; Proclamation of, relative to an act to encourage the importation of iron, 561; Letter from, rela- tive to the complaints against him, 571; Letter from, to R. Part- ridge, relative to New Jersey affairs, 573; Recommends William Morris for the Council, 575, 577; To Col. Alford, in regard to college building, 579: Message from, to the Council and Assembly, 580, 583; His renominations for the Council objected to by the Lords of Trade, 585; To the Duke of Bedford, relative to dissolving the As- sembly, 587; Message of, to the Council and Assembly, 591; Letter from, to Richard Partridge, 592; To the Earl of Halifax, relative to complaints against him, 594; To Governor Clinton, relative to a pro- posed conference with the Indians, 596; To the Massachusetts Com- missioners, to treat with the Indians, 597; To the Duke of Bedford, relative to New Jersey affairs, 598; To Richard Partridge, relative to William Morris and Samuel Smith, 600; To the Lords of Trade, relative to the same, 607; To Lord Hardwicke, relative to the same, 611; To Richard Partridge, relative to Lewis M. Ashfield, 614; Mes- sage from, to the Council and Assembly, 615; Refuses to admit L. M. Ashfield to the Council, 617; Letter from, to Rev. Aaron Burr, relative to the college, 618; To the Lords of Trade, relative to L. M. Ashfield, 623; Message from, to the Assembly, relative to irregular proceedings, 625; Additional instructions to, 631-634; Message of, to the Council, 634; Changes his residence, 640; Transmits eight acts of the Legislature to the Secretary of State. 646; J. Alexander in relation to the proceedings of, 651 .- Letter from, to Benjamin Franklin, relative to an electrical apparatus, viii, Part I, 7; To Lord Halifax, relative to Lewis M. Ashfield, 8: To Col. Brattle, rela- tive to the electrical cure, etc., 9; To Col. John Alford, relative to the College, 10; To Mr. Walley, relative to the same, 11; Messages from, to the Legislature of New Jersey, 12, 21; Letter from, to his nephew, Mr. Foye, 22; To William Morris, relative to a library at Trenton, 32; To Richard Partridge, relative to Lewis M. Ashfield, 36; To Andrew Johnston, relative to the imprisonment of Simon Wyckoff, 37; To Samuel Nevill, relative to the riot at Perth Amboy, 38; Letter to, from Samuel Nevill, relative to the trial of Lewis M. Ashfield, 40; Letter relative to Wyckoff and Waller, 45; Letter from, to the Lords of Trade, relative to the riot at Perth Amboy, 52; To Richard Partridge, relative to the same, 52, 61; To the Lords of Trade, relative to the same, 60; To R. Partridge, relative to James Alexander, 61; Transmits the accounts of various officers to the Lords of Trade, 65; Letter from, to George Whitefield, on religious sub- jects, 84; To Lady Huntingdon, 87; To President Burr, on his mar- riage, 89; To Mr. Shippen, relative to the College, 94; To Lord Hardwicke, relative to orders from the King, 95; To the Earl of Granville, asking for continued confidence, 97; To Lord Halifax,
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relative to the affairs of the Province, 99; Message to the Council, relative to L. M. Ashfield, 101; Letter from, to the Lords of Trade, urging the transmission of orders from the King, 102; Extracts from letter to Partridge, concerning R. H. Morris, 102; Speech before the Council, 103; Denies L. M. Ashfield admission to the Council, 107; Letter from, relative to manufactures, 108; To Col. Alford, thanking him for a subscription to the College, 109; To the Lords of Trade, relative to his not admitting Mr. Ashfield to the Council, 111; To the same, on the revision of the laws, 113; His course toward Mr. Ashfield disapproved by the Lords of Trade, 124; Letter from, to the Lords of Trade, relative to Messages of the Legislature, 125; He admits Mr. Ash- field to the Council, 126; Requested by the Lords of Trade to give aid to the missionaries in New Jersey, 140; Letter from, to the Lords of Trade, transmitting documents, 151; Circular letter to, from the Lords of Trade, 156; Instructions to, from the Lords of Trade, 188; Letter to Lords of Trade, relative to disputes between the people of New York and New Jersey for want of a dividing line, 190; Memorial of the Pro- prietors of East Jersey to, 202; Transmits proceedings of Council and Assembly to the Lords of Trade, 287; Letter to, from Sir Thomas Rob- inson, 292; Letter to, from the Lords of Trade, relative to the defence against the French, 294; Requests the aid of Richard Partridge, in favor of Cortland Skinner as Attorney-General, 298 .- Letter from, to Colonel Schuyler, relative to the additional support for his regiment, viii, Part II, 11; To Sir Thomas Robinson, relative to the Assembly, 24; To the Lords of Trade, relative to the same, 26; Transmits, to the same, papers relative to the boundary question, 30, 72; Also bill for making current £70,000 in bills of credit, 36; Letter from, to Sir Thomas Robinson, relative to affairs in the Province, 76; Answers certain questions relative to the present condition of New Jersey, 78; Mes- sage of, to the Assembly, 93; Transmits paper, to the Lords of Trade, 102, 112; Letter from, to Sir Thomas Robinson, relative to military matters, 105; Letter from, to Lieutenant-Governor Morris, 116; To General Braddock, 117; To Secretary Read, relative to the defeat of General Braddock, 117; Congratulates Lieutenant-Governor Pownall on his appointment, 118; Message from, to the Council and Assem- bly, relative to military matters, 119; Letter to Governor Dinwiddie, on the same subject, 122; Reply of Lords of Trade to several of his letters, 124; Desires the Council and Assembly to meet him at Eliza- bethtown, 126; Letter to Governor DeLancy, relative to embargoes, 127; Message from, to Council and Assembly, relative to military affairs, 128; Letter from. to Mr. Oliver, relative to the condition of the forces on the frontier, 131; To Sir John St. Clair, on the necessity of driving the French from America, 133; To Richard Partridge, rel- ative to the appointment of a Lieutenant-Governor, 135; To Sir Thomas Robinson, relative to raising additional troops, 135; Con- gratulates Mr. Pownall on his appointment, 139; Letter from, to
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Commissioner Yard, on supplies for the troops, 140; Complimentary letter from, to Governor Hardy, 141; To the same, relative to the boundary line, 142; To James Alexander, 142; To Governor Dinwiddie, relative to the movement of the troops, 143; To Rev. George White- field, relative to the erection of Nassau Hall, 146; To Sir Thomas Robinson, relative to military affairs, 148; To Colonel Allen, rela- tive to the invasion of the French, 156; Proclamation of, to the Colonels of militia, directing them to muster their troops, 157; Let- ter from, to Governor Morris, relative to the threatened approach of the French and Indians, 158; To Lieutenant-Governor Pownall rela- tive to the movement of the troops, 160; To Governor Morris, relative to military affairs, 161; Message from, to the Council and Assembly, 162; Letter from, to Lieutenant-Governor Morris, relative to the enemy, 165; To Rev. Aaron Burr, relative to the College, 166; To Governor Hopkins, relative to a convention of Commissioners, 167; To General Shirley, relative to military affairs, 168; To Mr. Pownall, requesting him to attend the convention of Governors in New York, 170; To Lieutenant-Governor Dinwiddie, relative to military affairs, 172; Directs the Colonels of regiments to muster their troops and march to the Delaware river, 174; Letter from, to his nephew, P. Oliver, 175; To Colonel Anderson, relative to military requirements, 176; Directions of, to Colonel Andrew Johnston, 178; To Colonel Joseph Tuttle, relative to the defence of the frontier, 179; To Colonel Schuyler, relative to marching to Minisink, 180; To Governor Morris, relative to military affairs, 181; Directs a meeting of the Assembly to be called, 181; Proclamation of, relative to the defence of Morris and Sussex counties, 182; Letter to General Shirley, relative to councils of war at Oswego, 182; To Governor Hardy, relative to di- vision line and building of block houses, 183; Answers of, to queries from the Lords of Trade, 185; Letter to the same, relative to New Jersey affairs, 187; To Lord Hardwicke, relative to the necessity of capturing Canada, 188; To Richard Partridge, relative to the ap- pointment of Chief-Justice Aislely (Aynsley), 190; To Secretary Read, relative to the imprisonment of Indians in Pennsylvania, 191; Message of, to the Council and Assembly, 193; Letter to Governor Shirley, 194; To Mr. Walley, referring to Rev. Mr. Whitefield, 195; To his son, Andrew, 196; To Richard Partridge, 197; To Consul Dean, relative to the College, 197; Message to the Assembly, 198; Letter from, to Lord Halifax, relative to Attorney-General Skinner, 200; Message to Assembly, asking for an augmentation of the forces in New Jersey, 201; Letter from, to General Shirley, commenting on the last campaign, 203; Letter to, from the Lords of Trade, com- mending the services of New Jersey, 206; Announces to the Lords of Trade, the death of James Alexander, and recommends his son William as his successor in the Council, 214; To depute Lieutenant- Governor Pownall to attend meetings of the Governors, 215; Referred
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