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INDEX. TO COLONIAL RECORDS. 237
Northampton Co .-
Coroner, 100, 297, 570. Repre- sentatives, 100. Councillor, 100, 103, 297. Thos. Hartman r moved from, 141. Sub-Lieuten- ant paid, 168. Claims in Luzerne county - memorial, 224. Sedi- tious resolutions at Easton-pros- ecution to be commenced, 225. Contested election-John McNair agent for confiscated estates, 248. Lieut. of county accounts, 249. Proprietaries claim "Indian land " in-petition against, 265. Con- tested election, 298, Roads, 425, 445. Estate of A. Allen, 428. Robert Levers, Prothonotary, dies, 460. Wm Craig elected, 461. Contested election, 480. Fines, 537. Excise from P. Pettigrew, 562. George Sinclair, 572. Collect- or of Excise resigns, 581. Jno. Craig, Collector of Excise, 582, 621. Complaint against Commissioners and Treasurer for withholding in- formation, 614, 618. Expense of removing John Franklin to Phila- delphia, 640. Petition for re- moval of a Justice-sureties for Prothonotary, xvi., 20, 32. Peti- tion against Commissioner of Taxes and Treasurer, 45. Pro- ceedings of Council respecting, 48. Order favor of John Cham- bers, late sub-Lieutenant, 65. John Franklin removed to, 102. Sheriffs, 192, 490. Coroners, 192, 490. Councillor, 192. Militia, 195, 382. Petition of removal of George Sinclair to Philadelphia, 208. Contested election, 209. Nescopec road, 2134, 2154, 284. Settlers on dry lands refuse to pay, 2172. Justices, 282, 286, 325, 450. Deputy Surveyor, 288. John Dorr, Lieutenant, and John Dillinger, Ensign of 7th company of 1st battalion, 295. Captain L. Stacker, paid, 311. Capt. Green- myer's company battalion com- Inanded by Col. S. Baillot, 364. Col. Philip Bohm's battalion, 382. Capt. Paul Knaus's com- pany, for men in service against Indians, 383. Excise, 408. Tax on writs-tavern licenses received, 411. Militia and Indians in, 487.
Northampton Co .-
Taxes received, 478. Suit be- tween Commonwealth and late Commissioners of, 493. Militia, 515.
North Carolina, strange Indians from, arrive at Shawnois town, ii., 391. Gov. Dobbes daily ex- pected, vi., 164. Powder belong- ing to, x., 416. Prisoners from, committed to Philadelphia gaol, 581, 584. Disposal of, 591, 638, 648. Letter Governor Caswell on refugee, xii., 314. Act of Legis- lature ceding lands to United States, xiv., 162. Letter Gov. C. delegates to convention, xv., 159. Declaration of rights, and desired amendment in Federal Constitu- tion, 524. Acts of Congress re- specting, xvi., 289. Resolution amendment of Constitution, 304. Relinquishes a part western terri- tory, 329. Act of Congress for pay due from United States, 384.
Northumberland County, formed, x., 42. Justices commissioned, 43, 47, 262. Sheriffs elected, 59, 101, 217, 271. Wm. Maclay ap- pointed to several offices, 43. Wm. Plunket, president of Court at, 87. Petition of inhabitants against Connecticut people, 111. Message to Assembly respecting, 117, 143. Z. Butler distributes advertisements in, 154. Money to build Court house and prison, 198. Governor's letter to magis- trates, 275, 366. Powder for, 662. Officers commissioned for battal- ion of Associators in, 746. Col. Hunter of, xi., 110. Prothono- tary, 187, 301. Register and Re- corder, 194. Justices, 218, 398, 405, 528. Militia called out, 302, 360. Elections, 367. Sheriffs, 367, 638. Coroner, 367,. 639. Paymaster, 372. Joseph Green paid for provisions for Lieutenant Hunter for Susquehanna county, 393. Indian murders in-militia called out, 403. Provisions pur- chased in, 423. Militia, 478, 508. Indians in, 508, 509, 510. Peti- tion from, 541. Fort Jenkins in, 654. Improper election, 730. Case of John Taylor, 779. Wa-
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Northumberland Co .-
gons, xii., 2. Complaints against Justices of-John Lodge, Sheriff, 43. Sheriffs, 43, 75, 137, 513. Coroners, 137, 513. Justices, 46, 437, 490. Prothonotary, 42, 75, 243. He must reside in the county, 42. Troops raised in, 46. Powder for Col. Hunter, 50. Com- plaint against John Lodge, Sher- iff, 75. Militia destitute, 100, 105, 108. Against Justices . Weiser and Atkinson, 112. Volunteers turn out in a case of invasion- claim of Col. Smith for, 114. Defence of frontiers, 120. Elec- tions-Representatives-Commis- sioners-Assessors, 137. Fears of Indians, owing to General Sulli- van's removal, 138. Indians in, 230. Letters respecting situation of, 308. Lieutenants and subs, 308, 384. Officers of the ranging company chosen-premium off- ered in, for prisoners and Indian scalps, 311. Justices, 342. Pro- vision for troops in, 365. Justices superceded, 376. Defenceless state of, 459, 461, 492. General J. Potter, Councilman, 543. Ap- pointments, 554. Volunteers in, 678. Ensign, 769. Patent for lands in Turbutt township to John Nixon, 781. Rangers to be raised in-Alexander Smith appointed Surgeon, xiii., 10. Complaint against Matthew Smith, Prothon- otary, 29, 446, Estate of Thomas Hughes, 38. Election, 92, 398. Sheriff, 92, 398. Coroner, 92, 398. Protection for, 117. Pay for recruits, 132. Ammunition for, 150. Rations, 186. Militia, 204. Cumberland battalion sent to, 223. Pay to seven month's men, 268. Lieutenant Samuel McGrady and volunteers raised by Capt. Robinson approved-peti- tion of R. Haines and S. Miles to postpone sales of land-rejected, 293. Contract for provisions, 356. Suit, Henry Gross against D. Deshler for purchase of horses, 367. Rendezvous at Muncy, 368,
374. Indians in, 417, 421. Agreement with John Weitzell for rations, 428. Prothonotary,
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493. Troops for Wyoming, 519. Col. Harmer's case, 671. Jus- tices, 683. Matthew Smith, Pro- thonotary, dismissed, and Law- rence Keene appointed, 696. Ir- regular returns, 726. Election, 746, 750, 751. Justices, xiv., 11, 32, 158, 322. Disturbance among soldiery at Wyoming-letter to Sheriff, 116, 120. Letter on dis- turbances at Wyoming, 165. Justice Antes resigns-resolution of Council in reference to Wyo- ming, 167, 168, 184. Repair of arms, 238. Elections, 256, 558. Sheriff, 256, 558. Representa- tives, 256, 558. Coroners, 256, 558. Justice dismissed by As- sembly, 288. Confiscated estates, 292. Collection of fines against Col. James Moore, &c .- insurrec- tion in, 358, 359. Justices, 369, 396, 493, 509. Troops, pay for, 382. President of Courts of Com- mon Pleas and Quarter Session, 400. Deputy Surveyors, 441, 445, 457. Collector of Excise, 445, 653. List of militia officers, 453. Andrew Allen's estate, 464. Justices, 627. Division of Ma- honing township, xv., 41. Jus- tices, 51, 60, 92, 271, 307. Estate of Thomas Mackiness, 82. Elec- tion, 101, 103. Sheriffs, 118, 171, 310, 570. Coroner, 118, 310, 570. Councillor, 103. Sales of estate Thomas Mackiness, 153. Of A. Bartram, 185. Road from Berks to, by saw mill of Conrad Min- nick, 252, 254. Cattawissa, a separate district for electing Jus- tices, also Lycoming-latter re- jected, 271. Division of town- ships, xvi., 6. Justices, 15, 99, 107. Pay to widow of Baltzer K. Smith, ordered by Orphans' Court, 16. Pay for provisions furnished by Evan Owen, 38. Return of militia officers, 66. Lawrence Keene, Prothonotary, dies-Jasper Ewing elected, 120. Sheriffs, 195, 494. Coroner, 195,
494. Councillor, 195. Return of male white inhabitants made, 201. Riot in, 223ยบ, 225. Lieut. Bread- ing resigns, 231. Deputy Sur-
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veyor, 254. A. Bartram's estate sale, 283. John Brady wounded at Brandywine, 289. Supplies for Wyoming, 364. Preemption right to two islands in Susque- hannah-asked for by J. Byers and F. McPherson, &c., 395, 399. Murder of two Indians on Pine creek, 396, 398. Excise collected, 460. Jolin Simpson, Register and Recorder, 495. Taxes re- ceived, 516. Execution of J. E. Jones ordered, 535. W. Mont- gomery resigns as Justice-elect- ed to Assembly, 539.
Notary and Tabellion Public, x., 9; xi., 200, 201, 685 ; xiii., 13, 15, 20, 36, 302, 445 ; xiv., 287, 362, 568, 571. Appointed, xv., '45, 89, 222, 241, 255, 295, 358, 527; xvi., 16, 163, 586.
Nottingham, Maryland, settlement of, iii., 60, 212.
Nova Scotia, expedition against, vi., 321. Col. Wm. Johnson proposed for command, 313. French neu- trals from, 711. Act for binding out persons imported from-neu- trals, vii., 739, 740.
Nunes, Daniel, Coroner, iii., 615. Nunes, Daniel, Jr., Sheriff, viii., 781; ix., 57, 199.
Nutimus and other Indians arrive at Philadelphia, iv., 312.
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Oath, Council refuse to take a col- lector's, but will his attestation, 148. Refusal to take, 398. Ad- ministered to Gov. Hamilton by Council, ii., 68. To be taken by Judges and other officers, 89. | Difficulties of administering it, 90-96. Collector does administer - it, 96. To be administered by Court Quarter Sessions, 104. Ad- ministerod to Gov. Evans, 115, 116. Affirmation instead of, 169. Rejected, 170, 215, 227. Man fined for not taking, 180. Address to Queen on, 219. Remonstrance of Assembly on, 455. Lawyer complained of, 457. Difficulties, 615, 616. Administered to Gov.
Oath-
Keith under dedimus, iii., 13. Not required of Menonists, &c., 29. Difficulties on account of, iv., 482, 629. Act to relieve from taking, x., 32, 42. Or affirma- tion, objected to by Navy Board, xi., 183, 195. Act of Congress respecting, xvi., 94, 96. Taken by President, &c., 96.
O'Brien, James, under sentence of death, reprieved, xi., 653.
Octorara, survey to, advice of Coun- cil on, iii., 180. To consult Gov. Calvert, 180, 212.
Odell, Rev. John, letter to Mrs. Bullock, x., 359. Handed over to New Jersey committee, 361.
Officers, on Governor's power to ap- point, iii., 537, 538. Commission in each county, v., 209. And soldiers, bill to regulate, viii,, 482. Of Governors and their salaries, x., 260, 266, 634. Form of com- mission for Associators, 295, 314. Recommendations as to rank, 315- 321. Commissions, 322. Of ar- tillery, ask for alterations in field pieces, 327. Pay of men and, of boats, 329. And allowance, 329. Disputes about rank, 334. Pay and rations, &c., 518, 521. Of provincial ship, 522. Pay of, 586. Names of several, 697, 700, 704, 708, 711, 712, 715, 717, 720, 722. 738, 741, 756, 766, 768. Of Maj. Thos. Proctor's companies, 742. Of battalion in Northumberland, 746. Promotions, 767, 66%. Or- der to, 769. Pay of, armed boats, xi., 8. Memorial to Assembly on calling out militia, 15. Appoint- ed, 23, 36, 54, 56, 61, 62, 111. 116, 272. Rank of, 54, 109, 272. To be nominated in different coun- ties, 24. Of Maj. Williams' regi- ment, 98. Of the twelve battal- ions, 179. And of twelve regi- ments in continental service, 181. Of 10th regiment remonstrate, 184. Proceedings, 185. Answer, 190. List of, named by Navy Board, and Brigadier Generals ap- pointed, 190. Memorial of, against Col. Bull and Capt. Morrow, 210. An artillery company and, com- missioned, 223. Pay of, 232, 272.
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Officers-
Recruiting, 419, 464, 468, 469, 578. Of State fleet allowed their expenses to Lancaster, &c., 521. Circular of Council to. on defence, 531. Of galleys appointed, 576, 578. For recruiting, 578. Capt. R. Hardie not an, having been broke, 718. Resolutions of Con- gress and Assembly respecting, 727. Letter from field, of Penn- sylvania line, 731. Of marines on ship General Greene-of rang- ers, 740. Pay of, 757. Court of inquiry on, charged with misbe- havior, 775. Militia chosen for several counties, xii., 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 70. Of ship General Greene, 4, 5. Commissioned, 70. Roll on western frontiers, 74. Promo- tions in army of Captains, Lieu- tenants, Ensigns, &c., by name of, 88, 89. List of, who have vio- lated patrol, 91. Petition of, of ship General Greene and action of Council, 158, 159. Applica- tion for bounties, 200. Of Col. Hazen's regiment returned in war office as belonging to Pennsyl- vania, 235. Mistakes in commis- sions, 240. Union of certain com- panies with Col. Proctor's regi- ment, 245. Of Col. Hazen's regi- ment to receive supplies, &c., 278. Memorial on promotions-rank, 286. Lieutenants and subs., &c. appointed for Philadelphia and other counties, 298. Of ranging company of Northumberland co., 311. Complain of desertions- referred to General W., 316. De- sertions in army-appointed in Cumberland county, 322. And men of 4th regiment of dragoons, 332. By what-oaths to be taken, 341. Vacancies in Penn's divi- sion and names, entitled to fill them in camp, 355-357, 368. Vacancies, 374, 379. Prisoners on Long Island ask for preserva- tion of their rank, 387. Militia Inspectors with rank of Lieut .- Colonel, 389. Independent corps, petition for, 383. Objected to, 389, James Searle, Lieutenant- Colonel, 418. Surgeons, 437. Resolutions of Congress respect-
Officers-
ing, 471. For promotion, 545 Capt. Owen Ferris resigns, 550. Promotions, 550, 572. To draw
stores, 574. Quarters for, in Philadelphia, 586, 605. Recruit- ing stations, 606. Petition of, 606, 607. Officers in 11th Pennsylvania regiment, 609. For new com- panies, 622. Resignation, 650. Gratuities, &c., 655. Orders to, for defence of frontiers, 659. Ap- pointments, 662. Accounts re- ceived, 676. Promotions, 684, 687. Depreciation accounts, 702, 705, 716. Pay to, by name, 705. Pay to, under General Wayne at south, of two companies to be . raised, 719. And terms, 720. Election ordered, 720. Memorial of Proctor's artillery, 727. Pay of Pennsylvania line, 732, 747, 754. Transfers of, 761. Rank, xiii., 25. Appointed, 71, 167, 168. Depreciation, 144. Vacan- cies and promotions in Penn- sylvania regiments, 202, 223. Resignations and appointments, 275. Election in Chester county, 282. Officers elected by Council, 289. Memorial of Maj. A. Porter and, of regiment of artillery, late Proctors, for promotion, 367. To make monthly returns, 448. List of promotions, 457, Commissions to be issued, 460. Want pay, 461. Rank of Capt. Oberton, 543. Appointments, 581. Lands to be sold to pay off depreciation certificates to, 506. Half pay and commutation of, 603. Anon- ymous paper from soldiers to Governor, &c., respecting-Coun- cil's action on, 605. Conference respecting complaints of insult to Congress, 606, 607, 609. Henry. Carberry, James Sullivan, and Lieutenant Nagle to be arrested, 617. Memorial of, of State navy, 683. List of, entitled to benefits of resolution of Assembly, Sept. 22, 1783, 712-718. Dates of com- missions, 731. Appointed for protection of frontiers, xiv., 177. Commissioned with dates, 181. Act for benefit of, 185. Letters of administration for estates of,
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Officers-
200. J. Armstrong appointed Adjutant General, in place of James Wilkinson, removed from State, 217, 219. Declined, 337. Of Capt. Stokely's rangers paid, 367. Of Captain Guthrie's regi- ment, 376. Col. Samuel J. Atlce paid, 378. Capt. Thomas IIous- ton's claims, 381. Comptroller- General reports in favor of, 406- 440. List of, entitled to lands, 451-452. List of, in Northum- berland, 453. Comptroller's re- ports on accounts of, 465, 518. Appointed of Fed. militia, 559. Report of Comptroller-General on . accounts of-soldiers and invalids, 613-615. Of Pennsylvania line- memorial for land in Beaver county-donation lands, xv., 16. Claim of Capt. James O'Hara for depreciation, 142. Petition of city, 205. Complain of an elec- tion, 237. Lieut. Joseph Ashton made Captain, in room of Captain F. R. Thompson, Ensign-ques- tion of rank between Capt. Fer- guson and Capt. Ziegler, 381, 394. Letter Secretary of War on ap- pointment of commissioned offi- cers, 435. Capt. Wm. Paulus removes from State, 436. Ap- pointed artillery of infantry and rank, 437. Of artillery present thanks to Council, 438. Richard Allison elected Surgeon and John F. Carmichael Surgeon's mate of troops under Col. J. Harmar, 498. Returns to be made of, put in, appointed . by Council, 599. Of first battalion-Luzerne, xvi., 1. Rank-E. Denny, Lieutenant, 41. Return of, in Northumberland county, 66. Do. of Montgomery, of civil, 71. Inquiry into conduct of, 72. Annuities to widows, &c. of, 140, 142. Returns of election in Cumberland, 149. Returns of Berks and Huntingdon, 171. York, 173. Luzerne county mili- tia elected, 195. Depreciation pay, 229. Lieutenant-Colonel B. Flowers dies-account for depre- ciation, 278. Lieutenant and En- sign of 1st battalion of North- ampton county, 295. Appoint-
Officers-
ments in Luzerne county, 317. Elected in 3d battalion of Berks county, also of Ist of Montgomery county, 362. Elected in Lancas- ter county, 399. In Berks coun- ty, 418. Chester county, 419. In Luzerne county, 464.
Offley, Daniel, asks for money to search for coal mine in Bucks co., x., 428. Makes anchors for frig- ates, 717. Iron work for battery Putnam, &c., xi., 10. Pay for an- chor, &c., 118.
Offner, John, Coroner, xiii., 88, 393, 723. Sheriff, xiv., 267, 557 ; xv., 99, 296.
Ogaghradarisha, see Agag.
Ogden, Amos, appointed Justice in Northampton county, ix., 575. Letter to, 607. Deposition of, 674. Arrives at Philadelphia from Wyoming, 743.
Ogden, David, a suspicious charac- ter, arrested-sent to New Jersey, xii., 37.
Ogden, Nathan, deposition respect- ing Wyoming, ix., 674. He is treacherously murdered, 714, 749. Ogle, Samuel, Governor of Mary- land, correspondence relative to disputes and riots with Maryland, iii., 480, 483, 557, 559. Letters to and from, on Maryland affairs, iv., 66, 76, 116, 155, 156, 167, 175, 187, 190, 195, 198, 205, 219, 223, 228, 242, 252, 253, 257, 260, 265. Gone to Virginia, 232. Sends Jennings and Dulany with letter, &c., 116. Long time after date of letter, 158. Correspond- ence with Governor Thomas, 302, 311. Letters to and from, v., 187, 202, 209, 273, 376, 382, 421, 422.
Ogle, widow's house visited by Col. Talbot, i., 113, 120.
O'Hara, James, applies for money to buy provisions for troops in western country, xv., 367, 430, 442, 475, 575.
Oglethorp, General, account of trans- actions in Georgia on Spanish in- vasion, iv., 619.
Ohio, Virginia going to build forts against French on, v., 423, 461. Leaden plates sunk by, in, 508,
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Ohio-
510. Fort suggested by proprie- tary, 515. View taken of it by Assembly, 547. French building forts on-Indian affairs, 622-637. Captain Trent views ground for a fort to be built, 660. French have built two forts on, 687. Various papers relating to lands and In- dians on, 690-710. Distances, 730, 731. Distances on, 753. French and Indian affairs on, vi., 1-9, 31, 46, 57-129, 605, 642. Forts on, 32, 33, 141, 185, 223. French troops arrive, 223-226. On their way from Canada, 427. Indians, Governor Denny's an- swer to message of, viii., 206. Settlers on, xiii., 425, 426, 431. State lands on, 754. Proposals to be received for sale of island in, xv., 513. Islands in, sur- veyed by D. Redick, xvi., 97. Act for Government of territory north-west of, 133, 375. Form of conveyance for islands in, 301.
Okely, John, Commissioner to Wy- oming, xiv., 202. On islands in Delaware river, 345.
Old, James, list of shot to be cast by, xi., 129, 131. Justice, xv., 52. Oley, furnace in Berks co., xv., 229. Oliver, Andrew, Commissioner from Massachusetts to Pennsylvania for aid, vi., 314.
Olomipas, King of Delawares, dies, v., 212, 533. His successor, 222. Onantio, or Onontio, name given by Indians to Governor of Canada, iv., 733.
Onas, Indian name given to Penn, explained, iii., 199.
Oneida Indian dies, ix., 775.
Onichkaryagoes Indians, iii., 513. Onigh, an Indian, speaks, viii., 120. Onohaghguaga, chiefs of, letter from, vii., 763.
Onondago Indians, i., 447 : ii., 140. Instructions to Conrad Weiser on journey to, iv., 655. His report, 660. Negotiations at, 768. Mes- sage from Indians at, to Gov. H., v., 637.
Onontio, Indian chief, viii., 121.
Opakethwa, and another Indian chief, dies at Philadelphia with small pox, iii., 463.
Opdengrafe, Abraham, claims pre- mium for finest piece of linen cloth, i., 194.
Opekasset, an Indian chief, iii., 304, 315, 333.
Opinion of C. Pratt, Attorney-Gen- eral, on Connecticut trespassers, viii., 620. Of Chief Justice on prisoners of war and traitors, xii., 75. Of Attorney-General on prop- erty of French subjects being paid into Consul's hands as a de- pository of monies, having no legal representatives here, 275. On French deserters, 423. Of Supreme Court on section of Constitution, xiii., 218-221. On Philadelphia election, 222-231. Case of Wm. Hanks and election of Justices, 543. Of Judges of Supreme Court in case of J. and A. Melchior, xiv., 553. On election case asked of Judges of Supreme Court, xv., 130. On pay to pro- prietaries for interest asked, 202, 205. Of Judges Supreme Court for payment to proprietaries, 210. Of Attorney-General on power of Council to pardon in certain cases, 329. On militia fines in Chester county, 371. Of Attorn- cy-General on right of a non-resi- dent to vote in a county where he holds estate, 376. Of judges' case of Doans and Dryer, 501, 631. Of judges on imports-authority and powers of Collector and naval officer, xvi., 128. Of Attorney- General with regard to Justices on division of Delaware and Ches- ter counties, 187.
Orange, Prince of, invasion of Eng- land by, reported, i., 247.
Orange, death of Princess of, viii., 318.
Ord, Captain George, arrives with detachment from Nova Scotia, vi., 417. Applies for wagon and chaise for, 417. Brings powder from Bermuda, x., 321.
Ord, John, Notary Public, xi., 201, 206. Sick-substitute appointed, xiii., 13.
Orders in British Council, iv., 254, 262, 266, 298, 483, 487, 766. Of Council favor of Rev. Dr. William Smith on Assembly, viii., 438.
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To Capt. Montgomery x., 586. | Oster, Monsieur, Vice-Consul of Capt. Valentine Opp's com-| France, on deserted sailors, xii., 370. Certificate, 551. pany to march for Jersey, 690. Ordnance and military stores, in- Oswald, Eleazer, printer, xv., 108, 367, 381. Petitions respecting, 494. Proceedings of Council respecting fine and imprisonment, 495, 501, 502, 503. Adverse de- cision of Council and Dr. Redick's reasons for a vote in his favor, 506. Fine remitted, 514. Paid for newspaper, 652. spectors of, appointed, x., 283 Field pieces to be altered, 327. Ordinance for seizing and selling estates, xi., 329. Respecting mi- i litia, 332. Increasing number of Sub-Lieutenants, 333. Against buying up and engrossing mer- | chandize, 337. Against distilling from grains, 338.
Ordinary, keepers to have three months to sell off liquors, &c., after license taken away, i., 167.
Orme, Captain Robert, letter from Governor to, with presents for General Braddock, vi., 414. Let- ter from, wounded, 487. Account of action, 488.
Ormsby, Mr. John, has a ferry on Alleghany river, xii., 309. Pa- tent for, 317.
Orndt, Captain Jacob, letter advising of Teedyuscung, &c., being at Wyoming, vii., 267, 305. Letter, Teedyuscung coming to treaty at Easton, 429. Letters to and from, 474, 723. Marching with Teedy- uscung, 723. Letter from, 128; Indians arrive at Fort Allen, viii., 117. Horses stolen, 401, 406. Orndt, John, Register and Recorder of Deeds, xi., 191.
Orphan daughter of John McClellan receives a pension, xv., 312.
Orphans' Court, ii., 565. Charles Read, clerk, dies ; Thomas Hop- kinson appointed, iv., 151 Clerk of, appointed, vii., 501.
Orr, Robert, Sheriff, xiii., 730. Coroner, xiv., 289. Sheriff, .656. Orr, Thos., alien duty, xv., 408, 415. Osborne, Henry, appointed Judge Advocate of militia, xii., 504. Appointed Escheator (ieneral, 634. Notary, xiii., 15. Agent of estates, 106. Searching records, 165. So- licitor on Connecticut claim, 266, 310, 328, 332, 361, 411. Indian deeds, 438. Returns them per list, 462, 547. To deliver paper to secretary, 472. Asks loan | of papers, 476. Discharged ; all papers to be given up, 596. Es- cheator-General, xv., 425.
Oswald, Richard, commissioned by Ring of Great Britain to treat, xiii., 459.
Oswego, Fort-French and Indians pass, on way to Ohio to build forts there, v., 607. Letters from Lieu- tenant Holland, 623. From Gov. De Lancey on French and Indian affairs, 716. Intelligence, vi., 33. Troops pass, 428.
Oswego, treaty to be held at, vii., 156. Fears respecting, 234. List of Philadelphia shipwrights taken at, 717, 737. Gen. Amherst em- barks at, for Isle Royal and Mon- treal-his success, viii., 503. 504. Otstuacky, an Indian town on Sus- quehanna, vi., 443. Ottendorff's Company, xii., 297. Otter, man-of-war, Commander Bal- lot, arrives, v., 239. Capture of French prizes, 324. Remarks of Assembly respecting, 334.
Otto, Dr. Bodo, xiii., 115. Otto, Dr. Frederick, x., 695. Otto, John, Justice, xiv., 442. Otto, Monsieur, Charge of France, applies for delivery of Monsieur de Brassines, xv., 215.
Otway, Gen'l-regiment to strength- en Fort at Wiccacoa, viii .. 39. Soldiers ask for relief, 164.
Outen, William, Sub-Sheriff of Wor- cester, Md., shot by John Willey, who is convicted and punished, viii., 372.
Owendat Indians-history by Con- rad Weiser, vi., 551.
Owechela (Indian chief), his son killed, iii., 20.
Owens, David, a corporal in Captain Mckean's company, kills his wife, &c., ix., 190. Committed to jail for enlisting negroes, x., 427. Discharged, 439.
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