Colonial Records of Pennsylvania Volume 11, Part 35

Author: Hazard, Samuel, 1784-1870
Publication date: 1851
Publisher: Harrisburg, Printed by T. Fenn & co,
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INDEX TO COLONIAL RECORDS.


Owen, Evan, member of Council, iii., 247, 248, 269. To survey route for road between Susque- hanna and Lehigh, xv., 195. Re- turn and survey, 230. Paid to, 234. Survey of road between Nescopec and Lehigh, xvi., 20, 83, 85, 259.


Owen, Griffith, member of new Council, i., 580. Appointed a commissioner of property, ii., 61. Takes affirmation, 96. Sent to Assembly, 155, 167. Keeper of State-House clock, discharged, xiv., 55. Repairs State House clock, xv., 414.


Owen, John, Sheriff, iii., 370, 387, 416, 615 ; iv., 86, 247, 669, 748, 782 ; v., 411, 464, 550. Sheriff of Chester county, certificate respect- ing furnaces, &c., ix., 635.


Owen Owen, Sheriff of Philadelphia, iii., 260, 289, 312. Coroner, 370, 387, 416, 464, 520, 575, 614. Coroner, iv., 85, 247, 309, 352, 469.


Owen, Robert, has a boat seized at Schuylkill ferry, i., 441.


Oxford, Church-Act proposed for sale and purchase of lands, viii., 574, 583.


Oxford Township, petition for road, i., 389, 502. To assist in repair of water passage at Frankford, ii., 52.


Oyer and Terminer Court, commis- sion of, issued, ii., 18. For gaol delivery, called, 86; iii., 398.


Oysters, out of season, Act respect- ing, ix., 549, 707, 729.


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Paca, William, respecting court mar- tial on General Arnold, xi., 702.


Packsinosa, his son, Holepeeka, Indians, vii., 187. Shawnee chief, 726.


Paine, Thomas, appointed Secretary to Commissioners at Easton, ix., 98. Paid by Council for ten dozen of Crisis, xii., 503. Paid for ser- vices as clerk of General As- sembly, 594. Message from Council to Assembly respecting


the services and merits of, xiv., 275. Payment to, 402.


Palatines-lists of those imported to be prepared, iii., 29. Ask to pur- chase land, 241, 284. Arrive- some fears from their numbers, required to take oath, &c., 283. One hundred and nine natural- ized, 283, 287, 288, 290, 328, 330, 331. Petition to Governor Keith respecting Tulpehocken lands, 322. Leave New York and settle at Tul- pehocken, 323, 367, 368. Natu- ralized, 374, 385, 386, 389, 413- 415, 417, 429, 431, 452-459, 465, 467, 515-520, 524, 569, 570, 587, 593-597, 607. Naturalized, iv., 59, 72, 99, 331, 332. Commended by Governor, 315. Arrive, v., 112. Arrive sickly, Doctors to visit ships, vi., 169. Reports of Doctors Bond and Græme, 171- 175. Number buried, 175. Act lim- iting numbers, 225, 243. Amend- ments to bill, 345-352, 354-356. Paleske, Charles, duties on tea, xv., 371, 372.


Palmer, Anthony, member of Coun- cil, ii., 429. A Justice, iii., 28. Neglects Council, 384. Becomes, as eldest Councillor, President, and succeeds Governor Thomas, v., 68. Issues proclamation for continuing offices, 70. Letters, 76. For pilots and flags of truce, 83. Orders Captain Cox, of ship Eu- ryale, from Barbadoes, below, 106. Proclamation against, 109. Messages, 124, 154. Letter, Mons. Chastenoy with prisoners, 131. Letter to Governor Shirley, 143. To Governor Clinton, 145. Speech to, Indians, 149. Message to As- sembly, 157. Letters to Gover- nors Shirley and Clinton, 165, 215. Issues a proclamation for a fast day, 169. Mortal sickness, Letter to Governor Clinton re- specting cannon, 189. Letters to Governor Ogle, 189, 192, 222, 224, 225. To Governor Gooch, 189. To Higginbotham, 192. Procla- mation against selling rum to In- dians, 195. Letter to De la Vega, 201. Signs a pardon for William Ward, 210. Letters to and from Governor Clinton, on cannon, 217,


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218. Writes to Governors Gooch 1 and Ogle, 223. Proclamation about pilots, 227. Message to Assembly, 230, 234, 270. Writes to Governor of Virginia respecting privateers, 254 ; also to Governor Clinton, 256, 265. To and from Governor Belcher on privateers, 266. Commission to Abm. Wilt- bank to command intelligence boat, 266. Message from Assem- bly on money for defence, 275. Pass for flag of truce, 281. Let- ter to Governor Clinton, 286. In- structions to C. Weiser, 292, 304. Message to Assembly, 329. As- sembly's message disapproving his course, 533-338. Message to Assembly in reply, 339. To Gov- ernor Gooch, respecting Catawba Indians, 346. Is informed by let- ter from the Proprietaries of Gov- ernor James Hamilton's appoint- ment and tendering their thanks for his past services, 362.


1 Palmer, George, Coroner, xiii., 89, 396, 724.


Palmer, John, undertakes mason- work on Fort Island, x., 371.


Palmer, Thomas, makes rifles, x., 633. To deliver rifles, 653.


Paper money, Message of Governor, &e., on, iii., 377, 393, 396. Report of committee of Assembly on, v., 415, 416. Advantages of, 605. In circulation, xiii., 422.


Paper for cartridges wanted, x., 701. Papists, alarm from, to Protestants, council called i., 299.


Pardons, i., 379. Complained of, ii., 455 ; iii., 240, 244, 370, 372, 390, 429, 591 ; iv., 24. 47, 209, 224, 252, 253, 278, 330. Re- prieves, &c., v., 75, 141, 162, 210, 268, 344, 506, 601, 612. Re- leases, &c., viii., 78. 336, 67. And respites of criminals, ix., 173, 244, 334, 384, 387, 399, 510, 513, 549, 601, 626, 666, 699, 734, 743, 778. Reprieves, &c., x., 44, 50, 60, 89, 92, 172, 225, 258 ; xi., 250, 384, 462, 470, 503, 539, 566, 579, 583, 609, 637, 642, 650, 655, 695, 703, 719, 747, 748, 753, 760, 763, 765; xii., 13, 21, 33, 48, 61, 69, 77, 86, 93, 101, 102, 113, 116, 134, 159, 178, 190, 192, 197, 200,


201, 205, 222, 223, 243, 260, 261, 271, 309, 336, 337, 338, 339, 361, 364, 374, 388, 390, 400, 409, 419, 427, 430, 433, 436, 447, 450, 455, 462, 484, 494, 514, 519, 522, 524, 526, 536, 542, 563, 568, 571, 575, 592, 598, 602, 607, 611, 618, 651, 654, 657, 662, 674, 684, 694, 718, 722, 729, 730, 735, 746, 747, 759, 767, 778, 779; xiii., 17, 18, 50, 53, 72, 87, 94, 100, 117, 120, 121, 127, 135, 143, 163, 185, 196, 221, 240, 247, 253, 271, 277, 280, 285, 294, 299, 303, 308, 314, 346, 360, 368, 373, 383, 395, 407, 432, 442, 449, 450, 452, 453, 454, 455. 457, 470, 480, 481, 494, 496, 499, 501, 503, 507, 508, 511, 513, 524, 527, 529, 531, 535, 542, 545, 551, 553, 566, 571, 572, 575, 578, 584, 588, 595, 597, 603, 605, 614, 619, 620, 634, 639, 642, 666, 671, 673, 681, 691, 725, 727, 741, 744, 745, 747, 753, 763, 768 ; xiv., 3, 9, 11, 30, 31, 33, 36, 43, 50, 59, 66, 76, 77, 104, 108, 116, 121, 138, 140, 142, 143, 144, 146, 151, 153, 160, 171, 173, 175, 182, 184, 198, 226, 234, 235, 239, 242, 248, 254, 262, 263, 265, 266, 277, 279, 284, 307, 309, 322, 327, 357, 362, 370, 378, 383, 384, 387, 404, 441, 449, 452, 453, 454, 459, 461, 465, 466, 470, 473, 477, 4×1, 486, 492, 501, 503, 504, 508, 510, 511, 520, 553, 554, 555, 558, 563, 568, 570, 571, 575, 579, 580, 585, 586, 589, 590, 591, 606, 607, 616, 622, 624, 628, 629. 631, 632, 633. 635, 636, 639, 642. 646, 647, 650, 652, 653, 654, 655, 657, 659, 671 ; xv., 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 16, 17, 22, 23, 25, 27, 31, 32, 33, 35, 38, 40, 43, 44, 47, 55, 57, 59, 62, 65, 68, 71, 73, 74, 81, 82, 90, 92, 93. 101, 105, 109, 110. 112, 118, 123, 125, 129, 131, 139, 141, 142, 143, 148, 149, 151, 163, 164, 165, 166, 168, 171, 183, 195. 196, 203, 205, 209, 213, 215, 217, 219, 224, 227, 229, 230, 239, 240, 242, 252, 255, 258, 259, 263, 267, 279, 283, 286, 288, 290, 298, 302, 305, 309, 310, 322, 325, 326, 327, 328, 330, 341, 345, 347, 348, 350, 357, 360, 362, 363, 365, 366, 371, 373, 379, 381, 386, 390, 401, 403, 407, 412, 414, 417, 420, 422, 423, 425,


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Pardons-


427, 431, 434, 442, 445, 449, 451, 452, 463, 464, 466, 469, 471, 475, 476, 483, 486, 488, 497 499, 503, 509, 514, 516, 519, 521 523, 525, 528, 531, 535, 541 549, 552, 557, 560, 565, 580, 583, 586, 606, 611, 613, 617, 618, 619, 630, 645, 652 ; xvi., 3, 5, 6, 8, 18, 28, 40, 43, 45, 54, 55, 61, 62, 69, 76, 79, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 99, 101, 103, 104, 107, 109, 111, 112, 115, 116, 119, 13], 132, 134, 135, 141, 144, 154, 157, 162, 165, 169, 171, 176, 190, 193, 197, 199, 204, 209, 211, 213, 215, 2112, 2134, 2152, 2193, 2234, 225, 232, 241, 254, 259, 260, 268, 270, 273, 277, 281, 283, 284, 288, 290, 292, 295, 297, 299, 301, 303, 305, 306, 308, 310, 313, 318, 328, 329, 349, 365, 366, 367, 371, 374, 377, 379, 380, 383, 388, 391, 393, 394, 397, 399, 401, 403, 405, 411 413, 415, 417, 419, 427, 441 451, 452, 463, 479, 480, 482, 488, 495, 497, 512, 519, 520, 522, 538, 540, 542, 547.


Pardoning power by Council, opinion of Attorney-General, xv., 329. Paris, Ferdinand John, agent in England, iii., 401, 535, 539. Agent in England, papers respect- ing Maryland sent to, iv., 129. New orders asked for, 302. Dis- covers counterfeit bills, 429. Sends papers, 476. Agent of Proprie- taries, answer to B. Franklin's complaints, viii., 279. B. Frank- lin's answer to it, 300. Paris, Isaac, Ensign, xii., 8.


Paris, Captain Richard, a trader, vii., 503. Letter to Gov., 538. Park, Col. Joseph, xi., 85.


Park, Robert, Coroner, iii., 332. Parke, Thomas, Coroner, iv., 748, 782. Sheriff, v., 411, 468, 551. Parke, Dr. Thomas, to attend sol- diers sick in barracks, x., 653. Parker, Alexander, Lieutenant, xi., 740.


Parker, Eli, Coroner, ix., 779.


Parker, Joseph, member Committee of Safety, x., 537.


Parker, Richard, Collector of Excise, IV., 222.


Parker, Robert, resigns as Collector of Excise, xvi., 87.


Parker, Thomas, Sheriff, viii., 403. Parker, William, Sheriff, vii., 267. Coroner, x., 398. Justice, xiii., 248.


Parlee, Peter, xiii., 74.


Parliament, grant from - portion received, ix., 2, 4, 10, 47, 115. Agreement between agents re- specting, 47-51.


Parliamentary, grant to colonies to be shared, viii., 401, 501, 512, 546, 606, 610, 665, 667, 693.


Parole, taken, x., 553. Prisoners' orders respecting, 553.


Parr, Mr., asks permission to sell claret at vendue-refused, xii., 3. Parr, James, Coroner, x., 59. Aid- de-camp to Major General Potter, xiv., 165.


Parr, William, Sheriff, ix., 286, 323. Writ for new election for Assem- bly, 288. Master of Rolls, 397. Recorder to remove records, &c. to Lancaster, xi., 23. Rent of office, 384.


Parrock, wife of John, claims rent on property left by father es- cheated illegally-referred to At- torney-General, xi., 668.


Parrock, John's, Estate, xii., 315, 457, 661, 752, 755, 782; xiii., 170, 309.


Parry, John, Sheriff, iii., 464, 520, 574; iv., 309, 352.


Parry, Thomas, a Justice, xi., 300. Parsons, William, Surveyor-Gene- eral, resigns on account of ill health-N. Scull succeeds him, v., 274. Letter from, to Governor on Connecticut claimants, 736. Let- ters, vi., 668, 737, 781. Letters to and from, vii., 163, 164, 191, 267, 284, 305, 376, 475. Indian murders, &c., 165. Instructions to, respecting Indians, 191, 476, 620.


Parvin, Francis, resigns as member Assembly, vii., 148.


Paschall, Benjamin, sick soldiers, xi., 52. Justice, 667.


Paschal, Col. Jonathan-of city bat- talion, x., 677, 659, 694, 698.


Paschall, Stephen, account of his steel furnace in Walnut street Philadelphia and certificates of others, ix., 633, 634. To make a pike, x., 284.


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Paschal, Wm., road to Swede's ford, iii., 225, 230, 231.


Passengers, proposed Act limiting number-objections to, vi., 225, 243. Amendments to bill, 345- 352, 354-356, 382.


Passes, strangers required to have, ii., 13; Granted, xi., 599, 641, 642, 645, 648, 657, 673, 695, 703, 718, 756, 757, 761, 762, 766, 770, 772, 783; xii., 1, 2, 11, 21, 23, 24, 29, 32, 33, 36, 44, 50, 67, 68, 73, 78, 79, 85, 86, 101, 149, 156, 159, 163, 172, 177, 180, 243, 250, 251, 256 257, 259, 260, 271, 300, 314, 337, 342, 346, 347, 365, 391, 479, 489, 494, 504, 505, 514, 518, 522, 524, 563, 573, 589, 591, 594, 657, 662, 674, 684, 686, 690, 741, 749, 781, 782; xiii., 21, 28, 30, 38, 39, 50, 63, 66, 128, 131, 157, 161, 163, 175, 179, 180, 181, 184, 186, 187, 202, 208, 241, 247, 248, 253, 254, 255, 271, 272, 277, 279, 281, 282, 283, 284, 286, 294, 300, 302, 304, 313, 314, 324, 325, 329, 330, 336, 340, 341, 346, 353, 356, 358, 369, 370, 381, 3×3, 386, 389, 391, 395, 403, 404, 418, 422, 424, 429, 431, 432, 439, 441, 443, 444, 447, 448, 450, 454, 457, 471, 474, 466, 499, 501, 503, 505, 507, 509, 511, 513, 515, 517, 521, 524, 527, 529, 531, 533, 535, 538, 543, 545, 547, 548, 549, 551, 552, 554, 561, 563, 565, 567, 571, 575, 577, 579, 585, 595, 607. 620, 632, 642, 687, 696; xiv., 50, 66, 76, 107, 120, 204. 216, 562.


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Passport for Indians. from Lancaster to Philadelphia, vii., 549.


Pastorius, Francis Daniel, a Jus- tice and takes the oath, i., 371. Petition in behalf of Germantown, exemption from County Court of Philadelphia, ii., 13. Petition against J. H. Sprogel, 430.


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Pastorius, Daniel, and city lots, xiii., 322.


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Pastorius, Henry, a Justice, iii., : 531.


Passyunk, roads in, ix., 719, 720, 729. Regulation of, xvi., 228, 236, 235. Report, 245-251, 262. Draft of, 493.


To Wm. Penn on restoration, 473. 483. Office proposed, ii., 38. Granted to Thos. Master for weav- ing straw for hats and curing In- dian corn, iii., 18. Fees for, v., 578. To John Ormsby for ferry over Alleghany and Monongahela riv- ers, xii., 317. For lands to Jacob Clement, xvi., 2202. To M. Biles, 309. To Col. George Mor- gan, 499.


Pateraroes Brass, to be procured, x., 328.


Patrols, for city, x., 630.


Patterson, Alexander, Justice, xiii., 683. Letters on commitment of Z. Butler, 760, 762. Letter to, from Major Moore, xiv., 31, 32. Resigns as Justice, 117. Let- ter, 162.


Patterson, James, appointed Com- missioner on Virginia line, xiii., 205.


Patterson, John, Collector, x., 213. Patterson, Thomas, prisoner from Virginia, to be discharged, xi., 474.


Patterson, William, letter on cap- ture of Stump and servant, ix., 453. Talk with Indians at Great Island, 453. Made Justice on ac- count of capture, 470. Letter to, from Indian chief, 480. Justice, xv., 58.


Patterson's Creek, murders at, vi., 641.


Patton, James, wagon master, xi., 438.


Patten, John, sent with Indians, v., 705. Instructions to, 707. Ar- rives-examined as to distances, 730. His journal, 731. Map of distances, 747, 758, 762. Sheriff, xi., 48; xv., 577; xvi., 210, 527. Patton, John, his declaration, vi., 20. Made Major, x., 768. Com- missioner for defence of the Dela- ware, xiii,. 316. Auctioneer, xv., 322. Suitable lot for powder magazine, xvi., 328, 532.


Patton. Robert, petition against General De Haas, xi., 1ss. Sta- tion at Long Island, asks to be restored to his former rank in 11th Pennsylvania regiment, xii., 609.


Patents, complaints that they have not been issued-reason for, i., 86. | Paul, John, Justice, xiv., 200.


SVEAL RECORDS.


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nuies of a general, I'mschonat'n for thanks-


, 19. Ratification by Con- word. 200. Public de-


u tar, 402, 761.


.. Wil.on, Ist. Lieut., To take portrait of tien.


11 eton for Council, 671.


1. . 1 1 . Assembly, xii., 129. 1. property, Lit. Food for m. u utty forfeited by John math S .. : 17. 111. Late agent it .... . and patates, siv. 201.


that a apt Bulard, letters to and 10 99, 531, 557. Inter-


l'in m. t.m. e. repairs of State 1.1 . ... 115.


Kann Fue, Sherid. v .. 597, 662: 1. 11, dts berlines as Com- missour to Fort Pitt, ix., 491, Spd. A supormedons, xii., 287.


Ywarun, James, Improvement of to House lot, xiv., 406. Re- of Hiato House-agrees to with copper, 696. Repairs Houne-accounts referred,


x .. 10. 90, 204. Builds bar- riks for invalids, 204. Claims vity lots. 452.


Pearson, Capt. John. xi .. 577. 653. Justice, xii .. 256. Of Pennsyl- vania regiments. xiv .. 655.


Pechoquealin, near Durham Iron works, iii., 309, 329. Peebles, Col. Robert. x. 700.


Perpe, Joseph. vii .. 506. Indian, viii., 151. Conference with Gov- ernor, 556. Speech about Thos. Penn and lands, til : ix .. 738. A Delaware Indian in Philadel- phia, x., G1.


Pemberton. Israel, Jr., Governor complains of. iv .. 359. Warrant issued for his arrest. 391. Answer of Sheriff Robinson, 391. Gov- ernor objects to form of writ. 392. Conduct of, under it-declaration of Sheriff, 393. On behalf of Quakers intercedes for Delaware Indians. vii., 103. Breach of confidence charged to, 362. And others pay over money from friendly association, 391. Asks to examine minutes, 394, 397. Delivers address. 635. 647. Re- ceives at Philadelphia a mes- sage by Lowe from Cherokees to Delawares, viii .. 135. At confer- ence at N. Scull's. 214. To be seized. xi., 2-3. Returned from Virginia, 472.


Pemberton. James, resigns as mem- ber of Assembly. vii., 14. Figns address of Quakers as clerk, 405. Introduces a French merchant- agrees to pay a ransom of a vessel taken by a Spanish privateer- difficulty, viii., 151. Clerk of meeting of suffering>, 239. Chosen by tie vote member of Assembly, new election ordered, ix., 298. Advice of, commission to lay out money for Indians, 4os. John and Israel and S. Emlen, carriage and horses to be impressed from, to remove Gen. Roberdeau to Lancas- ter, xi., 41. To be seized, 283. Habeas corpus, 308, 309. Re- turned, 472. Asks protection for wagons going to Winchester, 457. See, 473.


Pemberton, John, to be seized, xi., 284.


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Pemberton, Phineas, member of | Penn, John-


Council, to keep debates in secret, i., 125. Complains against In- dians for killing hogs, 134. Road to New York, 514. Speaker, 548.


Pemepecca, mills and road, i., 587. Overplus land near-controversy respecting, ii., 34.


Penalties, remitted, ii., 103, 108. Pendleton, Edmund, letter with rati- fication by Virginia of the Federal Constitution, xv., 499.


Pendergrasse Gerard, murder of his daughter, vii., 632.


Penet, Mons., proposes to supply State with arms-Council agree with him, xii., 104,


Pennington, Edward, to be seized, xi., 284.


Penington, Ephraim, Coroner, xiv., 234, 557, 558.


Pennington, Isaac, Sheriff Bucks county, iii., 416, 465.


Penn, Hannah, widow of William, and others, agreement with Lord Baltimore, iii., 231, 236. Letter from, noticed, 235.


Penn, John, Eldest proprietary, ar- rives, iii., 569. Received by May- or, &c., and addressed, 570. Meets Indians and Council, 571-574. Born in America, 599. Going to England, is waited on and ad- dressed by Assembly, 611. An- swer, 611. One of the proprieta- ries, dies, v., 62, 73. Eldest son of Richard, arrives-is admitted as member of Council and as- signed rank of oldest councilman, 606. Is present at Council, 618. Commissioner to Albany, vi., 25. His commission, 47. Report of proceedings at Albany, 111-129. Appointed Governor by Thomas and Richard Penn, ix., 71, 72, 347, 629. Arrives, 71. Issues proclamation-joyful reception at Philadelphia, 72. Visits New Cas- tle with Earl of Stirling and L. Lardner, 73. Letters to and from, 74, 89, 92, 100, 102, 104, 108. 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 118, 119, 120, 122, 127, 129, 131, 137, 239, 240, 266, 267, 273-277, 281, 290, 292, 297, 300, 301. Proclamation on highway robbery and murder of


Henry Hamilton, 76. Conferences with Indians, 77. Proclaims treaty of 1763 with France, 80. Confer- ences with, 77, 85-88. Address to, from Conestoga Indians, 89. Mur- ders of, 89, 352. Letter to Assom- bly on, 92, 94. Proclamation re- sperting, 95. Speech to Assembly respecting troops, 91. Messages to Assembly, 94, 108, 115, 116, 122, 133, 149, 153, 155, 158, 177, 179, 181, 183, 241, 283, 291, 311, 312, 323, 363, 394, 396, 398, 407. Messages from Assembly, 109, 116, 122, 123, 125, 134, 152, 154, 156, 161, 180, 182, 284, 324, 361, 369. Proclamation respecting mur- der of Indians, 95, 107. Address from Assembly, 97. Answer to, 99. Proposes admission of his brother, Richard, to Council, 101. Paxton boys at Lancaster, 109. Proprietary, instructions to, 117. Conestoga Indians, 118. Proposes militia law, 133. Asks advice of Sir Wm. Johnson, on removal of Indians from barracks, 137. An- swer to committee of Assembly on remonstrance of Smith & Gibson, 147. Supply bill, 149, 158, 161. Militia bill objected to, 151. Ob- jects to Assembly naming officers in bills, as infringing his preroga- tive, 152. Proprietary estate tax, 153, 155, 156, 158, 161. Meets Assembly at New Castle-speech to, 166-168. From, 167. III- treatment of self and proprietary by Assembly, supply bill, &c., 175, 179, 1>0. Passes it, 184. Circular to Provincial Commis- sioners on assessment of proprie- tary lands, 237. Answer to, 240. Proclamation of peace with In- dians on Ohio, 234. Rioters of Cumberland, 273. Evacuation of Fort Augusta, 283, 2-4. Writ to sheriff for a new election of As- sembly, 288. Fire at Montreal, 290. Present to, 296. Riots in Cumberland county, 297. To H. J. Conway on effects of Stamp Act, 299. Repeal of, 311, 312, 315. Letters to and from, 303, 305, 306, 307, 320, 321, 344, 349, 351, 375, 377, 379, 403, 405, 412,


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Penn, John-


422, 424, 440-442, 443, 444, 446, 448, 462, 463. To magistrates in Cumberland respecting goods, 303. Instructions to, respecting settlers on Western lands, 321. Procla- mation respecting, 327. Convic- tions for highway robbery, burg- lary-executions, 334, 396. Order to prepare an account of manufac- tures since 1734, 343. Letter to Governor of Virginia on settlers on Western lands, 344. Receives from Thomas and Richard a new commission as Governor till De- cember 1, 1769, 345. Commis- sion, 346. Oath of office to be administered by Governor of New York or other Governor, 347. Goes to Maryland, and takes oath, &c., 348. Letter from Governor of Virginia, 349. To Earl Shel- burne-massacre of Indians, set- tlers on Indian lands, 352. To Commissioners of Trade, &c., on manufactures, 353. To Governor Sharpe on J. Redick's land, 377. Grants of land, quit rents, ex- pense of Province, 379-382. Right to nominate printer of laws, 395. Messages to Assembly, 407, 427, 430, 434, 459, 466, 545, 554, 582, 595, 645, 656, 660, 682, 686, 713, 720. Messages from Assembly, 407, 408, 432, 447, 454, 458, 465, 473-480, 568, 594, 656, 685, 692, 708, 714, 721. Settlers on Indian lands, 407, 408, 427, 432, 434, 481, 483, 573, 692, 709. Murders of Indians by Frederick Stump in Cumberland-various documents. relating to, 414 490, (see F. Stump. ) Message to Newoleeka, chief of the Delawares, 428. To Wyalusing, 436. To sheriffs, re- specting Stump, 442. His reply to Colonel Armstrong, 446. In- structions to, 451. Assembly re- flect on Governor's course in cases of Indian murders, 454-458. Mes- sage in reply, 459, 473. Raising money, 460. Receives £500, 472. Message from, Ass'bly on charges, 473-480. Proclamation for re- · moval of settlers from Indian lands-commissioners appointed, 481. Letters to and from, 484,


Penn, John-


486, 487, 495, 506, 508, 572, 573, 582, 585, 586, 606, 642, 664, 706, 718, 736. Second proclamation for arrest of Stump and his ser- vant, 488. Messages to Six Na- tions, 517, 519. Proclamation on robbery of Treasury of New Jer- sey, 544. Attends a treaty at Fort Stanwix respecting Indian boundary, 545. Letter from Lord Hillsboro' on letter to Colonies from Massachusetts, 546. Indian boundary described, 554, 568. In- dian trade, 555. Letter to Gov. Sharpe on complaints against Maryland, 564. Letter to Gov- ernor of Connecticut on New Eng- land settlers, 573. Proclamation on, 588. Letter to Colonel Fran- cis, Stewart and Ogden, 607. In- struct'ns to J. Jennings, Shff., 608. Address from Assembly on fish- eries, 610, 623. Makes present to Indians, 614. Proclamation on fisheries, 623. Receives new com- mission from Thomas and Richard Penn as Governor, 346, 628. Pro- clamation continuing officers, 644. Indian trade, 645. For arrest of Joseph Billings, 647. Indian trade, 656. Arrival of Newaleka, 656. To General Gage on riots at Wyo- ming, 654. Proclamation against Connecticut settlers, 679. Arrest of Connecticut settlers. 682. Roads from Philadelphia, 686. Remon- strance of Assembly, 684, 686. Proclamation against L. Stewart, 687, 716. Grant to, 687. Money for Indians, 692. Message re- specting Laz. Stewart, 713; and murder of N. Ogden, 714. Im- provement of rivers, 720, 721. Goes to England on account of death of Richard-is succeeded by James Hamilton as President, be- ing oldest member of Council, 733. John, by will, becomes proprie- tary, 742. With Thomas Penn, having revoked Governor Rich- ard's commission, is appointed, with King's approbation, Gover- nor a second time-arrives and is present in Council, who fix his "state and title," x., 90, 91. Continues Joseph Shippen, Jr., as


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Provincial Secretary, 91. Is pro- claimed at court-house, 92. Issues a proclamation continuing officers, 92. Is proclaimed at New Castle, 93. Against settlers on lands, 95. Address from Assembly, 96. An- swer, 97. Receives a present from Assembly, 97. Against counter- feiters, 99. Proclamation respect- ing laws void, 104. Address from Assembly at New Castle, 107. Answer, 108. Messages to As- sembly, 117, 146, 196, 208, 214, 216. 224, 237, 243, 251, 260.


Messages from Assembly, 142, 215, 225, 237, 252. Letters to and from, 119, 121, 123, 130, 145, 149, 151, 152, 156, 164, 171, 176, 192, 193, 194, 202, 220, 221, 236, 240, 242, 247. Receives commis- sioners and papers from Connecti- cut, 119. Letters, &c., 121-139. Connecticut affairs, 142. Dr. Co- nolly, 140, 165, 171. Fortifications in Philadelphia, 146. Proclama- tion against Connecticut settlers, 153. Commission and instructions to A. Allen and J. Tilghman, com- missioners to Virginia, 174. Let- ter to Lord Dunmore, 176. A commissioner at treaty at Albany, 177. Declines calling Assembly on account of Boston port bill, 181. To Arthur St. Clair on affairs in Westmoreland, 194, 197. Proclamation for murderer of a Delaware Indian, 199. Message to chiefs, &c., of Shawnese, 203 ; and to Delawares, 204. Indians and Virginia, 208. Proclamation for recovery of goods, 214. Ex- pedition from Virginia against Shawnese, 214. Boundary line with Maryland, 216. Barracks out of order-guns not to be fired, 2:24, 225. Letter to Governor Eden of North Carolina, on pro- clamation respecting boundary, 242. Recalled by proclamation, 245. With resolutions of House of Commons, 251, 252. Procla- mation for arrest of a murderer,




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