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269. Late Governor, a prisoner, to be removed by Congress, xi., 264. Escort for, 265, 266. Re- ceives the public papers from Jos.
Penn, John-
Shippen, Jr., and is required by Council to hand them to Secre- tary, xii., 326. To be applied to for Indian deeds and papers re- specting Connecticut claim, xiii., 418. Delivered to Council, 437. Passport for self and family to New York, 561. Payments to, xvi., 4, 33, 300, 305. Proprieta- · ries (John Penn and John, Jr., ) -claim and title to province stated and referred to Supreme Court, xiv., 502. Tench Francis, agent for, demands first payment, 622, 624. Paid, 625. Proprieta- ries, xv., 63, 153. City lots, 430. Petition and claim, 440, 478. Claim for Springettsbury Manor, 541, 542, 554. Instalment due, 634, 651, 663. Payment to, xv., 235.
Penn, John, Jr., payments to, xvi., 4, 33, 300, 305.
Penn, Lætitia's Manor, iii., 144. Penn, Richard, joins in commission to Governor Gordon, iii., 525. (Brother of John) visits New Cas- tle with Governor John, &c., ix., 73. Admitted as a member of Council, 101. Subscribes oaths, and takes his seat, 116. Ap- pointed to compare bills, 246. Appointed Governor, arrives, 780. Meets Council, 782. His procla- mation, 783. (Brother of John), Governor-address to from Assem- bly, x., 1. His answer, 2. His former residence here, 2. Re- ceives £600 from Assembly-affair of Laz. Stewart-barracks, 3. Pro- claimed at New Castle, 5. Address from and to Assembly, 6. Con- ferences with Indians, 10, 12. Proclamation respecting pilot- boat taken, 12. Message to As- sembly, 2, 16, 28, 30, 68, 71, 84. Message from Assembly, 1, 17, 28, 29, 70, 74, 81. Respecting car- riages impressed by Colonel Wil- kins for Fort Pitt, 17. Complaint of Assembly against Justice, 30, 31. Loan Office bill, 30, 31, 37, 68. Proclamation respecting hur- ricane in West Indies, 58. Con- ference with Indians, 61. Evacu- ation of Fort Pitt, 68, 70, 71, 74.
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Letters to and from, 3, 16, 17, 19, 21, 50, 57, 68, 86. Message from Lower Counties, 82. Answer to, 84. Wyoming, 86. Letter to Dr. William Plunket, 87. Pro- clamation against counterfeiters of bills of credit, 88. Goes to New Jersey-James Hamilton acts as President, 90. Commission to Richard Penn revoked by Thomas and John-John succeeds Richard as Governor again, 91.
Penn, Springett, his manor to be surveyed, iii., 185.
Penn, Thomas, arrives at Chester, iii., 433. First presence in Coun- cil, 433. Indians present him with a fine painted mantle of otter skins, 440. Speaks to Indians, 445. Presents guns to Indians, 450. Conference with Indians at Philadelphia, 500. Commission to Governor Gordon, 525. Pre- sent in Council, iv., 53. And confers with Indians, 54. Ob- tains release of lands from In- dians, 88. Letter from on the peace with France, v., 342. Me- morial to, relating to certain bills, 499. To build forts with Gov- ernor of Virginia, vi., 4. Letter to, from Governor, on Braddock's defeat, 517, 733. Letter from Governor on various subjects, 737 -742. Sends £5000, 742. And Richard, proprietaries, message to Assembly complaining of a paper delivered by B. Franklin, agent for province, viii., 276. An- swer by F. J. Paris, their agent, 276-280. Jo. Peepy's statement about, 661.
Penn, Thomas and Richard, [father of Governor John, ] appoint (as Proprietaries) John Penn as Gov- ernor, ix., 71-73. Instructions to Governor, 117. Send new com- mission to John Penn as Governor, 346, 628. Richard dies, 733. Leaves, by will, his son John his share as proprietary, 736. Change of seal, 736.
Penn, William, charter to, i., 17. Conditions and concessions, 26. Frames of government, 29, 42, 48. Laws agreed on in England,
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37. Present at first Council, 57. May secure himself, 60. Com- plains of letters written from Jer- sey to England, 75. Allegiance to, promised, 81. Charge against, for not entering and clearing ves- Bels at New Castle, 101. Appoints Wm. Markham Secretary of pro- vince, 142. His absence accounted for and regretted, 199, 201. Sup- plies, 199, 200. Blanks sent by him for patents and commissions, 230, 231. Despatches from, 252. His seal to be attached to published laws, 276. Letter from on proclaim- ing King William, 301. Hopes to visit the province, 313. Author- izes Governor Blackwell to resign, and sends two commissions for the successor to be filled by Coun- cil, 315. Letter from, to Council, 316. Instructions to Council, 318. Asks Council to pay £600 and build a house and stock a plantation for each child, 317, 328. Declaration of allegiance to, signed by members of Council, 321. Markham refers Council to his requests, 328. Ordered to proclaim William and Mary, 340. His example followed in case of Judges, 344. The government placed in hands of Benjamin Fletcher, 345-364. His right to Schuylkill Ferry, 445, 461. He is restored to the government of the province-Authority to Gov- ernor Fletcher revoked - Patent for the restoration-Commissions William Markham as Governor, and John Goodson and Samuel Carpenter as assistants, 472-475, 483. Defence of province, 503. His charter, 506. His letter to Council on abuses reported to him, 527. Answer to, 528. New com- mission to William Markham, 546. Complains of advance on money, 559. Appears in Coun- cil, 565. Orders proclamation against pirates, 565. Suspicions of England on pirates, 565. Old and now charters, 573, 574. Let- ter to, from Lords Justices, on trade and navigation and piracy -Calls Assembly, 574. Charter
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given up-He forms a new Coun- cil, 580. Commissions Thomas Story Keeper of Great Seal, 581. His advice to Assembly, 596, 613. Poll tax proposed, 599. Refer- ence to his agreements with Indi- ans, iii., 24, 310, 313. Death of, announced by Governor Keith, 58. Ilis kind treatment of Indi- ans, 94. Speech of Governor re- specting, 122. Consent of Indians to his purchase of lands on Sus- quehannah, 181. "Leagues of friendship" with Indians at first settlement alluded to, 194, 197. Often referred to by Indians, 216. His arrangement with Indians about lands, 325. Indians allude to his speeches to them, 363. Love for Indians, 600. Seen by the Indians then present, 600. Deeds to, 1701, 607. His treaty with Indians in 1701 alluded to, iv., 337. Articles of agreement with Indians in 1701, 338-340. His provisions for liberty of con- science-Views of Assembly and Governor, 368-371. llis speeches to Indians remembered, vii., 317. Purchase of lands, 327. Reser- vation of commons, &c., in Phila- delphia, xii., 347. Claims under old rights from, xiv., 323, 359, 361. First payment to devisees and legatees of, &c., for vesting their rights in State, 397. Claims to city lots-Reports on, xv., 379, 383, 399, 413, 429, 437, 440, 442, 478, 481, 485, 627. Lots in city claimed under grant from, xvi., 55, 108, 299, 300, 457, 522, 531, 532.
Penn, William, Jr., invited to be present at Council, ii., 117. In trouble, 160. Instructions to Governor Keith, iii., 63. Member of Church of England, 64.
Pennell, Joseph, Commissioner for settling public accounts in marine department, xiv., 139.
Pennock, Joseph, petition respect- ing land purchased from William Penn, xiv., 26.
Pennsboro' Township, Cumberland Co., v., 431.
Pennsbury, Penn's wish to have
three plantations near, settled for his children, i., 328. Preferred as a residence by Indians to Con- estoga, vii., 61.
Penn, John's, creek, murders on, vi., 645, (Alias Mahonoy.) Petition of inhabitants, 647. Letters, 649, 662, 669. Murders by F. Stump of ten Indians near, ix., 414-490. Penn, Port, vessels of war in sight, express from, x., 557.
Penn's Valley, petition from, re- specting militia, xii., 104.
Pennsylvania-Charter, i., 17. Con- ditions and concessions, 26. Frame of government, 29. Laws agreed on in England, 37. Second frame of government, 1683, 42. Frame passed by W. Markham, 1696, 48. First meeting of Coun- cil, 57. Alterations in charter proposed, 58, 61. Difficulty with Jersey about letters sent to Eng- land, 75, 76. Provision to be made for the sustenance of the people, 78. Provisions scarce, 78. Arrangement with West Jer- sey respecting criminals, 101. Commissioners sent to New York to complain against agents of Lord Baltimore, 103, 104. Council to act for Governor, 119. Death of Charles II., and proclamation of King James II., 132, 133. William Markham Secretary of province, 142. Collector of Customs and Surveyor General appointed, 148. Governor appoints Lieutenant- Governor, 211. Captain John Blackwell, Governor, arrives, 228. Takes his seat at Council, 229. Thanksgiving-day on account of birth of a prince, 229. Inquiry for blank parchments left by pro- prietary for patents and commis- sions, 230. Produced, 231. And cancelled, 231. Uso of greater and lesser seal, 232. Goods to be exported only to England, 232, 233. Decision respecting keeper of great seal's right to absent himself, 234. Map of Thomas Holme acknowledged, 264. Boun- dary of Philadelphia and Chester counties, 263, 265, 266. Discus- sion about proclaiming King Wil- liam and Queen Mary, 301, 303,
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304, 341. And defensive meas- ures, 306-310. Governor Black- well resigns - Penn sends two commissions for successor to be appointed by Council, 316. Thos. Lloyd elected President, and the other commission destroyed, 317. Instructions of Penn, 318. Pro- posal of Markham, &c., to take up arms against the French, 334. Benjamin Chambers appointed Water-Bailiff, 342. Commission to Benjamin Fletcher as Governor of New York and, 345-364. Ne- glect and mismanagement in the government assigned as reasons for his appointment, and taking out of the hands of proprietary, 355. A Lieutenant-Governor to be appointed-Also Councillors, 356. Arrival of Governor Fletcher, 364. Thos. Lloyd refuses to be Deputy Gov'r, 364. Win. Mark- ham appointed Lieutenant Gov- ernor - Also Councillors, 365. Who take the oaths, &c., 365, 367. Number of representatives changed, 366. Difficulty about a letter addressed by former Coun- cil to Governor, 370. Letter from Governor Fletcher, and reply to it by Council, 384. Sends Com- missioners to New York to meet those of other provinces-Their report, 393. Means for support of Government, 397. List of laws in force, 411. Amount of revenue in each county from one penny tax, 462. Transportation of to- bacco from Maryland to Lower Counties to be stopped, 465, 468. The province restored to William Penn, and the authority of Gov- ernor Fletcher revoked, 472. Pa- tent to William Penn, 472, 473. His commission to William Mark- ham as Governor, 474. And to
John Goodson and Samuel Car- penter as his assistants, 475. Committee appointed to consider a new frame of government, 486. Edward Shippen, Speaker, 490. Defence of province, 503. Tax of one penny, 520. An Associa- tion proposed by Secretary Blath- waite, 526. Proclamation against
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pirates, &c., 529. Commission to Governor Nicholson of Maryland to appoint certain officers in, 533. Commission to Matthew Birch as Collector of customs at New Castle, 534. And as Surveyor and Search- er of customs in Pennsylvania, 535. To John Bewley, Collector at Philadelphia, 535. To William Massey at Lewes, Collector, 537. Discussion about piracies, 539, 547. Tobacco shipped from, to Scotland, 551. William Penn ap- pears in Council, 565. James Fox, Treasurer, dies-Samuel Carpen- ter appointed, 576. New Charter, Act of Settlement, &c., 597.
Claims on government for small arms in Markham's time ordered to be paid, ii., 19. Weak and defenceless condition of, 31. Bill before Parliament to annex to the Crown the proprietary govern- ments, 32. Patrick Robinson, late Secretary, 33. Joseph Grow- den, Speaker, 36. Charter of priv- ileges, 56-60. Commissioners of property appointed-Their com- mission, 61. Andrew Hamilton, Governor, oath, how to be admin- istered to, 62. Difficulty with Lower Counties discussed in re- gard to separation, 71-74. Ex- posed situation of, 78, 79. Dis- putes with Lower Counties con- tinned -- Address of representatives of Philadelphia, Bucks and Chester to Governor on position of affairs, 85. Andrew Hamilton, Lieuten- ant Governor, dies-Succeeded by Edward Shippen, &c., President of Council under Commission of Proprietary, 88. Win. Markham appointed by proprietary Register General, 96, 97. Representatives debate on extra numbers of mem- bers owing to Governor Hamilton's death, 105. Decision, 106. David Lloyd chosen Speaker, 106. French prisoners ordered from Burlington to, 113. John Evans, Governor, arrives, 115. Commission to Coun- cil read, 115. On division of the territories, 119, 123, 124, 126. Speech of Governor, 126. Address of territories, 128. Difficulties
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towards union continue, 130. Sep- aration of territories in Legisla- ture, 133, 134. Judge Mompes- son's opinion as to the Governor's meeting the representatives of the three Lower Counties at New Castle, 136. Affairs of "Penn- sylv'a Company" to be inquired into, 136. Death of Wm. Mark- ham. 151. Bill for securing and confirming rights and properties, 154. Expenses of government provided for, 159. Separation of territories-Assembly summoned, 165. Various documents, &c., re- ceived from England, 179. Rates of foreign coins, 179. Long mes- sage from Governor to Assembly giving proprietary's views on va- rious matters, 187. Joseph Grow- den, Speaker, 206. Defenceless state, 241. Address from Mary- land to Queen on running boun- dary lines, 362. Case of William Clark, 362. Proprietary rights, 416. Extent of province on Del- aware river, 421. Gov. Charles Gookin succeeds Evans as Gov- ernor, 427. Required to raise I troops for Canada expedition, 449. Mortgage to Philip Ford, 455. Remonstrance of Assembly, 513. S. Carpenter, Treasurer -- finances, 530. Not yet surrendered to the ! Crown, 568. Governor Gookin superseded by Governor Keith, 631.
William Keith appointed by proprietary as Governor-Arrives and is proclaimed at Court House, Philadelphia, iii., 13. Agreements with Indians at Conestoga, 24. £2000 for Queen's use, 32. In- terference from Maryland, 37. Agent for the province in London to be appointed-Henry Goldney named, 44. Governor Keith and Governor Hart meet, and come to an amicable conclusion, 60. Gov- ernor Keith announces death of William Penn, 58. Continues the Governor, 62. Instructions from William Penn, Jr., to Governor Keith, 63. State of affairs in consequence of death of proprie- tary, 66, 73. Sale to Queen Anne
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and payment of money for it al- luded to in letter and report to Governor Keith, 73. Governor Keith describes the position of various tribes of Indians, 114-116. Andrew Bradford publishes reflec- tions on the credit of the province, for which he is summoned before Council, 143. Difficulties from Maryland with Indians on Susque- hanna, 160. Commission to Jo- seph Pidgeon relating to stipula- tions with Maryland on surveys and settlements, 161. Act pro- posed for trial of felonies out of bounds of counties, 171. State of finances, 187. Allusion to first settlement by Penn -- " his leagues of friendship with them," 194, 197. Conference with Five Nations at Albany, 197. The Five Nations at Albany surrender lands to, by Governor Keith, 201, 202. Papers to be printed, 202. Respecting Albany Conference, 202, 207. State of things with Maryland- Surveyors and others taken pris- oners, 212. Original agreement between Lord Baltimore and Han- nah Penn, &c., about boundaries, Feb. 17, 1723, 231. Letter to Gov- ernor of Maryland with, 232. Proclamation to be prepared, 232, 233. Prepared and ordered to be published, 236. J. Logan returns with proprietary's instructions, which Governor withholds for rea- sons stated, 236. Governor Keith's administration closes-Major Pat- rick Gordon produces his com- mission from Springet Penn, with Hannah Penn's assent and his Majesty's approbation, and is pub- lished as Governor at Court House, Philadelphia, 251. Lesser seal placed in hands of James Logan, as Secretary, 252. Re-delivers it to Governor, 252. Attempts of Maryland and Lord Sunderland on Lower Counties, 252. Great seal to be kept by Colonel John French, 253. Proclamation pub- lished in all province and coun- ties, 253. Letter of Sir Alfred Popple on issues of bills of credit, 262. Issue of paper money or
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bills of credit, 347, 348, 396. Alleged robbery of treasury, 386, 395, 396. Trade with Sugar Islands, Governor's message on, 401, 418. Map of Louisiana, 1721 -Boundaries of Pennsylvania, &c., 402. Address of Assembly, Governor and Council to King on Sugar Islands, 423. Thomas Penn, proprietary, arrives, 433. Divis- ion line with Maryland, agreement, &c., 461, 463, 464. Correspond- ence respecting riots in Maryland, 468, 469, 474-491. New commis- sion to Governor Gordon, 526. Jeremiah Langhorn, Speaker, 528. New greater and lesser seals given by proprietaries, 530. New com- missions granted throughout, 531. Troubles with Maryland, 542, 591. Commissioners and report on boundary, 549. Speaker of As- sembly on Maryland difficulties, 566. Death of Governor's lady, 571. John Penn arrives, 569. Maryland claims the territories, 594. Assembly called, 594. In- dian deeds to William Penn, 1701, 600. Difficulties with Maryland, 614.
State House, &c., vested in trustees, iv., 46, 483. Governor Gordon dies, and is succeeded by James Logan as president, 47. Proclamation to be made, 48. Notices also to be given by virtue of Act of Queen Anne in Great Britain, 49. Germans go over to Maryland, 57. Complaints against settlers on Susquehannah, 61, 63, 64, 66, 71. Release of lands west of Susquehannah by Indians to proprietary, 88. Dispute between Maryland and, 101, 151, 190-199, 203, 227, 232. Preston and Kin- sey sent to Maryland, 204. In- structions to, 200. Their report, 210. Various documents with it, 215-223. New Governor men- tioned as appointed, 233. Papers received from proprietary, 234. George Thomas recommended as Governor, 249. Lord Baltimore's petition against, 249. Proceed- ings at Hampton Court respecting petitions from Maryland on arti-
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cles of agreement between Penn and Lord Baltimore, 1732, 254. Proclamation on order in Council respecting Maryland, 262, 265. Gov. George Thomas arrives and enters on his duties, 288. Thomas Lawrie appointed by Governor, Secretary and Clerk of Council, 289. Proceedings at Hampton Court for quieting, and Maryland, 298-301. Proclamation to be made, 301. Justices appointed, 312. Commissioners appointed to run the line, 313. A map of, mentioned, 317. Correspondence with, 329. Articles of agreement 1701, between Wm. Penn and In- dians, for lands in Susquehannah, 338-340. New treaty with In- dians, 347. Various papers on value of coin and on bills of credit from Lords of Trade, as also reports on, from Assembly and Governor, 356-366. On state of province, 367-371. Notice of Commissioners appointed in Eng- land on Maryland affairs, 394. Samuel Preston is Provincial Treasurer, 412. Defence of, 422. Counterfeit bills discovered in England, 429. Gen. Wentworth to enlist soldiers for Cuba, 499. Controversy between Assembly and Council on pest house, health officer, powers of Governor, &c., 507-559. Indians quit claims to lands on Susquehannah, 559. Value of lands-settlers on Juni- ata, &c., 571, 572. Richard Peters appointed Secretary on resigna- tion of P. Baird, 639. Treaty with Indians at Lancaster, 697- 737, 739.
Troops to be raised for Louis- burg, v., 38, 39. John Penn, one of the proprietaries, dies, 62, 73. Gov. Thomas sails for England and president Anthony Palmer succeeds him, 68. Richard Peters, Secretary, 68. Proper notices to be sent to England and other colo- nies, 68. Also proclamation, 68, 70. Reported capture of an Eng- lish frigate bound from Havana, 75. Returns of men belonging to, by Samuel Perry, 135, Forces
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discharged by Gov. Shirley and Admiral Knowles, 141. State of the province, 158. Expedition to Canada, 130, 132, 134, 140-145, 148, 152, 159, 168, 170. Amount of pay due four companies from, 176. Wm. Parsons resigns as Surveyor-General, Nicholas Scull succeeds, 274. Various docu- ments respecting treaty at Aix la Chapelle, 330, 331, 359-362. James Hamilton succeeds Presi- dent Palmer, 362. Richard Peters appointed Secretary of province and Clerk of Council, 364. Words punched out of the seals, 382. Respecting dispute with Mary- land, 383, 386, 421, 582-597. French from Canada on way to Ohio, 387. Temporary line with Maryland, 423. Early settle- ments along Susquehannah, &c., 440-449. French claims, speech of Mr. Joncaire, 528. Corres- pondence with Virginia and New York on Indian affairs, 622-637. Western boundary of, and Vir- ginia, 758. Calculations of lati- tude and longitude, &c., 759-767. Commissioners to Albany, vi., 25. And Virginia affairs, 83. Report of proceedings, 111-129. Meeting of Commissioners with Six Nations at J. Stevenson's relative to purchase of lands, 114- 119. Deeds for lands at Albany, 119-129. Gov. Hamilton resigns, and Robert Hunter Morris, late Chief Justice of New Jersey, ap- pointed and is proclaimed at Court House, 144. Various pa- pers relating to Connecticut claim, 247-275. Loans, 555-558. Map, 300, 302. Commissioners from Massachusetts, 314. Embargo, 319. Disputes with Maryland, 417, 639. Fast Day-long drought, 422. Embargo, 511. Braddock's defeat, &c., 415, 424, 426, 428, 429, 430, 445, 461, 475, 476. Temporary line between Maryland, 639. Brief narrative of incur- sions of French and Indians, 1755, 766-768.
Number of men to be raised and measures to be taken in, for
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Crown Point expedition, vii., 29. War declared against Delaware Indians, 88. Conspiracy against Assembly in back counties, 91. A share of arms requested from General Shirley, 109, 111. Wm. Denny succeeds Governor Morris, 221. Account of condition of province, with a map, 228. Vari- ous documents from Dank Hali- fax, &c., on defenceless state of the province, 272-278. Proprietary purchases from Indians - Com- mittee of Council appointed to investigate, 354. Affirmation of N. Scull respecting, 399. Account of, by Gov. Denny at request of Lord Loudoun, 445. Roman Catholics, 448. Constitution, &c., in reply to Lord Loudoun, 448. Brockden, Recorder of Deeds, 465. Fast appointed, 560. Gov- ernment growing worse, 633. Proprietaries to come over, 633. Committee of Assembly ask to inspect minutes of purchase of lands from Indians, 635, 636. Deeds for lands produced to Tee- dyuscung, 688, 693, 698. Alarm- ing condition of, from French and Indians, 719. Troops for New York, 721. Enquiry by British government respecting manufac- ture of iron, 738, 740. Estimate of expenses of government, 778.
Connecticut settlers, ix., 7, 27, 602. Sum granted to colonies by, 2, 4, 10, 47, 115. Quota of each colony, 48-52. Paxton riots, 88- 113. Act for payment to colonies, 160. Stamp Act in, 298, 299. Address to King on repeal, 315. An account of manufactures since 1734 ordered, 343. John Penn receives new commission as Gov- ernor from Thomas 'and Richard, and takes oath before Gov. Sharpe of Maryland, 345-349. Number of manufacturing establishments in, 354. Boundary question bo- tween Maryland and, 377. Quit rents-cost or expenses of prov- ince-grants of lands, &c., in re- ply to Earl Shelburne, 379-384. Modes of granting land, 380. Funds in, 382. Settlers on Indian
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lands, 404, 405, 407, 412, 480. Boundary line, 413, 545. Treaty at Fort Stanwix with Indians re- spocting boundary, 545. De- soribed, 554, 568. Proceedings and resolutions of Susquehannah comp'y, 569-572. Respecting pur- chasers, 602. Laws respecting fisheries, 623. New commission to Gov. Penn-oath administered by Gov. Colden, 629. Slitting mills, plating forges, and steel furnaces in 1750, 632-636. Rich- ard Penn, one of the proprietaries and father of Gov. John, dies, 736. Gov. John goes to England and James Hamilton as President of Council succeeds him, 736. By will of Richard, his son, John becomes proprietary, 742. Altera- tion of the seal to John's name, 742. Richard Penn appointed Governor, arrives, 780. His pro- clamation, 783.
Richard Penn, Governor, x., 1. Relating to difficulties with Con- necticut, 50. List of public debts, 53. Public officers, their salaries, 53. His commission is revoked, and John Penn appointed Gover- nor, 91. Joseph Shippen, Jr., secretary, 91. Respecting Con- necticut claim, 117-139, 143, 151. Dr. Conolly, 140, 145, 149, 175, 176. Boundary lino with Virginia, 149, 158, 175, 176, 181-194. Con- necticut claim, 177, 275. Bound- ary with Maryland, 206, 216, 220, 240, 245. Jurisdiction not to be extended at present, 220. Pro- clamation respecting, 220. Letter to Earl Dartmouth, 221. Procla- mation to be recalled, 241. Let- ter to Governor Eden on, 242, 243. Proclamation recalling for- mer on boundary, 245. Reed's map-payments for, 260. Ex- penses of Government, 266. Taxes to be laid, 282.
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