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place-prisoners in new gaol, 110, 112. Boards for Court room, 112. Riot at Hon. James Wilson's 121. Proclamation respecting, 122. Bounty for wood offered-it and flour scarce, 125. Embargo laid, proclamation, 126. Militia called out-Wm. Moore elected to Coun- cil and George Bryan, Charles W. Peale, Michael Shubert, William Hollingshead and Jacob Schreiner to Assembly, 129. Joseph Reed elected Councillor-Ass'bly, 131. Persons present at riot at James Wilson's house, 128, 130, 137, 138, 139, 141, 144, 145. Artillery called out, 143. Declaration of President and Vice President, J. Reed and Wm. Moore, 164. Or- der of procession to proclaim, 165. Read at Court house-salt, 166. A charitable society ask to cut wood from land on Lancaster road for the poor and to pay to treasurer, 170. Managers of House of Em- ployment, loan of flour granted to, 172. Deed for house and price at south-west corner Front and Walnut, 174. Abuses in wood on wharves, 175, 190. Mili- tary store in Race street, 177. Vendue master (Wm. Brown) elected-deed for Shoemaker's property, 185. Auctioneer gives bond, 186. Francis Bailey, prin- ter, 186. Wardens of, order re- specting wood -forestalling in markets-taxes, 190, 191. Com- missioners and Assessors meet Council-amount of tax, 193. Broken cannon to be sold-Schuyl- kill bridge, condition-tolls-to be valued-David Thompson's es- tate, deed for, 195, 196. News- papers ordered by Council to be called for, 197. House of Robert White and wife to be searched for counterfeit money, merchandise, &c .- sale of Richard Swanwick's property, 199. Sub-Lieutenants apply for bounties, 200. Deeds for confiscated estates in, 201, 202. Schuylkill bridge and ferry, boats and ropes for, till season proper for replacing bridge, 202. Letters to W. Turnbull, P. McClenachan,
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L. Hollingsworth and Capt. Alli- bone, on probability of procur- ing supplies in, 203. Answers to, complaints against irregularities, &c. at the barracks-escheated property of P. McDade near China factory, &c., 204. Schuylkill bridge replaced, 205. Barracks, Committee to inquire about, 206. Wood west of Schuylkill to be ent down for poor, 207. Abuses of-state of barracks reported by Committee - persons employed there, 208, 209, 211. Wood taken, Schuylkill ferry, 212. Fines col- lected by clerk of Sessions and Sheriff, 215. Committee to fix salaries of officers retained-re- turn of galley men-express ex- pense-militia, special pay-quar- ters for troops in public houses- Schott and Armand's corps, 217. Peter Swope, turnkey of gaol, al- lows prisoners to escape, 222. President's house, 236, 238. A scold sentenced to be ducked- pardoned, 235, 243. Deed to C. W. Peale, for lots late of John Smith forfeited, 247. Continental money refused in payment of ground rent on forfeited estate, 249. Deeds .for forfeited estates, 259, 260, 553. Insecure state of gaol-guard ordered to, from Court house, 259. President's house in danger from fire at Mr. Holker's-taxes difficult to be col- lected, arising from misconstruc- tion of an Act, 260, 261. Memo- rial of Commissioner of taxes, 263. Referred to Assembly, 264. Deed S. Shoemaker's estate, 265. Schuylkill bridge carried away by ice, to be restored by B. Eyre, 266. Schuylkill bridge, under Quarter Master-General - conti- nental teams to pass free-rates of toll, 269. Damages to houses of Edward Barrett in Southwark, by Flying camp, 271. Scar- city of powder, 279. Deeds for confiscated estate in, 283, 284. Against enclosing lands hereto- fore open, or commons, 286. Pe- tition respecting Schuylkill bridge and road to Darby, 293. Ex-
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penses of and support-death of Mr. Forbes, M. C .- sales of broken cannon, 296. Wm. Henry ap- pointed Lieutenant and Ephraim Bonham and Frederick Hagner subs., and various other officers, 297, 298. Edward Evan's claim for city lots rejected-deed to Jacob Morgan, Jr., in Northern Liberties, 298, 299. Joseph Gal- loway's property sold-Andrew Doz elected Commissioner of pur- chases for, 299. And Col. Jno. Bull for county-Captain Topham applies for the brick yard in Northern Liberties, 311. Prop- erty of Samuel Bell and Mrs. Parrock to be restored-rent of middle ferry paid, 315. Deed for George Enser's estate, 317. Ex- pense of replacing middle ferry bridge, 317, 321. A seditious pa- per posted at corners, proclama- tion against, 319. Deed for Peter Arthur's estate, 320. Library company not permitted to receive books from New York, 318. Es- tate of Alexander Bartram and John Roberts, 323. Peter Camp- bell's, 324. Wm. Young, ap- prentice of Benjamin Town, ar- rested for seditious paper, 325. Arms to Col. Henry, 330. Alarm from a small boat, Captain Buck, 331. Two wards neglect to elect Lieutenants, Council appoint, 338. Pay to militia to Trenton-reso- lutions for sale of forfeited estates, reference to W. Penn's reserva- tion of commons, now vested in State-fences to be removed, 347. R. Wells and lot on Arch street, 353. Committee of merchants appointed to confer with Council relative to difficulties in currency, 353. Expense of examining and valuing Schuylkill bridge, 374. Alexander Mills arrested and dis- charged, on charge of discour- aging enlistments, 378, 379. Taxes in Dock Ward, 382. Sale of estate John Bartlett, 383. Rent of bridge, 385. Inspector of militia, 388, 389. Expense of bridge, 391. Sheriff to arrest Jemima Forrester or Biles, wife of
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a refugee, 397. Lots near Race street wharf required for public landing-sales postponed, 402. Life of a collector of militia fine threatened, 402. Port opened for clearing vessels-case of John Dover, 402, 404, 407. Taxes- Sheriff to arrest Mrs. Bartram, Mrs. Stark, Mrs. Volans and Mrs. Preston, wives of traitors, 425. Deed S. Shoemaker's estate to P. and J. Wikoff and G. Hutchinson, 430. Recruits for Pennsylvania line-bounties-deserters from- subscription for recruits, 431. Ar- rears to militia-John Nancar- row's air furnace - Lieutenant Brady recommended for promo- tion, 435. Alexander Bartram's estate, J. Galloway's, 441. Deed, 457, 458. Memorial James Mease, &c., to purchase a vessel in Ber- muda, not granted, 465. Petition of merchants against Marshal - President's house-auction sale, 479. Of merchants against Mar- shal, 480, 482. Inspector of salt provisions, 487. Shingling old workhouse, 520. Complaints against Lieutenants, 523. Three auctioneers appointed, John Bay- ard, Alexander Boyd and Win. Brown, 525. Joseph Reed pro- claimed at Court house president, and Wm. Moore, vice president, 541. Order of procession, 542. S. Shoemaker's estate-George Knapper's estate sold, 553. Wm. Crispin, Collector of Excise, 554. John Jones, health officer, in- spector of staves, &c., 554. Col. Miles to have wood on Lancaster road cut, 559. Suspicious vessel at Warder's wharf, 562. Petition of Capt. Jolin Davis, committee on, 563. Fine of a constable re- mitted, 563. Petition of II. Smith and W. Wood, respecting fencing "Mark's" liberty land-pay of militia, 564. Auctioneer, 569. Estate of Wm. Austin assigned to University, 584. Vessels may clear, 602. Merchants, &c., com- plain of ill-treatment to sailors at New York, 603. Quarters for officers of Pennsylvania line, 605.
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Naval officer, 608. Scale of de- preciation published-repairs to barracks-sale of S. Shoemaker's estate-militia called out, 612, 613. S. Shoemaker's, 615. John Henderson's estate, George Ben- ners, 619. Pay of soldiers, 620. Bounty on recruits, 622. Repairs of barracks, 632. Discharge of militia-barracks to be preserved, Petition Catherine Graff for brick yard, 639. Prohibition against occupying vacant lands in-pay to Philadelphia troop, 641. Re- pair of barracks, 649. Pay of militia-public stores on Race street wharf-road from Darby to, 650. Jno. Parrock's estate sold, 661. Estate of Henry Welfling, 669. State house steeple to be taken down and repaired, 682. Lt. Poht resigns, 684. Repairs of barracks, 685. Abraham Carlisle's estate sold to Robert Bethell, 687. Property of floating bridge on Schuylkill to be vested in George Gray, on his paying a certain sum to the State, 690. Thos. Neville to purchase materials for repairs of State house steeple and blocks, tackles, &c., 702, 703, 712, 720. Lower rooms of State house fitted for land office, 712. Two com- panies for defence of forts to be raised, 719. Sales of lots in- road to Darby confirmed and opened, 726. Petition of H. Shrupp, to be paid for a horse- of naval officer, vessel without pa- pers, 728. Executions of crimi- nals-Thos. Wilkinson, a pirate, ordered to be hung on Windmill IsI'd, and his body in chains at Mud Island -deed estate William Rhodden, 730, 731. Pirate re- spited for twenty-one days, 732. Taxes, 735. Deed estate Samuel Shoemaker, 737. Andrew El- liott's estate sold, 746. Estate of Joseph Galloway, next to Presby- terian meeting house, north by alley formerly called Appletree Alley, between Third and Fourth, 751. Estate of John Parrock, 752, 755. Lot of Thomas Seny, 759. Sales of city lots, 772. Es- 19
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tate of Jno. Fox, 775. Excess of militia offering-estate of Richard Wall, 776. Claim by Richard Peters for lots in, 779. Sale of lots at coffee house, 780. Deed for estate of Isaac Allen, 781. Of John Parrock, 782. Repairs of State house, 783.
Inhabitants of Charleston arrive in distress, and are provided for, xiii., 1. Sales of Episcopal and Presbyterian Church lots post- poned, 3. Importation of British base half pence, proclamation re- specting, 4. Estate of Abraham Carlisle sold to R. Bethel -City lot claimed by Evans and Lin- nington as part of W. Salway, 6. Claims of Moore, Hill and Wells, for lots and Liberty lands, 9. Deeds, 12, 20, 25, 26, 30. Con- dition of prisoners in gaol, health, of S. R. Fisher, discharged, 13. Repairs of State house, 16. Claim of Thomas Lightfoot for lots, 18. Papers in hands of Samuel Powell, Mayor, to be de- livered in, 19. City lots, 23. Deed for Duch''s lot to Thomas Mckean, 25. Deeds to B. Leech, 30, 31. To be located for James Parr, William Gray, 31. Lots for Pyke Land Co., 33. City lots for redemption of bills of credit, 35. Lutheran congrega- tion purchase lots of Mr. Penn, 1777, he refused receiving the money then, 36. Militia to be called out, 37. City lots, 39, 40. Appraisement of leaden spouts, 42. Sales of liquor by vendue to, made up, 42. Hospital for wounded applied for by Rocham- beau, 42. Deeds for city lots, 45, 46, 47, 49. Petition of Moore, Hill, and Wells for city lots- embargo raised-repairs of State House steeple, 49. Militia called out, 53. Deeds for city lots, 63, 65. Clothing from Yorktown, 77. Sale of city lots, 80, 81. General election in, 85, 391, 393, 721. Sheriffs, 85, 391, 721. Wardens, 721. Coroners, 85, 391, 721. Censors, 721. Colonel Tilghman, aid of General Washington, ar-
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rives with news of surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, orders of Council for rejoicings, 94, 96. Estate of Wm. Evans sold, 97. Pay to militia guards, 98. State House steeple, 98. Militia called into service, 98. Light house in danger - New Board of Wardens chosen, 100. Thos. Coombe, late collector, to deliver books and papers to war- dens, 104. Claim of John Sher- gold, &c., for a lot, 115. Deeds for lots, 118, 119. Unfair elec- tion, 118, 120, 127. Report of Surveyor General on city lot claimed by Joseph Egg, 123. Deeds for city lots-Barracks, 128. Lot of Samul Fox, 130. Sheriff to permit certain persons to embark for France, 135. Tho's Forrest claims two lots, 136. Plan of city lots, sale post- poned, 139. Lot of Samuel Allen and Thomas Sison, 140. John Parrock, Richard York, &c., S. Farlan, 141. Christ Church bells rung for capture of Cornwallis, 143. John Lukens, Surveyor General, paid for plans of city lots-deed to Patrick Robertson, 146, 148. Difficulty on election of a councilman, 148, 154, 160, '161. Deeds for city lots, 159. Auctioneer, 163. John Connelly, a British officer, to be arrested and examined - violates parol, and is imprisoned, 161. Re- ported value of lots, 164. Deeds for city lots-pay to militia, 166. Claim of James Wallace for a city lot, 167. Committee to view house and lot late of M. Aspden- deeds for several lots, 171, 172. Claim for city lot - deed for land, 175. Guard house near Magazine wants repairs, 178. President and Judge of City Court -deed, 180, 181. L. Nicola dis- missed with thanks as Town Major-deed for lots, 185. Re- port on election of Councillor for, 188-192, 193, 194, 195, 197, 198, 200, 201, 206, 210, 211, 212, 216, 217, 220, 220, 223, 232. Deeds, 193. Estate of Daniel Jeanes,
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204. Report on value of M. Aspden's lot, 209. Deeds for City lots, 217. Deed for City lots to Wardens 218. To J. Mease, 235, 236. City lots, 240, 246. Estate Samuel Shoemaker, 246. Pay to J. Loughead, pay- master, 248. City lots, 250. George Campbell appointed Reg- ister of Wills, 253. Committee to estimate leaden spouts taken, 268. Deeds, 271, 274. Claim N. Young, for City lots purchased from William Penn, 275. Ex- pense of erecting fence between President's house and Mr. Morris', 279. Seizure of sugars on a Sloop of L. Hollingsworth, 282, 283. Ship General Wash- ington, (late Monk, ) hired for a voyage, 283. Interest on pur- chase money for City lots, when not paid duly, 285. Pay for an entertainment, 289. Guard for prisoners-Repairs of light-house at Cape Henlopen, 293. Report of Surveyor General for City lots, 295. State of accounts of indi- viduals called before Council- Cost of entertainment on birth of Dauphin, 288, 297. Deeds for City lots, 305, 306, 307, 308, 315, 316, 317, 321, 322. Report of Surveyor General on claim of Moore, Hill and Wells, Daniel Pastorius and Thomas Fairman, 322. T. Forrest, B. Davis, 323. Deed, 325, 326. Proceedings on claims to lots, 326, 328, 330, 331. Deeds, 334. Deeds for City lots, 340. Deed for City lots, 344, 346. Men called out, 364. Deeds for City lots-Jews ask for counte- nance and protection in erecting Synagogue, 367. General Potter to command troops on Indian expedition-National Bank of North America-Absconding Mer- chant, 371. Execution, 382. Complaint on calling out Militia on election day-Commissioners for defence ask for a vessel of small draft-Papers of James Molesworth, 385. Surveyor Gen- eral paid for plans of lots-Deeds, 389. James Irvine, Councillor-
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other elections --- Deeds -- Pardon,
395. Deeds, 409. Expense of fitting Comptroller General's office, 417. President and Vice-Presi- dent proclaimed at Court-house- procession, &c., 413, 417. Joseph Dolby receives pay for ringing Christ Church bells, 423. Deeds for City lots, 432. Repairs of government house, 441. Com- missioners on taxes, 453. Becom- ing a place of much resort-Police, 489. Goods per Amazon-Arrears of payments for city lots, 491. Claim to city lots, 495, 497, 500, 503, 505, 507. Pay to seven months' men, 503. Deeds for city lots, 505, 506, 507, 543, 552, 572, 578, 587, 604, 617, 623, 629. Claims of heirs of Jolin Whitpain, 506. Moore and Wells, 509. Robberies, 515. Paid G. Owen, for winding up State-house clock, 536. Memorial Jacob Shallus for a lot, 548, 549. William Henry asks opinion respecting certain duties, 541. Merchants ask ad- vice respecting importation of British goods, 553. Proclamation of peace-Christ Church bells to be rung, 559, 563. British pris- oners allowed to pass through, 572. Repairs of State-house pumps, 575. Deeds-Health offi- cer, 578. Deed, 585. Thomas Turner, keeper of State Flag, 586. Prisoners to new gaol, 589. William Greenway, Measurer of Salt-Price, 593. Price of Salt fixed-Wardens to have obstruc- tions removed, 595. Paving Fifth Street, between Walnut and Chestnut Streets, 602. Congress complain of being insulted at, 606, 607, 609. Field officers con- vened by Council, 609. Confer- ence with officers-Attack on Bank meditated-Arms to be delivered to Militia, 611, 612. Arrests or- dered, 613. Examination of sol- diers to be made-Cannon taken at Yorktown to be delivered, 614. Proclamation against M. and A. Doan, A. Dillon, &c .- Complaints to be heard against Captain Esler's appointment, 617. Report to
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Congress on disturbances, &c., 618. Justice, 625. Complaint of Southwark of danger to health from Brig Congress-Vessel to be removed, and sick to pest-house, 627. Murder in, 629. City lot confirmed to J. Shallus, 631. Again referred to Land office, 636. Congress propose to return to-Wardens to have surveys of the Delaware made, 637. Report of Land office, 639. Deed, 646. State-house to be laid out by Act of Assembly as a public green and walk forever, 692. Bed- covers for sick at State Island, 695. Execution, 704, 720. Election- Censors-Representatives, War- dens, 721. Sheriffs-Coroners- Commissioners, 722. Joseph Cow- perthwaite contests election of Sheriff, 720. William Brann murdered at Centre Square-In- quest and proclamation and des- cription-Deeds for lots, 728. President and Vice-President proclaimed, 738. Thanksgiving- demonstration on account of peace, 752. Petitions D. Lennox, &c., to be auctioneers, 753. List of deeds, &c., of late corporation, transmitted by order of Assembly to Council, 759, 760. Vendues, 761. Deeds, 767.
Taxes, xiv., 4. Regulations of wagons, &c., 17. Deeds for City lots, 34, 35, 65. A. St. Clair, John Mease, appointed Vendue Masters, 38. Inspectors of goods Justices, 47, 54. Report on goods to be sold by auction, 48. Sharp Delany appointed Collector of Port-Names of purchasers of City lots to be furnished, 52. F. A. Muhlenburg, Justice- letter from Merchants-Accounts of John Hazelwood-Commis- sioners of purchases in-Griffith Owen, keeper of State-house clock, discharged, 55. Murder of Richard Marple, 57. Chevaux de frize-City lots sold,-Report on,-Virginia boundary, 59. H. Schitz resigns as justice, 60. Inspectors of goods, 61, 67, 68. Sales of goods by auction, 70.
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Fruit trees to be planted with Health office funds, at discretion of Dr. James Hutchinson-Goods per Ship Minerva to be inspected, 71. Proposals for removing Che- vaux de frize, 73, 75, 78. Com- plaint against Constables, 75. Hillegas and Francis to lay out lots at Barracks-Inspection of goods-Remission of forfeitures on Brandy-Militia fines and ex- penses, 77. Chevaux de frize, agreement with Donaldson & Hollingsworth. - Appropriation for River Delaware, 105. Me- morial of Merchants for inspec- tion of goods, 106. Justices-
Irregular elections, 108. Dedimus
potestatem, issues for City and County of, 110. Triumphal arch,
the carpenters' work valued by a committee of persons-Sales of goods by Wardens, 111. Robbery in Southwark, and arrest of per-
sons-Proclamation, 112. In- spection of goods, 114, 115. In-
sult to Monsieur Marbois, Consul
General of France, by Longs-
champs, 115, 116, 117, 120, 121,
135, 137. Justices, 116, 121; 135, 149, 151, 159, 197. Buoys re- moved from Delaware-Procla- mation, 122. Claim of John Balderston for a lot, 138. Memo- rial against a bridge on (ferman- town Road, 140. J. B. Smith, prothonotary, 143. Deeds for lots -Wardens expenditures on River
-J. Donaldson resigns-Joseph Bullock appointed, 151. Ex- pense of removing exhibition
frame from Market to State
House, 157. Persons in gaol- Return of arms, &c .- Inquest on George Fitler, 159. Payment to Wardens, 162. Leaden spouts taken in 1777, paid for, 174. Deed for lots-Bells rung on La- Fayette's arrival in, 176. Com- missioners ask for sale of old iron from jail-Council refuse, 179.
Jonathan Penrose, justice, 197. Repairs to State Mansion-house, 206. Deed, 209. Removal of Chevaux-de-frize, 212. Repairs of State House, 235. Elections,
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229, 555. Representatives, 229, 555. Sheriff's, 230, 555. Coro- ner's, 230, 555. Warden's, 230, 555. Declaration of election of President and Vice-President, 249. Procession, 250. Proclaimed at Court House, 251, 252. Re- pairs in Secretary's office, 268. Box to be delivered to Marbois free of duty, 283. Sale of old jail-Purchase of part of State- house lot, corners of Fifth St. and Sixth Street, for public build- ings, 284, 285. Repairs of State- house, 285. Improvement of State house lot, 286. Ground rent paid by Council on lot corner Sixth and Market to Wm. Alt- more, 289. Contested election of Justice, 291, 307 323, 325, 344. Cl'k of city, Lieut., 314, 640. Claims for city lots under old rights from Wm. Penn, 323, 326, 327, 343. State lottery drawing, 324. Memorial of merchants on piers in the Del're, 326. Popula- tion 1760 and 1770-exports 1773, 1784, 336. James Loughead, Justice, 344. Report on city lot in favor of John Lownes, 347. Memorial of merchants on piers, &c., 356. Old jail and work- house to be pulled down-city lots for Richard Wells and Henry Hill, devisees of Richard Bacon-Patrick Haley arrested and reward to be paid, 359. Right of Pennocks to city lot, 361. Right to city lot referred to Surveyor-General, 362. All military and other stores to be removed to a place of safety, on account of destruction of old jail, 366. Wm. Whitebread offers to pay his bond and mortgage given to late Mayor, &c., 368. Improvement of State house lot- letter to merchants and traders, 369. Contested election of Jus- tico for New Market Ward, 370. 377, 380, 381. Justices, 370. Old jail, 409. Repairs of State house, 375. Matthew Irwin, Re- corder of Deeds, 378, 379. Gen. St. Clair, Auctioneer, 394. Repairs of State house and clock, 395. House to cover cannon, 401.
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Thos. Paine paid-Dr. Ewing and Thos. Hutchins to run N. W. line, 402. Offices of Collector, Naval Officer and Wardens-improve- ment of State house lot, 406, 444. Report of Comptroller-General on sums due military officers, 406- 440. Deputy-Surveyors in each county-a tent for Captain Por- ter, 441. Deputy-Surveyor, 441, 443. James Read appointed flour inspector, 444, 445. Re- gister of German passengers, 445, 447. Improvement of State House lot, 446. L. Farmer appointed Register of Germans, 447. Election in Penn Township, 447. City lots to Francis Gurney and G. Westcoat, 453. Mont- gomery county formed from, 456. Claim Thos. Mason-Wells, Hill and Young, referred to Mr. Story, 458. Money to Wardens, to enable Thomas Davis to erect piers-or- der for erecting an arsenal first on 8th and Locust &c., ordered on "corner of public square, be- tween Thirteenth and Juniper Alley "-deeds, 457, 459, 460, 461. Wardens to contract for land at Marcus Ilook for piers- navigation above city-jurisdic- tion of islands, 460. Edward Bartholomew, Collector of Excise, 461. City lots - deeds, 462. Richard Hill's devisees-plan of piers, 464. New proposals for piers-improvements of State house lot-E. Blaine claims a lot, 469. China factory, 479. Agreement with Thomas Conarroe for build- ing piers at Marcus Hook, 479. Call on Commissioners to report, improvement of State house lot, 483. A Spanish frigate at, 484. Deed for city lot to John Franklin, 486. Inspectors of lumber, salt provisions-Robert Morris appeals to Supreme Court from Comp- troller-General's decision respect- ing his accounts- deed for barrack lots, 489. Mons. Marbois, vice French Consul at-proceedings relative to old gaols and buildings in Montgomery county, 491. Rent of store on Market street
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wharf, 492. Repairing State house and building arsenal, 495. Deed, 501. Edward Shippen appointed Justice for Dock Ward-Plunket Fleeson resigns as president of Court-Edward Shippen appointed in his place-improvement of State house lot, 549. Three stone steps for State house paid for, 550. B. Franklin, Councillor, 554. Geo. Gray, Commissioner, 555. Arri- val of Sick Keesar and thirty- five others from Bengal and China to seek a passage home, 561. Jolin Biddle, measurer of grain, 568. Clement Biddle, Notary- Mercantile Committee, 571. Me- mor'l of Longschamps-of inhab- itants against test law-debate and resolution on the law, 573, 574. Aid to the Chinese, 574. Petition in favor of M. Aspden - Purchase of a lot at Cape May by Wardens, 578. Repairs of State house, 581. Deeds for old jail and adjoining lots-consideration and names of purchasers-grant of room in State house to Sur- veyor-General for an office, 583. Improvement of State house yard, execution of Elizabeth Wilson or- dered, 586, 588. Petition of Longschamps, 587. Arsenal, 588. Agreement with James Pearson to cover State house with copper, 597. Petition Wm. Smith to construct a wharf-jurisdiction of Delaware river, 598, 599. Deed for barrack lots -State house lot, 601. Deed city lots, 605. Leaden spouts. 618. Respecting M. Asp- den -instructions respecting bar- rack lots, 625. State house lot, 625. Edward Burd, Prothonotary of Supreme Court, petition for Justice, 620. Justices, 629. Deeds barrack lots, 632. Delinquents for barrack lots, 634. Negroes ask to enclose their burying ground, referred to Surveyor- General, 637. Deeds for barrack lots, 638. Abuse of public prop- erty in Southwark by militia- appropriation for improving river Delaware, 641. Schuylkill bridge by Davis and Casdrop-abuse of
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