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Supreme Executive Council-xvi. general-repairs of State House, 215. Expenses Deputy Surveyor -sale of land in Cumberland-a pension to W. Whitman, 217º. Election T. Mifflin, president, and George Ross, Vice President - procession, 219. Case of George Woods-public debt, 221. Report on account of James Searle, agent, 222. Proposal of Stocker and Wharton for Exchange accepted, 223. Jury in suit of judges against State differ-report of commissioners on rivers-Indian interpreter, 2092. A non-suit, 2108. Deputy Surveyors ap- pointed-Dr. John Wilkins coun- cillor, 211º. Deputy Surveyors- loan for disabled soldiers made and accepted -- Nescopec road -- list of pensioners, 213º. Request removal of loan office to accommo- date the Convention-Nescopec road report-C. Febiger treasurer, 2152. Dry lands in Northampton County, 219º. Title to Islands in Delaware river, 2182. Coun- cillor, 219º. District of South- wark, 221º. Commissioners to view rivers-letters-newspapers -removal from jail of diseased prisoners-supension of taxes for the year, 223º, 224º. Rioters in Northumberland County pardoned -Deputy Surveyors, 223º. Grant sea letter to ship Brothers for China-list of pensioners, 224º. Deputy Surveyors - District of Southwark, 225. Suspension of taxes not agreed to, 224, 225. Fees to counsel, 227. Dep. Sur- vey's, 229. John Lockhart applies for preemption rights to island in Delaware bet. Hogg and Tinicum -refused, 230. Memorial re- specting Southwark, &c., 232. Comptrollers accounts 236. Ad- vice to C. Febiger, Treasurer, respecting revenue -- case of Jonas Hartzell, 237. Fees of Secretary's office -report of committee on Southwark, Moyamensing, and Passyunk-laying out and naming streets and Wharves, &c., 245-251. Road from Frankstown, 254, 257. Accounts with United States-
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Comptroller to employ clerks division of Townships in Dauphin County-auctioneer's account in Northern Liberties for duty on sales, 253. Deputy Surveyors- Calico printing, 254. Deputy Surveyors, 257, 258. Nescopec road-Townships in Washington County-Death of General Potter, 259. His son appointed Deputy Surveyor, 261. Newspapers- report respecting Southwark, &c., to be recorded-letter of Col. J. Harmar respecting drafts on Treasury, 263. Depredations in Washington County by Indians- public debt of Pennsylvania, 264. Message-commissioners, on rivers report-public records-Howell's map-bills of credit, 275. John Bayard trustee for l'rovince Island deceased-and Robert Knox re- moved to New Jersey-commis- sioners on rivers-message, 277. James Searle balance due, 278. Deeds, 283. Pay for Chartier's Island in the Ohio - Nescopec road-Sam Hulings' preemption right to island in Alleghany river -time extended, 255. Clement Biddle allowed time to pay his debt, 287. Deputy Surveyor- Island in Alleghany granted to Wm. Todd, 289. Exchange of warrants for land, with German Reformed congregation of Phila- delphia-letters of Thomas Ryer- son on defence of frontiers against Indians-Deputy Surveyor, 297. Report on claim of John Bryce for land -deed - claim of Anthony Cuthbert postponed, 299. J. and J. Penn, jr., ask for Sixth instal- ment-Excise officers to pay-list of, required, 300. Form of con- veyance of islands in Ohio and Alleghany rivers, 301. Contro- versy between Comptroller and Register General, 304, 307. Res- olution of North Carolina-amend- ments to Federal Constitution, 305. Indian difficulties in Wash- ington County -- claim for an estate, 307. 'Auctioneers appoint- ed, 313, 314; and Inspector of Pot and Pearl ashes - Treasurer
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to attend meeting of subscribers
to manufacturing fund at the
College, 313. Report of committee on controversy between comp- troller and register, 314. Property claimed for a German-commis- sioners to examine certain rivers
to be appointed-to settle accounts
of Treasurer of Bedford, 315.
Paid R. Martin for services, 1775. -Against Connecticut settlers --
Deputy surveyors-Case of Fran- cis Wade-Conference with As- sembly-Division-Militia of Lu- zerne county, 317. Debts due by United States, 324. Barracks at
Lancaster to be sold, 325. Fire of
manufactory-Proclamation of in-
cendiary, 327. Gunpowder maga- · for provisions for Wyoming, 354. Captain Stiles to make returns of all stores in his charge-Fees re- ceived and tax on writs, 355.
zine-Suitable lot on Walnut street, 328. Censure Comptroller for misstatement of pensions -North Carolina cedes part of western
territory-Powder magazine -Per- sons to appraise value of the lot,
329. Resolutions condemning and dismissing John Nicholson, Comptroller-General - Postponed -Votes on various motions, 331. Letter and statement from Comp-
troller-General, 332, 336. Pro-
ceedings to be published, 337,
339. Order in favor of Reading Howell on account of his map of Pennsylvania - Instructions to
Commissioners on western waters,
337. Order to, 339, Survey of
lands opposite Pittsburgh and at
Fort McIntosh-Militia for fron- tier-Comptroller to furnish list of certificates - Gunpowder for Dr. B. Franklin's funeral-Cer- tificate to Brigadier-General Thompson's widow, 341. Rea-
sons for voting for John Nichol- son's dismission, 342-344. Sur- veying fees of undrawn donation lots-Testimonial of respect to
Dr. Franklin -- Two negatives- Order to Captain Christie-Order to G. Delaney late collector to return a deposit by Reed & Forde -Account of powder, flannel,
&c., supplied for Dr. Benjamin Franklin's funeral, 345, 346. Model for nail machine delivered
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to Samuel Briggs-Instructions to Commissioners to view Dela- ware, &c., Rivers -- Acts of Con- gress to promote useful arts-and collect duties-Order to Commis- sioners on rivers, 347, 348. Com- mission to, 350. Pay to John Robert's widow out of his estate-
Re-appointment of secretary-and Receiver-General of land office- Instruction to Commissioners for sale of barracks at Lancaster, 351. Resignation of Warden-Justice -- Inquiry respecting certificates issued by Comptroller -- Reward to captor of George Sinclair- Claims of States against United States, 353. Call on Comptroller for accounts -- Pay John Weitzell
Resolutions calling on Comptrol- ler for accounts with United States, &c .- Indians complain of being plundered of their property -Letter to, 357. Cede Cape Henlopen lighthouse beacon, &c., to United States-Dr. Franklin bequeaths his portrait to Council -Accounts received from Comp- troller -- Letter to delegates re- specting, 359. Letter to execu- tors of Dr. Franklin for his por- trait -- Acts of Congress-Crimes against United States and military establishments -Pay for branding irons for pot and pearl ash casks, 361. Joseph Galloway applies for a pardon -- not granted-Banks at Mud Island-Proposals for re- pairs of, 363. Pay to militia
against Wyoming, 365. City lots- Mud Island-Officers of militia of Westmoreland county-Plan and dimensions of powder magazine,
367, 387. Provisions, &c., fur-
nished, 372, 374. Acts of Con- gress, 372. Report of Committee on Joshua Elder's memorial on fees and depreciation lands, 374,
376. Proposals of Dr. Gregg to
pardon generally persons attaint- ed of high treason, 378, 379. Acts of Congress received-Encour-
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Supreme Executive Council-xvi. agement of learning-Claims of Steuben-Courts in North Carolina -Letter commandant General of Carthagena respecting citizens now returned, 381. Acts of Con- gress, 384. Accounts with United Btates- Grant to William Owen Island in Alleghany river -- Col- lector of excise, 385. Reform of penal system-Appropriation for building cells and walls in jail yard of Philadelphia, 388. Pow- der magazine, 390. Proceedings against Robt. Paisley-Suspended, 891, 392. Act of Congress re- specting Courts in Rhode Island, 892. Mistake of Land Office in case of W. M. O'Brien corrected, 893. Secretary at War asks at- tention to Colonel McGillavry- and Chiefs of Creek nation on their Way to New York-Invita- tion to commencement, 395, 396. Preemption right to two islands in West Branch of Susquehanna asked for by J. Byers and F. Mc- Pherson, 395. Murder of two Indians on Pine Creek-and proc- lamation for murderers, 396, 397, 398. Letters to Indians and others respecting it, 398. Elec- tion of military officers of Lancas- ter county-Preemption right to island in Susquehanna river, 399. Letter to Colonel McGilivray, 404,
405. Payment on account of surveys of rivers, 407. Delegates in Congress on removal of seat of government, 408. Supposed murderers of Indians on Pine
Creek, arrested in Portland, 422. Land purchased on Dunlap's creek-Patent to issue for, 422. Report on General Butler and St. Clair's letters for requisition of men, 424. Powder magazine- Message to Assembly-Mud Island -Claims against United States -- Reciprocity with nations of Europe -Aliens holding land-Murder on Pine creek, 436. Return of messenger to Indians respecting Pine creek murder, 440. Proces- sion at proclamation of Council +Committee of convention invite -Pay to Indians for murders,
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441. Report on R. Galbraith and Frankstown road, 442. Pow- ers of Legislature expire -- Reap- pointment of various officers, 443, 444. William Henry Lieut. of Philadelphia resigns, 447. Off- cers re-appointod, 448. Drawing of donation lands, 452. Claim 8. McCoskry, 454. Breaches of Treaty with Great Britain-In- quired for, 457, 459. Payments for pensions to invalids -- City lot, 457. P. Lloyd Zachery, clerk of Assembly asks to insert in Jour- nals, address of fifty-six members -Letters from Ohio captives by savages, 458. Resolutions re- specting treaty with Great Britain, 459. Report on case of General Thompson's widow, 465. Report and specification of road, Bedford to Pittsburg, 466-477. Report of Committee to examine certificates in Comptroller's office-Execution ordered, 485. Cornplanter and other Indians in Philadelphia -- Speeches to and from, 497. Their expenses paid, 498. Conference with Cornplanter at Philadelphia -Terms of sale and purchase of
lands on Lake Erie at Fort Stan- wix, 501-509. Depreciation lots -Letter to Cornplanter-Asking money -- Declined payment to in- terpreter for expenses-Recruiting Pennsylvania line, 511. Certifi- cate of Dr. Jones respecting In- dian chief Great Tree -- Cornplan- ter and Half Town request to stay in city-French emigrants to re- ceive tents, 513. Recruits of
Pennsylvania line-Books for- Various payments, 515. Public officers called upon for accounts and information, 517. Powder to celebrate arrival of President of United States, 522. Proposals for a general pardon to traitors, 528. Confirm claim of Thomas Harding to city lot, 531. Reso- lutions respecting Comptroller -- Register-General, &c., for infor- mation and statements-Claim of R. Peters for lot -- Invitation to a lecture by Judge Wilson-Powder magazine, 533. Execution of J.
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Supreme Executive Council- B. Jones ordered - Repairs to Senate Chamber, 535. Resigna- tions of Justices -- Election to As- sembly, 537. Claim of R. Peters rejected, 539. Sale of city lots ordered, 540. Various accounts approved-Receipts from several sources-Building fort at Hannas- town, 541. Powder magazine- Commissioners to view rivers- Sundry payments - Resolutions favoring appointment of C. Pettit, 545.
Surgeons, to be examined by Drs. Cadwalader, Bond, Rush and Shippen, x., 452, 458; xii., 215, 307, 437, 622; xiii., 11, 115, 157, 158.
Surgical Instruments, x., 614. Survey of Jersey Shore, x., 465. Surveyor-General of Customs, i., 337, 538.
Surveyor-General of Land Office, i., 120, 124, 148, 151, 161; 274. Complaint against, 330. Re- ports, xiii., 175. Instructions to, respecting lands, 596. Claim for land referred to, xiv., 26. Report on A. Power's' claim, 292. To de- liver to D. Kennedy papers on Virginia claims, 394. Deputies, 441, 443, 445, 449, 456, 462. Jno. Lukens appointed, 444. Office in State House, 583. Reports, xiv., 343. Appoints deputies for each county, 441, 442. Caveat against J. Buchanan, 639. Removal of a deputy, 653, 654. Lots to be surveyed, 515. Report of survey of new purchase by Alex. Mc- Dowell, 604. To survey and mark ground for hospital at Province or State Island, 655. Difficulty about a line settled, xv., 8. Lands for officers, 17. To furnish plan of lots in Philadelphia unsold, 28. To make plans of depreciation lands, 43, 74. Call on, for sur- veys, 46. Recommend Major Wm. Alexander as deputy, 49. To settle Presley Neville's claim, 218. Fees from Deputy Survey- ors, 343. Deputies not to hold two districts at same time, 344. Lottery fees to Deputy-Surveyor,
Surveyor General of Land office,- 351, 358 .. To furnish drafts of land held by Pennsylvania claim- ants in Luzerne county, 451, 452. Resolution respecting Surveyors having but one district rescinded, 459. Recommends Andrew Elli- cott to survey islands in Alle- ghany river, 615. Complaint of Mr. Woods against, xvi., 11. Has power to appoint deputies, 28. To have located certain reserva- tions according to resolution of As- sembly, 47. Of donation lands, 50. Appoints James Harris dep- uty, 171. John Lukens dies, Daniel Brodhead elected, 208. Appoints his deputies for counties, 214, 216, 224, 2118, 2198, 229, 254, 257, 261, 280, 288, 292, 317, 384, 390, 461. Must appoint, not recommend deputies, 258. Ap- points General Potter's son, 261. Of depreciation lands, deputy paid-Act for, 303. Fees received, 311. Of lands opposite Fort Pitt and at Fort McIntosh, 340. De- preciation lands, survey of, 439. Fees, 541.
Surveyor's fees, i., 69, 499. Susquehannah Company, proceed- ings and resolutions of, ix., 569- 572. Letters respecting, 572, 573. 602. Gov. Trumbull's view of, x., 4. Secretary Peter's letter to Henry Wilmot at London respect- ing Indian deed to, 177.
Susquehannah Indians, articles of agreement with, ii., 15. Towns on, vi., 35. Deeds for purchase of lands at Albany, 119-129. Col. Dongan's agency in, 125. Lands, 289. Complain of settlers, ix., 426. 428. Connected with murders arrive at General Congress, 506. Conference with Delawares at Big Island, 620.
Susquehannah River, Indian tribes on or near, iii., 19. Lands to be surveyed on, for Indians, 178. Indians consent to W. Penn's pur- chase of lands on, 183. Munsoe Indians on, 286. Minnisinks live at forks of, 326. Laid down as a boundary of Pennsylvania in map of Lousiana, 1721, 402. Lands applied for west of, 546. Deeds
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Susquehanna River,
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to Wm. Penn 1701, for lands on, 600-603. Road from John Har- ris's to Lancaster, 618. Germans move over, iv., 57. Complaints from Maryland, 61. Lands west of, released by Indians to Propri- etary, 88. Road from, to Chester, return of, 181, 284. Justices, 348. Indians quit claims to lands on, 559. New county to be formed west of, v., 398, 403, 404, 426, 428. History of settlements, 440-449. A family of Delaware Indians coming from Tinigou, set- tles between Wyoming and Fort Augusta, viii., 120. Indians there alarmed by news from Cherokees, 126. Indians in mo- tion above Wyoming, 127. Mes- sage of Governor and Gen. Forbes to Indians on, 131. Fisheries, ix., 623, 719. A highway, 717. Gen. Lacey to command militia sent to, xi., 533. Pay to Commissioners to examination of, xiv., 182. New appointment, 485. Expenses of laying off a part of west branch of, and also of running and mark- ing the line between the old and new purchase between Alleghany and, xv., 85. Distances from Canoe place to Kittanning, 91. Road from, to Lehigh, 229, 230. Commissioners to view, xvi., 178, 208, 260, 319, 462. Obstructions in, 208. Preemption to two Is- lands to J. Byers and F. McPher- son, 395.
Sussex County, Sheriff of, i., 58, 165. Seal for, ordered-its de- vice, 66. Decision of Court ap- pealed from, 77. Sub-Treasurer appointed, 111. Ranger appoint- ed, 165, 166. Complaint against Assemblyman, 185. Justices, 188. A Justice accused of ill fame, 186. Major Dyer elected and ob- jected to as member of Council, 197. Sheriff and Ranger, 206, 368. Members dismissed, 211. Justices, 211, 320, 369. Com- plaint against Sheriff for not re- turning a member, 213. Com- plaint by H. Bowman, 228. Sher- iff asks aid, 247. New Sheriff, 249, 340. Report from, of inva-
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sion by Senecas and French from Maryland, 277. Member from, objected to on account of debauch- ery, but admitted to sit, 323. Sheriff goes to England-Samuel Preston appointed, 340. And a member also, 344. Three Repre- sentatives for, 366. Clerk ap- pointed, 371. Amount of one penny tax, 462. Ask for defence, 522. Watch at Cape Henlopen, 524. Arrival and acts of French, enemy's vessels at, 539. Com- plaint against inhabitants for pur- chasing goods from Captain Kidd, 579. Watch against pirates, ii., 23, 24, 25. Dedimus to Nehfield, 97. Jona. Bailey, Sheriff, 101. Luke Watson, Sheriff, 101. Sam'l Pres- ton, Collector of Levies, 183. Wm. Clark, complaint of actions arising out of boundary lines between Maryland, 362. French privateer lands men at Whorekills, 448, 468. Complaints against Wm. Till, a magistrate- he is super- ceded, iii., 259. Rives Holt, Sher- iff and Samuel Davis, Coroner, 260, 289. Justices appointed, 270. Rives Holt, Sheriff, 332. Jno. Jacobs, Coroner, 333 Sher- iffs, 416, 465, 524, 575, 615. Coroners, 416, 465, 524, 575, 615. Sheriffs elected, iv., 470, 602, 748, 782. Coroners, 470, 602, 748, 782. Sheriffs elected, v., 55, 411, 468, 551, 597, 662. Coroners do., 55, 411, 468, 597, 662. Pe- tition of pilots of, 226. Sheriffs, vi., 145, 638. Coroners elected, 145, 638. Coroners appointed, vii., 266 ; viii., 223, 403, 506, 781. Sheriffs appointed, vii., 266; viii., 223, 403, 506, 781. Sher- iffs elected, ix., 57, 199, 286, 333, 398, 548, 624, 688, 778. Coro- ners elected, 57, 199, 286, 333, 398, 548, 624, 688, 778. Justices, 266, 278, 374. Clerks of Courts appointed, 699. Sheriffs elected, x., 56, 106, 211, 270. Coroners elected, 56, 106, 211, 270. Jus- tices, 81, 217, 264. Acts respect- ing, 49. Ammunition sent to, 352.
Sutherland, Capt. Nicholas, of King's
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troops, complains of the barracks in Philadelphia, x., 16.
Sutter, James, Superintendent of transportation, arrested, xii., 387. Sutton, William, in prison, x., 681. From New York, committed as a tory, 676.
Swaine, Charles, in charge of pro- visions, vi., 460, 473. Letter from Geo. Croghan on French and Indian affairs, 642. To Gov. M., 643.
Swaine, Francis, clothier, xii., 56. 61. Sheriff, xv., 56, 294.
Swaine, Captain Jonathan, complains of seizure of his vessel by Col- lector-asks for freight of goods, &c., iii., 240.
Swaine, Major, State Clothier, xii., 247. Return of clothing, defici- encies, 261, 266, 285.
Swanson, Swan, offers to take up arms against French, i .. 334.
Swanwick, John, goods of his father seized to be returned, xi., 336. Petition, 359. Petition respecting his father's property-Referred to Supreme Court, xii., 58, 199. Petition, 536.
Swatara settlement, murders by In- dians, vii., 538.
Swatara creek, murders on, by In- dians, viii., 95.
Swatara river, Commissioners to examine, xvi., 319.
Swearing, profane, Act to prevent, v., 33, 34.
Swearingen, Van, Sheriff, xiii., 740. Swede, a young, raises a false alarm respecting Indians, ii., 20. Swedes ministers propose setting up ano- ther boat on Schuylkill-Council forbid it, 137.
Sweden maintains neutrality during war with Russia and the Ottoman Porte, xv., 433.
Swedes complain of P. England, . keeper of ferry at Schuylkill, not taking them to meeting over the river, i., 373. Complain of their Dutch grants of land being taken by Proprietary and Secretary, ii., 465. Secretary Logan's answer to, 466. Attack B. Chambers at Schuylkill, 477, 478. Answer to petition requested by Council of
Governor-his answer, 480-481-2. Answer of A. Sandal, 483.
Swedes-ford, road to, iii., 225, 230, 231. Troops to rendezvous at, xi., 301; xii., 71.
Swedish Church minister (Rev'd Jacob Fabricius) blind and re- duced to poverty, i., 386. War- dens to appear, 386.
Swedish Consul, letter, xiv., 277. Complains of rude behavior from constables sent by attorney-or- der of Council, xv., 348.
Swift, John, a Justice, iii., 28. Col- lector of Port, x., 8. Complains of pilot boat captured, 9. Asks reward to be offered, 10, 12. A Justice, 88.
Swift, John White, from Maryland, xi., 407.
Swoop, Major, x., 658.
Swoope, Michael, Coroner, viii., 781. Provincial Commissioner, ix., 237 ; x., 735. Justice, xiii., 422.
Sykes, William, complaint against, xi., 234, 237.
Symes, Lieutenant James Smyth, an English officer, on a ship stranded in New Jersey, x., 387. Released on parole, 410. Money for, 418.
Symonds, Lieutenant, late of the Warren, to command artillery company at Liberty Island, x., 437.
Syng, Philip, silversmith, of Phila- delphia, committed for a survey on Susquehannah, under a Mary- land title, iii., 176. Provincial Commissioner for Philadelphia, ix., 237.
Syper, Anthony, counterfeits deeds for land, x., 694.
Syria, a nobleman from, arrives, and is entertained at public ex- pense, iv., 296.
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Tackawheetap, (an Indian) suspect- ed of murder, ii., 71.
Tashnichtorous, Indian chief, iii., 500. Taghneghdorrus, an Indian, v., 84. Tagotolessa, or Cap. Civility, and
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several chiefs at Philadelphia conference, iii., 45-49. Tall, estates, v., 426.
Tainey, Nicholas, &c., petition res- pecting condemned goods, iv., 173.
Talbot, Colonel, agent of Lord Bal- timore, conduct complained of, i., 103, 104, 120. Proposal to arrest him, 104. Visits widow Ogle, 113. Joseph Bowles, 115.
Talbot, Jeremiah, Sheriff, xiv., 237; xv., 120.
Tamanee, arrives in Philadelphia, his speech, i., 447,
Tanacharisson, or Half king, vi., 85. Death of, noticed, vii., 5. Tanners who are associators to have preference in hides, xi., 58. Taquehsekachkawad, viii., 143. Tarachawagon, name given by In- dians to Conrad Weiser, iv., 733. Tasker, Benjamin, President of Maryland, correspondence and de- positions respecting murder of Dudley Digges, v., 582-597.
Tate, Dr, James, pass to, xiii., 537. Tatham, John, vs. Jos. Growden, a claim for land, ii., 179.
Tatnall, Robert, captain of a guard boat, x., 580.
Taverns, ii., 159. Licenses, &o., ix., 24, 25.
Tawenna, Indian chief, iii., 313, 363.
Tax, to be laid on land, to pay pub- lio charges, i., 70. Import and export, 99. High, complained of, 101. His son asks to administer, 185. Of one penny, 520. Collectors summoned, 521. Amount, 522. Refusal or failure to pay, ii., 25, 70, 71, 122, 127, 150, 159, 391, 456, 463, 468, 542. Not raised here as in England, 463; iii., 91, 144. Difficulty between Chester and Philadelphia counties, 144, 158; viii., 301, 302, 304, 324, 326. Proprietary, 472-477 ; x., .420. Remonstrance of inhabi- tants of Germantown against, xii., 53, 54. Collection of, 191, 193, 233. On Philadelphia county, 263. Misconstruction of law on, 379. In Dock ward, 382. Cir- cular on, 399. Opposition in Berks, 601. In Philadelphia
county, 735, 743. And levies, Commissioners of, xi., 536; xiv., 151, 235, 267. Eighteen penny tax, 287, 461. Suspension of, for the year proposed, xvi., 2232. Not agreed to, 224º. Received, 478.
Taxables, in each county, 1760, 1770, xiv., 336.
Taylor, Abraham, member of coun- cil, iv., 506. Elected Colonel by associators, v., 175. Commis- sioned to command batteries, 251. Instructs Captain Sibbald, 284, Name struck out by order of pro- prietary, 551. Sets up a claim for lands under title, for which he is removed from council, 551. Collector of customs, vi., 319. (Collector, ) order to, of Governor to ship provisions to Governor Tinker of R. I., vii., 152. Order for embargo, 388. To allow ves- sels to depart, 501. Collector of Philadelphia, viii., 39.
Taylor, Christopher, member of first council, i., 57. A justice, 182. Death of, commissioner to take charge of his papers as Register General, 185. Administrators appointed, 186, 187, 191, 193, 195, 201, 210, 332, 380.
Taylor, George, claims Durham fur- nace, xi., 537.
Taylor, Isaac, son of Christopher, i., 185. Administers on his es- tate, 185, 187. Repecting father's will, 195. Joseph, 331. Daugh- ter, case of, ii., 455. Surveyor, made prisoner by Maryland, iii., 212, 214. Appointed regulator of weights and measures for Chester county, iv., 507.
Taylor, James, coroner, xvi., 199. Taylor, John, sheriff of Chester county, iii., 140, 260, 289. Order on, for a cannon, x., 598.
Taylor, Matthew, commissioner on boundary line of Huntingdon county, xvi., 46.
Taylor, Thomas, Register and re- corder of deeds, xi., 190. To be written to, respecting papers, 216. A highwayman executed, xii., 275.
Tea, Richard, resigns council, xi., 201.
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Tea, inspection board appointed on, imported from Amsterdam, xiv., 33.
Teach, a noted pirate, ifi., 54.
Teague, Wm., Coroner of Philadel- phia, resigns, ii., 108, 163.
Teedyuscung, Delaware king, sends Governor a message and string of wampum, vii, 198. At Easton treaty objects to Pumpshire as interpreter, having one of his own, 205. Benjamin, his charac- ter, 205. Agrees to open, 206. His speech, 207. Explains " Whish Shickoy," 209. An- swers Governor, 213. Explains the belt, the square means "Lands of Indians," 213. Dines with Governor, 213. Reply to news of Indian murders, 214. Philadel- phia Quakers take leave of him, 215. His speech, 215. Strange conduct of, 217. New belt given, 218. Answers Governor, 218. Presents to, 219. Continues at Fort Allen, he and his party per- petually drunk, 222. Proceed- ings respecting, 222-225. At Wyoming on way to Easton with Indian prisoners, 267, 287, 305, 309. Fears for his death, 317. Explains what he understands by fraud, 325. Charged by Charles Brodhead with Indian murders, 326. How received by Governor Denny, 351. Committee appoint- ed by council to investigate pro- prietary purchases from Indians, 354. Message to, 384. Coming to treaty at Easton, 429. Memo- randum of his remarks about lands, 431. His sons at Fort Allen, 474, 476. Two messages from, to W. Parsons, 477. News from, 478, 488, 510-517. At Lancaster, 517. Respecting, 517- 551. Message of Governor to, 546. John Grey, messenger to, 548. Rehearsal of messages to, 551. Minutes of messengers to, 589. Respecting, 605, 607. At Fort Allen, 622. At treaty at Easton, 649. Demands a clerk, 656, 659. Appoints Chas. Thom- son clerk, 665. Respecting lands, 676, 677, 679, Deeds for lands produced to, 688, 693. Interview 26
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