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University of Pennsylvania, (see Academy and College.) Confis- cated estates reserved for, xii., 189, 441. Estate of William Austin, in Philadelphia, assigned to, 585. Proceeds of estates, xiii., 209, 255, 280, 310. James Patterson, teacher in, 205. Copy of act called for, 454. Lands appropriated to, xiv., 26, 488. Incomes of land accruing to, xv., 40. Council attend commence- ment, 328. Ask for use of bell of State-house, while the University is in Philosophical Hall, 93, 170. Invitation to commencement, 121, 301, 403.
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Updegraff, Derick, justice, iii., 531. Upland, goods left at, to be brought to Philadelphia, i., 64. Indians willing to sell lands, 156.
Urie, Alexander, convicted of mur- der, v., 269, 274. Report of Su- prome Court, 277. Action of Council, 280. Reprieve for, 293. Urie, Thomas, Sheriff, xi., 234. Sub-Lieutenant, 303. To receive sulphur, &c., at Yellow Springs, 389
Urie, Thomas, Junior, Sub-Lieuten- ant, xi., 379. Rifles for Bedford, 423. Respecting election, 774; xii., 93. Counsellor, 147. Dif- culty with, and John Piper, about seats, 182. Resigns as a member, 334.
Urquehart, Eneas, traitor, arrested, xii., 479, 480, 494, 524.
Usher, Thomas, Sheriff of Chester Co., 1., 58, 174. Appointed sub- treasurer for Chester, 111. Com- plaint against, 200. His answer, 201.
Usury, bill against to be renewed, i., 466, 468.
Uttendorf, Monsieur, appointed ad- jutant, x., 773.
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Valentine, Robert, intends a reli- gious visit to Ireland-views of Council on, xiii., 85.
Valley Forge, Hospital at, attended by Captain Duffey, xii., 67.
Vanbebber, Jacob, Justice of Su- preme Court, ix., 203, 206. Dies, 581.
Van Campen, Aaron, deposition re- specting Wyoming, ix., 710.
Van Campen, Benjamin, appointed Sub-Lieutenant, xi., 310. Jus- tice, xiv., 661. Complaint against and his defence,-dismissed, xv., 439.
Van Campen, John, appointed jus- tice, ix., 660. Letter to, on In- dian invasions, xii., 312. Coun- cillor, 506. Letter on alarm, for supplies to Wyoming, 585. Ac- count, 658, 715 ; xiii, 428. Letter, xiv., 443 To refund, xvL., 324. Vanderen, John, jr., notary and tabel-
lion publio, xiv., 568. Purchases -Depreciation lands, xvi., 374 Vanderslice, Henry, Sheriff, x., 270. Vanderslice, Lieutenant Jacob, re- cruiting instructions, xi., 577.
Vandike, Henry, Berks Co., com- plains of damage to farm, by roads, ii., 238.
Vandyke, John, Sheriff, v., 411, 464.
Vance, John, apprehends a notorious counterfeiter, and receives Te- ward, xii., 268, 272.
Van Etten, John, Coroner, viii, 506. Van Hier, Captain B., petition for certain articles for his troop of horse, xi., 737. Recruits, xiii., 188, 202, 211.
Vanhorn, Isaac, coroner, xv., 99, 296, 566 ; xvi., 192.
Vanikin, Rebecca, pretended mar- riage with John Martin, x., 40, 53, 54.
Vankemp, John, letter respecting Indians in Northampton Co., xii., 326. Councillor,
Van Leer, Gerhard, to hold lands, &c., 111.
Van Leer, Lieut. . Wm., recruits, xi., 492.
Van Lenkensdorf, Lewis, recom- mended to Congress, First Lieut., x., 679. Appointed Adjutant, another nominated as Lieutenant, 685.
Vansant, Ensign Garrett, robbed in Bucks County, xi., 512.
Van Sice, John, letter, vii., 44. Van Swearingen, Captain of com- pany of foot in Westmoreland County, xi., 46; Sheriff xiii., 135, 443.
Van Vlieck, Isaac, applies to be notary, xiv., 362; appointed, 363. Vastine, Jeremiah, coroner, xiv., 555.
Vandrevil, Gov. of Canada, Major Gen'l Abercrombie's letter to, on capitulation of Fort Wm. Henry, viii., 141 ; letter from, 504.
Vega, Don. F. C. Dela, Governor of Havana, letters respecting ne- groes, v. 200.
Vetoh, Col., instructions to, respect- ing expedition to Canada, ii., 448. Venango, see Weningo, v., 659, 660. Number of enemy at, vi., 179; fort
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described, vii., 341; fort, viii., 265; burned, 380; French at, in great confusion, 392, 396 ; post at, cut
· off, massacred, ix., 35; reserva- tion at, for State, xvi., 47.
Vendue Masters, complaints against, in Philadelphia, iii., 91, 102.
Vendues, x., 72, 74 ; act to prohibit sales by, xi., 751; expressly pro- hibited by law, except in particu- lar cases, xii., 4; resolutions of Supreme Executive Council against, 151 ; auctioneer for Phil- adelphia elected, 185, 525; sales of clothing by, 354; act amended, 325 ; laws, new, &c., xiii., 761 ; sale of tea, xiv., 36; Masters appointed, 38; memorial of C. Febiger, on Footman and Chaloner's, in Passyunk, Iv., 592.
"Venus," privateer to receive cer- tain articles, x., 642.
Verner, Frederick, pardoned, and to be tried, xi., 559.
Vernon, Admiral to Gov., on Spanish Squadron, in West Indies, iv., 479.
Vernon, Secretary, letters to Gov. from, respecting pirates, and a French squadron, ii., 24.
Vernon, James, signs proceedings at Hampton Court, iv., 298, 301. Vernon, Nat., sheriff, x., 270, 742. Vernon, Jon'n, cor'r, xv., 191, 230. Vessels, complaints against masters
of, i., 175, 343, 344; master lost overboard, 376, 379 ; complaint of sailors put on shore from a, 439 ; seized, to be tried in Chester Co., 475 ; registers of, ii., 90, 96, 97, 112; sickly, orders respecting, iv., 307, 314, 317, 496; not to be piloted up river, except by persons having license, 394; resolutions, &c., respecting visits of health officers, 496 ; arrive and land pas- sengers, 568 ; to be landed at Fisher's Island, 569 ; Dr. Græme and Board visit, 587, 674; with passengers arrive, to be visited by Dr.s Bond and Græme, v., 100; sickly vessel, ship Euryale arrives with yellow fever, ordered
· below, 106, 107; to be visited by Drs. Græme and Bond, 109; . certificates of physicians, 112;
put in, in distress for repairs, 597, 620, 654, 656, 661 ; puts in, in distress, and asks to unload, vii., 347.
Vice, suppression of, instrument to be drawn for, by proprietary in- structions, i., 321 ; and immoral- ity, proclamation against, xiii., 434; act against,-753 ; defects in laws for, xiv., 352; act to prevent, xv., 587, 589, 595.
Vickers, Jesse and Solomon, re- commended to mercy, robbers in Bucks county, xii., 338, 339, 343, 373.
Vickers, Solomon, claim for reward for arresting, xiv., 364, 393, 398, 459, 461.
Vickry, Thomas, coroner, xvi., 212, 498.
Victory, over French, thanksgiving for, ii., 215.
Vienna, mediation of, xii., 742. Vallepanche, assistant engineer in plan of River, compliment to, xi., 776.
Villier, Mon. Coulon de, Fort Ne- cessity capitulates with, vi., 52.
Vines, John, Sheriff of Sussex co., i., 58, 174.
Vining, Benjamin, a Justice, iii., 28. Petition respecting road from Philadelphia to Wiccacoa, 107.
Vining, Henry, Coroner, ix., 623, 688, 778.
Vining, John, Supreme Judge, vii., 558. Chief Justice of Supreme Court, ix., 203. Trustee of Gen- eral Loan Office, 204, 206. Chosen Speaker of Assembly, 336, 400, 697. Judge of Oyer and Term- iner, 581. Dies, 743; x., 108. Chief Justice of Supreme Court for lower counties dies, x., 108.
Virginia, acts of piracy, i., 562. Indian settlements in, iii., 20. Gov. Spotswood commissions Capt. Christopher Smith to confer with Indians at Albany on murder of Catawba Indians at Fort Christi- ana, 21. Various murders by Indians in, 22, Gov. Spotswood in Philadelphia, 30. Gov. Spots- wood on Indian affairs at Albany, 82-84. Gov. Keith visits Virginia on Indian affairs, 112, 113. Agree- ment between Indians of, and
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Virginia- Conestogoes, 114. Samuel Rob- bins sent express to-his expenses, 162. Gov. Spotswood's letter to Gov. Keith-conference with In- dians, 206. Letter complaining of Council on Indian conference, 209. Runaway negroes, 209-211. Indian robberies in, 210. Runa- way negroes among Indians, 215. Reported war with Indians, 500. Governor to administer oath to Gov. Gordon under new commis- sion, 526. Letter Gov. Gooch on Indian murders, 564. Speech of Gov. Gordon to Indians, and an- swer of their chief on the mur- ders, 606. Indians request Coun- cil to write to Governor of, about lands, iv., 93, 94. Correspondence with Governor, 203. Demands a murderer, 245. Indian news, 245. Skirmish with Indians in, 630. Deposition of Thos. McKee, 631, 634, 635. Letter from Governor and report of C. Weiser on, 640. Col. Gooch accepts Gov. Thomas' mediation with Indians, 646. Thanks of Governor for his suc- cess, 654. Treat with Indians for lands, 655, 658. Aid in settling peace with Catawba Indians, 755, 757, 758. Letter from Governor Gooch on presents to Indians- prevalence of small-pox, v., 221. Letter to, on privateers, 254. From, on Ohio Indians and pres- ents to, 257. Governor on man- of-war, 280. And Catawba In- dians, wampum returned, 402. Correspondence with, 421. Pres- ident Lee, after retirement of Gov. Gooch, 423, 424. On erection of forts against French, 423. A. Montour to interpret for, 568. Sends him to Indians at Onondago to invite them to conference at, 607. Letters to and from Gov. Dinwiddie on French and Indian affairs, 629, 630-635, 687, 712, 714, 754. Letter to Governor from Monakatootah-large num- ber of French at Ohio, 635. Letter from W. Fairfax, 657. Commis- sioners to meet Indians at Carlisle, 658. Report, 664. French build two forts, 687. Man-of-war from
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England arrives, 689. Sends men to build forts on Ohio, 712. Doo- uments and calculations respect- ing boundary of Pennsylvania and, 758-767. Grant of money to encourage enlistments, 765. French and Indian affairs, vi., 1- 9, 643. Correspondence with Governor, 1, 3, 5, 7, 27, 31, 55, 136, 163, 177, 294, 296, 297, 308. Forts on Ohio, 4. Speech of Half King, 31. Large force of French before fort on Ohio, 37. Forces, 138. Forts Will's creek and Red- stone, 137. Assembly disappoints Governor, 165. Raise funds, 177. Troops driven from Ohio, 184. Troops from England, 200. Ar- rive in, 331. Correspondence with Gov. Dinwiddie, vii., 31. Neu- trals arrive from Nova Scotia, 32. Indian affairs in, 31. Lord Lou- doun appointed to command in, 133. Letter Gov. and Council to customs on embargo, 570. Troops at Winchester-Col. Washington, 601. Indian murders, 601. Post to be continued through, viii., 71. Indians arrive at Philadelphia from Winchester, 124. Letter to Gov. Fauquier, 779. Letters to and from Governor of, ix., 305, 344. Settlers on western lands, 821-325, 344. Answer to Gov. Penn's letter, 349. Difficult to bring murderers of Indians to justice, 350. Frontier, complaints . against, 460. Respecting Dr. Con- nolly, x., 140, 146, 148. Letters to and from Lord Dunmore, 149, 156, 158. Boundary between, and Pennsylvania, 149, 156, 158. Forts on Ohio, 158. Commission- ers sent to, 170, 173. Instruc- tions, 174. And letter to Lord D., 176. Murders on frontiers, 180. Complaints against Dr. C., 181. Report of Tilghman and Allen, Commissioners, 181. Cor- respondence, 182-191. Indians threaten war with, 201. Gov. Penn's message to Indians recom- mending peace, 204. And to Delawares, 204. Disposed for war with Indians, 208. Expedition against Shawnese, 214 Judge
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Crawford joins, 228. James Innes to purchase second hand arms, 418, 518. Borrow sail cloth from Pennsylvania, 422. Powder to, 458. Arms to, 546. Coal brought from, 707. Boundary between, and Pennsylvania, xi., 240. Troops to work at Billingsport, 242. Disaffected persons sent to, 290, 295, 296. Habeas Corpus issues, 308, 309. Various papers respecting, 383, 394, 395, 427. Conference respecting, -435, 437, 460, 462, 468, 472, 473, 481, 483. To be discharged at Pottsgrove, 472. Letter, Delegates in Con- gress-resolutions, boundary line, 669. Letter of Delegates on ditto. 690. Letters to and from Gov. P. Henry, xii., 16, 263, 444. Relating to boundary line, 16, 177. Con- gress on dispute between Penn- sylvania and, - recommendation not to sell at present, 211. Pro- clamation respecting dispute with, 214. Letters and various papers to Governor Jefferson, 224. Sales of land in this province by, 234. Affairs of, and Westmoreland, 250. Letter from Governor of, respect- ing dispute, 263. Boundaries with Pennsylvania, 287. Commiss'rs complained of, 303. Line with, 444. Decision on boundary, 476. Conference respecting, 486. Re- monstrance against Vandalia or Indiana county, 491. Extension of Mason and Dixon's line, 635. Convention, British and German troops to be removed, 648. Guard fer Commissioners and provisions, 700. Instructions to, 706. Pay, 714. Proceedings respecting goods seized, xiii., 2, Commissioners to run line between, and Pennsyl- vania, 79, 192, 203, 205, 209-253, 269, 334. Congress recommend, 150. Men to be sent to Fort Pitt, 348. Expenses of State prisoners from-report of Commissioners for running line, 510, 518. Proclamation confirming line run, 541. Letter Gov. Harrison with act of, 637. Boundary-resolu- tions of Assembly-report on Gov. Harrison's letter-Commissioners
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appointed, 685. Letter from Gov- ernor Harrison on boundary, 753. Resolution of, xiv., 38, 60, 69, 74, 114, 119. Boundary with, 56, 59, 104, 174, 211, 286, 317, 361, 518. Act of Legislature of, respecting cession of lands to the United States, 165. Governor sends entries made in their land office within Pennsylvania, 200. Repayment of loan to R. Andrews, 236. T. Hutchins, Commissioner, paid, 238. Report of Pennsyl- vania Commissioners, 288. In- terfering claims for lands ceded by-copy of agreement to be ob- tained, 368. Papers to be de- livered John Lukens by D. Ken- nedy, 394. Commissioners ap- pointed, 399. Opening Potomac, 399. Proposes road from Fort Cumberland, 467. Letter from Governor relative to disputes from Edmund Randolph on com- mercial convention, 651. Letter Governor Randolph, memorial of C. S., xv., 159. Proclamation on agreement, with, 279. Letter Governor Randolph respecting a negro, 416. Copies of all Acts of Legislature of Virginia relating to lands in this State asked for by Council, 451. Ratification of Con- stitution received through Ed- mund Pendleton, 498. Call of Congress for troops against In- dians on frontiers, 515. Ex- penses of prisoners sent via Read- ing, 1777, 641. Act of Congress- arrears of pay from United States, xvi., 384.
Viviat, Captain, arrives in a flag of truce with prisoners from New Orleans, viii., 124. Receives his papers, 151, 155. Sails under convoy of Captain Atkins, 156. Voght, Christian, sale of house, &c., xiii., 79.
Vroessen, Andrew, an original pur- chaser from Wm. Penn, xvi., 523, 526, 529, 532, 534. Re- jected claim, 539. A first pur- chaser from Wm. Penn-claim of Richard Peters under him, xv., 481, 485.
"Vulture," armed Boat, xi., 107.
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Waddie, Henry, plantation, i., 389. Waddle, Francis, Coroner, x., 273. Waddell, William, Coroner, xi., 373, 638. Coroner, xii., 182; xiv., 289.
Wade, Captain of State Shallop, xi., 576. To precede French Frigate, 619.
Wade, Francis, obtains contract for supplying boats, x., 423. Fur- nishes provisions, 485, 640 .- Complaint against, for not re- turning paper money, xiv., 631. Petition rejected, 633. To be prosecuted as a defaulter, 640. His house to be sold at the suit of the State-title disputed- ordered to be set up at a bid fixed for the commonwealth, xv., 374. Considered, 482, 483, 520, 524.
Wade, Captain Joseph, resigns, xi., 682.
Wade, Robert, complains of author- ities of Chester, for taking his property for public use, i., 440, 477.
Wadsworth, Jeremiah, Commissary General, xii., 91.
Wager, Philip, and Geo. Habucker, deed to, on Province Island, xiii., 28.
Wages not to be discounted from from rates, ii., 457.
Waggoner, Christopher, Justice, ix., 245.
Wagons, Commissioners of, vi., 775. General Stanwix, circular letter to managers of, viii., 377. Order for, xi,, 222, 588. To be provided, 291, 302, 341, 343, 349. Representation, 390, 589. Not to be impressed at Lancas- ter, 350. Master, pay of, 371. Change of, 589. Seized, rescued by five persons who are to be arrested, 381, 382, 385, 389. Duty, xii., 15, 25; 2, 16, 18, 22, 26, 132, 394, 433, 436. From each county, 132, 143. Pay, 182. Wanted, 227; xiv., 66, 71, 725. Wagoners, xi., 28. Regulations, 55, 63, 64. Pay too low, 448. Wagon Masters, xi., 398, 438, 448; . xii., 2, 16, 22, 26, 379, 390, 893,
394, 432, 436, 453, 697, 700; xii., 2, 16, 22, 26, 379, 390, 393, 394, 432, 436, 453, 697, 700; xiii., 28, 66, 71.
Walbron, Major Ensign, x., 464. Waldecker, prisoners to be delivered to Colonel Melchor, xi , 116.
Wales, death of the Prince of, ad- dress of Governor and Council to King, on, v., 527.
Walk, Indian, Teedyuscung's views of, vii., 326. Committee of Councils appointed to investigate charges, &c., 354. N. Scull's certificate, 399.
Walker, George, Coroner, ix., 548. Walker, Jacob, Lieutenant, xii., 9. Walker, James, Coroner, viii., 506, 781; ix., 286, 333, 398.
Walker, John, Coroner, xv., 300, 578.
Walker, Rachel, claims reward under proclamation for arrest of James Fitzpatrick, a noted robber -her examination-is paid by Council, xi., 616.
Walker, Richard, Coroner of Phila- delphia, iii., 56, 108.
Wall, George, Lieutenant, xi., 453, 473. Agent for estates, 556. Troops from Bucks county, 636. Agent for forfeited estates in Bucks county, xii., 73, 78. Let- ter, 101. Hooper's trial, 250. Commissioners on Islands in Delaware river, xiv., 345, 460. Accounts as agent of confiscated estates, xvi., 509.
Wall, George, Jr., Sheriff, xii., 136, 510, xiii., 86, paid 295, 361, 481. Wallace, George, Justice, xiv., 118. Wallace, James, Coroner, ix., 547, 623, 688, 778; x., 56. Justice, deceased xi., 372.
Wallace, Michael, memorial respec- ting seizure of his brother as & soldier, xi., 381.
Wallace, Robert, Coroner, v., 55. Wallace, Solomon, Coroner, ix., 333, 398, 548.
Wallace, William, Sheriff, xvi., 514, 537.
Williams, James, King's Collector for bay and river Delaware, i., 194, 285. Complaint against, 335, 336, 338. Appointed Sur- veyor General of Customs, 336.
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Wallis, Samuel, a prisoner, act for relief of, ix., 151, 161.
Walton, Benjamin, of Bucks, con- fined, xi., 565.
Wampum, large belt presented by Indians, ii., 246. Its object, 247. Belts of, iii., 188, 199, 205, 209, 314, 425, 440, 443, 445, 446, 449, 572, 577, 606, 608. Belts and strings, iv., 54, 99, 307, 308, 340, 433, 434, 563, 567, 568, 569, 570, 573, 576, 579, 580, 588, 590, 642, 646-650, 665, 700-737, 747, 772. v., 9, 11, 14, 72, 84, 119, 146- 151, 288, 308, 315, 348-358, 388- 392, 399, 402, 405, 432-436, 450, 470, 480, 508, 530-540, 543, 599, 600, 624-634, 637, 644, 657, 665- 684, 691, 731. Belts and strings returned, 402. Belts and strings, vi., 31, 36, 55, 78-129, 145-160, 180, 187, 276-287, 343, 360-365, 446, 468-475, 522, 524, 551, 566, 615, 645-646, 669, 682, 685, 751, 763, 778-784; vii., 1-7, 10, 13, 42, 56, 64-69, 80, 95, 107, 115, 137-142, 145-148, 157, 170, 189, 198, 201, 204-220, 205, 206, 224, 281, 296, 309-485,-506-551, 622, 634, 648-714, 735, 768, 770. Particular description of, used at treaty at Easton, 216; viii., 10, 40, 42, 84, 86, 100, 117, 119, 127, 128-132, 148, 150, 156, 175-223, 293-297, 306-309, 343, 382, 391, 403, 415-421, 508. Indian custom with, 119. A par- ticular kind described, 217; viii., 429-435, 466, 484 494, 500, 586, 594, 615, 653, 670, 698, 702-707, 709,720-774; ix., 6-9, 44, 47, 77, 85, 210-234, 249-264, 328-332, 428-430, 480, 497-498, 514-543, 605, 689, 694, 736, 773, 776. Large quantity exhibited by Indian from South Carolina; x., 10, 61, 257. Analogous with writing, 9; xi., 212; xvi., 439.
Wapping or Wappinger Indians, alias River Indians, speech of Teedyuscung, respecting, viii., 217.
War, declared between England and France, iv., 689. Proclamation of Governor Thomas, 696.
War, Board of, x., 696, 777. For the land service, established - their
names-their duties and pow- ers, xi., 181. To apply to Con- gress for money, 182. Additions made to, 188, 194, 198, 200. New appointed, 201. Treasurer ap- pointed, 202. Want money, 211, 218. Applies for, 221. Send resolves of Congress, 226. To make estimate of expenses of militia, 227. Money paid-two ships asked for by Navy Board, 247. Fort Island, 250. Dis- charged as no further neces- sary, with thanks, 260. Clerk continued, 261. Continental to deliver powder for Westmore- land, 394. Resolution Congress, Flag, 411. Orders respecting provisions, 425. Orders on, 497. Letter from, raising a Company in Northumberland, 508, 509. Order for sundry articles, 556. Plan of river Delaware, 587. Of loan of arms asked of, xii., 95. Letter to, commission for two young .men recommended by Chevalier de Luzerne, 116, 117. Claim of C. Wurtz, Town Major of Lancaster referred to. Guards for prisoners, 116. Letter, 215. To rectify dates of Commissions, 241. Ask for trophies of War, 242. Letter respecting Chaplain Milsheimer, 263. Cannon from Fort Island, 812. Respecting Captain Joel, 495. To receive arms, 509. Muskets distributed to States, 702. Supplies, 707. On Wyom- ing papers, 741. Requisition, 759. Case of B. Ford, xiii., 96. Barracks 128. Letter, 449, 459. War, Council of, at New York, vii., 23, 31. Quaker address against, 83.
War, departm't, establ'd, xvi., 133. Ward, Capt., vii., 230.
Ward, ensign, surrenders fort on Forks of Monongahela, vi., 29.
Ward, John, ensign, xii., 31.
Ward, Moses, xi., 576.
Wardens of Philadelphia, petition on pilotage, &c., ix., 366, 367, 388. Act respecting, 550, 593, 597, 729. Respecting, x., 70, 72, 76, 239, 243, 259, 261, 295, 297. Committee of safety, ask to borrow money from, 295, 296. Pilots,
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858; to employ patrols, zi., 42. Appointed, 538, 549, 557. Order respecting wood, xii., 190. To order watch for gaol, 259; to sell lots, 726. To sell lands, xvi., 6. George Honey, clerk, 205. New chosen, xiii., 98. Light house in danger of being washed away, 500. Order on Peter Reeve, late treasurer, for books and papers, 102 ;- buy city lots, 218. . To have obstructions removed, 595,671. Elected, 721. Paid, 739. To meet council respecting che- vaux-de-frise, xiv., 58, 73. To inspect goods on ship Clementine, 77. And ship Fortune, 79. Letter to Council and conference on chevaux-de-frise, 79. Appropria- tion for improving Delaware river, 105. Inspection of goods, 109. reports of sales of goods, 110, 114, 115. To deliver vessels purchased to Hollingsworth and Donaldson, 119. Council agrees to indemnify them for expenses on Delaware, 120. Removal of buoys-and pro- clamation, 122. Expended on Del- aware river improvements -J. Donaldson, resigns, and Joseph Bullock, appointed, 151. Payment to, 162. Certificate to Donaldson and Hollingsworth, 199. Pay for removing chevaux-de-frise, 212. elected, 230. Certificates to Don- aldson and Hollingsworth, 241. Accounts, 309. Hearing before council, 323. Conference on im- provement of Delaware, 325, 356. their office, 444. paid towards erecting piers by Thomas Davis, 458. To purchase land at Marcus Hook, for piers, 460. Plan of piers, 464. Accounts, 467. Their office in Front st. New proposals for piers, 468, 474. Thomas Conarroe, to build piers, 479. To and from Hollingsworth and Donaldson, 500. Elected, 555. Purchase of a wharf at Cape May, for a beacon, 578. Report on Wm. Smith's wharf, 599. Accounts, 632. Appropriation for improving river Delaware, 640. Pay for support of lighthouse, &o., in Delaware Bay, xv., 73. Elected, Phillip Wager and Andrew Bun-
ner, 98. Funds for improving the Delaware, 197. To examine and report on claims of Thomas Conarroe, for building piers at Marcus Hook, 228. Report on T. Conarroe, 233. Wardens ask for a burying ground for strangers, 273. Appointed, 322. N. Fal- coner resigns-James Montgomery appointed, 337. F. Gurney, re- signs-Wm. Allibone, appointed, 341. Office for, 402. Office rent paid, 519. Board established- appointed viz., Nesbit, Craig, Alli- bone, Falconer, Paisely, Gurney, and Benezet, 559. J. Craig, ro- signs - Capt. Leeson Simmons chosen, 582. Respecting pilots, 597. Public lots in Southwark, xvi., 140. N. Falconer, resigns, 352.
Warder, Jeremiah, sells salt, xii., 191. To be seized, xi., 284. Warner, Col. to rendez- vous at Darby, xi., 301.
Warrant to sheriff to quarter troops in Philadelphia, vii., 362.
Warrants and Surveys, record of, viii., 337, 338, 345, 349, 369. Referred to Judges and Lawyers, 339, 342. Report on, 345, 361. New bill, 370. Passed, 374. Opinion, 539, 541. New Bill, 674. Warren, Admiral, letter, v., 6.
Warren, Commodore, on expedition to Cape Breton, iv., 762, 763. " Warren," gun boat, x., 328. Lt. Symonds, now Lt. Hugh Mont- gomery, x., 437, 501, 506, 511. Warren, John, coroner, viii., 402. Warrans Geo., meeting of Indians near, ii., 509.
Washington County, formed out of Westmoreland - Thomas Soott, appointed prothonotary - James Marshall, Lieutenant, and John Cannon and Daniel Lite, sub- lieutenants, xii., 681 -- James Mar- shall, Register of Wills, Recorder deeds, and lieut., 683. Guard for Commissioners to run line between Virginia and Pennsylvania, 700. Justices, xiii., 38, 122, 248, 263. 264. Courts, 38. Sheriffs, 134, 443, 740. Elections, 443, 740, Coroners, 134, 443, 740. Censors, 740. Agents for confiscated
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