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from John Brown, on impeach- ment of, 226. Board of War de- olines calling out militia while he commands, 230. To Board of War, resigning his command in Phila- delphia, 256. Deposition of John Gardener, wagoner, 241. Pass- port signed by, 262, 264. Letter to John Brown, 270. Share of the Charming Nancy, 275. . Court martial on, 327, 337, 351, 406. Letters to and from, 370. Letters from President Reed respecting, 325, 327, 337, 347, 351, 380. Purchase of goods in Philadelphia, his aid, David S. Franks, 370. Money borrowed, 449. And Mr. Seagrove, 450. Letter of J. D. Sergeant, on death of Jesse Jordan, abating trial, 743. Trial of, viii., 12, 35, 73. President Reed re- quests Congress to dispense with part of sentence of court martial in respect for his previous good services, 99. Charge. against, 639. A suspected messenger to, from New York, ix., 20, 24. Mons. Holker charged with con- nection with, 10, 33, 178. Letter, 308. Burns New London, 404. Arrests of Tories, v., 478, 479, 480. Arrest of Prothonotary of Bedford county, vi., 12.
Artificers, regiment . of, under Col- onel Baldwin, memorial of ix., 105. Captain Wylies' return of, 665.
Artillery, Regiment of, established under Col. Thos. Proctor, v., 234. Officers, letter to Council, vii., 154. Battalion, 121, 135, 294, 339, 393. Colonel of, viii., 111. Returns of, under Gen. A. Wayne. 647, 726, 747. Returns of those paid, ix., 30, 55, 74, 123, 141, 207. Pennsylvania regiment of officers petition-confederation, 168. Col. Carrington, 207. Artificers, under Captains Wylie and Jordan, gra- tuity to men, x., 94. Stores in Philadelphia, xi., 257.
Ash, James, elected sheriff of Phila- delphia, xi., 410.
Ashman, George, respecting attacks and murders by Indians, ix., 152, 202. Asheton Robert, letter W. P. to,
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i., 134. Draft of a law respecting ' Assembly-
courts, 165.
Assembly, writ for calling, i., 504. Remarks on the, ii., 181. Cen- sured for not paying hands on --
road, 393. Print letters against Governor's wishes, 274. Remarks on by Gov. Dobbs, 280. Governor asks for minutes, 284, 286 Issues money without Governor's con- sent, 285. Letter to, from Gov. Morris, 356. Demand from Phil- adelphia, of means of defence, 455. Address of Quakers to, giving their views, 487. Com- mittee of, letters between Gover- nor and, 316, 318. Letters not to be submitted to, 367. Thomas Penn, letters respecting the, 367.
Pass militia law, 515, 531. Char-
acter of, 226, 529. Address to Governor, iv., 77. Governor's message to, 290. Petition of, to his Majesty, 311. Message to President and Council, 436. An- swer, 436. Powder offered, 679. At New Castle, message, 72, 585. Message from, 72, 248, 474. Min- utes, 466, 474, 5-48, 665 ; v., 179, 264, 482, 491, 513, 681. Address of officers to, 724. Respecting prisoners, 513. Resolutions, 617. Laws recommended by Council to, vi., 685. Resolutions, 64, 73, 84,
155, 396, 694, 733. Ask for papers, 272. Assembly and Coun- cil to Congress, 104, 109, 111, 333. Letters to, 124, 152, 369, 518, 709. Laws to be proclaimed, 396. Laws recommended by Council, 518, 685. Letters to and from, vii., 77, 94, 100, 191, 194, 195, 202, 712, 720, 738. State- ment of cost of provisions and clothing for State troops, 181.
Resolutions, &c., 187, 195, 237, 244, 269, 278, 284, 294, 295, 718, 740, 741. Letters to County members of, 472. Order flour to be distributed to poor, 740. Gen- eral Committee of, viii., 694, 737. 1 Grant money for raising troops,
262, 609, 625, 656, 685, 687, 692. 752. Letters to and from, 21,
Memorials to, 27, 39. Resolutions of, 8, 14, 21, 276, 280, 569, 570, 646, 657, 663, 685, 728, 729, 732,
734, 736, 738, 739, 751, 752, 757, 761. Letters to and from, ix., 5, 16, 51, 61, 188, 197, 209, 221, 232, 241, 248, 412, 425, 447, 459, 451, 463, 467, 501, 509, 510, 513, 620, 664. Resolutions, 4, 5, 11, 22, 52, 66, 68, 69, 506, 666, 754, 762. Committee of, 14, 22, 62, 415, 515. Recommends settlement of Connecticut question, 4. Letter to, on convention prisoners, 5, 11. 197. President's statement of affairs, 219. On State of militia, 221, 232. On money matters, 241, 248. Loans, 248. Collection of fines, 415. Infractions of laws of nations, 462, 464. Troops for federal army, 467. Boundary line, 506. Connecticut claim, 510. Operations of army, 513. Fees, 515. Supplies, 620. To employ person to collect information re- specting frontiers, 666. Letters to and from, x., 8, 126, 195, 198, 407, 427, 429. Resolutions of, 8, 9, 111, 129, 130, 149, 166, 177, 178, 179, 184, 195, 196, 203, 204, 209, 233, 315, 316, 332, 334, 335, 336, 365, 367, 412, 420, 531, 538, 542, 557-561, 611, 695. 710, 711, 749. Boundary with Virginia, 8, 95. Purchase of lands from In- dians, 111. Message from, 379. Reports, 224, 316, (1784,) 551, 552, 749. Of Connecticut, reso- lutions of, 116. Proceedings on internal Commerce, 128, 130. Rejoicings for peace, 151. Repairs to Government mansion, (1783,) 166, 332. Removal of obstructions in Delaware river, (1783,) 177. Death of Major Kennedy, 178. Officers of Pennsylvania line, 179, (1783.) Allotment of estates for I'niversity, 195. Wyoming and Connecticut, intentions of Penn- sylvania, 196 Papers asked for by council, 198. Grant to Ameri- can Philosophical Society, 204. Elect Auctioneers for Philadelphia,
206, 209. Wyoming, 224. Pay to W. Maclay, 315. Indian affairs, 316. Order to R. Andrews, Com- missioner on boundary with Vir- ginia, 336, 412. T. Matlack, 367. Sale of lands, 379-384. Respecting
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James Searle, 420. Chinese strangers from Pallas, Indiaman, 532. Election of Delegates to Congress, 534. Treasurer, 534. Report on inland navigation, 538,
541. State House, 542. Wy- oming, (1784, ) 551, 552, 557-561. Jurisdiction of Islands in Dela- ware, 611, 710. Act restoring lands in Wyoming, 657. Removal of Henry Shoemaker as a justice, 695. Petition from Wyoming, 699-704. Boundary line N. Y .- Jurisdiction, &c., of Islands, 710. Custom house bonds, 711. Report on Wyoming recommitted, 749. Election of J. Hamilton in West- moreland County, 750. Election of Persifer Frazer in Chester Co., as Register, &c., 756. Resolutions, xi., 84, 87, 103, 207, 211, 393, 395, 398, 402, 406, 523, 545, 547, 635, 665, 669, 675, 677, 682. T. Pick- ering elected register, &c., 84. Respecting pay to Col. Mentges, 103. For men for Luzerne Co., 207. Address of, 728. Letters to, 187, 206, 390, 348, 528. Re- specting Erie Lands, 211. Thos. Lloyd proposes to publish the debates of, 212. Bill respecting Wyoming, 260. Powder maga- zine, 392. Purchase of Erie, 395. Respite of the Doans, 398. Ac- counts, 406. To Gov. Mifflin, xiii., 44.
Assembly of Three Lower counties address to Gov., on the rights as- sumed by that part of the province, iii., 309. Speech to, 377, 721. Message from, 380, 723. Messages to and from, 19, 380, 384. Urged by Secretary Pitt to raise troops, 95. Insult Gov. Denny, 112. Print report of Conference, 112. On road to Angusta, 561.
Assembly of Delaware, on Internal navigation, xi., 25.
Assembly of Massachusetts, resolu- tions of, i., 666.
Assembly of Virginia, resolutions, viii., 352.
Asswikales, Indians, number of, iv., 302.
Association Battery, Phil., xii., 437.
Associators of York County, rules for, iv., 657.
Atkins, Edmund, appointed Super- intendent, of Indian affairs, iii., 155. Letters, 175, 183, 197, 268, 288. On Scalps, 185, 199.
Atlee, Judge, criminals at York, vii., 773.
Atlee, Col. Samuel J., letters to and from, state of army, v., 6, 10. On rank of, vii., 188. Return to the line opposed, 582. To pur- chase Flour, 674 ; viii., 216, 242, 250, 305, 311, 333, 335, 351, 423, 437, 438, 469, 484, 580, 673. Commissioner to treat with In- dians, x., 265. Letters from, on election-deed of Six nations, 360.
Atlee, William, v., 248, 301, 327, 365, 376; vi., 212. (Judge) respecting State lands, viii., 56. Tories, 125 ; ix., 8. Falls from his horse, 170. Prisoners and troops, 203, 335, 347. Guards, 212. Robbery, 596. Muster rolls of Lancaster Co., x., 394.
Attainder, legal evidence of, ix., 656.
Attorney's fees, report on, xi., 647. Attorney General to be more liberally
provided for, vi., 686. Commis- sion to J. D. Sergeant as, viii , 613. He resigns it, 612. William Bradford, Jr., appointed, 613, 621, Letters to and from, xii., 99.
Auction duties, xi., 127. Auction- eers appointed, 128, 565, 680. Reports, 748, 755, 761.
Auctioneer, complaint of an, i., 167. For Philadelphia, elected by As- sembly, x., 206, 209.
Auditor General, U. S., state of finances U. S., vi., 591.
Auditors of accounts of troops to be appointed, viii., 751. Queries by, 762. And answers to, 764. Let- ters to and from, ix., 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 29, 36, 47, 67, 104.
Augusta Fort, ii., [See Forts. ] Re- specting, iii., 4, 9, 12, 13, 14, 17, 41, 43, 47, 64, 79, 88, 98, 100, 119, 161, 249, 279, 283, 287, 326, 327, 347, 349, 374, 388, 403, 406, 408, 431, 478, 480, 502, 513, 515, 521, 550, 568, 570, 574, 621, 686, 696,
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721, 727. Regiment officers in ; Balliett, Col. Stephen, viii., 565. Province, pay and date of com- Supplies, ix., 649, 744. Observa- tions on Lehigh river and roads, xi., 131. Remarks on, 135. Coun- cil to, respecting Wyoming, 179. Appointed commissioner to view lands in Luzerne Co., 304. In- structions, 461. missions, 88. Forces refuse to do duty for want of pay, 98; iv., 38, 82, 88, 112, 122, 123, 128, 140, 165, 195, 207, 214, 463 ; v., 377, 414, 611, 763. Letters from, re- specting Indians, vi., 57, 175, 191, 393, 478, 499, 537, 552, 564, Ballot, voting by, Censors inquire of Council respecting, x., 302. An- swer of Council, 306. 570, 571, 573, 599, 615, 624, 631, 637, 711 ; vii., 574. At Sunbury, xii., 329-339.
Augusta, sixty-four blown up, v., 696, 703, 721, 698, 699.
Augustus, (an Indian) intelligence received by, ii., 729.
Augwick, speech of Governor Morris to Indians at, ii., 193. Indians near, viii., 278.
Avery, John, Jr., letter from, vii., 477.
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Bache, Richard, v., 409. Appointed to superintend magazines of flour, vi., 235. Appointed by Congress to sign bills, viii., 635, 639; ix., 185.
Bache, Benjamin F., establishes his Daily Advertiser, xi., 713.
Backhouse, Rev. Mr., appointed Mis- sionary at Chester, i., 226.
Bail, by whom to be taken, vi., 595. Bailey, Francis, and Captain Lang, vi., 404.
Baily, James, vi., 766 ; viii., 390. Wagons, ix., 160. Prisoners, 204, 210, 212, 231.
Bailey, John, v., 405, 413.
Bailey, William, v., 349.
Baird, Richard, capture, iii., 391. Deposition, 396.
Baker, Hilary on Tavern Licenses, xi , 604.
Baker, Hilary, Jr., asks explanation of late act abolishing slavery, viii., 720. Forfeited estates, ix., 195.
Bald Eagle Creek-Indian murders on, vi., 515, 552.
Baldwin, Col., commands regiment of artificers, memorial, ix., 105.
Ballet, Captain of His Majesty's ship Otter, pipe of wine, &c., presented by city, ii., 5. Letter from, 7. Long action with a large ship, 7.
Balme, Col. De la, viii., 766, 767. Baltimore, letter to Magistrates of, on sailors, vii., 399. Commis- sioners on boundary with Virginia, meet and agree at, x., 96.
Baltimore, Lord, Letter from Gov. Markham, to, i., 39. His commis- sioners waiting for Gov. Markham, 46. Letter to, from Gov. Dongan, 86. Sends Geo. Talbot, his pro- ceedings, 87. W. Penn's declara- tion against, 88. Notice to, of meeting of commissioners, 623. Letters from, 393, 395.
Bamper, Mr., suspicions against him as a messenger to Arnold, ix. 20, 24. Bancroft, Daniel, v., 231, 246. In prison, 231, 246.
Bank of North America, resolutions of Congress respecting establish- ment, ix., 173, 471, 477, 496. Charter, 471.
Bankrupt laws, do they affect pro- ceedings on Collector's bonds ? xi., 250.
Baptist Church, Philadelphia, (See Keithian B. C., ) i., 285.
Barbary Powers, memorial from merchants on Capture by, x., 410, 411, 705.
Barclay, John, Hog Island, xi., 89. Barclay, Thomas, on Dutch Loans, ix., 563. Free ports of France, x., 267.
Bard, Peter, letter, ii., 764; iii., 432, 499. Letter, iv., 210.
Barge and Tyng respecting salt, vii., 728.
Barney, Capt. Joshua, captures in the Delaware, ship General Monk, in the Hyder Ally, after a brilliant action, ix., 531, 532.
Barnsley, Cap. Thos., iv., 209, 212. Barracks, in Philadelphia, building, iii., 279; iv., 170. Lancaster, 179. Expense of converting old
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jail into, 715. At Fort, defective, [ Baynton, John, Collector of Tonnage, 729. At Fort Island nearly fin- statement respecting, x., 511. Beahm, Philip, vii., 13. ยท ished, 786; v., 7, 48, 71, 75, 78, 148, 179, 184, 224. Used by U. S., out of repair, viii., 61, 161. Near Basley's Mill, 41; ix., 326, . 426. At Lancaster, x., 233, 237, 307. At Philadelphia, 239, 241, Beatty, Rev. Charles, Chaplain, iii , 297. 261, 268, 276, 737. Lots, sale of, Philadelphia, xi., 506. Beatty, Capt., xii., 300.
Barrack master's report of filthy houses left by soldiers, v. 265.
Barras, Mons. de, commander of French squadron at Newport, ix., 273, 353, 354.
Barry, John, (Capt.), recommends the Lexington sent down, iv., 750; vi., 243.
Bartholomew, Edward, appointed Collector of Excise, x., 442.
Barton, Job, collector, Bucks Co., robbed, ix., 459.
Barton, Rev. Thomas, letters to and from, ii., 568, 755, 756 ; iii., 245, 377, 447, 450, 452. Complains as Chaplain, 451. Letter from Gen. Forbes, 451; iv., 132; v., 634. Accepts Chaplaincy in British Reg't at N. Y., vii., 226. Gone over to enemy, viii., 30.
Battalions, Letter to Colonels of, viii., 111.
Battery, at Newcastle, order to pay workmen at, iii., 317.
Batwell, Rev. Mr., v., 770; vi., 95, 144. Daniel, (Episcopal mission- ary from England,) grant of land to-a tory, viii., 107. Imprisoned -goes to N. Y., 107.
Bautcher, Samuel, ix., 127, 153.
Baxter, Lt. Col. Wm., Letter, v., 31. Bayard, Maj. John, proposes to im- port arms, &c., for Committee, iv., 707, 708. Agreement with Congress, 708. Memorial on con- fusion of troops in city, v., 17. Letter, few troops joining Gen. w., 107, 148; vi., 61, 75; vii., 136, 189, 194, 311; viii., 111. A pass to Charleston, viii., 247. Commands at Fort Pitt, (1783,) x., 167. Delegate to Congress, 534. Letter as Delegate, xi., 456. Bayard, Col. Stephen, xii., 113, 116, 127, 131, 133, 134, 139, 181. Baynton & Wharton, goods de- stroyed, iv., 226.
Beall, Capt. Thomas, detachment arrives at Pittsburg, xii., 120. Letters, 225, 230. Trial, 256. Beaton, John, vi., 494.
Beatty, Ercurius, and F. Bowen, Agents, to distribute certificates to Pennsylvania Line-Report, x., 437, 506. Resignation, (1784,) 604. Resumed, 605.
Beatty, John, ix., 125.
Beaver Creek, number of houses, iii., 563.
Beck, Ensign, xii., 142, 276. Becker, Lieut. Col., v., 485.
Bedford, Raystown, iii., 293, 482, 489, 510. Alarm from Indians, iv., 111. Highway roberry near, 458. Road to Pittsburg, xi., 560, 643. Provisions arrive at, xii., 112, 114. Boat-builders tools at, 114. Bedford County, Commissioners of, letter, on firelocks, iv., 712. Only one gunsmith in County, 712. Troops required to march to Gen. Washington, v., 149. Riflemen behave bravely at Lawrence's Is'd under Col. Neilson, 230. Demand of records, Court held at, 730. Election, 730. Alarming condition from Indians, vi., 38. Prothono- tary, arrest of, 12. Records, 12. Alarms of Indians, 194. Militia, 229. Records, Court, &c., 238, 511. Alarms from Indians and Tories, 438, 458, 459, 460, 469, 478, 505, 524, 682. Arms in, 506. Supplies for, 539. Freeholders of 577. Prisoners, 569. Justices, 577. Destitute of arms, &c., 619. Tory trials at, 750, 764, 769. R. Galbraith resigns office in, vii., 99. Case of Culbertson, 186. United States arms to Militia of, 202. Captain Cluggage appointed to a Command in, 296. Letter, B. Dougherty, on trial at, 297. Magazine for provisions at, 305. Lieut. Piper, 578. Troops for, 341, 370. Affairs in, 446, 515, 534, 696. Murders by Indians, 534. Election of Justices, viii.,
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101. Troops sent to, alarm from Indians, 408. Capt. Phillips, &c., killed by Indians, 488. Plan of defence, 749. Military division of, ix., 149. Murders by Indians, 152, 192, 202. Distresses of, 234, 236. Militia, 410, 514, 539. Position, 467. Distress from In- dians, 619, 628. M. Doane in jail at, x., 112. Prisoners to be sent to Lancaster, 119. Census of white males under 53, 512.
Bedford, Gunning, commissioner of Taxes, ix., 140.
Bedwell, Thomas, letter, respecting refining of sulphur, iv., 719, 752. ix., 601.
Beelor, Col., boundary with Virginia, viii., 583. Provisions, xii., 238, 253, 278.
Belcher, Gov., letters to and from, ii., 172, 242, 243, 261, 269, 471, 478, 489, 501, 513, 527, 530, 699. Orders to Col. Andrew John- ston, 480. Petition to, respecting Indians, 488. Letters, iii., 54, 151. Speech, 98. Address of Representatives to, (1757,) 170. Bell, John, letters, ii., 692 ; iii., 282. Capt'n, xii., 123.
Bell, Major, reasons for not building a house for him, viii., 287.
Belten, Joseph, invents a submarine mode of defence, iv., 650, 654. Benezet, James, v., 469.
Bens, Peter, taken prisoner by Indians, viii., 171.
Bensell, C., letter, respecting fugi- tives from Germantown, v., 10.
Benton, Caleb, letter to Col. John Franklin, respecting, towns in Tioga, xi., 175.
Bergen, Gen. Wayne's attack on, viii., 450.
Berkenhaut, Dr., arrest of, vii., 742. Berks county, petition for road, ii., 98. Number of Roman Catholics in, iii., 144. Petition from, 361. Petition of Lutheran Church in, iv., 279. Petition for improving Schuylkill, 360. Minutes of Committee of, 649. Resolutions respecting conscientiously scrupu- lous, 649, 653. Powder for sale, 679. Petition from, complain of Indians as a burden and expense, iv., 273. Committee respecting
powder and arms, 697. Resolu- tion to purchase arms, 725. Fears from negroes, 792. Proceedings of Commitee respecting prisoners of War, v., 19. Powder, 111. Fire-arms, 112. Troops desert, 196. Officers of counties, 341. Number of inhabitants between eighteen and fifty-three years, 322. Commissions for Justices, 323. For Prothonotary, 323. Court in, 464. Militia, 466, 523, 530, 756. Militia, vi., 47, 119. Justices, letter from, 138, 722. Wagons, 212. Courts, 234. No attorney who practices in Courts, 245, 496. Commissioner for pur- chasing provisions, 327, 347. Tories, 342, 344, 346, 362. Com- missioner of, 395, 520. Militia, 418. Census of, 418. Tax assessed, 520. Justices of, in- sulted by Lieut. Col. Moy, 722. Purchases of wheat ordered in, vii., 559. Taxes, viii., 124, 132, 136, 138. N. Lutz appointed commissioner of purchases, 201. Militia, 273, 742. Drunken officers, 742 James Read, Register of Court of Admiralty-appointed- death of Andrew Robinson, Regis- ter, 191. Proprietary land, 231, 237. Prisoners, 234. Shot and shells from, 432. List of officers of the militia in, x., 190, 331. Troops to march to Wyoming, 345. Irregularity of election to be inquired into, xi., 287, 310.
Bermuda, request from, for pro- visions, ii., 661.
Bermudians, distress of, apply for flour, &c., vii., 412. Recom- mendation of Congress, 413.
Bernard, Gov. Fra., Letter, iii., 453.
Berry, Cap., a Virginia officer, xii., 274.
Berwick, Philadelphia Society, for manufacture, &c., propose a road, xi., 428.
Bethlehem, dreadful state of neigh- borhood, ii., 523, 549, 565, 636, 714, 715. Indian refugees at, 384. Address, 636. Articles sent from, 658. Indians there, iii., 52. List of Moravians at, 69-76, 242. Hospitals, v., 768. A suspicious
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box direc'd to, vi., 5-7. Deposi'ns respecting, 7. Flour to be sent to, 177. Gen. Gates at, 197. Troops ordered by Congress to, 374. Guards at to be dismissed, 541. Orders for wafers sent to, from Philadelphia, vii , 295.
Biddle, Charles, elected V. P, x., 527. Letter respecting Chinese, &c., x., 527. Appointed Secretary of Council, xi., 2 17.
Biddle, Col. Clement, letters, v., 141, 145, 170, 197, 721, 739, 744, 756. Clothier General, vi., 76, 92,
104 123, 139, 187, 299, 321, 540, Bills of Credit, Board of Trade, orders 738; ix., 129. Marshal, bonds, xi., 236. On exchange of loans, 573. Tents for French emigrants, 743. Letter, xii., 314.
Biddle, James, opinion on making returns of property for Taxes, viii., 136.
Biddle, John, vi., 242.
Biddle, Owen, letters to and from, v., 3, 10, 80, 105, 117, 148, 158, 182, 192, 249, 267, 301, 315. Letter to Gen. Greene on forage, viii., 151, 223. Horses, 169. Big Bone Lick, viii., 152.
Biggs, Cap. Benjamin, xii., 195, 235. Bigham, Fort, xii., 341.
Bigham, Lieutenant, viii., 316, 748; ix., 148, 207, 256, 285.
Billet, Crooked, surprise and action at, on General Lacey, vi., 470. Barbarity of British soldiers, 471, 500. Depositions respecting, 500. Billiard Tables, taxes on, Philadel- phia, x., 222, 224.
Billingsport, works at, iv., 784. Fortifications at, v., 8, 9, 11, 37, 46, 66, 118, 167, 230, 238, 305, 306, 359, 361, 377, 409, 411, 418, 423, 431, 437, 438, 449, 451, 461. Return of troops at, 423. In need of officers, 437. Of blankets, 462. Expenses at, 471. Respecting, 511, 558, 563, 568, 572, 590, 591, 626, 644, 663, 721. Captured by enemy, 649. Action near, 663, 697. Lord Cornwallis gone to, vi., 23, 3). Battery to be erected by Colonel Bull, 746. Claims against, vii., 140. Visits of President, &c. to., 199, 200, 393. Troops for, 270. Cannon for, 290, 298. Troops, &c., for, 339,
365, 366, 369, 393, 425, 507, 673. To officers at, respecting embargo aids, 409, 424. Officers relieved, 502. Orders about vessels, 538. Col. McCulloh relieves Col. Proc- tor's Artillery at, 371. Stores wanted at, 539. Orders to ves- sels, 537. Return of cannon at, 562. William Hamell in charge of, ix., 330. William Smith stationed at, 544. Returns of military stores at, x., 284. Lease of, xi., 139. Fort at, xii., 341- 346.
on, i., 187. Letters on, 197, 206. Counterfeit, 579, 580, 589. History of, ii., 102. Instructions to Gover- nor Thomas respecting, 104/ Board of Trade on New Jersey, 128. Letters respecting, 221, 223; iii., 99, 113, 115, 117, 195. Counter- feit, 365. Resolutions of House of Commons on, iv., 173. Coun- terfeited, 461, 466 Of States to be received by United States Loan Office, v., 183. At Loan Office, vi., 184. Depreciation, 212. Issued, 270. Struck by British called in, 59. Inquiry respecting, 538, 548. (under the Crown) Resolutions of Congress respect- ing, vii., 154. Signing, x., 456; xii., 34.
Bingham, William, Delegate in Congress, xi., 308.
Birch, M., collector, W. P. to, i., 131. Inquiry respecting, 138.
Bird, Colonel Mark, pay of soldiers, v., 9.
Birthday of King of France, cele- brated at Philadelphia, vii., 648. Bishop, Rev. Nathaniel, Moravian . preacher at Bethlehem, on mur- ders at Muskingum, ix., 523.
Bishop of London, commissions Rev. Mr. Cummings to exercise jurisdiction over the Clergy of Pennsylvania, removal of Mr. Campbell, i., 236. Ministers li- censed by, not allowed to preach in Christ Church, 628.
Bishop, an American, letters relating to consecration of in Denmark and England, x., 433-435. Consecra- tion of Bishops White and Pro- voost, x., 434.
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Black Logg, xii., 461.
Blackiston, Governor, Letter, W. P., to, i., 135.
Blackwell, John, appointed Gover- nor, arrives at Boston, i., 106. And at Philadelphia, 106. Letter from, 107.
Blackwood, John, letter iii., 402, 403.
Bladen, Governor Thomas, letters to and from, i., 645, 686, 692, 726. Blaine, Ephraim, commands at Li- gonier, iv. 108. Letter, on dry lands near Carlisle, iv., 591. Declines a commission as Sub- Lieutenant, v., 299. Letter, 677. D. C. G., vi., 252. Commissioner of purchases, vii., 17. Scarcity of
. flour, names of assistants, 707. Letters, viii., 13, 92, 260. 304, 479, 480, 494, 565, 577, 602, 630, 646, 705. Appointed Commissary General, 151, 625; ix., 54, 73, 98, 121, 143. Payment of interest on city lots, x., 609 ; xii., 278. Blair, Rev. James, memorial from Christ Church, against, i., 150. Blair, James, letter respecting men of galleys to work at rope walk, v., 24. Powder, 50.
Blair, Rev. Samuel, Chaplain in army, asks for his own servant, ix., 111.
Blakiston, Presley, commissioner of Taxes, ix., 140.
Bland, Colonel Theodore, K., vii., 99, 107.
Blankets, account of, sent west of Susquehanna, iii., 95, &c., scarcity of, v., 376, 572, 630, 632, 751, 762; vi., 93, 253.
Blewer, Captain Joseph, vi., 671.
Block-house, built by Col. Lochry, ix., 80.
Blue Bell, skirmish at between Potter's and Cornwallis's men, vi., 32.
Blunston, Samuel, letters to and fromn, i., 216, 295, 316, 353, 363, 410, 436, 437, 530, 547. Instruc- tions to, 229. Letters to and from, ii., 66.
Blythe, Col. Benjamin, vii., 496. Letter, viii., 97.
Board of Admiralty, ix., 95, 100.
Board of Trade, report on laws, i.,
721. Letters to and from Gov. Hamilton, describing the bounda- ries of the State, &c., ii., 60, 65. Letters, 377, 418, 467, 527, 778. On New Jersey paper money, 128. Board of War, Continental, v., 306, 371, 382, 399, 430, 434, 439, 450, 502, 512, 535, 570, 583, 585, 675, 685, 686, 751, 756. Order to Col. Mackay to march to Kittanning, 93; vi., 35, 42, 52, 63, 74, 79, 84, 86, 93, 118, 127, 175, 185, 188, 192, 195, 205, 208, 214, 216, 233, 268, 281, 339, 351, 360, 370, 392, 403, 429, 444, 454, 492, 515, 526, 529, 533, 540, 546, 549, 556, 558, 576, 581, 586, 593, 605, 608, 643, 644, 646, 648, 649, 654, 655, 667, 668, 676, 684, 688, 727, 745, 749, 758. 768. Resolutions of, 74. Inquiries respecting provisions, &c., 185. Order of, 199. Letter to Congress from, 315. Plan for support of frontiers, 526 ; vii., 89, 90, 98, 99, 101, 107, 201, 202, 227, 229, 230, 232, 233, 256, 282, 284, 286, 287, 289, 292, 305, 308, 312, 329, 332, 339, 340, 375, 385, 387, 397 404, 418, 420, 421, 424, 437, 442, 450, 454, 456, 459, 460, 469, 480, 495, 496, 508, 538, 627, 640, 649, 68., 691, 696, 709, 713, 719, 727. 730, 731. Resolution of, 256 ; viii., 5, 8, 38, 43, 57, 62, 74, 96, 98, 110, 119, 122, 132, 141, 153, 159, 161, 165, 171, 175, 181, 218, 224, 248, 308, 343, 425, 432, 434, 435, 436, 442, 453, 456, 471, 478, 485, 498, 505, 508, 509, 515, 549, 552, 554, 573, 575, 579, 580, 600, 601, 611, 633, 689, 722, 727, 728, 739, 747 ; ix., 3, 7, 14, 19, 23, 24, 26, 31, 53, 57, 58, 95, 96, 103, 111, 124, 150, 167, 186, 187, 198, 206, 290, 291, 391, 526. Com- mittees of conference, 23; xi., 208, 240, 268, 281, 291, 300, 534, 555, 621, 624, 645, 685, 686, 707, 716, 728.
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