Colonial Records of Pennsylvania Volume 11, Part 65

Author: Hazard, Samuel, 1784-1870
Publication date: 1851
Publisher: Harrisburg, Printed by T. Fenn & co,
Number of Pages: 671


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261, 265, 270, 274, 304, 312, 313, 324, 347, 369, 374, 396, 417, 490, 513, 522, 532, 536, 550, 552, 631, 647, 662, 664, 695, 716, 738, 757, 761, 765. Resolutions of, 15, 20, 75, 76, 83, 87, 101, 128, 154-158, 173, 204, 221, 249, 250, 251, 263, 287, 293, 315, 316, 365, 413, 436, 439, 500, 520, 542, 641, 732, 734. Complimentary to Pennsa., vii., 312. Marine Committee of, 12, 76, 120, 187, 235, 241, 587, 657. Committee of, 83, 84, 85, 88, 170, 172. Commercial Committee of, 579, 605. Appoint Thanksgiving Day, 89. Delegates in, 134, 137, 140, 141, 158, 160, 162, 174, 181, 184, 189, 192, 422, 478, 551, 556, 639. Case of C. J. Mckean and Gen. Thomson, 137. Do. of Gen. Maxwell, 138. Delegates to re- quire yeas and nays in case of Arnold, &c., 174. Proclama- tion for a fast, 257. Supply of Troops, 244. Resolutions in favor of Pennsa., 288, 313. Delegates in, from Virginia, 73, 184. Reso- lutions respecting clothiers, 293, 304. For five Companies of Ran- gers, 300. Letter from Washing- ton, to, 479. Resolutions respect- ing Gen. Trumbull, 374. On Right of Petition, 439. Plan for recruiting, 442. Journals distri- buted, 472. Reformation of Qr. Mr. and Commissary Departments, 557. Men and provisions to be supplied, 716. Quotas of States, 733. Proclamation for thanks- giving, 757. Letters to and from, viii., 20, 75, 85, 87, 98, 99, 135, 142, 177, 199, 202, 203, 229, 251, 263, 277, 299, 325, 340, 343, 348, 375, 395, 419, 429, 458, 517, 529, 534, 535, 560, 583, 591, 606, 609, 635, 636, 639, 657, 685, 686, 694, 702, 705, 719, 722, 723, 751. Resolutions of, 86, 142, 173, 175, 185, 195, 255, 256, 261, 272, 285, 332, 346, 352, 375, 391, 448, 519, 520, 553, 603, 629, 649, 687, 699, 700, 724, 737, 749, 753. Marine Committee of, 231. Delegates in, 9, 46, 61, 161, 191, 351, 392, 494, 643, 703, 711, 722, 745. Do. from Connecticut, 111, 112, 239. Cir-


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culars of, 20, 203, 251, 277. Jour- nals printed, 98. Order military trophies to be collected, 98. Pres. Reed requests a part of sentence of General Arnold to be dispensed with in view of his previous good services, 99. Draw for money, 104, 121, 195, 252, 255, 342. Pro- clamation for a fast, 131, 135. Appointment of officers to be sus- pended, 142. Minute respecting John Holker's flour, 147. Res- pecting commissions to privateers, 173. Horses, 175. Clothing to officers of Medical Staff, 185. Col. Brodhead to be sustained, 195. Want of money, supplies, &c., 203, 375. French fleet, 251. Quotas of States of ten millions, 255. Committee of co-operation at camp, 266, 267, 293, 312, 314, 315, 337, 355, 356, 404, 412. Direct Admiralty to fit out vessels of war, 273, 277. Conference of Committee, 281. Commissions for Privateers, 340. Ask to be informed of measures taken, 343. Respecting furnishing to French allies, 25,000 men, 346, 348. Fur- nish exchange on Minister to France, 391. Money asked for by Pennsylvania, 392, 395. Pres. Reed's statement of State pro- ceedings, 458-468. Resolutions on emission of bills, 520. Appoint fast day, 590. Commis- sions for private armed vessels, 606. Appoint signers of bills for Pennsylvania, 634, 639. Non payment of interest, 711. Letters to and from, ix., 21, 43, 54, 76, 81, 83, 84, 94, 102, 108, 110, 112, 151, 162, 163, 172, 194, 210, 242, 273, 309, 369, 383, 395, 400, 417, 423, 433, 441, 446, 447, 448, 450, 463, 476, 479, 518, 523, 540, 561, 757. Committee of, 281. Reso- lutions, 73, 77, 109, 134, 152, 164, 168, 185, 188, 209, 243, 273, 300, 309, 366, 391, 394, 411, 417, 464, 476, 483, 484, 509, 548, 560, 582, 609, 645, 741, 756. Circulars, 194, 252, 463, 548. Delegates in, 103, 163, 306, 307, 420, 434. Delegates of Virginia in, 260, 266, 271, 274. Appoint a fast, 21.


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Committees of Conference, 22. Convention prisoners, 26. Ordi- nance on capture and condemna- tion of prizes, 43. Report of com- mittee on public debt, 85-93. Courts for trial of Piracies and Felonies, 94. Provisions, 134. Wants of the army, 151. On false papers of vessels, 151. Rx- porters of flour, 133, 162. Ap- proving of National Bank, 172. Signers of bills of credit appointed, 185. Bills of credit, 188, 195. Requisition of Infantry, 195. Of three hundred riflemen, 242, 243. Supplies of money, &c., 252. President Huntington resigns- Thomas Mckean, elected, 267. Subscription to loan for citizens of South Carolina in Philadelphia, 309. Connecticut claim, 306. Value of leaden spouts to be taken, 366. Holker, Consul General of France, 383, 394, 400. Form of Exequator for, 390. Raise troops, 394-5. Letter of Governor New Jersey, 411. Consular power, 416, 417. Instructions to Gen. Irvine, 419. Respecting general officers, 423. Proclaim thanksgiving- victory over Cornwallis, 441, 443, 518, 650. John Hanson elected President of, 444. Connecticut and Pennsylvania, 444, 448. In favor of Ebenezer Hazard, for materials of History, 450. In- fraction of laws of nations, 463, 464. Charters Bank of North America, 471. Impost on goods, 474. Seizure of British manufac- tures, 475, 476, 479. Rendezvous for recruits, 485. Report on let- ter of Robert Morris, 499. Mas- sacre at Muskingum, 523. Honora to French Minister in consequence of the birth of a Dauphin of France, 542-547. Illegal inter- course between private armed ships and enemy, 548. Loss of mails-orders for recovery, 560. Proceedings on Connecticut claim, 568, 582. [See Connecticut. ] Not to enter into treaty of peace with- out consent of allies, 645. Abuse of passes, 741, 750. Seizure of British goods, 741, 756. Letters


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to and from, x., 7, 27, 61, 62, 9S, 135, 151, 193, 206, 231, 234, 263, 358, 371, 397, 441, 442, 457, 461, 472, 488, 490, 507, 514, 532; 535, 539, 543, 544, 549, 736, 745, 754. Resolutions of, 7, 27, 46, 90, 105, 136, 139, 168, (1783) 179, 194, 239, 242, 369, 507, 520, 524, 528, 536, 543, 544, 549, 550, 561, 562, (1784) 566, 590, 716. Delegates to, 7 25, 38, 45, 48, 52, 53, 73, 101, 26 151, 154, 155, 156, 184, 204, 209, 243, 358, 369, 405, 410, 440, 457 477, 488, 511, 534, 549, 556, 563, 575, 581, 593, 601, 697, 705, 713, 759, 768. To arrange for claims in treaty, 7. Treaty with Indians on peace, 45, 46. Finances, 233. Delivery of New prison, 52. Maintaining garrison at Fort Pitt, 53. Attack expected at Philadel- phia, 61. Public documents taken, to be restored to England, 90. Indian affairs, 101. On purchase of lands by Pennsylvania from In- dians, 105. Report on Indian affairs, 119-125. Proclamation for thanksgiving for peace, 134. Removal of seat of Government, 136-139. On full representation, 139, 153, 156. Care of arms, artillery, &c., 154. Gratuity to Washington, 155, 185. Debate whether seven States can ratify treaty of peace, 156, 184, 193. Loan office, (1783,) 169. Finan- cial plan, (1780, ) rejected by Va., 173. Commutations in lieu of half pay to officers, 179. Wash- ington, renounces his commission, 183, (1783). Treaty of peace rati- fied by nine States, 193. Court for determining right of soil at Wyoming, 194, 204, 210, 216, 231. Representation not full, 206. Members attending, 207. States represented in, 220. Im- portance of full representation from each State, 239. Arrears of interest on National debt, 242-256, 263. Delegates to, elected, 354. Proceedings in case of Long- schamps, 358. Richard Henry Lee, elected President of, 359. Delays in settling French accounts, 369. Accounts, 371. John Jay elected


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secretary of Foreign affairs, 401, 557. Claims of Penna,. 405, 424. Captures by Barbary powers, 410, 411. Delegates elected to, 437. May appoint Commissioners on boundary, 440. Respecting troops for defence of frontiers, 440. Lay- ing off States in western territory, 457. Soldiers' certificates, 461. Relief of disabled soldiers and sea- men, 472. Asks for copies of Journal, 488. Sends Journal to States, 493. Papers relating to Governor of Massachusetts and Captain Stanhope, 499 Com- merce-States to vest, with power to regulate for fifteen years, &c., 508, 738. Proportion of officers and privates to be furnished by Penna., 511. Report on National debt, 514-520. Resolution on loan office, 520 523. Issue of certifi- cates to Continental army, 524. Military claims, 528, 535. State of representation, 532. Certificates for soldiers, 536. Short represen- tation, 537. John Hancock elected President, 539. Copies of Jour- nals, 543. Ratification of definitive Treaty, 549. Temple, Consul General from Great Britain, 544. .Treaty with Indians, 549. Wyo- ming, (1784, ) 550, 563, 716. Ap- pointment of Delegates, 562. Re- moval of seat of Government, 136- 139, 566-574, (1784,) 575. Com- mittee of States to act in recess, 566. Indemnification to Wash- ington, 575. Temporary form of Government for western territory, 575. Captain Carberry, 575, 576. Petition of Z. Butler, 581, 716. Collection of debts, 590. Removal of papers from Annapolis, 601. Propose places for the public build- ings and seat of Government. 697. On Barbary powers, 705. Longschamps -Wyoming, 706. Complaint of Thomas Shields, 715. Report on Revenue system, 732- 735. Acknowledgment of Sieur de la Forrest as vice consul of France, 735. Provision for dis- abled soldiers and seamen, 745 ; xi., 3, 4, 50, 51, 56, 70, 71, 79, 121, 122, 132, 143, 145, 168, 171,


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173, 175, 180, 190, 191, 214, 239, 285, 292, 311, 314, 323, 339, 353, 375, 387, 433, 472, 476, 483, 562, 585, 601. Resolutions, 38, 50, 64, 73, 74, 75, 128, 129, 141, 142, 190, 282, 292, 316, 352, 387, 407, . 555, 582, 586, 612, 616. Delegates to, 4, 27, 37, 40, 83, 106, 188, 189, 207, 237, 251, 252, 308, 342, 350, 352, 364, 373, 382, 383, 408, 433, 451, 453, 456, 457, 460, 504, 505, 537, 543, 590, 595, 684. Reports to, 15, 79-83, 107. Committee of the States, 483. Treaty with Prussia, 4. Treasury Board Re- ports and letters, 15, 41. Domes- tic debt, 37, 50. Requisitions, 38, 65, 198. Circulars, 50, 71. Foreign debt, 38, 65. Indents for interest, 51. Representation, 51, 56. Finances, 64, Liquidation .of accounts, 71. Hostile intention of Indians, 72. Negroes captured by English, 75. Report on uni- form system of Commerce, 75, 79. On claim of Pennsylvania, 80-83, 106. Delegates elected, :83. Cession by Connecticut of lands west of Pennsylvania, pro- posed, 10.7. State of representa- tion, 122, 132, 168, 175, 180, 192, 263, 275, 298, 311. Rights of States to interpret treaties, 128. Re- venues, salaries of officers of Gov- ernment, 129. John Armstrong, Jr., appointed to, 137. Sale of Townships in western territory, 141. On coining copper, 142. Franking privilege to members of Convention, 142. Phineas Bond, British Consul, 145. On claims unsettled, 170. Boundary of New York and Pennsylvania, 188. Report of Convention at Philadel- phia, 190. Privileges of Consuls, 191. Application for men for Luzerne, 206. The new Consti- tution, 214. Prospects, 204. Re- quire full representations, 214. Connecticut settlers from, at Cushi- Sea letters, 239. Purchase of


Erie, 247. Quantity of land in Connecticut, land purchase and set- Erie tract, 251, 308. Bills of credit against State, 252. Com- mittee of Ways and Means on finances, 258. Settlement of ac- counts, 282, 285, 292, 316. Pay


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of invalids, 314. Report on let- ter of Commissioner of accounts of Virginia, 317. Further time for. presenting accounts, 323. Act respecting western territory, 332, 339. Wyoming, 342. Troops for do., 350, 352, 373. T. Picker- ing's release, 364. Erie, 382, 383. Transfer of Erie, 387. Commis- sioner of accounts, 406, 408. Con- stitution to be submitted to Con- vention, 407. On Wyoming, (1784,) 434, 451, 453, 456, 461. Marbois and Longschamps, 483. Appointment Bowen and Beatty, 504. Erie, 540. Recruiting, 555. On imposts, 582, 583. Copies of Papers to be sent to each State, 586. Judicial Courts, 590. Loan certificates, 595. Indian Chiefs in Virginia, 600. Accounts, 602. Public credit, 612. Amendments of Constitution, 616. Defence of frontiers, 622. Useful arts, 685, 689. Duties, 689. Copyrights, 705. Intercourse with foreign nations, 708. Census, 709, 718. Letter to, from Council on infrac- tions of treaty with Great Britain, xii., 76.


Connecticut correspondence with, ii., 120, 122, 125, 126, 190, 208, 255. Settlers on Penn'a lands, 120-127, 197, 225, 240. Commissioners to Albany, 140. Indian deeds for lands to Susquehanna Company, (supposed Lydias) 147, Lydias, John, 171, 174, 176, 190, 323. Petition of officers of Northumber- land county, against, 240, Thomas Penn's letter respecting, 370. Letter from Thos. Penn, 255, 370. From Governor De Lancey on, 273. Men to be raised for Crown Point, 326. Assembly grants Western lands to S. Hazard, 301. Action on petition of Susquehanna county, for lands, 303.


tunck, iii., 754, 756, 757, 760.


tlers, iv., 41, 51, 56, 70, 83, 88, 103, 105, 127, 129, 343. Letters between Gov. J. Trumbull and E. Dyer, 394, 401. Proclamation of Gov. R. Penn against intruders,


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453. Commissioners letter to Gov. Penn, 470. W. S. Johnson to Rev. Dr. Smith, 475. Dele- gates in Congress to Butler, &c., 643. W) Maclay respecting, 660. Memorial Northumberland and Northampton counties, showing a history of the dispute, 670, 678. Obligation of settlers, 687. Reso- lution of Congress, respecting, 692, (See Wyoming.)


Connecticut, settlers suffering from Indians, vi., 686.


Connecticut Troops, viii., 421. Letter to Delegates of, on Wyoming lands, 111. Gov. Trumbull, of, 111.


Connecticut, claim to be settled, ix., 4. Letter to delegates on, 306, 307. Resolution, &c., of Con- gress respecting claim on, 416, 510, 526, 563, 567; 622, 624, 629, 639, 643, 652, 653, 654, 677, 679- 692. Proceedings in Congress, list of names for Judges, 679. Minutes of Commissioners, 679, 680, 681, 684, 689. Commission of Commissioners, 680. Letters H. Osborne, Solicitor, 681, 682, 685, 688, 689, 690. Letters of Connecticut Agents to, 682. Se- lection of Judges, 684. Confer- ence, Council and Agents report on Judges to Congress-and with respect to pay, 686. Report of Committee of Congress, 686. Let- ter of Pennsylvania agents to Council respecting funds, 688. Letters W. Bradford and J. Reed on impediments thrown in their way to progress, 690, 691. Tes- timony of Lord Stirling import- ant-he is sick, 692. Time of set- tlement above Walpeck, 693. Notice of deeds for purchase by Dongan, release of Duke of York, &c., 694. Commission to examine Lord Sterling, 694, Letters W. Bradford respecting trial, 695. Various papers and proceedings at Trenton, 679-724. Copies of Records of State obtained, 730. Proclamation respecting decree at Trenton, 732. Accounts of Ser- geant and Reed in case, 738.


Connecticut and Wyoming-[See Wyoming]; resolutions of Assem- bly of, x., 116, 117; proclamation


of Governor Trumbull, 146; let- ters to and from Gov., 147, 148, 213; resolution of Assembly of Penna., 204; complained of, 204; claims, 398 ; claimants disposed to violence to Benj. Luce to depart, 679 ; memorial of John Franklin to Assembly of, 681; resolutions of Assembly on ditto, 683 ; cession proposed by, 760. Proceedings in Congress respecting, and Wyo- ming, xi., 5, 106. Act to comply with requisitions, 17, 22. Cession proposed of lands west of Pennsyl- vania, report on, 107. Claims, 159. Letters to and from Gover- nor, 239, 409, 414, 447, 451, 735. Holders of land ask for division in Luzerne Co., 386. Claimants in arms at Abraham's plains, 437. Letter from Dr. Hugh Williamson, 449. Rights of Settlers, (1784) 447, 451. Agreement with E. Dyer, 533. Absconding debtor claimed, 735.


Connor, Col. Morgan, letter, v., 315 ; vii., 336.


Connor, Col., viii., 537.


Conolly, Dr. John, taken by order of A. St. Clair, iv., 477. His adver- tisement, 477. Commission from Dunmore, letters, &c., respecting, 476, 478, 481, 484, 487, 489, 493, 495, 502, 514, 525, 530, 539, 541, 545, 551, 574, 577, 586, 603, 605, 607, 612, 618, 624, 627, 630. Ar- rested, 476, 484, 637. Released by sheriff, 484. In possession of Fort, 485. Proceedings at Court- house, 485. Depositions respect- ing, 492, 564-568, 571, 582. Ad- vertisement of, 521. Fort at Wheeling proposed, 522. Peti- tion from Pittsburg against, 526. Remarks on proceedings of, 528. Letter to A. St. Clair, 548. Duty on skins to Virginia, 539. Letter Dr. C. to A. St. Clair, 548, 551. St. Clair's answer, 549. Ac- count of his arrest, 637. Letter committee of Maryland, with one of Conolly to Capt. McKee, 695. Letter of, to committee of Safety, 703. Examination of, and his- tory, 682. Letter to John Gibson, 683. Plans escape from jail, 728, 729. Letter to Committee on his


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confinement, 770. Mrs., asks for company for Dr. C. as he is ill, 778. (See Westmoreland, ) v., 101, 130, 242, 245, 297, 298. Obliga- tions, 247, 298. In prison, asks return of a favorite pair of pistols, &c., viii., 104.


Conolly, Col. taken prisoner, ix., 102, 473.


Conolly, Mrs. Susanna, letter from, x., 778.


Conoquieson, (Indian, ) speech to . Sir Wm. Johnson, iv., 373.


Conscience, liberty of, explained i.,


634. Rights of, protected in mili- | Convention, resolutions in Assem- tia bill, iii., 128.


Constitution of United States,


amendments proposed by North Carolina, xi., 617, 674.


Constitution of 1776, xii., 52, 68. 1790, xii. 12, 27.


U. S., ratification by


state, xii., 82.


Consuls, British, xi., 145. Privi- leges of, 191. Phineas Bond ap- pointed, 145. Suggestions, 255. Supposed infringement of rights of State, 375. Letter from on, 381. Opinion of Judges on, 383. Consul General of France, form of exequator recommended by Con- gress, ix., 390.


Contempt of Court, legal opinions on, xii., 83.


Continental money, v., 126, 327, 396, 602. Signers wanted, 602. Operations of Owen Jones, jr., in, vi., 53-56. Counterfeits, 111, 365. On wagoners, 200, 206, 215, 233. On a coachma- ker, 359,; vii., 156-158, 186, 192; viii., 141, 277, 302, 304, 383, 385, 416, 517, 534, 757. Signers appointed, 635. Called in by Council, ix., 38, 77, 117, 119, 129, 130, 134, 141, 145, 171, 188. Signers of, 184. Regiment, estimate of a, v., 43. Money value, 125. Refusal of, 136, 147. Vessels, 501. Troops and militia don't agree, vi., 291.


Conway; S. H. Secretary, letter, iv., 244.


Conway, B. G. T., v., 522, 530. Com- plains of sending off, Militia, 531. Convention of the State will visit fortifications, iv., 791.


Convention Troops to be escorted, vii., 89, 95, 99, 101, 104, 106, 107, 108, 110, 129.


Convention at Hartford, proceedings sent Pres., viii., 61. Convention prisoners, ix., 5, 6, 7, 12, 24, 225, 227, 230, 232, 234, 235, 319. Troops, 14, 277. Dis- posal of, 25, 37. Congress on, 167, at Reading. 225.


Convention in Philadelphia to revise Federal Constitution, xi., 119, 122, 214. Members letters to be free, 142.


bly to call, on the Constitution, 565.


Conyngham, Capt., G. respecting purchase of his vessel, vii .. 228, 235, 289, 319. His conduct, 318. His explanation, 319, 322.


Coochocking, ix., 39 ; xii., 120, 135, 158, 219, 220. Block houses not built, 177. Council at, 219, 220, 228, 231.


Cook, Colonel, ix., 51, 79, 595. Col., Edward, Sub lieutenant, 246. Distress of Hanna's Town, 629. Colonel, John-Letter of General Sullivan to, vii., 593. Cooke, Colonel Wm., ordered to Brunswick, condition of Army forbids, v., 84.


Cook, Wm., proposal for suplies at Sunbury, ix., 411.


Cooke, Wm., respecting lands, xii. 286.


Cookson, Thomas, letters to and from, i., 637, 646. 657, 680, 682, 684, 727, 730. Thomas, letters from, ii., 9, 42.


Coombe, Thomas, health officer of Philadelphia, iv., 59, 70.


Coombe, Rev. Thomas, of Episcopal, Church, arrested, v., 575. Petition 1 of Episcopal Churhes in his behalf 600, 603. Rev. Thomas, Jr., vi., 627. Pass for, 626.


Cooper, Ensign, viii., 65. Ensign William, state of troops, ix., 750, 750. Ensign, xii., 254. Leonard, damages to the barracks at Phila, ix., 424.


Copper, coinage of, Resolution of Congress respecting, xi., 142. Substitute for, as sheathing, ix., 430. Mine, at Gap, in Lancaster


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Co., ii., 311. Penn's interest in, 369.


Copy Rights, act passed by Con- gress, xi., 705.


Coran, Captain, of Artillery, refuses obedience to Colonel Flower, viii., 469.


Corin, Captain Isaac, raises a Company, and is received into State service, viii., 294.


Cornplanter, (Indian Chief, ) land proposed to be given, xi., 562. Comes to Phila., 733, 739, 740, 741. Indian Chief, xii., 32. Message of Gov., Mifflin in favor of, for lands, 85. Ensign Jeffers' letter respecting, 86, 300. On his way, 321, 322.


Cornwallis, Lord, gone to Billings- port, going to Red Bank, vi., 23, 30, 43, vii., 663. Report of junction with Gen. Phillips in Virginia, xi., 173. Retreat of, 283,' 301. Movements of, 337, 358. 375, 430. Rejoicing at Philadelphia, 440. Proclamation for thanksgiving by Congress, 442. Prisoners at Lancaster, 674. Lord, operations at south, x., (1780,) 173.


Coroners, iv., 460. Inquest on Conestoga Indians, 147.


Coroner, of Franklin Co., xi., 765. [See the Counties. ]


Correy, Jonathan, letter to, from Colonel John Franklin, xi., 161. Coshicton, destroyed by Indians, vi., 651 ; vii., 63.


Cotes, Admiral Thos., iii., 187, 298. Coudray, [see Du Coudray.]


Coughenawage, burned, vii., 387. Coultas, James, chosen Lieutenant Colonel of regiment of Phila., county, ii., 608. Sheriff of Philadelphia, iii., 64.


Council, first, at Upland, obligations of members to keep secrets, &c., i., 37. Penn's difficulty to find members of, 132. With Delaware Indians at Philadelphia, 539. Letters to Governor, iii., 8; at Newcastle, minutes of, 631. Letters, [see Sup., Exec., C., ] Resolutions, vi., 64. Circulars, 65, 88, 179, 193, 240, 294. Com- plaint to Congress, 279. Reso-


lution of, viii., 608. Accounts of members, xii., 9. At Coochocking xii., 528. Of Censors, resolutions of, x., 149, 153, 302, 306, 326, 327, 333, 336, 363, 546. At Fort George, iv., 167.


Council of Safety appointed, iv., 636, 792; v., 26. Circulars, 76. To clergy, 82. Resolutions, 81, 82, 84, 115. To Congress, 129, 131. Cir- cular to Inhabitants, 134. Resolu- tions, 134, 147. Address of, to Citizens on Hessian prisoners, 146. Discontinued, 252. Recommend embargo, 319. Can't form a quo- rum, 349. Address to citizens, 642. Letters to and from. And- erson, Patrick, 27, Armstrong, General John, 164, 229, 324. As- sembly, 264. Atlee, Wm., 248. .Bancroft, Daniel, 231, 246. Bax- ter, Lieutenant Colonel William, 31. Bayard, Colonel John, 107. Berks Committee, 111, 112. Bid- dle, Clement, 140, 145, 197, 744. Bird, Col. Mark, 9. Blair, James, 24, 50. Bond, Dr. Thomas, 89. Bowen, Capt. J. B. 114. Boyd, Alexander, 49, 748. Bradford, Col. William, 745. Brodhead, Daniel, 21, 29, 158. Brown, Wm., 37, 135. Buchanan, William, 744. Bull, John, 58, 102, 201, 203, 208. Cadwallader, Gen. John, 95, 136, 160, 161, 178. Caldwell, Andrew, 261. Casdorp, Thomas, 200. Circular, 45, 81, 82, 84, 99, 119. Coats, Col. Wm., 159, 528. Cole- man, Robert, 39. College of Phil- adelphia, 198. Commissioners of Berks Co., 112. Commissioners of Lancaster, 762. Committee of Berks Co., 111, 112. Com- mittee of Cumberland, 12. Com- mittee of Lancaster, 250, 266. Committee of New York, 40. Committee at Trenton, 69. Com- mittee of Yorktown, 151. Con- gress, 129, 137, 179, 218, 244, 681. Connolly, John, 101, 130, 242, 245. Cook, Colonel William, 84. Crispin, William, 114, 681, 748. De Haven, Peter, 155. De Nor- mandie, Dr. J. A. C., 176. De- wees, Thomas, 266. Dickinson, Brigadier Gen., 116, 117, 233, 244.


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INDEX TO PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES.


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Elder, Robert, 753. Evans, John, 246, 529. Ewing, James, 146. Farmer, Captain Lewis, 51. Fisher, Henry, 42, 47, 53, 61, 70, 99, 100, 108, 152, 263. Flower, Colonel Benjamin, 27, 138, 184. Gibson, John, 65. Hale, Thos., 203. Haller, Colonel Henry, 144, 250. Hancock, John, President, 137, 179, 219, 244. Hannigan, Thomas, 253. Harris, John, 753, 758. Hart, Joseph, 18, 97, 236. Hazlewood, Commodore John, 205, 747. Heard, Gen. Nathaniel, 262. Hubly, John, 128. Huff, Joseph, 72, Hunter, Lieutenant Samuel, 133, 762. Irvine, Gen. Wm., 172. Irwine, Col. Wm., 162. Johnston, Col. Francis, 172. Joy, Daniel, 62, 121, 179. Knight, Peter, 239. Kuhn, Ludgwig, 39. Lacey, Captain John, Jr., 154. Lancaster Commissioners, 762. Livingston, Gov. Wm., 238, 243, 251. Lochry, W., 135. Mackay, Æneas, 59. Mckinley, Brigadier General John, 34. Meade, George & Co., 61. Mease, James, 193. Mease & Caldwell, 104, 120. Melchor, Col. Isaac, 178, 206. Mercer, Brigadier General, 41, 67, 71. Mifflin, Jonathan, 86. Miles, Colonel, S. 5. Mitchell, John, 62. Montgomery, Hugh, 57, 120. Moore, John, 135. Morgan, Col. J., 761. Morris, John, Jr., 161, 749. Morris, Robert, 28, 31, 126, 132, 138, 189, 255, 758, 769. Morris, Samuel, C., 109. Navy Board, 746. Nelson, Thomas, 167. Nesbit, Mr., 240. Nevell, Thomas, 64. Nicola, Lewis, 7, 29, 71, 75, 78, 90, 92, 121, 200. Parke, Lt. Col. John, 181. Patton, Maj. John, 41. Pennell, Jos., 143, 197. Peters, Richard, 15. Pintard, Lewis, 196. Piper, John, 148. Potter, David, 86, 218. Potter, Gen. Jas., 752, 755. Proctor, John, 202, Proctor, Major Thos., 11, 23, 45, 50, 52, 97, 118, 130, 134, 189, 192, 207, 234, 236, 249. Putnam, General Israel, 163, 168, 170, 177, 196, 208, 215, 230. Read, James, 20, 138, 258. Read, John, 23, 24,




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