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McMannick, 354. John Brabaker, 355. Joshua Lowe, 356, 363. Charles Jones, 357. Francis Ward, 357. John Patten, 358, 360. Alexander McKee, 360. Joshua Minshall, 361. Rebecca Hendricks, 361. Tobias Hend- ricks, 362. Abstracts of, 365-367. Samuel Thorn, 374. Jeremiah Fowler, 375. John Sullivan, 382. Richard Andrew, 382. William Andrew, 383. George Andrew, 384. John Emerson, 396. Cor- nelius Comages, 397. Richard Ashton, 398. William Daugher- ty, 400. Samuel Moncey, 401. William Glasspill, 412. Michael Dooling, 413. Henry Packard, 423. Thomas Rothwell, 424. Hugh Rainey, 433. Patrick Thomas, 440. Ann Thomas, 441. John Wright, 464. Rob. Barber, 489, 490. John Coats, 500. Jeremiah Star, 501. Wm. Miller, 501. Henry Munday, 502. John
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INDEX TO PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES.
Depositions-
Kelly, 504. On taking of Cresap
-Arthur Buchanan, &c., 505,
507, 515. . Robert Buchanan, 506,
John Starr, 508. George Aston.
510. Samuel Scott, 510, 515, William Downard, 512. Samuel Smith, 513. David Priest, 515. Samuel Atkinson, 516. Daniel Southerland, 517. Benjamin Chambers, 519. John Ross, 521,
525, 526. Frederick Lather, 522.
Balser Springler, 523.
George
Hornspacker, 529. Michael Tan- ner, 524. Thomas Coulson, 528.
Joseph Evans, 555. Conrad Kel-
ler, 555. Anderson and Mont- gomery, 537. Riots on Schuyl-
kill, 553. On Maryland Outrages,
555. Samuel Cartwright, 561.
Sapience Harris, 562, 590. Wm.
Williams, 563, 591.
Thomas
Rothwell, 424, 564, 590. Jno.
Daneilly, 566. Matthew Donahoe,
583. Rachel Brick, (Counter- feits), 621. William Brick, do. 622. Alexander Armstrong, 643. Peter Shultz, 694. Robert
Owings, 695. John Lemmon, 695.
Thomas Norris, 697. J. Roberts, 698. Valentine Eyler, 699. Matthias Ulrick, 700. W. Oler, M.
Kittsmiller, and J. Banker, 701.
Herman Updegraef, 702. Adam
Furney, 704, 726. Zachary Butcher, 707. S. White, &c., ii., 18. Samuel England, 21 Jer-
emiah Brown, 22. John Murray, 37. Margaret McCleary, 37. Benjamin Swoope, (riot), 50. Samuel Dickinson, 64. Martin Kittsmiller, 70. Respecting death
of John Diges's son. Anthony
Conley, &c., 76. John Stackers,
78. P. Coyle, 79. Leond. Kitz- miller, 80. Jacob Sheely, 81. John Seifert, 82. Patten and Montour, 123. A French desert- er, 124. John Trotter, Indian Trader, 131. Peter Hogg, (In-
dians), 167. Francis Claw, (do.) 168. Wm. Morris and William
Green, 265. James Anderson, 266. Thomas Clarke, 283.
Mathias Steelman. 335. Charles
Vanderford, 336. Thomas Van-
derford, 337. Alexander Quillin,
Depositions-
337.
Nicholas Powell, 440.
Monacatootha and Montour, 452.
Moravians, 459. J. Shmick and
H. Fry, respecting Wyoming, 491. William Johnston, iii., 13.
16. Samuel Clifford, 44. Leon-
ard Weeser, 45. Henry Hess, 56. John Williamson, 139.
Of a Delaware prisoner, 147. D.
Broadhead and E. Biddle, 244. B. Shoemaker and John Drake,
249, 254, 264. Conrad Weiser and J. McKee, 256. C. Busse and J. Orndt, 259. James Hynd-
shaw, 263. Michael Chavignerie,
295, 305. Francis Fevre, 363. Richard Bairds, 396. Benjamin Handy, 592. William Ellegood, 693. Abraham Ingram, 597.
Andrew Collings, 597, 602.
Moses Timmons, 598. Thomas Hindes, 601. John Pollock,.603. John Spicer, 603. Wm. Gray, 605. William Hayward, 606. Parker Selby, 607. John Willy,
609. Peter Dolby, 611. John Sharp, 612. Patience Wadelow
Hemmons, 614. Colonel John Dennis, 615. Penington Welsh,
618. Moses Moore and Isham Bernat, 632. Barbara Lingaree and Mary Roy, 633. John Spen-
cer, 635. Thomas Himmons, 637.
Solomon Fruit, 637. Richard Coverdell, 639. Warren Bur-
roughs, 640. James Ingram, 641.
John Pettijohn, Sen., 642. Alex.
West, 643. Charles Polke, 643. Magdalen Manlove, 644. Joseph
Morgan, 645. Ephraim Polke, 646. Waitman Willey, 647.
Jared Hitchins, 649. Robert
Shankland, 652, 656. Christoph-
er Hoskins, 677. Peter Titell, 705. Richard Davis, 705. John Loughry, 731. Depui's, Aaron, iv., 45. Sam. Sellers and Joseph
Ross, respecting a French spy
taken, 205. Lieutenant Charles
Grant, 220. John Shelby, 222.
James Wilkins, 223. Ralph Nail-
er, 225. J. Smith, 230. McGlash-
en Lt. Leond. 233, 234. Henry
Prather, 237. Thomas Romberg, 23. John Jennings, 342. Wm.
Sims, 387. Wm. Nimins, 387.
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Depositions-
Asa Luddington, 388. Thomas
Bennet, Joseph Drake, 425 Richard Brown, 430. Thomas Woods, (Sheriff, ) 435. Alban Davis, 445. James MoCashlin, 459. Ephraim Hunter, Sheriff, 491. George Wilson 493. Wm. Wilson, 542, John Pollock, 544. David Griffey, 555. John and James Fowler, 564. Samuel St. Clair, 565. Æneas Mackay, 566. Wm. Amberon, 568. George Ashton, 571. Arthur St. Clair, 582. Charles Foreman, 604. Samuel Whitesitt, 605. Deve- reux Smith, 606. Malachi Hays, 607. Frederick Fenney, 607. James Kinkead, 608. Wm. Pow- ell, 608. Elizabeth Myers, 608. James Meyers, 608. James Smith, 610. Samuel Mckenzie, 611. Æneas Mackay, 611. Peter Smith, 665. A. Cameron, Dr. Smith, and John Connolly, 682. Dewees, Col. William, v., 261. Mrs. Abigail McCay, 337. Sarah O'Brien, 339. Thomas Patterson, 420. George Kriebel, 432. Jere- miah Loughead, 452, Henry Funk, 495, 508. Riots at York, 496 -- 508. Wm. Beckworth and A. Laughlin, 624. Robt. Galbraith, 638. Sam. McGregor, 665. Silas Burnet, vi., 7. John Sweeney, 58. Jacob Sitler, 67. Frederick Schauss, 67. Prisoners in Virgin- ia, 75. Margaret Lederman, 117. Daniel Shelly, 95. Samuel Stew- art, 217. Henry Mansin, 221. Joseph Rode, 224. Wendle Mey- er, 225. James Christy, 233. Wm. Harper, 442. Col. F. Watts and S. Henry, 500. Thomas Cra- ven, 501. Wmn. Stayner, 501. Samuel Erwin, 502. R. Weston, 542. R. Weston, M. Warwick and J. Vanzant, 542. Garret and John Vanzant, 596-7. Archibald Hamilton, 679. Affey Beeth, 771. John Mitchell, vii., 207-209, 213. John Gardiner, 241. John Parker, 259. Peter Cress, 259. Thomas Pollock, 577. John Leffertie, viii., 387. Henry O'Neill, 527. D. Franks, 615. Joseph Shoemaker, 645. Respecting German Lutheran
Depositions-
Church lots, ix., 364. Sarah Keith, 501. John Robinson, 572. H. M. Breckenbridge, 572, 661. Samuel Hunter, respecting Indian murders, 658. Respecting Joseph Doane, x., 110. Mahlon Doane, 111, 112. James Oellers (1780), 161. Respecting Wyoming-Mr. Tidd, 196. Respecting escape of C. J. Longschamps, 271-274. Re- specting ruins at Pittsburg, 463- 464. Against Henry Carberry, 576-580. James Bell, 594. Phil- lip Jenkins, 594. Mark Halfpen- ny, 597. Robert Gibson, 598. John Boyd, 621. William Brink, 621-623. Col. J. Armstrong, 623. Respecting Wyoming, 631-638, 649-652. Taken at Wyoming, 653, 659-662, 688, 691. John Leith, on Indian robberies, 763. A. Ellicott on arrest of T. Picker- ing, xi., 327. Ira Manvil, Wyo- ming, 344. Benedict Satterlee, do., 345. Joel Whitcomb, 358. Keeny, 358. Elijah Reynolds, Joseph Earl, Martin Dudley, Jos. Kilburn, 359, Garrett Smith, 371. Wm. Smith, 393. M. Hollenbach, 394, 551. N. Kingsley, Lord But- ler, T. Pickering, 551. Z. Butler, 553. Jacob Hartzell, xii., 298. Thos. Gibson, 300. James Banes, Jr., 302. Jno. Hart, 303.
Depreciation of money, ix., 77, 85, 117, 119, 129, 130, 133, 135, 136, 141, 145, 147, 171, 212; xi., 55. Of pay, Judges' opinion of, 120.
Depreciation Lands, surveys, xi., 93, 263. Sales of, 125.
Depui, see Forts, il. Depui's Fort, xii., 354.
Depui, Samuel, letter, iii., 423, 424.
Depui, Nicholas, ix., 105, 113.
Description of a man, singular, iv., 369.
Desertions, v., 144, 180, 196, 207, 208, 262, 648, 700.
Deserters, vi., 411, 732; vii., 356, 443, 769, 775 ; viii., 6, 12, 74, 77, 95, 100, 103, 184, 225, 235, 262, 263, 317, 415, 418, 510, 623; ix., 299, 503. From American regi- ment, x, 388.
Deshler, Col., vi., 394.
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INDEX TO PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES.
Deshler, Charles, Commissioner of | Dickinson, Mr., house burnt by magazine of provisions, vii., 17. British, vi., 31. Deshler, David and Charles, viii., Dickinson, Brigadier General Phile- mon, v., 117. Letter from, by his servant sent to Genl. W., 116, 117, 233, 244; viii., 506, 507, 736. 300. (Commissioners of pur- chases. ) 300, 517, 697, 701, 711, 721.
D'Estaing, Count, vii., 671. And his fleet in Rhode Island, 734-736. Success of fleet in West Indies, vii., 661. Respecting, 736, 747, 764, 772.
"Detector," author of, required, ix., 266.
Detroit, Governor of, by proclama- tion offers protection to rebels, v., 402. Gov. of, encourages Indians and Tories, vi., 460. Congress purpose an expedition against, 529. General Armstrong's views on, 657. A strong fort, above de- scribed, viii., 106. British and Indian convention at, 707. De- sign upon, xii., 110, 111, 118, 166, 167, 183. Governor Hamilton of, Clark's success against, 120, 131. Designs of enemy, 140, 147, 160, 184, 196, 265, 269. New fort, 188. Strength of garrison, 192, 196, 198. Fort, described, 206.
Deux Points, Count de, letter intro- ductory, viii., 684.
De Villier, Captain, receives capitu- lation of Fort Necessity, ii., 146. Dewar, David, petition respecting sailors impressed, iii., 302.
Dewees, Col. William, deposition respecting explosion of powder mills, v., 261.
De Witt, Simcon, appointed to run boundary line with N. Y., x., 450. Diahogo, intelligence from, ii., 729. Diary, of Pennsylvania Commission- ers to Albany, ii., 195.
Dickeson, Mr. (owner of ship bring- ing stamps to Philadelphia), iv., 241.
Dickinson College, interest due, xi., 540, 578.
Dickinson, James, conference with Indian chiefs on survey of Dona- tion Lands, x., 740.
Dickinson, His Excellency, John, ix., 494. Elected President of Council, 651, 731, 734. Calls atten- tion of Judges to moral education of youth, x., 523. Ceases to be President, 527. Letter to, xii., 289.
Dickinson, Fort, x., 184. Troops at, 189. Deep snow at, 197. Commanded by Major Moore- money wanted to pay debts, 209. Freshet at, 222.
Diemer, James, recommended as a Judge at Reading, xi., 596.
Digby, Rear Admiral, Robt., views under preliminaries of peace, x., 21.
Digges, Dudley, Gov. of Virginia, letter from, viii., 510.
Digges, John, applies for land, i., 637. Letter to R. Peters, 643. Case of, 637, 645, 681, 683, 684, 685, 686, 693, 696-710, 713, 725. Remonstrance, 693. Germans at Conewago, 709, And Kitzmiller, 713. Letter on death of his son, ii., 73. Petition of Attorney-Gen- eral to Judges at York, 93.
Digges, William, letter, iv., 489.
Dill, Peter, discharge requested as a relief to Cumberl'd Co., ix., 736. Dilworth's Spelling Book or Gand's, written for, by a member of Con- gress, vi., 209.
Dingey, Charles, case of, vi., 162. Dinwiddie, Robert, Gov. of Virginia, speech on proroguing Assembly, ii., 169. Letters to and from, 177, 226, 268, 270, 273, 390, 422, 446, 454, 491, 530, 560, 581, 711 ; iii., 50. Proclamations about Indians, 155, 156.
Directory, first published in Phila- delphia, x., 271.
Distances from Philadelphia to Ohio, ii., 133. Mouth of Wills' Creek, 134. From Harris' to Phil. Davies', 134. From do. to Logstown, 135. Distillation of wheat and other grain to be stopped, v., 229, 710.
Distillation of liquors from grain, viii., 31.
Doane, Aaron, petition for pardon, x., 348, 716, 717. Deposition against (1784), 597. In prison, 598. Judge Bryan on, 609.
Doane, Abraham, troubles Washing- ton county, x., 594.
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Doane, Abraham and Levi, letter to | Dorsey, Thomas, v., 535, 550. Pay- C. J. Mckean respecting, xi., 351. master, 535. Resolution of Assembly for respite, 398.
Doane, Israel, petition for release, ix., 759.
Doane, Joseph, respecting arrest of, x., 110, 114, 152. Petition of captors, 565, 582.
Doane, Joseph, estate, xi., 725. Doane, Mahlon, deposition respect- ing arrest of, x., 111, 112.
Doane, Moses, Abraham, &c., rob- bery of Bucks county treasury, ix., 616, 617.
Dobbs, Arthur, Governor of North Carolina, letters to and from, il., 281, 536.
Dogs, use of, against Indians re- commended, iv., 181 ; vii., 357.
Donaldson, Arthur, recommended to make chevaux-de-frize, iv., 774- Assists L. H. in removing chev- aux-de-frize, x., 349, 350.
Donaldson, J., letter Wm. Penn to, i., 128.
Donaldson, Joseph, v., 496, 534. Riots at York, 496.
Donaldson, Joseph, &c., vi., 775. Donation Land, lottery, proposal respecting, xi., 49.
Donation Lands, survey of, xi., 512. General Irvine's description of, 513-520.
Donnaldson, John, appointed Regis- ter-General, xi., 568. Office in State House, 509. Clerk, 570. Order, 571. Report, 722, 764. On duties of office, xii., 3.
Dongan, Gov. Thomas, deeds from, to Wm. Penn for lands on Susque- hannah, i., 121, 122, 133. Let- ters to W. P., 74, 80, 81, 84. To Lord Baltimore, 86. To President and Council, 104.
Donnahill, John, soldiers in distress, for cash, ix., 671.
Donop, Count, wounded at Mount Holly, v., 177. Action at Red Bank, killed, 707, 709.
Donville, Monsieur, killed, ii., 620. Instructions found on him, 600. Dorchester, Lord, Letters of Thomas Hutchins, (Geographer, ) for per- mission to survey lands, xi., 315. Doria, And., Brig. Capt. Robinson, takes British sloop-of-war, v., 132. 31
D'Orvillier, victory over Sir C. Har- dy, xii., 204.
Dougherty, Bernard, vii., 186, 297. Respecting trial at Bedford, 297. ix., 467, 538, 542, 546. Distresses of the county, 553. Indians, 558. Of Bedford, 619, 628. And D. Espy, deposition respecting M. Doane, x., 112. To send prison- ers to Lancaster, 119.
Dougherty, H., enemy's ships on Reedy Island, iv., 753.
Dougherty, Capt., killed near Fort Freeland, vii., 591, 610.
Dougherty, Capt. John, viii., 369. Doughty, Capt., v., 167.
Douglass, Capt. captures a privateer off the Delaware and takes her into Egg harbor, vii., 192.
Douglass, Commander John, judg- ment against, vii., 641, 647. Douglass, Major Ephraim, on Indian negotiations, x., 62, 70, 83. Elec- tions, 262, 696. Memorial for of- fice in Fayette county, 118, 553. Justices, 464, 582. No sheriff in Fayette, 588. Letter from, xi., 32. Election returns, 535. On duty as surveyor, xii., 78.
Dove, R., respecting pass from New York to Virginia, ix., 625.
Dover Troops ordered to, v., 58.
Downey, Capt., leaves Billingsport, v., 430.
Downingstown, Gen. Howe's Army near, v. 606. Flour to be sent to, vi., 177.
Doyle, Sam'l, arrested, xi., 730. Acquitted, 744.
Doz, Andrew, appointed commis- sioner of purchases in Philadel- phia, viii., 154, 169, '412. Applies. as commissioner, for the sale of State Island, 412.
Drais, Daniel, taxes on confiscated estates, x., 150.
Drake, Joseph, deposition, iv., 425. Drayton, Wm. H. books from libra- ry, vii., 328, 335.
Drummond, Dr. George, a prisoner on parole, v., 484, 511.
Dryer, Jacob, Letter to C. J. Mo- Kean, respecting, xi., 351.
Dry lands, near Easton, Northamp- ton Co., iii., 578, 647, 651.
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INDEX TO PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES.
Dryslow, David, vi., 336.
Duane, James, vi., 102. (M. C.) difficulty with sheriff's officer, viii., 629, 659. Committee of Con- gress, 694. Letter to, xii., 109. Dubois, Abraham, Anditor of Bucks Co., ix., 11, 13, 17, 29, 36, 47, 67. Duche, Jacob, chosen Colonel of Regiment of Phil. Co., ii., 608. Duché, Jacob, jr., statement respect- Quakers at Easton, iii., 275.
Duché, Rev. Jacob, letter to Wash- ington referred to, vi., 6. House to be occupied by C. J. McKean, viii., 684.
Du Coudray, Mons., Reports on Works on Del., v., 359-363, 430, 431, 526, 565.
Dudgeon, Richard, Engineer, letter, iii., 442.
Dudley, Joseph, a Wyoming rioter wounded, xi., 356, 359. Dies, 365, 367.
Duer, John, letter to F. L. Lee, vi., 277, 284.
Duffey, Patrick, letter, v., 141.
Duffield, Rev. Geo., respecting Rev. Wm. Linn, ix., 493.
Duke of York, release deed of fe- offment from, to W. Penn, for N. Castle, i., 52. Petition of Wm. Markham, to, 78; ix., 694.
Duke of Normandy, birth of, an- nounced by Sec'y Jay, as a cause of pleasure, x., 476.
Dumas, Captain, a French Officer, copy of his instructions to Mons'r Donville, taken by English, ii., 600, 620. Claim, xi. 411.
Dunbar, Col. Thomas, letters to and from, ii., 385, 410, 412. 417. Turns back after Braddock's de- feat, 383. Remarks on, 379, 383, 384, 387, 390, 391, 395, 396, 397, 400, 406, 422, 435, 440. Gov. Morris demands pay for recruits to Braddock, 401, 412.
Duncan, David, appointed Commis- sioner for Westmoreland County, orders to, ix., 17. Charges against, 97. Resigns, 141. Provisions, 190, 200, 305, 380, 399. And John Finley, apply for Fort McIn- tosh, as a place of Indian trade, x. 704.
Dundas, James, v., 616. Claims against Billingsport, vii., 140, 253, 326, 333.
Dunkers opposed to militia, v., 768. Dunlap, Col., viii., 31.
Dunlap, James, vi., 610.
Dunlap, Lt. James, vii., 488.
Dunlap John, Congress negotiate with, for continuing publication of Journals, vi., 191. Letter to, vii., 201. And J. Budden, memorial, viii., 208.
Dunmore, Earl of, dispute between Penna. and Virginia, iv., 514. Speech to White Eyes (Indian Chief), 684. Governor of Virginia, letters, 461, 482, 493, 525, 577, 579. Commissions Dr. Connolly, 477. And others, 487. Procla- mation, 490. Various, 586, 612, 654-5. Has designs on Islands in Delaware River, 637.
Dunmore Fort. See Fort Pitt, iv., 521 ; xii., 351.
Dunwoodie, James, instructions to, Election returns, xi., 430.
Duplantain, Capt., xii., 258.
Duponceau, Peter S., applies to be Notary and Interpreter-his testi- monials, &c., x., 351-353.
Du Portail, Genl., survey of Dela- ware River, vii., 201, 227, 229, 232, 272, 279, 280, 366, 400, 403, 409, 690. Thanks, &c., 403. On Companies of Miners and Sappers, 690. Proposals respecting Sap- pers and Miners, viii., 37. Money for troops, ix., 210.
Du Pui's Fort, xii., 354.
Du Quesne Fort, ii., 361, 375, 380, 390, 393, 570, 579, 582 ; iii., 9, 13, 59, 83, 147, 306, 527, 543, 546, 685, 693. Skirmish at, 547; xii., 355-359, 427-431.
Durham Iron Works, il., 479. Iron- Master at, iii., 274.
Durkee, Major, John, letter, iv., 364. Du Simitiere, translation of papers, vii., 212.
Dutch, agreement with English, on surrender of N. York, i., 25. An- swer of, to Govr. of Md., 492.
Dutch, in Lancaster county, oppose the laws, and cause a riot, v., 405- 408.
Duncan, Stephen, resigns as Justice, Dutch loan, on, ix., 563, 564, 591. being elected to Ass'y, viii., 597. | Duties on Negroes, Wines, &o., sot
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INDEX TO PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES.
respecting, i., 159, 306. Orders to Govr. Gordon, 825. On Sea- men, Hospital, 251. Names of Receivers, 252. Received in Phi- ladelphia, ix., 206. Queries_on, xi., 597. Answers, 601. On Ton- nage, 599, 689.
Duvall, G., of Md., letter respecting Henry Carbery, x., 291. Answer of Judges of Supreme Court to, 292.
Duykinck, Col., v. 756.
Dyer, Elijah, agreement with, xi., 533.
Dyer, Ephraim, &c., Answer to Gov. Trumbull, iv., 401-408, 470. To Gov. Penn, 490.
E.
Earthquake destroys Lisbon, ii., 530. Large part of Port au Prince, iv., 371.
Eastburne, Benj., Surveyor of Boun- dary line, i., 611. Report. 615. Eastburne, Captain Robert, ordered to Raystown, iii., 481. Arrived there, 489.
Easton, described by Wm. Parsons, ii., 95, 98, 305. Petition for road from, to Reading, 98. The dry lands near, 305. Road to Reading, 443. Report of Indians, 443. De- Berters from, 585. Minutes of Indian Conferences at, 722-730. Of Executive Council at, 721, 730. Indians approaching, ili., 7, 36. Indians at, 53. Conduct of people at, 78. Stores at, 82. Proprietary land at, 84; no mut- ton or cooks at, 104. Quakers present at Treaty 1757, 205. In- structions, &c., relative to accom- modations at, 205, 217, 517. Indians at, 210. Quaker pre- sents to Indians, 214. Memoran- dum respecting demand of Teedy- uscung for & Clerk, 235. De- positions respecting treaty at, 244, 249, 254, 256, 259, 263, 264. Quakers at, 205, 250, 262. Pe- tition from settlers on dry lands near, 578. Treaty with Indians at, by Gov'r H., iv., 68, 78, 80, 82. Latitude and Longitude, 592. Meeting of Indians at, v., 201, 203,
208, 325. Prisoners sent to, 250, 650. Guard at, 324. Prothono- tary, 332. Papers, &c., sent for safety from City to, 623. Alarm, on acccount of prisoners, &c., 650. Importance of the ferry, 651. Wagons, 652. Unguarded condition of, vi., 197. Soldiers dis- tressed for clothing, 197. Hos- pitals, 198. Named as a ren- dezvous, 302. Tories, 342. Defenceless state of, 346. Troops ordered by Congress to, 374. No houses to be had in, 362, 381. Guards to be dismissed, 541. Difficulty in procuring a house for public papers, vii., 176. Price of Iron at, 177. Muster of Soldiers at, viii., 321. A place of deposit, ix., 263. Supplies for Genl. Sullivan, 263. Savages near, 275. Abuses in officers at, 385. Troops, 403, 426, 527. Waste on public lands, 741. Cap. Chrystie, arrives with a detachment at, x., 135. Pe- tition of Wyoming prisoners at, 690.
Eckhart, Valentine, vii., 552. In- dian murders, viii., 529. Con- vention prisoners, ix., 225, 230. Militia from Bucks, 433. Returns of officers in Berks Co., Militia, x., 190. Instructions to, respecting troops, xi., 203, 211.
Eden, Robert, Governor of Maryland, iv., 369, 616.
Edmonds, William, ii., 681.
Education of youth, and moral train- ing urged on Judges by Pres. Dickinson, x., 523.
Edwards, Major, bounties, ix., 75 ; viii., 107, 152.
Edwards, Thomas, vi., 449. Colonel, account, viii., 237. Militia, 288. Egg Harbour, arrival of British fleet at, v., 457. A prize brig there, vi., 736. A privateer captured by Capt. Douglass, carried into, vii., 192. Battle at, xii., 110.
Egmont, (Falkland Islands, ) King of Spain disavows expedition to, iv., 387.
Eichelberger, Geo., to be arrested, vii., 193.
Eichelberger, Jacob, vii., 490, 530. . Elder, Rev. John, letters, fii., 251. Recruiting orders to, iv., 116.
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INDEX TO PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES.
Letters to or from, 127, 132, 148, 153, 714. Murder of Conestogoes, 148, 153.
Elder, Joshua, vi., 615, 616, 640 ; vii., 592. Election of Justices, viii., 101.
Election, return of Sheriff of Ches- ter Co., i., 86, 115. Do., Kent Co., 116. Riot at, in York County, ii., 50. Of a Lieut. of Dock Ward, County of Philadelphia, 600. Tory in Bucks County, v., 31, 32. At Lewes, 53; vii., 97. Returns must be certified by Constable or Overseer of the Poor, x., 284. Of Matthew Irvin, as Recorder of Deeds, Philadelphia, 707.
Elizabethtown, N. J. Enemy leave, v., 178. Surprise of post at, viii., 103. Genl. St. Clair at, 103.
Ellicott, Andrew, appointed to run Western boundary, x., 452. Let- ters to and from, respecting boun- dary, xi., 140, 178, 203, 216, 429. Survey of Islands in Ohio, 583. Proposes publishing obser- vations, 216. Describes Erie Lands, 243. Deposition on T. Pickering, 327. Purchase of Erie, 429, 537. On survey of Lake Erie, 612, 615, 704.
Elliott, Mrs., case of, vii., 247.
Elliott, Mr., Indian agent, x., 84, 85. Instructions to, xii., 222.
Elliott, Lt. Benj'n, account of his proceedings, xi., 665.
Elliott, Wm., proposal for a road, xi., 70.
Ellsworth, Oliver, conference, viii., 261.
Elmer, Jonathan, letter from, v., 7. Elwood, John, record of proceedings in case of, for treason, vii., 59-62. He was pardoned July 15, 1779. Col. Reo., Vol., XII., p. 48.
Embargo on provisions, ii., 373, 396, 421, 500, 689, 733. Governor proposes laying at Newcastle, 396, 420. Merchants wish it removed, 709. On provisions, iii., 97, 114, 144, 148, 174, 186, 373, 393, 479 ; iv., 79. Deemed necessary, v., 314, 319. Ordered by Congress, vi., 585, 708, 709. Relaxation of,
. 732, 733, 737; vii., 78, 197, 231, 247, 315, 409, 424, 588, 639, 768, 745. Revoked, 424. Acts
of Congress, 695 ; viii., 10, 229, 261, 263, 266, 333, 354, 432, 433, 609. Permit for provisions, ix., 38, 146. Violated by French Consul, 180. (See Holker,)
Enceinture, a good cause for stay- ing execution, but not judgment, in opinion of C. J. Mckean, viii., 298.
Enemy, intercourse with, restricted by Congress, vii., 316, 324.
England, objects to consecration of American Bishops without Test Oath, x., 434.
English vessel assumes French colors, complaint against, x., 175.
Engrossing or forestalling provisions to be prevented, vii., 85, 88, 113, 151.
Entails, in America, opinion on, i .. 281, 284.
Episcopal Church. Rev. Dr. Evans arrives, i., 134. Appointment of Rev. Mr. Campbell, 191, 236. Of Rev. Mr. Backhouse, 226. Me- morial from Christ Church, 150. Dispute with Baptists, 284. Mr. Campbell to be removed, 236. Rev. Mr. Cummins to exercise jurisdiction over the Clergy of Pennsylvania, 236. Prayers for Royal Family to be altered, 225, 624. Rev. James Blair com . plained of, 150. Matrimonial licenses, change in the law, 236. Letter, Bishop of London, 236. Of Society for Propagating the Gospel, 191, 226. Difficulty with Keithian Baptist Church, 284. Re- fusal of Ministers licensed, by Bishop of London, 628. Christ Church and St. Peters, memorial on behalf of Rev. Thomas Coombe, a prisoner of war, v., 600. Reply of Council, 603. Missionary at Car- lisle, land granted to, becomes tory, viii., 107. Relative to con- secration of Bishops, William White consecrated, (see " Bishop of London," Vol. I., pp. x., 236, 628.) Bishop White on Marriage licenses, xii., 31, 314.
Equity Court, plan for, i., 166.
Erie, Lake, Commissioners to in- quire whether any part of it is in the State, x., 129. Commis-
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sioners arrive at, xi., 203. Letter to Delegates, on purchase of, &o., 237. Lands described by Col. A. Porter, 241. Estimated considera- tion to Indians for Triangle at, 245. Proposition of Mr. Irvine to purchase, and proceedings of Con- gress on, 247. Size of the tract unsettled, 251. Assembly ap. prove of purchase, 252. Proceed- ings in Congress on quantity in purchase of, 308, 313. Extract from Cession of New York to United States, 309. Do. of Massa- chusetts. 310. Authority of Council to purchase, 313. No reservations necessary, 382. Act of Congress transferring to State, 387. Resolution of Do., 387. Re- port of Council on purchase of, to Assembly, 389. Estimate of Ex- penses of purchase from Indians, 390. Letter from Vice President to Assembly, respecting, 390. Re- port and Resolution of Assembly on purchase of, 395. List of Goods for Indians, 427. Letter Andrew Ellicott on purchase, 429. Obligation of Comm'rs, to deliver goods to Indians, 507. Purchase and Boundary of Indian lands, 508. Report to General Assembly, of purchase of, 528. Agreement with Gibson and Butler, and Six Nations, for purchase from, 529- 533. Leave to survey to be asked of Gov. of Canada, 537, 543. Tench Coxe suggests diff- culties as to title of, 539, 543. Resolution of Assembly, survey and location of, 566. John Adlum on survey of, 577. Expenses of survey, 576. Money drawn for, 589, 691. Letter of General But- ler on, 591. Survey of, 612, 615, Quantity and value of, stated by Comptroller, 655. Estimate of Expenses to, 691. Deeds, 704. List of papers relating to xii., 88. Act authorizing pur- chase of 89. Letter Governor to Secret'y Hamilton, State ready to pay, 90. Documents to adjust account sent, 90. Causes of de- lay in settling, 91, 100. Deed Indian chiefs to State for, 101. Letters patent, U. S. to State, 103.
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