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Morris, Col. (British), v , 158.
Morris, Cadwalader, elected member of Congress, x., 354. Resigns, 354.
Morris, fort, at Shippensburg, xii., 412-415.
Morris, A. James, troops, vii., 760. Morris, John, Jr., letter, v., 160, 294, 481, 482, 506, 749. To attend courts, 481, 506.
Morris, Lewis, letters to and from, ii., 314; v., 351.
Morris, Lewis, Jr., instructions to, private vessels for soldiers, iii., 90. Morris, Robert, letters. to and from, v., 28, 31, 126, 132, 138, 173, 174, 189, 191, 216, 255, 379, 382, 627, 759, 760. Asks for a pilot, 28. For a surgeon, 254. Asks leave of absence from Congress to at- tend to his private affairs, 759. Granted, 760. Respecting Jno. Brown, vi., 45. Letter respecting arms imported, vii., 125, 387, 417, 608. Arms for state, viii., 373, 415. Submits to Congress a plan for a National Bank of North America, ix., 172, 477. Letters to and from, 244, 245, 250, 251, 263, 264, 280, 281, 285 286, 287, 291, 310, 373, 376, 383, 387, 395, 397, 398, 414, 416, 417. 418, 419, 435, 446, 454, 474, 477, 481, 487, 488, 505, 512, 513, 544, 636. To pro- vide supplies, 262, 285. Respect- ing, 346. Superintendent of finance, 244, 254. Tents, 386, 387. His advice requested by President Reed, 416. Writes to States, 474. Views of Finances, prospects of peace, &c., 488-492. Morris, Governeur, letter to, vii., 472 ; ix .. 308. Report of Committee on, 499. Captain Van Heer, 505. Public | Morris, Samuel, appointed Com-
accounts, 513. Appoints agent to settle accounts between Penn- sylvania and United States, 668. President Dickinson asks state of revenue, 739. Answer to, 740. Letters to, on refusing to pay troops, x., 312. Answer to, 313. Letter from War Office, 314. Answer, 315. Letters to and from, 53. Copies of accounts sent to Council by Comptroller General, 481. On accounts, xi., 505. Commissioners on Com- merce, 522.
Morris, Governor Robert Hunter, arrives, ii., 172. R. Peter's letters to, 172. Letters from, 177, 186, 192, 203, 216, 220, 223, 226, 231, 232, 244, 249, 261, 262, 267, 268, 270, 272, 276, 279, 280, 284, 298, 325, 328, 331, 335, 345, 356, 358, 361 365, 372, 375, 376, 379, 382, 389, 391, 395, 396, 397, 401, 405, 412, 432, 440, 447, 450, 454, 461, 469, 470, 472, 475, 480, 498, 500, 506, 508, 512, 520, 524, 526, 528, 530, 540, 556, 560, 562, 564, 566, 569, 572, 574, 576, 582, 592, 596, 602, 606, 612, 616, 618, 621, 622, 625, 626, 629, 637, 638, 643, 647, 648, 665, 672, 674, 684, 688, 694, 711, 714, 733, 739. Addresses to, from churches, &c., 183, 184, 185, 186, 191, 200, 223, 251. Speech to Indians at Augwick, 193. On bills of credit, 221, 223. Letters to Proprietaries, 223, 229, 286, 311. From Proprietaries, 189, 195, 252, 253, 275, 304, 305, 333, 366, 419, 438. To Committee of Assembly, 271, 272. Controversy with Franklin and Hall, about printing minutes of Assembly, 274. Orders to Secretary to inspect their Journals, 276, 284, 286. Hears of Braddock's defeat, 382. Complaint for not writing to Board of Trade, 438. Complaint of Commissioners respecting & sentence in the order for scalps, 620. Message to Assembly, 750. Expects a successor, 712. Ceases to be Governor, succeeded by Wm. Denny, 760.
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missioner to settle accounts for wagons for General Braddock, ii., 598. Register, Miralle's will defective, viii., 228.
Morris, Captain Samuel, Jr., troops, viii., 308, 310. Light horse ordered out, 699. Troops ordered out, ix., 221, 415.
Morris, Samuel C., letters, v., 109, 133. In battle at Trenton, 162. Morrison, Ensign, takes a prisoner, xii., 147.
Morrison, Lieut. of Virginia regi- ment in pursuit of Indians, ix., 200.
Morris town, Washington at, v., 177. Army at 192, 215. Enemy marching for, viii., 356. Penn- sylvania Volunteers at, 394.
Mortality, in Philadelphia, i., 769. Mortars, imported by Virginia, xii., 189.
Moultrie, Brig. Gen. Wm., stopped at Billingsport, asks pass to City, ix., 215.
Mountfort, Count, introduced by Col. Brodhead, vi., 462, 492, by J. Read, 473. His plan for regu- lating Militia, 489.
Mount Holly, skirmish at, v., 177. Mountjoy, Camp at, vi., 251. Moylan, Stephen, iv., 774.
Moylan, Col. Stephen's regiment to guard magazine at Lancaster, ix., 7. His dragoons in want, 137, 139, 150. Affair with Guards at Lancaster, 157. Resolution of Congress, 209. Lieutenants in regiment, 321. Leaves Lancaster, 267. Troops, 752.
Moylan, Colonel, regiment, x., 62. Moylan, Colonel, vii., 666.
Moylan's Regiment, Return of, viii., 129. Returns of 4th Regiment, 183. Which he commends, 184. Going to Lancaster county, 605.
Mud Fort, or Mud Island, or Fort Mifflin, v., 11, 23, 24, 26, 47, 61, 92, 584, 595, 639, 679, 732, 733, 750, 755, 766.
Mud Island, purchase of Island, iv., 474. Resolution of Assembly, 474. Message to Governor, 475. Banks to be repaired, vii., 240. Fort, Troops for, 270, 339, 365, 369, 395, 397, 652, 745, 747. Cannon for, 290, 410, 562. Am-
munition wanted, 385. Officers relieved. 502. Persons not to visit, 537. Fortifications, viii., 599. Arms to be returned, 728 ; ix., 72, 330. Chart of river near, mentioned, 255, 364. Lease of, xi., 139, 142. Condition of, 198, 404, 560, 562. Report, 586, 617. Or Fort Mifflin, xii., 407-412.
Muhlenberg, F. A., recommends a British Chaplain, viii., 123; ix., 60. Speaker of Assembly, 241. Muhlenberg, Henry A., Report on publishing Colonial Records and Pennsylvania Archives, i., 4.
Muhlenberg, Rev. Henry, letter to Rev. Richard Peters, on his secular employment, iii., 80. Passport to Ga., as Missionary, iv., 563.
Muhlenberg, General Peter, resigns as Commissioner to Luzerne Co., xi., 136. Successor elected, 160. Elected Vice President, 207.
Muncey Fort, vii., 5, 10, 323, 344, 346, 357, 512; viii., 29, 40, 157, 162, 166; ix., 528 ; xi., 29, 40, 157, 166 ; xii., 415-420.
Muncy Hill, viii., 619.
Muncey Indians, xii., 155, 157, 261.
Murders by Indians, i., 254, 643, 647 ; ii., 16, 159-166, 671, 613. [See Indians. ] A, vi., 771. Of Mr. Boyd by the Smiths, vii., 410. Jesse Jordan, 743. In Washing- ton county, xi., 209.
Murphy, Capt., brave action with boats from British vessels, v., 504. Opinion of Council respect- ing, 510.
Murran, Mr. Commission for, vii., 420.
Murray, Lieut. Francis, difficulties in raising troops, x., 679.
Murray, Colonel James, vi., 774. Indians near, ix., 657.
Murray, Major, carried off by Tories, vi., 291.
Murray, William, letters for, vii., 432.
Murrow, Captain, vii., 3. Skirmish, 8, 10.
Muskingum, massacre of Moravian Indians at, ix., 523, 524, 525, 629. River and Ohio, proposed settle- ment at, (1783,) x., 168. Severe
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cold at, 244. Delawares behave [ Navigation, Inland, report, x., 538, well at, xii., 237. 541.
Musser, John, vi., 55. Purchases Conestoga manor, viii., 30, 54, 56, 118, 195.
Mustard, memorial from Philadel- phia, xi., 684.
Muster Roll of Sloop Hetty, v., 16. Mutiny of Pennsylvania line, ix., 188.
Mutton, none at Easton, or cooks to dress it, iii., 104.
Myers, Lieut. Jacob, vii., 745, 747. Myers, Godfrey, Lieut., prisoner exchanged, ix., 389.
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Nagle, Sergeant of 3d Pennsylvania Regiment, Orders to arrest, x., 63, 67, 69, 72.
Nail Factory, near Philadelphia, Proposal to employ Hessian pris- oners at, v., 206.
Nailer, Ralph, statem't of, respect- ing highway robbery of goods, &c., for Fort Pitt, iv., 225.
Nain, Indian Families from, iv., 134. Nancarrow, Mr., on air furnaces, viii., 456.
Nanfan, J., letter W. P. to, i., 128, 148.
Nantucket in want of provisions, viii., 522.
Nash, Genl., to proceed with troops to Billingsport, v., 419. Wound- ed at Germantown, 646 ; vi., 544. Natchez, taken by Spaniards, xii., 216.
National and party distinction. What ? vi., 383.
Naturalization certificate from W. Markham, i., 118. Certificate of, to Swedish Clergyman, iii., 692. Certificate of J. Shippen to a list of persons, who, having taken the sacrament, make oath, &c., iv., 242.
"Nauticus," plan for fire-ships, iv., 666.
Naval Service of Pennsylvania, No. of men in actual service, iv., 739. Officers, payments to, x., 114. Stores, Commissioners of Trade on, i., 634.
Navigation Act, orders respecting, i., 117.
Navy, American, sale of ship Gen. Greene, viii., 3. J. Gamble ap- plies to be received into, 177. To be fitted for sea, 273, 277. Galley officers to be discharged, 728.
Navy, Continental, the Trumbull frigate going on a cruise, ix., 95. Letter to Capt. Nicholson on manning, 239. Relating to, 95, 100, 106, 239, 338. Ship Gen. Washington, captures by, 586.
Navy Board of State, appointed, v., 252. Letters, 293, 402, 425, 429, 465, 501, 504, 510, 521, 538, 542, 590, 594, 602, 746. Of State, vi., 110, 227. 243, 332, 333, 355, 421, 434, 517, 554, 696, 745. Wash- ington asks the men from the Gallies, 421. Men from Gallies to serve as guards, &c., 434, 440, 454, 460, 492, 493. The Gallies, &c., sunk, 517. Crews arrived at Lancaster, 550. Pay of, 598. Rations, 656, 657. Brig Conven- tion asked for use of State, 695. Prize taken by Guard boats, ques- tions about it, 696. A Galley to be placed in Cape May channel, 702, 749. Armed boat to go to Chester, 724. Captain Garland commands a galley, and makes his selection, 737. Damages claimed, 770. Attempt to muster 678. Continental, v., 319, 346, 489, 491. Continental, apply for cannon, vi., 695. Ship Confed- eracy, 761. Letters, viii., 346, 552. Sale of negroes, 346. Iron ballast, 552.
Navy, British, fleet sail from N. Y., vii., 385, 390; 63, 77, 100, 181, 332, 339.
Navy, French, fleet, viii., 251, 312, 342. Squadron expected, 334. Navy of Pennsylvania, No. of men, &c., in, v., 3. Pay of, 30. Re- specting, 106, 118, 119, 126, 132, 138, 169, 205, 293, 346, 378, 402, 425, 429, 465, 488, 491, 501, 504, 510, 521, 538, 542, 590, 594, 602, 663, 680, 696, 721, 722, 723, 740, 746. Vessels burned for safety, 740. Council of War on Board, vi., 20. Complaints again-t, 24, 12], Several vessels burnt for safety,
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28, 81. Letters, 38. List of fleet that passed Philadelphia, 50. Laid up, 110, 421. Letters re- specting, 121, 132, 133, 243, 246, 354, 451. Gun boats asked for, 204, 243, 247. Want money, 227, 262. State of, 235. Case of Robert Hardie, 259. Washing- ton's advice respecting the Gal- leys, 332, 333, 354. Dismantled, 421, 440. Court-Martial at Tren- ton, 527. Galleys asked for by comm'e, vii., 11, 19. Appeal from Court-Martial by Capt. Hardie, 91. His memorial for pay, 92. Vessels to be sold, 100, 112, 139. Dr. Stanley claims pay as Sur- geon, 165. Deane frigate, 198. Vessels to be purchased, 199, 210, 228, 234, 235. Guarda Costa, Capt. Conyngham's vessel for, 235. Gallies to be got ready, 239. 240, 249. Ship Greene, 244, 246, 261, 265, 266, 303, 308, 309, 311, 320. Cutter Revenge, 167, 241, 266, 281. 285, 308, 310, 318, 319, 322. Dragon Boat, 730. Claims of Wm. Rush against Gallies, 277. Vessels to be hired, 269. Petition of Com. Hazelwood, 284. Terms proposed by Agents, 285. Men of gallies put on the line, 291. Officers of ship Gen. Greene, 310, 311. Return of officers and men in, 373, 389, 528, 706. Sea- men taken to Balt .- difficulty of manning, 390. Capt. Montgom- ery joins Boston frigate, 454, 487. Capt. Montgomery takes Brig Im- pertinent privateer, &c., 476. Chases others, 521. May enlist prisoners, 488. Capt. M. cruizes with Capt. Nicholson in Deane Frigate and Confederacy, 533. Letter, T. Pickering on severe discipline in, 656.
Nazareth, Indian families from, iv., 134.
Nazareth Mill, fort at, xii., 420.
Necessity Fort, capitulates to Capt. De Villiers, ii., 146. Articles of Capitulation to Capt. De Villiers, 146; xii., 420-423.
Negroes, &c., duty on, Act respect- ing, i., 159, 160, 306. Sent to Havana to be tried, 752, 755. Manumission of, recommended,
vii., 79. Claimed by French min ister, 16, 17, 61, 62, 70, 83. Sale of, belonging to continental sloop of war Florida, viii., 346. Cap- tured by British, xi., 75. A slave claimed, 249, 256. Slave, letter V. P. Muhlenberg to Gov. Ran- dolph respecting, 249, 256. Judges of Supreme Court, 667. A free, demanded of Louisiana, 567.
Neilson, Capt. John, respecting militia, vii., 74. Attacks and captures enemy under Stockton at Lawrence's Island, v., 230. Nelson, Thomas, Jr., applies for guard for Loan Office certificates for Connecticut, v., 167.
Nemos & Valliant, French merch'ts, refuse to pay militia fines, vii., 510, 513, 514.
Nesbitt, Jno. M., v., 240; vi., 652. Letter respecting purchase of ves- sels by State, vii., 211, 228, 234, 246. Letter to merchants on war with Algiers, xi., 522.
Nescopec Indians at, ii., 558, 561, 565. Settlements on N. E. branch destroyed, vii., 81, 87.
Nescopec Creek, road to Lehigh pro- posed, xi., 133. To E. Owen, 585, 643, 669.
Netherlands, United, attack on Mar- bois and Longschamps, xi., 468. 470, 475, 477, 479, 480.
Nets, for fishing, ordered, xii., 115, 116, 152, 160, 245.
Neutrals, French, History of, iii., 565.
Nevill, James, letters from, i., 55, 56, 83.
Nevell, John, letter, v., 286. Nevell, Samuel, iii., 206.
Nevell, Thomas, letter on gun car- riages, v., 64. Respecting State House steeple, Philadelphia, xii., 76, 283.
Newark (Del.) Academy, seeks aid, iv., 468.
Newark, N. J., surprise of post at, viii., 103.
New Castle, grant of, to Penn, i., 52. Call of Council and Assembly of, 126. Proclamation of King George II., at, 204. Memorial for County officers, 224. Justices of, letter to Gov., 592. Embargo proposed at, if., 396. Call of Council, .
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William Penn's letter to Justices of, i., 142. County associated Military Companies of, iii., 21, 22. Order to pay workmen at Battery at, 317. Governor's speech to Assembly at, 377. Message from do. to Governor, 379. Letter from Commissioners, 401. Embargo, 471. Minutes of Council, 631. Common, message of Governor respecting, 688. Speech of Gov- ernor, 723. Address from, 723. Recommendation of a Clerk of market at, iv., 53. Share of Parlia- mentary grant, 72. Message from Gov. to Assembly at, 72. Col- lector of Customs appointed, 254, 451. Rioters from Maryland, 331. Judges appointed, 339. Captain, an Indian Chief, directions, ii., 682. His daughter brought to Philadelphia, 684. Letter to Mr. Taafe, 685. Letters, 726, 727.
Newcastle, Holles, letters from, i., 246, 247.
New Hampshire, Commissioners to Indian treaty at Albany, ii., 138. Correspondence between, and Gov. Pennsylvania, 186. Acts to com- ply with requisitions, xi., 16, 23. Deputies to Convention in Phila- delphia, 123.
New Haven, Connecticut, expe- dition against, vii., 561. Burn- ed, 561.
New Jersey, deeds for lands in West, i., 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 630, 641. Proceedings of a Court in Salem, 37. Letter James Nevill, respecting lands in, 55. Com- missioners appointed by Penn to treat with, for river, &c., 58. East, Minutes of a Council of the Proprietors, ii., 75. Board of Trade on paper money of, 128. Correspondence with Governors of, and Pennsylvania, 172, 182, 433. Address to Gov. Belcher in 1757, on State of affairs, iii., 171. Regiment, list of killed, &c., 203. Conference with Indians in, 341. Lands claimed by them, 343. Power of attorney to transact business, 366. Letter Gov. Ber- nard, 453. Letter Gov. Franklin, respecting Indians passing through his State, iv., 157. People of,
fire on Indians, 206. Opinion respecting an Act of, 295. Treas- ury, 305. Boundary between, and New York, 337, 339, 340. Proc- lamation of Gov. Franklin against a smuggling vessel, 381, 445. Cartridges sent to troops in, 786. Petition for ammunition from city, v., 30. Salt sent to, 64. Hiber- nia furnace casting shot, cannon, &c., 72. River craft to be re- moved from, to Pennsylvania, 84. Bridges on Burlington road to be destroyed, 95, 238. Monmouth C. H., 158. Middletown, action at, 158. Counterfeits, 239, 240, 327. Militia ordered to join Gen. W., 240. Respecting prisoners, 243, 251, 267, 296, 320, 329, 346. Water craft collected in, 321. Guns for, 346. Respecting slaves captured with prisoners, 348. Militia called out, 359. Act ex- empting men at salt works from enlisting, 764. Governor applied to in behalf of Navy laid up, vi., 133. Andover iron, only suitable for steel, 178, Pittstown, 421, . 435. Letter to, vii., 152, 197. Letters to and from Gov., viii., 63, 139, 314, 576, 624, 634, 637. Col. Bond of, attacks a party of tories at Del. Water Gap, 259. Enemy near Springfield, 308. Gen. Knyphausen in, 312. Ene- my at Elizabethtown point, 314. Enemy leaves, 361. Army marches from Parkness to Kings's ferry, 480. Tories, 637. Letters from Gov. Livingston, ix., 82. To raise troops, 394. Sent to Congress, 411. Advices of enemy, 412. [See Governor L. ] Letters to and from Gov., x., 103, 366, 458, 730. Commissioners to inquire what islands in Delaware river, above Falls, are in each State, 130, 366, 458. Resolution of Pennsylvania on jurisdiction of islands, 611, 710. Respecting Captain White, 730. Acts to comply with requi- sitions, xi., 16, 23. Ground for beacon at Cape May, 93. Cap- ture of T. Pickering, 327. To Governor, 326, 335, 338. C. J. Brearly, on demand of prisoners, &c., 548. Governor asks for a
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counterfeiter, 551. Letter to Gov- ernor, xii., 71.
New London, enemy's vessels alarm- ed, vii., 636. Burned by Arnold, ix., 404.
Newport, Del., head quarters at, v., 598.
Newport, R. I., flour sent to, viii., 125. French fleet arrive off, 406. French squadron at, ix., 353, 354. Newspapers ordered by S. E. Coun- cil, vii., 136, 201, 206.
Newton, Bucks co., British soldiers to be escorted to, v., 96. Cloth carried off by tories, vi., 291. Return of officers and privates in artillery, settled with at, ix., 30, 55. Troops, 278, 291, 423, 437. Demand for liquor by soldiers, 437.
New York, articles of agreement be- tween Dutch and English on sur- render of, i., 25. Letters to and from Gov. Dongan, 74, 80, 81, 84, 104. Efforts of, against the French and Indians, 104. Letter, Gov. Rip Van Dam to Gov. G., 296. From Commissioners at Albany to Gov. Van Dam, 297. Minutes of Commissioners at Albany, 297. Proceedings of Assembly at, rela- tive to French and Indians, 298. Letter of Gov. Clarke, &c., rela- ting to Jenkins, 619. Gov. Clin- ton, letters from, 654, 661, 678, 687, 712, 736, 766. Letter from Gov. Clinton respecting a prison- er, ii., 16. Resolutions on Indian affairs, 52. Correspondence be- tween Governors of, and Pennsyl- vania, 16, 26, 29, 30, 32, 65, 99, 168, 179, 220, 233, 433. (See De Lancey, Hardy.) Depositions re- specting Indian outrages at Ho- sick, 168. Independent compa- nies of, condition of, 256. Opposes levies, 298. Controversy between Shirley and De Lancey, about cannon for Cape Breton expedi- tion, 338, 354. Scarcity of sail- ors at, 352. Governor Sir Charles Hardy appointed and arrives, 399. Gen. Shirley at Oswego and oper- ations, 381. At Oneida, 388. Fort at Oswego, 575, 629, 646. Mur- ders in, 586, 610. Operations on Lake George and Ontario, 693.
Minutes of a Council at, 694. Em- bargo, 694. Merchants against em- bargo, 702, 733. Regiment attack Ticonderoga, list of killed and wounded, &c., iii., 203. Letter Governor De Lancey, 691. Letter Gov. Tryon, iv., 467. Act of As- sembly claiming share of parlia- mentary grant, 149. Letter of Commissioners to Gov. Penn, 150, 168, 337, 368. Oppose Indians passing through, 157, 167. Coun- cil at Fort George, 167. Bounda- ry between, and New Jersey, 337, 339. Act on Indian trade, 361. Boundary between, and Pennsyl- vania-proposal of G. Colden on settlement of, 562, 576, 578. Min- ute of Council on, 576. British expected at, 645. Committee sends prisoners to Philadelphia, v., 40. Large number of houses secured for British army, 72. British fleet leaves, 351, 352. French fleet arrives, vi., 638, 639. Attack on, meditated, 645. Brit- ish about leaving, vii., 18. Aban- donment of, by British, 77. Evils of intercourse with enemy at, 176. Major Meeker of, 573. Al- armed, 636. With Vermont, con- troversy, viii., 88. Letter Gov. Geo. Clinton, 132, 179. British fleet at, 339. Ill treatment of prisoners at, 619, 620, 660, 663, 664. Provisions for, 621, 626. Intercourse of tories with, 636. Fear of Fort Schuyler being aban- doned, ix., 123. Invested by Gen. Washington, 301. Papers asked from, 629. Number of prisoners in prison-ships at, 667. Supplies for, 674. Copies of Records obtained, 730. Prisoners at, in want, x., 68. Demand for fugitives, 101, 131. Boundary with, 412, 413, 422. Letters to and from Gov., 413, 422, 435, 513. Act respecting boundary, 422, 435. Commissioners, 422, 450, 454, 711. Acts complained of by British merchants, 747. Acts to comply with requisitions, xi., 16, 23. Division line, 125, 140, 156, 178. 187. Complete, 214, 216. And Wyoming affairs, 196, 199. Ex- tract from deed of cession of Erie,
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309. To Governor on arrest of T. Pickering, 326, 335, 338. C. J. Morris issues a warrant against Wyoming insurgents, 340, 341. Supplies for prisoners at, [1782] 495. Boundary, 522, 526. Enemy evacuate, xii., 262. Attack on, 269.
Niagara Expedition, ii., 349, 353, 355, 357, 423, 425, 427, 579.
Nice, Capt. John, v., 427. Pro- moted, viii., 515.
Nichalson, Jno., plan for a Gun factory, iv., 767.
Nicholason, Joseph, Indian interpre- ter, vi., 742.
Nicholson, Capt. of Deane frigate may enlist prisoners, vii., 488. Commands fleet, 521, 533.
Nicholson, Capt. of Trumbull frigate, ix., 239.
Nicholson, Capt. James, complaint of Gov. Johnson of Maryland, against, for contempt, he is dis- missed by Congress, v., 328.
Nicholson, John, viii., 73. Letters, ix., 48, 118, 131, 154, 174, 212, 747, 749, 753. Instructions to, 174. Account, 216, 243. Expenses of office, 663. Funds, 664, 677, 678, 737, 738, 758. Compt. Gen., x., 6, 16, 28, 29, 46, 48, 50, 52, 53, 93, 94, 96, 529, 750. On Claims on traitors' estates, 96. On James Searle's claim, 97. Asks for a guard, 750. Letters, xi., 33, 34, 90, 96, 139, 142, 198, 228, 249, 258, 328, 404, 635, 693, 695, 702, 728, 739, 742, 747. Buys depreciation lots, decision respect- ing them, 702. Letters to and from, xii., 7, 91, 93, 95, 97.
Nicola, Lewis, letter from on defence of the Delaware, iv., 635. Plan for powder magazine, 715. Letters to and from, v., 7, 29, 71, 75, 78, 90, 92, 121, 130, 148, 200, 354, 364, 410, 417, 600, 604, 608, 612, 619, 631. Orders, 96, 121, 122- 124, 131, 184, 201, 219-228. Applies for rations as Town Major, while enemy was in city, vi., 174. Letters, 197, 213. Unsafe con- dition of Easton, 197. Rations,
. 213, 358, 411, 656, 657. Arrest of Dr. Berkenhaut, 742. Letters, vii., 77, 190, 203, 255, 358, 362,
364, 387, 484, 489, 492, 509, 519, 523, 526, 548, 560, 561, 562, 576, 625, 634, 635, 642, 643, 646, 648, 663, 674, 682, 697, 701, 767, 769, 775. Recruiting in Philadelphia useless, 501, 549. On defence of River and City, 190. Letters, viii., 12, 77, 95, 100, 108, 181, 262, 316, 358, 363, 378, 389, 391, 415, 469, 510, 516, 724, 750. In- struction, 422. Correspondence on recruiting, 669-682. Plan pro- posed to render militia for guards, ix., 299. Leaves city-appoints successor, 254. Respecting con- dition of jail, xi., 536. List of prisoners in the workhouse, 648. Nichols, Gov. Richard, enters into agreement with Governor of New York, on its surrender, i., 25. Grants lands on Delaware, 27. Succeeded by Governor Lovelace, 29.
Niser, George, massacre at Mus- kingum, ix., 525.
Nixon, John, chosen Lieutenant of a Company in Philadelphia, ii., 600.
Noemor, M. Van, introduced by Franklin, vii., 774.
Nonowland, (a Delaware Chief,) xii., 132. Wounded in attack on Indians, 156.
Norris, Fort, xii., 423.
Norris, Isaac, letter to and from, ii., 244, 245, 345. Fort, 669, 678. North, Colonel Caleb, viii., 610. North America, Bank of, Resolutions of Congress approving establish- ment of, as a national bank, ix., 172. Charter of, 471, 477. Letter to T. Willing, 496.
Northampton county, petition for road, ii., 98. Alarms from Indians, 515. Number of Roman Catholics in, iii., 144. Petitions from, for defence, 151, 174, 237, 284, 321, 357, 360. Ammunition wanted, 163, 164. Position of Troops in, 325. Number of wagon and horses in, 404. Memorial for defence, iv., 120 669. Military Company formed, 124. Alarm from Indians, 125. Petition of Roman Catholics 279. Instruc- tions to Sheriff, &o., 421. Troops to join Washington, v., 115, 523.
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INDEX TO PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES.
Prisoners from, 139. Letter to | Northern Boundary, estimate of Sheriff, 489. Wagons in, 421. necessary stores for 1787, xi., 104. Letter A Ellicott, 134. Sheriff to arrest prothonotary, 489, 490. Records, 654. Wagon Northern Liberties of Philadelphia, petition to have streets regulated, iv., 312. masters, vi., 212. Militia, 406. Tories, 551. Instructions to
Sheriff, 621. Situation of, 719, 721. Militia, vii., 13, 613, 688. Petition from - alarms from Indians, proceedings against spies, 360. Constitutional Society of 4th battalion of, 384. Indians, 572, 613, 616, 617, 689. Letter to Colonels of, 616. Executions, 655. Indians in, viii., 238, 500. Commissioner of purchases, 300, 317. Petition from, 387. Petition from, respecting defence against Indians, ix., 40. Distress in, 106, 238. Murders by Indians, 107, 123, 158. Convention pris- oners ordered to, 227, 234. Treasurer, 229. Plan of defence against Indians, 238. Estimate of damages sustained by the inhabitants from the British, 765. Collection of taxes in, x., 92. Letter of Council to Lieut. Craig, respecting Wyoming, 296, 303, 305. Election, writ for, 339. Letter Robert Levers respecting, 311. Letter to Prothonotaries respecting Wyoming, 749. Taxes, xi., 603. Dry lands, 644, 647, 651. Nescopec road, 585, 643,
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