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Rain deluges Luzerne Co., xi., 85. Ralston, John, &c., to investigate cause of distress, vi., 647. Re- ports, 772.
Randolph, Beverly, Governor of Virginia, call of a convention, xi., 557. Indians, 600.
Randolph, Edmund, Governor Vir- ginia, memorial of Charles Simms, xi., 115, 116. Resolutions of Virginia, 212. Respecting a negro slave claimed, 249, 256. Laws requested, 284. Laws-Joseph, Elam, 290. Commercial regula- tions, (1786,) 523, (1784,) 525. Randolph, Lieut. Asher, information of enemy, ix., 436.
Rangers, armed boat to Committee of Safety, iv., 704. For provi- sions, 704. Complain of ill treat- ment, 705. Five companies to be raised, vii., 300, 301.
Rank, antedated commissions not to give, v., 371. Arrangement of, 483. Of officers, appeal to Con- gress respecting, vii., 162, 447, 607, 691. Washington on, 188. Ransom bills unpaid, prisoners held in France on account of, iv., 201. Rattan [Ruatan !] IsI'd, to be set- tled, i., 659, 660.
Ratification of Constitution of U. S., xii., 82.
Rations, in Continental army, iv., 679. What constitutes a, vi, 247, 272, 657. Value of, vii., 302, 515. Act of Congress res- pecting, furnished inhabitants on frontiers, 673.
Rawlings, Col., regiment, vii., 339, 340; viii., 5, 38; xii., 115, 147, 272. His detachment arrives at Pittsburg, 120.
Ray's Town, Stoc'de fort at, iii., 510. Raystown, Fort Bedford at, xii., 339-341.
Razer, Peter, appointed Collector of Customs at Lewestown, iii., 546; iv., 76.
Ratzer, Capt. Bernard, Surveyor of boundary between New York and New Jersey, protection asked for him, iv., 336, 337, 339. Com- mission of Governor Penn to him, 339.
Rea, Samuel, vi., 611, 672. Attack of Indians on Gilbert and Piert, viii., 221. Savages, 222, 227. Tories at Water Gap, 259. Militia, Indians, 286, 560. Troops, 320, 386, 592, 640, 683, 729; ix., 581.
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Murders by Indians, 107, 108, 158. Militia, 743.
Read, Captain Adam, orders to, ii., 545, 551. Letter to, 738. Read, Charles, letter, iii., 546. Read, James, iii., 36, 245. Letter respecting prisoners of war, V., 20. Special messenger, 68. Let- ters, 20, 68, 138, 204, 258, 323, 463, 602. Prothonotary, 323; vi., 234, 235, 245, 473; vii., 289. Appointment as Register of Court of Admiralty of Berks Co., ix., 191. Appointed commissioner to Wyoming, x., 330. Flour Inspec- tor, xi., 573.
Read, John, letters to and from, respecting Mud Fort, v., 12, 23, 24, 26, 47, 60, 64, 91.
Read, Captain Thomas, on the naval affairs of the river, iv., 745, 747. Complains of want of sea- men, bad powder, &c., 750, 751, 753. Resigns, 769.
Reading, Berks County, water ob- tained at, ii., 45. Guard for, 544, 596. Public stores at, 660. Jour. from, by Captain Young, to sundry forts, 674. To receive Highland soldiers, iii., 575. Recommenda- tions for Clerk of Market, 659. Committee respecting arms, &c., iv., 757. Uneasiness respecting prisoners of war, v., 20, 250. Furnace, cannon cast at, 31. Let- ter from, 139. Hospital at, 139. Quantity of arms in, 341. Pris- oners at, 467. J. Morris to attend court at, 481. Fear from powder, 633. Places of worship used as barracks, 653. Troops sent from, vi., 14. Flour to be deposited at, 177. Clothing at, 250. Attacks on Attorney-General, 267. No lawyer, 245. Troops ordered to, 374. Guards dismissed, 542. Request of prisoners to remain at, vii., 374. Disturbance by prison- ers at, 450, 454, 480. Tory let- ters, 488. Prisoners, and scarcity of provisions at, viii., 425. Sales of confiscated estates at, ix., 216. Convention prisoners arrive at, 225, 230, 236, 289, 290. Proprie- tary land, 231, 237. Quarters to Troops, refused at, 299. Respect- ing, 346, 347. Commissioners
appointed to examine Roads, &o., between Susquehanna, and im- proving communications between Schuylkill and Susquehanna rivers, x., 129. Case of Big Spring tracts, 712. A justice of peace required, xi., 63. Election of Burgesses, 275. Recommenda- tion of J. Deimer as Judge, 597. Reading, George, murders, &c. near Fort Ligonier, vii., 345.
Reading, John, President of New Jersey-death of John Hamilton- demands a counterfeiter, i., 764. Reading, Philip, letter, iii., 699.
Reasons for not building & house viii., 287.
Receiver General, islands in Ohio, xi., 667. Report, 750. Report on certificate, xii., 47.
Recorders to have power to acknowl- edge deeds, xi., 136.
Records of Bucks county, v., 237. Westmoreland, 452, 455. Chester county, 462. Bedford, 638. North- ampton county, 654. To Lancas- ter, 749. And papers, public, Richard Peters' letter respecting, vi., 72. Circular of Council on, 88. To be removed to Northamp- ton county, 88, 140. Public, viff., 318. Removal of, ix., 412. Of Court against Kilborn and Parks, xi., 419. A. Kilborn, 546. 8. Miles, 547. Report on securing public, xi., 575.
Recruiting, service of twelve Penn- sylvania regiments, cash paid for, v., 335, 4×3. Col. Hartley on, vi , 321. Wayne on, 408. Off- cers' memorial to Council, 280, 397. Letter to General Washing- ton, 287, 288, 292. Plan of Con- gress for, vii., 442. Accounts, 500; viii., 72, 351, 363, 368, 382, 422, 437, 439, 669, 682, 730, 732, 744, 745, 753; ix., 69, 136, 187, 191, 196, 221. Rendezvous for, 484. Instructions to Maj. Moore, x., 127. Suspended, 529. Or- dered by Secretary of War, xi., 555.
Recruits, respecting, vi., 410, 411, 433, 451, 659, 746; vii., 64, 65, 70, 105, 442, 476, 500, 659, 667, 711. 742.
Bed Bank, attack on, v., 118, 130.
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State of, 362, 663, 699, 701, 703, 706, 707, 709, 719, 745, 746. Count Donop killed, 699. Com- modore Hazelwood account of ac- tion, 721, 722; vi., 21, 24, 28, 31, Visit of President, &c. to, vii., 199, 200. Fort (Mercer), battle, &c. at, viii., 445-452.
Redick, David, difficulty in surveys in Washington county, x., 416. Account of Indian murders, xi., 149. Intelligence from N. Y., 197, 339. Elected Vice President, 411. Describes lands opposite Pittsburg, 244. Asks letters from Gov. Clinton, of J. Franklin and Dr. Hamilton, 412. Hamilton and Benton (1787), 459. Justices, 592.
Redstone,-people against Captain Springer, xii., 278.
Reed, Adam, letter, iii., 426.
Reed, Bowes, vii., 262.
Reed, Fort, xii., 452.
Reed, Joseph, letter, iv., 679. Arms to be taken from soldiers leaving army, v., 108. Sends prisoners from Trenton, 151. Appointed C. J., 289, 379. Letters to and from, 109, 151, 289, 379, 692, 701, 702. Has horse shot under him and narrowly escapes, vi., 71. Recommended for Brigadier Gen- eral by General Armstrong, 91. Appointed on committee of Con- gress on memorial of Councils and Assembly, 160, 183, 218. Letters, 120, 218, 712, 733, 739. Asked to assist Attorney General, 712. Gen. Armstrong's opinion of, 662, 681. Gibb's journal in R. I., 733. Presence required, 739. Letters to and from. (See Sup. Execu- tive Council.) Affidavits respect- ing, before Congress, by Clarkson and Franks, vii., 270. Compli- mentary resolutions of Assembly, 295. Correspondence respecting Arnold, 162, 283, 327, 337, 347, 351, 380. Views on militia laws, 359. Letters to Gen. Washing- ton, 377-383. Compliment to, 582, 584, 665. His private posi- tion, 712. Wrong impressions of Board of War, 713. Correspon- dence with J. Wilcox, 721, 725, 727. Sickness, 744. Proposes to
command troops in person, 760. Letter to Congress on dispensing with part of the sentence of Court Martial respecting Gen. Arnold, viii., 99. Letter to Nicholas Wain on oppressive execution of law, 106. On power with Council to discharge soldiers, 110. Gen. Brodhead proposes a purchase of manor lands, 120. President de- clines being concerned, 150. Thanks to officers of militia, 265. Asks meeting of merchants, 266. [See Sup. Executive Council.] Replies at length to Mons. Hol- ker, ix., 175-184. Reply to field officers, 187. Letters, 517. To H. Osbarne, on Connecticut claim, 563, 691. Account as counsel in Connecticut case, 738. Letters to, from Council (1777) respect- ing office of Chief Justice, x., 157. Letters to and from (1779), 157, 159, 160. Elected member Congress, 254; xii., 106. Letters to, 150, 163, 180, 186, 251.
Reed, Leonard, wagon master, re- signs, vi., 290. Reed, Major, viii., 116.
Reed, Lieut. Samuel, operations at Wyoming, xi., 435.
Reese, William, letter, iv., 653.
Reformed German Clergy, address to Gov. Morris, ii., 185.
Regiment, Pennsylvania, how sta- tioned, iii., 339. State of the forces between Delaware and Sus- quehannah, 340. Number in pay of province, 341.
Regiment of Philadelphia county, address to Gov. Denny, ii., 763. His reply, 763.
Register General appointed, xi., 568. Opens office in State House, 569. Appoints Thomas Smith, clerk, 570. Order, 571. To Comptroller General, 693, 696. Report on fi- nances, 722. On duties of office, xii., 3.
Reichel, John, Frederick, Moravian missionary, applies for passport, ix., 265.
Reid, James, R. &c., letter, viii., 45. Delegate in Congress, xi., 308. Pay as member, 280.
Reigart, Adam, vi., 626. Reilly, Capt., vii., 691.
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Rein, John, viii., 606.
Rejoicings for peace, resolutions of Assembly, x., 149.
Religious liberty and rights secured by treaty between U. S. and Prussia, xi., 8.
Religious societies, holding lands, &c., respecting, i., 160.
Remonstrance of Council and As- sembly to Congress on the with- drawal of Continental troops from Philadelphia, v., 307. Of Council and Assembly to Congress against army going into winter quarters, vi., 104, 107, 111. Of prisoners in Masonic Lodge, 509. Jas. Pem- berton, John Hunt and Samuel Pleasants (1777) against treat- ment by order of Council, x., 158. [See vol. VI., p. 509.]
Rendezvous, plans of, proposed, vi., 302.
Repeal of various laws, reasons for, i., 155, 191.
Reports, of Senate, &c., committee respecting Colonial Records and Archives, i., 3, 10. OfS. Hazard, respecting Archives, 17. To be printed in English and German, 21. On petition of the Swedes, 172. Of Drs. Græme and Zach- ary, 210. Commissioners on Lan- caster, C. H., 252. On passes, 256. On Loan Office, 457. On public accounts, 459. On fort- ifications at Philadelphia, 633, 636. Of Board of Trade on laws, 721. Of C. Thomson and F. Post, of journey to Indians, iii., 412. Of committee on Commissioners' accounts, 452. Of Drs. Græme and Bond, iv., 59. Of John Gib- son, 118. To Commissioners trade and plantations respecting certain acts, 275, 281. Of Solici- tor General, on trial of prisoners at Philadelphia, 298, 299, 300, 304, 307. On salt works, 771. Of barrack master on dirty houses left by soldiers, v., 265. Of De Coudray on defences on Delaware, 360, 565. To Congress respect- ing Burgoyne, vi., 163. Respect- ing Wm. Straker, 701. On prop- erty in Philadelphia, 706. Com- mittee on Congress, 753. To Con- gress, respecting Gen. Maxwell,
vii., 138. Ass'y on salaries of off- cers, 739. Of comm'e of Congress on public debt, ix., 85-93. Of committee on letter from Super- intendant of finances, 499. To Assembly on boundary line be- tween Virginia and Pennsylvania, x., 8, 72, 95. In case T. Matlack, 9. Ephraim Douglass to Sec'y of War, 83. To Congress on Indian affairs, 119-125. On internal commerce, 128. To Congress on full representation, 139. On in- terest on debt, 242-250. T. Mat- lack, 365. On national debt, 514- 520. On State House, 335, 375. Council censors, 383. Of Com- missioners on boundary, 373, 374, 506. On arrears of imposts, 378. Of Commissioners on boundary between Pennsylvania and Vir- ginia, 506. To Congress on reve- nue system, U. S., 732-735. To Assembly (1784), on Wyoming, 541.
Of Treasury, xi., 15 On Western boundary, 69, 808. On commerce, 75. On cession of lands by Con- necticut, 107. Proceedings of land- holders, at Wyoming, 246. To Assembly on Erie, 252. Of Attorney General, on citizenship, 259, 260, Report, to Congress on letter of Commissioners of Virginia, 817. Of Council on Lake Erie, 889. Of commissioners on boundary be- tween N. York, and Pennsylvania, 522, 526. Of Council to General Assembly, on purchase of Erie, 528. On claim of Wm. Hamilton, 535. On securing public records, 544, 575. On rewards of Captors, 554, 577. On J. Adlum's letter on surveys, Comptroller General, On accounts, 587-582, 590. On Mud Island accounts, 586, 617. On accounts of General Gibson, and Butler, 588. On attorney's fees, 647. On account, 695. Health officer, 747. of auctioneers, 748, 755, 761. Master of Rolls, 748. Receiver General, 750. Com- missioners viewing rivers, 751. Flour inspector, 755. Secretary of land office, 757. Surveyor General, 758. of treasurer, 758. Register General, 768. Prothono-
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tary of Supreme Court, 765. Measurer of grain and salt, 766. Collector of Excise, xii., 1. In- spector of Lumber, 1. Treasurer's, 4. Charles Pettit on accounts 6. Of Receiver on Certificates, 47. Of Commissioners to Wyoming, 73, 296. On Frankstown Road, 80. Of Wardens on state of river, 808. Representation of Quakers, for not illuminating houses, ix., 450.
Representation in Congress, state of, xi , 122, 182, 168, 175, 180, 214, 263, 275, 298.
Requisitions by Congress on the States, xi., 15, 23, 80, 73, 198,
Resignations in favor of persons not allowable, vii., 99; viii., 597, 612; Of F. Gurney as Warden, xii., 2. Of Justices, 5.
Resolutions of Assembly of Massachu- setts i., 666; Of N. T. Assembly, ii., 52; Of House of Commons on Bills of Credit, iv., 173. Of Council at New York on Indians passing through New York, 172. House of Commons on Manufactures, 292. Of Philadelphia, complained of by Earl Hillsborough, as "in very strong and unbecoming terms." 880 Of Assembly relative to Fort at Mud Island, 474 Of Assembly 548; Of Congress, v., 25, 62, 124, 187, 183, 268, 283, 304, 309, 310, 819, 325, 328. 866, 418, 461, 469, 470, 492. 513, 528, 533, 551, 552, 554, 575, 580, 583, 589, 596, 604, 606, 616, 623, 627, 647, 649, 675, 678, 736. Of Council of Safety, 80, 84, 115, 124, 317. 699. Of meeting of " Real Whigs" at Phila- delphia, 83. Of Cumberland, Co., 340. Of Assembly, 617; Assembly, vi., 64, 66, 73, 84, 155, 806, 694, 733, 741. Congress, 9. 59, 79, 89, 111, 145, 150, 162, 177, 184, 215, 256, 278, 286, 299, 800, 323, 841, 356, 358, 864, 865, 874, 875, 377, 882, 888, 398, 422, 433, 442, 458, 461, 507, 508, 557, 578, 585, 586, 602, 659, 672, 702, 705, 782, 783, 755, 758. Council, 64. Board of War, 74; Of Congress, vii., 15, 20, 75, 76, 83, 87, 101, 129, 154, 158, 173, 204, 221, 249, 251, 263, 287, 293, 315, 816, 865, 874, 413, 436, 489, 500, 519, 542, 641, 782, 784,
741. Of Assembly, 187, 192, 237, 244, 269, 278, 284, 294, 295, 718, 740, 741. Board of War, 256. Of House of Delegates of Va., 441; viii., 86, 142, 173, 175, 185, 195, 255, 256, 261, 272, 285, 332, 346, 852, 891, 448, 519, 520, 553, 603, 629, 635, 649, 687, 699, 700. 724, 787, 749, 753, 761. Assembly, 8, 14. 21, 276, 569, 570, 646, 657, 685, 728, 729, 738, 784, 786, 788, 639, 751, 752, 759, 761. General Assembly of Virginia respecting western boundary, 352. Of Coun- cil, 608; Of Assembly, ix., 4, 5, 11, 22, 53, 66, 68, 69, 202, 464, 476, 488, 506, 509, 666, 754, 762, Congress, 73, 77, 109, 134, 152, 164, 168, 185, 188, 209, 243, 278, 800, 309, 866, 883, 391, 394, 411, 446, 450, 483, 484, 493, 506, 548, 560, 582, 608, 645, 741, 756. Of Council, 341. House of Delegates of Virginia, 562; x., 8, 111, 129,
180, 149, 166, 177, 178, 179, 184,
195, 196, 203, 204, 209, 233, 315, 816, 333, 334, 885, 836, 365, 367, 859, 412, 420, 488, 531, 559, 695, 710, 711, 749, 750, 756.
Of Assembly of Connecticut, x., 116. 117, 6:3.
Of Congress, x., 27, 36, 90, 105, 136, 139, 194, 209, 241, 507, 508, 511, 520, 528, 536, 543, 544, 549, 550, 561, 562, (1784,) 566-572, 590, 716.
Of Council of Censors, x., 149, 153, 302, 826, 327, 332.
Of House of Delegates, of Maryland Commissioners on trade, x., 744. Of House of Delegates of Virginia on boundary, (1783,) 171. Com- missioners on trade, 738 ; Of As- sembly, xi., 84, 207, 211, 252, 893, 395, 898, 406, 523, 564, 56%, 614; 635, 686, 665, 669, 652, of Maryland, 77; Of Congress, 88, 50, 61, 78, 74, 75, 128, 129, 141, 142, 282, 816, 852, 387, 555, 582, 586, 612, 613, 616, 665, 677: Of Council of Virginia, 291 ; Of Exe- cutive Council, on purchase of Erie, 318. Lake Erie relinquished by Congress, 887. Powder Maga- zine, 893. Purchase of Erie, 395, Respite of Doanes, 898. Accounts, 406, Commissioners to Virginia
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and Maryland, 528. Call of State | Rice, Fort, attacked by Indians, viii., convention, 564. Sale of Erie 561, Where located, 567. At- tacked, 567; x., 165; xi., 468, 454. lands, 566; Of Wyoming settlers, 83.
Returns of Assemblymen, for Ches- ter county, iv., 789. For Lancas- ter, 742. Of troops, vi., 484. Of 2d Brigade of Foot under Colonel Johnston, vii., 66. Pennsylvania Brigade under Col. Stewart, 69. Of Gen. St. Clair's division, 752. Of non-comm'd officers, serving in Southern army, ix., 517. Of troops at Fort Pitt, 521. Of deserters from American regiment, x., 890. Of Pennsylvania line, 890. Off'> 62, 166, 169, 242.
Military, 22, 890, 393, 436. Of officers of Troops in Philadelphia Co., 218, 219, 235. Of military stores at Fort Island and Billings- port, (1784,) 284.
Revel, Capt., of French vessel, on importing merchandise, viii., 546, 547.
Revenge, Cutter, vii., 187, 241, 266, 281, 285, 289, 800, 810, 818, 322. evenue system of U. S., report to, Congress on, z., 782.
Reynolds, Jno., frauds at the grate of the jail, viii., 690. Jailer, petition to postpone execution of sentence on account of weather, x., 119. Longschamp retaken, 277. Re- volt in jail, 827.
Rheiner, John, forfeiture of flour to D. Niess, submitted to Judges, xi., 273.
Rhode Island Commissioners to In- dian Treaty at Albany, ii, 141. Act appointing Commissioners to meet General Shirley, 442. Re- quest provisions, 672. Letters of Governor, 434, 500. Claim for share of parliamentary grant, iv., 121. Journal of Major Gibbs of, military and naval operations there, vi., 733-786. Enemy quit- ting, 387. Letter, Robert Morris to, ix , 474. Troops to march for the Highlands, 549. B. Stille, of. appointed to settle accounts of Pennsylvania and United States, 668. Act to comply with requisi- tions, xi., 16, 23. Act to estab- lish judicial courts, U. States, in, 707.
Rice, Capt. viii., 161, 162.
Rice, Patrick, clerk of D. Franks, allowed to go to New York to set- tle accounts, vii., 178. Pass for, 180. Letter, viii., 88.
Rice, Robert, recruiting in Philadel- phia, vi., 722.
Riche, Mrs. Anne, pass to New York refused, viii., 141.
Richards, James, a prisoner to be removed, petition, iv., 722.
Richards, William, letters, v., 18, 47,6
Richardson, Col., v., 177.
Richardson, Joseph, letters, v., 254. Counterfeits, 289, 248, 254, 827, 525. In Lancaster, 248. Mitti- mus for, 249.
Richardson, John, to W. Penn., i., 81.
Riddle, Geo. Read, appointed by De- laware on boundary line, 1849, iv., 87.
Ridout, J., Letters, ii., 784.
Ridout, Sergeant, letter to, iii., 660, 662.
Rinker, James, respecting the dispo- sition of Indians, xi., 207.
Riot at Gloucester, warrant, i., 546. On Schuylkill, 553. At election in York county ii., 50. At Lan- caster. Danger to Mr. Wirtz from, v., 266. At J. Wilson's in Phila- phia, vii., 782, 785, 744.
Rioters, seize goods on way to Fort Pitt from Philadelphia, iv., 217, 219, 222, 224, 226, 228, 230, 244, 246. In New Castle county, 381. At Wyoming, 885.
Risberg, Gustavus, vii., 550. Flour wanted, viii., 200.
Rising Sun Inn, burned, vi., 71.
Rittenhouse, Benjamin, to superin- tend Gun Lock factory, iv., 712; v., 748. On gunlock factory, vii., 142. Appointed commissioner, to examine Schuylkill, xi., 628.
Rittenhouse, David, letters, v., 10, 62, 264, 357. Presides at Town Meeting, v., 77; vi., 184, 648. Re- port on state of Treasury, vii., 118, 302. A Pennsylvania Com- missioner to run line between Vir- ginia, viii., 858. State of Tres-
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sury, 657, 662. Treasurer on pa- per currency, &c., ix., 117, 119, 229. Appointed Commissioner to examine roads and rivers for in- ternal commerce, x., 129, 180. Commissioner (1788,) of boundary with Virginia, 171, 228. Trea- surer, 241, 456, 584. Commis- sioner, 834, 444, 454, 455, 736. Instruments, 454. Asks for a quad- rant, it would be useful, 458. Commissioner on Susquehanna river, 755. Treasurer, on taxes, xi., 837. Indemnifying bond, 743. Rivers, examination of, xi., 681, 683, 690, 694, 756.
Roach, Isaac, boats in Delaware Bay, viii., 254. Prisoners taken by, 339. Sent to Capes to watch British fleet, ix., 80. Instruc- tions to, 96. Vessels seen, 112. To return, 189.
Roads and bridges, i., 767.
Petition respecting, from Phi- ladelphia through Wiccaco to Gloucester, 436; ii., 98. Condi- tion of various, iii., 279. From Schuylkill to Susquehanna, peti- tion for, iv., 362. In bad order to be repaired, vi., 441, 450, 482. Proposed, &c., xi., 70, 91, 131, 133, 135, 143, 149, 186, 262, 560, 643, 656, 725. Frankstown, re- port, xii., 80.
Robbery, highway, near Bedford, iv., 458. In Bucks and Chester counties, ix., 459, 501, 507, 529. Of Bucks tax collectors, xii., 299. Roberdeau, D., explanations, v., 658. Letters, 639, 659, 673, 726, 728, 735, 756, 772; vi., 10, 18, 130, 134, 144, 183, 206, 209, 214, 273, 287, 295, 359, 374, 422, 436, 446, 567, 583, 584, 609. Speaks favor- ably of Mrs. Ferguson, 131. Of books, 583. Proceeds to the lead mine, 423. Proposes to build a fort there, 424. And furnace, 446 ; vii., 100, 137, 159, 167, 184, 192, 194, 198, 236, 296, 299, 643. In favor of Mrs. Ferguson, 100. . Of Lieutenant Meens, 299. Claims payment for lead, viii., 5.
Roberdeau, Fort, vil., 419, 446; xii., 454.
Roberts, John, memorials, &c., in favor of his pardon, vii., 21-44.
Memorial of widow, &c., respect- ing dower, 122. Respecting es- tate of John R., viii., 296.
Roberts, Joseph, petition for pardon, ix., 745, 764.
Roberts, Jonathan, respecting exe- cution of John Brown, xi., 279. Robertson, James, iii., 291. Robeson, Captain, eldest Continental officer in the navy, vi., 21.
Roberteau, Thomas C., letter from, xii., 284. Reasons for leaving service, 284.
Robinson, Andrew, Register of Berks, death of, ix., 191.
Robins, Ezekiel, agent for relieving wants of prisoners at New York, ix., 675, 677. His proceedings, 756. Letter on orders to dis- charge prisoners, x., 26, 213. Supplies for prisoners at New York, (1782,) xi., 495.
Robinsons, Fort at, xii., 456. Robinson, Captain Isaiah, takes a British sloop of war, v., 32.
Robinson, John, deposition respect- ing D. Penticost, ix., 572. Indian murders, xi., 719.
Robinson's Run, (Youghioghany Co., ) men killed at, xii., 261, 263. Robinson, Samuel, letter, ii., 480. Robinson, Captain Thomas, ix., 184, 228, 237, 334, 393, 504, 528, 657, 659. Memorial, 228. Murder by Indians, 659. On military affairs, x., 14, 99. Indian murders, 15. On Wyoming affairs, 47, 48. In- structions to, 99. On Indian out- rage, xi., 432.
Robinson, Sir Thomas, letters to and from, ii., 188, 249, 284, 291, 365, 379, 439, 440, 491, 764. Resigns as secretary, 491.
Rode, John, examination, vi., 224. Rodney, Cæsar, appointed Judge of Supreme Court, iv., 581.
Rodney, Governor, of Delaware, letter to, viii., 10. Roebuck, and Liverpool, British men- of-war in the Delaware, iv., 748, 749. In Lewestown Roads, 753. Gone, 762. Engagement with, 749. Man-of-war, in Delaware river, v., 99, 100, 108, 118, 190, 453, 668, 721, 722.
Rogers, Captain John, letter to, xii., 201, 217.
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Rogers, Rev. William, (Chaplain, ) | Rowan, Wm., Sheriff, instructions asks for clothing, vii., 253. Fur- respecting executions, viii., 23. Rudolph, Lieut. John, vi., 454. ther supplies, 273, 277. Half pay in advance, 449. Respecting Rum, Indian, resolutions respecting, i., 549, 551. Not to be sold by Inn holders, to soldiers, iii., 132. Proclamation, 237. Advertise- ment against, 437. Proclamation, 519. Charge of selling, at Fort Augusta, iv., 88. pay as chaplain, ix., 3. Rolls, Master of, report, xi., 748. Roman Catholics, suspicions of, ii., 114, 176, 228, 423, 646, 690, 694. Mass house, iii., 16. Deprived of arms, &o., (see Papists, ) 131. To pay military fines, 132. Num- Rumford, -, of Wilmington, pur- chase of flour, vii., 558, 560, 600, 601, 629. ber in Pennsylvania, 144. Of Northampton, petition for a church, iv., 279.
Romberg, Thomas, deposition, iv., 238. Petition, 239.
Root, Hon. Jesse, respecting flour, vii., 774.
Roots, George, deposition respecting ruins of Fort Pitt, x., 463.
Ropewalk, J. Wharton's, v., 94. Rosborough, Rev. John, killed at . Trenton, his family recommended
. by council for pay, xi., 272. Rosencranze, Colonel, ix., 106.
Ross, Alexander, sells lands to Charles Sims, Virginia titles, xi., 160.
Ross, Colonel, ix., 351. Ross, Major, commands at Oswego, x., 89.
Ross, Colonel George, vi., 69, 319, 324. Appointed Judge of Ad- miralty-Letter accepting, vii., 212. Asks for a Register, 451. Claims of Sloop Active, 463. Death of, 554. His successor, 558. Elected Vice-Pres., xi., 411. Ross, Lieut. James, order on, for arms, (1787, ) xi., 458.
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