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175. Loan money, 177, 199. Conference with Council respect- ing General Howe, 198. Resolu- tions on steps to be taken to op- pose the enemy if they approach, 203. Resolution for Board of War to furnish arms to Pennsyl- vania militia, 212. Appoint Gen- eral Arnold commander of militia East of Philadelphia, 224. Reso- lutions respecting Billingsport,
248. Resolution calling for four thousand militia, 254. Arrest of Thomas Lightfoot ordered, 269. To be consulted on discharge of militia, 272. Resolution to seize persons, &c., 283. Arrest and
examination of John Brown, 345. Copy of Confederation, 379. Re- commend calling in old bills of credit issued by G. B., and abol-
ishing substitutes, 382. Election of delegates by Assembly, 385. Reso- lution of, on proposed attack on Philadelphia, 404. Resolutions respecting officers' oaths, 417. Resolutions respecting accoutre- ments, 460. Money from, 466. Treaty with France, and other papers received from, to be read in churches, 487. Respecting further purchases of clothing, 507. Troops, &c., 509. Indecent ap- plication of Secretary to G. Bryan respecting a house, 531. Grant money to Council, 534. Resolu- tions in case of evacuation of city, 539. Protest against their laying embargo on provisions in Pennsyl- vania, 546. Invite Council to at- tend public reception of French Minister, 548. Ask for a galley at Cape May, 556. Asked for commissions, 564. Money, 580. Appealed to, on requisition for eight hundred wagons, 589. Joseph Reed resigns seat in, 594. Attempt of British to spread sedi- tious papers, 596. Resolutions, 636. Commissions for vessels ; Commissary of Naval stores, 649. Case of C. J. Mckean and General Thompson, 653, 660. Resolutions respecting money bills, 661. Money, 669. Resolution for per- sons going within enemy's lines, 704. Respecting officers, 727. Resolution respecting meaning of department, 758. Respecting soldiers, in room of Colonel Proc- tor's men, 766. Commissary Trumbull's account, 775. Reso- lution to ship some corn, 782. Letters to and from, xii., 3. Call in bills of credit, 3. Resolution on exchange of prisoners, relative to appeals, 6. Conference with delegates in, on wagons, 19. Claim for purchases; Indian af- airs ; wagon service, 25. Resolu- tion on wagons, 26. Conduct of
J. McAllister, 31. Recommend completing battalions, &c., 36. Papers and resolutions ; shipment of flour, 61. Illegal capture of a Portuguese ship, 63. Paper of Mons. Gerard sent to Council, 67. Mr. Holker and flour, 54, 56, 67,
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68. Request militia to be placed at Sunbury, 74. Circular; ex- pected enemy at New York; and necessary operations of army ; Act respecting John Douglass of pri- vateer, 75. Continuance of em- bargo, 82. Provision for officers, 85. On public credit ; embargo ; restrictions on internal trade ; clothing for troops, 108. Act, on arrival of Count D'Estaing, 114. Samuel Huntingdon elected Speak- er, 116. Letter from Commercial Committee of, to export provi- sions, 130. Appoint a fast, 145. Resolutions, 147. Impressment of Pennsylvanians on board of Con- federacy, 148. King of France to be received through his minister, 170. Members from Pennsylvania elected, 172. Resolution respect- ing artificers and court martial,
176. Regulation of prices, 177. Fast Day, 183, 282. On supplies for army, 197, 198. Order ex- penses of witnesses in case of Arnold to be charged to them, 225, Various papers from, 227. Pris- oners of war; estates of French subjects, 230. Draw bill for a million, 232. Troops to be raised, 250. Laws sent to, by State, 251. Requisition to supply Mr. Holker with flour, 275. Continental bills ; finance, 286. Letter and resolu- tions of Council on state of fron- tiers, 289-292. Represent scarc- ity of meat in camp, 349, 351. Case of Richard Wells' lot on Arch street, 353. Draw on Coun- cil, 359. Conference with Assem- bly and Council on loan office cer- tificates ; their value ; quota of supplies, &c., 360. Embargo to be continued ; order for money, 363. On Quarter-Masters' debts, 369. Jared Ingersoll and Tim. Matlack new delegates; letter from committee at camp, 370, 371. Order for money, 395. Action, under various laws, &c., 398. Commissions for capture, 399. Supplies, 403. Furnish exchange, 420, 423. Wagons, 433. Call in bills, 459. Draw bills, 462. Reso- lutions respecting officers, 471- 473. Supplies, 483. Resolutions,
new arrangement of army, 500.
Fast Day, 518. Increase of com- panies, 520. Supplies, 546. Names of agents for supply of southern army ; live stock, 562. Wyoming garrison, 569. Meeting of Pennsylvania line, 593. Ill- treatment of prisoners ; money for, 597. Clothier-General and deputy to be prosecuted, 599. Ask for men, 615. Removal of convention troops, 648. Articles of confederation ratified by all the States, 649. Fast, 675. Money required, 675. Cap-
ture of prizes, 683. Resolutions
on soldiers ; and Continental
money, 692. Fast Day, 697. Act for Court to try piracies, &c., 702. Pay to officers ; circular ; naval officer's duty, 733. Conven- tion troops ; liquidation of debts ; heavy expenses, 737. Persons to sign bills of credit, 740. Call for men, 742, 743. Thomas Mckean, Speaker, 782. Respecting French sailors, xiii., 5. Drafts for money, 3-7. Petition to, for settlement of Connecticut claim, 10. Delegates on do., 16. Leaden spouts, 42. Resolution to Pennsylvania and New Jersey to embody three thou- sand men; French seamen, 53, 55. Conference on defence, 61. Connecticut claim, 79. General Wm. Irvine, Brigadier Gen., ap- pointed to command at Fort Pitt, 79. Fast Day, 101, 124. John Hanson, president, 105. Money for, 110. Respecting Connecticut claim, 123. Requisition for sup- ply of federal army, 144. Quota of troops, 148. What captures are lawful, 154. Reward for pris- oners, 256. Fast Day, 267. Au- dience with French Minister on birth of a Dauphin, 282, 284. Resolutions of Council on treaty power of, 286. Conference on pursuing war with vigor, 291. Letters of General Irvine on emi- gration, 297. On robbery of mail, 311. Congress advise Pennsyl- vania and Virginia to send each one hundred and fifty men to Fort Pitt, 348. Proclamation for thanksgiving, 396, 400. Resolu-
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tions ; estimates ; quotas of States,
406. Elias Boudinot, president,
412. Conference on British goods, 482. Proclamation on cessation of hostilities, 555. Letter on lite- rary property, 574. Address on finances, 576. Proposals of New York and Maryland fixing federal city, 599. Conference of com- mittee with Council relative to troops at Lancaster, 603. Com- plain of insults by an armed body of soldiers ; conference on, 604, 606, 609. Report on late disturb- ances, 619. Papers respecting claim of Shallus and Sallaway re- ferred to land office ; city lots, 636.
Propose to return to city, 637. Mode of corresponding with Coun- cil; adjourn from Princeton to
Annapolis ; choose president, 747.
Ratify peace ; proclamation, 749.
Interest on money loaned United States, xiv., 7. Resolutions, 25. Private right to Wyoming lands,
31. Resolutions, 38. States un- represented ; Mons. Marbois,
French Consul, 43. Petition of settlers at Wyoming ; resolution
on place of meeting of Commis-
sioners to Indians, 51. Prefer-
ence to States which comply with resolutions of 1782, 119. On raising troops for western posts ; and for commissioners to Indians,
143. Acts of, 144. Cession of
lands to United States ; Acts of
Connecticut and North Carolina, 162. Case of Robert Shewell, 162.
Quota required for protection of
north-west frontiers, 177. Dele-
gates to, 261. Richard Henry
Lee, president, 270. Delay of
public accounts, 283. Council on
powers of; public debt, 328-342. Resolution and proclamation on
counterfeiting certificates, 347.
Resolution, Commissioners for settling accounts ; list of deputies
to issue certificates, 372. Resolu-
tions, 384. Order to raise troops,
&c., 406. Delegates commissioned
to, 442. Propose to lay off into
States the western territory, 471.
Acts of, 473. Birth of Duke of Nor-
mandie, 480. Recognize Mons.
Marbois as Vice Consul of Penn-
sylvania, 491. Ask for attend- ance of delegates, &c., 517. John Hancock elected president, 587. Form of cession by Connect't, xv., 19. Have accepted the cession of lands by Connecticut, 28. Dis- turbances in Wyoming, 37. Pa- pers relating to infractions of treaty, 50. Increase of federal troops ; establishment of a mint, 105, 106. Act for reducing ex- penses of civil list, 192. Resolu- tion, Phineas Bond, British Con- sul, 205. Send to Council the Report of convention in Philadel- phia, 286. Delegates to, 339. Rati- fication of Federal Constitution, 351. Act to grant sea letters, 392. State of representation, 455. Act, settlement of accounts, 458. Fix price of triangle on Erie, 472. Settlement of accounts, 480. Mode of disposing of lands in western territory, 496. Agree to send troops to Easton, 502. Call on Virginia and Pennsylvania for troops against Indians, 515. Re- quisition of, for 1788, 521. Pro- posals for sale and purchase of triangle on Erie, 524. Act relin- quishing to Pennsylvania, 530. Act putting in operation the Con- stitution ; now adopted by eleven States, 535. Recommend preven- tion of importation of convict male- factors into this country, 542.
Returns of elections in this State for members of, 636, 638. Pro- clamation of, 638. Act respecting oaths, and transmitting acts of Governor, xvi., 96. Laying duty
on goods, 112, On tonnage, 119. Several Acts ; department of For- eign Affairs established, 126. Act providing for expenses of Indian treaties, 141. Acts of, establishing Treasury department ; registering and clearing vessels ; coast'g trade, &c., 154. Acts for salaries ; safe keeping of Records, 167, 175. Act respecting North Carolina, 289. Indian difficulties in Wash- ington county, 306. Act to pro- mote useful arts ; and collection of
duties, 347. Various Acts, 374, 381, 384, 392. Act for census United States, 402. Seat of gov-
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ernment ; invalid pensioners, 408. Light houses, &c .; trade and treaties with Indians; seamen ; time of holding seats of presi- dent, &c., 423. Acts-of tempora- ry establishment of post office, &c., 428, 433. Terms of members, 438. Journals sent, 439. Ar- rangements for accomodating Con- gress in State House, 486.
Connecticut, to raise troops for Can- ada expedition, ii., 450. Repre- sented at treaty with Indians at Albany, v., 7. Settlers from, show symptoms of disturbance in North- ampton county on account of pre- tended claim to lands, 734. Letter, D. Brodhead, 757. From Gover- nor H. to Governor of, 758. Rela- tive to dispute with, 767-777. Influence of Lydius, &c., with In- dians in purchase of lands, vi., 117. Message from Jno. Shekel- almy on designs of settlers from, 215. Speech to Scaroyady, 217. Various papers relating to claim, 247-275, 286-293. Bounds de- scribed in 1664, 263. Proceedings at Court at Kensington on do. 264 Invalidation of Lydius' deed, 284. Minutes of Council of New Jersey respecting, 555-558. Lotteries, forbidden in, vii., 113. Settlers in Northampton county, viii., 563, 598, 646. Report of Sheriff and Justices on, 564. Governor's pro- clamation against, 566. Letter to Governor Fitch, 568. To Sir Wm. Johnson, 570. Number of families, 595. At Cushietunck, 612. Opinion of Attorney Gen- eral, 620. Letters, &c., 621. Letters to and from Governor, 568, 570, 620, 627. Proclamation against settlers, 663. Settlers at Wyomink, ix., 7, 27, 602, 606. Proclamation against, 27. Instruc- tions to Burd & McKee, agents, 29. Instructions to Governor H.
60. To Colonel Burd, 61. Pro- ceedings and resolutions of Sus- quehanna Company, 569. Letters from L. Gordon, Chas. Stewart and John Jennings respecting New England settlers, 573. Governor P.'s proclamation, 588. Letters
of Governor, 602.
Letters from
Governor P. to several persons respecting, 606. Riots at Wyo- ming, 663. Depositions, Amos and Nathan Ogden and Zebulon Butler, 674. Proclamation against settlers at Wyoming, 679. Depo- sitions respecting, 710. People on their way to Wyoming armed ; proclamation of Governor Hamil- ton, 747. Depositions, 751, 767. Proceeding of Council, 753. Let- ters respecting Wyoming, 754, 756. Letter to Governor Trum- bull, 777. Letters to and from Governors, x., 3, 117, 151, 162, 163. People settling on proprie- tary lands, 50. Letters respecting, 86. Petition against people from Northumberland, 111. Eliphalet Dyer, Wm. S. Johnson and Secre- tary Strong arrive from, 118. Let- ter of Governor Trumbull, and resolutions of Assembly, 119-139, 143, 151. From John Penn to
Governor
152.
Proclamation.
against settlers, 153. Governor Trumbull's account of affairs, 163. History of Indian deed to Susque- hanna Company, 177. People refuse to submit to laws of Penn- sylvania, 275. Governor's letter to magistrates, 275. Boundaries, xii., 177. Letter from Governor de- clining to refer dispute on princi- ples of confederation, 287. Pro- ceedings of Convention, 585. Re- specting dispute, 657. Claims- resolutions of Assembly and peti- tion of Sup. Exec. Council for settlement of, xiii., 10. Letter from delegates of Pennsylvania in Congress on, 16. Proceedings, 79. In Congress and Assembly, 123. Counsel appointed, 215. Law for raising troops-counsel inquire respecting it, 217. H. Os- burne solicitor, 266. Counsel ap- pointed, counsellors appointed by Council, 310. Suit to be brought to a speedy close, 313. Agents to have use of papers, 314, 332. Papers to be examined, 361. Ex- penses attending suit against, 366. Conference respecting evidence, 417. Indian deeds, &c., 418, 420, 434. Expenses attending suit,
421. Court at Trenton, 430.
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Papers demanded and delivered over by Jno. Penn, 437. Journal at Fort Stanwix, counsellors ap- pointed, 441. Witnesses, 442. Pay on account, 446, 452. Decree in favor of Pennsylvania procla- mation, 475. H. Osburne dis- charged, 596. Letter from Gov- ernor Jona. Trumbull, xiv., 2. Petition of settlers, 51. Fees to counsel, 141. Reports of Wm. Bradford, Jr., and James Wilson, 159. Act of Legislature and letter, S. Hardy, 162. Resolutions of Council respecting Wyoming, 169. Conference relative to settlers driven off in May, 188. Copies of Indian deeds taken, 240. List of papers relating to Wyoming, 318-320. Form of cession by, xv., 19. Cession of lands by, 28. Claims in Luzerne County, 279, 280, 355. Governor Huntington interposes for Jno. Franklin, 385, 386. Letter to Comptroller of, 546. Laws against settlers to be enforced, xvi., 317, 322, 352, 364. Connell, William, commands priva- teer General Thompson, x., 793. Connelly, Captain Robert, of Penn- sylvania Regiment, xiv., 655.
Conner, Michael, complains of being in fear of his life from sev- eral persons, x., 723.
Conococheague-murders at, vii., 479, 503.
Conogocheague - evil intentions at -towards goods, ix., 302, 303. Conolloway Indians, vi., 675.
Conolly, Dr. John, letters to and from, x., 140. His advertisement and conduct, &c., 140, 141, 146, 148, 164, 165. Lord D.'s views of his commitment, 161. Ad- dress to magistrates of Westmore- land, 167. Deposition of Henry Reed, 168. Answer of magistrates, 167. Murders in Westmoreland county-His conduct complained of, 180. Releases prisoners from gaol, 227. Proclamation against tax collectors, &c., from "Fort Dunmore," 227. Certificate re- specting collectors, 228. Resolu- tions of Congress respecting his confinement in prison at Philadel- phia with Allen Cameron and
their servants, 444. Order from Committee of Safety to the gaoler, 445. Examined and remanded, 472. His servant, John Brown, sent to workhouse, 476. Person may visit on business, in presence of another, 482. A supposed ac- complice, 533. Wife's allowance, 648, 696. Asks permission to re- tire to a plantation-Allowed, he to give bond, xi., 196. Enlarged on bond, 200. A British officer, to be arrested-Violates parole, imprisoned, xiii., 161. His serv- ant committed, 163.
Conoy Indians, letter at their in- stance to Governor, iv., 656. Move higher up Susquehanna, 747. Claim lands where their town stood, v., 393; viii., 730.
Conoy Town, conference with In- dians at, iii., 188.
Conshocken -- Delaware Indians de- clare war against Senecas, xii., 586.
Conscience, rights of, declared, ii., 57. Liberty of, and Sabbath, 210. Liberty of, to be observed, iii., 64. On liberty of, views of Assembly and Governor, iv., 366- 371.
Constable, William, to be arrested, xii., 495. To give security, 496. Constitution, dissatisfaction with- Convention-Sense of people to be taken, xi., 221. Federal, or- der of procession on ratification of, by Pennsylvania, xv., 350. By Virginia, 498. By New York, 506.
Constitution of Pennsylvania, call of Convention to amend the, by Assembly-Proceedings of Assem- bly, xvi., 41, 159.
Continental Board of War, informed of great number of prisoners in new gaol, xi., 298. Bakers to be kept at making bread, 303.
Continental Navy Board to purchase 12 fireships, xi., 255. To have pilots furnished for their ships, 260.
Continental Army, rules and regu- lations printed ' by John Dunlap, x., 636.
Continental Bills, refusal of, xi., 2. Persons to be punished who re-
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fused to take-Letter on, from J. Dickinson, 92.
Continental-Money tendered in pay- ment for a redeemable ground- rent forfeited by Andrew Allen, xii., 249. Teams to pass bridge free, 271. Moulds for, 298. Ex- changed, 429, 430, 434, 448, 552. Scale of depreciation to be pub-
lished, 612, 648, 684. To be called in, 649, 692, 724.
Continental-Treasury, x., 401.
Contrecœur, Capt'n, summons from, to surrender, vi., 29.
"Convention," galley, x., 702. Armed boat to be fitted out, xi., 2. Captain Rice ordered to Cape May, 9, 107. Captain Richard Eyre appointed to command of, 543, 557.
"Convention," brig, to be com . manded by Captain Thomas Hous- tons, and to be fitted out, xi., 555. Takes prizes-Expense of fitting out, 592.
Convention in Philadelphia, min- utes sent Council, xv., 286. Or- der of procession in Philadelphia, 351.
Conveyances, act to ' prevent dis- putes in, v., 619.
Convictions, &c., x., 60, 92, 172, 225, 226, 256.
Conway, Henry Seymour, Rt. Hon., letters to and from, ix., 298, 299, 309, 310. Stamp Acts, 298, 307. Repeal of, 310.
Conway, George, discharged, x., 465. Conwell, William, Justice, ix., 272. Coogler, John and wife, to be arrest-
ed for aiding British, xii., 301, 308. He and wife released on conditions, 384.
Cook, Arthur, appointed judge, i., 153, 156, 324. Appointed special Commissioner, 164. A Council- lor, 169. To act as Lieutenant Governor, 212. Judge, 324, 331. Guardian to J. Taylor, 331. As- sistant to Governor, 505. De- ceased, 607.
Cook, Benjamin, Coroner, iv., 602, 748, 782.
Cook, George, ordered out of the State, xii., 293.
Cook, Jacob, resigns as Justice, xii., 556; xiv., 45.
Cook, John, Sheriff, x., 56, 100, 211.
Cook, Richard, accomplice of L. Stewart, to be arrested, ix., 717. Cook, William, Sheriff, x., 59, 101, 212; xi., 84, 112, 126, 131, 270. Cooke, Edward, Lieut., xiii., 167. Cookson, Thomas, writes letter to Governor at instance of Conoy Indians, iv., 656; murders by Delaware Indians, 675, 678; a Justice v., 3. Prothonotary of Lancaster county-Letter on death of Adam Furney, 377. A Justice, 600.
Coombe, Thomas, appointed by Go- vernor Collector of light money, ix., 197.
Coombe, Major, xi., 123.
Coombe, Rev. Thomas, to be seized, xi., 284, 299, 300, 525, 527. His wife applies for a pass for his son John to New York, xiii., 122.
Cooper, William, Ensign, xiii., 53. Copper mine sought for on Susque- hanna-a subterfuge for annoy- ance of Indians, iii., 160. Perki- omen, proposed sale of, x., 23, 41.
Copper, to be purchased, x., 612. Coppock, Bartholomew, member of Council for Chester, i., 213.
Corbin, Margaret, order in favor of, for her bravery, she having been wounded and utterly disabled by three grape shop, while filling the post of her husband, who was killed by her side at Fort Wash- ington, xii., 34.
Coren, Captain Isaac, applies for ar- ticles, xii., 55.
Cornbury, Lord, letter from, ii., 78. To be addressed on decease of Governor, 91. Vice Admiral of the Jerseys, issues a commission to arrest a vessel, 99. Said to have issued a marriage license, 115. Asks Governor to urge means of defence for New York, 136. Address of merchants to, on privateers, 411. Vice Admi- ral, 421.
Cornish, Andrew, Governor, &c., arrive at his house, iii., 309. Jus- tice, 358. Justice left out, 531. Cornwell, Frank, Sheriff of Sussex county, i., 213.
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Cornplanter, Indian Chief, grant of
land to, xvi., 38. In Philadel- phia, 497, 498, 499. And other Indian Chiefs, petition, 353. In Philadelphia, speeches to and from, 497. Letterto, 510. Speeches to and from Council, terms of sale and purchase at Fort Stanwix, of lands on Lake Erie, 500-509. And Half-town, remain in city till arri- val of President of the United States, 513. Interpreter paid, 534. Expenses paid in Philadelphia, 547.
Cornwallis, Lord, surrenders to General Washington at Yorktown, news brought by his aid, Colonel Tilghman, to Philadelphia, xiii., 94. Christ Church bells rung, 143.
Coroners for each county proposed, i., 65, 187. Organized, appointed, 343. A deputy pro tem. appoint- ed, 158. Appointed, 162, 174, 286; ii., 163. Is a Justice's in- quest in absence of, valid ? 184; iii., 30, 56, 69, 108, 139, 140, 260, 289, 332, 359, 370, 387, 521, 574, 614. Inquest, when necessary, 150. Elected, iv., 85, 86, 247, 309, 352, 469, 500, 601, 669, 748, 782; v., 55, 120, 345, 551, 597, 662; vi., 144, 637; vii., 267, 753; viii., 223, 403, 781; ix., 57, 199, 285, 333, 398, 547, 623, 624, 689, 691, 777, 778 ; x., 56, 78, 100, 211, 212, 270, 273 ; xi., 179, 191, 217, 235, 363, 365, 366, 372, 373, 378, 593, 596, 606, 638 ; xii., 131, 134, 136, 145, 146, 147, 161, 166, 182, 506, 507, 508, 510, 512, 518, 540-544; xiii., 85, 86, 87, 88, 92, 133, 134, 158, 391, 393, 395, 397, 398, 400, 419, 719-723, 726, 730, 740, 751; xiv., 230, 232, 234, 236, 237, 238, 244, 248, 256, 267, 268, 289, 554, 557, 558, 563, 597 ; xv., 98, 100, 102, 109, 116, 120, 125-139, 193, 294, 296, 298, 300, 301, 565, 566, 570, 580, 586, 589, 646 ; xvi., 191, 193, 195, 208, 212, 215, 490, 492, 493, 494, 496, 498, 499, 509, 514, 518, 527, 542. Correction, a house of, in each coun- ty, proposed, i., 61.
Corsey Col., Battalion to rendezvous at Swedes' ford, xi., 301.
Coskosky, Indian town, v., 349.
Cotnam, Lieutenant George, per-
mitted to raise recruits for Lieu- tenant General Philips's regiment at Annapolis Royal, v., 269.
Cottringer, John, refused right to hold land, being a Catholic, ix., 596.
Coultas, James, Sheriff, vi. 638. vii., 266. Breach of confidence in, 362. Of Philadelphia, order to arrest and imprison Dr. Wm. Smith, for libel, viii., 442;
Coulter, Thomas, Justice, xiv., 602. Council-first meeting of, i., 56. Names of members, 58. Rules of, 56, 59, 60. Number of mem- bers returned by Sheriffs, not agreeing with charter ; pray Gov- ernor that it may not operate against ; W. Penn's reply, that it should not, 58. Member elect, sent for, 65. Nicholas Moore ap- pointed Secretary, 73. Propose that magistrates provide for the sustenance of the people, 78. De- bates to be kept secret, 96. Pro- posed to double the number of members for Philadelphia; 98. To be always with Governor, 98. Per- sons not serving when elected to be fined, 101. Members not to be arrested for debt, 102. List of members to be kept, 103. Mem- bers sent for to Kent county, 103. Sheriff may attach goods, &c., of members not paying their fines, 107. President, how chosen, 120, 146. To define jurisdiction of Courts, 124. Debates in, to be kept secret, 125. Refuse a col- lector's oath, but take his attes- tation, 148. Counties not to suffer by suspension of members, 203. Sheriff to summon mem- ber, 146. Notice of meeting to be set up "at the gate," 157. Su- pervise the press, 165. Refuse to sign a minute in President Lloyd's time, for want of his reasons for refusing, 165. Counsellors ap- pointed, 168, 169, 552. A mem- ber charged with fornication re- tires, 176, 178, 180. Etiquette towards Assembly, 177. Early meetings of, 176. Adjourn to Quaker meeting house, 178, 224,
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226. Members dismissed, 211. Members attend, as Deputy to Governor, 212. Claim papers and copies, 230, 231, Member to at- tend on Governor, 231, 232, 238, 239. Days of meeting, 231. De- cide that keeper of great seal has a right to absent himself, 234. Difficulty between, and the keeper of seal, 235, 236. T. Lloyd's let- ter to, 236. Authority of certain papers required, 239. Question as to right of election of a member serving seven years without inter- mission of one year, 267. Jno. Eckley's election disputed, 268. Also Thomas Lloyd's, 269. Stormy debates in, 277. Discussion about laws and adjournment of Assem- bly, 290, 294. Debate between Assembly and, on imprisonment of Speaker White, 292. Tumul- tuous proceedings, 297. Extra meeting called on receipt of a let- ter from Maryland, 298, 299. Governor Blackwell resigns, 313. Thomas Lloyd elected President, 317, 323. Penn's instructions, 318. Returns of members, 322, 323, 324. Members sign declaration of allegiance, 321, 450. Member objected to on account of debauch- ery, 323, New mode of election of members, 324. New Council under Fletcher, 365, 369, 567. Nomi- nate officers, 366. Day appointed for considering government affairs, 367. A fixed day for meeting, 572. Number of members, 577. New, formed by proprietary-mem- bers, 580. Fixed time for meeting, 581. Records missing, 589. Diffi- culty in election, 590.
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