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332. Called out, 359. Expenses referred to County Paymasters, 413. Sent to Susquehanna, 532. Ammunition for, 538. Time of, expiring, 574. Complained of,
at camp, Commissioners sent to enquire about it, 350. In Cumberland County, 410. Short, 580. Called out, 581, 733. Re- turn of, by Jno. Carothers, 772. Officers chosen, xii., 2, 15, Term of service expired, 42. Call of, of county in seed time, and other evil effects of time expiring at Billingsport, 71. To be prac- tised-Steuben's work on disci- pline, 73. Change in orders, 76. Destitute, 100. Refuse to pay fines, 103. Called out, 123. Of Chester county, 142. Called out by General W., equipment of, 144. Dr. D. Jackson, Quarter Master, 146. Counties, 200, 202. Law, 299. Proclamation respecting, 320. Desertion of, 322. Changes in-arrangement of, 373. Reso- lution for greater care of, in certain counties, 373, 375. To be in readiness - enemy ap- proaching, 386. Collection of fines, 388. Inspector, 388, 389. Arms to be collected, &c., 389. Duty, 454. Paymasters, 463. Muster Masters, 462. Doubts on law, 469. To Northumberland, 492. Judge Advocate appointed, 504. Pay off Berks county, 567. Auditors appointed, 589. Fines, &c., 611. Discharged, 638. Pay, 650. Called out, 695. Exemption from, pay of, xiii., 21. Gratuities, trial for desertion, 22. Order 3000 men out in several counties, 53.
At Lancaster discharged, 82. Ordered out, 98. Bedford, 121. Westmoreland, 157. Called out, 169, 203, 269. Stores to be pro- vided for, 296. Petition, 298. Call of, 330, 349, 368. Fines, 382. Pay to, 421, 423. Three regiments to be completed, 445. Want pay, 461. Recruits, 494. Discharged, 592. Election in York irregular, 695; xiv., 3, 23, 77, 159, 167, 168, 177, 380, 513, 549, 584, 624, 634; xv., 5, 13, 14, 30, 40, 98, 105, 107, 109, 199, 209, 234, 237, 283, 301, 328, 357, 358, 371, 391, 432, 473, 590, 603. Officers appointed by Council, 437. Laws and pensions, 590. Fines, 603, 604; xvi., 1, 2, 8, 18, 38, 66, 149, 166, 168, 195, 2162, 227, 251, 317, 337, 340, 348, 382, 445, 535.
Mill and Mill Race, Cornelius Emp- son, i., 301. Walter Forrest's, 389. Peter Dales, ii., 10. Pro- prietary's, 64, 65.
Miller, Abm., Justice, xii., 19.
Miller, Captain, x., 689.
Miller, George, a delinquent Col- lector, xiii., 641.
Miller, Henry, Sheriff, xii., 513; xiii., 93, 397. Prothonotary of York, xv., 17.
Miller, Jacob, to build boats, &c., x., 283. Has lumber taken by enemy, xi., 564.
Miller, John, Coroner, viii., 403. Examined respecting Stump, ix., 510, 511. Commissioner of purchases, Lancaster, xii., 660. Justice, 150; xiii., 677. Sheriff, xiv., 557; xv., 79, 296.
Miller, Joseph, Justice, xiv., 158. Miller, Miss, pass for, to New York, xi., 577.
Miller, Peter, a Justice, x., 15, 46. Printer, x., 420. Traitor bailed out, xii., 145, 149. Coroner, xiv, 557.
Miller, Rev. Peter, intercedes for Henry Martin, xiii., 510.
Mills, Alexander, to be arrested for discouraging enlistments, xii., 378. Taken and dismissed, 379. Mills, Griffith, ii., 541.
Milsheimer, Rev., a chaplain in a German regiment, taken at Sara-
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toga-to be sent to New York, per
order of Board of War, xii., 262. Mingo or Conestoga Indians, iii., 19. Mingo, an Indian slave, imported, ii., 489, 509.
Minnisink Indians, charged with murders at Snaketown, their residence - Kindassowa, their chief, iii., 326. Wounds Henry Webb, iv., 413, 420. Governors letter to, 420. Murders by, in- vited to Burlington. Messengers Moses Tetamy and J. Still, viii., 141. Arrive on way to Burling- ton, 149. Opinions respecting, 194.
Minor, John, Justice, xiii., 264.
Minshall, Joshua, his house broke open by Higginbotham, iv., 156. Mint of the United States, Act of Congress passed for establishing a, xv., 104.
Mintges, Adjutant, Francis, ap- pointed Lieutenant, x., 678.
Minutes of a Council, at New York, held by Governor Shirley, vii., 23-31. Of New York Council, 497. Of Croghan with Indians, 506-517.
Miralles, Don Juan de, asks to export flour for his private use, xii., 314.
Miranda, George, an Indian trader, letter from, detailing account of accidental killing of an Indian, iv., 88.
Mirchell, Richard, appointed Sub- Treasurer, for Kent, i., 111.
Mitchell, Alexander, Justice, xii., 336.
Mitchell, James, to survey Sprin- getsbury Manor, iii., 185. Letter to Governor-Council at Conay- town, 187. Expenses, 382. Sheriff, iv., 500.
Mitchell, First Lieutenant, x., 488. Mitchell, John, Muster Master of army and navy-gratis, x., 504. Commissary of provisions for artillery, 510. Master of pro- vincial ship, 522. Storekeeper, xi., 423. Proceedings against, for Arnold's wagons, 707, 708, 709. Deputy Quarter Master Gen- eral asks for two hundred wagons, xii., 18. Has charge of Schuylkill bridge, 269. Pays
rent on, 340, 385. Letter, 321. Battalion to protect North- umberland, xiii., 223. Memorial, xiii., 747. Contractor for State navy, 1776, 77. Appeal respect- ing his accounts, xv., 432. As- signs of, for an arrest, 617. Deputy Quarter Master General, United States, xvi., 456.
Mitchell, Ann, wife of John, under sentence of death, pardoned, iii., 240.
Mitchell, (a Swiss) Indian trader, ii., 403, 405. In search of mines, 403.
Mitchell, Wm., elected Justice, xii., 19. Resigns, 526.
Moffit, Thos., escapes from Indians, vii., 282.
Mohawks, Indians, historical ao- counts of, in 1665, alluded to, i., 300; v., 10, 624-628. In Phila- delphia, vi., 341. Murdered near Fort Cumberland, ix., 304.
Molan, John, a lawyer, viii., 339, 342, 344, 361. Member of Coun- cil, 360.
Moland, John, proposed new bill on warrants, &c., viii., 369.
Moland, Wm., made prisoner, asks to be exchanged, xi., 564. Dis- abused of treason under great seal, xv., 382.
Molatton, an Indian town, iii., 315. Molesworth, James, examination, executed as a spy, xi., 197. A spy, executed in 1777, bond to, xiii., 385.
Moll, John, member of first Coun- cil, i., 57. Has patent from Lord Baltimore, 109. Refuses to pro- vide for a bill in favor of proprie- tor, 233. Member of New Coun- cil, 580. Damage to his estate alleged, ii., 109.
Molleston, Alexander, complains against the official conduct of Wm. Hill, a magistrate of Sussex county, iii., 259.
Molliston, John, Coroner, v., 55. Mompesson, Roger, Judge of Admi- ralty, Counsellor at Law, ap- pointed member of Council, ii., 117, 134. Chief Justice, 239. Monakatootha, letter apprizing of arrival of large body of French at Ohio, v., 635. Half-king
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of great note, 660. Speech
of, 691. Or Half-king, dies at
John Harris's, vi., 184. Indian and French, 673.
Monck, ship General, proposals to buy for defence of the Delaware, xiii., 270. Name changed to Gen'l Washington, and allowed to make a voyage, 283.
Monckton, Brig. Gen'l Robert, let- ters to and from, viii., 495. Asks for' troops, 495, 506, 509. Goes to Phila., 592.
Money, bill proposed, i., 72. Arrest of counterfeiters proposed, 84. Case of Charles Pickering, 84. Edmund Lassell, 380. Raised, 558. Act proposed for paying and receiving, for contracts, at certain rates, ii., 220, 223, 224. . Queen's proclamation respecting, 435. No price to be set on Eng- lish, or gold-commodities to be lowered, 444, 445. Act publish- ed in market place, 447. And
dollars, discussion on raising value of, iii., 173. Coiners, con- victed, vii., 725.
Monroe, George, Sheriff, v., 551, 597, 662.
Montgomery County, Prothonotary, xiv., 202. Dr. Abel Morgan ap- pointed Lieutenant of county, 205. Register of Wills and Re- corder of Deeds, 210. Justices, 215, 279, 504, 629. Sheriffs, 230, 555. Representatives, 230, 555. Coroners, 230, 555. Commission- ers, 230, 555. Justices, 244, 282. Memorial respecting pay- ment for a purchase of land out of sale of old prison, Phila., 282. No jail at, 313. Public buildings, 456. Laid off from Philad., 457. Deed for land, 492. Elections, xv., 100. Sheriff, 100, 294, 564. Coroner, 100, 294, 564. Repre- sentative, 100. Militia, 107. Jus- tices, 124, 164, 279, 323, 537, 605, 609, 644, 647. Sales of es- tates, Alex. Bartram, John Mere- dith and Isaac Taylor - George Smith, agent, 153. Fine on Com- missioners for not furnishing re- turn of assessments, remitted, -Captain R. Coleman to be put in possession of tract of land pur-
chased as part of estate of A. Bartram, 192. Agent for sale of confiscated estates, 198. Change of districts in, 233. Execution of John Brown, ordered and post- poned, 423, 432. Asks for a new election district for Justices, 483. Case of J. Eckley, Collector of Taxes, 534. New election district for justices, 551. Councillor, 546. Express to, 572. Norristown to have three Justices, 609. Com- plaint against Lieutenant of Phi- ladelphia for moneys detained, 636. Gunpowder furnished, paid for, 642. F. A. Muhlenberg re- signs as Justice, 644. Justices, xvi., 1, 138, 189. Militia, 29. Contested election, 30, 43, 48, 49, 55. Election confirmed, 59. Am- ount of tavern and marriage li- censes, 61. Collector of excise, Jacob Auld, owes a balance, 64. Returns of field officers, 71. Es- tate of John Robinson, 136. Rob- ert Loller, Register and Recorder, 156. Militia fines, 166. Sheriffs, 191, 490. Coroners, 191, 490. Fines against overseers of poor, remitted, 288. Tax collected, 311. Militia officers elected, 362. Taxes received, 384. Re- gister, 446. Fines received, 460. Error corrected, 463. Contested elections, 501.
Montgomery, Fort, x., 743, 756. New York, xi., 4.
Montgomery, Lt. Hugh, of gunboat, x., 329. To command gunboat Warren, 437. Captain of Effing- ham, 488 ; xi., 225, 531. Applies for wagons, 520, 530 ; xii., 44.
Montgomery, Capt. James, to have command of boats, x., 328. Call- ed to answer - his command changed, 586. Resigns, 665. Commands privateer, 706. Of ship Genl. Greene, xi., 730, 747. Ordered to sea, xii., 4. Takes a prize and wants a mast, 19. Let- ter to Holker, 86. Takes a prize, 111. Complaint against, 155.
Montgomery, Hon. Joseph, xii., 778. Recorder and Register for Dau- phin, xiv., 376. Justice, 378 ; xv., 41. Resigns as Commis'r, 221.
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Montgomery, Col. Wm., to purchase
lead for Associators, x., 592. Delegate to Congress, xiv., 261. Justice, 396. President of Com- mon Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 400. Letter on disturbances at Wyoming, xv., 27. Runs line between Susquehanna and Alle- gheny, 85. Pay as member of Council of Censors, and Com- missioner to Wyoming, 539. Jus- tice, resigns-elected to Assem- bly, xvi., 539.
" Montgomery," The Provincial ship to be called, x., 525. Sent to attack man-of-war Roebuck, aground, 552. Captain Read re- signs, 595. Pilot for, 679. Green- way resigns, 694. W. Whitpain resigns, 712, 741. Fitted out for a voyage, 745. Sails for, xi., 6, 75, 86, 128. Paid for a silver call, xiv., 600.
"Montgomery," privateer brig, x., 701.
Montour, Andrew, sent by Governor of Virginia to Indians at Onon- dago, iv., 607, 634. To .be ex- amined on distances, 730, 762. v., 290, 349, 497. Instructions to, respecting presents, 518. Ap- plies to live in Cumberland Co., 566. Has a commission, 567. To interpret for Virginia, 568. Let- ters to and from, affairs on Ohio, vi., 47, 130. Near Shamokin, 669, 673. Arrives, 681. Instruc- tions to, on visit to Delawares, 697. Arrives with Scaroyady at Onohquoge, vii., 12. At Phila- delphia, 64. Report, 65. viii., 270, 429.
Montour, Mrs., wife of Carondo- wana, (an Indian,) iii., 295. Makes a long report of the inten- tions of the Delawares and other Indians, 296. Presents for, 337. Her daughter marries Indian, 501.
Montour, Lewis, vii., 506.
Montreal, General Amherst's suc- cess at, and Isle Royal, viii., 503. Great fire at, relief asked, ix., 390.
Moody, Robert, Letter from, on Wyoming, x., 87.
Moore, Lieut. and Captain, Allen,
appointed to command boat "Ex- periment, x., 296. Of gun-boat " Effingham," 328. Resigns from the " Effingham," 442.
Moore, Charles, Clerk of Assembly, viii., 512.
Moore, Colonel, battalion, x., 687.
Battalion to rendezvous at Falls of Schuylkill and Darby, xi., 301. Moore, Doctor, (see Nicholas M.)
Morris, Governeur, pass to N. York, xiii., 586.
Moore, Henry, Gov. of New York, letter and papers respecting New England settlers at Wyoming, ix., 569. Indian trade, 642, 645.
Moore, Jacob, appointed Attorney- Gen'l of Lower counties, x., 216. Moore, Col. James, x., 659, 665, 686. Resigns as Justice, xiii., 118. Major, of Pennsylvania line, 9. His instructions to, 698, 703. Detachment, xiv., 23. Letter, 29. Accounts, 37, 110. Troops at Wyoming, 110. Colonel, 118, 159, 229. Petition, 621. Fine for a riot, remitted, 622. Resigns as Justice, xiv., 567.
Moore, John, appears before Gov'r in relation to complaints against Col. Quarry, i., 545. A lawyer, 551. Deputy of Colonel Quarry, Judge of Admiralty, 580, 603. Attorney-General, 11. Comm'r to administer oaths, 62, 92, 390. Register-Gen'l, 97. Succeeded by Markham, 97. Refuses to de- liver papers and seal, 113, 121. Gives oath to Gov. Evans, 116. Collector, 240. Seizes a Boston vessel from Salem, 240. Rea- sons for withholding records, &c., from Markham, ii., 122. Proposed as successor to Colonel Wm. Markham, who dies, 151. Collector of customs, 240. Sheriff, viii., 403, 506. Provincial Com- missioner, ix., 237. Justice, 750. Captain of gun-boat Hanoock, x., 362. Commissioner to buy pro- visions in Philadelphia county, xi., 424. Sale of estates, 538. Major, letter, xii., 93. Frivolous complaint against, dismissed, 26. Justice, xiv., 180. President of Court of Common Pleas and Quar- ter Sessions, 559 ; xv., 109.
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Moore, Mordecai, Chief Burgess of Chester, vii., 417.
Moore, Nicholas, (President of Free Traders,) complained against- his rebuke and apology, i. 59. Speaker, 105. Asks for an altera- tion in law respecting fornication, 61. Appointed, by Governor, Secretary of Council, 73. A Judge, 119. Declaration against, 134, 137, 138, 139, 141. To de- sist from exercising authority, 142. In a languishing condition, not expected to recover, 153. Ju- dicial act complained of, 145, 151, 152, 153. Judgment against, 189, 190. A large purchase of land from Penn, xiii., 321.
Moore, Robert, murderer, escapes from goal in New York, iii., 108. Proclamation for, 108.
Moore, Dr. Samuel Preston, with Richard Hill, petition to make title deed for R. Hill, Jr's. land in city, &c., vii., 728, 739, 740.
Claims lots and liberty lands, xiii., 9. For city lots, 49, 321, 326. Moore, Thomas, Mill road, near, iii., 142, 227. Collec'r of customs pro- poses alteration of law, 278.
Moore, William, Justice of Chester County. Address of Assembly to Governor, complaining of, vii., 741. Proceedings, 750, 764, 776, 781. Address to Governor, 764. Letter from, in prison, 776. Case of, viii., 1, 11-17, 162, 287, 442. Governor Denny's message on, 1. Answer of Assembly, 4. Pro- ceedings in Council, 161. De- clared innocent of all charges, 162. Resolve of Assembly respecting his case, 287. Member of Coun- cil of Safety, xi., 45. Chosen Vice-President, xii., 163, 541, xiii., 50. Councillor, 133. Pres't, 112. Appointed Judge of High Court of Errors and Appeals, 535.
Morales, Francis, asks discharge of Spanish sailor from prison, xiv., 484.
Moravian-Missionaries to Indians, petition for a pass, v., 576. C. Weiser to be consulted-but the design is abandoned, 375. At Bethlehem, authorized to receive
Indians from Diahoga, vii., 170. Number of, in Bethlehem, 353. Settlements burned, 494. Send F. Post miss'ary to Indians, viii., 301. Ask exemption from Taxes, 304. Indians viewed suspiciously, ix., 140. Sisterhood at Bethle- hem present rags-thanks for, x., 553. Missionaries have pass for Pittsburg, &c., xii., 346. John Bull and John Mygant-missionaries -pass to Albany and the Lakes, xiii., 570.
More, Capt. Francis, James, x., 766. Morey, Jacob, Justice, xiv., 584.
Morgan, Dr. Abel, Surgeon, xi., 124. resigns, xiii., 262. Lieutenant of Montgomery county, xiv., 205. Morgan, Enoch, Paymaster, xi., 125. Morgan, Evan, one of Committee of Assembly to distribute arms, vi., 679. Com'r of wagons, 775. Morgan, Col. George, asks for a pass for his wife to go into the city for her child, xi., 486. Patent for city lots, xvi., 499.
Morgan, Capt. Jacob, letter from, vii. 35.
Morgan, Col. Jacob, appointed Colo- nel, xi., 31. Lieutenant, 194. resigns, 203. Pay, 208. Applies for arms, 218. Berks, 423. Re- signs seat in Council, 457, 466. Letter, 531. Purchase of flour, xii., 53. Money to, 65. Decree of Supreme Court against John Potts' estate, 114. On flour, 117. Mill, 299. To pay militia, 567, 595, 686, 705, 743, 778. See also Morgan, Jacob, Jr., buys paper mills, &c., in Roxboro-estate of C. Sawer, xii., 299, 303. Deed for part of Tinicum, 256. Sup- erintendent of Commissioners of purchases, payment to, xiii., 7, 43, 74, 142, 219, 220, 262.
Morgan, Morgan, Coroner of New Castle, iii., 260, 289, 332, 370.
Morgan, Thos., Coroner, iv., 669, 747. 782.
Morocco, treaty of peace with, sent to Assembly, xv., 268.
Morris, Abel, resigns as Ensign, x., 501.
Morris, Anthony, appointed Judge, i., 451. Appointed Justice of Philadelphia county, 370. Grants
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replevin in case of seized goods, 544. Complaint against, offers to resign, 566. Col. Quarry's speech respecting, 575. Elected Mayor of Philadelphia, ii., 104. Case of Wm. Harper, 151. Address of Philadelphia to Governor, 161. To have key of the large house at Barracks for soldiers, x., 415. Made Lieutenant-Colonel, 767.
Morris, Hon. Cadwallader, xiv., 29.
Delegate to Congress, 261. Morris, Fort, vii., 599.
Morris, Jacob, Inspector, xii , 487. Appointed Auditor to settle ac- counts of troops, 589. Resigns, 614.
Morris, James, Justice, xiv., 215. And president of Courts, 504. President of Courts, xvi., 138. Morris, John, Coroner, iv., 669. Appointed Quarter-Master, with title of Lieutenant-Colonel, xi., 25. Authorized to appear in City Court and prosecute for State, 246, 276, 285.
Morris, John, Jr., Master of Rolls, xi., 187. To Courts as Attorney for State, 258, 294, 357. Record- er of Deeds to send charter of Academy, xii., 38. Master of Rolls, deceased, xiv., 378.
Morris, Dr. John, Cor'r, xvi., 492. Morris, Joshua, resigns as member of Assembly, vii., 148.
Morris, Luke, a Warden, xi., 538. xiii., 100.
Morris, Morris, a Justice, iii., 28. Morris, Robert, Warden, ix., 293.
Member of Committee of Safety, to procure powder and saltpetre, x., 282. To apply for guns, 288. To order medicines, 292. May export produce for pow- der, 469. Cargoes, 579. State- ment of John Brown of interview with, xi., 345. Member of Con- gress, 385. Imports arms for State, 653, 771. Letters to and from, xii., 2. Superintendent of finance - letter on requisitions, 782. Superintendent of finance, presents order for money under Act of Assembly, xiii., 7. Pay to, for Congress, 73, 110. Paid for supplies, 83. Letter, 96. On French subsidy, 100. Barracks,
128. Letter, Massachusetts, &c., on revenue on impost, 174. For supplies, 193. Long circular from, 195. Capt. Van Heer's corps, 211. On supplies, 374. Papers from Congress, 541. Let- ters, xiv., 119, 182. Report on accounts, 464, 466, 473, 481, 482, 488. Appeal to Supreme Court, 488, 495, 497. Suit against, 555. Appointed Commissioner, xv., 5. Deeds to, for property corner Sixth and Market streets, 151. Petition for city lots of S. Shoe- maker's estate, 657. A city lot lately owned by, xvi., 540.
Morris, Gov. New York, letter re- specting Indians and French, v., 1. Morris, Robert Hunter, appointed Governor by Proprietary, vi., 143. Late Chief Justice of New Jersey, 143. Appears in Council, 144. Is received at Bush Hill by Gov. and Council-his commissions, &c., exhibited, and then published at the Court House, 144. Noti- fies Indians at Auckwick of his appointment, 169. Speech to Assembly, 184. On French af- fairs, 185. Message to Delaware Indians, 187. Messages to As- sembly, 221, 243, 244, 247, 320, 322, 330, 332, 413, 415, 432, 440, . 443, 504, 525, 536, 546. Messages from do., 220, 226-236, 243, 244, 325, 359, 437, 441, 525, 546, 550, 554, 555, 565, 569-586. Objects to Act limiting number of passen- gers arriving, 225. Long message from Assembly on instructions, 226-236. His answer to, 236- 243. Message on emigrant bill, 243. Amount of Excise collected, 211. Messages to and from As- sembly, 244-247. On Connecti- cut claim, 249, 252, 254, 255, 261, 262, 267, 268-274. Council's ad- vice to, 275. Letters, 286, 295, 299, 301, 380, 382, 418, 421, 424, 452, 453, 455, 511-519, 563, 565, 639, 739, 742, 744, 760, 771, 773, 774, 776. Conduct of Assembly, 295, 302, 322. Asks for Assem- bly's minutes, 305, 322. Corres- pondence with General Braddock, 307, 331, 332, 335, 377, 380, 394, 398, 399, 400, 406, 415, 431, 461.
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Against Assembly publishing let- ters, &c., 322, 616. Injunction to Franklin and Hall not to pub- lish, 327. Mr. Franklin's answer to, 327. Letter from Josiah Quincey, 329. Sends Secretary to make copy of Assembly's min- utes, 331, 339, 392. Genl. B. de- sires a meeting of Governors at Annapolis, 333. Complains of Assembly, 335. Letters to and from, 373. Sir Thos. Robinson on General Braddock's affairs, 394, 407, 408, 414, 494, 496, 536, 566, 644. "Quaking Assembly," 409. From Col. Bradstreet, 412. General Braddock has begun his march, 413. Letters to and from Gov. Sharp, 410, 418, 420.
Writes to Shekallamy respecting settlers on Indian lands north of Albany, 420. On death of Kishy- coquillas, 421. Appoints a fast, 422. Demand of Assembly for a letter from General Braddock, 424-5, 433. From Gov. Shirley,
439. Power to call Assembly, 441. Printing papers, 442. Ad- dress of Assembly to King on pro- prietary restrictions, 448. Re- commends an embargo on account of arrival of French fleet at Louis-
burg, 450. To Commissioners on Braddock's road, 452. To Gov. Sharp, French and Indians in Cumberland county, &c., 454. To Gov. Dinwiddie respectiug can- non for General, 455. Receives various accounts of Braddock's defeat and death, 480-485, 486, 495, 496, 511, 519, 599, 604. Speech to Assembly, 486. Let- ters on Dunbar's retreat, 494. To General Shirley, 496. On Catholics, 504, 533. To Colonel Dunbar, 515. His answer, 519. Tax on proprietary estate, 525- 532, 536-546. Answer on provi- ding quarters by Mayor, &c., 516, 532. Militia bill, 534, 588. In- dians, 536, 554. Letters to and from General Shirley, 563, 594,
595. To Colonel Dunbar, 565.
Tax on proprietary estate, 569- 587, 617, 627, &c. Messages to Assembly, 597, 617, 670, 675,
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684, 689, 706, 724, 728, 729, 733, 745. Do. from do., 597, 598, 616, 677, 691, 692, 707, 746, 747. Militia bill, 598, 724. To Sir Thos. Robinson, 592. Disposition of forces-conduct of Assembly, 599, 600. To Gov. Dinwiddie respecting Dunbar, 604. Sup- plies for Crown Point, 617. An- swer to long message of Assem- bly-supply bills-proprietary es- tates-taxes-Germans, &c., &c., 617-623. Their answer to him, 624-637. Defeat of French at Lake George under Gen. Dieskau, message to Indians, 637. Mary- land temporary line, 639. Letters to, on Indian murders, 649-662. Complains of distribution of arms, &c. by Assembly, 663. In- forms Mayor, &c., of French in city, 663. Indian murders, 670, 677. Advised to visit frontiers, 679. Proposes associations in counties, 680. Proposes to bor- row from Receiver-General for province, 681. Bill for taxing proprietary estates, 682, 684. Going to frontiers, 688. Speech to Indians on, 688. Stays by ad- vice of Indians, 689. Explains his situation to Indians, 692. Instructions to Scaroyady and Montour, 697. Effect of Brad- dock's defeat in producing Indian wars, 700. Proposes a plan re- specting tax on proprietary es- tate, 703, 705. Asks for money, &c. by advice of Council, 706. Calls on Philadelphia for help against Indians, 710. Letter from proprietaries, 733. Letter to Thomas Penn-views of Frank- lin-Quakers and their addresses- French neutrals-militia bill, &c., 737-742. Receives £5000 from T. Penn, 742. Gov. Shirley re- quests him to meet at New York, 745. Invites Indians to Confer- ence at Harris' Ferry, 745. An- swer to address of Bethlehem In- · dians, 750. Message from In- dians at Wyomick, 751. An- swer, 753. At Reading, 760. Attends council of war at New York, 765. Conference at Harris'
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INDEX TO COLONIAL RECORDS.
Morris, Robert Hunter-
Ferry, 770, 778. At Carlisle, 773, 776, 778, 780. Directs dis- position of troops from New York, 772-775. Instructions to Captain Jocelyn respecting, 775. Letters from, vii., 3, 97. Conference with Indians at Carlisle, 1-6. At Lancaster, 7. Speech on hostili- ties, 2. Message to Assembly, 18, 19, 39, 44, 55, 87, 91, 120, 130, 131, 142, 143, 178, 195, 202. Messages from Assembly, 37, 45, 91, 92, 93, 125, 143, 183, 196, 203. Attends Council of war at New York, 23. Correspondence with Governor Dinwiddie, 31, 133. Do. with Gov. Sharp, 32, 132. Enlisting servants, 37. Entertains Indians, 64. Informs Council, &c., of a conspiracy to compel pas- sage of certain laws, 87. Pro- claims war against Delaware In- dians, 88, 92. Correspondence with Sir William Johnson, 97. With Sir Charles Hardy, 9, 10, 35, 100, 113. Speech to Indians, 107. Letters to and from Gen. Shirley,
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