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109. Asks for arms for colony,
109.
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church building, 113. Blamed by Sir William Johnson for de- claring war against Delaware In- dians, 117. Prospects on fron- tiers, 120. Letters to and from Gov. Phipps, 135, 136. On sup- port of government, 143. Ad- dress to Susquehanna Indians, 145. Discusses election of mem- bers to fill places of several re- signed, 148. Answer to speech of Ogagroderisha, 158. Orders to Lieutenant-Colonel Armstrong, &c. in Cumberland county, 161. Authorizes Moravians to receive Indians, 170. Letters to and from H. Fox, Secretary of State, 179, 180. To and from Horse- field, 169, 187, 190. Receives In- dians from Diahoga, 199, 200. Receives money from Assembly- gives Indians a part, and taking four members with him proceeds to Easton, 204. Proceedings there, 204-220. Attends Council for the last time, William Denny producing at this meeting his
Morris, Robert Hunter-
commission as Governor-before signing warrant Gov. M. invites attention of Council to orders previously given for continuing the embargo, which is now discon- tinued after a certain day, 221. Gov. M., by request, attended Council, 222. Renders to Assem- bly a particular account of the condition of the province, and a map of the frontiers and forts, 228. His resignation alluded to, 229. Meets Council at New Cas- . tle-publishes Denny's commis- sion and declaration of war, 231. Communicates to Council at Philadelphia several letters, &c. addressed to him before change of Gov. was generally known, 231. Morris, Governeur, letter to and from, respecting flour, xii., 16. Morris, Samuel (Senior), and oth- thers, petition for a pardon of four prisoners, xi., 565.
Morris, Samuel (Jr.), Appointed Sheriff of Philadelphia county, in room of Isaac Griffiths removed, v., 561. Elected, 597, 662; vi., 144; viii., 402, 505. » Member of Committee of Safety, to procure patterns of muskets, &c., x. 282. To survey Jersey Shore, 474. Pay of, 650. Letter to, 753. Appointed Register of Philadel- phia county, xi., 186. To re- move records if necessary, 258. May export codfish captured by privateer Gen. Mercer, xii., 161. Morris, Samuel C., member Council of Safety, x., 718, 726, 729. To fit out an armed boat, xi., 2. Has charge of prisoners of war, 5. Applies for shot, &c. for brig Achilles, 747.
Morris, Capt. Staats, supplies mon- ey, vi., 292.
Morris, William W., New York Commissioner to run boundary line, xv., 340.
Morris, Lieutenant-Colonel, on sol- diers' quarters at Philadelphia, viii., 262.
Morrison, James, Ensign, xii., 31. Sheriff, xvi., 204.
Morrison, Robert, Coroner, v., 662 ; vi., 638 ; vii., 266.
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Morrison, Sergeant, x., 480. Morrow, Captain, complaint against, xi., 210.
Morrow, Abraham, Gunsmith, xi., 358. Repairs arms, xv., 406.
Morton, John, seat vacant in Assem- bly, ix., 374. Sheriff, 398, 548. To receive Stump and servant from Lancaster, 442. Appointed fourth Justice of Supreme Court, x., 173. Speaker, 241, 272.
Morton, Sketchly, to supply boats in Darby creek, x., 656.
Mortonson, Morton, a Swede, ii., 480.
Moses, Isaac, may sell teas at auc- tion, xii., 427.
Moshowatshong River, viii., 143.
Motto, for a seal for Committee of Safety, x., 328.
Moulder, Capt. John, commands a boat, x., 339. To gunboat-re- signs, 362.
Moulder, Capt. Joseph, x., 407, 632. Moulder, Wm., appointed 2d Lieut. of fourth battalion, x., 484, 541. Mountfort, Count, horse for his being lame, xi., 486.
Mount Johnson, treaty at, vii, 70. Mount Providence, Justice, xii , 482. Moyamensing, road from, to Phila- delphia complained of, i, 189. Regulation of, xvi., 41, 228, 234, 238. Report, 245-251. Draft of, 493.
Moyes, John, attends on signal gun at Billingsport, xi., 573.
Moylan, Colonel, certificate to, as officer in eleventh Pennsylvania regiment, xii., 609.
Moylan, Jasper, petition respecting a perishable cargo -- rejected, xiii., 656.
Moylan, Col. Stephen, makes return of fourth regiment of dragoons, xii., 333, 740, 759.
Mud Island, (see Fort Island. ) Mud Island (or Fort), committee to visit -report - width -a boom cannot be placed there, x., 283. Chevaux-de-frise to be sunk op- posite, 334. Boards for, 378. Battery to be erected, 383, 385. Captain Proctor to command ar- tillery at, 453. On defence of, 474. Rooms at, 494, 495. For- tifications, 499. Hire of mud 15
scow in repairing banks at, xiv., 170. Damage to banks by freshets, 512. Stone for, 586. Report to be made, xv., 175, 204. Repairs of banks, 225, 236, 365; xvi., 32, 86, 95, 97, 99, 100, 101, 110, 121, 131, 140, 147, 160, 174, 301, 365. To be kept up at ex- pense of State, 100. Piers at, 147. Proposals for repairs, 160. Muhlenberg, Fred. Augustus, mem- ber Congress, xii., 172. Letter respecting Rev. Mr. Melsheimer, 262. Draws salary, 263. Dele- gate to Congress, 371. Speaker of Assembly, xiii., 352. Censor, 723. President of Council of Censors-receives his pay, xiv., 2. Justice in Philadelphia coun- ty, 54. Register of Wills-Re- corder of Deeds, 210. Dedimus to, 229. Resigns as Justice of Montgomery county, xv., 644. Speaker H. R., xvi., 438.
Muhlenberg, Henry A., chairman of committee of Senate, reports in favor of publishing Colonial Re- cords, iv., 1.
Muhlenberg, Michael, Expenses of prisoners to' Virginia, xi., 437. Account objected to, 481.
Muhlenberg, Peter, superintends drawing of lottery of donation lands, xv., 97. Pay to, 126, 236, 252. Vice President, 308. Resigns, 563.
Muhlenberg, General, resigns as Commissioner on claims in Lu- zerne, xv., 214.
Mullinax, Nathaniel, ferryman at Schuylkill, i., 438.
Muncey, Fort, Captain Robeson's head quarters to be at, repairs to be made by order Col. Hunter, xiii., 214.
Muncey Indians, are women and cannot hold treaties by them- selves, viii., 156. Conference with, at Philadelphia, ix., 689. Meetham, chief, 689, 694.
Muncey, troops to rendezvous at, xiii., 368, 374.
Munday, Henry, case of, with Mary- land, iv., 101. Address of thir- ty-one persons to, 101, 102. Let- ter to Rev. Jacob Henderson re- specting settlers near Susquehan-
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nah, 103. His examination, 107- 109.
Murders, ii., 513. In Chester Co., petitions of, iii., 40. In New York, 108.
Murdoch, Samuel, to be seized, xi., 284. Enlarged, 296. Not dis- charged, 525.
Murphy, Commissioners of Lord Baltimore, conduct complained of, i., 104. Sheriff denied a warrant to arrest, 106.
Murphey, Capt. Daniel, reinstated, xi., 119.
Murran, William, Ensign, xi., 783. Murray, Rev. Alexander, mission- ary, &c., permitted to sell his real estate, and to depart and travel into several counties., xi, 502, 503, 565. Made prisoner, his petition, 564, 565. Pass for self and wife, 578.
Murray, Alexander, Sr., Justice, xiv., 487, 517.
Murray, Capt. Francis, second ma- jor, xi., 116. Applies to be ap- pointed Lieutenant of Bucks, xiii., 745. Appointed, 746.
Murray, General James, Governor of Quebec applies for aid for loss by fire in Montreal, ix., 290, 534. Murray, Jas,, Coroner, x., 101, 212. Murray, Jas., Cap., x., 701; xii., 42. Murray, Major, ix., 322.
Murray, Mrs., message respecting, xii., 366.
Murray, Capt. William, command- ing troops at Carlisle-General Gage's order for troops at, ix., 118. Letter from Gov. Penn to, to move with troops to Lancaster, 127.
Murthwait, Richard, an invalid sol- dier, fined for selling liquors-re- mitted, xii., 374. Sergeant, con- victed by Court Martial of em- bezzling money entrusted to him for recruiting, xiii., 149.
Mushett, Capt. Thomas, of a cus- tom house schooner, captures a pilot boat loaded with goods in Delaware river-proceedings, x., 9. Proclamation of Governor, 12. Muskets, &c., patterns for, to be procured-description of, x., 282, 542. Sizes of, 588. Price of, 711.
Muskingum, murder of Indians at, xiii., 297.
Muster, Masters, x., 493, 500. Mutiny, laws against, vii., 347. Myers, Lieutenant George, appoint- ed, xi., 202.
Myers, Henry, case of, xi., 655. Myers, Jacob, appointed armorer to boats, &c., x., 490. Pay, 520.
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Nagle, George, Sheriff, ix., 778; x., 56, 100. Recommended to Congress, as Major, 446. Made Lieutenant Col., x., 767; xi., 6, 49, 110, 456.
Nagle, Sergeant of third regiment, to be arrested as concerned in riot, xiii., 617.
Nagle, Henry, Justice, xi., 619.
Nagel, Peter, Coroner, xii., 508; xiii., 88, 394, 720; xiv., 232, 554.
Nails, screws and gimblets, machine by Sam'l Brigs, for making, xvi., 88.
Nancarrow, John's, air furnace, he objects to have it taken possession of, (being a Quaker) for making shot and shells, xii., 435.
Nancy, Brig, arms from, x., 633. Lost on return, and paid for, 642. Blown up, at Cape May, 745. Nanticoke Indians, iii., 188. Con- ference with, in Philadelphia, viii., 614; ix., 44, 63.
Nantucket applies to be allowed to ship provisions, refused, xii., 525. Nash, Brigadier General, wagons for, xi., 277.
Nathan, Simon, seizes goods from Virginia-proceedings, xiii., 2. Nathaniel, Mr., letter on Indian hostilities, vi., 756.
Naturalizations, i., 538; ii., 184, 241, 493. Of high and low Germans. Bill proposed, 480; iii., 241, 248, 282, 284, 287, 288, 290, 326, 331, 367, 368, 374, 385, 392, 410, 413-417, 429, 431, 465, 467, 515-520, 525, 587, 593, 597, 607; iv., 59, 60, 72, 99, 331, 627, 638 ; ix., 17, 245 ; x., 103. Fo- reign Protestants, 629.
Nautilus, Gun-boat, x., 314.
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Naval affairs, Committee on, may enlist from the boats, 200 seamen, x., 432. Russia sheeting, 438. Naval Officer of Philadelphia ap- pointed, xi., 198. Office, xiv., 406. Elected, xv., 315. Seizes a suspected vessel, 377.
Naval Stores, x., 522.
Navigation of Rivers, acts for im- proving, ix., 719, 728.
Navigation Act, operation of, xv., 53. Instruction for Commis- sioners, on inland, 60, 70, 135. Navy, boats to be built, x., 765.
Bounty to and pay of officers and men, xi., 132. Proposed dis- banding of, 552. Ship General Greene, ordered to sea, seamen on board, officers appointed, xii., 4, 5. Discharges from State ser- vice, 187. Officers to be dis- charged on account of expense. 316. Fisheries injured by wrecks of burned State vessels, 611.
Navy Board appointed, to have superintendence of all naval af- fairs as well as fortifications, xi., 122. Additions to, 127. To take Province sloop. Sentence of court- martial referred to, 138. Ap- pointed, names and duties, 182. Object to oath, 182, 183. State of affairs, 191. Action, 193. To be increased. State of old jail, 194. List of officers recom- mended to command various boats and vessels, 199, 202. List of vessels, 199, 202. Pay- master's pay, 202. Apply for money, 217, 221. Visits Billings- port, 243. Money paid to, 246. To furnish General Potter with boats, 248. To furnish Du Coudray with a boat, 252. To purchase twelve fire ships, 255, To furnish continental ships with pilots, 260. Request assistance to be sent to Captain Alexander, 275. Money sent to, at Red Bank, 361. Pay- ment to, 365. Wm. Bradford, paymaster, 366. Allowance in- stead of spirituous liquors in, 408. Pay to officers, 521. Boats afloat. Convention brig to be fitted out, 529. First deserter tried-pardoned, 541. Proclam- ation for pardon to all deserters
who return, 541. Recommended an officer as Commander of brig Convention, belonging to State. Councils appoint Captain Eyre, 543. Dismissed and Captain Blewer ordered to send out brig Convention, 552. Enemy's vessels in Delaware river, 557. Sales of public vessels. Report on hospital medicine chest, 641. Limit on prices of vessels, and on guns, 643. Distribution of prize money, 659. Surgeon, 691. Account sales, 718. Cutter Revenge as Guarda Costa, 720. Order for money, 728. Of Pennsylvania repayment to New Jersey of money advanced by Treasurer to, xii., 197. Sale of negroes, 398. Continental for pig iron, 483.
Navy of Pennsylvania, gun-boats,
x., 283, 284, 287, 289, 290, 291, 296, 305, 314, 328, 351, 353, 355, 357, 383, 489, 490, 505, 506, 533, 575, 581. Commodore Thomas Read, 379. A ship of war to be built, 395, 401. May purchase one, 401. Andrew Caldwell, Com- mander, 457. Nauticus' plan for a fire ship, 366. Hands for, 462. Ship to be finished with expedition, 486, 518. William Brown, Captain of marines on board, 488. Character of Lieu- tenants inquired into, 488. Mus- ter Master, 495. Rations, 500. Pay and bounty, 513, 518. Ves- sel for, 536, 559, 560. Ships husband, 576. Commodore Cald- well resigns, 581. Captains, 583, Officers appointed, 584. Vessels to be equipped-pay. Fire sloop to be manned, 584. Two shallops to be bought for officers of guard boats, 586. Captain Montgomery, 586. Instructions to Captain Read, 587. Galleys altered, 593. Pay, 759. Hulks to be purchased, 593, Appointment of a Commodore con- sidered, 593. Gondolas ordered -pay-victualling - Captain Read resigns, 595. Exchange of prisoners, 594. Samuel Davidson, Commodore, 603. The Fly, 632, Officers pay, 534, 650. Resigna. tion-colors altered, 694, 697-
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702. Galley building, 702. Sam'l | Nehffield, -, dedimus to, ii., 97.
Mifflin, Commodore, &c., 708. To be considered, 716. Guards for, 720. Muster roll to be formed for, 726. Pay, 727. Mifflin de- clines, 724. T. Seymour ap- pointed, 731. Memorial of, xiii., 683. Pay to T. Morarity, xvi., 198. Pay to John Hazelwood, 224. W. Bradford, 527. William Webb, Paymaster, 539.
Nawgle, Anthony, Coroner, xv., 298.
Neagley, Jno., asks to be natural- ized, iii., 375.
Neall, James, Justice, xiv., 346.
Neall, William, charged with coun- terfeiting, but acquitted, iv., 226. Necessity, Fort, at Great Meadows, vi., 50. Articles of capitulation, 52, 137.
Nees, Adam, Justice, xiv., 479.
Negro boy taken on the lines-case discussed, xii., 335. Sale of a, 361.
Negroes, in Philadelphia, presented for riotous conduct, i., 380. Jack kills J. Rakestraw, ii., 12. Trial of, 11, 18, 112, 160, 211, 275. A, from Jersey arrested, 275. Duties on, iii., 165, 247, 248, 250. Prisoners to be tried, 254. Sets fire to a house in Bristol-new commission for trial of, iv., 243. Confessed his crime-reprieved for three months, 244. Insolence of, in Philadelphia, 243. To be transported, 259. White ser- vants preferred to, 437. Free, arrive in a French flag of truce from West Indies, v., 71, 74. Sent to Havana, 79. Rules and regulations for flags of truce, 80. Duties on, viii., 575, 576, 578, 583, 601. Trial and conviction of, in Philadelphia, ix., 6, 542. Duties on, 446, 472, 637, 641. For rape, 648. In Kent, 655. In Lancaster, 680. Pardoned in Philadelphia, 699. In Cumberland, 704. Trial in Chester county, 705. New Castle, 707. Duties on, x., 72. Special Courts for trial of, 73, 276. Enlisting, 427. Duties on, xiv., 264, 506. Of Philadelphia, apply to make a fence around burying ground, 637.
Nelson, Colonel, x., 737.
Nelson, John, Captain, xi., 34.
Nelson, William, Coroner, xiv., 555. Neri, Capt. Philippe, petition to re- pair vessel, v., 620, 654, 656, 661. Nesbitt, Rev. Dr. Charles, petition for interest to Dickinson College, xv., 298.
Nesbitt, John Maxwell, Paymaster to the boats, x., 385. Warrant and instructions, , 356 ; 408. Paymaster, 498. Treasurer to Council, 657. Treasurer of Board of War, xi., 202. Applies for a pass for Mrs. Elliott-declined for reasons, 718 ; xii., 285. Com- mittee of merchants on currency, 353. In Front street, 746 ; xiii., 294. Pass to New York, 551. Buys land, 646. Paymaster of naval and land forces, &c., xv., 144. Late Treasurer of Council of Safety-report on account, 219. Nescopec, conference of C. Thom- son and F. Post with Indians at, viii., 132. Road from Susque- hannah to Lehigh, xvi., 83, 2132, 259, 284.
Neshamekacton, creek about three miles from Fort Allen, vii., 317. Neshaminy Creek, ferry at, i., 514.
Ferry over, iii, 233. Passed, 235. Netherlands-United-Minister calls on Presid't and Council to thank them for asserting the law of na- tions in Longschamp's case, xiv., 121. Letter from minister, threat- ening to leave, 135. J. H. C. Heinecken-Consul received, 451. Netotways alias King New Comer, a Delaware chief, letter from, ix., 736. Answer to his letter by president of Council, 739.
Neutrals, French, sent to Philadel- phia by Gov. Lawrence of Nova Scotia, vi., 711, 729. Land at Province Island, 751. . Their number, 751. Arrive, vii., 15, 32. To be dispersed among counties, 45, 55, 58. Petition, 239. Not to be treated as prison- ers of war, 241. Proposal to bind out children of, 390, Passed, 392. Sufferings of, 393. Five arrested at request of Lord Loudoun, 446.
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Case of, 717, 720, 723, 739. At | New Castle Co .-
Philadelphia in distress, viii., 269, 718.
Neville, Gen., to place a person in charge of Fort McIntosh, xiv., 448. Neville, Hon. John, xiv., 631.
Neville, Presley, Surveyor complains
of being deprived of his district in Washington county-referred
to Surveyor-General, xv., 218.
Nevill, Thomas, repairs of State House, xii., 702, 703, 712, 720, 783. To estimate leaden spouts in Philadelphia, xiii., 268.
Newaleka, a Delaware chief, arrives in Philadelphia, ix., 656.
Newbold, island in Delaware, pork taken from, xv., 184.
Newbury, Keith's settlement of, iii., 185.
New Castle Co., Assembly to sit at, i., 96, 97, 100. Complaints for not entering and clearing vessels at, 101. Iron hill near, 115. Justices to visit a ship and de- mand wages, 131. Proceedings in case of a sailor suspended by Council, 132. A fair asked for, 180. Sheriffs of, 58, 126. Seal for, ordered -its device, 65. Watchmen to be paid out of Treas- ury, 118. Surveyor-General, 120. Register, 121. High Sheriff, 121, 174, 197, 213. Ranger-Justices appointed, 127. Fort, 130. Col- lector in, 130. King James to be proclaimed by Justices at, 142. Judicial act complained of, 145. Justices, 152. Surveyor and Reg- ister, 157, 164. Coroner, 174. Duties on goods at Whorekills, 205. Appeal from Collector, 205. Court complained of, 207, 220. Councillor, 214. Forcible entry and detainer, 236, 253. Causes transferred to Philadelphia, 252. Violent proceedings, 252-258, 261. Fort at, 109, 130, 337, 370. Taxes collected for Chester county, 265. Alarm of invasion from Maryland, also dissatisfied that King William had not been proclaimed there, 299: Taxes, question between, and Chester county, 311. Jus- tices, 320, 340, 369. Assembly to meet at, 324. Court complained of, 325. Complaint of clerk of
Court, 327, 329. Decision, 327. Hogs not to run at large, 327. Thomas Harris, 329. Complaint against High Sheriff, Edward Gibbs, 331. Jno. White asks for the papers and records, 333, 339, 341, 387. Complaint against King's collector, 335, 336, 337. Capt. Peter Alrichs appointed by Penn Lieutenant and Commander- in-chief of town and fort, 337, 370. Sheriffs, 339, 370, Coro- ners, 340, 370. Fair to be held twice a year, 345. Number of Representatives, 366. Fletcher visits, 368. And Lieut .- Gov., their reception, 369. His Majesty's let- ters patent published, 369. Gov. seeks place for a fort, 370. Peti- tion to divide from Chester coun- ty, 379, 388. Case of widow Wynne respecting judgment against her husband under wrong name, 394 Council meets at, 401. Address to Governor, 402. Amount of 1d. tax, 462. Peti- tion to take children to New York, 479. Petitions for roads, 499. Thomas Pierson, Surveyor, 499. Act to prevent fires, 508. Mat- thew Birch, Collector of Customs at, 534. Goods at, seized by or-
der of Judge of Admiralty, 541. Complaint against Collector, 559, 560. Pirates at, 563. Case of Collins and Sheriff, 576. Boats sent to, for intelligence respecting pirates, ii., 21. Privileges asked for of proprietary, 39. Division lines between, and Chester, 39. Privileges asked for and granted, 39, 42. Objections to laws passed at, and desire of lower counties to withdraw, 49. Reply of Gov- ernor, 50. Magistrates, 137. Wm. Tonge, clerk and naval officer, 97. Meeting of Assembly at, 209. Petition from Justices on encroachments by Maryland, 353. Abuses from the fort complained of by merchants of Philadelphia, 379-383, 433. Sheriff of, arrests Sheriff of Maryland, 393. Militia of Maryland ordered out to exe- cute writ of ejectment, 395. Governor's plantation near. 423.
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Message to Assembly of, 424.
Answer-Governor's reply, 425. Gov. Gookin visits, 428. Firing on subjects, 433. Privateer at Whorekills - action of Council on, 448. John French, High Sheriff, 448. Advises Philadel- phia to protect against privateers, 451. Governor Keith visits, iii., 14. Complaints against, for en- croachments on Chester county, 234. Division line, 234. Magis- trates to state their objections, 235. Commission of Governor Gookin proclaimed at, 252. Jno. Gooding, Sheriff, and Morgan Mor- gan, Coroner, 260, 289, 382. Complaint of Indians against mill and dam on Brandywine Creek, 269. Justices appointed, 270.
King George II., proclaimed, 282.
W. Read, Sheriff, 332. Mr.
French, the clerk, dies, 338. Successors to, 338. David French, Attorney-General-Evans, Peter,
claims office of Register-objec-
tions to, 339. Sheriffs, 416, 465, 520, 615. Coroners, 416, 465, 520, 615. Meeting of Commis- sioners on boundary, 497. Lord Baltimore claims New Castle,
Kent and Sussex, 594. Duke of, letters, iv., 422, 428, 430, 490.
Declaration of war with France, 689. James Logan goes to, on death of Gov. Gordon, 50. As- sembly at, 356. Sheriff elected, 470, 500, 602, 748, 782. Coro- ners elected, 470, 500, 602, 748, 782. Assembly at, 619. Sheriffs elected, v., 55, 411, 468, 551,
597, 662. Coroners elected, 55, 411, 468, 551, 597, 662. Express with news of robberies by French and Spaniards, 89. Road from Philadelphia to, orders respecting, 107, 121, 130, 202. Officers elect- ed by Associators, 194, 248. Commissioned, 210. Till, Collect- or, in room of Thomas Græme, deceased, 244. Letter from, re- specting Spanish privateers, 252. Defenceless state of, 258. Can- non procured for, 270, 301. Road to Philadelphia, 301. Officers ap- pointed, 326, 327. Sheriffs elected,
New Castle Co .-
vi., 145, 638. Coroners elected, 145, 638, Indian chief and oth- ers-journal to Indians on Sus- quehannah, vii., 137. Three In- dians from New Jersey go with him to Diahoga, 152, 165. Mes- sages to Indians, 170. Speech to at Bethlehem, 175. Letter to Captain of Fort Allen, 189. Ar- rives at Philadelphia with mes- sage and wampum from Teedyus- cung, 198. Address, 199. Asks protection for prisoners, 200. Sent with letters to Gov. Hardie and Sir Wm. Johnson, 222. Sheriff elected, 267. Coroner elected, 267. Indian chief, re- turns from Six Nations and re- ports, 296. Visits C. Weiser and arrives with him, 307. Dies of small pox at Philadelphia, 337, 338. News of embargo sent to, 129. Assembly at, meet, choose Benjamin Chew, Speaker, 295, 296. Message to, 295. Embargo, 388. Supreme Judges, 558. Complaint of Quakers against D. Bush, 559. Embargo at, viii., 39. Two good horses to be at, 71. Coroners appointed, 223, 403, 506, 781. Sheriffs oppointed, 223, 403, 506, 781. Assembly meets, choose E. Kollock, Speaker, ix., 2, 71. Es- tate of A. and A. Thomas vested in trustees, 3, 4. Marsh, &c., to be embanked, 3, 4. Reviving actions in Supreme Court of, 3. Roads, 4, 5, 314. Sheriffs elected, 57, 199, 286, 333, 398, 547, 623, 688, 778. Coroners elected, 57, 199, 286, 333, 398, 547, 623, 688, 778. Gov. John Penn, Gov. visits with Earl of Stirling, &c., 73. Is proclaimed, 73. Assembly take leave of Governor H., 71. As- sembly at-their proceedings and laws, 165-169, 405, 625. Justices, 203, 626. Justices-trustees of general loan office, 204, 266. Roads-streets and other laws, 314. Present to, 314, 400, Laws, 337, 401. Conviction in, 384. Judges-deaths and appointments, 581. Laws for various embank- ments, 600, 662. Executions, 671. Pardons, 699. Trial of ne-
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New Castle Co .-
groes, 707. Governor H. goes to, 742. His proclamation at, 743. Assembly meet, and Governor proclaimed at, x., 5. Meet at Misses Clay's house, 6. Acts re- lating to, 48, 49, 79, 80, 244, 265, 272, 274. State House at, 48. Sheriffs elected, 56, 100, 211, 270. Coroners elected, 56, 100, 211, 270. Convictions, &c., 61. Presbyte- rian church, &c. vested in trus- tees, 79, 85. Justices, 81, 217. Gov. John Penn proclaimed at, 93. Naval officers at, 109. Geo. Read resigns as Attorney-General, and Jacob Moore appointed, 216. Boundary lines, 273. Justices, 275. Special Court for trial of negroes, 276. Applies for pow- der, 531. Surveyor G. Lukens to search for papers relative to "Cox's Neck" in, xii., 620. New Castle, Duke of-letters, v., 37, 127, 129. Respecting troops, &c. raised, 129.
New-Comer, a Delaware Indian chief, x., 64.
New Counties, iv., 317, 335, 755. formed west of Susquehannah, v., 398, 403, 404, 426, 428, 559, 565. New Hampshire, Act of Legislature on commerce and navigation, xiv., 596.
New Jersey, letter sent from West Indies to England complained of as injurious to this province- satisfaction asked, i., 75. (See Archives, vol. 1, 58-63.) Com- missioners appointed, 75, 76. Agreement between, and Pennsyl- vania respecting criminals, 101. Demand from Governor Olive for seaman's wages, 131. Hue and cry from East Jersey endorsed, 147. Voters said to have come from, 279. Number of militia, 356. Indians of West Indies, 448. Road to New York through, 514. Complaint that carries off our coin to pay for cattle-reme- dy, ii., 27. J. Spicer's negro from, arrested, 275. Col. Hunter, Governor of, iii., 60, 62. Going to England, 68. Letter of Gov. Burnett on Indian affairs, 135. Robert Jenkins of Salem, counter-
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