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INDEX TO COLONIAL RECORDS.
Pardons-
427, 431, 434, 442, 445, 449, 451, · 452, 463, 464, 466, 469, 471, 475, 476, 483, 486, 488, 497, 499, 503, 509, 514, 516, 519, 521, 523, 525, 528, 531, 535, 541, 549, 552, 557, 560, 565, 580, '583, 586, 606, 611, 613, 617, 618, 619, 630, 645, 652 ; xvi., 3, 5, 6, 8, 18, 28, 40, 43, 45, 54, 55, 61, 62, 69, 76, 79, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 99, 101, 103, 104, 107, 109, 111, 112, 115, 116, 119, 131, 132, 134, 135, 141, 144, 154, 157, 162, 165, 169, 171, 176, 190, 193, 197, 199, 204, 209, 211, 213, 215, 2112, 2134, 2152, 2192, 2232, 225, 232, 241, 254, 259, 260, 268, 270, 273, 277, 281, 283, 284, 288, 290, 292, 295, 297, 299, 301, 303, 305, 306, 308, 310, 313, 318, 328, 329, 349, 365, 366, 367, 371, 374, 377, 379, 380, 383, 388, 391, 393, 394, 397, 399, 401, 403, 405, 411, 413, 415, 417, 419, 427, 441, 451, 452, 463, 479, 480, 482, 488, 495, 497, 512, 519, 520, 522, 538, 540, 542, 547.
Pardoning power by Council, opinion of Attorney-General, xv., 329.
Paris, Ferdinand John, agent in England, iii., 401, 535, 539. Agent in England, papers respect- ing Maryland sent to, iv., 129. New orders asked for, 302. Dis- covers counterfeit bills, 429. Sends papers, 476. Agent of Proprie- taries, answer to B. Franklin's complaints, viii., 279. B. Frank- lin's answer to it, 300. Paris, Isaac, Ensign, xii., 8.
Paris, Captain Richard, a trader, vii., 503. Letter to Gov., 538. Park, Col. Joseph, xi., 85. Park, Robert, Coroner, iii., 332. Parke, Thomas, Coroner, iv., 748, 782. Sheriff, v., 411, 468, 551. Parke, Dr. Thomas, to attend sol- diers sick in barracks, x., 653. Parker, Alexander, Lieutenant, xi., 740.
Parker, Eli, Coroner, ix., 779.
Parker, Joseph, member Committee of Safety, x., 537.
Parker, Richard, Collector of Excise, xv., 222.
Parker, Robert, resigns as Collector of Excise, xvi., 87.
Parker, Thomas, Sheriff, viii., 403. Parker, William, Sheriff, vii., 267. Coroner, x., 398. Justice, xiii., 248.
Parlee, Peter, xiii., 74.
Parliament, grant from - portion received, ix., 2, 4, 10, 47, 115. Agreement between agents re- specting, 47-51.
Parliamentary, grant to colonies to be shared, viii., 401, 501, 512, 546, 606, 610, 665, 667, 693.
Parole, taken, x., 553. Prisoners' orders respecting, 553.
Parr, Mr., asks permission to sell claret at vendue-refused, xii., 3. Parr, James, Coroner, x., 59. Aid- de-camp to Major General Potter, xiv., 165.
Parr, William, Sheriff, ix., 286, 323. Writ for new election for Assem- bly, 288. Master of Rolls, 397. Recorder to remove records, &c. to Lancaster, xi., 23. Rent of office, 384.
Parrock, wife of John, claims rent on property left by father es- cheated illegally-referred to At- torney-General, xi., 668.
Parrock, John's, Estate, xii., 315, 457, 661, 752, 755, 782; xiii., 170, 309.
Parry, John, Sheriff, iii., 464, 520, 574; iv., 309, 352.
Parry, Thomas, a Justice, xi., 300. Parsons, William, Surveyor-Gene- eral, resigns on account of ill health-N. Scull succeeds him, v., 274. Letter from, to Governor on Connecticut claimants, 736. Let- ters, vi., 668, 737, 781. Letters to and from, vii., 163, 164, 191, 267, 284, 305, 376, 475. Indian murders, &c., 165. Instructions to, respecting Indians, 191, 476, 620.
Parvin, Francis, resigns as member Assembly, vii., 148.
Paschall, Benjamin, sick soldiers, xi., 52. Justice, 667.
Paschal, Col. Jonathan-of city bat- talion, x., 677, 659, 694, 698.
Paschall, Stephen, account of his steel furnace in Walnut street Philadelphia and certificates of others, ix., 633, 634. To make a pike, x., 284.
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Paschal, Wm., road to Swede's ford, iii., 225, 230, 231.
Passengers, proposed Act limiting number-objections to, vi., 225, 243. Amendments to bill, 345- 352, 354-356, 382.
Passes, strangers required to have, ii., 13; Granted, xi., 599, 641, 642, 645, 648, 657, 673, 695, 703, 718, 756, 757, 761, 762, 766, 770, 772, 783; xii., 1, 2, 11, 21, 23, 24, 29, 32, 33, 36, 44, 50, 67, 68, 73, 78, 79, 85, 86, 101, 149, 156, 159, 163, 172, 177, 180, 243, 250, 251, 256 257, 259, 260, 271, 300, 314, 337, 342, 346, 347, 365, 391, 479, 489, 494, 504, 505, 514, 518, 522, 524, 563, 573, 589, 591, 594, 657, 662, 674, 684, 686, 690, 741, 749, 781, 782; xiii., 21, 28, 30, 38, 39, 50, 63, 66, 128, 131, 157, 161, 163, 175, 179, 180, 181, 184, 186, 187, 202, 208, 241,
247, 248, 253, 254, 255, 271, 272, 277, 279, 281, 282, 283, 284, 286, 294, 300, 302, 304, 313, 314, 324, 325, 329, 330, 336, 340, 341, 346, 353, 356, 358, 369, 370, 381, 383, 386, 389, 391, 395, 403, 404, 418, 422, 424, 429, 431, 432, 439, 441, 443, 444, 447, 448, 450, 454, 457, 471, 474, 486, 499, 501, 503, 505, 507, 509, 511, 513, 515, 517, 521, 524, 527, 529, 531, 533, 535, 538, 543, 545, 547, 548, 549, 551, 552, 554, 561, 563, 565, 567, 571, 575, 577, 579, 585, 595, 607. 620, 632, 642, 687, 696; xiv., 50, 66, 76, 107, 120, 204, 216, 562.
Passport for Indians, from Lancaster to Philadelphia, vii., 549.
Pastorius, Francis Daniel, a Jus- tice and takes the oath, i., 371. Petition in behalf of Germantown, exemption from County Court of Philadelphia, ii., 13. Petition against J. H. Sprogel, 430.
Pastorius, Daniel, and city lots, xiii., 322.
Pastorius, Henry, a Justice, iii., 531.
Passyunk, roads in, ix., 719, 720, 729. Regulation of, xvi., 228, 236, 238. Report, 245-251, 262. Draft of, 493.
Patents, complaints that they have not been issued -- reason for, i., 86.
To Wm. Penn on restoration, 473. 483. Office proposed, ii., 38. Granted to Thos. Master for weav- ing straw for hats and curing In- dian corn, iii., 18. Fees for, v., 578. To John Ormsby for ferry over Alleghany and Monongahela riv- ers, xii., 317. For lands to Jacob Clement, xvi., 2202. To M. Biles, 309. To Col. George Mor- gan, 499.
Pateraroes Brass, to be procured, x., 328.
Patrols, for city, x., 630.
Patterson, Alexander, Justice, xiii.,
683. Letters on commitment of Z. Butler, 760, 762. Letter to, from Major Moore, xiv., 31, 32. Resigns as Justice, 117. Let- ter, 162.
Patterson, James, appointed Com- missioner on Virginia line, xiii., 205.
Patterson, John, Collector, x., 213. Patterson, Thomas, prisoner from Virginia, to be discharged, xi., 474.
Patterson, William, letter on cap- ture of Stump and servant, ix., 453. Talk with Indians at Great Island, 453. Made Justice on ac- count of capture, 470. Letter to, from Indian chief, 480. Justice, xv., 58.
Patterson's Creek, murders at, vi., 641.
Patton, James, wagon master, xi., 438.
Patten, John, sent with Indians, v., 705. Instructions to, 707. Ar- rives-examined as to distances, 730. His journal, 731. Map of distances, 747, 758, 762. Sheriff, xi., 48; xv., 577; xvi., 210, 527. Patton, John, his declaration, vi., 20. Made Major, x., 768. Com- missioner for defence of the Dela- ware, xiii,, 316. Auctioneer, xv., 322. Suitable lot for powder magazine, xvi., 328, 532. Patton, Robert, petition against General De Haas, xi., 188. Sta- tion at Long Island, asks to be restored to his former rank in 11th Pennsylvania regiment, xii., 609.
Paul, John, Justice, xiv., 200.
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Pauling, Mr., vii., 772. Report of Joseph Hughes on return from building houses at Wyoming, viii., 134.
Pauling, P., claim for lands, x., 35. Paxinosa and son, Indian chief, talks of removal from Susquehan- nah-alarmed by news from Cherokees, viii., 126.
Paxton, Capt. John, x., 683, 687. Paxton, Joseph, in prison-sick may be released on giving bonds, xii., 546.
Paxton, Phineas, tory, prohibited from keeping public house, xii., 401, 403.
Paxton Boys, (see Conestoga In- dians. )
Paymasters, xi., 2, 23, 32, 79, 124, 233, 260, 266, 272, 277, 279, 297, 304, 368, 372, 406, 444, 637, 718; xii., 463, 489, 629.
Payne, Sir Ralph, Gov. of leeward islands-letter-account of de- structive hurricane-asking as- sistance, x., 57. Proclamation of Gov. Penn, 58. Letter sent to Assembly, 60. Answer, 60. Pea Patch, x., 506.
Peace, preliminaries of a general, xiii., 543. Proclamat'n for thanks- giving, 749. Ratification by Con- gress received, 750. Public de- monstration for, 752, 761.
Peace Makers, i., 90.
Peale, Chas. Wilson, 1st Lieut., xi., 32. To take portrait of Gen. Washington for Council, 671. Elected to Assembly, xii., 129. Sells property, 174. Deed for lots in city forfeited by John Smith, &c., 247, 441. Late agent for confiscated estates, xiv., 264. Pearis, Capt. Richard, letters to and from, vii., 529, 531, 557. Inter- preter, 553.
Pearson, George, repairs of State House, xv., 115.
Pearson, Isaac, Sheriff, v., 597, 662; vi., 144, 638. Declines as Com- missioner to Fort Pitt, ix., 491, 596. A supersedeas, xii., 287. Pearson, James, improvement of State House lot, xiv., 406. Re- pairs of State House-agrees to cover with copper, 596. Repairs of State House-accounts referred,
xv., 10, 90, 204. Builds bar- racks for invalids, 204. Claims city lots, 482.
Pearson, Capt. John, xi., 577, 653. Justice, xii., 286. Of Pennsyl- vania regiments, xiv., 655. Pechoquealin, near Durham Iron works, iii., 309, 329.
Peebles, Col. Robert, x., 700.
Peepe, Joseph, vii., 506. Indian, viii., 151. Conference with Gov- ernor, 586. Speech about Thos. Penn and lands, 661; ix., 738. A Delaware Indian in Philadel- phia, x., 61.
Pemberton, Israel, Jr., Governor complains of, iv., 389. Warrant issued for his arrest, 391. Answer of Sheriff Robinson, 391. Gov- ernor objects to form of writ, 392. Conduct of, under it-declaration of Sheriff, 393. On behalf of Quakers intercedes for Delaware Indians, vii., 103. Breach of confidence charged to, 362. And others pay over money from friendly association, 391. Asks to examine minutes, 394, 397. Delivers address, 638, 647. Re- ceives at Philadelphia a mes- sage by Lowe from Cherokees to Delawares, viii., 135. At confer- ence at N. Scull's, 214. To be seized, xi., 283. Returned from Virginia, 472.
Pemberton, James, resigns as mem- ber of Assembly, vii., 148. Signs address of Quakers as clerk, 405. Introduces a French merchant- agrees to pay a ransom of a vessel taken by a Spanish privateer- difficulty, viii., 151. Clerk of meeting of sufferings, 239. Chosen by tie vote member of Assembly, new election ordered, ix., 288. Advice of, commission to lay out money for Indians, 468. John and Israel and S. Emlen, carriage and horses to be impressed from, to remove Gen. Roberdeau to Lancas- ter, xi., 41. To be seized, 283. Habeas corpus, 308, 309. Re- turned, 472. Asks protection for wagons going to Winchester, 457. See, 473.
Pemberton, John, to be seized, xi., 284.
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Pemberton, Phineas, member of
Council, to keep debates in secret, i., 125. Complains against In- dians for killing hogs, 134. Road to New York, 514. Speaker, 548.
Pemepecca, mills and road, i., 587. Overplus land near-controversy respecting, ii., 34.
Penalties, remitted, ii., 103, 108. Pendleton, Edmund, letter with rati- fication by Virginia of the Federal Constitution, xv., 499.
Pendergrasse Gerard, murder of his daughter, vii., 632.
Penet, Mons., proposes to supply State with arms-Council agree with him, xii., 104,
Pennington, Edward, to be seized, xi., 284.
Penington, Ephraim, Coroner, xiv., 234, 557, 558.
Pennington, Isaac, Sheriff Bucks county, iii., 416, 465.
Penn, Hannah, widow of William, and others, agreement with Lord Baltimore, iii., 231, 236. Letter from, noticed, 235.
Penn, John, Eldest proprietary, ar- rives, iii., 569. Received by May- or, &c., and addressed, 570. Meets Indians and Council, 571-574. Born in America, 599. Going to England, is waited on and ad- dressed by Assembly, 611. An- swer, 611. One of the proprieta- ries, dies, v., 62, 73. Eldest son of Richard, arrives-is admitted as member of Council and as- signed rank of eldest councilman, 606. Is present at Council, 618. Commissioner to Albany, vi., 25. His commission, 47. Report of proceedings at Albany, 111-129. Appointed Governor by Thomas and Richard Penn, ix., 71, 72, 347, 629. Arrives, 71. Issues proclamation-joyful reception at Philadelphia, 72. Visits New Cas- tle with Earl of Stirling and L. Lardner, 73. Letters to and from, 74, 89, 92, 100, 102, 104, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 118, 119, 120, 122, 127, 129, 131, 137, 239, 240, 266, 267, 273-277, 281, 290, 292, 297, 300, 301. Proclamation on highway robbery and murder of
Penn, John-
Henry Hamilton, 76. Conferences with Indians, 77. Proclaims treaty of 1763 with France, 80. Confer- ences with, 77, 85-88. Address to, from Conestoga Indians, 89. Mur- ders of, 89, 352. Letter to Assem- bly on, 92, 94. Proclamation re- specting, 95. Speech to Assembly respecting troops, 91. Messages to Assembly, 94, 108, 115, 116, 122, 133, 149, 153, 155, 158, 177, 179, 181, 183, 241, 283, 291, 311, 312, 323, 363, 394, 396, 398, 407. Messages from Assembly, 109, 116, 122, 123, 125, 134, 152, 154, 156, 161, 180, 182, 284, 324, 361, 369. Proclamation respecting mur- der of Indians, 95, 107. Address from Assembly, 97. Answer to, 99. Proposes admission of his brother, Richard, to Council, 101. Paxton boys at Lancaster, 109. Proprietary, instructions to, 117. Conestoga Indians, 118. Proposes militia law, 133. Asks advice of Sir Wm. Johnson, on removal of Indians from barracks, 137. An- swer to committee of Assembly on remonstrance of Smith & Gibson, 147. Supply bill, 149, 158, 161. Militia bill objected to, 151. Ob- jects to Assembly naming officers in bills, as infringing his preroga- tive, 152. Proprietary estate tax, 153, 155, 156, 158, 161. Meets Assembly at New Castle-speech to, 166-168. From, 167. III- treatment of self and proprietary by Assembly, supply bill, &c., 175, 179, 180. Passes it, 184. Circular to Provincial Commis- sioners on assessment of proprie- tary lands, 237. Answer to, 240. Proclamation of peace with In- dians on Ohio, 234. Rioters of Cumberland, 273. Evacuation of Fort Augusta, 283, 284. Writ to sheriff for a new election of As- sembly, 288. Fire at Montreal, 290. Present to, 296. Riots in Cumberland county, 297. To H. J. Conway on effects of Stamp Act, 299. Repeal of, 311, 312, 315. Letters to and from, 303, 305, 306, 307, 320, 321, 344, 349, 351, 375, 377, 379, 403, 405, 412,
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Penn, John-
422, 424, 440-442, 443, 444, 446, 448, 462, 463. To magistrates in Cumberland respecting goods, 303. Instructions to, respecting settlers on Western lands, 321. Procla- mation respecting, 327. Convic- tions for highway robbery, burg- lary-executions, 334, 396. Order to prepare an account of manufac- tures since 1734, 343. Letter to Governor of Virginia on settlers on Western lands, 344. Receives from Thomas and Richard a new commission as Governor till De- cember 1, 1769, 345. Commis- sion, 346. Oath of office to be administered by Governor of New York or other Governor, 347. Goes to Maryland, and takes oath, &c., 348. Letter from Governor of Virginia, 349. To Earl Shel- burne-massacre of Indians, set- tlers on Indian lands, 352. To Commissioners of Trade, &c., on manufactures, 353. To Governor Sharpe on J. Redick's land, 377. Grants of land, quit rents, ex- pense of Province, 379-382. Right to nominate printer of laws, 395. Messages to Assembly, 407, 427, 430, 434, 459, 466, 545, 554, 582, 595, 645, 656, 660, 682, 686, 713, 720. Messages from Assembly, 407, 408, 432, 447, 454, 458, 465, 473-480, 568, 594, 656, 685, 692, 708, 714, 721. Settlers on Indian
lands, 407, 408, 427, 432, 434, 481, 483, 573, 692, 709. Murders of Indians by Frederick Stump in Cumberland-various documents relating to, 414-490, (see F.
Stump.) Message to Newoleeka, chief of the Delawares, 428. To Wyalusing, 436. To sheriffs, re- specting Stump, 442. His reply to Colonel Armstrong, 446. In- structions to, 451. Assembly re- flect on Governor's course in cases of Indian murders, 454-458. Mes- sage in reply, 459, 473. Raising money, 460. Receives £500, 472. Message from, Ass'bly on charges, 473-480. Proclamation for re-
moval of settlers from Indian lands-commissioners appointed, 481. Letters to and from, 484,
Penn, John-
486, 487, 495, 506, 508, 572, 573, 582, 585, 586, 606, 642, 664, 706, 718, 736. Second proclamation for arrest of Stump and his ser- vant, 488. Messages to Six Na- tions, 517, 519. Proclamation on robbery of Treasury of New Jer- sey, 544. Attends a treaty at Fort Stanwix respecting Indian boundary, 545. Letter from Lord Hillsboro' on letter to Colonies. from Massachusetts, 546. Indian boundary described, 554, 568. In- dian trade, 555. Letter to Gov. Sharpe on complaints against Maryland, 564. Letter to Gov- ernor of Connecticut on New Eng- land settlers, 573. Proclamation on, 588. Letter to Colonel Fran- cis, Stewart and Ogden, 607. In- struct'ns to J. Jennings, Shff., 608. Address from Assembly on fish- eries, 610, 623. Makes present to Indians, 614. Proclamation on fisheries, 623. Receives new com- mission from Thomas and Richard Penn as Governor, 346, 628. Pro- clamation continuing officers, 644. Indian trade, 645. For arrest of Joseph Billings, 647. Indian trade, 656. Arrival of Newaleka, 656. To General Gage on riots at Wyo- ming, 654. Proclamation against Connecticut settlers, 679. Arrest of Connecticut settlers, 682. Roads from Philadelphia, 686. Remon- strance of Assembly, 684, 686. Proclamation against L. Stewart, 687, 716. Grant to, 687. Money for Indians, 692. Message re- specting Laz. Stewart, 713; and murder of N. Ogden, 714. Im- provement of rivers, 720, 721. Goes to England on account of death of Richard-is succeeded by James Hamilton as President, be- ing oldest member of Council, 733. John, by will, becomes proprie- tary, 742. With Thomas Penn, having revoked Governor Rich- ard's commission, is appointed, with King's approbation, Gover- nor a second time-arrives and is present in Council, who fix his "state and title," x., 90, 91. Continues Joseph Shippen, Jr., as
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Penn, John-
Provincial Secretary, 91. Is pro- claimed at court-house, 92. Issues a proclamation continuing officers, 92. Is proclaimed at New Castle, 93. Against settlers on lands, 95. Address from Assembly, 96. An- swer, 97. Receives a present from Assembly, 97. Against counter- feiters, 99. Proclamation respect- ing laws void, 104. Address from Assembly at New Castle, 107. Answer, 108. Messages to As- sembly, 117, 146, 196, 208, 214, 216, 224, 237, 243, .251, 260. Messages from Assembly, 142, 215, 225, 237, 252. Letters to and from, 119, 121, 123, 130, 145, 149, 151, 152, 156, 164, 171, 176, 192, 193, 194, 202, 220, 221, 236, 240, 242, 247. Receives commis- sioners and papers from Connecti- cut, 119. Letters, &c., 121-139. Connecticut affairs, 142. Dr. Co- nolly, 140, 165, 171. Fortifications in Philadelphia, 146. Proclama- tion against Connecticut settlers, 153. Commission and instructions to A. Allen and J. Tilghman, com- missioners to Virginia, 174. Let- ter to Lord Dunmore, 176. A commissioner at treaty at Albany, 177. Declines calling Assembly on account of Boston port bill, 181. To Arthur St. Clair on affairs in Westmoreland, 194, 197. Proclamation for murderer of a Delaware Indian, 199. Message to chiefs, &c., of Shawnese, 203 ; and to Delawares, 204. Indians and Virginia, 208. Proclamation for recovery of goods, 214. Ex- pedition from Virginia against Shawnese, 214. Boundary line® with Maryland, 216. Barracks out of order-guns not to be fired, 224, 225. Letter to Governor Eden of North Carolina, on pro- clamation respecting boundary, 242. Recalled by proclamation, 245. With resolutions of House of Commons, 251, 252. Procla- mation for arrest of a murderer, 269. Late Governor, a prisoner, to be removed by Congress, xi., 264. Escort for, 265, 266. , Re- ceives the public papers from Jos.
Penn, John-
Shippen, Jr., and is required by Council to hand them to Secre- tary, xii., 326. To be applied to for Indian deeds and papers re- specting Connecticut claim, xiii., 418. Delivered to Council, 437. Passport for self and family to New York, 561. Payments to, xvi., 4, 33, 300, 305. Proprieta- ries (John Penn and John, Jr.,) -claim and title to province stated and referred to Supreme Court, xiv., 502. Tench Francis, agent for, demands first payment, 622, 624. Paid, 625. Proprieta- ries, xv., 63, 153. City lots, 430. Petition and claim, 440, 478. Claim for Springettsbury Manor, 541, 542, 554. Instalment due, 634, 651, 663. Payment to, xv., 235.
Penn, John, Jr., payments to, xvi., 4, 33, 300, 305.
Penn, Lætitia's Manor, iii., 144.
Penn, Richard, joins in commission to Governor Gordon, iii., 525. (Brother of John) visits New Cas- tle with Governor John, &c., ix., 73. Admitted as a member of Council, 101. Subscribes oaths, and takes his seat, 116. Ap- pointed to compare bills, 246. Appointed Governor, arrives, 780. Meets Council, 782. His procla- mation, 783. (Brother of John), Governor-address to from Assem- bly, x., 1. His answer, 2. His former residence here, 2. Re- ceives £600 from Assembly-affair of Laz. Stewart-barracks, 3. Pro- claimed at New Castle, 5. Address from and to Assembly, 6. Con- ferences with Indians, 10, 12. Proclamation respecting pilot- boat taken, 12. Message to As- sembly, 2, 16, 28, 30, 68, 71, 84. Message from Assembly, 1, 17, 28, 29, 70, 74, 81. Respecting car- riages impressed by Colonel Wil- kins for Fort Pitt, 17. Complaint of Assembly against Justice, 30, 31. Loan Office bill, 30, 31, 37, 68. Proclamation respecting hur- ricane in West Indies, 58. Con- ference with Indians, 61. Evacu- ation of Fort Pitt, 68, 70, 71, 74.
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Penn, Richard --
Letters to and from, 3, 16, 17, 19, 21, 50, 57, 68, 86. Message from Lower Counties, 82. Answer to, 84. Wyoming, 86. Letter to Dr. William Plunket, 87. Pro- clamation against counterfeiters of bills of credit, 88. Goes to New Jersey-James Hamilton acts as President, 90. Commission to Richard Penn revoked by Thomas and John-John succeeds Richard as Governor again, 91.
Penn, Springett, his manor to be surveyed, iii., 185.
Penn, Thomas, arrives at Chester, iii., 433. First presence in Coun- cil, 433. Indians present him with a fine painted mantle of otter skins, 440. Speaks to Indians, 445. Presents guns to Indians, 450. Conference with Indians at Philadelphia, 500. Commission to Governor Gordon, 525. Pre- sent in Council, iv., 53. And confers with Indians, 54. Ob- tains release of lands from In- dians, 88. Letter from on the peace with France, v., 342. Me- morial to, relating to certain bills, 499. To build forts with Gov- ernor of Virginia, vi., 4. Letter to, from Governor, on Braddock's defeat, 517, 733. £ Letter from Governor on various subjects, 737 -742. Sends £5000, 742. And Richard, proprietaries, message to Assembly complaining of a paper delivered by B. Franklin, agent for province, viii., 276. An- swer by F. J. Paris, their agent, 276-280. Jo. Peepy's statement about, 661.
Penn, Thomas and Richard, [father of Governor John,] appoint (as Proprietaries) John Penn as Gov- ernor, ix., 71-73. Instructions to Governor, 117. Send new com- mission to John Penn as Governor, 346, 628. Richard dies, 733. Leaves, by will, his son John his share as proprietary, 736. Change of seal, 736.
Penn, William, charter to, i., 17. Conditions and concessions, 26. Frames of government, 29, 42, . 48. Laws agreed on in England,
Penn, William-
37. Present at first Council, 57. May secure himself, 60. Com- plains of letters written from Jer- sey to England, 75. Allegiance to, promised, 81. Charge against, for not entering and clearing ves- sels at New Castle, 101. Appoints Wm. Markham Secretary of pro- vince, 142. His absence accounted for and regretted, 199, 201. Sup- plies, 199, 200. Blanks sent by him for patents and commissions, 230, 231. Despatches from, 252. His seal to be attached to published laws, 276. Letter from on proclaim- ing King William, 301. Hopes to visit the province, 313. Author- izes Governor Blackwell to resign, and sends two commissions for the successor to be filled by Coun- cil, 315. Letter from, to Council, 316. Instructions to Council, 318. Asks Council to pay £600 and build a house and stock a plantation for each child, 317, 328. Declaration of allegiance to, signed by members of Council, 321. Markham refers Council to his requests, 328. Ordered to proclaim William and Mary, 340. His example followed in case of Judges, 344. The government placed in hands of Benjamin Fletcher, 345-364. His right to Schuylkill Ferry, 445, 461. He is restored to the government of the province-Authority to Gov- ernor Fletcher revoked - Patent for the restoration-Commissions William Markham as Governor, and John Goodson and Samuel Carpenter as assistants, 472-475, 483. Defence of province, 503. His charter, 506. His letter to Council on abuses reported to him, 527. Answer to, 528. New com- mission to William Markham, 546. Complains of advance on money, 559. Appears in Coun- cil, 565. Orders proclamation against pirates, 565. Suspicions of England on pirates, 565. Old and new charters, 573, 574. Let- ter to, from Lords Justices, on trade and navigation and piracy -Calls Assembly, 574. Charter
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