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a refugee, 397. Lots near Race street wharf required for public landing-sales postponed, 402. Life of a collector of militia fine threatened, 402. Port opened for clearing vessels-case of John Dover, 402, 404, 407. Taxes- Sheriff to arrest Mrs. Bartram, Mrs. Stark, Mrs. Volans and Mrs. Preston, wives of traitors, 425. Deed S. Shoemaker's estate to P. and J. Wikoff and G. Hutchinson, 430. Recruits for Pennsylvania line-bounties-deserters from- subscription for recruits, 431. Ar- rears to militia-John Nancar- row's air furnace - Lieutenant Brady recommended for promo- tion, 435. Alexander Bartram's estate, J. Galloway's, 441. Deed, 457, 458. Memorial James Mease, &c., to purchase a vessel in Ber- muda, not granted, 465. Petition of merchants against Marshal - President's house-auction sale, 479. Of merchants against Mar- shal, 480, 482. Inspector of salt provisions, 487. Shingling old workhouse, 520. Complaints against Lieutenants, 523. Three auctioneers appointed, John Bay- ard, Alexander Boyd and Wm. Brown, 525. Joseph Reed pro- claimed at Court house president, and Wm. Moore, vice president, 541. Order of procession, 542. S. Shoemaker's estate-George Knapper's estate sold, 553. Wm. Crispin, Collector of Excise, 554. John Jones, health officer, in- spector of staves, &c., 554. Col. Miles to have wood on Lancaster road cut, 559. Suspicious vessel at Warder's wharf, 562. Petition of Capt. John Davis, committee on, 563. Fine of a constable re- mitted, 563. Petition of H. Smith and W. Wood, respecting fencing "Mark's " liberty land-pay of militia, 564. Auctioneer, 569. Estate of Wm. Austin assigned to University, 584. Vessels may clear, 602. Merchants, &c., com- plain of ill-treatment to sailors at New York, 603. Quarters for officers of Pennsylvania line, 605.
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Naval officer, 608. Scale of de- preciation published-repairs to barracks-sale of S. Shoemaker's estate-militia called out, 612, 613. S. Shoemaker's, 615. John Henderson's estate, George Ben- ners, 619. Pay of soldiers, 620. Bounty on recruits, 622. · Repairs of barracks, 632. Discharge of militia-barracks to be preserved, Petition Catherine Graff for brick yard, 639. Prohibition against occupying vacant lands in-pay to Philadelphia troop, 641. Re- pair of. barracks, 649. Pay of militia-public stores on Race street wharf-road from Darby to, 650. Jno. Parrock's estate sold, 661. Estate of Henry Welfling, 669. State house steeple to be taken down and repaired, 682. Lt. Poht resigns, 684. Repairs of barracks, 685. Abraham Carlisle's estate sold to Robert Bethell, 687. Property of floating bridge on Schuylkill to be vested in George Gray, on his paying a certain sum to the State, 690. Thos. Neville to purchase materials for repairs of State house steeple and blocks, tackles, &c., 702, 703, 712, 720. Lower rooms of State house fitted for land office, 712. Two com- panies for defence of forts to be raised, 719. Sales of lots in- road to Darby confirmed and opened, 726. Petition of H. Shrupp, to be paid for a horse- of naval officer, vessel without pa- pers, 728. Executions of crimi- nals-Thos, Wilkinson, a pirate, ordered to be hung on Windmill Isl'd, and his body in chains at Mud Island -deed estate William Rhodden, 730, 731. Pirate re- spited for twenty-one days, 732. Taxes, 735. Deed estate Samuel Shoemaker, 737. Andrew El- liott's estate sold, 746. Estate of Joseph Galloway, next to Presby- terian meeting house, north by alley formerly called Appletree Alley, between Third and Fourth, 751. Estate of John Parrock, 752, 755. Lot of Thomas Seny, 759. Sales of city lots, 772. Es- 19
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tate of Jno. Fox, 775. Excess of militia offering-estate of Richard Wall, 776. Claim by Richard Peters for lots in, 779. Sale of lots at coffee house, 780. Deed for estate of Isaac Allen, 781. Of John Parrock, 782. Repairs of State house, 783.
Inhabitants of Charleston arrive in distress, and are provided for, xiii., 1. Sales of Episcopal and Presbyterian Church lots post- poned, 3. Importation of British base half pence, proclamation re- specting, 4. Estate of Abraham Carlisle sold to R. Bethel -City lot claimed by Evans and Lin- nington as part of W. Salway, 6. Claims of Moore, Hill and Wells, for lots and Liberty lands, 9. Deeds, 12, 20, 25, 26, 30. Con- dition of prisoners in gaol, health, of S. R. Fisher, discharged, 13. Repairs of State house, 16. Claim of Thomas Lightfoot for lots, 18. Papers in hands of Samuel Powell, Mayor, to be de- livered in, 19. City lots, 23. Deed for Duché's lot to Thomas Mckean, 25. Deeds to B. Leech, 30, 31. To be located for James Parr, William Gray, 31. Lots for Pyke Land Co., 33. City lots for redemption of bills of credit, 35. Lutheran congrega- tion purchase lots of Mr. Penn, 1777, he refused receiving the money then, 36. Militia to be called out, 37. City lots, 39, 40. Appraisement of leaden spouts, 42. Sales of liquor by vendue to, made up, 42. Hospital for wounded applied for by Rocham- beau, 42. Deeds for city lots, 45, 46, 47, 49. Petition of Moore, Hill, and Wells for city lots- embargo raised-repairs of State House steeple, 49. Militia called out, 53. Deeds for city lots, 63, 65. Clothing from Yorktown, 77. Sale of city lots, 80, 81. General election in, 85, 391, 393, 721. Sheriffs, 85, 391, 721. Wardens, 721. Coroners, 85, 391, 721. Censors, 721. Colonel Tilghman, aid of General Washington, ar-
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rives with news of surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, orders of Council for rejoicings, 94, 96. Estate of Wm. Evans sold, 97. Pay to militia guards, 98. State House steeple, 98. Militia called into service, 98. Light house in danger - New Board of Wardens chosen, 100. Thos. Coombe, late collector, to deliver books and papers to war- dens, 104. Claim of John Sher- gold, &c., for a lot, 115. Deeds for lots, 118, 119. Unfair elec- tion, 118, 120, 127. Report of Surveyor General on city lot claimed by Joseph Egg, 123. Deeds for city lots-Barracks, 128. Lot of Samul Fox, 130. Sheriff to permit certain persons to embark for France, 135. Tho's Forrest claims two lots, 136. Plan of city lots, sale post- poned, 139. Lot of Samuel Allen and Thomas Sison, 140. John Parrock, Richard York, &c., S. Farlan, 141. Christ Church bells rung for capture of Cornwallis, 143. John Lukens, Surveyor General, paid for plans of city lots-deed to Patrick Robertson, 146, 148. Difficulty on election of a councilman, 148, 154, 160, 161. Deeds for city lots, 159. Auctioneer, 163. John Connelly, a British officer, to be arrested and examined - violates parol, and is imprisoned, 161. Re- ported value of lots, 164. Deeds for city lots-pay to militia, 166. Claim of James Wallace for a city lot, 167. Committee to view house and lot late of M. Aspden-
deeds for several lots, 171, 172.
Claim for city lot - deed for
land, 175. Guard house near
Magazine wants repairs, 178. President and Judge of City Court
-deed, 180, 181. L. Nicola dis- missed with thanks as Town Major-deed for lots, 185. Re-
port on election of Councillor for,
188-192, 193, 194, 195, 197, 198,
200, 201, 206, 210, 211, 212, 216, 217, 220, 220, 223, 232. Deeds,
193. Estate of Daniel Jeanes,
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204. Report on value of M. Aspden's lot, 209. Deeds for City lots, 217. Deed for City
lots t Wardens 218. To J. Mease, 235, 236. City lots, 240, 246. Estate Samuel Shoemaker, 246. Pay to J. Loughead, pay- master, 248. City lots, 250. George Campbell appointed Reg- ister of Wills, 253. Committee to estimate leaden spouts taken, 268. Deeds, 271, 274. Claim N. Young, for City lots purchased from William Penn, 275. Ex- pense of erecting fence between President's house and Mr. Morris', 279. Seizure of sugars on a Sloop of L. Hollingsworth, 282, 283. Ship General Wash- ington, (late Monk,) hired for a voyage, 283. Interest on pur- chase money for Cfty lots, when not paid duly, 285. Pay for an entertainment, 289. Guard for prisoners-Repairs of light-house at Cape Henlopen, 293. Report of Surveyor General for City lots, 295. State of accounts of indi- viduals called before Council- Cost of entertainment on birth of Dauphin, 288, 297. Deeds for City lots, 305, 306, 307, 308, 315, 316, 317, 321, 322. Report of Surveyor General on claim of Moore, Hill and Wells, Daniel Pastorius and Thomas Fairman, 322. T. Forrest, B. Davis, 323. Deed, 325, 326. Proceedings on claims to lots, 326, 328, 330, 331. Deeds, 334. Deeds for City lots, 340. Deed for City lots, 344, 346. Men called out, 364. Deeds for City lots-Jews ask for counte- nance and protection in erecting Synagogue, 367. General Potter to command troops on Indian expedition-National Bank of North America-Absconding Mer-
chant, 371. Execution, 382. Complaint on calling out Militia on election day -- Commissioners for defence ask for a vessel of small draft-Papers of James Molesworth, 385. Surveyor Gen- eral paid for plans of lots-Deeds, 389. James Irvine, Councillor-
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other elections --- Deeds -- Pardon,
395. Deeds, 409. Expense of fitting Comptroller General's office, 417. President and Vice-Presi- dent proclaimed at Court-house- procession, &c., 413, 417. Joseph Dolby receives pay for ringing Christ Church bells, 423. Deeds for City lots, 432. Repairs of government house, 441. Com- missioners on taxes, 453. Becom- ing a place of much resort -- Police, 489. Goods per Amazon-Arrears of payments for city lots, 491. Claim to city lots, 495, 497, 500, 503, 505, 507. Pay to seven months' men, 503. Deeds for city lots, 505, 506, 507, 543, 552, 572, 578, 587, 604, 617, 623, 629. Claims of heirs of John Whitpain, 506. Moore and Wells, 509. Robberies; 515. Paid G. Owen, for winding up State-house clock, 536. Memorial Jacob Shallus for a lot, 548, 549. William Henry asks opinion respecting certain duties, 541. Merchants ask ad- vice respecting importation of British goods, 553. Proclamation of peace-Christ Church bells to be rung, 559, 563. British pris- oners allowed to pass through, 572. Repairs of State-house pumps, 575. Deeds-Health offi- cer, 578. Deed, 585. Thomas Turner, keeper of State Flag, 586. Prisoners to new gaol, 589. William Greenway, Measurer of Salt-Price, 593. Price of Salt fixed-Wardens to have obstruc- tions removed, 595. Paving Fifth Street, between Walnut and Chestnut Streets, 602. Congress complain of being insulted at, . 606, 607, 609. Field officers con- vened by Council, 609. Confer- ence with officers-Attack on Bank meditated-Arms to be delivered to Militia, 611, 612. Arrests or- dered, 613. Examination of sol- diers to be made-Cannon taken at Yorktown to be delivered, 614. Proclamation against M. and A. Doan, A. Dillon, &c .- Complaints to be heard against Captain Esler's appointment, 617. Report to
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Congress on disturbances, &c., 618. Justice, 625. Complaint of Southwark of danger to health from Brig Congress-Vessel to be removed, and sick to pest-house, 627. Murder in, 629. City lot confirmed to J. Shallus, 631. Again referred to Land office, 636. Congress propose to return to-Wardens to have surveys of the Delaware made, 637. Report of Land office, 639. Deed, 646. State-house to be laid out by Act of Assembly as a public green and walk forever, 692. Bed- covers for sick at State Island, 695. Execution, 704, 720. Election- Censors-Representatives, War- dens, 721. Sheriffs-Coroners- Commissioners, 722. Joseph Cow- perthwaite contests election of Sheriff, 720. William Brann murdered at Centre Square-In- quest and proclamation and des- cription-Deeds for lots, 728. President and Vice-President proclaimed, 738. Thanksgiving- demonstration on account of peace, 752. Petitions D. Lennox, &c., to be auctioneers, 753. List of deeds, &c., of late corporation, transmitted by order of Assembly to Council, 759, 760. Vendues, 761. Deeds, 767.
Taxes, xiv., 4. Regulations of wagons, &c., 17. Deeds for City lots, 34, 35, 65. A. St. Clair, John Mease, appointed Vendue Masters, 38. Inspectors of goods Justices, 47, 54. Report on goods to be sold by auction, 48. Sharp Delany appointed Collector of Port-Names of purchasers of City lots to be furnished, 52. F. A. Muhlenburg, Justice- letter from Merchants-Accounts of John Hazelwood-Commis- sioners of purchases in-Griffith Owen, keeper of State-house clock, discharged, 55. Murder of Richard Marple, 57. Chevaux de frize-City lots sold, -Report on,-Virginia boundary, 59. H. Schitz resigns as justice, 60. Inspectors of goods, 61, 67, 68. Sales of goods by auction, 70.
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Fruit trees to be planted with Health office funds, at discretion of Dr. James Hutchinson-Goods per Ship Minerva to be inspected, 71. Proposals for removing Che- vaux de frize, 73, 75, 78. Com- plaint against Constables, 75. Hillegas and Francis to lay out lots at Barracks-Inspection of goods-Remission of forfeitures on Brandy-Militia fines and ex- penses, 77. Chevaux de frize, agreement with Donaldson & Hollingsworth. --- Appropriation for River Delaware, 105. Me- morial of Merchants for inspec- tion of goods, 106. · Justices -- Irregular elections, 108. Dedimus potestatem, issues for City and County of, 110. Triumphal arch, the carpenters' work valued by a committee of persons -- Sales of goods by Wardens, 111. Robbery in Southwark, and arrest of per- sons-Proclamation, 112. In- spection of goods, 114, 115. In- sult to Monsieur Marbois, Consul General of France, by Longs- champs, 115, 116, 117, 120, 121, 135, 137. Justices, 116, 121, 135, 149, 151, 159, 197. Buoys re- moved from Delaware -- Procla- mation, 122. Claim of John Balderston for a lot, 138. Memo- rial against a bridge on German- town Road, 140. J. B. Smith, prothonotary, 143. Deeds for lots -Wardens expenditures on River -- J. Donaldson resigns-Joseph Bullock appointed, 151. Ex- pense of removing exhibition frame from Market to State House, 157. Persons in gaol -- Return of arms, &c .- Inquest on George Fitler, 159. Payment to Wardens, 162. Leaden spouts
taken in 1777, paid for, 174. Deed for lots-Bells rung on La- Fayette's arrival in, 176. Com- missioners ask for sale of old iron from jail-Council refuse, 179. Jonathan Penrose, justice, 197.
Repairs to State Mansion-house,
206. Deed, 209. Removal of Chevaux-de-frize, 212. Repairs of State House, 235. Elections,
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229, 555. Representatives, 229, 555. Sheriff's, 230, 555. Coro- ner's, 230, 555. Warden's, 230, 555. Declaration of election of President and Vice-President, 249. Procession, 250. Proclaimed at Court House, 251, 252. Re- pairs in Secretary's office, 268. Box to be delivered to Marbois free of duty, 283. Sale of old jail-Purchase of part of State- house lot, corners of Fifth St. and Sixth Street, for public build- ings, 284, 285. Repairs of State- house, 285. Improvement of State house lot, 286. Ground rent paid by Council on lot corner Sixth and Market to Wm. Alt- more, 289. Contested election of Justice, 291, 307 323, 325, 344. Cl'k of city, Lieut., 314, 640. Claims for city lots under old rights from Wm. Penn, 323, 326, 327, 343. State lottery drawing, 324. Memorial of merchants on piers in the Del're, 326. Popula- tion 1760 and 1770 -- exports 1773, 1784, 336. James Loughead, Justice, 344. Report on city lot in favor of John Lownes, 347. Memorial of merchants on piers, &c., 356. Old jail and work- house to be pulled down-city lots for Richard Wells and Henry Hill, devisees of Richard Bacon-Patrick Haley arrested and reward to be paid, 359. Right of Pennocks to city lot, 361. Right to city lot referred to Surveyor-General, 362. All military. and other stores to be removed to a place of safety, on account of destruction of old jail, 366. Wm. Whitebread offers to pay his bond and mortgage given to late Mayor, &c., 368. Improvement of State house lot- letter to merchants and traders, 369. Contested election of Jus- tice for New Market Ward, 370. 377, 380, 381. Justices, 370. Old jail, 409. Repairs of State house, 375. Matthew Irwin, Re- corder of Deeds, 378, 379. Gen. St. Clair, Auctioneer, 394. Repairs of State house and clock, 395. House to cover cannon, 401.
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Thos. Paine paid-Dr. Ewing and Thos. Hutchins to run N. W. line, 402. Offices, of Collector, Naval Officer and Wardens-improve- ment of State house lot, 406, 444. Report of Comptroller-General on sums due military officers, 406- 440. Deputy-Surveyors in each county-a tent for Captain Por- ter, 441. Deputy-Surveyor, 441, 443. James Read appointed flour inspector, 444, 445. Re- gister of German passengers, 445, 447. Improvement of State House lot, 446. L. Farmer appointed Register of Germans, 447. Election in Penn Township, 447. City lots to Francis Gurney and G. Westcoat, 453. Mont- gomery county formed from, 456. Claim Thos. Mason-Wells, Hill and Young, referred to Mr. Story, 458. Money to Wardens, to enable Thomas Davis to erect piers-or- der for erecting an arsenal first on 8th and Locust &c., ordered on "corner of public square, be- tween Thirteenth and Juniper Alley "-deeds, 457, 459, 460, 461. Wardens to contract for land at Marcus Hook for piers- navigation above city-jurisdic- tion of islands, 460. Edward Bartholomew, Collector of Excise, 461. City lots -- deeds, 462. Richard Hill's devisees-plan of piers, 464. New proposals for piers-improvements of State house lot-E. Blaine claims a lot, 469. China factory, 479. Agreement with Thomas Conarroe for build- ing piers at Marcus Hook, 479. Call on Commissioners to report, improvement of State house lot, 483. A Spanish frigate at, 484. Deed for city lot to John Franklin, 486. Inspectors of lumber, salt provisions-Robert Morris appeals to Supreme Court from Comp- troller-General's decision respect- ing his accounts-deed for barrack lots, 489. Mons. Marbois, vice French Consul at-proceedings relative to old gaols and buildings in Montgomery county, 491. Rent of store on Market street
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wharf, 492. Repairing State house and building arsenal, 495. Deed, 501. Edward Shippen appointed Justice for Dock Ward-Plunket Fleeson resigns as president of Court -- Edward Shippen appointed in his place -- improvement of State house lot, 549. Three stone steps for State house paid for, 550. B. Franklin, Councillor, 554. Geo. Gray, Commissioner, 555. Arri- val of Sick Keesar and thirty- five others from Bengal and China to seek a passage home, 561. John Biddle, measurer of grain, 568. Clement Biddle, Notary- Mercantile Committee, 571. Me- mor'l of Longschamps-of inhab- itants against test law-debate and resolution on the law, 573, 574. Aid to the Chinese, 574. Petition in favor of M. Aspden- Purchase of a lot at Cape May by Wardens, 578. Repairs of State house, 581. Deeds for old jail and adjoining lots-consideration and names of purchasers-grant of room in State house to Sur- veyor-General for an office, 583. Improvement of State house yard, execution of Elizabeth Wilson or- dered, 586, 588. Petition of Longschamps, 587. Arsenal, 588. Agreement with James Pearson to cover State house with copper, 597. Petition Wm. Smith to construct a wharf-jurisdiction of Delaware river, 598, 599. Deed for barrack lots -State house. lot, 601. Deed city lots, 605. Leaden spouts, 618. Respecting M. Asp- den -instructions respecting bar- rack lots, 625. State house lot, 625. Edward Burd, Prothonotary of Supreme Court, petition for Justice, 629. Justices, 629. Deeds barrack lots, 632. Delinquents for barrack lots, 634. Negroes ask to enclose their burying ground, referred to Surveyor- General, 637. Deeds for barrack lots, 638. Abuse of public prop- erty in Southwark by militia- appropriation for improving river Delaware, 641. Schuylkill bridge by Davis and Casdrop-abuse of
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public property in Southwark, 643. Deeds city lots, 649. Bar- racks and city lots, 650. Thos. Davis, wharf builder - deed city lot, 653. John Baynton, Collector of tonnage-State house clock, 654. Wm. Craig, Justice of High street Ward, 660. State house improvement-Clerk of Orphans' Courts, W. Nicolls, 667. Justice Nice resigns, 672.
Health officer, xv., 3. City lots, 3. Improvement of State house, 4. Notice of the public sale of Joseph Galloway's proper- ty, Sixth and Market streets, 6, 15, 37. Repairs of State house, 10. Justices, 8, 17, 23, 26, 160, 256. 367, 422, 452, 520, 522, 541, 606. Deeds for city lots, 13, 35, 37, 46. Barrack lots to be sold, 18, 20. City lots to be sold, 23. Plan be furnished by Surveyor-General, 28. State house improvement, 30. John Cowan, execution not now issued, 31. J. Kelly's ears not be cut off, 33 City lots, 46. Auctioneers-deed for barrack lots, 50. C. Febiger, auctioneer for Northern Liberties, 53. State house, 57. City lots between Fifth and Seventh, in Market, to be sold (from Schuylkill, 58. Pay for ringing Christ Church bells, 60. Claim of proprietaries for city lots, 63, 68. Leaden spouts, pay for, 66. Pay to agent on sale of barrack lots, 69. Re- port of Attorney-General on claim to city lot, 71. Support of light house, &c., 73. Sale of city lots, Chinese to be sent to Maryland, 75. Materials for houses at bar- racks, 76. Improvement of State house lot, 77. Sales of lot post- poned, 85. City lots to be sold, 87. Repairs of State house- Earl of Shelburne claims city lots, Notaries Public appointed, 87. State house, 90, 103. Elections, 98. Wardens, 98, 559, 562. Rep- resentatives, 98. Councillors, 567. Street Commissioners, 98. Sher- iffs, 98, 328, 567, 579. Coroners, 98, 328, 567, 574. Commission- ers, 98. State house repairs, 99,
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115. Militia, 109. Proclamation and procession on election .of President and Vice President, 111. Bells rung, 121. Demand on New York for a horse thief, 125 Claims for city lots to be consid- ered, 134. Favor of J. Robinson, claim of R. Peters & C. Hurst, 136. Deed to Robert Morris, cor- ner Sixth and Market, and price- city lots ordered to be sold, 151. Alexander Todd, Justice-sale of lot postponed, 160. Jno. Mease, auctioneer, Matthew Irwin, Master of Rolls, 166. Convicts to be punished with eight inch sheds, 169. R. McKnight, Justice of Dock Ward, 171. State house, 172. Clock, 174. Sundry lots to be sold-flour inspector, 172. Plan for Court house adopted, 174. Deeds barrack lots, 180. 181. Auctioneer's accounts of St. Clair, 183. J. Mease, auctioneer, 186. Notices distributed respect- ing city lots, 188. Sheriff to post- pone sale of flour, 191. Peter Wikoff, auctioneer, in place of General St. Clair-Wardens to improve Delaware river, 197. Claim for city lots by R. Howe and J. Elliott, 201. Execution of a criminal postponed-claim for taking care of State lot by Wm. Rees rejected, 202. Barracks for invalids -- officers of light infantry, fines suspended, &c .- removal of stores from, 1777, 265. Claim by Miers Fisher, attorney for city lots, &c., 207. Militia, 209. Mons. De Brassines delivered up to Mons. Marbois, French Con- sul, 215. Jonas Philips charged with usury, dismissed, 217. State house yard, 220. Sale of mer- chandize for duties, 225. Piers at Marcus Hook-presents to Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians in, 229. Deeds to John Nichol- son for city lot, 230. Gunpowder delivered to Col. Mifflin to cele- brate 4th July, 235. And to Wm. Will-officers of militia complain of an election, referred to Wm. Henry-appeal of executors of Caleb Newbold, 237. Claim for
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city lot-report of contested elec- tion for Mayor-another election, 241, 242. Agents of forfeited es- tates, 246. Indians detained at Lancaster by sickness of inter- preter, 251. Plan of forty-two city lots on Lombard street re- ported by Comptroller, to be sold, 255. Deed for barrack lot, 256. Robert Mcknight, Justice, 272. Lot on Lombard street, between Tenth and Twelfth, appropriated, on request of Wardens, as a bury- ing ground for strangers-"Act April 8, 1786," for directing sale of such city lots as remain the proper- ty of the State and for disposing of the house and lots in High street, late the property of Joseph Gallo- way and forfeited, 273. Minutes of convention met in, transmitted by Congress, 286. Report of plan of city lots south side Market and west side of Tenth for sale, 301. New members-elections- invalid guard, 303. Procession President and Vice President Franklin and Muhlenberg, 308. Execution of Jacob Dryer ordered, 311. Collector, Naval Officer and Clerk of Court appointed, 315. Murder of a Spaniard in, Coro- ner's inquisition and proclama- tion to arrest rioters-Dr. Rush, &c. called on conduct of Mr. Jones, health officer, 317. Proclamation against rioters at house of Maj. Alexander Boyd, also against murderer of a Spaniard at house of Margaret Bailey, 319. John Jones elected health officer-plan of forty city lots to be sold-Jacob Dryer pardoned, 320. New or- der of Council, conduct of officers, 321. Election of officers, John Baynton, Collector of Tonnage, Abm. Hubley, Auctioneer, Chris- tian Febiger, Auctioneer, and other officers, 322. Wardens ap- pointed-C. Biddle, Marshal-M. Sadler has use of old sashes, 323. Jona. B. Smith, Prothonotary of Court C. Pleas, 325. Council at- tend speaking in Zion church, 340. Duties refunded on package re- ceived by mistake-all the public
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