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Proprietary-
for forgery, &c., 186. Governor communicates the proprietor's views on various matters, 187. Original rights, 416. Governor Evans on quit rents, 419. Reve- nues, 423. Mortgages the prov- ince to Philip Ford in 1690, 455. Swedes complain against, 465, 480. Letter from, 494. Right to ferries, 526. Position at first, 617.
Appoints William Keith Gover- nor of province, iii., 13. Gives dedimus to J. Yeates, &c., to ad- minister oath to Governor, 13. Scheme concerning quit rents, 32. To nominate an agent for the province, Henry Goldney desig- nated by Governor and Council, 44. Death of William Penn an- nounced to Council by Governor Keith- his eulogium, 58. In- structions from W. Penn, Jr., 63. Line between Chester and Phila- delphia county, 144. Instructions received by Governor but not com- municated for reasons stated, 235. Interests opposed by Colonel John French, 268. Thomas Penn ar- rives, 433. Respect to, 433, Thos. and Richard Penn grant new com- mission to Governor Gordon, 526. Gives new greater and lesser seals bearing their names -re- ceives the old one and gives the new in charge of T. Griffiths, 530. Address Indians, 573. Presents to, 574. Meet Indians at Phila- delphia, 579. Speech, 579. Ad- dress of Assembly and answer, 582. Sick at Pennsbury, 598. To Abraham Wendall, 609. Ob- tains from Indians release of lands between Susquehannah and Kittoctinny hills, iv., 88. Sends with Council message to Indians, 245. Proceedings of Hampton Court, 254. Instructions respect- ing bills of credit, 318. Demand for quit rents becomes oppressive, 330. Applies to Assembly respect- ing lands, 348. Sails for England,
John Penn dies, v., 62, 73. Letter to, from Council on rob- beries of French and Spanish, 92. Letter to, on defenceless state of city and province-and
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Proprietary-
asking cannons, &c., 161. Letter from-alteration in the family, &c., 216. Letter from Thomas Penn-for man-of-war, 228. By her, 239, 246. Promises cannon, 240. Letter alluding to sickly state of city, especially about the dock, 244. Letter to, from Coun- cil, 319. Inform President Pal- mer of Governor Hamilton's ap- pointment and thank him for his services, 362. Recommends building a fort or block house on Ohio, 515, 547. View of it by Assembly, 547. Decline bearing part in expenses of treaties with Indians, 546. Order Abraham Taylor's name to be struck from Council, 551. Letter respecting title set up by Ralph Fretwell. and A. Taylor for friends in Barba- does, 551. On paper money, 605.
Deeds to, from Indians for lands purchased by Commission- ers at Albany from Six Na- tions, vi., 119-129. Instruc- tions-is the Governor required to exhibit them to Assembly ? 220-223. Long messages from Assembly to Governor, 226-236. And answer of Governor, 236- 243. Present address of Assem- bly to King, 448. Letter, 485. Answer to address, 504-510. Tax on their estate, 525, 619, 680, 682, 689, 692, 702, 715-720, 738. Opinion of Council on saving clause of W. P.'s commission to Colonel Evans, 529. Discussion, on, 525-532, 569-587. Philadel- phia proposes to pay, 568. As- sembly ask, was not withholding payment for land the cause of In- dian alienation, 710. Report, 724. On Braddock's defeat, 730. Tax on estate of, vii., 203, 396, 409, 463. Instructions on money bills, 247, 396. Charter, &c., 273. Right to make treaties on war with Indians, 305. Charged by Indians with injustice, 352. Com- mittee of Council appointed to investigate the state of their In- dian purchases, 354, 431, 536. Instructions, 441, 442. Taxes and quit rents, 469. To come
Proprietary-
over, 633. Complaint of treaty by Quakers at Philadelphia, 634. Report on complaints against, 776.
Estate tax on, viii., 67, 74, 82, 105, 278, 299, 301, 302, 319, 324, 326, 350, 456, 460. Approve of supply bill, 125. Message from Thomas and Richard Penn on receipt of a paper by Dr. Frank- lin from Assembly without ad- dress, &c., at which, they com- plain, 276. As well as of its detention by lawyers for a year, 276. B. Franklin's to agent of, 299. Compensation for loss of quit rent omitted in bill, 350. Discussion in Council about, 357. Protest of Council, quit rents, &c., 358, 361. Galloway's remarks on bill, 363-369. Their position with regard to propriety, 374. Appoint James Hamilton Gov- ernor, 409. Report of agents on assessment of, 456. Objections to tax, 460. Representation of R. Peters and R. Hockley on tax in Cumberland county, 472. Right to complain, 524. Tax on estates, 530, 540, 584, 606. Wish of, re- specting lands, officers, &c., 675. Proceedings of privy Council to be secret, 720.
Instructions to Governor H. on report of Committee-bills of credit, taxes -- grant by Parliam't -- agents, &c., ix., 11, 21, 47, 51, 53. Ill treatment by Assembly, 174. Im- possibility to render account of, by Receiver-General, 178. Quit rents, 180, 379-382. Let. to, from Coun- cil respecting Wyoming, 757, 779.
Thomas and John Penn revoked Richard's commission as Govern- or, and Thomas, with King's ap- probation, appoints John Govern- or, who arrives and is present in Council, xi., 91. Abuses prac- ticed on their lands under color of old rights, xii., 264. And mes- sage of Council to Assembly on it, 264. Late Sec'y. James Tilghman called on for books, &c., 690. Arrears of ground rent on confis- cated estate, claim for, xv., 51. Claims to city lots, 63, 68, Patent asked for Springettbury Manor
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lands, 153. Question raised in Council on payments to, 202. Answer of Judges Supreme Court, 210. Payment of interest, 211. Proprietary Estates, tax on, &c., ix., 153, 155, 157, 158, 161, 179, 180, 185, 237, 240.
Proprietary Lands, settling on, by Connecticut people, x., 50. Town to be laid out at the manor at Kittanning, 201.
Proprietary Claims, Jared Ingersoll employed to assist Attorney-Gen- eral-allowance, xi., 737.
Prosser, Stephen, Notary Public, xvi., 286.
Protest, of Council against Gov- ernor for assenting to a bill for re- emission of a bill of credit, quit rents, &c., viii., 358. Of Supreme Executive Council against Con- gress laying an embargo on pro- visions in Pennsylvania as an in- fringement of the power and au- thority of Council, xi., 546.
Prothonotaries appointed, xi., 178, 187, 221, 230, 240, 244, 301, 365, 566, 694. Circular to 188. To be judges of Common Pleas, 221; xii., 243, 681 ; xiii., 158, 324, 702; xiv., 202, 204, 376 ; xv., 17, 97, 269, 271, 461 ; xvi., 35, 122, 164, 166, 168, 172.
Providence, Rhode Island. cannon taken at, by Com. Hopkins, x., 550. Res. of Congress, 564.
Province Island, act introduced for vesting in trustees, iv., 629, 635. Passed 638. Indians on, much exposed, ix., 100. To be guarded for safety, 101. Paxton Boys at Lancaster, forming company to march to Philadelphia, and kill Indians at, 108. Pest house on, x., 409, 412. Hospital, xi., 21. Fergus Purden, steward, 136. Or State Island to be sold in lots to redeem bills of credit, xii., 671. By Mr. Holker, purchase of lots, xiii., 8. Sale of lots, 26, 28, 34, 54, 56, 65, 66, 76, 241, 242, 307, 505. Commission on sales, 313, 543. Deed to John Wilcocks, 549, Trustees of, 578. Bed covers for sick at, 695. Deed, 727. Pest house, xiv., 6, B. Brannon and use of pump, 72, removal of mili-
tary stores, 72. Repairs of Marine Hospital, 373. Rent of, 383, 387. Surveyor-General to survey and mark ground for Hospital, 655. Land remaining to be sold, xv., 146, 148. Sale of lot. Repairs, xvi., 353. Sick in Hospital, 437. Trustees appointed, 448. Wharf at, 493.
Provincial Commissioners, com- plained of, viii., 64, 66. Commis- sioners to attend treaty with In- dians, 586. Circular of Governor Penn to, respecting proprietary lands and assessments, ix., 237. Names of, Commissioners, 237. Answer to circular, 240.
Provincial Court, Judges, and que- ries on certain points, ii., 87.
Provincial-ship of War proposed, viii., 30, 36, 81, 334, 573, 574, 583. Condition province, 83. Set- tlement with Indians for lands, by Peters and Weiser, at Easton, 219. Report of committee ap- pointed by Councils to investigate the claims made by Indians at Easton, respecting lands, also a list of deeds, &c., produced, 246, 261. Correspondence between Assembly and proprietaries about Tax on estates, &c., 276, 279. Lottery for defence of Province, 340. Agent to be appointed to re- ceive share of money granted by Parliament to colonies, 400, 501, 512, 546. Gov. James Hamilton, succeeds Denny, 409. Assembly agrees to raise 2700 men, Esti- mated expense of, 458. Repre- sentation of R. Hockley proprie- tary Receiver-General, and R. Peters, Secretary, on proprietary taxes in Cumberland County, 472. With tabular statements, 476. Benjamin Franklin and Robert Charles appointed agents to Eng- land, 512, 693. Relating to Con- necticut settlers, 563-572, 612, 621-628 ; x., 401, 495, 521, 522, Ship to be called Montgomery, 525. Surgeon for, 541. Commit- tee on, 543. Sent to Roebuck, 552. Pay of Pilot, 555. Memo- rial to Congress, 575, 694. Mont- gomery pilot for, appointed, 679 Provisions to be furnished Massa-
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chusetts, i., 515. Embargo on, iv., 479, 480. Exportation of 491-495, 506. Embargo on, vi., 319, 351. Law passed, 356. Applications to export, vii., 135, 136, 151, 168, 186. Embargo on, 183, 184. (See Embargo.) Exported from Maryland, 183. Message to Lower Counties on, 195, 202. Embargo taken off, 221. Order, 387. petitions to ship read and rejected, 393, 459. Scarce at Wyoming, 479. On shipping, to sundry places, 482, 497. Report of ves- sels loaded with, 500, 561. Rhode Island applies, 509, 560. Massachusetts applies, 570. Ex- ported, 606. Stored at different places, -. Commissioners for purchasing, xi., 423, 424, 425. Embargo on, 545. Suspension in favor of, 646. Distribution among troops, 710. For Massachusetts, 729. Allowed to be exported, xii., 1, 2, 8, 10, 59, 130, 173, 191, 197.
Public houses, regulations, i., 74, 75, 76.
Pugh, Capt. xi., 215. Lieut., placed on invalid list, 647. Asks for rations, xii., 14.
Pugh, Hugh, of Chester County .- A murderer under sentence of death, petitions for pardon, arguments for and against ; iii., 40,
Pugh, Joseph, Sheriff, vi., 638 ; vii., 266.
Pulaski's, Count, Corps, xii., 76. Pumpshire, John, Indian agrees to go to Diahoga, vii., 152, 307, 431. Interpreter at Easton, 672.
Punishment for telling truth, i., 88. modes of, 92. Number of stripes to be inflicted; 97. Severe and singular, on slaves in Philadel- phia, 406. Severe, xiii., 314. Purchases, Commissioners of, ap- pointed, xii., 300, 301, 302, 305. Orders to, 309. Asks more pay, 362, 370, 371, 405, 406, 409, 410, Returns of, 411, 412, 420, 449, 453, 456, 464, 465, 488, 493, 514, 559, 584, 595, 612, 615, 648, 653, 654, 658, 660, 678, 700, 705, 722, 779 ; xiii., 7, 17, 44, 58, 59, 67, 92, 142, 155, 201, 208, 218, 222, 223 263, 269, 294, 295 298, 300,
311, 315, 356, 367, 384, 420, 421, 441, 444, 509, 514, 519, 525, 542, 603, 604, 646, 684, 698, 741, 752 ; xiv., 54.
Purden, Fergus, Steward at Pro- vince Island Hospital, xi., 136.
Purdey's, Colonel Battalion to re- lieve Colonel Brown's, xiii., 222. Pursell, Henry D., engraves borders for paper money, xiv., 470.
Purviance, John, to examine British Goods, xiii., 491.
Purviance, Sam'l Andrew, resigns, xii., 487.
Pusey, Caleb, member of new Coun- cil, i., 580. Member of Council, takes affirmation, ii., 96.
Pusey, Joshua, a Justice, v., 547. Putnam, Brig General, Privateer, x., 702.
" Putnam " Floating Battery- hand cuffs for, xi., 5, 18, 79.
"Putnam " Galley, xi., 176. Peti- tions of officers.
Putnam, Gen. Israel, Aid asked for in throwing up works of de- fence around Philadelphia, xi., 46. All able bodied men to ap- ply to him, 56, 176, Letter on enemy's movements, 202.
Pykeland, County, Claim for city lots, xiii., 33, 60.
Quahanoquesie Indians, live over Allegheny, viii., 96.
Quaker Assembly meet at meeting- house, i., 178. Gov. Fletcher a man of arms and not of Quaker principles, 373. Opinion of the Indians respecting, 372. Decla- ration of, on loyalty to King, 526.
Answer to, on war, ii., 242. Account of arms to be taken, 241. Defensive measures proposed, 242. Objections, 243. Complaint about oath, 457. Object to defensive measures, 460. And affirm'n, 617.
Address to King respecting, iii., 26. Not to be oppressed by mili- tia duties, 64. Assembly's views on, 66. Numbers of, and Church of England equal in Council, 143. And on Supreme Court bench, 158. Object to style of address to King, 226. Another to be chosen
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member of Council, 232. Repre- sentation from, respecting forms of declaration of fidelity, 235.
And liberty of conscience, As- sembly's and Governor's views of, iv., 367-371, 380-384. Assem- bly decline defence on account of their principles, 425, 435. Coun- cil with Indians in their meeting- house, 432, 443. Oaths, 628.
Form bulk of Assembly, v., 207. Reflected on by Council, 278. Defence of, by Assembly, 336.
"Political Engines," vi., 600. Conduct of, represented by Gov. Morris, their address, 739.
Address against war with In- dians, vii., 83, 84. Intercede in be- half of Delaware Indians through Israel Pemberton, 103, 105. Gen. Shirley on, 112. At Treaty at Easton take leave of Tedyuscung, 215. Requested by ministers to resign seats in Assembly, to be filled by other denominations, 292. Address Governor on treaty at Easton, 311. His answer, 312. Referred to, 332. With Sheriff, carry Governor's order for quar- tering troops to Assembly, con- sidered a breach of confidence, 362. Money raised by Friendly Association for Indians, 391. Ad- dress to Governor on Militia bill- liberty of conscience, 404. Threats against, 502. Address of, meet- ing of sufferings against David Bush, 559. Law proposed in fa- vor of religious scruples, 593. Treaty made at Philadelphia by, complained of by proprietaries, 634. Their offers to be refused, 635. Committee of Friendly As- sociation answer to, 637. Ad- dress from, 638. Answer, 647. Urge Tedyuscung to ask for a clerk, 659. Charles Thomson master of school, 665.
Attend Indian Conference at Easton, viii., 175, 211. Address from, meetings of sufferings on Indian complaints, 239, 241. Another, 243. Governor's an- swer, 242. Remarks of Logan and Shoemaker in Council on, 245. Report of committee ap-
pointed by Council to inquire into Indian claims to lands, 246, 261. Attend Conference in Philadel- phia, 490.
Peaceable efforts of, ix., 301.
Suspected-confined in Mason's Lodge and removed to Virginia- proceedings, xi., 283, 284, 286, 288, 290, 292, 293, 295, 296, 299, 300, 303. Obtain writs of habeas corpus, 308. Proceeding of Su- preme Executive Council, 309. Conduct in Virginia-various pa- pers, 382. Expenses paid to Read- ing, 394. Memorial from prison- ers in Virginia-they belong to United States, 395. Address to Council -verbal answer, 426. Another address-conference with and proceedings of Council, 427. Conference respecting prison- ers in Virginia, 435. Expenses paid to M. Muhlenburg, 437. Mrs. Pemberton asks protection for wagons, 457, 458. To be sent from Staunton to Shippensburg and discharged-they to pay their expenses, 461. To Lancaster, 462. Or may be discharged at Potts- grove, 468, 472. Arrived at Lan- caster, &c., 472, 473. Pass given to, 473. Also to several of their wives to return to Phila- delphia from head-quarters, with consent of Gen. Washington, 473. Account of expenses, 481. Roberts and Carlisle, proceedings against, 606. Expenses to Virginia, 682. S. R. Fisher, 729, 734.
Paper purporting to be from a meeting in Warrington, respect- ing negro Ralph, considered an imposition, xii., 113. Paper on militia fines and taxes, 245. John Nancarrow objects to having shot and shells cast in his air furnace, 435.
S. R. Fisher two years in gaol sick-discharged, xiii., 13. Ad- dress to Council on the rejoicings for victory, &c., 131. Pass to Owen Jones, Jr., Ann Howell, &c., 249. Memorial of, against thea- tres, &c., 741.
Of Chester county petition re- specting militia fines-order of Council on it, xv 418. Expense
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of prisoners sent to Virginia via Reading, 1777, 641.
Quakers -- Society of Free, memo- rial for a lot of ground, xiii., 775.
Quality, Joseph, Lieut., xi., 576. Quarier, Alex., Capt., xii., 338.
Quarry, Col. Robert-Judge of Ad- miralty seizes goods at New Castle, i., 541, 544, 545, 546, 548, 561, 562, 565, 566, 575, 580. Judge, &c., and Jno. Moore, ex- hibit charges against David Lloyd, 602, 603. Reply, ii., 71, 89. Communicates to Council, sundry papers from the government, 89, 90. Remarks to Council about dedimus, 92. And difficulties about oaths, 93, 94, 96, 115, 116. Complaints against, 517.
Quartermasters appointed, x., 479, 480. xi., 25, 84, 279, 305. Pay, 371. Certificates as pay, 496. Elected, xii., 146. Complaints against, at Reamstown, 158.
Quassenungh, son of the old King of the Shawnese, Kakewatchy, attacked with small-pox in Phila- delphia, and recovers, while his attendant dies with it, iii., 463.
Quebec, walls of-Major John Mc- Pherson killed before, xi., 655. Edw. Agnew a prisoner at -- in dis- tress-relieved by Council, 658.
Queen Anne ascends the throne, ii., 60. Order from-approves of A. Hamilton as Governor, 89. Issues new Commissions, 104. Ad- dress to, on oaths, 209. Proclama- tion about money, 435. Letter on expedition against, 449. In- structions for Col. Veitch, 449. Meets part of Assembly, 459. Order to Governor to meet at New York on Canada expedition, 532. Objections of Council, 532, 534. Repeals laws, 571, 572. Death of, 574, 575. King George proclaimed, 574. £2000 for her use, iii., 32.
Quick, Jacobus, prisoner from Vir- ginia, sent under parole to Go- vernor of New Jersey, to answer charges, xi., 474.
Quigley, Henry, Coroner, xvi., 194, 509.
Quincey, Josiah, appointed Com-
missioner to Pennsylvania for aid, vi., 314. Letter to Governor, 329. Arrives, 330.
Quisagechroanu, an Indian, speaks, vii., 120.
Quit Rents, Act to collect, proposed, ii., 221. Governor Evans's view of, 419. Concerning, iii., 32. Being payable in specie oppres- sive, iv., 330, 331, 333, 334. May be taxed, viii., 301, 450, 530, 537. Complaint of omission in a bill for compensation to Proprie- taries for loss of, 350. Protest of Council against Governor on, 358. Governor Penn on-Manner of imposing, &c., ix., 379, 382. Due Proprietaries, search for, xiv., 71.
R.
Radine, Colonel, La, Assistant en- gineer to General De Portland- compliment to, xi., 776.
Radmore, T. Petition for Road, i., 396.
Rags for lint and bandages adver- tized for, x., 471.
Rahm, Michael, Coroner, xv., 570. Coroner, xvi., 195, 498, 500.
Rains, Heavy, prevent the meeting of Assembly, iii., 267. Long ab- sence of, vi., 422.
Rakestraw, Joseph, killed by negro Jack, ii., 11. Trial, 18. Joseph, petition, xiv., 380.
Ralph, (Negro), petition, xi., 565. Referred to Assembly, 570. Re- sult, 571. A negro formerly pro- perty of John Rankin, a traitor- imposition practised in a paper purporting to be from a Quaker meeting, -- Referred to York County, xii. 113.
Ralston, Captain, x., 689.
Ralston, John, Justice, xiv., 216. Ralston, Robert, to muster militia, to guard prisoners, xiii., 293.
Rambo, John, accused of fornication, i., 156.
Randolph, Lieut. Edward, Surveyor General, commissions Matthew Birch to be surveyor and searcher of customs in Pennsylvania, i., 534, 551. Paid for enlisting men,
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xi., 487. Stationed on frontiers- complains of want of clothing-is supplied, 665.
Randolph, Edmund, on Commercial Condition of States, xiv., 651.
Randolph, Governor, of Virginia, Letter, xv., 159.
Randolph, Isham-Captain of ship Rachel from London-his protest on being ordered up from New Castle, v., 264.
" Randolph," armed Pilot boat un- der commission to Abraham Ben- nett, pilot, xii., 326.
Rangers, appointed, i., 165, 166, 206, 226. Regulated by law, iii., 235.
" Ranger," Gunboat x. 488, 505. Rank of Officers. Rules for settling in North America, vii., 472, 473. Disputes, about, x., 334 ; xi., 54, 272 ; xiii., 543 ; xv., 381.
Rankin, James, confiscated estate, xii., 82, 113, 174, 218, 219, 577. Rankin, John, petition, xii., 82, 113, 174, 218, 219. Justice, 342. Rankin, William, escapes from jail,
Proclamation against, xii., 710. Ranniston, John, Sergeant and En- sign, xii., 58.
Rape, cases of, i., 588, ii., 11. To be punished by death, 211. Special Court for trial of a negro for, ix., 648.
Rations, x., 415, 500, 515 ; xi., 379, 471, 538, 710, 750 ; xii., 21, 406, 492 ; xiii., 71, 129, 162, 359, 375, 448, 534, 743 ; xv., 17, 295, 349, 493, 494, 519, 613.
Rawle, Francis, petition for bridge at Arch and Front streets, i., 330. Interested in society of Free Traders, ii., 154, 163. Elected Member of Council, iii., 232.
Rawlings' Regiment marches for Fort Pitt, xi., 758.
Razers, Bernard, of Lancaster, asks to be naturalized, iii., 374.
Rea, John, Coroner, xiii., 726. Rea, Samuel, Coroner, x., 100. Lieutenant of Northampton Co. xii., 317, 336, 374, 485. Com- plainants against, 607. Resigns, 739.
Read, Adam, a Justice, v., 600. Letter to, Indian murders, vi., 668.
Read, Justice Adam, Letters, con- dition of frontiers, murders, &c., vii., 303.
Read, Charles, Sheriff, Philadelphia, iii., 370, 387, 416. Member of Council, 529. Clerk of Orphans' Court, dies, iv, 151, 243. Com- missioner for Indian affairs for New Jersey, at Easton, viii., 175. Read, George, resigns as Attorney- General of Lower Counties, x. 216. Read, James, Letters to and from, on Indian affairs, xi., 650, 651. Read, James, appointed Council- man, xi., 500, 525, 596; xii., 155. Resigns, 744. Appointed Register of Admiralty Court, 745, 748. Commissioner to Wyoming, xiv., 202. Flour Inspector, 445 ; xv., 172; xvi., 62, 63. Councilman, xv., 294, 295.
Read, John, Barrack Master, &c., in- structions to, x., 568. Commands fleet, 387. Barrack Master at Fort Island, xi., 51.
Read, Joseph, elected to Assembly from York County-resigns as a Justice, xv., 364.
Read, Moses, Justice, xii., 93.
Read, Peter, arrested on suspicion of shooting Indian George, ix., 603.
Read, Captain Thomas, sent to General Washington, xi., 24.
Read, William, Sheriff, iii., 332, 370. Clerk of Court, 338, 387. Reading, petition for road from, to Easton, v., 610. Commissary of Provisions at, vi., 775. Ravages of Indians at, viii., 100, 102. Letters for Episcopal Church in, ix., 243. Road from, returns of, 556. Powder purchased from, x., 420. Prisoners removed from, 546, 679. Prisoners taken to, 648. Guard for, 714. Records removed to, xi., 30. Prisoners sent under guard to, 302. Ex- penses of paid to, 394. Provi- sions stored at, 423. Two hun- dred militia to be at, 446. Dis- turbances between prisoners and inhabitants, xii., 12. Deposition respecting William Moore Smith, 30. Letter Christ and Haller claim for town plot, 780. Elec- tion for Burgess, xiv., 462.
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Prisoners sent to Virginia, via, 1777, xv., 641.
Reading, Lieut. George, xi., 455.
Reading, John, landing, ii., 539. Record of Road opposite, 541, 549, 561. President of New Jer- sey, demands a fugitive, v., 94. Reamstown, complaints against Dep. Quarter-mast., at, xii., 158. " Rebecca," privateer, xi., 642.
Receiver General, ii., 112, 122; xiv., 444, 447.
Receiver General of Land Office, xv., 27. To give notice of sale, 522. Orders to sell City Lots, xvi., 95, 271. Reappointed, 350. Receiver of Provisions appointed, xii., 585.
Recorders, iii., 173.
Recorders of Deeds, xiv., 584.
Recorders and Registers, xv., 5, 134.
Records, safe keeping of, iv., 17, 21, 33, 35. Sent to Lancaster, xi., 23. To Reading, 31. To Easton, 306. Recruits, x., 519, 520; xiii., 168. Red Bank, committee to visit-Re- port-Width of river, x., 283. Report of committee on defence of, 474. Money sent to, for Navy Board, xi., 360. Work done at, 399.
Reddick, John, petition respecting his land in Maryland, taken from him, ix., 375.
Redick, David, appointed to lay out common and town lots in reserved lands opposite to Pittsburg, xv., 289. Sent to New Jersey and New York, with news from Wyoming, 490. Returns, 495. Expenses paid, 498. Vice-president, 565. To arrange lots opposite Pittsburg for sale, 504. Reasons for his vote, favor E. Oswald, 506. Re- ports plan for reserved tract with Mr Cannon, 509-512. To receive proposals for lots, and for islands in Ohio and Allegheny rivers, 513. Surveys islands in Ohio and Alle- ghany rivers, xvi., 97.
Redman, John, Jr., appointed pay- master, x , 756.
Redman, Dr. John, asks for a pass for self, daughter, Sarah Coxe and children, to New York, xiii., 551.
Redman, Joseph, sheriff, viii., 781 ix., 57, 398, 547, 623. Clerk of Market, xi., 195. Dies, xii., 110.
Redman, Joseph, Jr., appointed surgeon, xi., 24, 32. Secretary of convention, xvi., 524.
Red Stone creek, location, vi., 29. Fort, 137. Proceedings of com- missioners to Indians at, ix., 506. Names of inhabitants and Indians, 508. Indians proceed to, 539. Indian messengers refuse to go, 542.
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