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Dewees, Col. William, deposition respecting explosion of powder mills, v., 261.
De Witt, Simeon, appointed to run boundary line with N. Y., x., 450. Diahogo, intelligence from, ii., 729. Diary, of Pennsylvania Commission- ers to Albany, ii., 195.
Dickeson, Mr. (owner of ship bring- ing stamps to Philadelphia), iv., 241.
Dickinson College, interest due, xi., 540, 578.
Dickinson, James, conference with Indian chiefs on survey of Dona- tion Lands, x., 740.
Dickinson, His Excellency, John, ix., 404. Elected President of Council, 651, 731, 734. Calls atten- - tion of Judges to moral education of youth, x., 523. Ceases to be President, 527. Letter to, xii., 289.
British, vi., 31.
Dickinson, Brigadier General Phile- mon, v., 117. Letter from, by his servant sent to Genl. W., 116, 117, 233, 244; viii., 506, 507, 736.
Dickinson, Fort, x., 184. Troops at, 189. Deep snow at, 197. Commanded by Major Moore- money wanted to pay debts, 209. Freshet at, 222.
Diemer, James, recommended as a Judge at Reading, xi., 596.
Digby, Rear Admiral, Robt., views under preliminaries of peace, x., 21.
Digges, Dudley, Gov. of Virginia, letter from, viii., 510.
Digges, John, applies for land, i., 637. Letter to R. Peters, 643. Case of, 637, 645, 681, 683, 684, 685, 686, 693, 696-710, 713, 725. Remonstrance, 693. Germans at Conewago, 709, And Kitzmiller, 713. Letter on death of his son, ii., 73. Petition of Attorney-Gen- eral to Judges at York, 93.
Digges, William, letter, iv., 489.
Dill, Peter, discharge requested as a relief to Cumberl'd Co., ix., 736. Dilworth's Spelling Book or Gand's, written for, by a member of Con- gress, vi., 209.
Dingey, Charles, case of, vi., 162. Dinwiddie, Robert, Gov. of Virginia, speech on proroguing Assembly, ii., 169. Letters to and from, 177, 226, 268, 270, 273, 390, 422, 446, 454, 481, 530, 560, 581, 711 ; iii., 50. Proclamations about Indians, 155, 156.
Directory, first published in Phila- delphia, x., 271.
Distances from Philadelphia to Ohio, ii., 133. Mouth of Wills' Creek, 134. From Harris' to Phil. Davies', 134. From do. to Logstown, 135. Distillation of wheat and other grain to be stopped, v., 229, 710.
Distillation of liquors from grain, viii., 31.
Doane, Aaron, petition for pardon, x., 348, 716, 717. Deposition against (1784), 597. In prison, 598. Judge Bryan on, 609.
Doane, Abraham, troubles Washing- ton county, x., 594.
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Doane, Abraham and Levi, letter to
C. J. Mckean respecting, xi., 351. Resolution of Assembly for respite, 398.
Doane, Israel, petition for release, ix., 759.
Doane, Joseph, respecting arrest of, x., 110, 114, 152. Petition of captors, 565, 582.
Doane, Joseph, estate, xi., 725.
Doane, Mahlon, deposition respect- ing arrest of, x., 111, 112.
Doane, Moses, Abraham, &c., rob- bery of Bucks county treasury, ix., 616, 617.
Dobbs, Arthur, Governor of North Carolina, letters to and from, ii., 281, 536.
Dogs, use of, against Indians re- commended, iv., 181; vii., 357.
Donaldson, Arthur, recommended to make chevaux-de-frize, iv., 774- Assists L. H. in removing chev- aux-de-frize, x., 349, 350.
Donaldson, J., letter Wm. Penn to, i., 128.
Donaldson, Joseph, . v., 496, 534. Riots at York, 496.
Donaldson, Joseph, &c., vi., 775.
Donation Land, lottery, proposal respecting, xi., 49.
Donation Lands, survey of, xi., 512. General Irvine's description of, 513-520.
Donnaldson, John, appointed Regis- ter-General, xi., 568. Office in State House, 509. Clerk, 570. Order, 571. Report, 722, 764. On duties of office, xii., 3.
Dongan, Gov. Thomas, deeds from, to Wm. Penn for lands on Susque- hannah, i., 121, 122, 153. Let- ters to W. P., 74, 80, 81, 84. To Lord Baltimore, 86. To President and Council, 104.
Donnahill, John, soldiers in distress, for cash, ix., 671.
Donop, Count, wounded at Mount Holly, v., 177. Action at Red Bank, killed, 707, 709.
Donville, Monsieur, killed, ii., 620. Instructions found on him, 600. Dorchester, Lord, Letters of Thomas Hutchins, (Geographer, ) for per- mission to survey lands, xi., 315. Doria, And., Brig. Capt. Robinson, takes British sloop-of-war, v., 132. 31
Dorsey, Thomas, v., 535, 550. Pay- master, 535.
D'Orvillier, victory over Sir C. Har- dy, xii., 204.
Dougherty, Bernard, vii., 186, 297.
Respecting trial at Bedford, 297. ix., 467, 538, 542, 546. Distresses of the county, 553. Indians, 558. Of Bedford, 619, 628. And D. Espy, deposition respecting M. Doane, x., 112. To send prison- ers to Lancaster, 119.
Dougherty, H., enemy's ships on Reedy Island, iv., 753.
Dougherty, Capt., killed near Fort Freeland, vii., 591, 610.
Dougherty, Capt. John, viii., 369. Doughty, Capt., v., 167.
Douglass, Capt. captures a privateer off the Delaware and takes her into Egg harbor, vii., 192.
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Douglass, Commander John, judg- ment against, vii., 641, 647.
Douglass, Major Ephraim, on Indian negotiations, x., 62, 70, 83. Elec- tions, 262, 696. Memorial for of- fice in Fayette county, 118, 553. Justices, 464, 582. No sheriff in Fayette, 588. Letter from, xi., 32. Election returns, 535. On duty as surveyor, xii., 78.
Dove, R., respecting pass from New York to Virginia, ix., 625.
Dover Troops ordered to, v., 58.
Downey, Capt., leaves Billingsport, v., 430.
Downingstown, Gen. Howe's Army near, v. 606. Flour to be sent to, vi., 177.
Doyle, Sam'l, arrested, xi., 730. Acquitted, 744.
Doz, Andrew, appointed commis- sioner of purchases in Philadel- phia, viii., 154, 169,7412. Applies, as commissioner, for the sale of State Island, 412.
Drais, Daniel, taxes on confiscated estates, x., 150.
Drake, Joseph, deposition, iv., 425. Drayton, Win. H. books from libra- ry, vii., 328, 335.
Drummond, Dr. George, a prisoner on parole, v., 484, 511.
Dryer, Jacob, Letter to C. J. Mc- Kean, respecting, xi., 351.
Dry lands, near Easton, Northamp- ton Co., iii., 578, 647, 651.
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Dryslow, David, vi., 336.
Duane, James, vi., 102. (M. C.)
difficulty with sheriff's officer, viii., 629, 659. Committee of Con- gress, 694. Letter to, xii., 109. Dubois, Abraham, Auditor of Bucks Co., ix., 11, 13, 17, 29, 36, 47, 67. Duché, Jacob, chosen Colonel of Regiment of Phil. Co., ii., 608.
Duché, Jacob, jr., statement respect- Quakers at Easton, iii., 275.
Duché, Rev. Jacob, letter to Wash- ington referred to, vi., 6. House to be occupied by C. J. Mckean, viii., 684.
Du Coudray, Mons., Reports on Works on Del., v., 359-363, 430, 431, 526, 565.
Dudgeon, Richard, Engineer, letter, iii., 442.
Dudley, Joseph, a Wyoming rioter wounded, xi., 356, 359. Dies, 365, 367.
Duer, John, letter to F. L. Lee, vi., 277, 284.
Duffey, Patrick, letter, v., 141.
Duffield, Rev. Geo., respecting Rev. Wm. Linn, ix., 493.
Duke of York, release-deed of fe- offment from, to W. Penn, for N. Castle, i., 52. Petition of Wm. Markham, to, 78; ix., 694.
Duke of Normandy, birth of, an- nounced by Sec'y Jay, as a cause of pleasure, x., 476.
Dumas, Captain, a French Officer, copy of his instructions to Mons'r Donville, taken by English, ii., 600, 620. Claim, xi. 411.
Dunbar, Col. Thomas, letters to and from, ii., 385, 410, 412. 417. Turns back after Braddock's de- feat, 383. Remarks on, 379, 383, 384, 387, 390, 391, 395, 396, 397, 400, 406, 422, 435, 440. Gov. Morris demands pay for recruits to Braddock, 401, 412.
Duncan, David, appointed Commis- sioner for Westmoreland County, orders to, ix., 17. Charges against, 97. Resigns, 141. Provisions, 190, 200, 305, 380, 399. Ard John Finley, apply for Fort McIn- tosh, as a place of Indian trade, x. 704.
Duncan, Stephen, resigns as Justice, being elected to Ass'y, viii., 597.
Dundas, James, v., 616. Claims against Billingsport, vii., 140, 253, 326, 333.
Dunkers opposed to militia, v., 768. Dunlap, Col., viii., 31.
Dunlap, James, vi., 610.
Dunlap, Lt. James, vii., 488. >
Dunlap John, Congress negotiate with, for continuing publication of Journals, vi., 191. Letter to, vii., 201. And J. Budden, memorial, viii., 208.
Dunmore, Earl of, dispute between Penna. and Virginia, iv., 514. Speech to White Eyes (Indian Chief), 684. Governor of Virginia, letters, 461, 482, 493, 525, 577, 579. Commissions Dr. Connolly, 477. And others, 487. Procla- mation, 490. Various, 586, 612, 654-5. - Has designs on Islands in Delaware River, 637.
Dunmore Fort. See Fort Pitt, iv., . 521 ; xii., 351.
Dunwoodie, James, instructions to, Election returns, xi., 430.
Duplantain, Capt., xii., 258.
Duponceau, Peter S., applies to be Notary and Interpreter-his testi- monials, &c., x., 351-353.
Du Portail, Genl., survey of Dela- ware River, vii., 201, 227, 229, 232, 272, 279, 280, 366, 400, 403, 409, 690. Thanks, &c., 403. On Companies of Miners and Sappers, 600. Proposals respecting Sap- pers and Miners, viii., 37. Money for troops, ix., 210.
Du Pui's Fort, xii., 354.
Du Quesne Fort, ii., 361, 375, 380, 390, 393, 570, 579, 582 ; iii., 9, 13, 59, 83, 147, 306, 527, 543, 546, 685, 693. Skirmish at, 547 ; xii., 355-359, 427-431.
Durham Iron Works, ii., 479. Iron- Master at, iii., 274.
Durkee, Major, John, letter, iv., 364. Du Simitiere, translation of papers, vii., 212.
Dutch, agreement with English, on surrender of N. York, i., 25. An- swer of, to Govr. of Md., 492.
Dutch, in Lancaster county. oppose the laws, and cause a riot, v., 405- 408.
Dutch loan, on, ix., 563, 564, 591. Duties on Negroes, Wines, &c., aot
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respecting, i., 159, 306. Orders to Govr. Gordon, 325. On Sea- men, Hospital, 251. Names of Receivers, 252. Received in Phi- ladelphia, ix., 206. Queries on, xi., 597. Answers, 601. On Ton- nage, 599, 689.
Duvall, G., of Md., letter respecting Henry Carbery, x., 291. Answer of Judges of Supreme Court to, 292.
Duykinck, Col., v. 756.
Dyer, Elijah, agreement with, xi., 533.
Dyer, Ephraim, &c., Answer to Gov. Trumbull, iv., 401-408, 470. To Gov. Penn, 490.
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Earthquake destroys Lisbon, ii., 530. Large part of Port au Prince, iv., 371.
Eastburne, Benj., Surveyor of Boun- dary line, i., 611. Report. 615. Eastburne, Captain Robert, ordered to Raystown, iii., 481. Arrived there, 489.
Easton, described by Wm. Parsons, ii., 95, 98, 305. Petition for road from, to Reading, 98. The dry lands near, 305. Road to Reading, 443. Report of Indians, 443. De- serters from, 585. Minutes of Indian Conferences at, 722-730. Of Executive Council at, 721, 730. Indians approaching, iii., 7, 36. Indians at, 53. Conduct of people at, 78. Stores at, 82. Proprietary land at, 84; no mut- ton or cooks at, 104. Quakers present at Treaty 1757, 205. In- structions, &c., relative to accom- modations at, 205, 217, 517. Indians at, 210. Quaker pre- Sents to Indians, 214. Memoran- dum respecting demand of Teedy- uscung for a Clerk, 235. De- positions respecting treaty at, 244, 249, 254, 256, 259, 263, 264. Quakers at, 205, 250, 262. Pe- tition from settlers on dry lands near, 578. Treaty with Indians at, by Gov'r H., iv., 68, 78, 80, 82. Latitude and Longitude, 592. Meeting of Indians at, v., 201, 203,
208, 325. Prisoners sent to, 250, 650. Guard at, 324. Prothono- tary, 332. Papers, &c., sent for safety from City to, 623. Alarm, on acccount of prisoners, &c., 650. Importance of the ferry, 651. Wagons, 652. Unguarded condition of, vi., 197. Soldiers dis- tressed for clothing, 197. Hos- pitals, 198. Named as a ren- dezvous, 302. Tories, 342. Defenceless state of, 346. Troops ordered by Congress to, 374. No houses to be had in, 362, 381. Guards to be dismissed, 541. Difficulty in procuring a house for public papers, vii., 176. Price of Iron at, 177. Muster of Soldiers at, viii., 321. A place of deposit, ix., 263. Supplies for Genl. Sullivan, 263. Savages near, 275. Abuses in officers at, 385. Troops, 403, 426, 527. Waste on public lands, 741. Cap. Chrystie, arrives with a detachment at, x., 135. Pe- tition of Wyoming prisoners at, 690.
Eckhart, Valentine, vii., 552. In- dian murders, viii., 529. Con- vention prisoners, ix., 225, 230. Militia from Bucks, 433. Returns of officers in Berks Co., Militia, x., 190. Instructions to, respecting troops, xi., 203, 211.
Eden, Robert, Governor of Maryland, iv., 369, 616.
Edmonds, William, ii., 681.
Education of youth, and moral train- ing urged on Judges by Pres. Dickinson, x., 523.
Edwards, Major, bounties, ix., 75 : viii., 107, 152.
Edwards, Thomas, vi., 449. Colonel, account, viii., 237. Militia, 288. Egg Harbour, arrival of British fleet at, v., 457. A prize brig there, vi., 736. A privateer captured by Capt. Douglass, carried into, vii., 192. Battle at, xii., 110.
Egmont, (Falkland Islands, ) King of Spain disavows expedition to, iv., 387.
Eichelberger, Geo., to be arrested, vii., 193.
Eichelberger, Jacob, vii., 490, 530. Elder, Rev. John, letters, iii., 251.
Recruiting orders to, iv., 116.
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Letters tc or from, 127, 132, 148, 153, 714. Murder of Conestogoes, 148, 153.
Elder, Joshua, vi., 615, 616, 640 ; vii., 592. Election of Justices, viii., 101.
Election, return of Sheriff of Ches- ter Co., i., 86, 115. Do., Kent Co., 116. Riot at, in York County, ii., 50. Of a Lieut. of Dock Ward, County of Philadelphia, 600. Tory in Bucks County, v., 31, 32. At Lewes, 53; vii., 97. Returns must be certified by Constable or Overseer of the Poor, x., 284. Of Matthew Irvin, as Recorder of Deeds, Philadelphia, 707.
Elizabethtown, N. J. Enemy leave, v., 178. Surprise of post at, viii., 103. Genl. St. Clair at, 103.
Ellicott, Andrew, appointed to run Western boundary, x., 452. Let- ters to and from, respecting boun- dary, xi., 140, 178, 203, 216, 429. Survey of Islands in Ohio, 583. Proposes publishing obser- vations, 216. Describes Erie Lands, 243. Deposition on T. Pickering, 327. Purchase of Erie, 429, 537. On survey of Lake Erie, 612, 615, 704.
Elliott, Mrs., case of, vii., 247.
Elliott, Mr., Indian agent, x., 84, 85. Instructions to, xii., 222.
Elliott, Lt. Benj'n, account of his proceedings, xi., 665.
Elliott, Wm., proposal for a road, xi., 70.
Ellsworth, Oliver, conference, viii., 261.
Elmer, Jonathan, letter from, v., 7. Elwood, John, record of proceedings in case of, for treason, vii., 59-62. He was pardoned July 15, 1779. Col. Rec., Vol., XII., p. 48.
Embargo on provisions, ii., 373, 396, 421, 500, 689, 733. Governor proposes laying at Newcastle, 396, 420. Merchants wish it removed, 709. On provisions, iii., 97, 114, 144, 148, 174, 186, 373, 393, 479 ; iv., 79. Deemed necessary, v., 314, 319. Ordered by Congress, vi., 585, 708, 709. Relaxation of, 732, 733, 737; vii., 78, 197, 231, 247, 315, 409, 424, 588, 639, 768, 745. Revoked, 424. Acts
of Congress, 695 ; viii., 10, 229, 261, 263, 266, 333, 354, 432, 433, 609. Permit for provisions, ix., 38, 146. Violated by French Consul, 180. (See Holker, )
Enceinture, a good cause for stay- ing execution, but not judgment, in opinion of C. J. Mckean, viii., 298.
Enemy, intercourse with, restricted by Congress, vii., 316, 324.
England, objects to consecration of American Bishops without Test Oath, x., 434.
English vessel assumes French colors, complaint against, x., 175.
Engrossing or forestalling provisions to be prevented, vii., 55, 88, 113, 151.
Entails, in America, opinion on, i .. 281, 284.
Episcopal Church. Rev. Dr. Evans arrives, i., 134. Appointment of Rev. Mr. Campbell, 191, 236. Of Rev. Mr. Backhouse, 226. Me- morial from Christ Church, 150. Dispute with Baptists, 284. Mr. Campbell to be removed, 236. Rev. Mr. Cummins to exercise jurisdiction over the Clergy of Pennsylvania, 236. Prayers for Royal Family to be altered, 225, 624. Rev. James Blair com. plained of, 150. Matrimonial licenses, change in the law, 236. Letter, Bishop of London, 236. Of Society for Propagating the Gospel, 191, 226. Difficulty with Keithian Baptist Church, 284. Re- fusal of Ministers licensed, by Bishop of London, 628. Christ Church and St. Peters, memorial on behalf of Rev. Thomas Coombe, a prisoner of war, v., 600. Reply of Council, 603. Missionary at Car- lisle, land granted to, becomes tory, viii., 107. Relative to con- secration of Bishops, William White consecrated, (see " Bishop of London," Vol. I., pp. x., 236, 628.) Bishop White on Marriage licenses, xii., 31, 314.
Equity Court, plan for, i., 166.
Erie, Lake, Commissioners to in- quire whether any part of it is in the State, x., 129. Commis-
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sioners arrive at, xi., 203. Letter to Delegates, on purchase of, &c., 237. Lands described by Col. A. Porter, 241. Estimated considera- tion to Indians for Triangle at, 245. Proposition of Mr. Irvine to purchase, and proceedings of Con- gress on, 247. Size of the tract unsettled, 251. Assembly ap- prove of purchase, 252. Proceed- - ings in Congress on quantity in purchase of, 308, 313. Extract from Cession of New York to United States, 309. Do. of Massa- chusetts. 310. Authority of Council to purchase, 313. No reservations necessary, 382. Act of Congress transferring to State, 387. Resolution of Do., 387. Re- port of Council on purchase of, to , Assembly, 389. Estimate of Ex- penses of purchase from Indians, 390. Letter from Vice President to Assembly, respecting, 390. Re- port and Resolution of Assembly on purchase of, 395. List of Goods for Indians, 427. Letter Andrew Ellicott on purchase, 429. Obligation of Comm'rs, to deliver goods to Indians, 507. Purchase and Boundary of Indian lands, 508. Report to General Assembly, of purchase of, 528. Agreement with Gibson and Butler, and Six Nations, for purchase from, 529- 533. Leave to survey to be asked of Gov. of Canada, 537, 5443. Tench Coxe suggests diffi- culties as to title of, 530, 543. Resolution of Assembly, survey and location of, 566. John Adlum on survey of, 577. Expenses of survey, 576. Money drawn for, 589, 691. Letter of General But- ler on, 591. Survey of, 612, 615, Quantity and value of, stated by Comptroller, 655. Estimate of Expenses to, 691. Deeds, 704.
List of papers relating to xii., 88. Act authorizing pur- chase of 89. Letter Goverror to Secret'y Hamilton, State ready to pay, 90. Documents to adjust account sent, 90. Causes of de- lay in settling, 91, 100. Deed Indian chiefs to State for, 101. Letters patent, U. S. to State, 103.
Erwin, Capt. viii., 106; xii., 203. Erwin, Captain Joseph, state of fron- tiers, vii., 563.
Erwin, Col. Joseph, viii., 66, 79.
Erwin, Robert, letter, iii., 64; viii., 126, 145.
Escape, a most extraordinary, from Indians, viii., 527.
Escheats, resolution of Council res- pecting, ix., 341.
Escort, British and flag, vi., 217. Of Convention troops, vii., 89, 95, 99, 101, 104, 106, 107, 108, 110, 129. To Fort Lawrens, attacked, 173.
Espy, David, respecting Justices in Bedford T., viii., 102.
Estates of Tories to be seized, vi., 13. Sold, 94. Forfeited, produce money to the State, vii., 80; viii., 282, 733, 734, 736. Letter to Agents, 735. Auditors accounts, sales, &c., ix., 104. Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, and York, 105. Terms of sale, 195.
Estherton, General Hand at, vii., 344, 510.
Estimate, cost of three battalions, 61. Current expenses of Penn- sylvania, 62. Providing for four hundred men, 62. Of a continen- tal regiment, v., 43.
Etheart, Cap. of French vessels, viii., 546.
Ettwein, John, Moravians, vi., 751. Ettwein, Rev'd John, orders sent to, for wafers by Council, vii., 295.
Etwein, Jolin, account of massacre at Muskingum, ix., 525.
Eustace, J. P., v., 381.
Eustace, Capt. x., 120.
Evans, Edward, vi .. 544.
Evan, Evan, resigns as Justice,
being elected to Ass'y, viii., 597. Evans, Griffith, proposals, xi., 49. =- Evans, Lieut., vii., 762 ; xii., 137. Evans, Lewis, proposes to publish a
Map, instructions to, ii., 46, 47, 60, 309.
Evans, John, v., 246, 352, 529.
Evans, Col. John, xii., 210, 219, 225, 231, 238, 240, 253.
Evans, Rev. Mr. Evan arrives, i., 134. Evans, Peter, lays claim to office, i., 235.
Evans, Col. Thomas, has a Tory prisoner, vi., 709.
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Evans, Wm., respecting Tories, vi., | Falconer, Nathaniel, superintendent 731.
Everett, Fort, xii., 359.
Evidence, act respecting, i., 155, 160.
Ewing, Genl., vi., 235.
Ewing, James, v., 298. Security for Dr. Connolly, v., 297, 298. Elected Vice-President of State, ix., 651. Ewing, Rev. John, goes to Europe for aid to Newark (Del. ) Academy, iv., 468. A Pennsylvania Com- missioner to run line between Virginia, viii., 353. Commis- sioner on Virginia boundary, (1783) x., 171, 230, 438, 440. Resigns, 428, 443. Commissioner
. on Susquehanna R., 755.
Examination of Walter Winter, i., 218. Of Morgan Herbert, 219. Of James Lewis, ix., 473. Archd. Henderson robberies, 597. Jacob Miller, 600. T. Bedwel, 601.
Exchange on Moneys to France, viii., 391, 411.
Excise, amounts collected in 1752-3, ii., 85. Amount collected in Penn- sylvania in 1771, iv., 2, 3, and 4, 633. Bills of credit struck on the, 634. Report of Collector, xii., 1. Exempts from militia duty, vi., 458. Exequator, form of, for Consul Gen. of France, ix., 390.
Expedition against Spain, orders, i., 616. Against Louisburg, 679, 688, 745, 746.
Expresses sent out, v., 693.
Eyrés, Richard, letter, v., 106.
Eyre, Benjamin, v., 375.
Eyre, Benjamin G., &c., removal of vessels, vii., 644. Schuylkill bridge, viii., 144.
Eyres, Col. of Artillery, viii., 111. Eyres, Col. Jehu, viii., 591.
Eyre, Joshua P., appointed by Gov- ernor, Commissioner on the line between Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland, report, iv., 37. Eyre, Major, vi., 768.
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Fairfield, Conn., burned by Gover- nor Tryon, vii., 561.
Fairlamb, N., applies for Gun locks, iv., 755.
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of flour Magazine, vi., 235, 240. Falconer, Serjeant, in battle at Side- ling Hill, iii., 315.
Fallowfield, T., election, x., 364. Farmer, Rev. Ferd., Catholic Priest, number under his care, iii., 144. Farmer, Lewis, letter, v., 51. Es- timate and price of provisions, vii., 181. Purchase of goods, 273, 755. Clothier, viii., 52, 706. Farmer, Michael, complains of dul- ness of tobacco trade, vii., 453. Fast, proclamation of Governor Morris for a, ii., 649 ; iii., 253. Thanksgiving, 690. Recommend- ed by Congress, vi., 341. Procla- mation of Congress. vii., 257, 261, 321. Appointed, ix., 21.
Fauntleroy, Major, ix., 752. Fauquier, Governor Francis, of Vir- ginia, letter to, from Governor Penn, on peace with Indians of Erie and Ohio, made by Colonel Bradstreet, iv., 207. Proclama- tion, 255.
Fayette, County formed from West- moreland County, x., 118, 184. Appointments of Lieutenants not satisfactory, 265. Returns of Field officers in, 275. Memorial, 250. Troubles from Virginians, 280. Agent to, 450. No Sheriff, 588. Depositions respecting at- tacks on Collectors, 593, 594. J. Story opens office for adjusting claims, 742. Military Officers, xi., 702.
Fayette, Marquis de la, said to be nominated Ambassador to U. S., vi., 546, 558, 568. Expedition under, viii., 196. Orders troops from Pennsylvania and Virginia, ix., 283, 359. Compliment to, 430. Introduces Chevalier de Lambert, 627, 735. Addresses Indians at Fort Stanwix, x., 346. Febiger, Christian, resigns as auc- tioneer, xi., 563. Elected Trea- surer, 638. Facts, respecting Treasury department, 649. Trea- surer, xii., 5.
Fees, Regulation of, act respecting, i., 158. Of officers of Customs, iv., 380.
Fenwick, John, respecting, i., 55. Ferguson, Mrs. Elizabeth, opinion
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of, by General Roberdeau, vi., - vi., 706. Letters, vii., 390, 410, 131. Letter and petition respect- ing her estate and husband, 617. Letter in favor of, vii., 100. Case of, in Council, 202. Petition on sale of estate, viii., 4. 705, 730. Supposed to be taken by boats in Delaware, viii., 275. Fisher, Joshua, proposed map of Delaware Bay, Governor stops publication, ii., 592. Letter to Governor, 593.
Ferguson, Capt. W. his rank, xi., 240. On recruits, 590.
Ferris, Owen, arms wanted, viii., 229.
Ferrol, Capt. Thomas, xii., 163. Field Conductor of Military stores, 268, 272.
Field, N., Letter, William Penn to, i., 12S.
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Finances of U. S., vi., 591.
Finley, Capt., viii., 40.
Finley, James, appointed Justice, resigns-his reasons, xi., 298.
Finley, Rev. James, sent on a secret expedition to western counties, ix., 729. Sent to Westmoreland on secret expedition in relation to a new State, x., 40, 41. Instruc- tions to, 163, (1783.)
Finley, Captain John, xii., 107, 139, 150, 181, 186, 209, 250.
Finley, Captain Joseph, xii., 181, 186, 195.
Finnie, Col., viii., 577.
Finney, Captain, marches for Fort Pitt, x., 337 : xii., 300.
Fire, great, in Boston ; aid solicited, iii., 715. At Montreal, (ask aid, ) iv., 248. Ships plan of Naticus, 666.
Fire companies in Philadelphia, re- vival of, recommended by Su- preme Executive Council, vii., 134, 201.
Fire Rafts, D. Joy's plan for, iv., 698.
Fire Ships-object of, v., 429.
Fish, proclamation for preserving fish in rivers, iv., 347. From the Delaware, proposal to salt, for the army, vi., 380.
Fishbourne, Wm., robbery of the Treasury, i., 272-279.
Fisher, Henry, dispatches from, iv., 664, 724, 725, 732, 736, 737 740, 743, 755, 762, 765, 769. Instruc- tions to, 743. Guard boat sent to, 765. Letters to and from, v., 42, 47, 52, 61, 70, 99, 100, 108, 153, 263, 402, 465, 504. Instructions to, v., 42. Vessels in Delaware,
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