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Master of Rolls, iii., 703.
Masters, William and Joseph Gal- loway, letter, iii., 160.
Masts, for French Fleet, being cut on Schuylkill, viii., 545, 548, 549, 552, 578. Cut on Schuylkill for French navy, ix., 10, 181.
Matchitongo, ii., 556, 561.
Matlack, Timothy, v., 254, 323, 332,
337, 355, 357, 364, 469, 485, 487, 507, 602, 612, 616, 620. Letters, vi., 5, 10, 56, 76, 82, 106. In- sulted by guards at Lancaster, 201. Letter to Arnold, vii., 223. Answer, 224. Letter, viii., 60. Memorial, x., 198-202. Letters of Attorneys for State 202, 364, 367. Respecting his case, 9, 363, 365. Report on, 365. Memorial, xi., 150. Warrant to arrest, 154. Matthews, Colonel George, on behalf of prisoners of war, at New York, viii., 660.
Matthews, Dr. Hugh, to be arrested in Philadelphia, iii., 64.
Mattox, John, Indian outrages on, i., 206.
Maul, James, instructions to, iv., 680.
Maxitawny, murders by Indians, iii., 219.
Maxwell, General, v., 177. Pro- ceedings of Congress in case of, 328 ; vii., 119, 129, 178. Report to Congress respecting, 138.
May, Cape, Channel, v., 425, 429. Guns for, 346. Beacon at, xi., 93.
Mead, David, on Wyoming affairs, v., 207, 222, 404, 482, 663, 707, On Wyoming affairs, [1785] vi., 455.
Meade, George, & Co., v., 61. Ves- sel loaded by French Consul, vii., 407.
Mease, James, appointed Clothier General, v., 193.
Mease and Caldwell, letter, v., 104, 120.
Mease, James, vi., 22, 426, 428. Clothier, viii., 639.
Mease, John, elected auctioneer for Philadelphia, x., 206, 209.
Meason, Captain Samuel, v., 445.
Measurement of Vessel, instruc- tions respecting, iv., 56.
Medicines, list of, for army, viii., 519.
Mediterranean, passes, orders res- pecting, i., 177, 180, 183, 184.
Meeker, Major, (of New York) vii., 573.
Meens, Lieut., prevents a rescue, vii., 299.
Melchor, Colonel Isaac, v., 178, 206, 507, 527, 584; vi., 676, 699;
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viii., 65. Map of boundary, xi., 423.
Melsheimer, Mr., a British chaplain, recommended, viii., 123.
Memorial to Governor Jennings, from Salem, i., 75. Inhabitants of Welsh Tract, 108, 110. Of Christ Church, 150. On Indian trade, 261. On Indian outrage, 265. S. Hazard to Connecticut, for Western lands, ii., 301. Of Joshua, a Christian Indian, iii., 434. Of Synod against plays, 656. Of John Bayard and Rd. Peters, on troops in City, iv., 17. Of Committee for driving cattle, 461. Of Gun stockers, 733. Com- mander Seymour, 434. North- ampton county, for defence, iv., 120. Of pilots of Philadelphia, 262. Wardens, 264. Merchants, 270. L. Weiss, 472. Northum- berland and Northampton, 669, €35. To Congress, from prisoners at Winchester, vi., 111. Of re- cruiting officers to Council, 280. Of Council and Assembly to Con- gress, 333. In cases of John Roberts and Abm. Carlisle, vii., 21-24. In favor of John Roberts, 24-44. In favor of Abm. Carlisle, 52-58. Of Justices of Northum- berland, 72. Respecting James Warren, 113. Of widow, &c., of John Roberts, 122. Of first com- pany of artillery of Philadelphia, 392. B. Flower to Assembly, viii., 27. Of Hazen's regiment to General W., respecting Canada regiment, 17. Of Dunlap and Budden, 208. Of officers of militia, 264. From Colonel Proctor's artillery, ix., 74. Of Col. Butler's regiment of artificers, 105. Cap- tain Thomas Robinson, 228. Of Virginia delegates, 206. Of second battalion, 429. Prisoners in Clarke's expedition, 574. Over- seers of poor of N. L., 739. Andrew Long, 762. Of Major M. Ryan, x., 91, 308. Of Ephriam Douglass, 118. Against theatres in Philadelphia, 141-143. Of T. Matlack, 198, 226, 363, 365. Of Merchants of Philadelphia, 208, 411. Fayette county, 280. John Franklin to Assembly of Connec-
ticut, 681. Of Merchants, on Barbary powers, 411, 418, 705. Light infantry of Philadelphia, xi., 36. Of Northumberland co., 123. Of T. Matlack, 150. Of Charles Sims, 160. Inhabitants of Luzerne county for division of lands, 386.
Menonists or German Quakers, iii., 194. Opposed to militia, v., 768. Complain of oath, vi., 572. Of Lancaster Co., have many cattle, viii., 329.
Mentges, Colonel Francis, military parade in Philadelphia. xi., 78. His pay, 103.
Mentges, Lieutenant Colonel P., sales of confiscated estates at Reading, ix., 216, 299.
Mercantile Society of Philadelphia, thank Council for use of room, xi., 103.
Mercer, Fort, vi., 21. Evacuated, 21, 28. xii., (See Red Bank. )
Mercer, Widow, pension, xi., 679. Mercer, Captain Hugh, orders to, ii., 603. Letter, 632; iii., 57, 571, 624, 673, 685, 721.
Mercer, James H., recruiting in Pennsylvania, ii., 281.
Mercer, Brigadier-General, cannons sent for, by Council, v., 41, 67. Letters, 41, 67, 71. Orders to attend funeral, 222.
Mercer, Colonel James, commanding a battalion at Lancaster, ix., 654. Merchants complain against duty on tobacco, i., 149. Petition on size of barrels, 203. New York, com- plain of embargo, ii., 702. Of Philadelphia-memorial, inspec- tion of lumber, iv., 270. Com- plaints against, 361, 373, 380. Of Philadelphia, letter to, on em- bargo, viii., 266. Aid, 704. Of Philadelphia, petition on seizure of sugars, ix., 534. On French seamen, 731. Of Philadelphia, conference of Assembly with, on internal commerce, x., 128. Let- ter to, in answer to memorial, 208, 210. Letter from, to Council, regulations, &c., 212. Advice asked by President Dickinson, 219. Their answer, 221. Letter to, on piers in Delaware River, 407. Memorial respecting Barbary
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powers, 411, 418, 705. Apprized of war between Algiers and United States, xi., 522.
Meridian, &c., N. Scull, on mode of ascertaining, ii., 73.
Merlin, British man-of-war, blown up in Delaware, v., 721, 722.
Mersereau, Joshua, letter to Gov. Livingston on a supposed British deserter, ix., 287.
Messages, Governor Johnston, res- pecting publication of Records and Archives, i., 3. Shawnese, to Governor, 329. To and from As- sembly, iii., 19, 90, 99, 112, 710, 718. Teedyuscung to Governor, 509. From Assembly at New Castle, 379, 384. Gen. Amherst to Indians, iv., 48. Governor to Assembly of New Castle, 72, 585. Teedyuscung, 78. Assembly, 250, 474. Governor to Assembly, 685. Of Council to Assembly, vii., 738.
&c., of Gov. Mifflin, xii., 29, 85. Methodists, persecuted by a magis- trate, who considers them Tories, viii., 740.
Meyer, Isaac, murdered-proclama- tion, iv., 376.
Meyer, Engin'r, letters, iii., 47, 48. Meyer, Wendle, examination, vi., 225.
Miami Indians, x., 85. On trade, 744.
Middletown, New Jersey, action at, v., 158. Guards at, vi., 549. Es- cort of stores from, vii., 458.
Mifflin, Fort, attack on, v., 699, 701. Heavy cannonading at, vi., 11. Loss of, 19, 23, 24. Complaints against fleet, 24. Commodore Hazelwood's account, 47-50 ; vii., 240, 270, 339, 365, 369, 562, 652. Or Mud Fort, xii., 407-412.
Mifflin, John, dry lands in North- ampton county, xi., 646.
Mifflin, Jona., making lumber into rafts on Delaware, v., 86. Letters, 86, 584, 594, 596, 597. Appointed superintendent of flour magazines, vi., 235, 240, 289.
Mifflin, Colonel Samuel, orders to, F., 44.
Mifflin, General Thomas, addresses a town meeting at State House, v., 77. Letter to, 125. At Lancaster, 128. Return to army-arrival at 36
Monmouth, 158. Announces to Congress that General Washington thinks British intend starting for Phila., 358. Appointed with Mons. Du Coudray, to complete works on Delaware, 359. Letters, 125, 375, 381, 490, 554. Attacks Tories at Monmouth, 168. At Morristown, 192. Letters, 125, 375, 381, 490, 720. Announces resignation of Washington, x., 183. Elected President, xi., 411. Mifflin, Gov. Thos., on Indian mur- ders, xii., 9. Certifi'te of election as Gov'r, 28. First message as Governor, 29. Letters to and from, 31, 32, 90, 93, 95, 100. To Speaker on communication be- tween two houses, 33. Address before Legislature, 34, and their answer, 44. Approves acts, and appoints A. J. Dallas, Secretary of @tate,".46. Messages, 29, 85. Invitation to funeral of Benjamin Franklin, 85.
Miles, Colonel Samuel, letter from, v., 5. Appointed Dep. Q. M. by T. Pickering, viii., 499, 533, 600, 608, 618. Applies for authority to cut wood for soldiers, over Schuylkill, 618. Furnish a horse, 699. Quarters for soldiers in Philadelphia, 718, 719 ; ix., 80, 95, 150, 153, 280, 324, 346, 357. 389, 432. Shot and shells to be sent to head of Elk, 432. Certi- ficate of Supreme Court in case of, xi., 547.
Military affairs, iv., 37, 40, 45, 47, 51, 73, 74, 114, 124, 129, 132, 141, 143, 145, 147, 166, 171, 172, 176, 179, 181, 193, 195, 196, 199, 203, 206, 210, 212, 259, 377, 393, 639, 642, 656, 693, 702, 710. Court of Inquiry on Jacob Kern, 199 ; v., 3, 5, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 27, 33, 34, 43, 52, 58, 63, 80, 102, 104, 107, 113, 114, 115, 119, 170, 265, 267, 304, 322, 326, 330, 333, 343, 345, 364, 369, 384-396, 425, 432, 482, 483, 485, 491, 492, 522, 530, 556 ; x., 14, 15, 22, 23, 39, 53, 190, 284, 436, 449, 450. Military School, vi., 411.
Military trophies, to be collected by order of Congress, viii., 68.
Military stores in Pennsylvania, xi.,
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699. A conductor to be appointed xii., 268.
Militia Law, passed, ii., 513, 531, 561. Noticed, v., 299. Of Bucks County, 322.
Militia, Associated Companies of Philadelphia City, iii., 19. 'Of Bucks County, 19. Of York Co., 20. Of Lancaster County, 21. Of New Castle County, 21, 22. Kent County, 23. Sussex, 23. Estimate cost of three bat- talions, 61. Of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex, 87. List of officers in Province pay and dates of Com- missions, 88, 89. Number of blankets, &c., sent west of Sus- quehanna, 95. Number of men, 99. Act for forming and regula- ting the, 107, 112, 117, 120. Rights of Conscience protected in, 128. Respecting, 150. Killed &c., at Ticonderoga, 203. Fines, cases of Quakers at Wilmington, Del., 154, 165, 170. Remarks on Law, 309. List of officers in pay with date of Commiss'ns, 336; vi., 34, 57, 59, 85, 86, 89, 100, 119, 149, 155, 157, 166, 169, 172, 174, 176, 180, 19%, 200, 229, 241, 244, 263, 275, 277, 288, 296, 301, 302, 350, 361, 369, 370, 374, 379, 389, 391, 392, 398, 413, 416, 426, 445, 452, 464, 472, 478, 481, 490, 494, 540, 556, 579, 582, 586, 594, 619, 644, 649, 654, 667, 687, 691, 700, 711, 727, 745, 756. Com- plaints against, 85, 89. Law, Gen. Wayne's of, 86. Neglect of, in case of Gen. Irwine, 100. Soldiers to be free from Ruptures &c., 248 ; vii., 18, 64, 66, 69, 74, 77, 80, 82, 98, 99, 104, 106, 110, 115, 116, 122, 142, 146, 202, 230, 260, 280, 282, 341, 354, 355, 365, 367, 369, 375, 393, 401, 404, 406, 415, 426, 430, 435, 455, 496, 499, 519, 535, 546, 553, 564, 612, 615, 640, 677, 679, 681, 741, 763, 764. Baron Steuben, views of, 325. Laws respecting delinquents, President Reed's views, 359. Laws good, 508 ; viii., 5, 16, 21, 26, 27, 39, 50, 52, 62, 68, 69, 96, 103, 109, 119, 120, 149, 189, 207, 243, 250, 264, 265, 268, 270, 271, 292, 293, 305, 309, 315, 321, 333, 337, 338,
344, 351, 374, 376, 378, 382, 386, 389, 401, 443, 454, 484, 491, 503, 507, 509, 531, 535, 549, 623, 633, 640, 645, 667; ix., 7, 8, 30, 47, 52, 62, 65, 69, 71, 149, 184, 186, 198, 202, 205, 209, 210, 211, 218, 220, 221, 225, 226, 228, 231, 241, 253, 276, 288, 303, 338, 348, 364, 382, 397, 400, 407, 410, 418, 419, 421, 429, 433, 434, 457, 514, 539, - 632. Law, difficulties, 381, 382. Fines, 186, 200. Companies in Berks Co., and officers, x., 190. Of Cumberland Co., returns, xi., 605, Fines, 669. Lieut. Hubley respec- ting, 738, Ordered out, xii., 215. Miller, Capt. 8th Penn. Regt., killed by Indians with seven others, vi., 673.
Miller, Rev. Frederick Cosemer, recommended for chaplain, iii. 362.
Miller, Fort, xii., 412.
Miller, Henry, and John Clark, Jr., vii., 609.
Miller, John, letters, iii., 455, 545. Miller, Rev. Peter, intercedes for John Rein, viii., 606. Applies in belialf of John Rein, ix., 27. Intercedes for John Rein, 313. Reply to, 314. For Menonists 751.
Millers, Instructions to, vi., 303.
Milligan, James, nominates John Story as commissioner to settle accounts, x., 426, 427. Commis- sioner on Susque'na River, 755. Milligan, Robert, on internal navi- gation, xi., 27.
Mills, Francis, oath of allegiance, v., 15.
Miners and Sappers, companies to be formed, vii., 690.
Mines at Sinking Spring Valley, vii., 305.
Mingo Indians, number of, i., 301; xii., 108, 111, 114, 119, 120, 123, 127, 181, 233.
Minister of France, French Squad- ron expected, calls for American troops, promised, viii., 334. Asks President and Council to dinner, 45, 609. Affairs of Mr. Holker, 614, 628.
Minnesinks, Tories and Indians burning and destroying at, vii., 15. Distress at, 573, 575.
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Minor, Captain John, v., 444. Mintzes, Francis, Adjutant, v., 6. Minutes of Council, not in Colonial Records, ii, 166. Of a meeting at Sugar Cabins, on Braddock's road, 321. Of Executive Council at Easton, 721, 730, 743. Of Provincial Commissioners, iii., 454, 476. Of Council at New Castle, on bills of credit, 630. Of Council at Fort George, New York, iv., 167. Of Board of Commis- sioners for defence, 195. Of Com- missioners of Pennsylvania on Indian trade, 372. Of conference with Indians at Pittsburg, 531. Of Committee of Berks, 649. Of committee for erecting powder mills, 709.
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Miralles, Don Juan De, asks per- mission to ship flour, viii., 174. Dies, 228. Will defective, 228. Rent of house in Market street demanded, ix., 196.
Miranda, J., complaint against by Indians, i., 267.
Miro, Brigadier-General, Governor of Louisiana, letter to, respecting a negro, xi., 566.
Missionaries, passports for, iv., 455. Journal of, 495.
Mitchell, David, xii., 250, 260.
Mitchell, Captain Alexander, pro- visions, ix., 165. Return of troops, 166.
Mitchell, John, letter on provisions for troops, v., 62; vi., 762, 763, 764 ; vii., 160, 189, 345, 412, 474, 527. Respecting Arnold's affair, 160, 175, 179, 207, 213, 220, 262. Wagons, 248, 746. Money for Schuylkill bridge, viii., 187. Horses, 334. Command at Wyo- ming, 716, 721. On militia, 500, 501. Letters to, xii., 148, 152. Mitchell, Joseph, purchase of lands from William Penn through John Hughes, xi,, 253.
Mittimus for two Maryland prisoners, i., 529. For Joseph Richardson, v., 249. Henry Funk, 508. M. Immel, 649. For John Brown, vi., 25. For several persons, 80. Mohican Indians, xii., 131, 132. Moland, Dr. Wm., case of, x., 176. Molesworth, James, British spy, depositions, John Eldridge, v.,
270, 271. Andrew Higgins, 270, 272, 336. John Snyder, 271,272, 336. Abigail McCoy, 275, 278, 290, 336. Examination of J. Molesworth, 277. His confession, 280. Sarah O'Brien, 277, 290, 337. War office to General Lin- coln, respecting, 281. Accom- plices, 281, 282, 315. Board of war to General Putnam, 282. To Executive Council, 290. Executed, 283. Opinion respecting his es- tate, ix., 659.
Molyneaux, -, killed, x., 73.
Monckton, Gen. Robert, letter, iii.,
732. Conference with Indians at Pittsburg, 744. Brigadier-Gen- eral, iv., 39, 45.
Monk, British ship of war General, captured by Hyder Ally, Captain Barney, ix., 532. Purchased for defence of Delaware river, 531. Name changed, 530. Captures by the Washington, 586. To be sold, 621. Sale of, 624.
Money, rates of, Act respecting, i., 156. Continental, resolves of Con- gress on, v., 126. Scarcity, vi., 81, 384, 391. Scarcity of, viii., 133. Rate of, 302, 304. Depre- ciation, 350, 383, 385, 396. Plan to appreciate, xi., 416. Deprecia- tion great, xii., 146, 248.
Monmouth C. H., v., 158. Mifflin attacks tories at, 169. Gurney, do., 177.
Montgomery county, no prison there, x., 408. Dispute between magis- trates and commissioners respect- ing fees, 743.
Montgomery, Mrs. Dorcas, pass for to Europe, vi., 84.
Montgomery, Fort, artillery for, . v., 50. Taken, 671.
Montgomery's fort, viii., 29, 171.
Montgomery, General, oration on death of, to be delivered before Congress, iv., 714.
Montgomery, Hugh, v., 57, 120.
Montgomery, Capt. James of Ship,
Gen Greene, vii., 311. Ordered to join Boston frigate, 454, 487. Takes privateer Brig Impertinent, 476. Cruizes with Capt. Nicholson, 533. Takes privateer Brig Bayard, 706. Takes prizes, 609, 023, 664, 755.
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Montgomery, James, T., warden, | Moore, William, Confession of, iii., xii., 314.
Montgomery, John, letters, iv., 505, 506, 533.
Montgomery, Hon. John, letter re- specting Court decided on by Congress, x., 216 Representation in Congress, 220.
Montgomery, Joseph, letter on Wyo- ming, x., 31. A commissioner, 330, 444. Elected commissioner to examine rivers, 312. Asks for a transit instrument, 416.
Montgomery, Revd. Joseph, respect- ing Frontiers, viii., 170.
Montgomery, William, history of, vi., 62. Trial, 239.
Montgomery, Wm., ix., 641; ap- . pointed to exam'e rivers, x., 130. Resigns, 312. Appointed comm'r, 335. Elected member of Congress, 354. To Council, 765, 766. Letters to and from, xi., 35, 108. Letter from Colonel John Franklin, to, 111, Appointed commissioner to Luzerne, 177.
Montgomery, ship, and other con- tinental vessels burned in the Delaware for safety, v., 740.
Montour, Andrew, ii., 9. Wants a house built for him, 12. Respect- ing, 230, 454; xii., 196.
Montreal, Great fire at, asks aid, iv., 248.
Moore, Captain, resigns, viii., 288; Engagement with Indians, ix., 202.
Moore, Cap. J. F., resigns, xii., 144. Moore, James, ix., 62.
Moore, Major, James, ix., 285; Recruiting instructions, x., 127. Commands Pennsylvania, Line, 131. Instructions, 132. On Wyo- ming affairs, 183, 187, 197, 209, 222, 232, 286.
Moore, Lt. Col. James, on Wyoming, xi., 434, 435, 436, 443.
Moore, John, appointed collector of Philadelphia, i., 195 ; Letter from Fort Lee, v., 66, 135, &c. ; petition setting forth the great scarcity of provisions, vii., 186.
Moore, Robert, a murderer, proc- lamation against, i., 170.
Moore, Thomas, vii., 543 ; Respect- ing danger to piers from Spanish frigate at Marcus Hook, xi., 99
324. Petition against, 328. Com- mitment of, 332. Flattering letter to and from Governor, 512. Elect- ed, V. P. vii., 745. Elected Pres: ident of State, ix., 447. Term expires as President of Council, 651. Letter to, respecting corpora- tion papers, x., 93.
Moorehead, Cap. of Indep. Co., viii., 78 ; xii., 127, 129, 165.
Morales, Francis, case of a sailor, x, 476, 499.
Moravian Indian Towns, general war expected, viii., 766. Indians, kindness of, ix., 167. Massacre at Muskingum, 523, 524, 629.
Moravians, Examinations of ii., 459. Settlements destroyed, 521, 525, 526, 527, 549, 565. List of, at Bethlehem, iii., 69, 76, 242. Letters respecting, 141. Indians, 500. Mission- aries-Journal, to Muskingum, iv., 495. Letter from D. Zeis- berger, 498. Ask for relaxing of the Test, vi., 541, 551 ; viii., 551. Morden, Ralph, convicted of Treason letter, C. J. McK. respecting, viii., 597.
Morgan, Dr., arrives at Pittsburg, xii., 117, 191.
Morgan. Col. George, v., 286, 313, 447. Honorable acquittal, vi., 386 587, 652. Message from Indians 652, 714; ix., 17. Respecting J. and T. Kilbuck, Indian hostages- asks for a pass for them to Pitts- burg, x., 526; xii., 115, 129, 146, 206, 208. Letters to 116, 153, 159, 190, 208, 249. Not on good terms with Gen. Mcl., 116.
Morgan. Cap. Jacob, letters, iii., 30,' 31, 39, 191. Journal, 252.
Morgan, Col. Jacob, v., 299, 313, 322, 341, 407, 447, 466, 530, 60°, 632, 756, 761, 767; vi., 14. 47, 119, 288, 419, 441, 522, 706 ; viii., Indians arms, 238. Appoint- for Philad., 448, 552, 594, 702. Morgan, Lt. Jacob, respecting militia of Berks county, viii., 273, 345. Provisions, 344. Militia, 369, 545, 655.
Morgan, Lt. Jacob, Jr., vi., 47, 119, 128, 382, 399, 543, 568, 575, 638. Appointed Quarter Master, resigus
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as Council, 399 ; vii., 3, 483, 484, 559. Accounts, ix., 127. Lands of proprietary, 231. Letter to, on Indian murders, 236. Provi- sions, 326.
Morgan, Lt. B. C., vi., 562, 630 Q. M. G., viii., 83.
Morgan, Capt. Simon, xii., 173, 208. Morocco, signals agreed upon be-
tween, and United States, xi., 171. Morris, Colonel Anthony, wounded, v., 162. Order to attend funeral of, 223. Recommended as an officer, vi., 99.
Morris, Col. (British), v , 158.
Morris, Cadwalader, elected member of Congress, x., 354. Resigns, 354.
Morris, fort, at Shippensburg, xii., 412-415.
Morris, A. James, troops, vii., 760. Morris, John, Jr., letter, v., 160, 294,
481, 482, 506, 749. To attend courts, 481, 506.
Morris, Lewis, letters to and from, ii., 314; v., 351.
Morris, Lewis, Jr., instructions to, private vessels for soldiers, iii., 90. Morris, Robert, letters to and from,
v., 28, 31, 126, 132, 138, 173, 174, 189, 191, 216, 255, 379, 382, 627, 759, 760. Asks for a pilot, 28. For a surgeon, 254. Asks leave · of absence from Congress to. at- tend to his private affairs, 759. Granted, 760. Respecting Jno. Brown, vi., 45. Letter respecting arms imported, vii., 125, 387, 417, 608. Arms for state, viii., 373, 415. Submits to Congress a plan for a National Bank of North America, ix., 172, 477. Letters to and from, 244, 245, 250, 251, 263, 264, 280, 281, 285, 286, 287, 291, 310, 373, 376, 383, 387, 395, 397, 398, 414, 416, 417, 418, 419, 435, 446, 454, 474, 477, 481, 487, 488, 505, 512, 513, 544, 636. To pro- vide supplies, 262, 285. Respect- ing, 346. Superintendent of finance, 244, 254. Tents, 386, 387. His advice requested by President Reed, 416. Writes to States, 474. Views of Finances, prospects of peace, &c., 488-492. Report of Committee on, 499. Captain Van Heer, 505. Public
accounts, 513. Appoints agent to settle accounts between Penn- sylvania and United States, 668. President Dickinson asks state of revenue, 739. Answer to, 740. Letters to, on refusing to pay troops, x., 312. Answer to, 313. Letter from War Office, 314. Answer, 315. Letters to and from, 53. Copies of accounts sent to Council by Comptroller General, 481. On accounts, xi., 505. Commissioners on Com- merce, 522.
Morris, Governor Robert Hunter, arrives, ii., 172. R. Peter's letters to, 172. Letters from, 177, 186,
192, 203, 216, 220, 223, 226, 231, 232, 244, 249, 261, 262, 267, 268, 270, 272, 276, 279, 280, 284, 298, 325, 328, 331, 335, 345, 356, 358, 361, 365, 372, 375, 376, 379, 382, 389, 391, 395, 396, 397, 401, 405, 412, 432, 440, 447, 450, 454, 461, 469, 470, 472, 475, 480, 498, 500, 506, 508, 512, 520, 524, 526, 528, 530, 540, 556, 560, 562, 564, 566, 569, 572, 574, 576, 582, 592, 596, 602, 606, 612, 616, 618, 621, 622, 625, 626, 629, 637, 638, 643, 647, 648, 665, 672, 674, 684, 688, 694, 711, 714, 733, 739. Addresses to, from churches, &c., 183, 184, 185, 186, 191, 200, 223, 251. Speech to Indians at Augwick, 193. On bills of credit, 221, 223. Letters to Proprietaries, 223, 229, 286, 311. From Proprietaries, 189, 195, 252, 253, 275, 304, 305, 333. 366, 419, 438. To Committee of Assembly, 271, 272. Controversy with Franklin and Hall, about printing minutes of Assembly, 274. Orders to Secretary to inspect their Journals, 276, 284, 286. Hears of Braddock's defeat, 382. Complaint for not writing to Board of Trade, 438. Complaint of Commissioners respecting a sentence in the order for scalps, 620. Message to Assembly, 750. Expects a successor, 712. Ceases to be Governor, succeeded by Wm. Denny, 760.
Morris, Governeur, letter to, vii., 472; ix., 308.
Morris, Samuel, appointed Com-
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missioner to settle accounts for wagons for General Braddock, ii., 598. Register, Miralle's will defective, viii., 228.
Morris, Captain Samuel, Jr., troops, viii., 308, 310. Light horse ordered out, 699. Troops ordered out, ix., 221, 415.
Morris, Samuel C., letters, v., 109, 133. In battle at Trenton, 162.
Morrison, Ensign, takes a prisoner, xii., 147.
Morrison, Lieut. of Virginia regi- ment in pursuit of Indians, ix., 200.
Morris town, Washington at, v., 177. Army at 192, 215. Enemy marching for, viii., 356. Penn- sylvania Volunteers at, 394.
Mortality, in Philadelphia, i., 769. Mortars, imported by Virginia, xii., 189.
Moultrie, Brig. Gen. Wm., stopped at Billingsport, asks pass to City, ix., 215.
Mountfort, Count, introduced by Col. Brodhead, vi., 462, 492, by J. Read, 473. His plan for regu- lating Militia, 489.
Mount Holly, skirmish at, v., 177.
Mountjoy, Camp at, vi., 251.
Moylan, Stephen, iv., 774.
Moylan, Col. Stephen's regiment to guard magazine at Lancaster, ix., 7. His dragoons in want, 137, 139, 150. Affair with Guards at Lancaster, 157. Resolution of Congress, 209. Lieutenants in regiment, 321. Leaves Lancaster, 267. Troops, 752.
Moylan, Colonel, regiment, x., 62. Moylan, Colonel, vii., 666.
Moylan's Regiment, Return of, viii., 129. Returns of 4th Regiment, 183. Which he commends, 1-4. Going to Lancaster county, 605. Mud Fort, or Mud Island, or Fort Mifflin, v., 11, 23, 24, 26, 47, 61, 92, 584, 595, 639, 679, 732, 733, 750, 755, 766.
Mud Island, purchase of Island. iv., 474. Resolution of Assembly, 474. Message to Governor, 475. Banks to be repaired, vii., 240. Fort, Troops for, 270, 339, 365, 369, 395, 397, 652, 745, 747. Cannon for, 290, 410, 562. Am-
munition wanted, 385. Officers relieved. 502. Persons not to visit, 537. Fortifications, viii., 599. Arms to be returned, 728 ; ix., 72, 330. Chart of river near, mentioned, 255, 364. Lease of, xi., 139, 142. Condition of, 198, 404, 560, 562. Report, 586, 617. Or Fort Mifflin, xii., 407-412.
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