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Van Hur, Capt., viii., 539.
Van Heer, troop of Marechause, ix., 486, 505, 506.
Van Horn, Capt., ix., 300.
Van Lier, Mr., xii., 115, 134, 162.
Van Noemer, M. introduced by Franklin, vii., 774.
Vanschaick, Col., commands at Fort Stanwix, and attacks an Indian town, xii., 112.
Van Staphorst, N. and J., on Dutch loans, ix., 564. Loans, 591.
Vanzant, Garret and John, exami- nation respecting robberies, vi., 596, 599, 600, 604.
Varnum, Gen., vi., 31, 121.
Varnum, Major and his company have hard fare, vii., 465.
Vaughan, Col., iv., 39.
Vaughan, Maj. Gen. John, Gates's letter to, on burning towns, v., 688. Vaughan, Gen. (British) commands expedition to Conn., vii., 561.
Vaughan, Samuel, on trees for State House yard, xi., 674.
Venander, George, ix., 529.
Venango, Fort at, iii., 13. Autho- rity to establish a post at, xii., 113, 130, 181. Indian towns near, 157. Fort at, 463.
Veness, Jerome, noble conduct, of, vi., 689.
Vermont and New York, controversy between, viii., 89.
Verner, Frederick, proceedings in his case, vi., 713. Exchange of, pro- posed, vii , 246.
Vernon, Major Frederick, xii., 108. Letter to, 121. Want of provi- sions, 121, 125.
Vessels-Rules for measuring trans- ports, iv., 56. Sickly to be ex- amined, 59, 374. Difficult to ob- tain, for transports, 79. A Span- ish, in distress, proceedings, 105, 118. Ransom bills unpaid, pri- soners detained in France on ac- count of, 200. Law of New Jer- sey respecting stranded, 295. Memorial of L. Weiss, on sickly, 472. Purchased, 764. Not to pass chevaux-de-frise, v., 67. Order respecting, in Delaware, vii., 747. Substitute for copper discovered, for sheathing of, ix., 431.
Vickers, Jesse, robbery of Treasury of Bucks county, confession, ix., 609.
Vickers, Sol., confession, respecting robbery, ix., 614, 615. Case of, on charge of robbery in Bucks Co., x., 432.
Vining, John, letter, iv., 336, 341. Appointed Judge, 337. Case of Galloway, at Dover, 341.
Virginia, murder by Indians, i., 436. Letters of Governor Gooch, ii , 18. Pres't Lee, 58. Gov. Dinwiddie's speech on proroguing assembly, 169. Correspondence with Gov- ernor of Pennsylvania, 18, 58, 177, 226, 268. Provisions for, 268, 449. Forts in, 581. French neu- trals in, 581. Grant of men and money, 621. Council of officers at Fort Loudoun in, iii., 367. Indian affairs in, 694. Letter to Gov. Fauquier from Governor Penn, on peace with Indians made by Col. Bradstreet, iv., 207. Frontier in-
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· habitants moving over Allegheny mountains, 217. Murder in Au- gusta county, 218. Proclamation of Gov. Fauquier, 255. Lord Botetourt, Letter from, 365. Act on Indian trade, 372. On Western boundaries, 455. Counterfeits, 461, 462. Act of, against coun- terfeits, 462. Papers, &c., re- lating to Dr. John Connolly's pro- ceedings, 476, 479. Muster at Redstone, old Fort, 481. Boundary with Pennsylvania, 481, 483, 450, 515, 516. Lord Dunmore's Let- ters, &c., 460, 482, 493, 522. Proclamation of Earl Dunmore, 490. Advertisement of Dr. Con- nolly, 521. Letter, 526. Remarks on Connolly's proceedings, 528. Troops marching from, to Pitts- burg, 530. Indians aim at, 550. Cap. Crawford, President of Court, 551. Depositions, 582, 603, 705, 607-612. Letters respecting dis- pute, 586, 587, 589, 612. Minutes of Council of, on Indian hostilities at Pluggy's Town, appoints, Geo. Morgan and Col. Nevill to confer, and chastise them, v., 258. Letter, P. Henry, Jr., 260, 286. Letters to delegates in Congress, 413. Proposition for settlement of boun- dary between, and Penn., 413, Troops to go to Billingsport, 418. Quakers, &c., to be sent to, 580, 582, 584, 586, 600, 604, 632. Boundary unsettled, vi., 69, 82. Volunteers expected from, 120. Act of, for clothing their troops, 125. Consents to confederation, 144, 232. Offers troops for Phila- delphia, 183. Rendezvous, in, 302. Letter from, on disputes with Pennsylvania, vii., 73. An agent from, in Pittsburg, 79. Circular to, 152. From Delegates of, in Congress, 73, 184. Resolves of General Assembly of, 185. Letter to Governor, 197. Letter from Patrick Henry on Embargo, 247. Papers respecting boundary called for, 309, 310, 441. Reso- lutions of House of Delegates on boundary line, 441 Enemy land at Portsmouth, 412. Boundary between, and Pennsylvania, viii., 46, 56, 63, 91, 191, 285, 352, 488,
516, 570, 583, 641, 713, 744, 746. Intrusions by, 191. Letter from Gov. Jefferson on, 196, 641. Suit against Col. Brodhead by, 202. Congress sustain him, 195, 202. Resolution of General Assembly of, respecting agreement and boundary between, and Pennsylvania, 352, 570. Commissioners, 353. Looked to for provisions, 471. Confirms line run in 1779, &c., 488, 516, 570, 583, 641, 713, 744, 746. Obtaining more territory, 707. Convention prisoners to be moved from, to Pennsylvania, 753. Con- vention prisoners, ix., 5, 25. Line between Pennsylvania Com- missioners, 20, 78, 189, 301. Rev. Jas. Madison and Rev. Robert Andrews, Commissioners to extend Mason & Dixon's line, 78, 233, 234. Instruments required, 78. Gov. Jefferson's letters, 78, 160. Reported junction of Lord Corn- wallis and Gen. Phillips in, 172. Proceedings of Pentecost and Can- non, 193. Lt. Morrison of 9th Virginia regiment in search of In- dians, 201. Movements of enemy in, 210. Delegates of, in Congress on seizure of merchandise belong- ing to State for a private debt, letters respecting, 260, 266, 271, 272, 274, Troops ordered to South Carolina by Fayette, 283. Boundary with Pennsylvania, 233, 234, 301, 304, 315, 344, 352, 356, 374, 402, 439, 445. Position of Lord Cornwallis in, 301, 337, General Clarke's expedition, 325, 343, 352, 355, 356, 561. Boundary line, 468, 506, 513, 519, 533, 562, 566, 585, 607, 772. Letters of Gov. Harrison, 518, 533, 549. Resolutions of House of Delegates, 562. Boundary line between, and Pennsylvania, x., 8, 56, 72, 77, 95, 96, 145, 146, 171, 175, 181, 223, 232, 233, 236, 269, 280, 293, 336, 372, 373, 374, 413, 414, 428, 438, 439, 489, 506, 573, 602, 611, 705. Letters of Gov. Harrison, 56, 65, 72, 77, 78, 95, 145, 175, (1783.) Case of Col. Cox, 81, 96, 125, 172, (1783.) Commissioners appointed by, 146, Resolution of House of Delegates, 1783, 171. Commis-
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· sioners of Pennsylvania, (1783.) 171, 223. Case of John Campbell, 172, Rejects finance plan of Congress, 153, (1780.) Agreement · at Baltimore, 223, Letter A. Mc- Clean, respecting Westmoreland, 293. Report of Commissioners on Boundary, 373, 374. Difficul- ties on surveys, 414. Report of Commissioners, 506, Titles in Washington Co., 414, 417. Meet- ing at Surveyor General's respect- ing surveys of Land, obtained from, 705. Resolution of House - of Delegates, appointing Commis- sioners on Trade of U. S. 738. Act to comply with requisition, xi., 17, 23. Letter from land offi- cers, on claims under titles of, 138, 160. Memorial of Charles . Simms, 160, 169. Letters, Gov'r Randolph, 212, 284. Laws re- quested, 284. Proceedings of - Council, respecting titles, 291. . Report to Congress, on letter of Commissioners of, 317. Letters to and from Govr. Harrison (1783), on boundaries, 497, 499, 501, 507. Campbell and Simpson's claim, 501. Copy of laws asked for, 507. · And Maryland, on internal navi- · gation, 511. Commissioners to be - appointed by Penn'a, 521. Act of, on commerce, 523-526. Letter to Gov. Randolph on calling con- vention, 557. Arrival of Indian chiefs in, 600. Clothing for troops, xii., 106. Militia Law, 127, 147. Letter to Gov. Jefferson, 140. Pay . to soldiers, 150. Troops of, 165. Letter to Gov. Page, 167. Troops sent to Col. Clarke, 177. Boun- dary line, 178, 182, 195. Import mortars, 189. Provisions, 263. Troops and officers-Capt. Berry and Lieut. Dent, 274.
Virginians, copy of paper given to Indians by, i., 658. Letter from, . respect'g accusation against them, v., 14.
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Wade, Captain, pilots a French frigate, vii., 12.
Wade, Francis, letter to J. Mitchell " relative to landing of enemy in
Virginia, vii., 412. Enemy's boats in Delaware, viii., 274.
Wade, Robert, & J. S., letter to Governor Markham, respecting Lord Baltimore, i., 46.
Wadsworth, Gen. Jeremiah-fears a" want of flour for the army, vii., 159, 672. Asks copy of a letter respecting flour, viii., 205.
Wagoners, deserted, vi., 320, 337. Drowned, 321, 322, 337. Counter- feit bills found on, 200, 206, 215. Wagon Masters, circular to, vi., 124, 212, 330, 337, 338, 357, 763, 765. Wagons, number of, in Northamp- ton county, iii., 404. Advertised for by Colonel Stanwix, 629, 660. To be impressed in Philadelphia, iv., 108, 116. Required, v., 171, 186, 292, 301, 364, 490, 553, 554, 594, 596, 599, 605, 618, 622, 689, 717, 734, 771. Scarcity of, vi, 41, 65, 69, 77, 107, 116, 124, 130, 137, 139, 141, 179, 200, 210, 212, 218, 220, 252, 276, 282, 289, 298, 319, 320, 324, 328, 330, 334, 338, 343, 348, 353, 362, 366, 371, 377, 405, 416, 450, 483, 513, 519, 546, 608, 621, 623, 676, 699, 761-767 ; &c., vii., 81, 98, 101, 151; 160, 175, 194, 207, 248, 266, 335, 388, 402, 420, 421, 424, 427, 433, 439, 460, 469, 474, 478, 483, 484, 485, 495, 523, 746, 749, 750, 768 ; viii., 84, 319, 323, 339, 351, 390, 405, 415, 416, 417, 430, 435, 482, 489, 504, 544, 705; ix., 153, 160, 357, 412, 420.
Waldechers made prisoners, v., 178. Walk, Indian, on lands, iv., 85.
Walker, Captain Andrew, to J. Hambright, vii., 323.
Walker, Captain Richard, instruc- tions, iii., 409.
Wall, Geo., respecting tories, viii., 178.
Wall, Colonel George, Jr., vii., 103, 104, 660. Officers resigned and appointed, ix., 5:29. Doan's estate, 628. On improving the Delaware River, xii., 289, 293. On sale of J. Galloway's estate, 319. Letter from, 289.
Wallace, Fort, xii., 464.
Wallis, Samuel, vi , 664, 687.
Waln, Nicholas, letter to, on op- pressive execu'n of laws, viii., 101.
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Walter, John, letter on Sulphur, v., 082, 244.
Wampum, quantity of, left with Secretary, by Conrad Weiser, ii., 17.
War, declared between England and France, ii., 735. Indian, ac- count of the rise of the, iv., 569. Board of, letters to and from, xi., 240, 268, 282, 290, 301, 531, 555, 621, 624, 645, 685, 686, 729, 730. Council of, held, vi., 21. Office, Continental. [See Board of War. ] v. Of Penn. [See Board of War. ] v. Secretary at, ix., 483, 526. Office, letters to and from, x., 27, 302, 314, 315, 459, 461, 479, 494, 497, 529. Corps, under Colonel Harmar, necessary to protect lands, 495. With Al- giers, xi., 522. Secretary at- Cornplanter, xii., 32. Quota of Penns., 292.
Ward, Mr., xii., 035.
Wardens of Philadelphia, memorial of, respecting pilots, iv., 265-269, 271. Letter to, respecting ferries, vii., 627. On sale of lots, ix., 101, 126. Removal of fence, 150. Removal of Chevaux-de-frise from river, x., 93, 349, 350, 606, 607. On storing of powder, 281. Piers, 407. Contract for piers, 456. Removal of Buoys, &c., 580. J. Donnaldson resigns, 583, 584. Joseph Bullock, elected, 583. Expenditures, 585. Beacon on Cross Ledge, 589. Purchased ground for beacon, at Cape May, xi., 93. Danger to piers, at Marcus Hook, from Spanish frigate, 99. Correspondence with commander, &c., 99-102. Sup- posed interference of British Con- sul, with, 375. Expense of watching public buildings, 543. Resignation of, xii., 2. Report on Delaware river, 287, 289, 291, 292, 293, 294. Public burying ground, 505.
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Warminster, Collector of, robbed. ix., 508.
Warrant to arrest rioters, i., 538, 546. For enlisting troops, iv., 197. To arrest Sergt. McGlasken, 224. To arrest tories, v., 478, 479, 480, 484. For Lieut's of 41
City and County, Philadelphia, v., 563. To arrest, vi., 12, 53, 65. To Sheriff, to seize salt, vii., 149. George Eichelberger, 193. For sale of a cargo, viii., 491. For lands in new purchase, number of, issued, xi., 121. Against Wyoming insurgents, xi., 340. William Penn, for Welsh Tract, xii., 279, 280.
Warren, James, memorial in favor of -- as interested in Hare's brewery, vii., 113.
Warwick, English man-of-war taken by the French, ii., 630.
Warwick furnace, cannon cast at, v., 31.
Washington Academy, lands for, xi., 215.
Washington, Col., Geo., charged by T. Penn, with imprudence, ii., 255. Desires union of Colonies, 621. Decided to resign, 620. Letters, 541, 565, 620; iii., 300.
Washington county, letter of Dorsey Pentecost respecting, ix., 315, 540, 541. Gen. Clarke's expedition, 325, 343, 354. Affairs in, 343. 355, 367, 435, 484. Inhabitants of, let- ter. 356. Election of Justices, 405, 496. State of parties, 438, 444. Letter Capt. Hughes, 533. Expedition to Sandusky, 556. State of affairs, 564, 646, 666. Site for Court house and prison selected, 772. New State threat- ened, Rev. J. Finley sent to, x., 40, 41, 163. Letter of Prothoro- tary, 78. Case of Col. Cox, 81, 96, 125. Taxes, 136, 593. Laid out, 181, (1783.) D. Pentecost on affairs, 262. Return of militia, officers in, 287. Difficulties from Virginia titles, 416. Return of public stores, in, 436. And offi- cers of militia in, 436. John Story, agent on accounts, 451. Disturb- ances in, 467, 554, 585. Doane gives trouble in, 582, 584. Commissioners of, 584, 587, 593. J. Story opens office for adjusting claims, 742, Attack on Excise office of, 757. Indian murders in, xi., 209. Ap- plication from, for defence, 377. Danger from Indians, 686. Di- vided, 640. Indian troubles in, 673, 675, 685, 686. Secretary of
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War to Lieutenants of, 686. Pe- Washington, Gen .- vii.,
tition on taxes, xii , 288.
Washington, General George, Letter sent from Congress to Committee, iv., 644, 645. From Committee, relative to works on Delaware- asking for an engineer, 775. Move- ments, v., 84, 113, 367, 373, 451. Retreats from New Brunswick be- fore Gen. Howe, 84. Letters to and from, 113. Council recom- mend to open shops, 115. Bucks and Northampton to join, 115. Letter Gen. Dickinson, sent to, 116, 117. In possession of Prince- ton, 159. At Somerset, 162. At Pluckamin, 168, 171. Letters to and from, 113, 117, 253, 290, 373, 419, 431, 439, 452, 492, 510, 526, 617, 619, 624, 664, 669, 678, 691, 697, 700, 710. Asks for maps of country, 419. At Morristown, 177, · 215. Important services rendered by militia of Pennsylvania to, 186. To be reinforced, 616. Head-quar- ters at Germantown, 617. Orders Continental soldiers not to be en- tertained in city, 619; vi., 9, 30, 43, 153, 154, 180, 189, 200, 201, 235, 241, 250, 254, 255, 263, 274, 277, 287, 288, 291, 325, 333, 339, 353, 354, 357, 401, 405, 409, 410, 416, 425, 430, 445, 480, 490, 498, 522, 529, 546, 557, 558, 604, 742, 752. His movements, 91, 122.
Affair at Chestnut Hill, 100. Takes winter quarters in Chester county, 61. Proclamation on threshing grain, 116. Distress of the Army, 189, 328. On clothing, 200, and party with clothing for prisoners at Lancaster, 216 Address to citizens, 277, 326. Asks for Gal- lies, 354. Empowered to call out 5000 Militia, 399, 409, 446. In- troduces Gen. Greene, 405. Let- 'ter to Gen. Lacey on prisoners with marketing, 410. Respecting wagon law, 416. Men from Gallies, 421. Militia, 490. Arms, 498, 522. May empower persons to obtain provisions, 66. Distress for provisions, &c., 263, 326, 328. On evacuation of Fort Mifflin, 47. Takes measures in case of evacua- tion, 558. Evacuation of Phila- delphia, 604. Letters to and from,
89, 90. 95, 119, 127, 129, 161, 187, 225, 293, 327, 337, 341, 351, 377, 406, 447, 479, 555, 738. His movements and designs on Susque- hanna, 86. Escort of Convention troops, 95, 99, 101, 104, 106, 107, 110, 112. On intercourse with enemy, 119, 127. Reply to re- quest to sit for his portrait for Council, 127. On clothing, 129, 161. On rank of officers, 188. Respecting Arnold, 188. Asks for survey of Susquehanna-Expedi- tion against Indians, 210. Re- specting Tories going within ene- my's ' lines, 225, 236. Survey of Delaware by Du Portail, 229. Views of, respecting uniform of troops, 293. Wafers ordered from Bethlehem, 295. Court Marshal on Arnold, 327, 337. Orders troops for secret expedition, 329. Pres. Reed. to, in relation to Gen. Arnold, 337, 341, 351, 380, 406. Correspondence with Pres. Reed, 351, 377, 555, 684. Extract of letter to Congress on situation of enemy, 479. On partiality to par- ticular States, 353. On Militia, 354. Col. John Fitzgerald to, 370. Respecting Gen. Sullivan, 535, 555. Col. Lochry tenders thanks to, 565. Writes for Penn- sylvania Rangers and Riflemen, 568. On evacuation of Fort Lau- rens, 569. Officers who have broken parole, 626. On clothing the Army, 670. Anticipated want of flour, 671, 685. Co-operation with French fleet, 786. Supply of Militia, 741. Embargo laid to aid in supplies, 745. French fleet to co-operate with, 74S. Makes an effort to close war, 748. Letters to and from, viii., 35, 36, 43, 48, 54, 70, 74, 75, 128, 145, 154, 163, 180, 193, 240, 267, 332, 338, 339, 348, 356, 369, 373, 375, 412, 470, 474, 482, 486, 525, 577, 598, 682, 686. Memorial of Col. Hazen to, 17. Remarks on, 116, 155. Cir- cular respecting supplies, 145. Appoints places of deposit for pro- visions, 180. Respecting Maga- zines. 193. Army, 267. Opinion of militia, 268. State Militia, call
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Washington, Gen .- viii.
for, 292. Prospects, 312. Militia, 314. Army in danger, 314. Re-
duction of Charlestown, 316.
Writes alarming letters abont enemy. 353, 336, 337. Expects French fleet-calls for troops, 338. Arrival of Admiral Arbuthnot at New, York. 339. Wagons, 351, 856. Distress for provisions and men, 355. Enemy marching to Morristown, 356. Enemy leaves New Jersey, 361. Commends the patriotic spirit of the ladies of Philadelphia, 361. Militia unne- cessary, 377. Want of forage, 404. French fleet between Virginia and Delaware-our troops not ready, 414 His situation, 417. Calls German Battalion from Sunbury, 474, 486. In want of provisions, £25, 577, 719. Reduces Regi- ments, 595. Respecting several spies, 598. On Wyoming, 682. To post garrison at Wyoming, 717. Letters to and from, ix., 39, 54, 66, 75, 84, 98, 102, 111, 120, 124, 141, 195, 197, 207, 242, 255, 284, 293, 320, 481, 485, 486, 501, 505, 509, 513, 536, 550, 626, 642, 653, 656, 661. To Gen. Wayne, on critical situation of Southern af- fairs, 66. Frontiers, 75. Respect- ing Fort Pitt, 81, 102. Want of provisions, 84, 124. Respecting officers, 98. Removal of stores from Delaware, 101. Fears Fort Schuyler will be abandoned, pro- visions, army, 123. Artillery of- ficers of Col. Proctor's regiment, 141. Requisition of troops, 195,
197. Confinement of prisoners, 205. Militia, prospects of, 207. Provisions, 207. Riflemen wanted, 242. Robert Morris appointed to . procure supplies, 254. Appoints places of deposit, 262. Supplies, promotions, want of troops at King's . bridge, 285. Encourage- ment from President Reed, 293. Invests New York, 301. Rifle corps, 320. Operations, 387. Fi- nances, 481, 485. Captain Van Heer's troops, 486, 505. Future operations, 609, 513. Views and prospects of affairs, 536-539. Re- cruits, 550. Indians, 626, 642.
Washington, Gen .- ix.
Withdrawal of troops from Wyo- ming, 652, 653, 656, 858. Passes, 661. Declines expedition against Indians, 640, 642. Appoints Dobbs' Ferry as rendezvous for persons having passes, 661. Pass- port requested of, and granted by Sir Guy Carlton, 674. Address of Council, congratulatory on his safety, &c., x., 150. His reply, 151. Letters of Pres. Dickinson, to Delegates, suggesting an annual sum to meet expenses arising out of his position, 152, 185, 575. Answer from Delegates, in Con- gres3, 155. Suggests uniformity of arms in the States, 154. Re- nounces his commission to Con- gress, 183, (1783.) To, respecting prisoners at New York, (1782., ) xi., 496. Letters to, xii., 113, 120, 125, 131, 146, 155, 164, 176, 184, 188, 197, 206, 212, 223, 233, 242, 243, 252, 256, 258, 265, 269. Washington, Geo., President United States, circular on mode of com- , munication with executives, xi., 587. Sends Acts, 596, 599, 601, 602, 603, 604, 611, 615, 616. Ce- lebration of birth-day, 664. Let- ters on Indian murders, 8.
Washington, Fort, Andrew Boyd taken prisoner at, vii., 384.
Washington, Geo., (an Indian,) xii., 214.
Washington, ship, (formerly General Monk, ) captures by, ix., 586. To be sold, 621. Sale, 624, 625.
Washnash, a noted Indian warrior, viii., 159.
Wasock, Capt. Strong's town, at, xi., 69.
Water Gap, meeting of tories at, at- tacked by Capt. Bond, of New Jer- sey, viii., 259.
Watkins, Joseph, vi., 368.
Watson, John, Jr., claims damages done by galley men. vi., 769.
Watson, Luke, letter W. Penn to, i., 127.
Watts, Frederick, viii., 558. Way, Nicholas, v., 315.
Wayne, Col. Anthony, on a supposed fraud, v., 88. Dreadful condition of troops at Ticonderoga, 88. Complained against by Capt. John
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Lacey, Jr , for ill treatment, 154. Brigadier General, letters, vi., 25, 86, 251, 387, 397, 408, 411, 419, 428, 451, 474. His opinion of well-clad soldiers, 26. Exertions to clothe soldiers, 61, 408. On Militia and clothing, 142, 419. On substitutes, 251. Recruiting orders, 248, 397, 408, 411, 419, 746. Return of troops, 476. Let- ters, vii., 64, 142, 255. Brilliant victory at Stony Point, 581, 585. Resolution of thanks by Assembly and Supreme Executive Council to, his victory at Stony Point, 741 ; viii., 223, 450, 587, 681, 737. At- tack on Bergen, 450. Orders of, 451. Invited by La Fayette to dinner, 587. Expedient to make soldiers comfortable, 593. Return of Artillery under him, 647. Letters to and from, ix., 15, 66, 74, 123, 124, 137, 138, 139, 148, 150, 155, 173, 283, 358, 366, 430. Destined for Yorktown, 74, 359. Respecting, 142, 148, 154, 155. Goes to meet Cornwallis, 359.
Wayne, Captain Isaac, orders to, ii., 542.
Weather, very severe at Muskingum and Pittsburg, xi., 244.
Weaver, Capt. Wendle, viii., 288.
Webb, James, instructions to, iv., 180, 213.
Weed, Captain Elijah, instructions respecting fugitives to New York, x., 102.
Weedon, Col. G., letter, v., 241.
Weights and Measures, opinion, xi., 734.
Weiser, Conrad, letters to and from, i., 649, 650, 661, 665, 671, 673, 748, 749, 750, 756, 758, 761, 771, 772. Proceedings at Onondaga, 649. Builds a house for Shekil- amy at Shamokin, 661. Letters from, ii., 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 23, 44, 259, 319, 453, 461, 503, 504, 511, 547, 550, 562, 563, 628, 696, 776. Purchases land, 10. Journal of distances to Ohio, 12. Quantity of Wampum left with Secretary, 17. Letters, iii., 18, 28, 31, 35, 86, 207, 217, 221, 277, 283, 293, 312, 313, 425, 428, 439, 500, 571, 699, 701. Memorandum of con- ference with Indians, 216. De-
position, 256. Respecting Sower's papers, 440. Journals of, 32, 66. On purchase of lands from In- dians fraudulently, 86. Respect. ing a horse sold Indians, 86. Complains of an address of Friendly Association, 313. Death of, iv., 41. His son Samuel, in- terpreter, 41.
Weiser, Samuel, account of ex- penses to Augusta, iii., 713. Pro- posed as Interpreter, x., 266.
Weiss, Lewis, memorial respecting infectious diseases and imposi- tions on passengers, iv., 472. Respecting Mr. Holker and Pro- vince Island, ix., 298. Massacre of Moravian Indians at Muskin- gum, 523.
Weitzel, John, in want of hemp, v.,. 85, 544; viii., 602. Letter to, x., 99, 109, 232, 343.
Welch, William, to Wm. Penn, i., 82. Commission to, 85.
Well, Colonel, viii., 111.
Wells, Richard, a Tory, v., 108. Reasons for declining a seat in Council, 189.
Welsh Tract, Memorial of inhabit- ants to Commissioners, i., 108. Proceedings of Commissioners, 108. Paper from, 108. Reply to by Commissioners, 110. War- rant, William Penn for, xii., 279, 280.
Weltner, Colonel Lund, viii., 40, 42, 57, 62, 153, 161, 166, 171, 206, 214, 233, 270, 341, 369, 377. Wentworth, Governor, of New Hampshire, letters to and from, ii., 186, 195, 200. Letters to and from, iii., 5.
West, Francis, iii., 706.
West, William, Jr., viii., 631, 639. Westbrook, Major Samuel, respect- ing Brandt, &c., at Minisinks, vii., 63. Captain, do., viii., 202. Major, attacks Indians, 203.
Westbroek, Abraham, letters, xi., 47, 102.
West Florida, continental sloop, viii., 346.
Western boundary, xi., 26, 52, 69, 71.
Western Lands, suggestions respect- ing Cession of, x., 152.
Western and north-western terri-
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tory, sale of townships in, xi., 141. Ordinance for government of, 162. Ceded by N. Carolina, 681.
Western territory, Act of Congress respecting, xi., 332, 339. Defence of, 621. Act of Congress for, 621, 715, 716.
West Indies, action in, vii., 636. Success of Count D'Estaing's fleet in, 661.
Westmoreland County-difficulty about courts, &c., iv., 467. Let- ter, A. St. Clair, about Pittsburg as County town, 471. Assessors can't collect the taxes, 487. De- position of Sheriff Hunter, 491. Of George Wilson, 492. Letter, J. Montgomery, on affairs, 505, 506. G. Croghan, 507. Men raising, 509. Men killed, 510. Petition from, 518, 520,- 536. Death of Maclure, 526. Deposi- tions, 492, 526, 564, 568, 571, 582, 603-605, 607-612, 624, 627, 628, 630, 647, 648, 659. Trustees on County seat, 579. Letter re- specting, 589, 605, 618, 623. Trustees fix on Pittsburg as County seat, 449, 471. Opposed, 471. Troops, leave, v., 202. Com. letters respecting Indians, 313, 443. Alarms, 344. Records, 452. Search for, in Lancaster, 455. Militia, 488. Aid asked for Gen. Hand, 529, 540, 541, 542. Indians in, 599. Indian affairs in, vi., 3, 68. Mr. Holli- day, 115. Alarm from Indians and Tories, 438, 458, 460. Num- ber of arms in, 495. Indian mur- ders, 495. Supplies for, 538. Troops for, vii., 305, 341, 404, 406, 424, 515, 569. Condition, owing to boundary question with Virginia, viii., 47. Col. Lochry, Lieut. of, 109. Colonel Brod- head, &c., 198, 250. New State proposed, 280. Lieut. of, 290. Troops, sent to-alarms from In- dians, 408, 766. Letter, Repre- sentatives of, 709. David Dun- can, appointed Commissioner of purchases, ix., 17. Militia, 18, 28, 57. Col. Lochry commands, 18, 28. New County proposed out of, 36. A prothonotary re-
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