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NAVAL DEPARTMENT, dissatisfaction in, 680.

Naval officers, touching their pay, 518, 522; armament of Dela-
ware officers, dc, 731.

Negroes and Mulattoes, imported duty on, 72.

New Jersey, letter from to Congress considered, 628.

Northumberland county erected, 32, 43; petition from the inhabi-
tants complaining of the Connecticut settlers, 111.

Associators, Battalion of formed & officers appointed, 746.

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appointed for the Delaware, 377.

Plunket, William, letter from, 86.

Port of Boston, Parliamentary act respecting, noticed 180.

Powder mills, encouraged by advancing loans of money, 459, 467;

certain conditions observed and suitable places selected, 482,

488; money allowed for building, 501; furnished with saltpetre,

626, 665.

Prisoners of war, a list of their names to be kept in each Colony,
541, 776.

exchanged, 564, 595, 596, 608; allowed to go on parole, 639.
Proclamations by Governor Richard Penn, 14, 44, 58, 88; by Go-
vernor John Penn, 92, 95, 99, 105, 153, 174, 199, 206, 213,
229, 246, 269.

Profane swearing prohibited in the army, 309.

Provincial manufactory of gun-locks, 506.

arms distributed, 517.

RANGERS on the frontier settlements dispersed, 215.

Rank or precedence among the Pennsylvania Associators, rules for
establishing adopted, 316, 318, 319, 320, 334.

S.

SAFETY COMMITTEE, appointed for the province of Pennsylvania,
280.

Safety pilot appointed, 376.

Salt monopolized by mercenary persons, conduct disapproved, 747,
748, 751; Salt purchased by Council of Safety and distributed,
780.

Schooner Isabella, touching, 230.

Seamen enlisted in the service of the province, their pay, 513.

Servants and indented apprentices not to be enlisted without a writ-
ten consent from the owners, 723.

Shawanese Indians, message to from Governor John Penn, 203.
Shearman's creek, act to preserve navigation of, 71.

Shippen Joseph, jr., continued Secretary to the Council, 91.
Ship Snow examined touching embezzlement, 90, 102.

Smith, Devereux, letter from to Governor Penn, 169.

Shot, different sorts ordered to be made in large quantities, 561.
St. Clair, letter from, 140.

Susquehanna Company, supposed to have assigned their right to
land to the People of Connecticut, 179.

Sulphur ore, intelligence of its existence desired to be imparted,
514.

Sutherland, Nicholas, letter from.

T.

> TAXES to be levied on all estates in Pennsylvania, to carry on war,
282.
Tilghman's Report touching the boundary line between Pennsyl-
vania & Virginia, 181; his letters to Lord Dunmore, 183, 186.
Title to be applied to Governor John Penn, agreed upon, 91.
Trumbull, Governor of Connecticut, letters from, 3, 119, 151,
161.

Treasurer appointed by the Council of Safety, 281.

U.

UNIFORMS always to be worn by officers going abroad, 628.

MINUTES

OF THE

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PROVINCIAL COUNCIL OF PENNSYLVANIA.

At a Council held at Philadelphia in the Council Chamber, on Fryday the 18th of October, 1771.

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The Governor having yesterday received a Message from the Assembly, acquainting him that they propose to present him an address, and to claim the usual priviledges of the House, and his Honour having appointed this day for that purpose, about twelve o'clock he directed the Secretary to acquaint them that he attended his appointment in the Council Chamber, and was ready to Receive the House with their Speaker. The whole House immediately waited on him, and the Speaker delivered the following address, Vizt:

"To the Honourable RICHARD PENN, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania, and Counties of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex, upon Delaware.

The Address of the Assembly.

"May it please your Honour:

"The Representatives of the Freemen of the Province of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, sincerely congratulate your Honour on your safe Arrival and accession to this Government.

"The appointment of a Gentleman who has resided several years among us, and acquired a knowledge of the Circumstances of VOL. X.-1.

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