Minutes of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania

New York, address of Assembly of, to Governor Clinton on Gov-
ernor Hamilton's application to Governor C. for aid, 465. Pro-
ceedings of a Council at, on Indian affairs, 640.

Norris, Isaac, Speaker of Assembly, 456, 485, 558, 599, 662.
Northampton (new county), Justices, 573. Roads, 576, 597, 610,
662. Trouble with Connecticut, 735. Claim Stated - Attorney
General's opinion on, 774, 775.

Ogle, Governor Samuel, to, 192, 202, 225, 383, 384, 421. From,
202, 209, 273, 377, 383.

Otter, Sloop of War, Captain Ballet, arrives for defence of Dela-

ware, 241. The Captain handsomely entertained by President

and Council, 243. Seamen deserted, 256. Captain B. urged to

get ready, 369. Asks for aid, 273. Cannot sail for want of

men-must impress, 282. Asks for advice about sailing, 284.

Takes two prizes, 324.

Palatines arrive and are visited by physicians-infectious disease,
410. Bill respecting numbers in Ships, 427.

Palmer, Anthony, is President, 68.

Patten, John, Commissioner to Indians, 707. Instructions, 707.
In Philadelphia, 730.

Penalosa, Don Diego de, letter respecting demand for ransom of a

vessel, 75, 79.

Penn, John, death, 73.

ber of Council, 607.

343. Memorial for,

poor, 499.

John, son of Richard, introduced as mem-

Thomas, letter from, 229, 239, 240, 244,

respecting certain duties on convicts and

Pennsylvania Soldiers, in pay in New York, 135.

Peters, Richard, appointed Secretary, 68, 365. Also a member of

Council, 382. And G. Croghan to remove settlers, 431. Their

Report, 440. Appointed a Commissioner to Indians, 658, 666,

684.

Petition of Delaware pilots, 226. Of Merchants for defence, 231.
Of inhabitants of Little Cove to proprietaries on temporary line,
453. Do. of Big Cove to Governor, 468. Alexander McGinty,
663.
Philadelphia, roads from, 28, 29, 59, 61, 107, 121, 130, 301, 377.
State House used for meetings of Council, 69. Justices and
other officers elected, 106, 110, 120. Indians arrive at, 145.
Petition for defence, 158. Batteries, 158, 160, 172. Cannon
requested from England, 159, 172. Man of War, 158. Parade
of associators, 168. Sickness, 168. Fast day, 169. Battery
and Cannon, 158, 160, 172, 189, 198, 204, 205, 206, 215, 231,
240, 255. Associators choose officers, 193, 257, 325. Letter
from Proprietaries, 217. Associators received in, 223. Means
of defence, 231. Prisoners not to go out after sunset, 238. Num-

ber of vessels in trade, 241. Sloop Otter, Captain Ballet, arrives

for defence of the river, 241. His instructions, 241-2. The

Captain publicly entertained, 243. Letter from Thomas Penn

respecting Dock street, 244. Sickness, 244. A sloop taken, 245.

A Spanish privateer, 248. Captain Ballet called on-Batteries

proposed, 249. Difficult position relative to defence, resolutions

and orders-Commission to Col. Taylor and instructions-Batte-

ries, &c., 251. Privateer off New Castle, 252. Deposition respect-

ing, 253. French privateer in river, 255. Despatches sent to

Virginia, &c., 256. Express to Lewes, 256. Meeting to raise

money to fit a vessel, 258, 259. Cannot be raised, 260, 265.

Fears of taking a ship at New Castle, 260. Two intelligence

boats commissioned, 267. Artillery company formed, 267. Pow-

der house to be guarded, 268. Block house and magazine at bat-

tery, 269. Authority to raise volunteers, 269. A vessel of war

for protection proposed, 271. Estimated cost of equipments, 272.

Embargo removed, 273. Captain Ballet asks for aid, 273. Num-

ber of vessels taken on passage to England, 275. Case of adultery

and murder, 277, 280. Weiser and Montour in, 224, 285, 290.

Indians afraid to come to, on account of sickness, 298. Road to

New Castle, 301,377. Council's advice to Captain of the Hector

respecting depth of water, &c., 324. Privateer Pandour, Captain

Dowell, takes a prize which arrives, 332. Governor J. Hamilton

arrives, 362. His proclamation, 363.
His proclamation, 363. Proclamation of peace

published, 381. Ceremonies with the great seal, 382. Justices

commissioned, 388, 572. Senecas arrive, 388. Conference with,

389-394. Presents to, 393, 406. Indian Conference at, 398-

403, 405 Lighting and watching-law proposed, 505, 506, 513.

Sheriff and Coroner, 345, 411, 550, 597, 662. New county, 560.

Sheriff displaced for neglect of duty and contempt of Court, 561.

New one appointed, 561.

Phips, S., on expenses of English prisoners, 418.

Pilots of Delaware Bay and River petition, 226. Proclamation
respecting, 227. Assembly message, 236. Recommended, 324.

Plate, a singular leaden plate with a curious inscription found, 508.

Inscription, 510.

Popish, Pretender, 6, 28, 51.

Presbyterians, parties among, on points of Religion, 378.

Pretender, Popish-rebellion in Scotland, 6. Defeat of, 51.

Prince of Wales, death of, 527.

Prisoners, convicted, pardoned, or punished, 75, 92, 105, 119, 121,

125, 134, 155, 157, 158, 163, 268, 281, 294, 343-344, 507, 601,

612. Form of a reprieve, 211. Not to leave houses after sun-

set, 238. Sent to Hispaniola in a flag of truce, 281. English,

expenses of, to be paid, 418. Amount, 420.

Privateers in Delaware river rob Hart & Liston, 89. Discussion

respecting defence against, 91. Letters respecting, 91-93, 98.

Depositions, 94, 253, 265 Make captures, 233, 234, 260, 265,

285, 284. In river, 103, 111, 113, 248, 251, 252, 253, 262.

Taken, 323-24.

Proclamations for raising troops, 39. For thanksgiving, 50. On

President being Governor and continuing officers, 68, 69, 70.

Respecting flags of truce, 82. Against sickly vessel, 109. Fast

day, 169. Governor Dinwiddie's, against French and Indians,

766. Against sale of rum to Indians, 194, 397. Respecting

pilots, 227. Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 331, 360, 361. Of Gov-

ernor Hamilton, 363. On peace, 379-80. Treaty with Senceas,

394. Respecting export and manufacture of iron, 457.

Proprietaries, letters to, 93, 160, 319, 515. Letters from, 216,

229, 239, 240, 244, 342, 363, 377, 499. Power to grant com-

missions to associators doubted, 240. Substitute for batteries,

240. Propose building a house or fort on Ohio, 515, 523, 547.

Letter from, respecting Abraham Taylor's Claim, 551. Not

valid-strike his name off from Council, 551.

Quakers complained of, 204, 207. Assembly Message, 238. Coun-
cil resolution, 278. Assembly's reply, 336.

Report of treaty at Albany by commissioners of Pennsylvania, 7–26.
Of Committee on Governor's Message, 723. Of commissioners
to Indians, 306, 307. Of committee of Assembly on Currency,
415. Do. of lower counties on, 417. Of Peters and Croghan,
of proceedings with settlers and Indians, 440. Of commissioners
to Indians, 665-685.

Reprieve, form of, 163.

Resolutions of Council on conduct of Assembly, 277-280. As-
sembly's reply, 333, 338.

Roads and Highways, 29, 59, 61, 99, 100, 105, 107, 121, 130.

From Darby to Chester, 203. From Philadelphia to New Castle,

301, 377, 576, 610.

Robberies on Delaware, 102.

Roman Catholics have converted many Indians, 467.

Scotland, rebellion, favor of Popish Pretender, 6. Thanksgiving
for defeat of it, 51. Address to King in, 51.

Scull, Nicholas, appointed Surveyor General in place of Willie
Parsons, resigned, 274.

Seal, the great, "John and the date punched out," 382.

Sergeant-at-Arms, 617.

Shawnese Indians, message from, 569.

Governor's answer to, 571.

Shekellamy, Indian Chief, sent for, 212. In Philadelphia, 222.

Sheriffs, elected, 55. (See the several counties.)

Shirley, William, Governor of Massachusetts, letters from, 31, 55,

56, 72, 83, 127, 129, 140, 152, 170, 182, 198, 295, 718. To,

76, 133, 143, 165, 170, 173, 305. Reasons for not furnishing

cannon, 198.

Wishes union against Crown Point, 198. Pro-

ceedings in Massachusetts, 296.

Sickness, general, 168.

Sinking Fund proposed by Governor Thomas, 46.

Snow shoes, large quantities preparing by Indians for war, 1.

Spangenberg, J. Augustus, applies for passes to three missionaries to

Onondago, 576. Granted, 576.

Spanish, fears from, 208.

284. Taken, 301, 324.

Privateer in Delaware, 248-255, 262,

Prisoners, 122, 125, 131.

Spirituous liquors, 194, 230. Proclamation against, 194, 397. In-
crease of public houses, 430.

Sussex county, sheriff and coroner, 411, 468, 551, 597, 662.

Tasker, Benjamin, President of Maryland-murder of Kitzmiller,

582, 583, 589. Letters to, 586, 596.

Taylor, Abraham's, name struck off from Council, 551.
Tax, Provincial, 47.

Treaty, Indian, held at Albany by Commissioners from several
States, 7, 26. With Indians at Lancaster, 307-318. Expenses
of, 327. Not provided for by Assembly-Council's message to,
339.

Trelawny, Governor, asks for help in recruits, 232. Letter from
for men, 326.

Trent, Captain William, respecting a French trader taken, 461.
Troops to be raised, 38, 39, 41, 46, 58. Unpaid, 56, 58.

Twightwee Indians, message from, 437. Message of Governor
Hamilton to, 448. Town attacked-murders, 599.

Union of Colonies for defence proposed, 30, 36, 37, 45, 49,
83, 97.

Vessel, sickly, arrive, 100, 106, 112. Notice to, 107. Complaint
against, 108. Proclamation against, 109. Physicians to examine,
100, 109, 113, 121, 122.

Virginia, letters from Governor, 221, 225, 280, 300, 346. To,

225, 254, 283. Large grant of land to, on the Ohio river, 423.

Boundary line, 424, 758-762. Letter of Governor Hamilton to,

424. Letter from William Fairfax, 657. Proceedings of Gov-

ernor and Council on receipt of it, 657.

Weiser, Conrad, to employ Indians as scouts, 2. Mission to Sha-

mokin, 72. Letters from, 83, 122, 136, 166, 185, 212, 213,

229, 298, 467. Letters to, 120, 132, 285, 517, 642. Instruc-

tions to, 290, 304. In Philadelphia, 148, 188, 224, 285, 290,

405. Accompanies Indians, 190. Presents for Indians, 197.

His journal to Ohio, 348-358. Compensation for damages, 396.

Journal to Onondago, 470-480.