INDEX.

92

А
Boquet, Col. Henry, letters from

390
Abbott Abiel, presented with a piece of plate 384

address of assembly to 391
Adventure, extraordinary
367 Bread stuffs, exports of

230
Aeroliths, remarks on

250 Breckenridge's account of Pittsburg in 1786 277
Allegheny, human remains found
240 Bridge at Norristown

192
mountains, fav'ble to the growth of thevine 303 Bucks county, large potatoe

239
college, prospectus of
275 Bull, Marcus, experiments on fuel

187
Andre, major, Letter from

309

C
Antiquarian Society, proposed in Susqueh. co. 208 Cabbage, large

96 144 192
Apple, large

208 Canals, Chesapeake&Delaware 31 269 324 344
Apples, two crops in same season

304
Lehigh

16 32 80 155 304 320
Appointments by Governor 132,144,304,314,375,416

and Susquehanna

59
by canal commissioners
304 Leiper

247 255
Apportionment b:11

11
Morris

84 98
representative numbers in different years ib. Pennsylvania 14,16,69,71,79, 126,128,160
Ardent Spirits, report of temperance society 60

165,208,224,233,238,240,242,253,283,288,289
report of medical society on;

337

304,313,319,320,332,333,364,383,397,414
Arnold, Benedict, Greene's orders

300
Pennsylvania and Ohio

347
Arrival & clearances at Philad. 96,160,240,302,364 Tioga

316
Auction commissions

405
Union

251,358
duties
32, 240, 405, 416 Boats, a tank to guage them

32
Auditor General's Report on finances
405 commissioners, orders to progress

79
B

direct tolls to be taken 160
Baltimore and Susquehanna rail road

321

reports 232 242 289 319 397 412
Banks, history of different

136
loan

331 361 383 392
of North America
ib. Carbon Port, trade of

12
of United States

136 139
large potatoe at

80
of Pennsylvania
139 Carlisle, description of in 1753.

387
of Philadelphia
ib. Carpets, made of paper at Pittsburg

64
Farmers' and Mechanics'

ib,
Brussels, at Pittsburg

ib.
41 incorporated in 1814

ib.
manufactory at Philadelphia

93
National Bank

ib. Centreville railmine described
notes and specie, value of from 1815 to 1820 153 Chambersburg, mammoth found near

160
tabular view of, 1814 to 1819

166
large tumor extirpated

304
loans made by different, to individuals

decision ag't journeymen shoemakers 12
from 1814 to 1819

168 Chapman, Isaac A. on the Lebigh& Susqueh. canal 59
responsibilities of, legal decision on 287 Charge of Joseph M'Ilvain to Grand Jury

175
stocks, dividends on

Chesapeake & Delaware canal, water admitted into 31
Baptist Church, the oldest

214
celebration of, speeches, &c.

269
new

255

decision of Treasury respecting draw-
Beach W. invents an excavator

192

back on goods transported by 320
Bear, extraordinary adventure with a

166

detailed description of 325,345
336 375 Chester, straw paper made at

12
Bedford county described
Bellefonte, health of

36 48 | Chillisquaque, meteorological tables at 46,111,187,251
239

352, 400
Bethlehem, description of
237 Chimnies, Read's patent

94
Births to marriages, proportion of

50 Chocolate, substitute for in Lancaster County 208
and deaths in German Lutheran congrega- Circumstance, a curious

352
tion of Philad. from 1774 to 1810 373 'Coal, first boat arrives by Lehigh canal

32
Biddle, Nicholas, directs steps to be made at

found on the Broad mountain

64
Niagara falls

288
discovery and introduction of

72
speech at Chesapeake and Delaware ca-

mine, Centreville rail, described

92
nal celebration
270 Shamokin and Mahenoy

96,144,347
Biographical notices-Gen. Anthony Wayne 25, 33, and wood, comparative expense of

237
51,63,116,129,158,198,215,230,279,307,349,365 mines at Wilkesbarre, &c. described

253
Andrew Finly

shipped to Lebanon from Pottsville
Robert Proud
86 Charcoal trade in Philadelphia

268
Captain John Paul Schott

94
toll on, fixed on Lehigh canal

304
of Mr. Rowan of Kentucky
159 new markets for

320
Margaret Durham

192 sent by waggons from Pottsville to Rehrsburg 336
Francis Wrigley

cliscovered in Lancaster county

380
Abigail Barnes!
239 Coates, Dr. B. H. verses for Penn society

279
Hon. Edward Shippen
241 Collateral inheritances

407
John Henry Simler
288 | College, Jefferson, state of

32
Hon. Bushrod Washington

364
Dickinson, commencement

238
of German Lutheran-ministers 367 to 373

Allegheny, prospectus of

275
Capt. Jack the half Indian"
391 416 Collegiate expenses compared

347
Henry Brooke poet in 1705
391 Columbia, large yield of a farm at

112
* Black hunter,” notice of the

389 Congress, present thanks and a medal toGen. Wayne 66
Blairsville, census of
288 Constitution of state, 1776,

192,208
Boat, iron at Mauch Chunk

302
of the United States, 1787,

258
Rooksellers in Penna, from first settlement to 1775 238

ratified

263
Boots, Marshall's patent for cutting
128 | Convention, Provincial proceedings of 1775

133

Beet, large

80

223

124

299

ib.

Convention, Provincial proceedings of 1776 161,193

E
1787
257 Easton, slates at

48,64
Corn Indian, large
121 Ebensburg described

41
Crops in Lancaster county

12 Education, John Sergeant's discourse on 105,113
Susquehanna county

14

legal provisions for in Pennsylvania 293
York county

32

speech on by J. Sergeant
Norristown
48 Egg, a double

144
Lycoming county

96
plant, a large

304
Elections

256,272,303
D
returns for Governor

392
D'Homergue, essays on American silk 77,98,110 Embargo of 1755

335
123, 143, 157,171,178,205,228,246 Engine and hose companies

284
Delaware river, early settlements on of Dutch 30,

sums appropriated to ib.
41,42,55,73,81,96,119 | Erie, town of described

63
do. of Swedes 95,176,200,219,315,373 Gen. Wayne's garrison al

ib
agreement between commmissioners Expenditures

405
of N. Jersey & Penn. on damming 365 Excavator invented by W. Beach

192
Indians, conference with in 1759 75 | Executive patronage, report on

17
Dickinson college commencement

239
offices in the gift of the

ib
Dividends
48,320,406 Exports from Philadelphia

48,160,282
tax on bank

406
Dollars, assay of parts of, Spanish
128 Farming, profitable

112
notice from mint respecting
128 Finances

384,405
Dogs, number of killed by constables

80 Flour and meal exported from Philadelphia 112
Duponceau, P. S. on the origin of ‘Mauch Chunk' 94 Franklin institute, report of

202,285-
Duich and English relating to settlement on Delaware: French minister, the first, ceremony at his recept'n 102
Letter from Gov. Stuyvesant
30,31,41 Frost at Philadelphia in October

239
Richard Nicolls
31,42 Fuel, experiments on by Marcus Bull

187
articles between Dutch and English
43 quantity required for city consumption

ib
Nicolls consents to treaty of surrender

44 table showing comparative loss of heat by dif-
Sir Robert Carr's commission
55 ferent apparatus

ib
Richard Nicolls certificate relating to a flag

table of results from diff. kinds of wood & coal 190
and ammunition
56 Fullerton, Mr.'s, speech on canal loan

333
Sir Robert Carr's instructions

ib.
articles of agreement betwen the English, Gerard, Monsieur, first French minister, ceremo-
Dutch and Swedes

ib.
ny at his reception, address

102
commission to Sir Robert Carrr and William Gettysburg, storm at

96
Tom to receive New Castle

ib. Governor, appointments by 132,304, 144,314,375
names of justices

George Wolf

394
letter to commissaries in Delaware

ib.
Shulze's message

305
order to Captain Cantwell to receive quit

Wolf's inaugural address

394
rents at Delau are
ib. Government, expenses of

409
William Tom to be Secretary
ib. Grape, Pennsylvania

218
Capt. Cantwell to administer oath

ib.
Fox

ib
Do. to inquire after King's colours ib. Greensburg, siorm at

381
first proclamat'n confirming rights&property ib.

H
letter from Governor to Capt. Cantwell on Hammilton changed to South Easton

80
the militia

ib. Harrisburg, meteorological obsry. 28,92,158,250,366
Ephraim Herman's commisssion

56 73
meteor at

126
Captain Colliers
do

56
stages to and from

349
magistrates commissions
ib. Holcus Bicolor, used as chocolate

208
Capt. Zerper Billop, sub-collector

ib. Hopkinson Joseph's, introductory lecture on mer.
an order concerning lands on Del river&bay 73 cantile law

310
commission to Capi, Billop commander ib. Hoover, Rev. Mr. elected pastor

240
Jetter to justices at New Castle
ib. Horticultural society, Arst exhibition

95
order to Walter Wharton as surveyor ib. Hydrogen lamp

176
commission to Capt. Brockhold

74

I&J
to justices of the Whore Kills ib. Inclined plane, Morris canal

84,98
grants to Capt. Carr and others, of ground ib. Indians, conference with Delaware

75
commissions to sundry persons

81
remains found in Lancaster county

384
order to pay Capt. Cantwell balance of acc't ib. Infant schools, state of

175
warrant for lands to several persons

ib.
meeting

224
letter to magistrates of Whore kills ib. Ingersol Jared, opinion in case of J.Read, Aour insp. 24
grant in favor of Samuel Godys

ib.

Joseph R.'s address on laying foundation
General Kiest notifies Peter Minuit of the pro-

stone of university

86
priety of New Netherlands, in south river. 82 Insolvents

85 336
Instructions for Jan Paul Iroquet
ib. Inspectors of the prison

304
H. Huygens van Cleef submits to New Neth-

Internal improvem't fund, report of comm'rs 397,408,411
erland's gov. a petitition to carry negroes

expenditures

409
to Virginia, and granted
97 Iron, manufactures in Venango county

128
Instructions to Capt. Nathaniel Vtie

ib.
ore at Mahonoy

144
Answer of the Dutch to do

ib.
boat at Mauch Chunk

303
Instructions to Cornelius Van Ruyven

ib.
for railway, imported from England

304
commission to Hermans and Waldren ib. Jackson, President, orders glass from Pittsburg 80,401
Dutch patents to sundry persons

120
message

385
treaty between Charles 20 and V. Provinces 121 Jefferson college, state of

32

391
Duties on dealers in foreign merchandise

406 Jests, poetical discourse on in 1705
Johnson, W. R. on education

293

198

391

94

per carrier

Juniata rolling mill, &c.
210 Letters from Benjamin Rush

67
K

John Armstrong

ib.
Kentucky, first settlers from Pennsylvania

159
La Fayette

ib.
L

Richard Peters

116
Lancaster county crops in

12
Williain Penn

104, 135
large cabbage

192

assembly of N. Jersey and mer-
substitute for chocolate

208

chants of Philadelphia
large apple

ib
General Irwine

199
coal discovered in

380
Francis Johnston

216
Indian remains found in

384
Richard Butler

ib.
city in 1728

General Greene

231
Land titles report on

1
Major Andre

309
sales of and fees on

405
Alexander Hamilton

ib.
Law Cases and Decisions.

bewteen first eastern troop and
land titles-decisions

2, 3, 4
Governor Wolf

345
trial of Wm. Penn

7
provincial

388
opinion of Jared Ingersol on duration of

Lewis R M. speech at Chesapeake and Del-
commissions granted by Governors

aware canal celebration

269
Johnson vs. Doughty, sick sailor
120 Lewistown, canal celebration at

31
Mechanics’Library, Co. vs. Brown a pa-
Licenses tavern

407
121
pedlars

408
Amey vs. Kennedy, return of execution 154 Lean Pennsylvania canal, at auction

12
Louderback vs. Boyd, right of appeal 186

receipts upon

408
Morris vs. Parker &c. rights of landlord

interests on

411
under a voluntary assignment
191 Locusts at Uniontown

15
Allen vs. Lewis, rights of landlord under
Longevity Instance of

238
execution against a tenant
204 Lumber at Pottsville from Philadelphia

288
commonwealth vs. Baker, selling liquor
Lutheran, German church history of

369
without licence
217 Luzerne county cattle sent from Ohio to

000
remarks of the Recorder on do
218 Lycoming county crops in

96
Howell vs. Barclay, Pittsburg case, re-

M
covery of land

226 Mcllvaine Joseph tribute of respect from en.
Davis and Brook vs. brig Seneca part

gineers

14
ownership

248
appointed Recorder

128
responsibilities of Banks

287
charge to Grand Jury

170
Stroud vs. Akel, essentials of recogni-

remarks on licenses

224
zance for appeal from justice of the peace 267

decision respecting vagrants

344
Azambuja vs. Pereira, for documents
McKean Samuel appointed Secy. of state

416
of legation
304. Mabanoy coal mines described

96,144,347
Williams vs. Rekirt Habeas Corpus

337 Mammoth remains found at Chambersburg 160
decision against journeymen shoemakers 353 Manual labor academy, report of

357
sureties of R. Bache post-master
361 Map of the state, Finleys

96
Law suits report on
274 Marble discovered near Pittsburg

285
general return of
ib. Marshall patent for cutting leather

128
Legislature proceedings of 301, 317, 333, 349 Mauch Chunk storm at
speech of Mr. Fullerton

372
frost at

ib.
Fetterman

351
stages from

ib.
Craft

ib
arrival of persons at

32
inauguration of Governor

383
rail way described

44
Lehigh canal, first load of coal on

16,32
disertation on the name

92
experiment with the tank to

meterological observations 112,175,251
guage boats on

32

314,400
open from Easton

80
iron boat at

362
report to governor by the com:
Meadville weather at

336
missioners on the state of
156 Medal presented Gen. Wayne by congress

67
dimensions and number of
Meclical history of Pennsylvania

330
locks on

155
society report on ardent spirits

337
toll on coal fixed
304 | Memorial of master mariners

124
present of plate to Abiel Abbott 384 Mercantile library Co. Hopkinson's introductory
Lehigh and Susquehannah canal levels of, by

lecture before

311
J. A. Chapman
59 Mercer storm at

15
Lehman township erected
315 Message Governor Shulzes'

305
Leiper canal, waier let into
247 Messurado cape arrival from

15,32
celebration
254 Meteor at Philadelphia

48
Letters from Anthony Wayne

25,52,67,116,129 Meteorological observations 11, 28, 46, 64, 92, 111,187
130,132,216,230,232,280,349

192, 240, 251, 255, 314,336
Josiah Harman

27

366, 400,
Gov. Stuyvesant 1664
31,41,42

at Harrisburg 28,92,158,250
Col. Richard Nicols 1664

31

Wellesboro'

64
Gen. Washington 116,118,119,129,130

at Somerset

ib.
122,216,230,232,281,309

Chillisquaque 46, 111, 187
Henry W. Archer

64

251, 352, 400
Anthony St. Clair

65

Mauch Chunk 112, 175,251
Thomas Burke

65

314, 400
Joseph Reed

66, 67

Philadelphia 157, 192, 239
John Jay

66

240, 320, 366
P. Schuyler

67

Pittsburg

192

16

Philadelphia, mayor wishes control over watchimen 122 Prequ’Isle, description of

62
state of city treasury

ib Proclamation of Gov. Shulzc convening legislature 301
report of paving committee

ib Products, large

48,96,144,175,176,192,208
state house stecple

ib

239,288,304,320,336,375
memorial of master mariners
125 Property, rise of at Pottsville

803
Joseph Millvaine, recorder

128
value of in Market street

400
reminiscenses of
142 Provincial correspondence,

389,416
two statues placed in state house yard 144 Proud, Rubert, biography of

87
- value of specie and bank notes from

R
1815 to 1820
153 Rsdish, large

288,320
notes in circulation and specie com- Rail way at Mauck Chunck described

44
pared, 1814 to 1819
168 roads at Pottsville

64
loans made by city b’ks 1814 to '19 ib

Schuylkill valley

224,240
state of manufactures in do. ib

Mount Carbon

ib
report respecting wages of watchmen 182

Mill creek

224
petition for old paving stones rejct'd 183

iron for, imported from England jb
report of directors of poor tax 184

Little Schuylkill

ib
of committee of ways & means in ex-

West Branch

240
hausted appropriations

ib
Baltimore and Susquehanna

321
ordinance for stalls under court-house 184 Read, James, flour inspector, opinion of Jared In-
debate respecting watchmen

ib

gersoll on the duration of his commission 24
quantity of wood and coal required Reading, large squash at

239
for city consumption

187 Red Bank, monument erected at by troops,1829 297
correspondence between Assembly Reed Bird, account of the

253
of New Jersey and merchants of 198 Reminiscences of Philadelphia

142
view of, from state house steeple 200 Reports on land titles

1,72
expense of re-building do

executive patronage

17
including clock, &c.

253

shewing the offices in the gift of the
sunken sloop, no bad effects expect-

governor, and the opinion of Jared
ed from

254

Ingersoll on durations of commissions
watchmen, suits against, withdrawn 285

granted by the governor

24
table of taxes, 1829, and assessments

to Temperance society by agent

60
1826 to 1829

266

of Thomas G. Kennedy on Delaware di-
calculations on the value and increase

vision of the Pennsylvania canal 69
of the city

267
of II. G. Sargeant

71
William Milnor, elected Mayor 272

on unseated lands

72
commissioners elected

ib

of committee to Leg. on the embarrassed
city loan taken

320
state of the country in 1820

136, 145
proposal for statue of Washington 327

tables accompanying do

153
report of alterations to be made at

of commissioners to the Governor on the
Market street wharf

ib

state of the Lehigh canal, and an ac-
petition of sureties of J. Trout ib.

count of the locks

155
do. of James Ronaldson to intro.

to select council respecting wages of
duce Schuylkill water

328
city watchmen

182
advantages possessed by

346
of the trustees of the university

184
German Lutheran cong history of 369

of Franklin institute

203,284
value of property in Market street 400

first of the canal commissioners

235
Philipsburg, first house in

288

second of the canal commissioners 289
Pine Lands of New Jersey

63

third of the canal commissioners 242
Pittsburg, St. Paul's Cathedral

63
on law suits

256
paper carpets made at

64

condensed, of canal commissioners 319
Brussels' rag carpets made at

ib

of Baltimore and Susqueb. rail road co. 321
water of canal arrives at

336,418

of medical society on ardent spirits 337
canal from, to Blairsville opened

128

of Pennsylvania and Ohio canal comp'y 347
trade at 160,165 Do. weather at

192
of manual labor academy

357
in 1829,222 do. la:y case Howell vs. Barclay225

of the Union Canal company

359
in 1786,277 do, marble discovered near .283

of comm’rs internal improvement fund 397
Poor, guardians, &c. of the

176
of Auditor General on finances

405
Postage bills of the members of the legislature 239

of canal commissioners, 1829

412
Post-offices, new
288 Representative numbers from 1793 to 1835

11
Potatoes, large
80,239,288 Rowan Mr. of Kentucky, liistory of

159
the Foxite, sent to Massachusetts from Pa. 304 Revolutionary test act in 1777

11
Pottstown, large corn at

121
general orders

14
Pottsville, state of improvements at

15,80
letters

25,26,27,33,34,51,52,54,96,129
receives lumber from Philadelphia 15,288 letters, &c. relating to attack on Stony Point 53
rail roads at
64 Wayne's garrison at Erie

63
Philadelphia stage, short trip

ib

thanks of Congress and medal to Gen. Wayne
prices of labour at

ib
for attack on Stony Point

67
Centreville rail mine
92 thanks of general assembly to do

68
quality of coal at

192

Gen. Greene's orders on Arnold's plot 309
improvements of

205
Sea Bass at
224 Saint Pauls cathedral Pitsburg

63
another vein of coal discovered

ib Schools public circular of society
coal sent to Lebanon from

288
infant meeting respecting

223
rise of property at
303 Schools report of Pennsylvania society

253
coal waggoned to Rehresburg
336 Schott Captain John Paul Biography

96
snow at

ib. Schuylkill county discovery and introductionof coal in 73
Presbyterian, 12th church, instalat'n of Dr. M'Auley 416

improvement of

205

392