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(Names of persons of value in genealogical research are printed in SMALL CAPITALS; names of places in italics.)
Aboriginal American Authors and their Production, by Danl. G. Brin- ton, review of, 230
Acrelius, errors of, corrected, 19, 27, 244; cited, 157
Acton, Ben., arrives in Penna., 335 Adams, John Q., 217, 221 Agnew, General, 223
Agnews, The, of New York, men- tioned, 314
Ahepameck, 135, 136
Alderson, Harrison, 173
Alferry, Thomas, arrives in Pa., 337 Alison, Francis, D.D., Vice-Provost of College of Philadelphia, now Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, 45; pupils of, 46, 47
Allan, David, Commissioner from the American Company of Fariners in Scotland, 322
Allegheny Creek, 57, 67
Allen, Col. Ethan, Green Mountain Boys under, 364, 366; mentioned, 368, 373; John, 260; William, Jr., 260; William (C. J.), 287, 407, 408, 410, 411, 412
Allentown, Pa., ancient, bell found at, 428
Allinson, David, 173; James, 173; Margaret, 173; Mary, 171; Samuel, Trustee of Friends' School in Bur- lington, 165, 166; William, 170, 173; William J., 4, 14, 173
Allmans, Edmund, 268 Almond, William, 283
"Amity, The," arrives in Pa., 340 Amity Township, Berks Co., a Swedish settlement, 56
Amundsson, Hans, 28, 29, 30, 31, 41, 136, 137; dies, 139; commandant of the eighth Swedish expedition to New Sweden, 107
Anckarhjelm, Admiral Thiessen, 129, 138, 159
André, Major, 307; books taken from
the library of Dr. Franklin by, 430 Andrews, Peter, 8
Annes, Mrs., of Burlington, 264 " 'Antelope, The," arrives at Philada.,
Antietem Creek, Berks Co., Pa., 75 Appachaihackingh, 34
Appelbom, 247, 248, 249, 250 Aquilera, Don Diego, 139 Aratts, Leonard, and wife, arrive in Pa., 331
Arkwright's spinning machinery, brass model of, confiscated, 377 Armand, Colonel, anecdote regarding, by Dr. Max. Lortzing, 229 Armes, Thos., arrives in Pa., 332 Armitage, Sarah, information wanted regarding the parents and children of, 231
Armstrong, Sergeant, 370 Arnold, General, 306, 307, 308, 309; Regimental Memorandum Book, 363; Thomas, captain of "The Jef- fries," 329; arrivals at Philadelphia, list of, 328; corrections in, 439
Almy, Brown & Slater, cotton manu- Arunameck, 136 facturers, 378
"America Illuminata," 246
"America, The," arrives in Pa. from London, 339 American, Company of, Farmers in Scotland, 322, 325; Magazine, 48; subscribers to, 49; Museum, pub- lished by Mathew Carey, 49
Ashbridge, George, 411
Ashbrooke, Jno., arrived in Pa., 329 Aspinwall, William, 342 Assiscunk Creek, 1
Association Battery, location of, 211 Athanase of Lorette, 125 Atherly, Henry, arrived in Penna.,
Atkinson, Edward, quoted, 386 Attkinson, James, arrived in Pa., 329 (449)
Banton [Baynton], John, 410 Barclay, Mr., 296
BARDE, John Louis, 64
Barker, Abigail, 173; Joshua, 5 Barnerd, Lady, 356
Barney, Mr., mentioned in letter of Robert Morris, 431
Baron, Father Denys, Chaplain at Fort Du Quesne in 1755, 125, 127 Barré, Mademoiselle, 229 Barrow, Rebecca, arrives in Pa., 333 Baskingridge, 258 Bassley, John, 175
Bates, Thomas, arrives in Pa., 336 Bayard, Col. John, pupil of Francis Alison, 46
Baynton, see Banton.
Beardsly, Alexander and family, ar- rive in Pa., 333
Beaujeu, Daniel Hyacinth Mary Lié- nard de, sketch of, by John Gilmary Shea, 121
Beazars, John, 350 Bechtel, Abraham B., 67 Bechtelsville furnace, 77
Becket, Mary, arrives in Pa., 333 Bedford, Joseph, 258; Peter, 272 Bedford, Pa., 303, 304
Beef-Steak Club of London mentioned, 203
Beliteg, Pasco, arrived in Pa., 330 Bells, Independence, Christ Church, and other, something about, 428 Beltshire, John, arrives in Pa., 337 Bengtsson, Anders, 159 Berks Co., Pa., early furnaces and forges in, 56; formation of, 57; in- dustries in, 78; iron works in, 81 Berkshire furnace, 58, 62, 73 Bertolette, Dr. David K., 66; J. S., 66, 80
Bestitraser, Richard, arrives in Pa., 339
Bethlehem Water Works, 118 Beyer, Postmaster, 38
Bible, proposals for printing it at Bur- lington in 1789, 169 Biddle, C. C., 385 Biever, Abraham, 71 Bigelow, Capt. John, 376 Billig, Arnold, 74
Billingsport, fort to be built at, in 1776, 213
Bingham, Lieut. Wm., 211 Binke, Sarah, arrives in Pa., 337 BINNEY, Horace, xvii.; sketch of his sister, Mrs. Wallace, xviii., xix.; Susan married to J. B. Wallace, xvii.
Bird, James, 60; Mark, 60, 64, 66, 67 ; Mary, 60; William, 60, 62, 63, 65 Birdsboro' forge, 80
Blackfern, E., 356
Blackwell, John, arms used by, 348 Blair, Mr., 113
Blake, Edward, 83
Bloom forge, 77
Blundin, Richard, 283
Bock, Peter, 36
Bockhorn, Johan, commander of "Or- nen," 40, 130, 135
Bœuf, Fort de la Rivière, 124 BOGARDUS, 306 Bogert, Henry J., 370 Bombay Hook, 34 Bomeisler, Lonis, 232
Bond, Drs. Thomas and Phineas, in- formation wanted concerning per- sonal history of, 351
Bonde, Krister, 42
Bonifoye, David, arrives in Pa., 338 BONIJAL, 301
Books distributed among Quaker meet- ings of New Jersey, 8 Boomtien's Huk, 35 Boone, George, 59, 63
Booth, Deborah, arrives in Pa., 333 Boquet, Henry, 301; papers of, on American affairs, left to Wm. Hal- dimand, 302 Bordentown, 260 Bottle Hill, 272 BOWATER, 119 Bowes, Mr., 266
Boweter, Tho., arrives in Pa., 333 Bowman, Jolin, commander of The Margaret, from London, arrived in Pa., 330 Bowne, George, trustee of Friends' School in Burlington, 165; made clerk of, 166
Bradbury, Theophilus, letter from, to his daughter Harriet, 226 Braddock, Gen. Edward, 124 Bradford, collection of MSS. quoted,
Bradford, Andrew, 51; Cornelius, 112, 113; William, first printer of the Middle Colonies, address on, by J. W. Wallace, mentioned xxxiii.; mentioned, 48, 49, 51, 52, 112, 113, 116, 258, 283; Col. William, notice of sketches of by John Wm. Wallace, xiv., xxxix. Bradshaw, Lemuel, arrives in Pa., 335 Bradwell, Mary, Mary, Jr., and Sarah, arrive in Pa., 338 Brandmiller, Rev. John, 108 Bridgeman, Richard, commander of the "Francis and Dorothy," 337 Brinton, Daniel G., review of Aborigi nal American Authors, etc., by, 230 Briscoe, Dr. John, subscriber to the American Magazine, 49
Bristol Township, Phila. Co., tax list of, in 1693, 98
Bristol, news of battle of Trenton reached, 259
Brobst's forge, 70, 74; Michael, 74; John, 74
Brogden, H. H., letter from, to T. Ward, 203
Bromley, Sergeant, 201
Brooke Iron Co. instituted, 64 Brooke, M., heirs of, owners of Birds- boro' forge, 80; Matthew, Jr., 61, 64; Thomas, 61
Brookesby, Isa., arrived in Pa., 331 Brown, 257; Capt., behavior of, at Lamington, 274; mentioned, 372, 375; Jonathan arrives at Ticonde- roga, 367, 368; Moses, 162; Mrs. Polly, of Trenton, 263
Browne, Dan., arrived in Pa., 331 Bryan, Robt., arrived in Pa., 331 Buck, William J., contribution of, 430 Buckley & Brooke, 79
Buckley, Daniel, 61; Edward, 64; Ed- ward S., 61; George, 64 BUCKMAN, William, 441
Bucks County, iron-works in, 81; ex- tent of, in 1693, 84; rate of taxes, 83 Buell, Capt., 374
Bull, Capt., 369; Thomas, 67, 71, 72 Buller, Judeth and Sarah, arrive in Pa., 333
Bullock, J., 169; Joseph, 271, 273; Mrs., 264
Burd, Col., see Baird.
Burgoyne, General, 224, 225
Burke, Thomas, arrives in Pa., 337 Burkhart's forge, 70, 75; Samuel, 75 Burlington, 1; Friends in, 3, 160; Friends' School in, established, 165; Meeting, 8, 160, 161, 169
Burr, Aaron, 217; Joseph, 5, 8 Burton, Benjamin, 53
BUTE, John, Earl of, 354 Butler, John, 378; Capt. Peter, a sub- scriber to the American Magazine, 49; Col. Richard, letter of, to Gen. Wm. Irvine, 117 Butterfield, 368
Byberry, Phila. Co., tax list of, 100
Cadwalader, John, 201, 256, 393, 396, 397, 399, 400
Caldwell, George, 261; J. (S.?), 399; Samuel, 261
Cales, Aiolce, arrives in Pa., 335 Calico-printing works established by John Hewson, 298
Callowhill, Hannah, copy of Penn's Travels presented to her by the author, 355
Calvet, Monsieur du, 307, 309 CAMAC, Turner, 298, 379 Camac, Dr. William, 204; owner of
unpublished letter of Wm. Penn, 429 Cammerhoff, Bishop, quoted, 429 Campanius, Johan, consecrates the first Swedish church, 18; despatched as messenger to Hudde, 19; returns to Sweden, 22; cited, 157; mentioned,
Campbell, Lord Chief Justice, xxvi., 260
Candy, Tho., arrives in Pa., 333 Cannon balls manufactured in Berks Co. during the Revolution, 62 Cantrell, Mary, arrives in Pa., 337 Carey, John, of Fredericktown, sub- scriber to the American Magazine, 49; Mathew, publisher of American Museum, 49; mentioned, 385 Carlisle, Earl of, xxvii. Carlson criticized, 247 Carlton, Sir Guy, Governor of Canada, 112; mentioned, 371
Carpenter, Samuel, 105, 174, 283, 377 Carqueville, Lieut. de, burial of, 127 Carson, Hampton L., speech of, at opening of new Hall of Hist. Soc. of Pa., 193; contribution of, of remin- iscence of Samuel Humphreys, 216 Carter, Thomas, and family, arrive in Pa., 337; William, arrives in Pa., 333 Case, Joseph and Thomas, arrive in Pa., 337
Caseau, Monsieur, 307
Cash, Abraham, 404, 405; Andrew D., 232; Ann, 405; Benjamin, 405; Ca- leb, 405, 406; Isaac, 404, 405; Mary, 406; Thomas, 405 Casimir, fort built, 34; becomes centre of Dutch power, 36; mentioned, 30, 131, 140, 141, 149, 151, 158, 242, 251; taken by the Swedes and named Fort Trinity, 132, 133; Dutch commandant at, 131, 133, 142
Bush, Maj. marches into Trenton, 397 Cassel, Johannes, and his five children,
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