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promoted, 465.

Sterling, lord, appointed colonel, 167.

takes the transport Blue Moun-
tain Valley, 250.
promoted, 277.

directions of Congress to, 184,
221, 222, 231, 233, 250, 286.
Stevenson Hugh, colonel of a rifle regiment,389.
money advanced to, 402.
officers of his battalion, 406,
467, 477, 563.
Stewart, major, promoted and honored by Con-
gress, 555.
Stockton Richard, a delegate from New-Jersey,
390, 569.

Stone Thomas, a delegate from Maryland, 69,
138, 415, 553.
engaged in conti-

captain, and his vessel,
nental service, 193.

Stopford, major, to repay money advanced to
him, 203.

Stricker George, lieut. colonel, 414.
Stringer, Samuel, director of the hospital in the
northern department, 139.

Strobach Martin, permitted to exchange sea for
land service, 344.

Stuart, colonel Charles, money advanced to, 293.
Sturges Thaddeus, money advanced to, 431.
St. Clair Arthur, colonel, 223.

his battalion ordered to Canada,

promoted, 437.

St. John's, fort, taken, 177.

266.

parish, in Georgia, delegate to Con-
gress from, 67.

St. Lawrence river, to be explored, 229.
Subsistence allowed to officers on recruiting scr-
vice, 152.

Suffolk county, in Massachusetts, proceedings
of, 11, 12.

their letter to general Gage, 13.
Sumner Jethro, colonel, 336.
Sunbury, in Georgia, a fort to be built and gar-
risoned at, 399.

Surgeons allowed to cach battalion, 202.
Suttlers encouraged to attend the army in Ca-
nada, 256, 268.

restrictions on, 542, 543.
Swift Joseph, junior, money advanced to, 364.
Symes, licut. and others, taken prisoners, 158.

T.

206.

Table expenses allowed to commanding general, Ticonderoga, instructions to the committee sent

Taliaferro William, major, 512.

Tallman Benjamin, major, 468.

Taylor Geo. a delegate from Pennsylvania, 419.

John, judge advocate in Virginia, 335.
William, lieut. colonel, 336

Tazewell John, agent of prizes, 324.
Tea-holders, their memorial rejected, 192.
Teas, regulations for the sale and consumption of,

Temple Harriet, compensation made to, 458.
Test oath not to be exacted, 282.

Tew James, major, 468.

Thackston James, lieut. colonel, 336.

315.

Thistle, schooner, and cargo, appeal in the case
of, 433, 454, 470, 493, 499, 500.
Thomas John, sixth brigadier-general, 87.
first brigadier-general, 120.
promoted, and takes command in
Canada, 279.

Thomson Charles, appointed Secretary of Con-

gress, 1, 50.

his salary, 375, 376.

allowed to employ an assistant
clerk, 69, 409.

Thompson William, money advanced to, 131.

brigadier-general, 277.

general Prescot offered

exchange for, 434.

in

William Franklin offered in
exchange for, 454.
colonel, thanks of Congress
to, 418.

rank of his regiment
determined, 475.

Thornton Matthew, a delegate from New-Hamp-

shire, 536.

Ticonderoga taken, 71.

arms and military stores to be re-
moved from, 72.

in danger of being re-taken, 77..
pay of the troops sent to, 88.

there, 169, 170, 171.

shipwrights sent to, 229.
fortress at, to be repaired, 247.
account of lead there, to be furnish-
ed, 309.

troops ordered to, 399.

Tillinghast Daniel, agent of prizes, 324.
Tod Alexander, money advanced to, 451.
Tories in Tryon county, to be disarmed, 219, 254.
moderation of Congress to uninformed,
222, 381.

in Queen's county, New-York, proceed-
ings respecting, 224, 225.

in Richmond county, New-York, 259.
their arms to be taken for general defence,

151.

285.

Towers Robert, appointed inspector of gunpow-
der, 459.
Tracy Mr. money advanced to,
Trade and manufactures of the colonies, statutes
to be examined affecting the, 7, 9.
regulations relative to, 143, 160, 161.
Traverses Joseph, money advanced to, 538.
Treason defined, 385.

Treasurers, continental, appointed, 130.

to give security, 131.

their salary, 131.

additional allowance to, 434.
office of one, abolished, 434.

Treasury office of accounts, established, 267, 273,
302, 380, 494, 502.

Treasury office of accounts, committee of

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Treasury office of accounts, committee of-
references and directions to, 338,
393, 407, 428, 438, 447, 456,
459, 504, 511, 529, 530, 532,
535, 539, 543, 553.

empowered to administer oaths,544.
Treaties with foreign powers, plan of, 370, 416,
418, 451, 452, 457, 478.
Trenton, committee of, money advanced to, 246.
Trepanning instruments to be sent to the south-
ern department, 341.

Trial beyond sea, declared illegal and unjust, 38,

39.

Trumbull Joseph, commissary-general, 120.
draws on the president of Con-
gress, 151.

U.

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United Colonies, absolved from allegiance to the United Colonies, style of, altered to "United

British crown, 392.

declared free and independent

states, 394, 395, 396.

States,' 470.

1

V.

Van Shaick, colonel, 231.
Van Zantz Jacobus, agent of prizes, 324.
Varick Richard, deputy quarter-master-general,

Vermonet chevalier,

499.

money advanced to, 480,,

494.

Vernejouz Mons.
Vessels fitted out as cruisers, 153, 154, 159, 296.
retaken, how disposed of, 198.

transporting stores, &c. to the enemy, li-
able to seizure and confiscation, 210.
taken and carried into Massachusetts, to
be libelled there, 211.

loaded for Great-Britain, &c. not per-
mitted to sail, 274.
restraint taken off, 278.

belonging to the enemy to be lawful
prize, 296.

of war, form of commission to comman-
ders of private armed, 303.

instructions to commanders of private
armed, 305.

of war, additional, to be provided, 453.
left by the enemy at Boston, how dispos-
ed of, 331.

for Bermuda, not to be fitted out, 431.

Vessels,piratical,seizure of, sundry American,450,
Virginia, delegates from, 1, 7, 53, 71, 86, 138,
272, 458, 537.

to collect saltpetre and sulphur, 81.
to raise two companies of riflenien, 32.
saltpetre mine, discovered in, 158,
troops sent from Pennsylvania, to the
eastern shore of, 196, 197.
advice of Congress to, 197.

to raise nine battalions, 217, 218, 298.
permitted to export produce, 218.
to raise six companies of riflemen, 389.
to assist Georgia and South-Carolina,
399, 427.

to provide clothing for troops, 456.
field officers of, 263, 288, 336, 440, 512.
money advanced to, 263, 298, 327, 357,
419, 568.
battalions ordered to New-York, 465.
public accounts of, to be audited, 476.
quota of eighty-eight battalions, 476.
application of, to purchase cannon,

not complied with, 545.

to raise a regiment of artillery, 560.
field and other officers, 566.

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Washington George, allowed to attack Boston, | White, rev. William, appointed chaplain to Con-

takes it, 297, 298.

213.

attends Congress, 356, 357.
refuses to receive a letter,
improperly___addressed,
from Lord Howe, 413.
renews his application for
a re-inforcement of the
army, 574.
vested by Congress with
discretionary powers,584,
585.

directions of Congress to,
120, 142, 146, 148, 164,
227, 250, 279, 282, 293,
298, 322, 324, 334, 335,
344, 345, 346, 348, 352,
356, 361, 376, 378, 379,
383, 384, 385, 399, 401,
411, 412, 413, 420, 421,
423, 425, 426, 428, 435,
441, 447, 464, 465, 466,
468, 500, 502, 512, 513,
541, 559, 567, 576, 580,
581, 588.

Waterbury, colonel, money advanced to, 225.
Way Nicholas, money advanced to, 577.
Wayne Anthony, colonel, 223.

ordered to New-York, 270,272.
officers of his battalion, 505.
Webb William, clerk to the auditor-general,
318.

Webster, Peter, money advanced to, 257.
Weeden George, lieut. colonel, 263.

promoted, 440.

Weibert Antoine F. engineer, 387.
Wells, Mr. commissioner of accounts, 425.
West Jabez, interposition of Congress in the
case of, 316.

Westmoreland, in Pennsylvania, troops ordered
for the defence of, 453.

Wharf-builders to be engaged for public service,

525, 528.
Wharton Carpenter, contracts to supply the
Pennsylvania battalions,
203.
money advanced to, 246,
274, 312, 369, 413, 519, |
574.

appointed commissary,400.

John, navy agent, 546.

Wheeling, in Virginia, fort at, 407.
Whelper David, money advanced to, 445.
Whipple William, a delegate from New-Hamp-
shire, 276.

captain, proceedings of a court-martial
respecting, 367.

ordered to Philadelphia, 373.
arrives there, 393.

to cultivate harmony with his
officers, 407.

gress, 581.

Anthony Walton, lieut. colonel, 260.
John, major, 336.

Eyes, captain, an Indian chief, intro-
duced to Congress, 208.
address to, 209, 311.

money advanced to, 311.
Whitecombe John, brigadier-general, 366.
Whitely William, money advanced to, 563.
Whiting William, provision made for, 388, 437.
Wiesenfels Frederick, lieut. colonel, 280.
Wilcox J. to audit accounts of Pennsylvania
militia, 497.
Williams Otho H. major, 389.

William, a delegate from Connecticut,

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237.

a delegate from Connecticut,
Wood Joseph, major, 226.
promoted, 426, 470.
Wood creek to be cleared, 232, 377.
Woodford William, 263.

Woodgate John, money advanced to, 528.
Worster David, third brigadier-general, 87.
ordered to New-York, 366.
permitted to return to Connecti-
cut, 388.

stops goods on their way to the
Indian country, 428.

his conduct acquitted of censure
or blame, 446.

Wright, sir James, intercepted letters to, 419.
Wyoming, contention between Pennsylvania and
Connecticut, at, 163, 317, 453.

Wythe George, a delegate from Virginia, 137,
458.

money advanced to, 217.

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