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1774.
May 13, | Address of the House of Burgesses to the Govern our on the foregoing- Petition, Disapprove the imprisoning; Officers by either Government. Recommend a temporary boundary until the King- shall direct a proper line to be fixed upon. Request the Grovernour to exercise the powers he is invested with to suppress the Indian disturbances, 276 |
March 3, | "A Virginian," approving the conduct of Lord Dunmore, (Note,) 277 |
| 26, | Letter from Pittsburgh. No disturbances with the Indians this Winter. More to be dreaded from the Pennsylvanians than the Indian (Note,) 277 |
| 24, | "Virginius" to Lord Dunmore. An Indian war inevitable. Urges the Governour to make provision for the security of the frontier Inhabitants, and be ready to meet the Indians, (Note,) 277 |
April 7, | Connolly will be at Pittsburgh till the middle of June to dispose of lots in a new Town, to be laid out, at the Falls of the Ohio, (Note.) 278 |
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COUNCIL OF PENNSYLVANIA. |
May 7, | Mr. Tilghman and Mr. Andrew Allen appointed Commissioners to mat with Virginia, on the Disturbances in Westmoreland County, 277 |
| 7, | Commission to Mr. Tilghman and Mr. Allen, Commissioners to Virginia, 278 |
| 7, | Instructions to the Commissioners, 279 |
| 7, | Letter from Governour Penn to Lord Dunmore. Informs him of the appointment of the Commissioners, and expresses his hopes that tranquillity may he restored between the Governments, 280 |
| 18, | Letter from Doctor Richard Peters to Henry Wilmot, London. History of the purchase, by Pennsylvania, under the Indian Deed of 1754, of the Lands west of the Delaware, claimed by Connecticut. The Pennsylvania purchase made openly in Council; the Susquehannah purchase, by private individuals, from Connecticut, made secretly. The Indians, in Council, refused to sell any land to Connecticut and refused to sell the Wyomink Country to either Pennsylvania or Connecticut, Treaty at Fort Stanwix, in 1768, 280 |
April 28, | Letter from Arthur St Glair, Carlisle, to Benjamin Chew, Colonel Stephens censured by the Council of Virginia, in 1764, for sending; the Militia out of that Government, when he sent relief to Fort Pitt, then besieged by the Indians, 282 |
May 5, | Letter from Æneas Mackay, Staunton, to Governour Penn. Interview with Lord Dunmore in relation to the claim of Virginia to Pittsburgh, and the proceedings of Connolly. Lord Dunmore justified Connolly, who acted by his authority Gave Mr. Mackay a Letter to the Sheriff of Augusta, directing the discharge of the Pennsylvania Magistrates imprisoned by Connolly, 282 |
April
26, | Letter from Lord Dunmore, Williamsburg, to Daniel Smith, Sheriff of Augusta, directing the discharge of the Pennsylvania Magistrates, 283 |
| 25, | Lord Dunmore's Proclamation—Directs the Militia of Pittsburgh, and its dependencies, to be embodied to repel any attacks from Pennsylvania, or the Indians; and orders all the inhabitants to pay quit-rents, and all publick dues, to Officers appointed by Virginia, 283 |
| 30, | Extract of a Journal of the United Brethren's Mission, on Muskingum—Shawanese Chief killed by the Whites, on the Ohio—Indian war expected; Virginians, on the Ohio, threaten to fall on the Shawanese settlements, and destroy their Towns. White people on the Ohio had killed nine Mingoes. At Pittsburgh it is not believed this was done by authority of the Governour of Virginia. Indian Council at Gekelemuckepuck; Shawanese and Mingoes left it dissatisfied, and threatened to kill all the White people they met. Messenger from Mr. Croghan, at Pittsburgh, to the Delawares, Shawanese, and Mingoes, advising them to be quiet. The people there will endeavour to apprehend the Whites who committed the murder. Hopes entertained of a continuance of peace, 233 |
May 21, | Letter from a Missionary—More Traders arrived, 284 |
1774.
May 24, | Letter from David Zeisburger, Missionary at Schonbrunn. Movements of the Indians: Preparation for war with the Whites, 285 |
| 27, | Letter from Mr. Zeisburger. Two parties of the Shawanese gone against the settlements. The Shawanese at Woaketameka, only want war. Lower Shawanese peaceable yet, 285 |
| 24, | Letter from the Cosh, alias John Bull. Three Cherokees have killed a trader. Mingoes killed by Virginians under Cresap, at the mouth of Yellow Creek. The day following they killed a Shawanese and a Delaware. Same party killed a Shawanese woman, and a Shawanese Chief; soon after fled, and left the settlers victims to the Indians. Indian Council at Woaketameka—Delaware Chief informed the Shawanese and Mingoes that the Delawares would not assist them, 285 |
| 29, | Letter from Arthur St. Clair, Ligonier, to Governor Penn. The Shawanese inclined to peace with the Pennsylvanians. The Virginians have struck them and they will have satisfaction. Met several Chiefs of the Delawares and the Deputy of the Six Nations, at Pittsburgh; they gave assurances of their desire for peace. Number of Indian killed by Cresap and Great-house, thirteen. Cresap lately at Pittsburgh, with intention to pursue the blow he had struck; but Connolly forbid his attempting any thing against the Indiana Cresap declares what he did before was by Connolly's orders. An Indian war, if not a Virginia plan, is certainly Connolly's plan. Country about Pittsburgh harassed by the Virginia Militia. Several at Pittsburgh have associated and raised, and pay a company of one hundred Rangers. Inhabitants of Pittsburgh propose to stockade the Town. Delaware Indian killed by John Hinckson, and others, 286 |
| | Speech of the Shawanese, directed to Alexander McKee, George Croghan, and the Commandant at Pittsburgh, Captain John Connolly, 288 |
| | Speech to the Chiefs of the Delawares and a few of the Six Nations, by Arthur St. Clair, at Pittsburgh, May, 1774, 288 |
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MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE. |
May
15, | Letter from General Haldimand, New-York, to 15, the Earl of Dartmouth. The accounts received, had made known the plan of operation intended to bring Boston to a sense of order and decency, so that when General Gage arrives they will know what to expect if they prove refractory. Many believe in New-York, that the people of Boston will acknowledge their fault, and pay for the Tea, 289 |
April
7, | Extracts of private Letters from London, printed on the back of the Boston Port Bill, and circulated in New-York, on the 14th of May, en-closed to the Earl of Dartmouth, in the preceding Letter, 289 |
May
16, | A "British American' New-York, proposes to raise by subscription money to pay for the Tea, ready to be tendered to General Gage, on his arrival Hostile opposition to the Naval and Military Force coming out with General Gage, absurd, (Note,) 289 |
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NEW-YORK COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENCE. |
May
16, | New-York Committee of Correspondence, 293 |
| | Committee nominated at a Publick Meeting at the Exchange, 293 |
| 17, | Meeting; called for the 19th, to approve of the Committee nominated on the 16th, 294 |
| 17, | Express from Boston, with Letters from the Committee of Correspondence there, suggesting the suspension of all Exports to, and Imports from, Great Britain and the West Indies, (Note,) 293 |
| 19, | Meeting of the Inhabitants at the Coffee House, 294 |
| | Address of Mr. Low to the meeting, 294 |
| | The nomination of the fifty gentlemen for a Committee, on the l6th confirmed and Francis Lewis added, 295 |
| | Address to the People, urging them to sustain Boston, (Note,) 295 |
| 20, | Dialogue on the Boston Port Bill—Conduct of |
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