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Packer, Thomas, N.H., deposition of, 291 i, 302 i.
-, -,-, document signed by, 291 ii.

Page, Mann, Colonel, Councillor, Virginia, 52, 177, 186, 199, 235, 237, 567 p. 389.

Palatines. See under each colony.

Palin, John, Chief Justice, Carolina North, appointment of, 404.

Panama, 147.

Paris, Ferd. John, Agent for New York, 181, 242.
-, -,-, letter from, 197, 560.
-, -,-, letter to, 241.

Parker, John, Councillor, New Jersey, document signed by, 310 i, p. 195.

Parliament, House of, petition to, concerning acts in Plantations affecting British trade and shipping, 290 p. 171.
-, -,-,-, opposition to, 290 pp. 171, 173.

Partridge, —, Agent for Governor Belcher, 461.

Partridge, Richard, Agent for New Jersey, document signed by, 38.
-, -,-, letter from, 170, 411, 417, 459, 541.
-, -,-, letter to, 497.
-, -,-, Agent of Rhode Is. and Providence Plantations, petition from, 563.

Pate, Maurice, Boston, deposition of, 484 i.

Peace, Treaty of (1686), 386 p. 343.

Pearl, H.M.S., Catherine effects seized by, 69, 69 i.

Pearse, James, H.M. Remembrancer, certificate signed by, 407.

Peers, —, Speaker of Assembly, Barbados, 19.

Peirce, Josh., senr., New Hampshire, document signed by, 291 ii.
-, -,-, recommended for Council, 291 p. 178.
-, -, Josha., N.H., document signed by, 291 ii.
-, -,-, proposed for Council, 499.

Pelham, Holles, Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State, 60, 102, 198, 217.
-, -,-, document signed by, 1, 3, 70, 91, 91 i, 162, 163, 204, 243, 327, 490.
-, -,-, letter from, 66, 69, 91, 127, 160, 161, 179, 210, 224, 292, 342, 343, 372, 412, 427 p. 287, 491, 492, 508, 509, 539, 542.
-, -,-, letter to, 6, 11, 14, 16, 18, 18 ii, 19, 20, 25, 28, 29, 45, 50, 55, 57, 61, 66 i, ii, 69 i, 72, 77, 79, 81 i, 92, 95, 103, 106, 116–118, 136, 146, 149, 155, 157, 158, 166, 168, 177, 182, 193, 195, 202, 218, 221, 230, 231, 236, 238, 245, 297, 300, 302, 304, 309, 310, 315, 316, 319, 321, 324, 332, 334, 335, 356, 380, 387, 408, 411, 415, 421, 426, 429, 430, 433, 438, 446, 455, 461, 463, 475, 479, 484, 485, 486 p. 338, 489, 495, 528, 529, 531, 532, 538, 550, 558, 580, 587.
-, -,-, order by, 383A.

Pemaquid (Fredericksfort), 30 iii.
-, -, Colonel Dunbar's settlement of, 77; and see Dunbar, David.
-, -, expedition from Massachusetts Bay, against, 77; and see Mass. Bay; Nova Scotia.
-, -, fort and fortifications at, 6, 6 i.
-, -,-, building of, 217 p. 123.
-, -,-, Lieut.–Governor Tailer inspects, 66 iii, ix.
-, -,-, rebuilt by Massachusetts Bay, 13, 16.
-, -, Fort William, 28 iv.
-, -, harbour, 28 iv, 73 i.
-, -, history of, 353 vii.
-, -, Irish settlers, riot by, 6 i.
-, -, lands at, dispute concerning, 13, 16.
-, -, plan of town of, 24 i, ii.
-, -, riot at New Harbour, 6, 6 i, 13, 16.
-, -, settlements at, instructions concerning, 49; and see Dunbar, Col.; Nova Scotia; Mass. Bay.
-, -, sloop seized near, case of, 21.

Pemberton, —, Boston, 291 p. 176.

Penhallow, John, Capt., Justice of the Peace, 353 xii.
-, -,-, wife of, 353 xii.
-, -, Samuel, N.H., 353 viii.
-, -,-, deposition of, 353 xii.

Penn, William, 89 I (xiv).
-, -,-, settlement by, 89 i.

Pennsylvania, Act for the establishing of Courts of Judicature, consideration of, 241, 242.
-, -,-, petition against, 223.
-, -,-, referred, 223.
-, -,-, repeal of, 361.
-, -, Acts of, affecting trade and navigation of Great Britain, reply to queries, 477.
-, -, Assembly of, Governor's salary, 89 i (xix).
-, -,-, officers' salaries, 89 i (xix), (xx).
-, -, boundaries of, 89 i.
-, -,-, claims concerning, 89 i.
-, -,-,-, by Maryland, 89 i.
-, -,-, inclination to extend, 290 p. 169.
-, -,-, not fixed, 89 I (ii).
-, -,-, with Virginia, 112.
-, -, a "Bread Colony," 560.
-, -, Constitution of, description of, 89 i (iii).
-, -, Court, Admiralty, proceedings against pirates, 479, 479 i.
-, -,-, Vice Admiralty, case of Judge Browne, papers concerning, transmitted, 143.
-, -,-,-, Judge of. See Browne.
-, -, Courts of, description of, 89 i (iii).
-, -, exports of, 89 I (vi).
-, -, French encroachments in, 478.
-, -, Germans in, 477.
-, -, Governor of. See Keith, Sir William.
-, -,-, instructions to, 114.
-, -,-,-, additional, 540 ii.
-, -, hemp, encouragement of, 477.
-, -,-, and flax, enquiry concerning, 87.
-, -,-,-, planting of, 114.
-, -, Indians in, decrease of, 89 I (xiv).
-, -,-, Delaware, 89 ii p. 66.
-, -,-, French intrigues with, 478.
-, -,-, trade with, 89 i (viii).
-, -, inhabitants of, increase of, from Germany, 89 i (xi).
-, -,-,-, from Great Britain, 89 i (xi).
-, -,-,-, from Ireland, 89 I (xi).
-, -,-, number of, 89 i (x).
-, -, Irish in, 477.
-, -, iron, 89 i (viii), (ix).
-, -, Lieutenant-Governor of. See Gordon, P.
-, -, manufactures of, 477.
-, -, Militia, not required in, 89 i (xii, xiii, xx).
-, -, Naval Officer at. See Charles, Robert.
-, -, pirates, 479, 479 i–iv.
-, -, ports of, 89 i (iv).
-, -, produce of, 89 I (viii), 463 i, 477, 560.
-, -, Proprietors of, agent claims lands beyond Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers, 290 p. 169.
-, -,-, deputation from, 205.
-, -, Receiver-General. See Byng, Robt.
-, -,-, deputy. See Evans.
-, -, registrar of. See Baird.
-, -,-, copy of fees of office refused by, 465.
-, -, Revenue of, 89 I (xviii).
-, -, rum, molasses, sugar, 89 I (vi).
-, -,-, imported from, account of, 63, 65 i.
-, -, salt, from Portugal 89 i (vi).
-, -,-, from Spain, 89 i (vi).
-, -, settlers in, 399.
-, -, shipbuilding, 477.
-, -, shipping, clearances from, 89 i (iv).
-, -,-, increase of, 891 (iv).
-, -, silk manufacture, 89 i (viii), 477.
-, -, and Sugar Colonies, 560.
-, -, Three Lower Counties, boundaries of, 89 i.
-, -, trade of, 89 I (v), 477, 560.
-, -,-, with Dutch, 89 i (vi).
-, -,-, with Europe, 89 i (vi).
-, -,-, with Great Britain, 89 i (v), (viii), 560.
-, -,-, with Ireland, 89 i (vi).
-, -,-, with Lisbon, 89 i (vi) (viii).
-, -,-, with Madeira, 89 i (vi) (viii).
-, -,-, with the Straits, 89 i (vi).
-, -,-, with West Indies, 89 i (vi), (viii).
-, -, woollen, linen, cotton manufacture, account of, 114.
-, -,-, enquiry concerning, 87.
-, -,-, from Great Britain, 560.

Penny Post Paid, 219.

Penobscot, 217 p. 123; and see under Nova Scotia; Mass. Bay,; Dunbar, Colonel.
-, -, lands in, settlements on, 49.

Pepperrell, Wm., jr., Justice of the Peace, York County, order by, 301 ii (a).
-, -,-,-, reply to, 301 ii (b).
-, -,-, order to, 301 i.

Percival, Lord, petition of, 7, 7 i, 15, 547.
-, -,-, settlement by, queries concerning, 547; and see Oglethorpe, scheme for establishing charitable Colony in Car. S.

Perisippi River, 89 ii.

Perrie, Jonathan, petition of, 98 i.

Perry, —, Alderman, .Jamaica, letter to, 434 iii.
-, -, Micajah, document signed by, 367 i, 434.
-, -,-, letter from, 117.
-, -,-, letter to, 401.

Peter, King of Mosquito Indians, 486 ii.
-, -,-, Commission sent to, 486 p. 338.

Peters, Thomas, Captain, Commander of Country party against negroes Jamaica, 147, 486.
-, -,-, commendation of, 550 iv.
-, -,-, letter from, 550, 550 vi.
-, -,-, wounded, 550 iv.

Phenney, George, late Governor of the Bahamas, addresses to, 222.
-, -,-, administration of, defence of, 222.
-, -,-, appointment as Councillor of South Carolina and Virginia, 543.
-, -,-, appointment as Surveyor General of Customs for Southern America, 526.
-, -,-, bond of, 214.
-, -,-,-, to be cancelled, 358.
-, -,-, Commission as Surveyor-General, 419.
-, -,-, Fort Nassau repaired and enlarged by, 191 i, ii, 212.
-, -,-, petition of, 191 i, 222, 526, 543.
-, -,-, residence in Virginia, 526.
-, -,-, sloop fitted out by, 222.
-, -,-, sloops belonging to, loss of, 213.

Philadelphia, Collector and Comptroller at, 89 i (vii).
-, -, Naval officer at, 89 i (vii).
-, -, shipping from, 89 I (iv).

Philipps, R., Governor of Nova Scotia, 12 v, 24 v.
-, -,-, appointments made by, 427.
-, -,-, correspondence with Col. Dunbar, 49.
-, -,-, forms for grants of land used by, 427, 427 i.
-, -,-, instructions for, 44, 49, 91, 91 i.
-, -,-,-, additional, 152 i, 176, 176 i, 540 ii.
-, -,-, letter from, 324.
-, -,-, proclamation by, 427 p. 288.
-, -,-, recall of, 91, 91 i, 324.
-, -,-, regiment of, 353 x.
-, -,-,-, detachment at Fredericksfort, 217 p. 126, 291.
-, -,-, salary of, 82.

Philipse, Ad., Speaker of Assembly, New York, document signed by, 463 i.

Phipps, —, Colonel, Lieut. Governor of the Virgin Islands, 445 i.

Phipps, Spencer, Col., son of Sir William, recommended as Lieut. Governor, New England, 587.

Phipps, Sir William, son of, 587.

Pickenden, Thomas, Commander of New Hampshire, deposition of, 21.

Pinder, William, Bahamas, bond of, 214.

Pinfold, Dr., title deeds signed by, 217 p. 125.

Pintado, Manuel Lopez, General of Spanish galleons, letter from, 25, 25 vi.

Pirates. See Tynes; Shelito.
-, -, captures by, restitution for, proclamation concerning, 57.
-, -, in Pennsylvania, 479, 479 i–iv; and see under each Colony.

Piscataqua River, 126 ii (xiii), 217 p. 123.
-, -, mast trees from, 12.
-, -,-, seized at, 377 p. 233.
-, -, saw mills at, 12 p. 6.

Pitt, John, Lieutenant Governor of Bermuda, agent of, see Noden, Ralph.
-, -,-, instructions of, 33, 34.
-, -,-,-, additional, 533 i, 540 ii.
-, -,-, letter from, 33, 34, 35, 304, 307, 472.
-, -,-, queries to, 307.
-, -,-,-, reply to, 307 i.
-, -,-, salary of, 34.
-, -,-,-, additional, in lieu of whale licences, 472, 533 i.
-, -,-,-,-, instructions concerning, 573, 579.
-, -,-,-,-, request for, 472.
-, -,-,-, reduced by order concerning whales, 142 i.

Placentia. See Newfoundland, Placentia.

Plantations, the, Act making void all laws passed laying duties affecting British trade and shipping, petition from British merchants for, 290 p. 171.
-, -,-,-, opposition to, 290 pp. 171, 173.
-, -, Acts affecting trade and navigation of Great Britain, 458, 487.
-, -,-, in South Carolina, 488.
-, -,-, enquiry into, 402.
-, -,-, in Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire, 528 p. 360.
-, -, Charter for establishing Colonies in, draft of, 547.
-, -,-,-, queries concerning, 547.
-, -, Civil actions in, method of summons, 548.
-, -, Convicts and felons imported, instructions concerning, 536, 540.
-, -, Customs, Surveyor-General in Southern part. See Quary, Colonel; Fitzwilliam, —, ; Phenney, George.
-, -, debts in, method of collecting, 473, 475 (ii).
-, -,-,-, prejudicial to Great Britain, 401.
-, -,-, recovery of, 401.
-, -,-,-, petition concerning, 367 i.
-, -, Governors of, circular letter to, 64, 225.
-, -,-, instructions to, 473 p. 322, 506.
-, -,-, concerning duties on negroes and imported felons, 536, 540.
-, -,-,-, concerning Indians, 89 ii p. 67.
-, -,-,-, additional, 451, 520 ii, 540 ii.
-, -,-, order concerning whales, 142 i.
-, -,-, salaries of, difficulty in settling, 556 p. 382; and see under separate Colonies.
-, -,-,-,-, in Barbados, 556 p. 382.
-, -,-,-,-, in Massachusetts Bay. See Belcher.
-, -,-,-, not to be dependent on Assemblies; see Mass. Bay.
-, -,-,-, payment to representative in absence of, 467.
-, -,-,-,-, case of Governor Belcher and Colonel Dunbar, 467, 469.
-, -, lands in, products of, 473 p. 325.
-, -, laws of, state of, required, 224 ii, 225.
-, -, Lieutenant Governors of, list of, 590.
-, -, manufactures in, bill discouraging, 321 i.
-, -,-, state of, required, 224 ii.
-, -, navigation of, state of, required, 224 ii, 225.
-, -, negroes and slaves, duty on, instructions concerning, 536, 540.
-, -,-,-, regulation of, 383.
-, -, rum, sugar, molasses from, 406 p. 259.
-, -,-, French and Dutch competition, effect of, 414.
-, -,-, manufacture of, 386 p. 242.
-, -, slaves in, convicted, benefit of clergy for, 309.
-, -, state of, request for, by House of Commons, 224 ii, 225.
-, -, Sugar Colonies, Governors of, instructions to, 561 p. 385.
-, -, Sugar trade in, 386 p. 242–3, 473 p. 325, 494, pp. 348–9.
-, -, trade of, acts affecting Great Britain, 441.
-, -,-, affected by new Sugar regulations, 406 p. 258, 473 p. 325.
-, -,-, affecting Trade and Navigation of Great Britain, state of, required, 509.
-, -,-, illegal, 473 pp. 325, 326.
-, -,-, state of, required, 224 ii, 225.
-, -,-, with Sweden, 483.
-, -, Trade and Navigation laws in, effect on British trade, in Connecticut, 470.
-, -, wine and spirits, manufacture of, 406 p. 260.

Plaxton, George, Treasurer, Barbados, document signed by, 17 i.

Plymouth, H.M.S., 27.

Pole, Chas., London, deposition of, 440 i.

Political State of Great Britain, effect of, in Mass. Bay, 126.
-, -, extract from, 126 i.

Popple, Alured, Secretary of Council of Trade and Plantations, letter from, 10, 31, 41, 49, 56, 63, 64, 74, 93, 111, 113, 115, 121, 128, 132, 133, 138, 148, 150, 172, 185, 203, 207, 209, 211, 225, 227, 229, 240–242, 295, 310, 311, 313, 317, 318, 329, 330, 395, 416, 427 p. 287, 441, 447, 470, 471, 476, 480–483, 497– 502, 522, 523, 524, 525, 530, 566.
-, -,-, letter to, 12, 22, 24, 27, 33, 39, 40, 42, 43, 58, 68, 71, 85, 88, 99, 119, 122, 123, 151, 180, 184, 215, 216, 217, 219, 223, 291, 299, 301, 308, 312, 326, 331, 346, 362, 368, 374, 376, 405, 410, 422, 423, 427, 450, 456, 458, 459, 465, 466, 487, 521, 535, 541, 551. 578, 582–584.
-, -,-, pacquets for, receipts for, 410 iii.
-, -,-, petition of, 192 i, 206.

Porter, Edmund, Judge of Admiralty Court, Car. N., character of, 404.
-, -,-, charges against, 404.
-, -,-, opinion of, 404 i.

Portland, Duke of. See Bentinck, William Henry.

Porto Bello, Fair at, 147.

Porto Rico, English Factor at, 35.
-, -, Governor of, recalled, 338.
-, -, Spanish galleons at, 433 p. 292.
-, -, Spanish ship from, at Bermuda, 534.
-, -, trade with, 386 p. 244.

Port Royal. See Jamaica, Port Royal.
-, -, expedition against (1710), 353 x.

Portsmouth, N.H. See New Hampshire, .

Portugal, H.M. Consuls in, complaint from, 113 i.
-, -, islands in West Indies, trade with, 375.
-, -, ships of, seized and sunk, case of, 479, 479 i–iv.
-, -, trade of, 528 p. 360.
-, -,-, with South Carolina, 555.

Potomac River, lands beyond, claimed by Pennsylvania, 290 p. 169.
-, -,-, Crown right to, 290 p. 169.
-, -,-, Lords Proprietors of, 496.

Powel, John, Mass. Bay, 528 p. 360.

Pratter, Edward, factor for South Sea Company, 25 v.

Prince William, cargo of, 147.

Privy Council, the, Clerk of. See Stanyan, Temple; Vernon, J.
-, -, Committee for hearing appeals, complaints, etc., from the Plantations, 22.
-, -,-, letter to, 15, 108, 152, 154, 171, 206, 222, 350, 468, 519, 520, 533, 534, 552, 556, 568.
-, -,-, jurisdiction of, 82.
-, -,-, meeting of, 326.
-, -, minutes of, 210, 338, 370,.
-, -,-,order by, 7, 84, 98, 109, 139, 142, 143, 144, 145, 188–192, 322, 345, 460, 503–507, 544, 547, 559.
-, -,-, salary of Governor of Massachusetts Bay, consideration of, 335.

Protheroe, Captain, 12.

Providence. See Bahamas, New Providence.

Puan, Lake des, 89 ii.

Puan, River, 89 ii.

Purry (Pury) Jean Pierre, grant of land to, 519 i.
-, -,-, settlement of Swiss in Carolina South by, 488 p. 342.