Pennsylvania Archives
      ~ A Basic Index To Subjects
     Included In The Pennsylvania Archives

 

  These references are given as: series and volume number; pages numbers are not given. This is not a comprehensive index. The book, Guide To The Published Archives Of Pennsylvania should be consulted for a more complete listing of the contents of the published archives.

 

~  Alphabetical List of Soldiers of the Revolution
     Second Series XIII, XV; Third Series XXIII

~  Artillery
     Fifth Series III

~  Artillery, Independent Company of
     Fifth Series III

~  Associators & Militia, Articles of Association
     Fifth Series V

~  Associators & Militia, General Officers
     Fifth Series V

~  Associators, Muster Rolls    (see Muster Rolls, Associators, etc)

~  Baptisms
     Sixth Series VI

~  Boundary Disputes, Connecticut’s Claim
     Colonial Records V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI; First Series II, IV, VI, IX, XI; Second Series XVIII; Fourth Series II, III, IV

~  Boundary Disputes, Maryland and Pennsylvania
     Colonial Records II, III, V; First Series IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII; Second Series VII, XVI; Fourth Series III

~  Boundary Disputes, Virginia
     Colonial Records V, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV; First Series IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII; Third Series III; Fourth Series III; Sixth Series XIV

~  Braddock's Expedition
     Fourth Series II

~  British Prisoners, Papers Relating to
     Second Series I

~  Civil War
     Fourth Series VIII

~  Colonies on the Delaware
     Second Series V, VII, IX

~  Colonies, Officers of
     Second Series IX

~  Committee & Council of Safety
     Colonial Records VII, X, XI

~  Committee Of Safety, 1776-1777
     Second Series I

~  Constitution 1776
     First Series XII; Fourth Series III

~  Constitution 1790
     First Series XII; Third Series X; Fourth Series IV

~  Constitution 1838
     Fourth Series VI

~  Constitution 1873
     Fourth Series IX

~  Convention For The Province Of Pennsylvania 1775
     Second Series III

~  Counties, Date of Organization
     Second Series III; Third Series XXIV

~  County Lieutenant's Accounts
     Third Series V, VI, VII

~       (Bedford, Dauphin, Fayette, Franklin, Lancaster, Northumberland, Washington, Westmoreland, York)

~  Depreciation Lands
     Colonial Records XIV, XV, XVI; First Series XI; Third Series III

~  Depreciation Pay, Continental Line
     Fifth Series IV

~  Depreciation Pay, Militia
     Fifth Series IV

~  Donation Lands
     Colonial Records XIV, XV, XVI; First Series XI; Second Series IV; Third Series III, VII; Fourth Series IV

~  Dutch And Swedish Settlements On The Delaware
     Second Series VII

~  Election Returns
     Sixth Series XI

~  Estates, Forfeited
     Colonial Records XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV; First Series VII, VIII, IX; Sixth Series XII, XIII

~  Foreigners Arriving In Pennsylvania
     Second Series XVII

~  Forts, Frontier and Revolutionary
     First Series XII; Second Series I, II, IV, V, VI, VII; Fourth Series II, III, IV, XI, XII

~  Frames of Government
     Colonial Records I; Fourth Series I; Eighth Series I

~  French and Indian Wars
     Colonial Records V; First Series I; Fourth Series I, II, III

~  French Occupation In Western Pennsylvania
     Second Series VI

~  Frontiers, Defence Of 1790-1796
     Second Series IV; Fourth Series IV

~  Governors
     Fourth Series I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII

~  Immigrants 1786-1808
     Second Series XVII

~  Indian Affairs
     Colonial Records I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XII, XIV, XV, XVI; First Series I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII; Second Series I, II, III, IV,V, VI, VII; Third Series VII; Fourth Series I, II, III, IV, V

~  Indian Deeds
     Colonial Records I, II, III, IV; First Series I

~  Indian Prisoners, Marie Le Roy and Barbara Leininger
     Second Series VII

~  Indian Traders
     Second Series II; Fifth Series I

~  Journals
     Second Series VII, XV

~  Lands, Confiscated Estates
     Colonial Records XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI; First Series VIII, X; Sixth Series XIII

~  Land Warrants 1682-1729
     Third Series II

~  Land Warrants 1793-1812
     Third Series III

~  Land Warrants 1730-1898
     Third Series XXIV, XXV, XXVI

~  Land Warrants 1785-1806
     Third Series XXVI

~  Letters Of Marque
     Fifth Series I

~  Lochry's Expedition 1781
     Second Series XIV

~  Lottery Warrants, Northumberland County 1785
     Third Series XXV

~  Manors, Proprietary
     Third Series IV

~  Marriage Licenses 1784-1786
     Sixth Series VI

~  Marriage Licenses Issued Prior to 1790
     Second Series II

~  Marriage Records Prior to 1810
     Second Series VIII, IX

~  Marriages Recorded by the Registrar General 1685-1689
     Second Series VIII

~  Mediterranean Passes
     Second Series II; Fifth Series I

~  Militia
     Colonial Records V, VII, XI, XII, XIII; First Series III, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX; Second Series III, IV, XIII, XIV, XV; Third Series XXIII; Fourth Series I, III, IV, V, VI, VIII; Fifth Series V, VI, VII, VIII; Sixth Series I, II

~  Militia, 1790-1800
     Sixth Series V

~  Militia, 1790-1817 (including War of 1812)
     Sixth Series IV

~  Militia, Officers 1776-1817
     Fifth Series V; Sixth Series IV

~  Militia Officers 1790-1817
     Sixth Series IV

~  Militia Rolls 1783-1790
     Sixth Series III

~  Muster Rolls, Artillery & Artificers
     Fifth Series III

~  Muster Rolls, Associators
     Second Series XIII, XIV; Fifth Series V, VI, VII, VIII; Sixth Series I, II

~       Bedford County
     Fifth Series V

~       Berks County
     Fifth Series V

~       Bucks County
     Fifth Series V

~       Chester County
     Fifth Series V

~       Cumberland County
     Third Series XXIII

~       Cumberland County
     Fifth Series VI

~       Lancaster County
     Fifth Series VII

~       Northampton County
     Fifth Series VIII

~       Northumberland County
     Fifth Series VIII

~       Philadelphia City
     Sixth Series I

~       Philadelphia County
     Sixth Series I

~       Washington County
     Sixth Series II

~       Westmoreland County
     Sixth Series II

~       York County
     Sixth Series II

~  Muster Rolls, Associators 1774-1783
     Second Series XIII, XIV, XV

~  Muster Rolls, Associators 1775-1782
     Third Series XXIII

~  Muster Rolls, Battalions and Continental Line
     Second Series X, XI; Fifth Series II, III

~       1st Pennsylvania (De Haas)
     Fifth Series II

~       2nd Pennsylvania (St Clair)
     Fifth Series II

~       3rd Pennsylvania (Shee)
     Fifth Series II

~       4th Pennsylvania (Wayne)
     Fifth Series II

~       5th Pennsylvania (Magaw)
     Fifth Series II

~       6th Pennsylvania (Irvine)
     Fifth Series II

~  Muster Rolls, Civil War
     Fourth Series VIII

~  Muster Rolls, Commander-In-Chief's Guard
     Second Series XI

~  Muster Rolls, Flying Camp & Ranging Companies
     Second Series XIV

~  Muster Rolls, French & Indian Wars
     Fifth Series I

~  Muster Rolls, Mexican War 1846-1847
     Sixth Series X

~  Muster Rolls, Rangers On The Frontiers 1778-1783
     Third Series XXIII; Fifth Series IV

~  Muster And Pay Rolls 1790-1800
     Third Series XXIII; Sixth Series V

~  Naturalization Lists
     Second Series II

~  Navy, Pennsylvania 1776-1779
     Third Series XXIII

~  Navy Board, Minutes 1777
     Second Series I

~  Oaths Of Allegiance 1727-1775
     Second Series XVII

~  Oaths Of Allegiance 1776-1794
     Second Series III, XIV

~  Pennsylvania Line
     Second Series X, XI, XV; Third Series XXIII; Fifth Series II, III, IV

~  Pennsylvania Navy
     Second Series I

~  Pension Applications, Continental Line
     Fifth Series IV

~  Pensioners, Payment of
     First Series XI; Second Series XV; Sixth Series IX

~  Pensioners, Pennsylvania
     Second Series XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV

~  Pensioners, Revolutionary War
     Second Series XV; Third Series XXIII

~  Pensioners, War of 1812
     Sixth Series IX

~  Provincial Council, Minutes of
     Colonial Records I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVI

~  Provincial Officers Of Pennsylvania 1614-1776
     Second Series IX

~  Provincial Officers Of Pennsylvania 1744-1764
     Second Series II

~  Provincial Officers Of Pennsylvania 1744-1765
     Fifth Series I

~  Rangers On The Frontiers
     Second Series XI, XIV; Third Series XXIII; Fifth Series IV

~  Resolves Of 1774 (Committee For The Province)
     Second Series III

~  Seal Of The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, Great
     Colonial Records V, VIII, IX; First Series XII; Fourth Series III, V, VII

~  Seal Of The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, Lesser
     Colonial Records IX; Fourth Series V, VII

~  State Treasurer's Reports of Fines
     Third Series V, VII

~  Sullivan's Expedition
     Second Series XV

~  Surveys, Geological
     Fourth Series VI, X, XI

~  Tax Returns
     Third Series XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII; Fourth Series VII

~  Thompson's Battalion Of Riflemen, 1775-1776
     Fifth Series II

~  War Of 1812
     Second Series XII; Sixth Series VII, VIII, IX

~  War Of 1812, List of Medalists
     Fourth Series V; Sixth Series IX

~  War Of 1812, Pensioners
     Sixth Series IX

~  War Of The Revolution, Papers Relating To
     Second Series I, III

~  Warranties Of Land
     Third Series XXV

~  Whiskey Rebellion
     Second Series IV; Fourth Series IV