Lands, granting large tracts of, to private persons prejudicial to the public interests, 610; recommendations of the Congress at Albany relative to the future purchases of Indian, 611; description of the military, 1186.

La Prairie burnt by Capt. John Schuyler, 2S7.

Larkin, James, arrested by Leisler, 21.

Lawrence, Major Thomas, ordered to impress a force for defence of Southold, 274.

T^aws passed in Leisler's administration, 355.

Lawyers, the, why they fomented opposition to the Stamp Act, 823.

Lead mine on the Mohawk river, 804; on the Cosby estate, 818, 819.

Leake, Com. General, letters of, to Sir Wm. Johrjson, 768.

Leislek, Jacob, papers relating to the administration of, 1; particulars of his seizing the fort at New-York, 3, 14 ; declaration of, in favor of William and Mary, 4; reports of, on

the state of the fort, 5; orders all papists to be disarmed, 6, 9; sets about repair-g the fort, 5; states himself to be a German, 9; effort of the Jacobites against, ib; leclaration of the soldiers of, as to the causes which led them to seize 'he fort, 10; commissioned as captaiii of the fort, 11 ; letter from secretary Allyn to, stating that certain delegates are sent from Conn, to N. Y., 15; who approve his proceedings, 16, 17; writes to Gov. Treat, giving an account of the improvements he made in the fort, 20 ; arrests Col. Dongan's servant for reporting thit King James was joined by the Protestants of Ireland, 21 ; sends the Governor of Boston an account of the state of things at Albany, 22 ; appointee* commander-in-chief, 23 ; coaimuni cates to the Governor of Boston Indian news, and the state of things ir New-York, 24, 31 ; asks Gov. Trea for a letter to the agent of ooniiftcti cut in England, and sends an accc^.. of a massacre in Maryland by Indi ans, 55, 36; causes several houses i» New-York to be searched, seizes papers addressed to disaffected persons, also provisions, .500 men being in arms, 26; expresses great fear of the Catholics, 31 ; proclaims William and