Improvements, early internal, 1091.

Independence declared by Congress, 1052, 105S; eflect of the declaration of, on the Anglo- American clergy, 1053.

Indian tribes, on Hudson river, 28; manners and customs of the, ib. ; trade among the. 31 : youths carried to Holland, 41 ; manners, 44; sacrifices, 46; convert, career of an, 108; of Montauk, petition of, 390 ; deeds for Robert Livingston's land, 612; name for ginseng, 1035 ; remaias on Sandy creek, 1139, el seq.

Inglis, Rev. Charles, state of the Anglo-American church ill 1776, by, 1047; family of, 1054 ; prays for the king and royal family in Washington's presence, 1056; and in presence of

an armed party, 1057 ; refuses the keys of the churches to the American troops, 1059; answers Paine's Common Sense, ib.; removes •to Flushing and returns to N. Y., 1060 ; has no doubt of the success of his majesty's arms, 1064; thinks an American episcopate neceasary, 1065; biographical notice of, 1066.

Ingoldesby, Lt. Gov., order of. on the difSculties in the Kings co. churches, 165, et seq.

Inland lock navigation, report on, 1085.

Iiines, Rev. Alex., commission of, as chaplain to the girrison on N. Y., 404.

Inscriptioiun front of St. Peter's church, Albany, 1155.

Islip, slaves ui, 867

Jacquet, Jan P , director at the South river, 106.

lamaica (L. I.), the presbyterian church of, transferred to the episcopalians, 114; letter from, relative to the minister, 193 ; Mr. Pruddcu, congregational minister of, 194; agreement of the town of, with Rev. j\Ir. Prudden, 196; return of births, deaths and marriages in the town of, 197; churchwardens ol","sumraoned before the governor and council, 201 ; attorney general ordered to enquire into the riot at, 203 ; Rev. Mr. Honyman appointed episcopal minister of, 204; state of the church at, ib. ; Rev.