Petersburgh, baptisla prevail jn the town of, 1128.

Petun nation, 22.

Philipsburgh, slaves in the north part of, 356; census of, in 1712. 940.

PliUips, Rev. Fraiicw!. of Suatiwrd, 437; deserts his ewe, 439.

Philips, Rev. George, agreement between the town of Brookhaven and, 3S4.

Phips, Lt. Gov., letter of, to Gov. Clinton, 733; Gov. Clinton to, 749; to Lt. Gov. Delancey, 789 ; Lt. Gov. Belancey to, 793.

Pigeons, wild, 4-5, lOlC.

Pme, Rev. James, minister of Hempstead, 191.

PLxley, Joseph, affidavit of, 775.

Poglikeepson. court of common pleas to sit at, 973.

Polhemus, Rev. Mr., 10(5, 109, 110.

Polygamv among tlie Indians, 30.

Population of Fort Orange and of Manhattan island, 47, 4S ; of the city and county of Albany, in 1710, 897.

Porter, Rev. Mr., principal of the Clinton academy, 1112.

Potkoke, 617.

Potter, Rev. Horatio, of Albany, 115.5,

Potters bush, state of religion at, 1124, 1125.

Poundridge. eeiisus of, in 1762, 958.

Pownall. Gos-.. an extract from his work on the colonies, 1190.

Poyer, Rev Tlios., 1.30; succeeds Mr. Urquhart as minister of Jamaica, 21R; sues the church wardens for his salary. -219: difficuhies experienced by the, 220 ; memorial of the clergy regarding the, 224; date of the induction of the, 230, 305 ; wrecked, ib., 279, 307; declines to go to law for the pavment of his salary, 237; visited by Gov. Hunter, 240; a tool of Rev. Mr.'Vesey. 249; Gov. Hunter's statement of his conduct towards, 250, 257; begs Gov. Hunter's pardon, 262; Sec'y Clarke's reproval of the. 263; his reply to -Sec'y Clarke, 264; the see . for the prop, of the gospel represents to Queen Anne the case of the. 205 ; order in louncil relative to the difficulties experienced by the, 26S; the vestry of the church refuse to permit him to assist at their meeting, 270; representation of the, regarding his church, 271 ; Is refused his salary, 272 ; applies to Gov.