Corsen, Arent, sent by Kieft to Holland with specimens of the minerals of New Netherland; 117; drowned, 118.

CosBy, Gov., dies universally detested, 244.

Couwenhoven, Lt. (see, Van Couwenhoven.)

Cowass, a murder committed between upper and lower, 582.

Cows, price of, in N. Netherland, 32; in N. Eng., 33.

Cranz, David, author of a history of Greenland, 375.

Creation, the Indian's ideas of the, 130.

Croghan, Geo., introduces Rev. Wm. Andrews to Sir Wm. Johnson, 419; some notice of, 420.

Cromme-see Vly, 1077,

Crops, rotation of, in N. Netherland, 6, 30.

Crown Point, latitude and longitude of, 176; the French fort at, 240; description of, 241; a party sent to reconnoitre the

' French fort at, 259; distance of, from the lower end of Lake George, 260; reports of scouts to, 278, 281, 284; table of the distances from Albany to, 287; names of the inhabitants of the district of, 820; captured by the Green Mountain boys, 919.

Cruger, Mr., chosen speaker of New York assembly, 409.

Cumberland county, ordinance establishing courts in, 587; names of the civil officers appointed for, 588; Gov. Moore encour-

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ages the culture of potash, and hemp, and at his own expense erects a church in, 595, 596; act erecting, disallowed, 608; list of the judges &c., appointed for, 611; officers of, obstructed in the performance of their duty, 637, 641, 647, ef seq., (see Grout, John,) petition in opposition to one praying for the re-annexation of, to N. H., 663; petition against being annexed to New Hampshire, transmitted by Gov. Dunmore to Lord Hillsboro', 675; census of, 708; an account of a riot in, 758, 759; civil officers for, 775; the people of, demand the privilege of electing a representative in the assembly of N. Y., 815; the inhabitants of, demand that the several townships held by them under: N.