Kregier proceeds again to attack the Esopus, 70; the Esopus, again defeated, 71; another expedition against the Esopus, 80; their fort destroyed, 81; five tribes of River, meet behind Claverack, 84, 85; a truce concluded with the Esopus,, 89; (see Esopus;) refuse to pay the Dutch tribute, 101; a. christian killed by one of the, 102; the Merekewacks or Brooklyn, 102; some of the, massacred by the Dutch, 103; retaliate, 104; the Hudson river, 115; of N. Netherland, manners and customs of the, 118; appearance and food of the, 124; clothing of, 125; houses of the, ib.; forts of, 126; marriage and other customs of the, 127, ef seqg.; language of the, 128; belief regarding the soul entertained by, 130; the French surrender all claim to the Five Nations of, 177; number of fighting men helonging to the New York, in 1738, 240; number of Canada, capable of bearing arms, ib. ; papers relating to the civilization of the Six Nations of, 289; early missionaries among the Iroquois, 291; the Scotch cecmmissioners near Boston make arrangements for the education of children of the,

305; the Scotch commissioners at Boston propose setting up Hnglish schools among the, 314; averse to the proposed N. Eng. settlement on the Susquehannah river, 321; Rev. Mr. Kirtlands experience among the Seneca, 358; address of the Rey. Mr. Wheelock to the Mohawk and other, 359; Rev. Mr. Wheelock writes to Sir Wm. Johnson in favor of the Narragansett, 560; Rey. Messrs. Johnson and Avery petition the commissioners at Fort Stanwix to prevent the alienation of the lands of the, 390; numerical strength in 1770 of the Six Nations of, 428; Dr. Wheelock unsuccessful in his efforts to introduce the arts among the, ib.; Sir Wm. Johnson's letter on the customs, manners and languages of the, 430; symbols in use by the Iroquois, 432; sachems, how chosen, 433; rarely guilty of theft, 434; the axe an emblem of war amongst the, 457; Sir Wm.