mankind, for whose use lands were originally given by Providence, 938; rate fixed for the commutation of the, due to the state of New York, 945.

cised in New Netherland ; all others, however, tolerated, 22. >

Remonstrance 'against erecting five new

counties in the northern part of the prorince of New York, and praying for the erection of the county of Colden\on the west side of Connecticut river, 580.

Renselaerwyck, colonie of, 5, 6: colonists

of, sell guns to the Indians, 7; deseription of. in 1644, 28.

Report of the attorney-general of New York

, on the castern bounds of that province, 537; of AT. M. council of New York en the dispute between that province and New Hampshire respecting boundary, 550; of the committee of the council of New York on the petitions for the erection of sundry new counties in the northern part of that province, 583; om the out-

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rages of the Bennington mob, to the assembly ONT; 859.

Richmond co., census of, in 1733, 183; civil and military officers of, 239.

Ring, description of an antient mourning los.

Ktiot, in Cumberland county, partienlars of, 903, eb seq.; cause of the, Y10, 914, 916.

Robaud, Rev. Father, Sir Win. Johnson makes him a present of ten pounds, 303; letter of, to Sir Wm. Johnson communicating the opinions of the Canadians on the conquest of Canada, with sundry papers as to the necessity of the Eagiish retaining Canada, &e., 336.

Robertson, James, the last royal governor of N. Y¥.,a proclamation of, calling on the people to return to their allegiance, 1085.