Stilwel, Lieut., arrives at the Esopus, 47; accémpanies an expedition against the Esopus Indians, 53; despatched to surprise the fort, 54; accompanies another expedition against the Indians, 71; returns to the Manhatans, 74. _

Stonearaby, the Lutheran minister of, and his congregation disposed to join the Episcopal church, 444, 445, 450, 455.

Stonington, clergy of, 318, 319.

Stuart, Rev. John, 424, 425; arrives at Fort Johnson, 428; much esteemed, 438, 441, 444; visits New York, 465; mentioned, 473; sometimes visits Canajoharie, 482; visits Pennsylvania, 496; memoir of the, 405.

| Stuyvesant, Goy., who, 107; his character, 10S; takes sides with Kieft, 109; condemns Kuyter and Melyn, 110.

| Suffolk county, census of, in 1738, 187;

names of the freeholders of, in 1738, 200.

Sulphur, large quantities of, in the Onondaga country, 174..

Sunderland, names of the inhabitants of the township of#586.

Surveyor-general of the province of New York, how appointed, 181; observations of, on the attorney-general's report on the east bounds of the province, 546.

Susquehannah river, course of the, 173; some of the New England people propose settling on the, 315; the Indians declare their great aversion to the New England Settlement proposed on the, 321; Dr. Wheelock proposes that four townships be granted on the, for his Indian school, 328 ; lands, Col. Dyer applies to the general assembly of Connecticut for a deed of the, 409.

Swannekins, the Dutch so Indians, 101.

Swartwout, Roelof, sheriff at the Esopus, 66, 70, 76; dismissed from his office of sheriff, 96. :