O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.

"Crown by the Description of the Beaver Hunting Country as before mentioned remiercdw'" daries of the Crown by th.s I'rovmco iu 1701. -- The Bounthe Province of New York are as follows. On the South The Atlantic Ocean, including Long Island, Staten Island and others of less note. On the West The Banks of Hudson's River from Sandy Hook, on the Ocean, to the 41 Degree of …

A Line from a point on the East bank of Lake Huron in the Latitude of R rty Five East to the Kiver St Lawrence, or the South Boundary Line of Quebec; Thence along the South Boundary Line of that Province across the River St Lawrence to the Monument on the East Bank of Lake Champlain fixed: there in the 45 Degree of Northern Latitude; Thence East along the Line already run and …

Controversy respecting the Limits of New York, the North Boundary Line of the Massa- "StVof chusetts having in the year 1740 been ascertained by a Royal Decree of the King in Privy Council in the Contest between that Province & New Hampshire. But the Massachusets Commissaries at the late Meeting at Hartford in 1773 declared that they had no authority to settle their North …

^.^ ^^ ^ es t ern ci a m to the South Sea-- The immediate object of their Northern Claim j is a Country between Connecticut & Hudson's Rivers about Fifty Miles in length and about Forty in breadth and includes not only the greater part of the County of Cumberland, but a large District of the Counties of Albany and Charlotte. --The Lands there in question are wholly …

sense of the General Court of that Province soon after the Treaty of 1767, for settling the Boundary of the Two Provinces, appears clearly by their Resolution of the 23<* January 1768 in these Words " Resolved that this Court will concede to and confirm the last proposal made by their Commissioners on the part of New York at their late Conference in the Words of the Report of …

and winch could it now be effected, must not only prove highly injurious to the Crown in respect to the right of Soil, its Quit Rents & Escheats, but be productive of the greatest disorder & confusion in that Country. The Province of Massachusetts Bay ground their claim Westward to the South Sea on the Deed dated Remarks on 1 th March 162718 from the Council of Plimouth to Sir …

a North Boundary beyond form the Massachusetts Bay into a Province, and to invest the same with Powers as a Body _. Corporate. the present Line Estabtween thati rrovince and It became necessary therefore for the Massachusetts Bay after they were incorporated, to obtain a Convevance of the Lands granted to the Corporation to Roswell &c. and Associ™w« * ° " ates That tne y …

On the other hand admitting the Massachusetts Bay after their charter of 1628|9, and before it was vacated in 1684, did not obtain a Conveyance of the Lands granted to Roswell kc. and Associates, the Judgment which vacated that charter did not affect the Lands but left the Title in Roswell &c. and Associates, and the Crown could not by the Charter of 1691 grant them to the …

measure calculated to divest the Crown of the right of Soil in that very large and extensive Territory, which lies Westward of the Colony of New York to the South Sea. This claim had it been considered as well grounded would long since have been prosecuted and brought to a decision. The Massachusetts General Court or Assembly assert it in a Resolve they paused on the 23d of …

The Extent of the Province from North to South is about 300 Statute miles. Nassau Island (commonly called Long Island) is situated to the South, its length from East to West, is province, about 150 miles, and its breadth on a medium fifteen miles; The breadth of the Province Northward of this Island is various. From the City of New York North about 20 miles up the Country …

mentioned in the Answer to the preceding Question No. 2, the extent from the 42 d Degree to the North Line of Massachusetts Bay (a distance of 49 miles) is about 456 miles, and from thence to the 45 th Degree, it extends East & West on a Medium about 500 miles, and on the like supposition the number of square miles contained within this Province exclusive of the Lakes is …

Tryon County tho' thinly settled, as its extent is great, has many The cultivated parts of Charlotte County are inconsiderable, compared with what remains to be settled and the same may be remarked with respect to the Counties of Cumberland and Gloucester. 3 In the Appendix is a list of the Inhabitants White and Black in the respective Counties, according to the returns of …

Warren & Washington Counties in this State, and the West half of the State of Vermont ; Cumberland & Gloucester lay on the West bank of the Connecticut river and extended from Canada to the Massachusetts boundary ; the South line of the towns of Tunbridge, Strafford and Thetford being Westward they ran to the East bounds of Charlotte. Cumberland was erected in 1766 Gloucester …

York, the Dutch West India Company had seized it, made settlements and Issued many Grants of Land. In August 1664 the Country was surrendered by the Dutch to the English, and by the 3 U Article of the Terms of Capitulation it was stipulated " That all People shall continue free ; ' Denizens and shall enjoy their Lands, Houses, mid goods, wheresoever they are within this …

From that period it has remained in the possession of the English, and the Duke of York on the 29 11 of June 1674, obtained a new Grant from the King, of all the Territories included within the ' former Letters Patent in 1663|4. During the life of King Charles the Second, the Duke of York as proprietor of the Soil, passed many Grants (by his Governor) in Fee, and since his …

them or their assigns, Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Province of New York having passed to others for the same Lands, before it was known here that the Royal Grant was obtained and the Lands are now in possession of the New York Patentees or their assigns. These are all the different modes by which the Inhabitants have derived any legal Titles to their Lands …

What Rivers are there and of what Extent & Convenience in point of Commerce? 1 This tract, otherwise called " The Oblong,'' lies along the eastern line of Putnam and Dutchess counties, extending from the north line of Cortland Manor to about the south bounds of Livingston Manor in Columbia co., as laid down in Le Rouge's Map of the Prov. of N. Y. also in Sauthier'n Map of New …

Mohawk River, or the Mohawk Branch of Hudson's River leads to Fort Stanwix, and a short cut across the "carrying Place there might be made into Wood Creek which runs into the Oneida Lake, and thence thro' the Onondaga River into Lake Ontario. The other Branch being the continuation of the main River tends to Fort Edward, to the North of which it seems practicable to open a …

The River and Sound afford Navigation for Vessels of any Burthen towards the Collonies of Connecticut, Rhode Island and the Massachusetts Bay, in some degree hazardous however at the noted place distinguished by the name of Hell Gate about six Miles East of the City of New York. Connecticut River where it divides this Province from New Hampshire is included within the Limits …

In Nip Tides the Water rises about Four Feet and an half, at the Full and Change of the Moon, Six, and if at those Seasons a strong Easterly Wind prevails the rise of the Tides The Anchorage is good in a bottom of mud; there is only one remarkable increase to Eight Feet. mile. Reef of Rocks about mid-channel, half a mile within the Entrance; And the Harbour being shelter'd in …

A copy of Sauthier's large Map, reduced one-half, engraved especially for this Vol. will be found at the end of this Report. GOV. TRYON's REPORT ON THE PROVINCE OF NEW-YORK. Answer. By the Grants of this Province and other Territories to the Duke of York in constitution 1663|4 and 1674, the powers of Government were vested in him, and were accordingly exercised by his Govern …

This Board when full consists of Twelve Members who are also appointed by the Crown during Will & Pleasure; any three of whom make a Quorum. The Province enjoys a Legislative Body, which consists of the Governor as the King's Representative; the Council in the place of the House of -- Lords, and the Representatives of the People, who are chosen as in England: Of these the City …

All Laws proposed to be made by this Provincial Legislature, pass thro' each of the Houses' of Council and Assembly, as Bills do thro' the House of Commons and House of Lords in England and the Governor has a Negative voice in the making and passing of all such Laws. Every Law so passed is to be transmitted to His Majesty under the Great Seal of the Province, within Three …

The Common Law of England is considered as the Fundamental law of the Province and it is the received Doctrine that all the Statutes (not Local in their Nature, and which can be fitly applied to the circumstances of the Colony) enacted before the Province had a Legislature are binding upon the Colony, but that Statutes passed since do not affect the Colony, unless by being …

The Court has no Officers but one Clerk, and is not organized nor supplied with any officers in that Department of the Exchequer, which in England has the care of the revenue.--The judges of the Supreme Court hold their offices during the King's Will and Pleasure and are Judges of Nisi prius of Course by act of Assembly, & Annually perform a Circuit through the Counties.-- The …

The Clerk's Office of the Supreme Court has always been held as an Appendage to that of the Secretary of the Province. There is also in each County an Inferior Court of Common Pleas, which has the Cognizance of all actions real, personal & mixed, where the matter in demand is above £5. in value. --The practice of --Their Erthese Courts is a mixture between the Kings Bench and …

The Courts of Criminal Jurisdiction are Correspondent to those in England. The Supreme Court exercises it in the City of New York, as the King's Bench does at Westminster. The Judges when they go the Circuit have a Commission of Oyer and Terminer and General Goal Delivery and there are Courts of Sessions held by the Justices of the peace the powers of which and their …

punishment for these small offences at their Discretion, so that it exceeds [qy ? extends] not to Life And any three Justices of the Peace (one being of the Quorum) and Five Freeholders or Limb. have power without a Grand or Petty Jury to proceed against and try in a Summary Way, Slave s offending in certain cases, and punish them even with death. -- The Duty of His Majesty's …

a Superior Court of Admiralty, lately established in North America by Statute ; before this Establishment an appeal only lay to the High Court of Admiralty of England. The Prerogative Court concerns itself only in the Probate of wills and in matters relating to the Administration of the Estates of Intestates and in granting Licenses of Marriage. The Governor is properly the …

As to the Military power of the Province, the Governor for the time being is the Captain General and Commander in Chief and appoints all the Provincial Military officers during pleasure. Question No. 7. What is the Trade of the Province, the Number of shipping belonging thereto, their Tonnage, and the number of seafaring Men with respect to the Increase and Diminution within …

The returns from the American Ports and West India Islands, are made in such produce and manufactures of the Provinces and Islands, as best suit the Trade and consumption of this Colony There are also fitted out from the Port of New York several Whaling and Fishing Vessels. b r f ve STe u & Tonnage & seafarinV* The above together with the Trade of Great Britain, Ireland …

What Quantity or sorts of British Manufactures do the Inhabitants annually take from hence, What Goods and Commodities are exported from thence to Great Britain, and what is the annual Amount at an average 1 Answer. More than Eleven Twelfths of the Inhabitants of this Province both in the necessary and ornamental . Imports from Great Bruain. parts of their Dress are cloathed …

Ginger) Ironmongery, Arms, Gunpowder, Lead, Tin, Sheet Copper, Drugs, Brimstone, Grindstones, Coals, Chalk, Sail Cloth, Cordage, Paints, Malt Liquors & Cheese. --There are indeed few articles the British Market affords, but what are in some proportion imported here, except such as are among our Staple Commodities, particularly mentioned in the Answer to No. 11. If the Brokers …

When no particular stop is put upon Trade with Great Britain, it is generally estimated nere that the Annual Imports from thence into this Colony, amount on an average to Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling. The Goods exported from hence to Great Britain that are the produce of this Colony, are chiefly pot Great Britain. and pearl ashes, Pig and Bar Iron, Peltries, Beeswax …

What trade has the Province under your Government with any Foreign Plantations, or any part of Europe besides Great Britain how is that Trade carried on, what Commodities do the People under your Government send to or receive from Foreign Plantations, and what is the annual Amount thereof at an Average 1 ; Answer A considerable Trade is carried on from this to the Foreign West …

are ma(je j n Wines, the greatest part of which are carried directly from Madeira to the British and foreign West India Islands, there sold and West India Cargoe purchased with which the Vessel returns. When Grain is Scarce in Europe there is also a very considerable Trade from hence to the Spanish Spanish & roT somh" d 0ape FfrJi istre ports in the Bay of Biscay and to other …

The Annual Amount of the Commodities exported from hence to Foreign Countries is on an average, Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling and the Foreign Imports on an Avevalue of For- ® ne eignExpons rage 0ne Hun(ire(i Thousand Pounds Sterling. ; Besides the Trade to the Foreign Ports in Europe, there is every year a great Quantity of Flax seed and Lumber and some Iron sent …

The Collector, Comptroller, Surveyor, and Searcher, Land Waiter, are Eight in Number There is also a Naval Officer. The Tide Waiters are Tide Surveyor and Three Tide Waiters mostly employed on Board of Vessels that arrive with dutiable goods, so that there are but three other out door officers to look after the business of a very extensive Harbour, lying on two sides of the …

The Natural produce & Staple Commodities of this Province are Wheat, Indian Corn, Oats, Rye, ease Barley an(l Buck Wheat, Live Stock, Masts & Spars, Timber & Lumber of all sorts, Produce sia-^ n e Furrs Skins, Beeswax, Iron Ore, Pork, Beef, Flour, Pot & Pearl Ashes.--And its ManuS e »Ma M«i: ufactures. fac tu re s are, the making of Pig and Bar Iron, Distilling of Rum and …

in Orange County, the property of Vincent Matthews Esquire and one in the Manor of Philipsburgh in the County of Westchester lately leased for 99 years (pursuant to the Philispe Esquire. -- It is Royal Order) to Frederick called a Silver Mine, but from the small Quantity of Silver the Ore has hitherto yielded, may perhaps more properly be classed among the Richer sort of lead …

American Colonies exporting Hats of American Manufacture to any place whatsoever, as the foreign Markets were then almost altogether supplied from the Plantations as well, also, as Great Britain to the great prejudice of the Trade. This petition was referred to a Special Committee who reported the Evidence in which the number of Beaver Hats then Manufactured in New York & New …

II. c xxii.,) " to prevent the Exportation of Hats out of any of His Majesty's Colonies or Plantations in America and to restrain the number of Apprentices taken by the Hatmakers in said Colonies" &c All such exported hats were declared forfeit; the exporter subjected to a fine of £500 and every Master, Mariner, Porter, Carter, Waggoner, Boatman &c aiding and assisting him …

The number of Inhabitants in 1771 as appears in No. 13 was abi^° By the returns in 1756 from which year to 1771 no Census was taken, the numbers appear " h 168,007 to have been Whites 1756 J ^Blacks 83,233 - - - - - 13,542 96,775 Which shews the Increase from 1756 to 1771 to be 71,232 Admitting the Increase for the succeeding three years to be no more than the average …

the principal causes oi the Great Increase i t» • i The high price of Labour, and the plenty and cheapness of new land fit for Cultivation, as they increase the means of subsistence are strong additional Incitements to Marriage, and the people entering into that state more generally and at an earlier period of life than in Europe, the Proportion of Marriages and Births so far …

A law is passed annually or every two years for regulating the Militia Regulation under which it is constituted, ; The act now in force directs That every Man from Sixteen to Fifty years of age (a few excepted) shall inlist himself with the Commanding Officer of the Troop of Horse, or Company of Foot in the place where he resides. armed and equipped --That the --And imposes on …

Question No. 16. What Forts and places of Strength are there within your Government, and in what Condition 1 -- gov. trton's report on the province OF NEW-YORK. Answer The City of New York the Metropolis, is protected by a Fort and a Range of Batteries at the EnForts and piae e s of strength. trance °*" tne East River or Harbour, in good order and capable of mounting about One …

at the Works at the South End of Lake George to facilitate the Transportation to the next Posts, which are Ticonderoga and Crown Point these are both Garrisoned by His Majesty's Troops, but since the fire which happened at Crown Point, only a small guard is kept there, the principal part of the Garrison being withdrawn and posted at Ticonderoga. ; Question No. 17. What number …

The Mohawks the first in Rank of the Six Nation Confederacy tho' now much reduced in Number, originally occupied the Country Westward from Albany to the German Flatts, a space of about 90 miles, and had many Towns but having at different times been prevailed on to dispose of their Lands they have little property left, except to the Northward, and are reduced to Two Villages on …

and their property within that Line except to the Northward has been sold Nation consists of at least Fifteen Hundred and are firmly attached to the English. ' --This The other Nations of that Confederacy and who live further beyond the Indian Line are the Onondagaes, Cayouges, Senecas and Tuscaroras and are Well inclined to the British Interest The whole Six Nations consist …

The Tribes of Indians within the Province of Massachusetts Bay and the Colonies of Conecticut & Rhode Island &c. are under similar circumstances with those denominated River Indians and the Stockbridge Indians living on the Eastern Borders of New York may be considered as within it, as they formerly claimed the Lands near Albany, and still hold up some claim in that Vicinity …

imported viz. European and East India Goods from the x British Islands in the West Indies Also a Duty of Two per Cent, on certain species of Goods sold at Public Auction or Outcry, and from Lycences granted to Hawkers and Pedlars. The annual amount of the several Duties on an average of the last Five Years is £5000 Currency. Secondly from the Interest of .£120,000 in Bills of …

The Revenue arising from the Articles under the first Head as it is grounded on Laws annually a plication of passed, (except the Duty on Goods sold at Auction granted for three years) is appropriated the Revenue, foy annual Laws towards payment of the salaries of the Officers of Government and other necessary Expenses for the Public Service enumerated in such Laws. And the …

By a Law passed the 8 th of March 1 773 This Fund is appropriated for Twenty Years as follows The sum of £800 (part of £1000 to be raised by the Excise in the City and County of New Particular A P York) is to be paid Annually for Twenty years to the Governors of the Hospital now erectihe Excisemij n g j n t ne c ity of New York for the support of that Institution, and the …

The w hole produce of the Excise Fund before the passing of this Law usually amounted to about £1450 per annum. r Question No. 20. What are the ordinary and extraordinary Expences of Government? Answer. by the Province to the Officers of Government, ordinary Ex-which exclusive of the Salary of the Governor now paid by the Crown, amounted in 1773 " " " " £3120 2 vernraem. °"tO …

For payment of^Expresses and other small contingent articles of Expence there annually allowed 1807 .11.4| is - 100. .-- Question No. 21. What are the Establishments Civil & Military within your Government and by what Authority do office Civil & Military, how are they the Officers hold their Places, What is the annual value of each Possessors? present are the who and …

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There is no other Provincial Civil Establishment in the Colony. Most of the abovementioned Officers have Fees appertaining to their offices, the amount of which (if within the object of the present Enquiry) can only be ascertained by the Respective officers. The Province has a Court of Chancery, the Governor is Chancellor, and the Officers of the Court are a Master of the …

The Province during the late War, raised, cloathed, and paid a large Body of Forces, which was disbanded at the Peace, and Military Estabiishments. t jiere j s at p re sent no Provincial Military Establishment unless the Militia may be regarded The Officers of this Corps are as already observed appointed by the Governor, and having as such no pay their offices must be rather …

Whereas the Sachems of the Five Nations did on the 19 th day of July One Thousand Seven Hundred and One in a Conference held at Albany, Between John Nanfan Esq r late Lieutenant Governor of the Province of New York give and render up All their Land where the Beaver Hunting is, which they won with the Sword then Eighty years ago to Coorachkoo Our Great King praying that he …

Lord George by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain France & Ireland, Defender of the Faith &c. His Heirs and Successors for ever All the said Land & Beaver Hunting to be protected & Defended by his said Majesty, His Heirs and Successors to and for the Use of Us, our Heirs and Successors, And the said three Nations And we do also of our own accord free & voluntary Will …

Narrow passage from the said Lake to the Falls of Oniagara called Canaguaraghe and all along the River of Oniagara and all along the Lake Catarackqui to the Creek called Sodoms belonging to the Senekes & from Sodoms to the Hill called Tegerhunkserode belonging to the Cayouges and from Tegerhunckserode to the Creek called Caynunghage belonging to the Onnondages All the said …

Amboy, inconvenience of making a port of entry of, 98. dition against the Mohawks, 49. Albany, a delegation from the town of, meets the French Amersfort, (see Flatlands.) at Schenectady, 50; description of the Garrison at, Anabaptists, 62, 116. 51 ; fort at 60; intelligence from the Indian coun- Andaraque, proceedings of the French at the Mohawk try received at, 91 …

Calliere's plan for the capture of, 179 ; number of houses and adults in, in 1689, 180 ; proceedings of the authorities of, on receiving intelligence of the burning of Schenectady, 188 city and county officers of, in 1693, 200 ; "strength of the militia "of, in 1693, 202 ; names of the militia officers for the city and county of, in 1700, 234 of the freeholders of the Albany …

Angleran, Rev. Father, Superior of the Outaouac Missions, 74; Missionary at Michilimakinac, 125; wounded in the engagement with the Senecas, 146. Army List of the Province of New York in 1700, 227. Assembly, salaries of the officers of the New York in 1693, 200. Assizes, Court of General, Legislative powers vested 59; how often it sits, 60; succeeded by a Court of Oyer and …

Dongan of his intention to attack the Five Nations, 67 declared by the king to be the cause of the trouble with the Indians, 73; ordered to send some of the Iroquois to France to be employed in the galleys, ib. memoir of, ib. starts on his expedition against the Senecas, 74 motives of, for making peace, 75; quits Hungry Bay, 76 arrives at Montreal, 77 treaty between the …

Bayard, Nicholas, called to the Council, 1818. Beauharnois, M. de, protests against the erection of Fort Oswego, 292 despatches an officer to summon Oswego, 293 Gov. Burnet's reply to, 295. Beaujeu, M. de, applies for an extention of time to produce his titles to a Seigniory on the river Sara; ; nac, 362. Bear, Indian name for the tribe of the, 11. Beavers, number of sent from …

Brookland, officers of the militia of the town of, 231. Bruyas, Father, 87. Buildings at Niagara in 16SS, description of the, 169. Bull, instructions to Capt. Jonathan, on the burning of Schenectady, 189 account of the capture by the French, of Fort, 329, el. seq. Burk, Mr. Edm., opposes the French claims for land on Lake Champlain, 369 letter of, to the Sec. of the board …

Canada, enumeration of the Indian tribes connected with, 17, 24; account of the march into the Province of New- York of the Governor of, 50 the cold of, fatal to the French troops, 101 ; population of, in 1685, ib.; memoirs on, 123, 132; state of, in 16S7, 141 state of the British Province in 1743, with reference to, 301. Cannatchocari fort described, *340. Capitulation of …

western frontier, 303. Climate of the Iroquois country, 44. Colden, Cadwallader, report of, on the public lands, 247; prejudicial to, 255; Board of Plantations, instruction to, relative to lands on Lake Champlain, 347; on the trade of New-York in 1723, 487. Collins, Mr., Collector at Westchester, 105. Colve, Gov., charter of, to the city of N. Orange, 392; to the towns on Long …

Cosby, Gov., his character of the people of NewYork, 722. Cosson, Rev. Mr., 49. Cotton imported, 4SS. Council, names of the members of H. M.'s, in 1687, IIS; extracts from the minutes of, 150, 154, 162, officers of the, et seq; members of, in 1693, 199 200; minute of the Quebec, 372. Council of New- York, names of the members of the, under Dongan, 118; members of, under …

Tryon, 357; order of, noti- Cross, the, why selected as an Indian Totum, 20; fying claimants to land on Lake Champlain, under planted in the Mohawk country, 53; at Niagara, the French, to produce their titles, ib.; report of 169; at Oswego, 319. the, on French seigniories on Lake Champlain, Cumberland, population of the county of, in 1771, 365; minute of the Quebec, 372. 474 …

Dongan with having caused the Indians to plunder the French, 131; and with entertaining bankrupts and thieves, ib.; memoir of, on the state of Canada, 132; designs to build a fort at Niagara, 135; difficulties in the way of, ib.; calls for regular troops, 137; informs the minister that Gov. Dongan has sent agents to winter among the Senecas, 138; with intention to proceed to …

Five Nations, 87; complained of by the French Court, 92; Report of, on the state of the Province, 95; recommends Catholic Missionaries to be sent from England to the Five Nations 100; sends Maps of the Province to England, 101, 102; accusations of, against Collector Santen, 106; answer of, to charges against kim, 110, et seq.; grants a Charter to the City of Albany, 113; fees …

Lord President, 156,165; recommends his nephew to be employed in bringing settlers from Ireland to N. York, 157 proceedings of, on learning the French movements against the Senecas, ib.; proposes erecting forts on Lake Champlain, Hungry Bay, the Mohawk river and Niagara, 158 demands a surrender of English taken prisoners by the French, 165; obtains a conveyance of the Upper …

M., 65, 66, 73, 283. number of the inhabitants of, in 1714, 240 populaDongan, Gov., letters of, to M. de la Barre, 6S, 69, tion of, in 1723, 471 in 1731, ib.; inl737,472; in forbids the Iroquois treating with the French 1746,ib.; inl749,473; inl756,473; in 1771,474. without his permission, 76 promises the In- Duties on imports and exports in 1678, 61 tariff of, dians a …

English, the, date when they first went beyond the Seneca country, 100; Denonville orders the seizure of the, on Lake Erie, 126; accused of inciting the design of, to Indians against the French, 141 monopolize the fur trade, 179. Enumeration of the Indian tribes connected with Canada, 17; of the Northern Indians, 24, of the Five Nations, 468. Esopus in 1691, 268; number of …

Forts, description of the first on the Iroquois river, 43 of the Mohawk in the Province of New York in 1678, 60 in 1687, 96 built by the French, 158 between Oswego and Albany, in 1756, 338. Foundries in N. Y., 499. Flatlands, militia officers of the town of, 231 male Freight, price of, between Montreal and Fort Frontenac, in 1686, 127. adults in, in 1687, 431. Fletcher, Gov …

York, 207; his report thereon to the tribes, 17; the, invited to settle at Onondaga, 33; retire from Onondaga, 39 the, take possession of the Committee of Trade, 216; fails in obtaining assistance from the neighbouring Colonies, ib.; report of Mohawk country, 53 canoes of the, plundered, 70, 73 number of the forces brought by the, from the his proceedings regarding the Indians …

Gardiner, Lion, observations of, on the town of East Grant by the Five Nations of their hunting ground Hampton, 457. to the King of England, 525. Gamier, Rev. Chs., reference to, 33. Greenhalgh, Wentworth, observations of, among the Garton, Thomas, collector at Esopus, 105. Iroquois, 15. Genesee Country, papers relating to the 119 Indian Gravesend, militia officers of the town …

History of the first settlement of New Utrecht, 413; Hungry Bay, account of De la Barre's expedition to, sickness among of East Hampton, 457. 73 the French encamp at, 75 the troops at, 76 treaty between the French and Hocquart, Seigniory of, 349, 351, 376. Indians at, 77 Indian name of, 89, 159, 163. Houses, description of the, in the Province of New Hunter, fort, description …

Indians, papers relating to the several tribes of, 9, et Iroquois, papers relating to the, 9; names of the several tribes of, 11; customs of the, 12; explanations seq ; numerical strength of the, 16, 21, 24, 43, 66, of illustrations relating to the, 13, ct seq.; Wenttotums of the, 17 why the flesh of the 123, 468 worth Greenhalgh's observations among the, 15; French was …

Dongan's character of their noses, 162, 164 ; a board established for the the, 99; number of the castles of the, 100; means management of the affairs of the, 218 proceedadopted by the, to increase their numbers, 123; nuings at the conference between Gov. Fletcher and merical force of the, 123, 142; Fort St. Louis, 111. the, 222 ; conveyance of lands on the Susquehanattacked by …

Jamaica, names of the militia officers of the town of, in 1700, 230. Jerseys, the, evils arising from their being separated from New-York, 97; their annexatian to the latter Government earnestly recommended by Gov. Dongan, 98, 157, 159. Jesuit missions to Onondaga, 29. Jews, 62, 116. Johnson, Sir Wm., report of, on the numerical force of the Indians in 1736, 24; remarks of, on …

Kaniatarontaquat, (see Irondequot.) 467; in 1703 '12, 469; in 1723, 471; in 1731, ib.; King's county, names of the sheriff and justices of, in 1737, 472; in 1746, ib.; in 1749, 473; in 1756, in 1693, 201; strength of the militia of, 202; names ib.; in 1771, 474. of the militia officers of, in 1700, 231; list of the King's farm, allowed to Gov. Dongan during his adinhabitants …

Dongan, 122; Indian name of, 123; at Onondaga, 125; bearer of a letter from Gov. Dongan to M. de Denonville, 130; exerts himself to preserve peace between the Indians and the French, 133; persuades the Indians by underground presents, 134; length of time he has been a missionary at Onondaga, ib.; sends M. de Denonville copy of Gov. Dongan's speech to the Indians, 139, 141 …

Board of Trade on, 373. Louis XIV., instructions of, to M. de la Barre, regarding the Indians, 65, 72; to his Minister at London, to prevail on the Duke of York to order his Gov. at N. Y. not to supply the Indians with arms, ib.; directs the Iroquois prisoners to be sent to the galleys, 73; all things said to be possible to, 132; approves of the proposed attack on the Senecas …

Father, missionary among the Oneidas, Map, an Italian, of New Netherland, (faces Title ;) of 74; retires from that mission, 85 at Catarakoui, 125 at Fort Niagara, 168. the Province and harbor of New- York, sent to England, 101, 102; early, of the Susquehanah river Ministers, the several sorts of, in the city of NewYork, in 1687, 116 the King's natural born submentioned, 260 …

Dongan to the Far 43, 46S French expeditions against the, 4] et seq.; some French officers murdered by the, 47 verifiIndians, 100 taken prisoner by the French, 158 233. Militia, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; detained at Montreal, 161 , ; ; ; measures for the release of, ders from France, 166. the Council propose 162 ; liberated by or- Mercer, Col., appointed to the 2d American Regiment …

179; number of tbe houses and adults in, in 1689, 181 proposed disposition of the people of, and their property when conquered by the French, 183, et seq.; officers of the corporation of, 1693, 200; militia of the prov. of, in 1693, 203; names of the militia officers of the prov. of, 229; address of the Gov. and Council on the state of the prov. of, in 1691, 267; city of, in …

Council, 118; of the inhabitants of Ulster county in 1689, 173; of those killed and taken prisoners at Schenectady in 1691, 190; of the Indian Board, 218; of of inhabitants of Orange county in 1702, 239 Dutchess in 1714, 240; of Albany in 1720, 241; of all the civil and militia officers of the Province of New- York in 1693, 230 of the killed and missing in an action near …

New Kochelle, names of the militia officers of the town of, in 1700, 233. ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Newtown, militia officers of, in 1700, 230. ; New Utrecht, officers of the militia in the town of, ; at, ib.; situation and soil of, ib.; Gov. Dongan remonstrates against the erection by the French of a the French propose establishing a post fort at, 128 erection of a French fort at, 147 M …

; ; La Salle's fort at, ib.; French garrison 150; French fort at, 154, 158; abandoned, 168; condition in 1688, of fort, 169; names ol the officers then at fort, ib.; height of the falls of, 283; the French erect another fort at, 290. Nicolls, Gov. to M. de Tracy, 53; served in the French army, ib.; his report on the state of the his charter to N. York, 389. prov., 59 erection …

Ogdensburgh, papers relating to an early French first French settlement among the, 27; Father Le settlement at, 275. (See, Presentation.) Moine's mission to the, 29; first adult baptism Oneagorah, Oneigra, Onyegra. (See Niagara.) among the, 31; the French invited to settle among Oneida, strength of the, in 1677, 15; in the year the, 33; discovery of the salt springs of the …

Blair killed in the vicinity county of, 201; in 1702, 239; population of, in 1698,' 467; in 1703 and '12, 469; in 1723, 471; of, ib.; names of the killed and missing at the fight near, ib.; early naval operations before, 310; Col. in 1731, ib.; in 1737, 472; in 1746, ib.; in 1749, Bradstreet defeats a French force above, 312; de473; in 1756, ib.; in 1771, 474. scription of in …

French against them, 207; details of Frontenac's ; & Palatines, settlement of the, on the Mohawk river, burnt, 332; number of the, in 1718, 468. Palmer, Judge, called to the Council, 118; sent by Gov. Dongan as agent to England, 156; his instructions, 157. Papers relating to the Iroquois, 9; at Onondaga, 27; to to the settlement French expeditions against the Mohawks, 41; to …

ton, 97. Penn, William, endeavors to acquire the lands on the Susquenannah river, 261, et seq. Pennsylvania, evils arising from its being independent of New- York, 99; the proposed boundary between New-York and, ib.; evils arising from the purchase of land on the Susquehannah by, 270, el seq. Picquet Abba, proceeds from Quebec to establish a mission among the Iroquois, 277 …

Plan of La Presentation, 281 of Oswego, 292, 312, 315. Poor, provision for the maintenance of the, 62, 117. Population of the Province of N. York, in 1678, 61 statistics of, from 1647 to 1774, 467, in 1687, 96 ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; et seq. Powder, price of, in 1696, 215. Prerogative court, in 1693, officers and functions of the, 202. Presbyterians, 62, 116. Presentation la, the …

Queens county, names of the sheriff, clerk and justistrength of the militia of, 1693, iiOl names of the militia officers of in 1700, 230 ces of, in ; ; ; population of, in 1698, 467; in 1703, 469 ; in 1723, 471 ; in 1731, ib. ; in 1737, 472 ; in 1746, ib. ; in 1749, 473 in 1756, ib ; in 1771, 474. Quitrents, mode adopted by Gov. Dongan to collect, 104 ; amount of, in 1767, 480 …

Revenue officers in 1686, 104 papers relating to the provincial, 475, et seq. Rhode Island, annexation of, to New York recom; mended, 97. Richelieu, fort, by whom built, 43 ; river, 44 ; why so 1756, ib. ; in 1771, 474. Ridings, number of, in 1678, 61. Rigolle, situation of, La, 211. Religions, variety of, in New York, in 1678, 61, 62 ; in 1687, 116. Rome, early forts at, 329 …

Senecas, numerical strength of the, 16, 21, 44, 66, sue for peace from the French, 47 ; unite with the Cayugas in plundering French canoes, ib., 70, 74 account of M. de la Barre's operations against the, 81 hide their grain and prepare for war, 85 the Duke of York's arms erected in the country of the, and torn down, 87 ; description of the forts of the, 90; surrender their …

Slaves, in 1678, prices of, 61; number of, imported 117. into New-York, from 1701 to 1726, 482. Seigniories, French, on Lake Champlain, instruc- Snow shoes, the French march from the St. Lawtions to the government of New-York not to make rence to the Mohawk on, 46, 50. any grants within the, 348, 354, 356; order of the Southampton, names of the officers of militia of, in king …

of the, ib.; Abbe Picquet proposes to improve the rapids of the, 278; Gov. Tryon claims for N. Y. all the lands south of the, 36S. St. Louis, Fort, on the river Richelieu, by whom built, 43 ; in Illinois attacked by the Iroquois, 70, 72, Susquehanna river, efforts made to engage New- York traders to move to the, 99; fall of the, recommended as line of division between New …

the Cayugas and Onondagas, ib.; price paid for the lands on the, by the English, 261 the Onondagas and Cayugas confirm their conveyance of their lands on the, to New- York, 263, '4, '5 ; address of the Governor and council of New- York in 1691, on the subject of the, 267 letter of Sir W. Johnson on the evils resulting from the purchase of lands on the, 270 evils produced by …

York all the lands north of the river St. Lawrence, Totums, enumeration of the several Indian, 17. 368; Lord Dartmouth to, reproving such a pretension, ib.; letter of, to Lord Dartmouth, in support Towns, number of the, in the Province in 167S, 61; ; of his views, 369 ; Lord Dartmouth in reply to, to Lt. Gov. Cramahe, subscribing to certain conditions proposed by the Council …

Ulster county, list of the inhabitants of, in 1689, 171 names of the civil officers of, in 1693, 201 Dutchess annexed to, ib.; strength of the militia of, 203; names of the officers of militia of, in 1700, 233 ; Vaillant, Rev. Father, 155. Van Cortlant, Mr., on the burning of Schenectady, 194. Vaudreuil, M. de, expedition of, against the Oneidas, 213; informs the minister of …

Western New-York, first English settlement in, 289. Wheat, price of, in 1696, 215. Williams fort, location of, 329; abandoned, 338. Wolf, Indian name of the tribe of the, 11. Wyoming, Indian name for, 271. in 1771, 474. Y. York, Duke of, applied to by the French ambassador to prevent his governor supplying the Indians with arms, 72 villages, the arms of the, erected in the …