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

The Conhocton River rises in the north-west part of the County of Steuben, and taking a southeasterly course, passes the town of Bath, the county town, to which place it is navigable for boats of eight tons : about five miles below Bath it is joined by Mud Creek, so called from a lake that forms its source ; and even this small stream is navigable for boats, to Mr. Bartlcs's …

Lawrence ; while the Canisteo, a branch of the Susquehannah, falls into the Chesapeak, Both are navigable for boats of ten tons to within nine miles of each other, and the portage now in use may, with very trifling labour, be reduced to five miles. The navigation of the Canisteo has been more used than any of the other branches of the Susquehannah that water the Genesee …

If we consider the vast body of rich flats on the Susquehannah, where its various branches pass the Genesee Country, and the ease v^ith which the produce of the Genesee River can be brought to the navigable part of the Canisteo, it will appear that the quanity of hemp which may be collected at Tioga Point, or the Painted Post will be incalculable. The flats on the Genesee …

To forward this object, it is intended, this season, to begin an establishment at the extremity of the navigation of the Canisteo ; and to rnduce the farmers on the Genesee River to cultivate hemp and flax, proper boats will be provided to carry those articles to market. To those who object that three hundred and fifty four miles* is too lengthy an inland navigation to carry …

Thus encouraged -- the same person has been down every year since, and has made so considerable improvement on this sort of boat, that arks are now used which carry five hundred barrels. From the most diligent inquiry, and from the ease with which Mr. Bartles carried down his lumber last spring, there does not exist a doubt but that the navigation of the Conhocton and Canisteo …

The situation of the Genesee Country, and, mdeed, the whole western part of the State of New- York, is, in this respect, highly advantageous. It is supplied with salt in such ibundance, that the price is not higher than on the sea coast ; and the intermediate country, till within one hundred miles of tidewater, is also supplied from these works.* Thousands of barrels pass …

From this place boats of any size could be sent to Baltimore ; there being to this navigation no interruptions of consequence until we get below Wright's Ferry j from which place for Havre de Grace the State of Maryland is making great exertions to render the navigation safe and beneficial to the trade of Baltmore. The method which the gentlemen employed in this business has …

In the dry seasons, the drift wood which collects on these ledges, is gathered and piled on the rocks, and burnt until they become quite heated : water is then thrown on them, when they immediately split into pieces : the rocks are then broke up and thrown into the pools below. These breaches are made one hundred yards in length, so as to allow rafts of any size to pass with …

So much has the navigation been used, that one hundred boats have been known to arrive at the little town of Geneva in six weeks. In the beginning of the settlement of this country, families, moving in these boats, suffered much from want of shelter in the night ; but the number of travellers has induced persons to settle and keep taverns at the most suitable places, where the …

The Rundigut lies about five miles east of the Genesee River, and runs into the country about six miles : at the south extremity of the bay Rundigut Creek forms a very handsome fall of about twenty feet, affording a fine situation for mills, which may be so placed that boats might be navigated from-Canada to the mill, and there loaded without any trouble. A convenient …

Immediately above the falls the river is navigable for large boats, and continues so for twenty-five miles above Williarasburgh, \vhere it is again interrupted. At the village of Williamsburgh the Canascraga Creek joins the Genesee River : this creek affords good navigation for near twenty miles, to Dansville, a settlement in the north west corner of Steuben county, only nine …

The road from Albany to the westward goes by Schenectady and the Mohawk River ; but at Utica, ninety-six miles from Albany, it is intersected by the Great Genesee Road, at which place you are ninety-nine miles from Geneva, the whole of which distance you will find a well settled country j but, for your guide in making comfortable stages, I have annexed a list of the best …

it commands a view of Lake Erie ; and the road from this to the Falls is along the banks of Niagara River, a very interesting ride. The river is in no place less than a mile over and the picture is enlivened by a variety of landscapes. Niagara River is the only outlet of Lake Superior, and all those immense lakes that afford, from the falls, an uninterrupted navigation of near …

From the falls to Queens-Town, the nearest place to which shipping approach the falls, the river is confined within a chasm in the rocks, one hundred and fifty feet deep, and to all appearance cut out by the force of the water. Queens- Town is a neat village, and has all the appearance of a sea-port : it is not uncommon to see at that place several brigs of one hundred tons …

Some persons, interested in the countries beyond the falls, had this interruption to the navigation examined by a very respectable engineer, for the purpose of discovering the practicability of making a canal to open the navigation of the western lakes. The fall WESTERN NEW- YORK. 1167 was found to be three hundreil and twenty feet from Steedman's Landing, above the falls, to …

Powel's Hotel, Geneva, 13 From Geneva to Canadarqua. Sanburn's, 16 Searson's, on the State Road, 14 New-Hartford, 11 Peterson's, at the Big Spring, 6 Ganson's, 6 To the Station on the Big Plain, 27 To Buffalo Creek, 43 Miles, 317 1168 PAPERS RELATING TO WESTERN NEW- YORK. %»The following note from the Hon: John Greig to T. Romeyn Beck Esq. M. D. indicating the author of the …

He afterwards made occasional visits to this Country, until the year 1807, when he died of the yellow fever while on a mission from the British Governmeivt to the Havanna. Believe me with much regard Yours Sincerely. DESCRIPTION OF THE Genesee Country, IN THE STATE OF NEW-YORK: K WHICH THE SITUATION, DIMENSIONS, CIVIL DIVISIONS, SOIL, MINERALS, PRODUCE, LAKES AND RIVERS …

The country to which the name of Genesee is given, is the most ■westerly part of the State of New- York, and is situated between 3 degrees and 5 deg. 50 min. longitude west from New- York city, and between 42 deg. and 43 deg. 15 min. north latitude. Its greatest length from east to west is 125 miles, and its greatest breath about 95 miles, containing nearly 5 millions of …

In the year 1789, Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham, Esquires, of New England, purchased from the State of Massachusetts the pre-emption right of a large tract of land in the eastern part of this country, under the jurisdiction of the State of New-York ; but little was done ir the settlement of it until the year 1792, when the roads leading to this country were made and …

The face of the other parts is generally even, a considerable part, on the east of the Genesee river, consisting of low ridges, or gradual swells running parallel with each other, which form handsome uplands and meadows; and on the west of Genesee river the country is more level.* On both sides of Genesee river are large openings which are thinly timbered, very fertile, and …

The most common sorts of timber in these parts of the country is as follows : sugar maple, beech, lyn (here called basswood) oak, ash, and elm ; and the hilly parts are mostly timbered with oak. Where the sugar maple and basswood are most common, the land is generally esteemed best for grass, and probably for grain, and is experienced to be durable ; and lands which produce …

But although the growth of timber usually denotes the sort of soil on which it grows, yet it sometimes happens that the soil varies materially in different places where the same sort of timber grows; and it is observed in some parts that the growth of the young timber is of a different sort from the old. Lands on which the growth of timber almost entirely consists of maple …

Fruit, asappl -, peaches, plumbs, cherries &c. grows to much advantage, and ;i some parts are orchards that were raised by the Indians ; but frui; trees, in this country, were mostly destroyed in the expedition oi General Sullivan against the Indians in the revolutionary wai = This country is very favourable for the raising of grass, the upla-wd usually producing from a ton …

Tobacco is raised of a good quality, but as yet not in large quantities : a gentleman from Maryland has raised some thousand plants of it, last fall, and it is believed that it might be advantageously raised for market. Maple sugar is manufactured in such quantities that some of the Inhabitants make from five hundred to upwards of a thousand pounds of it in a season. A tree …

Squirrels are so numerous in some years as considerably to injure corn ; and upwards of 2000 of them have sometimes been killed in a day, which is occasionally appointed for that purpose by the inhabitants j the most common kinds of them are the black, and the red ; the grey coloured being very scarce. Of reptiles, the most remarkable is the rattle-snake, which is seen mostly …

Oxen grow uncommonly large, frequently measuring from six and a half to seven feet and upwards, round the shoulders, and are mostly used for work, being very manageable, and perhaps most suitable for the working of new lands. A larger breed of horned cattle has lately been introduced, and is now raising. Sheep and hogs are very thriving. The growth of cattle is rapid, from the …

A salt spring is said to be discovered west from Genesee river ; but the Inhabitants are at present plentifully supplied with that valuable article from the salt works in the military lands, at the distance of 10 to 60 miles, and is sold and also exchanged for grain, near Geneva, at a dollar a bushel. Near the head of the Genesee river there is a remarkable spring, the water …

The practice of the inhabitants of building adjoining the public roads, often occasions too great a distance from springs, and they might frequently be conveniently supplied with water, were they to build on other parts of their farms. There is however a considerable number of streams suitable for mills, insomuch as the greater part of the inliabitants are not farther distant …

It is situated 40 miles west from Seneca Lake, and is boatable nearly 50 miles, but its navigation is interrupted by some falls. On this river are extensive and very rich bottoms, which are in some parts nearly two miles wide, and are partly overflowed in the spring season ; in consequence of which the inhabitants near them are subject to agues and other bilious complaints …

* It is expected that a great part of the produce of this country , wiU soon be transported to the Philadelphia market, by a turnpike road, which is nearly completed, between Niscopack, on the Susquehannah, and the river Lehigh, which discharges itself into the Delaware river; the distance of the road being 23 miles. By this route, it is said, the most difficult falls on the …

The Canawisque runs south from Canisteo, empties into Tioga river, and is navigable in spring and fall. Mud Creek rises east from Genesee river, and runs a north easterly course to Seneca river. It is navigated by boats from Lyons, 14 miles north from Seneca Lake, and about 15 miles from its junction with Seneca river ; from whence boats proceed to ihe neighbourhood of Albany …

Buffalo creek rises south from Tonawanda creek, runs a westerly course, emptying itself into the streights of Niagara. The lands on this creek are remarkably good in quality. Lake Ontario ; by which this country is bounded on the north, is about 180 miles in length, and about 60 miles in breadth. Its shores are watered by many creeks and inlets, which form excellent harbours …

It is navigated by some, sloops, and from hence there is carrying place of 14 miles to Le Beuf, in Pennsylvania, near the head waters of French Creek, wdiich is navigable by boats to Alleghany river, and from thence to the Ohio ; and by this route quantities of salt, which is transported from the Military Lands, are conveyed to Pittsburgh. This communication was used by the …

It stretches in a direction nearly from south to north, forming a handsome sheet of wholesome water, of great depth, and never freezes over in winter; and in summer, a bottle being let down under the surface, is filled with cool and pure water. It is navigated by a sloop and perriauger, besides boats, and by its outlet boats proceed by Seneca and Onondago rivers to …

Canandarqua lake is situated 20 miles west from Seneca lake, is nearly 20 miles in length, and 2 miles in breadth. Chataughqua lake is situated near lake Erie, and is nearly 15 miles in length. The lands near this lake are very rich. Mud lake, Honeyoy, Hemlock and Canesus lakes are situated from 10 to 35 miles west from Seneca lake, are from 6 to 10 miles long, and from them …

The northerly and westerly winds which occasion an extraordinary coldness in winter, spring and fall, on the East side of the Alleghany mountains, by blowing from the high and cold tract of country composed of those mountains, are tempered in this country by passing over the extensive bodies of w^ater which are situated on the northern and western boimds ; and the south wind …

Once in three or four years, as is the case in most countries, it has been sickly in many parts. The fall of 1801, was probably as sickly a season as any one since the earliest settlement ; which is imputed to an uncommon wetness of the weather, occasioning much stagnated water. The prevailing sickness, which was the bilious fever, proved however not very mortal to the sick …

In the beginning of the year 1800, snow fell in most places about three feet deep, but there is no other instance known of so great a fall of it. The continuation of snow, besides its usefulness to grain, renders sleighs common and convenient for the transportation of produce to market, a pair of horses travelling^ with thirty bushels, at the rate of 35 or 40 miles in a day …

Lands that are now selling at four dollars an acre, were sold twelve years ago at only the same number of shillings an acre, and the advance of their value in the course of 10 or 15 years hence will most probably be very considerable. A farm may probably be puchased in the cheapest manner by buying land without any improvement. Three men with a yoke of oxen may clear and …

The number of votes given in Ontario and Genesee counties in spring 1804, for 3 Members of Assemhlyy by which an idea may be formed of the population of each township, is as follows : -- Canandarqua, 272, Hartford, ]34, Bloomfield 405, Palmyra 198, Genesee 118, Jerusalem 37, Easton 163, Williamson 51, Charieston 173, Bristol 188, Northfield 168, Sodus 53, Augusta 120 …

It has a convenient court house, in which public worship is performed by a Minister of the Congregational persuasion ; a handsome jail, a large academy nearly finished, which is said to be well provided for ; several well supplied stores, in which goods are sold on moderate terms ; several considerable distilleries, a large tan-yard, in which is manufactured a large quantity …

Flour, potash, and other productions of the country are also transported from this place to Albany &c. Bath is the chief town of Steuben county, and is situated on the Conhocton river. It consists of about 30 houses, and thence many arks, boats and rafts, are floated in Spring and sometimes in fall to the Susquehanna ; and flour has been transported from this place to …

There are but few black people, and those that are born in this State are by law allowed their freedom after the age of 28 ; but those from other States continue as Slaves during life. The blacks have an attachment to this country, as they live well, and have an example of industry from the settlers. There are but few ministers of the gospel yet settled, but schools are …

Whiskey is distilled in considerable quantities, and mostly consumed in the country, and is also exported to Canada and 10 Susquehanna. The produce of the country is received by storekeepers in payment for goods, and with horses and cattle, is paid for land. Several thousand bushels of grain have been purchased in the winter beginning thi« year, 1804, for money at Newtown and …

Wheat, from 62 cents to 1 dollar a bushel-- Corn from 37 to 50 cents a bushel -- Rye from 50 cents to 62 cents, a bushel -- Hay from 6 to 12 dollars a ton -- Butter and Cheese, 10 to 16 cents a pound -- a yoke of oxen, 50 to 80 dollars -- milk cows from 16 to 25 dollars -- Cattle for driving, 3 to 4 dollars a 100 lb -- A pair of good working horses, 100 to 125 dollars -- Sheep …

liipiftniix. Containing a description of the military lands in the State of New- York. The military tract was granted by the Legislature of New-l^ork as a gratuity to the officers and soldiers of the line of this state, which served in the America revolution. This tract contains a million and a half of acres, and is divided into 25 townships, containing 60,000 acres each …

The quality of the land is, with little exception, of the best sort, being in general loamy, and is nearly the same as described in Genesee ; as are also the timber, productions and animals. The following are the rivers and lakes : -- The Seneca river issues out of Seneca lake. It is joined by the outlet of Cayuga, and Mud Creek from the west ; and by Onondago river from the …

The lands adjoining it are remarkably excellent. Skeneatelis lake is nearly 16 miles in length. Otisco lake is about 8 miles in length. ■ Onondago lake is situated near the north eastern parts. Salt is manufactured at springs adjoining this lake, in a reservation of land belonging to the State, in very considerable quantities. The s;iit weighs 5G pounds a bushel, and it is …

This country is divided into three counties ; viz. Seneca, Cayuga, and Onondago. Population has been uncommonly rapid, notwithstanding the discouragements proceeding from disputed titles to these military lots, several deeds having been frequently granted for the same lots, and nearly one third of these titles are yet undetermined, though they are expected to be shortly …

The turnpike road to Albany is before described, and on some parts of it are buildings and improvements closely adjoining to each other, which have the appearance of villages. This road in the year 1792, was only an Indian path, a little improved, and settled only with a few stragling huts 10 or 20 niiles from each other, for the distance of nearly 100 miles ; and was then the …

Whislc^ IS distilled in considerable quantities. Cattle, particularly cow and sheep, always command a liberal price in money, ^nd gr?',iE and other produce are sold for money to settlers emigrating i» t tnis country. The prices of produce is nearly the same as in l» Genesee country. Uyg PAPERS RELATING TO WESTERN NEW- YORK. Pennsylvania, Jersey and the Eastern parts of this …

The turnpike road to Albany is before described, and on some parts of it are buildings and improvements closely adjoining to each other, which have the appearance of villages. This road in the year 1792, was only an Indian path, a little nnproved, and settled only with a few stragling huts 10 or 20 roiles from each other, for the distance of nearly 100 miles ; and was then the …

A considerable quantity of produce is carried by sleighs in winter to markets on the Mohawk river Potash is often manufactured and transported to Albany. Whiski IS distilled in considerable quantities. Cattle, particularly cow and sheep, always command a liberal price in money, ^nd graiis and other produce are sold for money to settlers emigrating i» t tnis country. The prices …

Albany,King William and Queen Mary proclaimed at, 7 ; King James" soldiers keep the fort of, 32 ; an election of Mayor and Aldermen of, ordered, 52 ; names of tlie persons recommended b}^ Leisler to be chosen Magistrates of, ib ; proceedings of the Anti-Leisler Convention at, 80, e* seq. (see Conventinn) . answer of the Magistrates of, to the Onondagoes, 86 ; assists the …

Congress at, in 1754, 545, et seq. ; Indian account of the g.rant of ground to tiie whites to build a town at, 598; the Indians disyatisti^Hl with a purchase of land concluded by Pennsylvania at, 752, 759 ; the lower Mohawk flatts granted to the Corporation of, 881 ; Sir Wm, Jolinson's obs. on the bill for dividing the county of, 955; description of the country between Niagara …

Allen, John, Secy, of Connecticut, letter from Jacob Leisler to, 15; from, to Leisler, 34, 76, 169, 189, 232, 225, 253, 284, :^88, 383 ; from, to Secy. Ciarkson, 332. Andros, Sir E., charged with having: carried away the New-York Records, 4; reported to have escaped, 22 ; legality of the commissions of, vindicated, 36 ; the friends of, ofl'er a reward for his rescue, 38 …

petitions of .John Fitch and Henry Voight to tlie Pennsylvania House of, 1082; letter of Jolin Fitch to tlie speaker of the New-York, 1084; report on John Fitch's peiilion to the Pennsylvania, 1086; petitionsof Jn. Fitch to the New-York, 1U87, 1093; ])etitions of James Runisey to the New-York,]088, 1091, 1095; report on the petition of James Rumsey and John Fitch to the …

Bath, first settlement of the town of, 1134; shiretown of Steuben County, 1135; population of, in 1796, ib; first newspaper at, 1136; weekly market at, 1141; further improvements in, 1146; Gazette^ circulation of, in 1799, 1152; number of deer killed annually in former times in the neighborhood of, 1155; description of, in 1804, 1183. Battle of Lake George, official account of …

Nicholson, 66; disclaims all intention of overthrowing the government, ib; complains of being confined in irons, and prays for pardon, 67; representations against Leisler supposed to be from, 388, 391 ; claim of, for damages suffered during Leisler's administtation, 393, 42-1. Beekman, Gerard, one of Leisler's Council, 45,49 ; letter of, to the people of Queens, 334; arrested …

Blagge, Capt. Benjamin, captures a French ship, 40; memorial to His Majesty sent by, 55; sent delegate to Connecticut, 75; proceeds to Boston, 247; sent by Leisler as his agent to England, 268; memorial of, to the King referred to Gov. Sloughter, 360; answer to the memorial carried to England by, 388. Blathwayte, Sec'y, letter from governor and council of New-York to …

Andros at, approved by the King, 47; small pox prevails at, 72; governor of, warns the |)eople of Albany of their danger, 97; fits out vessels against the French, 2.J0; troops from, ordered to New Hampshire, 259. Boudinol, Elias, ordered to be arrested, 263. Boundary of the Genesee country, 1171; of the Military tract, 1186. Braddock, Gen., appoints Col. Johnson agent for …

Bushwick, rate lists of the town of, 482, 493. Butler, Col., treats with the Indians at Niagara, 1108. Byrne, Mr., commissary at the Uneida blockhouse, 805. c. Caghnawaga patent, boundary lines of the, disturbed, 816. Caledonia, a Scotch settlement in Western New-York, particulars of, 1166. Canaila, journal of Capt. John Schuyler's expedition into, 285 ; John Hart's …

Gov., prejudiced in favor of the Canadians, 854; is new in Indian affairs, 856; authorizes traders to go wherever they please, ib. ; sends his nephew with letters to j Gen. Johnson in favor of a Canadian, 857. Carrying places in 1792, between Al- \ bany and Genesee, 1107. i Casco bay, the English post at, de- j stroyed, 259. | Catalogue of the books and papers in Boston …

Chambers, Major Thos., orierf^d to raise men in Ulster county, to defend the Frontiers, 313. Chamblee Lake, a French force on the, 269. Chataughqua Lake, 1180. Cheemung town, population of, in 1791, 1116; river, 1159. Cheese manufactured in western New- York, 1148. Cbenossio Indians, location of the, 782. Cherokees, speech of the, to Sir William Johnson, 765; traders murdered …

Climate, the, of western New-York, 1119, 1145, 1180. Clinton, Gov., letters of, to Col. Wm. Johnson, 619, 621, 624, 63U; orders all papers and records relating to Indian affairs to be delivered to Col. Johnson, 622 ; complaint against Gov. Dinwiddle to, 624 ; orders a general Indian council to be held at Onondaga, 629; is about to return to England on account of ill health …

Andros and Dongan revoked by Leisler, 53, 58; to search for suspected persons, 55 ; to hold courts of oyer and terminer, 61, 62; to Messrs. Vermetre, Blagge, & Milborn as delegates to Conn., 74; from the convention at Albany to K. Van Rensselaer and Gerrit Teunise as deJegates to Conn., 102; to Reynier Ba; rents as delegate to New-York, 174, to R. Livingston as delegate to New …

Commissioners, (Leisler's,) names of the, at Albany, 191; resolve to retain the Connecticut troops, ]b; forbid all recriminations between citizens, 192; and the departure ot any persons from the county between the ages of 14 and 60, 193; call on R. Livingston to deliver up the Rec. of the city of Albany, 194; make a requisition on New-York and Albany for Certain stores, 195 …

Congress in 1754 ; proceedings of the, 545: names of the, to the Pro. Congress, 553; on Indian affairs, proceedings of the, 559, 560. Committee of Safety at New York, names of the members of Leisler's, 11, 24; appoint Leisler commander in chief, 23 ; order the municipal officers of that city to be elected, 35; letter of the, to the convention at Albany, 115. Congress, at …

Winthrop, as commander in chief of the expedition against Canada, 253 ; fragment of a letter from Leisler to, 261 ; is accused by Leisler of juggling and double dealing, 302; and with having spit in the face of New York, 303; severe animadversions on, ib. ; cries like fiends fearing to be tormented before their time, 307; compared to those hypocrites, spoken of by St. James …

Convention at Albany proceedings of the, 80; names of the members of the, ib; et seq. the members of the, furnish each a gun to be hung up in the church, 81 ; issues warrants against certain frenchmen, 82; forbids all persons able to bear arms quitting the county, 84 ; sends messengers to the adjoining settlements with certain intelligence, 85 ; answers of the, to the Onondaga …

Livingston for his disbursements, 103 ; receives information that a body of men is coming from New York, 106; resolves to inform the Burghers thereof, 108 ; calls the Burghers together and communicates with them, 109; answer of the citizens to the, 110; news received by, of the approach of three sloops with the King's Jack aboard, 113; interview of .Jacob Milborne with the …

Governor, 148; despatches a force in pursuit of the French who burnt Schenectady, 156; measures adopted by the, after the Schenectady massacre, 157, et seq; sends letters to the governors of New England and Virginia, 159 ; orders several houses to be pulled down, ib; measures adoptby the, regarding the River Indians, 162; fails in obtaining aid from Esopus, why, 163; receives …

Cosby, Gov., some particulars of the family of, 794; minute of the la.'t will of Mrs., 795; one of the sons of, a lunatic, 80tj, 815, 818, 830; Mrs. cannot sell her son^s lands without an order from the Chancellor, 818; manor sold, 802 ; account with the purchasers of, 927. Council, names of the members of Leislei's, 45; minutes of, 48; three members of Leisler"s sent to …

Johnson in favor of, 838; intimates his intention of quitting the public service, 840; consents to continue in office, 845; cause of his dissatisfaction, 840; is recommended to be sent to Fort Pitt, 862; proceeds to Detroit, 8tJ5. Crooked Lake, 1180. Crown Point, a party of outscouts ordered to, 197 ; the French build a fort at, 607; the Hon. Wm. Johnson appomted major-general …

Johnson to be major-general, 653 ; Gen. Johnson applies to him for munitions of war, 654; and to prohibit the sale of rum among the Indians, 656 ; further letters to, 657, 659, 660, 662, 665, 678, 682, 763 ; orders the treasurer to pay certain moneys to Gen. Johnson, 670 ; urges Gov. Phipps to forward reinforcements to the army at Lake George, 675; receives information of an …

Johnson and, 815, 818, 825, 828 ; complains that his letters come to him open, 827; advises Mrs. Cosby to take legal opinion as to her power of disposing of her son's property, 830; communicates to Sir Wm. Johnson an extract of Lady Warren's letter, 934; Sir Wm's reply to, 935; further communication from Sir Wm. Johnson to, regarding Sir P. Warren, 979. , Stephen, joint …

York bay, 3; arms seized in liis mill on Staten Island, 6 : arbitrary power of, denounced, 10 ; his servant arrested ; 21; said to liave established a Jesuit College, 23; in Rhode Island 32; returns thence to JNew-York, ib; invited Maryland and Virginia to unite against tlie French, 42; ordered to be arrested, 70, 74 ; all who hold com'ns trom him also to be made prisoners, 71 …

Election of the Mayor and common council of New-York, by the freemen, 35; of the mayor and aldermen of Albany ordered, 52; of representatives, order for the, 73. Emmett ordered to be arrested, 74. Erie, Lake, description and trade of, 1179. Exports of western New-York in 1799, 1149. False weights, the traders in the Indian country make use of, 834. Fasting and prayer, a day of …

Flatbush, a court martial ordered to sit at, 310; rate lists of the town of, 470, 504. Flatlands, rate lists of the town of, 488, 495. Fletcher, Gov., petition of Thomas Statham to, 412; of the meml)ers of I^eisler's council to, 413 ; of Peter Delanoy to, 417. Flushing, rate lists of the town of, 459, 516. Flying stores in western New-York, 1119. Fort James seized by Leisler …

French, privateers fitted out in New- York against the, 250, 275 ; a ship belonging to the, captured at the mouth of theCanada river, 272; enumeration of the encroachments in America by the, 607; intrigues of the, in the western country, 833. Fruit trees in western New-York, 1112, 1174* G. Gage, General, news from the western country sent to, 811, 833; his views of the course …

Williamson's letters on the, 1127; boundaries of the, 1129; date of the first settlement of the, 1130; a road opened from Pennsylvania to the, 1133; scarcity of provisions in the, 1134; the, compared to Yorkshire in England, 1154; routes to the, 1155, 1165; a Scotch settlement in the, 1156; water communications from the, 1159; road to Niagara from, 1165; Robert Munro's …

Geneva, facts relating to the early history of the town of, 1106, 1115, 1131, 1136 ; a sloop built and a newspaper established at, 1137 ; a weekly market at, 1141; the first stage runs to, 1142; a brewery established at, ib ; manner in which water is conveyed to the houses at, 1143; a sulphur spring near, 1176; plaster of paris found in the vicinity of, ib.; description of, in …

Sec, 257, 277, 310 ; arrested, 354; petitions Gov. Fletcher, 413; attainder of, reversed, 438. Gravesend, rate list of the town ofj 462, 508. Greenbush, a false alarm at, 85. Greig, Hon. James, letter of the, \9 Dr. T. Romeyn Beck, 1168. Gunpowder plot, rejoicings at New York, on the anniversary of the, 41 H. Half Moon, the fort at the, to be removed, 89. Hardenberg, Gerrit …

Honeoye, first settled, 1134; lake, 1180. Hopetown, Yates co., 1137. Hour glasses, use of, in Albany, 198. Huntington, rate lists of the town of, 443, 530. Hurley, power of attorney from the inhabitants of, to their representatives, 46. INDEX. Immigration, early, into Western iVew York, 1144. Inciiiquin, Earl of. Gov. Slon^hter's Letteis to, 2;iving an account of the allkirsof …

Johiison be agent for the, 582; insolence towarils the Oswego traders by the, 561 ; the treaties with the Six Nations usually attended by the River, 572 ; speeches to the, 666, 575, 5;7, 583, 594,604,631,633; from the, 572, 575, 578, 598, 630, 632, 637; the, protest against the sale of rum at their castles, 59! ; the account of the first visit of the Dutch to this jountry …

Blaryland west of the Alleganies permitted to be run by the, 853 ; journal of ihe proceedings at Niagara, with the, 868; the patent of Kayaderosseras and of the lower Mohawk flatts complained of bj^ the 8'SI ; the effect of the conquest of Canada on the relations with the, 898; the number of, at the treaty of Fort Stanwix, 915; policy pursued by the, when disjiosed to quarrel …

Chs., presents a memorial OH the subject of Christianizing the Indians, 987. Ingoldesby, Major, Leisler's protest against, 320; answer of, to Leisler's protest, 322; reply of Leisler to, 323; proclamation of to the people of New-York, ib; Leisler's order for the reception of the troops of, 324; Leisler's refusal to surrender the fort to, ib; Leisler's proc. against persons …

Johnson to take the hatchet from the hands of the Six Nations, <j29. Inventory of Father Valiant's property seized at Albany, 208; of the sliip Resolution, 311. Ireland, news received at New-York of the total reduction of, by King William, 316. Irish refugees, proceedings at Maryland regarding some, 226, 243. Irondequat, a fort to be built at, 616. Iron ore in Western …

Clinton from, 619,621,624, 630; a smith sent to the Senecas by, 621; all records and papers relating to Indian affairs ordered to be delivered to, 622; complains of Gov. Dinwiddie, 624; is instructed to hold a general meel.ing of the Six Nations at Onondaga, 629; report of his conferences witii the Mohawks, 630 ; Indian name of, ib. ; arrival of, at Onondaga, 632: report of …

Braddock, 644, 648, 674; has enemies, 640; gives up his Indian trade, 646; demands iJlOOO sterling per annum, and an allowance for secretary, 647; recommentled to be commander of the expedition against Crown Point, 650; is commissioned as major-general of the provincial forces, 651, 653; calls on the government to prohibit the sale of rum among the Indians, 666 ; speculates in …

Sacrement called Lake George by, 689; rumor of a battle between the French and the troops under, ib.; oflficial afccount of the battle of Lake George by, 691; is wouniled, 693^ acquaints the Board of Trade with the results of the battle, 698; ap pointed by the crown sole superin tendent of Indian affairs, 701 ; thank tlie re])resentatives of Qut^ens fo a supply of provisions …

Sliirley's intcrreroiice, 71^; reason given tor the defeetion of tlie Indians by, 719; Gov. i\Ion-is' declaration of war ai^ainst the Delawarcs, condemned by, 721 ; proeeedinj;s of, at Onondaga, 727: obtains the consent of the isix JN'itions to cut a road to Oswego, 729; lakes the petticoat offthe Delaware nation, 73U; ordered to send ti !dirional troops to the German FJats …

Cosby he has sold her lands on the Mohawk river, and remits the proceeds, Sf33; employs Inilians against Indians; his motives for so doing, 805; orders books from James Rivington, 808; interview between some Rlohawks and, 809; claims a balance to be due him by Sir Peter Warren, 815; communicates news from the western country, 820; sends his son to England, 822; his opinion of …

Sjianiards in the west, 860; visits the New England frontiers for the benefit of his health, 862; complains of the expenses incurred at Michilimajkinac, 863; and repeats his uneasiness about the Indians, 864, 867; visits Oneida lake, 881 ; proposes a boundary between the whites and Indians, 882; minutes of tlie meeting with the Indians at Tuscarora creek, 883 ; his opinion of …

Warren, 935 ; thinks of having his estate erected into a manor, 937; views of, as to the proposed recession of the lands south of the Kanhawa to the Indians, 9-iO, 947 ; further views of, in support of the boundary line as concluded, 9-13 ; defeniis grants of land made by the Indians to Mr. Croghan and certain traders, 915; difficulty of acquiring a knowledge of Indian …

, nish new lists for magistrates, 966; considers it is preferable that the Indians should cut each other's throats than those of the traders, 968; assembles an Indian congress, 971 ; communicates the result to the British government, 973; resolves to resist the attempt of the legatees of Sir P. Warren, to obtain the amount of the legacies from him, 979; communicates to Lord …

Kayaderosseras, location of, 574; the Mohawks complain that the whites have taken possession of, ib. ; the Indians renew their complaints against the patent of, 810, 881 ; statement of the differences regarding, 905. Ivierstede, Lucas, ordered arrested, 263. JCinderhook, the people of, invited to repair to Albany to receive liberties and privileges, 119. King, Thomas, an …

Lands, granting large tracts of, to private persons prejudicial to the public interests, 610; recommendations of the Congress at Albany relative to the future purchases of Indian, 611; description of the military, 1186. La Prairie burnt by Capt. John Schuyler, 2S7. Larkin, James, arrested by Leisler, 21. Lawrence, Major Thomas, ordered to impress a force for defence of …

Dongan's servant for reporting thit King James was joined by the Protestants of Ireland, 21 ; sends the Governor of Boston an account of the state of things at Albany, 22 ; appointee* commander-in-chief, 23 ; coaimuni cates to the Governor of Boston Indian news, and the state of things ir New-York, 24, 31 ; asks Gov. Trea for a letter to the agent of ooniiftcti cut in England …

Governor and commander-in-chief of the Province of New-York, 45; and selects a council, ib; on receipt of their Majesties' letters, 47, Ofci, 182; minutes of the council of, 48; orders King William and Queen Mary to be again proclaimed, 50; continues the duties imposed by Dongan, ib. ; his proclamation to that efiect torn down and proceeding in consequence, ib.; orders Capt …

Bull, ib; communicates intelligence of the burning of Schenectady, 69, 71, 183, 244; issues warrants against Col'sDongan, Willet, et al., 70; and orders the arrest of all reputed Papists, 71, 74; sends deputies to Conn., 74; with certain proposals, 75; accuses the Gov. and Mag. of Conn, with having encouraged the rebellion at Albany, 78; and calls for the arrest of Sec'y …

Bradstreet to aid in arresting Livingston, 186; sequestrates MathewPlowman"s property, 188; issues a warrant against Major Brokholst, 190; semis troops to Albany, ib; sends his ensign with letters to his Majesty, 191; invites the other colonies to appoint commissioners to meet at New- York to adopt measures for the public defence, 211, 225; letter from the speaker of the …

Mason, 250; and to others, 251 ; surrenders a fugitive fromjustice, 252; secretary Allyn acquaints, of the sickness prevailing at Albany, 254; enlists none but such as have had the small pox, 255; forwards advices from the Indian country to the other colonies, 2,^7 ; defends Milborne against secretary Allyn's attacks, 258; the Governor of Boston writes to, advising him of the …

Andros, 302; passes a severe censure on Connecticut, 303; appoints an Indian Board, ib; postpones the holding a court of Oyer and Terminer in King's County, 307; issues a proclamation against certain seditious persons in Queens, ib. ; sends forces by land and water against the same, 309, 310; orders reinforcements from Ulster county to Albany, 313; appoints agents to reside at …

Sloughtcr's letters to Lordlnchiquin Concerning, 372, 382; is ordered to be executed, 374 ; petition of, for a reprieve, 375 ; dying speech of, 376; demeanor of, on the scaffold, 379, (see Slaughter;) letter of Ingoldesby and council to the Lords of Trade on the execution of, 386; adverse representations on the administration of, 388,391; petition of the widow of, 394; the …

Treat, 20, 21, 25, 68, 69, 235, 254, 257, 258, 261, 262, 269, 316; toMaryland,31,33, 36, 181 229; to Capt. Wm. Harris. 33; to John Fatham, 39; to the Gov. of Barbadoes, 40, 46, 243 ; Col. Coode to Leisler, 42,225; Leisler to Albany, 5], 145, 237, 270; to Capt. Staats, 52; Sheriff Pretty to Jacob Milborne, 59; Leisler to Jacob Melyn, 62; from Wm. to Jacob Milborne, 72; from Lt …

Treat to Leisler, 233, 276; Leisler to the New England commissioners, 238; Leisler to Fatlieni, 241 ; Leisler to the western governments, 242 ; Mess. Edsal and Pembroke to Gov. Treat, ;^43; Gov. of Maryland to Leisler, 248; Leisler to Major Walley, 252; Milborne to Leisler, 256; Gov. Bradstreet to Leisler, 259 ; Leisler to Dirck Wcssells, 266; Leisler to Col. Cood, ib …

Sloughter to the Gov. of Connecticut, 383; from Major Ingoldesby and council, to the Lords of Trade, 386 ; from a gentleman in New-York to another on the troubles in that province, 426 ; from the board of trade to Sir D. Osborne, 555 ; from Col. Johnson to Gov. Clinton, 619, 621, 624. 630; from Lt. Lindsay to Col. Johnson, 623; from Capt. Stoddart to Col. Johnson, 625; from …

Cosby, 804; from Mrs. Cosby to Sir Wm. Johnson, 806, 819, 829 ; from Jas. Riving ton to Sir Wm. Johnson, 806; from Sir Wm. Johnson to Jas. Rivington, 808; from Col. Glen to Sir Wm. Johnson, 817; from Chs. WilliamstoSir Wm. Johnson, 817, 821, from Sir Wm. Johnson to Genl. Gage, 831, 833, 838, 842, 843, 8-16, 848, 850, 853, 855, 857, 858, 860, 862, 863, 866, 881, 883, 885, 893 …

Fitch to the Speaker of the New- York Assembly, 1084, List of volunteers for the frontier, 91 ; of the citizens of Albany who subscribed to the public defence, 93; of stores required by Leisler's commissioners, 195 ; of the Schenectady refugees, 199; of soldiers for the Canada expedition, 212 ; of persons who left Albany without leave, 218; of the commissions issued by …

perty of, sequestrated, 219; house of, searched 227; sundry effects belonging to a French Jesuit found in the house of, 228; (See Valiaiit) ; goods sent from Barbadoes to, seized, 238; accompanies Maj. Genl. Winthrop to Albany, 302 ; attends the execution of Milborne, 380; is accused by the latter as the cause of his death, ib. Log-house, cost of a, 1151. Long Island, rate …

Maryland, several families massacred in, by Canada Indians, 25; Leisler's letters to, 31,33, 34, 36, 181,226,229; letters to Leisler from, 42, 211, 225, 248 ; three priests obligad to fly from, and two imprisoned in, 43; the principal catholics fly to Virginia from, 181 ; an aid voted to New-York b)', 212 ; list of men who were sent from, 215; agents appointed by, to reside at …

Albany to receive their rights and privileges, 116; sends a similar invitation to Kinderhook, 119; further proceedings between him and the convention at Albany, 120; addresses the people again, and insists that there ought to be a new municipal election, 121 ; accused of deluding the people by promising ihem liberties and privileges, 123; letter from, to the convention, with …

Swartwoufs letter to, on the state of things at Kingston, 230; appointed major of the expedition against the French, 240; intelligence received from Albany that the widOw Schuyler beat, 247; Connecticut objects to, as commander of the expedition against Canada, 253; sends advices to Leisler from the Indian country, 257; proposed, to be sent by Leisler to England, 268 ; letter …

Mohawks reported to have accepted presents Irorji the Onagonques, 18; statement ot some ambassadors from the, regarding the Onagonques, 19; ask aid to erect their new castles, 87; Milborne and his soldiers threatened to be tired on by a party of, 131; news received from the, 137; condolence of the, on the burning of Schenectady, 164, 169; answer of the Albany authorities to …

N. Names of persons ordered by Leisler to be arrested, (see Arrests) ; of the members of Leisler's council, 45; of the soldiers who took the oath of allegiance at Fort Maa.ny, 101 ; of the refugees from Schenectady, 199; of those who held commissions untler Leisler, 347; of Gov. Sloughter's council, 358; of the heads of families on Long Island, 1675, 1683, 441 ; of the …

New-York, Leisler seizes the fort of, 3; the mayor and common council of, resolve to act under king James' commission, 8; MSS. of the Historical Society of, how distinguished, 10; the mayor of, quits, 22; aldermen and assistants elected in 1689, 35; William and Mary proclaimed a second time in, 47; report tliat some men of war are coming to take, 259; reinforcements voted to …

Observations of the proprietors of Pennsylvania, on certain statements regarding their land purchases, 738. Occurrences at New-York, a memorial of the late, 55; answered, 388. Ogilvie, Rev. Mr., missionary to the Mohawks, 714. Ohio, date of the removal of the Delawarcs and Shawanese,to the, 585; the French build a fort at tlie, 623 ; and design to drive the English from the …

Johnson sent to, 629; proceedings, at, 632; popular belief regarding the continuance of the council fire at, 634; a fort building at, 726; proceedings of Sir Wm. Johnson at. 727, 948; in 1792, 1106; lake, 1187. Ontario, the county of, description of the lands in, 1111; population of, in 1791 and 1793, 1114, erected, 1129; rivers of, 113U; distance from divers points to, ib …

Oswego, remonstrance of the traders to, 561 ; rumor of an army coming to destroy, 621; a French army passes, 625; the English excuse for selling rum at, 640; Sir Wm. Johnson anticipates the loss of, 715; a road to be cut to, 729; consequence of the loss of, 733. ^ Otisco lake, 118W Otter creek, scouts sent to 203. Owasco Lake, 1187. Ox cart, price of an, in western New- York …

Johnson on the answer of the Propr. of, 748; of Mr. Croghan on the observations of the proprietorsof, 756; petition of Ben j. Franklin, to the King, on behalf of, 770; report of the board of trade on the petition of the agent of, 772; order in council on the petition of the agent of, 789; divisional line west of the Allegany mountains to be run between Maryland and, 853 …

Ingoldesby, 394; of John Jeronison et al. to ingoldesby, 395; of Thos. Stathum of Westchester to Gov. Fletcher, •112; the members of Leisler's council to Gov. Fletcher, 413; of P. de la Noy to Gov. Fletcher, 417; of Jacob Maurits to the Earl of Bellomont, 419; of I. Provost to the same, 420: of Jacob Leisler's son to the Kin^j, 422; of B. Franklin to the King, 770; of John …

Pomponiclc, a fort ordered to be erected at, 90. Pope, the, burnt in effigy in New-York, 41. Population in the year 1770, of the country between Rensselaer^s and Livingston's manors, 965; in 1791, between Cayuga and Seneca lakes, 1113 ; of the county of Ontario in 1790, 1114; in 1793, ib; of the several towns in the Genesee Country, 1115; of the Genesee Country in 1791, 1121 …

Proclamation of V/illiam and Mary in Albany ,7 ; confirming the elections of the mayor and common council of New-Yorlc, 35 ; continuing Gov. Dongan's duties, torn do.wn, 50; against tearing down or defacing public placards, ib; annulling all commissions issued by Andros or Dongan, 63; forbidding people to leave Albany without a pass, 84; convoking the Prov. Assembly, 282, 290 …

Purchase by Messrs Phelps and Gorham in western New-York, extent of the, 1121 Q- Quaker's settlement, early, in western New-York, 1107, 1115, 1132. Queen's county, records of, ordered to be recovered, 59; Leisler's writ for the election of a representative for, 282; early rate lists of the several towns in, (see Long Island.) ft. Ramsay, a trader on Lake Erie, excesses …

Riot in New-York against Leisler, 263, 268; against the Stamps, 823. Rivers in western New- York, 1130, 1177. Rivington, James, 806. Rochester, (Ulster county,) attacked by Indians, 764. Rogers, JMajor, designs of, on the western country, 883. Route from Albany to the Genesee country, 1165; from Geneva to Niagara, ib. Rum keeps the Indians poor, 592; the Indians complain of …

Scalping the dead considered by Indians a declaration of war, 995. Schenectady, names of persons recommended by Leisler for office in, 52; burning of, 69, 71, 156, 182, 184, 211, 244; delegates from Albany sent to, 90; people of, invited by Milborne to attend at Albany to receive their privileges, 116; H. Cuyler's letter to, 117; Lt. Talmage sent to, 132; a fort ordered to be …

Mr., abused by Leisler during divine service, 431. Seneca Indians, the, the western door of the Six Nations, 635; desire a fort in their country, 714, 726. lake, 1106, 1131, 1137, 1179, 1187. oil brought to Niagara, 879. river, how formed, 1163; course of the, 1186. Shirley, Gov. Wm., secretary of the meeting at Alexandria, 651 ; Sir Wm. Johnson writes to, 663; furnishes a …

Coddrington, on the execution of Leisler and Milborne, 380; to Sec'y Blathwayt, on the same subject, 381 ; to the governor of Connecticut, giving an account of his proceedings, 383-, death of; 386; public sentiment regarding him after his death, 411. i Small pox prevails at Boston, 72; at Albany, 252; among the Mohawks, 254. Smith, Rev. John, catholic chaplain to Lt. Gov …

Jochem, ordered by Leisler to take possession of Fort Orange and to be commander thereof, 51, 145; Leisler's instructions to, 52; these commissions but little regarded at Albany, 59; ordered by the convention there to Saratoga, 89; notified by the convention that they will resist all Leisler's efibrts to change the government in Albany, 104; accompanies Jacob Milborne and …

Steam navigation, early, papers on, 1011, et seq. Steuben county erected, 1135; the Rev. Mr. Gray moves into, 1136; first newspaper in, ib.; militia of, mills in, in 1799, 1152. Stevens, John, petition of, for an exclusive right for his steam boat, 1102. Suffolk county submits to Leisler, 248. Sulphur spring in Western New-York, 1118, 1176. Superior, Lake, copper mines on …

Tionondage, the Mohawks demand aid to build their new castle at, S7, Title of the king of England to North America set forth, 605. Tobacco, price of, at New-York, in 1689, 33; raised in western New- York, 1174. Tonawanda creek, course of the, 1178. Tonnoraunto, 1108. Toronto, traders arrested at, 867; no person to trade at, 878. Townly, Richard, ordered to be arrested, 74 …

the adoption of the, 635. u. Ulster county, drafts of men and provisions ordered to the frontier from, 313, 314; attack of the Indians on some settlers in, 764. Union of all the colonies, plan for a, 612. Utica, 1165. Valiant, Rev. Father, 205; a list of property seized belonging to the, 208. Van Cortland, Mr., called on by Leisler to repair the king's fort, 8; ordered to be …

Wages in Western New-York in 1804, rates of, 1185. Walley, Major, Leisler's letter to, 252. Wandelaer, Johannes de, deacon at Albany, 202. War proclaimed between France and England, 36. Wanant to arrest Matthew Plowman, 44, 74; Nicolas Bayard, Peter I. Marius, Wm. Nicolls and Robert Reed, 60; John Jennings, Samuel Palmer, Thomas Bedient, Colonel Thomas Willet, Capt. Hicks …

to convey Laforay, a Frenchman, to Plymouth colony, 265; to arrest Peter Dumont, Andrew ffalourdell, and Michael Antony, 274, 5; to pay Col. Johnson, 641. Warren, Sir Peter, nature of his legacy to Sir Wm. Johnson's relatives, 813; debts due by the Cosby family to, 814; Sir Wm. Johnson's remarks on the will of, 815, 825, 828. Washington, Gen., certificate of, in favor of James …

Whitestown in 1792, 1105; population of, 1106; road to, in 1792, 1131. Willet, Col. Thomas, ordered arrested, 70, 263; Sec'y Clarivson desires him to bring in aid against Leisler, 332. William and Mary, Leisler's declaration in favor of, 4; proclaimed in Albany, 7; Leisler's order to proclaim, 50; petition of Leisler's son to, 422. Williamsburgh, 1107 ; a road made from …

Woodward, Timothy, proposes to propagate the gospel among the Indians, 627. Wraxall, Capt. Peter, appointed sec'y to the provincial congress at Albany, 563 ; sworn, 564; recommended for the office of secretary of Indian affairs, 647; aid-de-camp to General Johnson at the battle of Lake George, 697; Miss Miller's letter to, 764; letters to Sir Wm. Johnson from, 785, 787; his …