the Hoosick patent, 575; issues a procla-
mation for the arrest of James Breaken-
ridge and others, 615; calls the attention
of Lord Hillsboro' to the order forbidding
him to grant patents for land already
granted by N. Hampshire, 619; states
that Gov. Moore, always exacted fees for
grants of land, 621; complaint of Judge
Wells made to, ib.; informed that Gen.
Gage declines to call out the military
against the N. Hampshire rioters, 885;
transmits to lord Dartmouth an account
of the condition of affairs on the New
Hampshire grants, 886; lord Dartmouth
informs, that he still disapproves of call-
ing out the troops, 890; informs lord
Dartmouth of the progress of the Ben-
nington rioters, 914; and that they have
captured forts Ticonderoga and Crown
Point, 919.

Colden, sundry petitions for the erection of
a new county to be called, 578, 580.
College, King's, a township granted to, 596,
636; order for the settlement of the town-
ship belonging to, 767; charter of signed,
1052.

Colonies, information for the planting of, in

New Netherland, 27; title of a rare politi-
cal pamphlet on the, (see Pamphlet.)
Colvin, Oliver, banished from Vermont for
being an old Yorker, 957.

Congress, the Continental, the people of the
N. H. grants send in their adhesion to,
921; some members of, consulted on the
subject of forming the N. H. grants into
a new state, 922, 923; reported to have
authorized Col. Warner and others to
raise a regiment independent of N. York,
924; the resolutions of, discountenancing
the projects of Vermont to be independent
of New York, 944; are ordered by the N.
Y. com. of safety to be distributed through
the eastern part of the state, 946; Capt.
Clay arrested for circulating the resolu-
tions of, 948; Vermont discards the reso-
lutions of, 950; resolves to send a com-
mittee to the inhabitants of the N. H.
grants to inquire why they refuse to con-
tinue citizens of the respective states
which heretofore exercised jurisdiction
over them, 968; instructions of, to the
committee sent to N. H. grants, 976;
letter of the committee of, to the com-
mittee of Cumberland co., 977; Gov.
Chittenden's answers to the committee of,
979; resolutions of, recommending the
states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts
and New-York to pass laws authorizing
congress to hear and determine all differ-
ences between them relative to their re-
spective boundaries, 992; notes of the
proceedings of the first, 1069, et seq.
Connecticut, why the west bounds of the
Prov. of, approach so near Hudson river,
534, 538.

, river, 3; Lt. Gov. Colden claims
the, to be the east bounds of the Prov.
of N. York, 558; the western banks of,
declared by the king in council to be the

boundary between the provinces of New
York and New Hampshire, 574; petitions
for the erection of sundry new counties on
the west side of, 578, 580, 581; report
of the committee of the council of N. Y.
on the said petitions, 583; number of men
fit to bear arms on the west side of the,
and within the province of N. York, 586;
persons having valid deeds under New
Hampshire not to be disturbed in the
grants on the west side of, 589; not two
hundred and fifty souls settled on the
west side of, 600; cost of a township on,
602; petition praying for the confirmation
by N. York of certain N. Hampshire
grants on. the west side of, 668; the head
waters of, explored, 721; New York re-
iterates its right to the lands west of the,
750.

Connoquaga, 312.

Connor, James, report of his scout on Lake
George, 276.

Connosomothdian, 311; a place between
Connequaga and Tuscarora castle, 312.
Constable, Dr., of Schenectady, 493.
Cooper, Rev. Dr. Myles, visits fort Johnson,
why, 425; highly esteemed by Sir Wm.
Johnson, 426; mentioned, 441, 473; sails
to England, 469; Col. Henry Babcock s
letter to, proposing to take holy orders and
to establish an Episcopal seminary among
the Six Nations, 487.
Corlaer's Hook, attack on the Indians at,
11, 103.

Coroners of the Prov. of New York, whence
commissioned, 181.

Corsen, Arent, sent by Kieft to Holland
with specimens of the minerals of New
Netherland; 117; drowned, 118.
COSBY, Gov., dies universally detested, 244.
Couwenhoven, Lt. (see, Van Couwen-
hoven.)

Cowass, a murder committed between upper
and lower, 582.

Cows, price of, in N. Netherland, 32; in N.
Eng., 33.

Cranz, David, author of a history of Green-
land, 375.

Creation, the Indian's ideas of the, 130.
Croghan, Geo., introduces Rev. Wm. An-
drews to Sir Wm. Johnson, 419; some
notice of, 420.
Cromme-see Vly, 1077.
Crops, rotation of, in N. Netherland, 6, 30.
Crown Point, latitude and longitude of, 176;
the French fort at, 240; description of,
241; a party sent to reconnoitre the
French fort at, 259; distance of, from the
lower end of Lake George, 260; reports
of scouts to, 278, 281, 284; table of the
distances from Albany to, 287; names of
the inhabitants of the district of, 820
captured by the Green Mountain boys,
919.

Cruger, Mr., chosen speaker of New York
assembly, 409.
Cumberland county, ordinance establishing
courts in, 587; names of the civil officers
appointed for, 588; Gov. Moore encour-

ages the culture of potash, and hemp, and
at his own expense erects a church in,
595, 596; act erecting, disallowed, 608;
list of the judges &c., appointed for, 611
officers of, obstructed in the performance
of their duty, 637, 641, 647, et seq., (see
Grout, John,) petition in opposition to
one praying for the re-annexation of, to
N. H., 663; petition against being an-
nexed to New Hampshire, transmitted by
Gov. Dunmore to Lord Hillsboro', 675;
census of, 708; an account of a riot in,
758, 759; civil officers for, 775; the peo-
ple of, demand the privilege of electing a
representative in the assembly of N. Y.,
815; the inhabitants of, demand that the
several townships held by them under N.
Hampshire be confirmed under the great
seal of N. Y., 821; particulars of another
riot in, 903, 904; the civil officers of, pe-
tition the gov't of N. Y. for the payment
of sundry expenses incurred in the public
service, 917; with Gloucester proposed to
form a new state, 922; the several towns
of, invited to declare whether they wish
to revolt from N. York, ib.; the inhab-
itants of, submitted to the jurisdiction of
N. Y. until the commencement of the
revolution, 927; the greater part of the

Dablon, Rev. Claude, 292.

people of, who own property, are attached
to Ñ. Y., 937; dangerous to speak against
a new state in some parts of, ib.; the
people of, recommended to form an asso-
ciation for self-defence, 940; applies to
N. Y. for protection against the pretended
state of Vermont, 957; particulars of the
grievances of, 958, et seq.; several officers
of, arrested by Ethan Allen, 965; a letter
of the committee of congress to, 977;
promise of Gov. Chittenden to, 978; peti-
tion of the several towns of, to congress
praying it to interfere in settling the
disturbances in the N. H. grants, 981 ;
certain inhabitants of, apply to the legis-
lature of N. Y. for indemnity for the inju-
ries they received from the pretended
state of Vermont, 1003, 1014, 1020; Gov.
Clinton communicates the disposition of
N. Y. to the committees of, 1010; and
states that he has communicated to con-
gress the particulars of the late outrage
committed by Ethan Allen in, 1013; list
of the inhabitants of, who have suffered
by the authority of Vermont, 1015; cen-
sus in 1771 of the several towns of, 1034.
Cuyler, Cornelius, table of distances from
Crown Point to Albany compiled by,
287.

Damen, Jan Jans, appointed churchwarden
at New Amsterdam, 111.
Danbey, number of families in the township
of, 586.

Danforth, Thomas, a pass to Mr. Willard
and, to go to Lake Superior to observe the
transit of Venus, 407.
Danskamer, the, where, 62.
Dartmouth, Lord, discountenances the inter-
position of a military force to support the
titles to land in dispute in the northern
part of the Prov. of N. Y., 815; approves
of the plan of the board of trade for the
settlement of the difficulties on the New
Hampshire grants, 827; informs Gov.
Tryon that his majesty disapproves of
calling out the military against the New
Hampshire rioters, 856; Lt. Gov. Colden
transmits an account of the disorganiza-
tion existing on the N. H. grants to,
886; again declines authorizing the calling
out the troops, 890; Lt. Gov. Colden
reports to, further outrages committed by
the Bennington rioters, 914; and that
they have captured forts Ticonderoga and
Crown point, 919.
Davets, Jan, an Indian interpreter, 49; sent
to some Esopus Indians, 51.
Davids, Christoffel, ordered to Esopus, 59;
negotiates with the Indians, 63; acts as
interpreter in an expedition against the
Esopus Indians, 70; returns to Fort
Orange, 74.

Dease, Dr., Sir Wm. Johnson's physician,
489, 507.

Decker, Hon. Mr. de, arrives at Esopus,
49; returns to the Manhatans, 53, 62.
Deer, habits of the, 120.

De la Garde, Rev. P. P. Frs., 294.
De la Montagne. (see Montagne.)
DE LANCEY, Lt. Gov., issues a proclamation
for the settlement of the country between
Fort Edward and Lake George, 556; bio-
graphical memoir of, 1035.
Delaware Indians, the, opposed to the Eng-
lish building a fort at Onoghquage, 302.
river, the head waters of the, 172.
Delisle, Rev. Mr., Episcopal clergyman at
Montreal, 517.

Devil worship, 130.

De Vries, Capt. Jan, drowned, 111.
De Wit, Tjerck Claasen, 40, 42, 77; his
daughter taken prisoner by the In-
dians, 43.

D Heu, Rev. Jacques, 293.
Diandorogo, 282.

Dibblee, Rev. Ebenezer, 614.
Dieskau, Baron, defeated, 487; some par-
ticulars of, 488.
Diondaroga, 283.

Diontarogo, 281-2. (see Ticonderoga.)
Doolittle, Capt., journal of his scout to
Tiondorogo, 270.

Dorset, a convention at. declares the neces-
sity of forming the N. H. grants into a
separate district, and sends its adherence
to the continental congress, 920.

Doughty, Rev. John, succeeds Mr.
drews as minister of Schenectady, 493;
biographical sketch of, ib.

Draper, number of families in the township
of, 586.

Duane, James, 345, 448; memoir of 1081.
Duanesburgh, township of, erected, 1067;
Episcopal church of, consecrated, 1083.
DUNMORE, Lord, Gov. of the Prov. of N.
Y., the church of England in N. Y. spe-
cially recommended to the protection of,
451; takes very little notice of the re-
commendation, 457; issues a proclamation
for the arrest of Silas Robinson and
others, 661; letter of, to Lord Hillsboro'
with petitions from the counties of Cum-
berland and Glocester against being an-
nexed to N. Hampshire, 675.

Dunning, Rev. Benjamin, 319.

Durham, the town of, originally settled by
Col. Lidius, 956; subjected to the autho-
rity of the pretended state of Vermont, ib.
Dutch, the, humane treatment of the In-
dians by, 10; attack the Indians at Cor-
laers Hook and Pavonia, 11, 103; make
peace with the Indians, 12; lay waste the
Indian plantations on Long Island, 14;
send an expedition against the Indians of
Westchester co., ib.; two score of, killed
by the Indians in 1643, 22; date of the
first coming to N. Netherland of, 23;
defeat the Esopus Indians and release
their christian captives, 73; (see Esopus
Indians.) surrender N. Netherland, 131.

Provinces, motto of the United, 7.
towns on Long Island, assessment
rolls of the five, 139.

of the freeholders of, in 1740, 205.

Eastabrook, Rev. Hobart, 319.

Ebel, Serg t Pieter, serves at Esopus, 45;
sent out scouting, 47.

Eden, Sir Rob t, the last royal governor of
Maryland, biographical memoir of, 477.
Wm. (see Auckland, Lord.)

Eells, Rev. Nathaniel, 319.

Eight men, the, elected at New Amster-
dam, 13.

Elections, triennial, in the Prov. of N. Y
reasons in support of, 243; septennial, in
the Prov. of N. Y., when, 256.
Elk, habits of the, 120.
Emigrants, proper season when they should

sail to N. N., 30; rules to be observed by,
in preparing wild land, 31.

English, the, settle in N. Netherland, 5;
bouweries, number of in N. Netherland,
6; furnish guns to the Indians, 7; of N.
Netherland enlisted by the Dutch against
the Indians, 13; prefer holding lands

under the Dutch, 22; reduce N. Nether-
land, 131.

Episcopal churches in America, Case of the,
considered, 515.

Esopus, journal of the second war at, the,

37; particulars of the massacre of the
settlers at the, 39; settlers at the, refuse
to supply wagons to the military at that
post, 52; settlers forbidden to remove
from the, 58; regulation for the sale of
strong drink at the, 61; the settlers of,
warned not to labor in the fields without
a guard, 63; the harvest at, much injured
by the August storm, 66; journal of Capt.
Kregier's voyage from the Manhatans to
the, 96; ordinance prohibiting firing of
guns on new year's day at the, 97; Capt.
Kregier finally sails from the, 98.
Essay. (see Pamphlet.)
Eyres, Major, builds fort William Henry,
525.

Fordham, Rev. Mr., of Heemstede, 105.
Fort Amsterdam, 5; description of, 21;
when first begun, 23.

Craven, burnt by Gen. Webb, 525.
Edward, dimensions of, 524; courts
of Charlotte county to be holden at, 845.
Frederick, a party sent to recon--
noitre, 260.

Good Hope, 5.

Hunter, Rev. Mr. Brown intends to
defeat the design of Hezekiah Calvin
teaching at, 367; names of the scholars at
the Mohawk school at, 416; Rev. Wm.
Andrews missionary to. 505; Rev. John
Stuart missionary to, 507.

Hackingsack, otherwise called Achtercol, 9;
the indians of, send intelligence to those
of Esopus, 48; some of the Indians of,
serve with the Dutch against those of
Esopus, Si.

Hackquinsacks, the, 102.

Haldimand, Gen., objects to furnish troops
to aid the civil authority in the Prov. of
N. Y., S44.

Half Moon, Hudson sails in the yacht, the,
115.

Hall, Ralph and Mary, trial of, at N. York
for witchcraft, 133.

Rev. Mr., 429, 438; declines going
to Canajoharie, 482..
Hanna, Rev. Wm., settles as a lawyer at
Schenectady, 373; biographical notice of,
374; desires to conform to the church of
England, 446; testimonials of, 447; moral
character of, 451; is admitted to holy
orders in the Ch. of England, 474; repairs
to Virginia in search of a living, 496.
HARDY, Gov. resigns, 1053.
Harrison, Catherine, complaint against for
being a witch, 136; discharged, 138.
Hartwick, Rev. J. C., project of, for the
better peopling and defending North
America, 294; address of, to the Mo-
hawks 296; address to the king proposed
to the Mohawks by, in his own favor, 298.
Harvest, the, when it begins in the Prov.
of N. Y., 176.

Haverstraw, population of, in 1738, 185.
Hawley, Jehiel, and James Brackenridge
sent to London as agents for the people on
the N. H. grants, 802.

Heathcote, Caleb, notice of, 1039.
Hebron, Rev. Mr. Peters missionary of,
636.

Hemp, can be produced in the Prov. of N.
York, 174; culture of, encouraged, 595.
Hempstead, L. I., the Indians of, attacked
by the Dutch, 15; Rev. Mr. Fordham of,
105; Indians of, attacked, ib. (see Un-
derhill.)

Hendricksen, Jan, mutinies at the Esopus,
56; pardoned, 57.

Hieroglyphics, some Indian, explained, 436.
Highest land in the Prov. of N. Y., exclu-
sive of the mountains, 172.
Highlands, names of those composing the
militia of the, 237.

Hillsborough, Lord, Gov. Moore informs,
that he still refuses to grant any lands on
the west side of Connecticut river, 611.
(see Colden, Lt. Gov.; Dunmore;
Tryon.)

Hind, Rev. Richard, biographical notice
of the, 501.
Hogelanders, the, 102.

Holland, places in, whose inhabitants are
best adapted for emigrants, 34.
Horses, price of, in N. Netherland, 32; in
N. England, 33; whence imported, 118.
Hosick, sundry tenants on the patent of,
ejected by persons from New Hampshire,
575.

Hough, Rev. Benj'n, a justice of the peace,
most cruelly whipped by the Bennington
mob, 891, et seq.; a certificate granted
to, of his having received such punish-
ment, 897; petitions the Gov. of N. Y.
for relief, 916.

Hubbard, Rev. Bela, 614.
Hudson, Henry, the first discoverer of New
Netherland, 115; description of his voyage
up the North river, 123; is entertained
by the Indians, ib.

river, 3; head waters of the, 172;
convenience of the, 173; the Mohawk
called the west branch of the, ib.; nature
of the soil adjoining the, 174; frozen
annually, 175.

Hunt, Capt. Samuel, report of his scout
near Lake George, 265.

Huntington, the countess of, expresses much
interest in Dr. Wheelock's school, 351
memoir of, ib.

Hurley, names of those belonging to the
militia of, in 1738, 234.

Imbroch, Mde van, taken prisoner by the
Indians at Esopus, 43; escapes, 49.
Immigrants, proper time for, to sail to New
Netherland, 30; rules to be followed by,
in clearing land, ib.; and in building
houses, 31; supplies necessary for, 33;
classes of persons best qualified to be, 34.
Independency declared by the New Hamp-
shire grants, 930.

Indian fort, description of an, in the Esopus
country, 48, 49, 73; words introduced
into the Dutch vocabulary, 63, 83, 101,
106; affairs, secretary for, how appointed,
181 ; answers of the commissioners of, to
queries submitted to them, 240.

Indians, brief account of the Mohawk, 2,
of N. Netherland, personal appearance and
dress of the, 4; polity of, 5; treated with
too much familiarity by the Dutch, 7;
the Dutch resolve on war against the, 9;
accused of conspiring against director
Kieft, ib.; of Witquescheek attacked by
the Mahicanders, take refuge among the
Dutch, 10; refuse satisfaction for murders
which they committed, ib.; director Kieft
urged to attack the, ib.; at Corlaers
Hook and Pavonia attacked by the Dutch,
11; urged to massacre the christians,
12; peace concluded between the Dutch
and the, ib.; attack the Dutch at Pavo-