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Cedar timber, 308, 312.
Celebrations, semi-centennial, acade- mic, 166; 50th, of 4th of July, 297. Census returns, 292, 293. Chassanis, operations of, 34 to 70.
Charter of Lowville academy, 163.
Chimney Point, gulf in Martinsb'g, 311.
Clapp, Ezra, 212, 213, 235. Clark, Rev. Charles, 169.
Clay strip, through the county, 312.
Clerk's Office, Martinsburgh, 17.
Climbing, extraordinary, 89.
Clinton, Rev. Isaac, 164 ; 261 ;
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Coin (so called), of Company of New York, 44.
Collins, Ela, and family, 152; Jonathan and family, 230.
Collinsville, West Turin, 246.
Colquhoun, Patrick, 24, 31, 32, 33, 124.
Columbian society, Turin, 215.
Commissioners for locating county seat 13 ; Bank, 157, 186.
Company of New York, 35, 39, 195.
Conferences, M. E., statistics of, 281.
Congressmen, list of, 288.
Conklin, Thomas L., 184.
Consequa, a Chinaman, lands of, 117. Constable, James, 29, 198, 241; extracts
from the diary of, 3, 177, 178, 199, 234, 237; John, 242; William, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 39, 124, 238; William, jr., 238, 239.
Constable's Four Towns, 25, 28, 240.
Constableville, West Turin, 245.
Constitution, votes on, 295; of the com- pany of New York, 40.
Contract system in land titles, 29, 236. Convention at Denmark, 3, 123.
Cooper, James, murder of, Leyden, 131. Copenhagen, origin of name of, 86.
Cornelia, township of, 25, 171.
Costar, John G., titles of, 117.
County, act erecting, 8; changes in, 11, 95 ; seat, efforts to secure 1, 2, 13 ;
buildings, 14, 160; clerks, 290; courts, 14, 162.
Core, Richard, 17, 56, 76, 123, 231.
Court House, Martinsburgh, 16; Low- ville, 160.
Crary, Joseph, surveyor, 83, 113.
Cratzenberg, Wm., indicted for mur- der, 88.
Crofoot, Elisha, and family, 231.
Croghan, town of, 74.
Cronk's Corners, Pickney, 206.
Darrow, Dr. William, 143.
Daughters of Temperance, 281.
Davis, George, notice of, 30, 243. Davenport families, Lowville, 148.
Dayan, Charles, 153, 195, 262, 264.
Dayanville, New Bremen, 195.
Dean, Faxton, drowned in Martin's Mill, 181.
Deeds to first settlers of Lowville, 144. Deer, 129, 213; licks, 312; river, 90. Denmark, town of, 81.
Deponceau, Peter S., agent of Bona- parte, 71, 72.
Deserters from Kingston returned, 233. Desjardins, Simon, 46, 50, 51, 53, 62. Devouassoux, J. T., French settler, 75. Dewey, Dr. Royal Dwight, 208; Wal- ter, 208.
DeWolf's purchase ; Antwerp co., 70. De Zotelle, Louis, sup'sed death of, 77. Diana, town of, and how named, 94. Division of Oneida co, 1 to 8, 209.
Doig, Andrew W., 154.
Doty, Chillus, 175, 178. Drafts from militia, 299.
Drift deposits, 309 ; defined, 313. Drowning, narrow escape from, 145, 247.
Dustin's Track, first road in co., 251. Eager, Fortunatus, 145.
Earthquakes, notices of, 306.
Easton, William L., 158, 270, 285.
Edwards, Ogden, on the character of W. Constable, 242.
Elk, notice of, now extinct, 306.
Emigration, European, 78, 119, 237.
Epidemics, notices of, 237, 304.
European settlements, 78, 119, 237.
Executors of W. Constable's estate, 29. Expeditions through the valley, 21. Favarger, Charles, agent, 100.
Fay, Cyrus M., teacher, 165.
Ferries on Black river, 103, 225.
Fire Company, Lowville village, 156.
Fires, 80, 88 ; deaths by, 80, 185, 247; in woods, 78, 225, 247.
Fish, 117, 307; creek reservation, 23. Floods, 89, 128, 181.
Flora, township of West Turin, High- market and Lewis, 25, 114, 116, 228, 236.
Forged credentials of Gerry, 91.
Foreigners, vote for removal of from Turin, 210.
Forest scenery, east of river, 309.
Fort Johnson, the model of Martin's house, 179.
Forty Thieves, so called, 185.
Foster, Giles, and family, 211.
Fourth of July, semi-centennial cele- bration, 297.
French, Abel, agent, 83, 84, 90, 204.
French company ; see "Company of New York;" revolution, favored emigration, 35; road, 54, 57 ; settle- ment, 54, 55, 80, 196.
Freudenrich, Frederick, titles of, 100. Friends, society of, 284.
Geology of the county, sketch of, 307.
German settlements, 78, 119.
Gerry, W. H., clerical imposter, 91.
Glensdale, Martinsburgh, 186.
Goff, Deuel, notice of, 208.
Good Templars, secret order of, 281.
Graves, Lewis, 81.
Greig, town of, 101 ; John, 33, 101.
Greeks, aid to the, 295.
Green, David I., titles of, 30 ; Seymour, agent, 202, 203.
Greenleaf, James, 32, 33.
Hall, Samuel, local agent, 233.
Hamilton, Alexander, 29, 113.
Hammond, Theodore S., titles of, 73.
Handel, township of Pinckney, 24, 112, 203.
Harrisburgh, town of, 112.
Harrison, Richard, 26, 82, 113. Harris, Foskit, 98. Harrisville, Diana, 98.
Hart, Levi, 208; Stephen, 211.
Health committee, Lowville, 155.
Hemlock timber, prejudice against, 28.
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Hemp, culture of noticed, 88. Henderson, William, titles of, 26, 204. Herreshoff, Charles, suicide of, 111. Higby, Amos, 211; Amos jr., 215. High falls, Black river, 246, 307;
Deer river, 89; incidents at, 89, 90. High Market, town of, 114.
Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, titles of, 26, 83. Hough, Dr. Horatio Gates, 178; Rich- ardson T., 117, 119.
House, Eleazer, and family of, 212. Houseville, Turin, 214.
Hovey, Aaron, death of, Lowville, 146. Hybla, township of Osceola, 25, 197. Illingworth, Samuel, 195.
Indians, 146; names of streams, 307 ; titles, 21, 23.
Inman, William, 31, 32, 124.
Inman's Triangle, 25, 28, 31, 121.
Instinct, remarkable case of, 142.
Irish settlers, 115, 237.
Iron, manufacture of, 97, 98, 100, 111. Ives, Maj. John, and family, 216, 228. Jail, 16, 17; liberties, 14; St. Law- rence prisoners, 17. Jay, William, titles in Lewis, 117.
Jetton, of Company of New York, 44. Johnson, Edward, 211.
Jones, John, title of, 31.
Joulin, Pierre, agent and exile, 56, 57, 59, 62, 64, 107.
Judges, list of, first county, 289.
Judson, David C., titles of, 73, 101. Kelley, Daniel, notice of, 144.
Kelsey, Eber, 128. Kerr, James, title of, 32, 33.
Kiabia, so called in High Market, 115. Kilham, Thos., notice of fam. of, 211. Kimball, Rev. David, 190; Rev. Reuel, 132.
King's Falls, on Deer river, 90.
Knox, Ziba, notice of, 154.
La Farge, John, titles of, 72, 73, 96, 99. Lambot sisters, French proprietors, 76. Land titles, history of, 20.
Lead ore, notices of, 183, 310.
Leonard, James H., and family, 151; Stephen, 151.
Le Ray, James D., 56, 57, 64, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 75, 77 ; Vincent, 54, 79. Lery's expedition in the French war, 21. Lewis county bank, notices of, 186.
Lewis, Morgan, namesake of county, 11; town of, 116.
Leyden, town of, 121; Hill, 131, 312.
Libraries, 91, 129, 161, 188, 206, 214, 225.
Livingston, Brockholst, titles of, 32. 33 ; Philip, 33.
Lord, Asa, notice of, 126. Lost in the woods, 118, 184. Lottery for state roads, 252, 253. Loud, Dr. John, 85.
Louisburgh, now Sterlingburgh, 97.
Low, Cornelius, 187 ; Nicholas, 26, 27, 76, 135; notes from land books of, 143.
Lowville, town of, 133 ; village of, 150, 156.
Lucretia, township of, Turin, West Turin and Martinsburgh, 24, 115, 210. Lumber manufacture, 110, 119, 130. Lyon, Caleb, 33, 111 ; Caleb of Lyons- dale, 96 ; Lyman R., 33, 34, 96. Lyonsdale, Greig, 111.
Lyons Falls, West Turin; 246.
Mc.Adamized road proposed, 256. McCarthy, Lawrence, executed, 224. McCollister, John, notice of, 176.
Macomb's purchase, 21; great tracts of, 23, 24.
McDowell, Robert, surveyor, 138.
Mc Vicker, Edward, titles of, 29; Jas.,
titles of, 30; John, ex'r., &c., 9, 31. Mail routes, notice of, 258. Mantua, township of Denmark, 24, 81. Martin, Gen. Walter, 172; Vivaldi R., 154.
Martinsburgh, town of, 171; village of, 186.
Mayhew, David P., Principal, 166.
Medical Profession, imp'ft. list of, 291. Memorial of R. Tillier, 57 ; reply to, 65. Merriam, Ela, 258, 259; Nathaniel, 122.
Methodist Episcopal Conferences, 284. Militia organization, drafts, &c., 299; "riot," 86.
Mill, first in county, 229 239; in Low- ville, 146 ; swept off, 181.
Miller, Rev. James, 231; Morris S., 84, 148; Col. Seth, 245 ; Dr. Sylves- ter, 155.
Mineral localities, 155, 309, 310.
Montague, town of, 193.
Monterey, Croghan, former P. O., 78.
Moore, Capt. John, shot, 182.
Moose, notice of, 306.
Morris, Gouverneur, 55, 56, 57, 59, 62, 63, 65, 70, 76 ; Robert, 32.
Munger's Mills, Denmark, 85. Murders, notices of, 87, 131. Murdock, Rev. James, 190.
Myer's Mills, Denmark, 90. Natural History, notes on, 306.
Naumburg, P. O. in Croghan, 80.
New Boston, Pinckney, 206.
New Bremen, town of, 194.
Newspaper Press, notices of, 284.
New Survey, in town of Lewis, 116, 123. Northrup, Joseph A., 154. Norton, Rev. Elijah, 189.
Number Three Road, 147.
Oars, manufacture of, 119.
Oboussier, Jacob, 55, 195. Ogden, Samuel, titles of, 32, 33 ; Thos. L., 82.
Oneida co., plans for division of, 1 to 8, 209.
Osceola, town of, 197.
Oswegatchie road, 252. Oyster keg hoops, manufacture of, 120. Paddock, Loveland, title of, 73, 101. Pahud, Joseph, agent, 101.
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Panthers, notices of, 224, 307. Paper mill, Martinsburgh, 181. Parish, Russell, 153.
Parsons, Eld. Stephen, and family, 93, 230 ; Zerah, 125.
Patent, for academic building, 165.
Pauperism, statistics of, 17.
Peebles, J., 177 ; Chillus D., fall of, 312.
Perry, Dr. David, 154; Capt. Isaac, 148.
Personal Statistics, tables of, 292.
Petition for erection of Lewis co., 6.
Pharoux, Peter, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 62, 68, 105.
Phillippe, Louis, travels in America, 51, 241 ; La Farge, his agent, 73.
Phænix bank, New York, 30.
Pickand, Rev. James D., 168.
Pierrepont, Hezekiah B., 29, 31, 117, 199, 243.
Pigeons, notices of, 307.
Pike, Gen. Z. M., sword of, 166.
Pinckney, town of, 203.
Pitcher, Reuben, and family, 176.
Plank roads, statistics of, 98, 256.
Political statistics, Gov's elect'n, 292.
Pomona, township of, 25, 210, 228. Poor House, notice of, 135.
Porcia, township of Martinsb'g, 25, 171.
Port Leyden, village in Leyden, 129. Post, Wm. and Gerardus, titles of, 73. Potash manufacture, notices of, 80, 129, 145, 151, 177.
Prussian Settlement, Croghan, 80.
Puffer, Rev. Isaac, 223, 226; Isaac G. killed, 224.
Railroads, notices of, 89.
Rathbone, John, titles of, 31.
Rags, poetical advertisement for, 182. Receipt, form used by French co., 36. Religious societies, 80, 91, 101, 111, 114, 120, 132, 167, 189, 194, 196, 207, 215, 226, 247, 281.
Reamer, David D., 98.
Remonstrance ag'st erection of co., 7.
Revolutionary reminiscence, Lowville, 138; soldiers, 297.
Roads, 27, 34, 54, 57, 118, 123, 135, 147, 198, 209, 228, 237, 250.
Rock Island, near Port Leyden, 130. Rockwell, Philo, 178.
Rogers, Jonathan, 141; Rev. Joshua M., 248.
Rohr's Mills, New Bremen, 80.
Roman Catholics, notice of, 284.
Rope manufactory, Copenhagen, 88. Roseburgh, Mrs., captivity of, 138. Rurabella, t'nship of Osceola, 25, 197. Safford, Dr. John, 178. Saint Michel, Louis de., 75, 76, 77. St. Regis mining co., 100.
Salmon, Rev. Martin, 217 ; (fish) for- merly in Fish creek, 233, 307. Salt, first load to Lowville, 147. Sauthier's map, errors of, 20, 25. Sawyer, Rev. Leicester Ambrose, 190. Scenery, general notice of, 313.
Schools, 91, 114, 122, 129, 161, 179, 214, 238.
Scrantom, Abraham, and Hamlet, 236. Seal, first county, 1, 14; of Company of New York, 40 ; Bank of Lowville, 157; Lowville academy, 162.
Seasons, notes upon, 302. Seger, Francis, 33, 263, 264.
Senators, state, list of, 288.
Shaler, Nathaniel, 27, 29, 228.
Shaler's roads in Turin, 256.
Shaw, Sam., wounded by Myers, 224.
Shepard, families of, 211.
Sheriff's, county, list of, 289.
Silver Grays, companies of, 87, 301.
Silver mine, so called, Lowville, 155.
Sistersfield, tract named, Croghan, 76.
Sligo, name proposed, 115.
Smith, William S., titles of, 24, 25, 34. Snows, deep, 205, 303.
Soil, of drift formation, 313.
Sons of Temperance, 281.
Spafford's Landing, Lowville, 142.
Speculations in lands, noticed, 26, 27.
Squirrel hunts, usages at, 307.
State loans, amount to this county, 295; roads, 250, 252. Staves manufactory of, 89, 130.
Steam saw mills, 89.
Stephens, Ehud, and family, 139.
Stewart, P. Somerville, 78.
Sterlingbush, Diana, 98.
Storrs, Lemuel, 116, 125.
Storrsburgh, a proposed name, 123.
Stow, Joshua, 116, 125 ; Silas, 139. Stow's Square, 137, 147.
Streams of Castorland, old and modern names, 53 ; tributary to Black river, 308.
Stump mortar, first mill in Turin, 214. Suchard, Louis, purchaser, 99, 100.
Sugar River falls, described, 130.
Sulkowski, prince, 101.
Sulphur Springs, 138, 312.
Surrogates, list of county, 290.
Surveys, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 51, 52, 54, 83, 113, 115, 116, 123, 138, 195, 198, 201, 240; interrupted, 249.
Survilliers, Count de, see "Bonaparte Joseph."
Swansmill company, title of, 69.
Swans, white flock of, seen, 307. Swiss company, 56, 59, 73.
Talcott, Samuel A., 152; families, in Leyden, 127.
Talcottville, Leyden, 131.
Tanneries, 78, 80, 99, 130, 196.
Tassart, A., title of, 75.
Taylor, Stephen W., principal, 164.
Tiffany bridge, Mart'sgh, Greig, 104. Tillier, Rodolphe, 53 to 68, 75, 195. Toll bridge, incorporated, 226. Topography of the county, 307.
Topping, William, first settler, 125. Tornadoes, notices of, 202, 305.
Totten and Crossfield's purchase, 20. Towns, alphabetical list of, 74.
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Town Hall, Lowville, 135, 161; meet- ing stolen in Watson, 221. Treaties, Indian, 21, 23. Treasurers, list of county, 290. Tug Hill described, 311. Turin, town of, 207; village of, 214. Turnpikes, notices of, 209, 254. Underhill, Richard W., titles of, 32. Universalist association, 284. Valley Bank, Lowville, 160. Valuation of towns in 1809, 16. Varick, Abraham, rope manu'fr, 88. Voters, number in Leyden, 127.
Votes at each election of Governor, 292 ; on constitution, 295. Voyage, first down Black river, 140. Waggoner, Henry, death of, 87. Walker, Thomas, agent, 32. War, militia drafts in, 297. Ward, James T., agent and proprie- tor, 32 ; Samuel, 24, 25, 31, 33, 39. Washington, funeral address, 128. Water power, 89, 108, 130.
Waters, Mary Ann, death of, 183; Moses, 147.
Watson, town of, 218.
Watson, James T., proprietor, 219; tract of, 25, 34.
Well, remarkable, Greig, 111, Welles, Melancton W., ag't, 145, 223. Wentworth, Erastus, principal, 166. West Leyden, P. O. in Lewis, 117. West Martinsburgh P. O., 186. West Turin, town of, 227. Whetstone gulf, description of, 311. Whittlesey, Samuel, anecdote of, 182. Wilcox, families, Lowville, 148. Wilder, Luke, notice of, 155. Wilkinson, John, notice of, 211. Willard, Gen. Jos. A., notice of, 156. Williamson, Capt. Charles, 31, 32, 62, 102.
Wolves, notices of, 213, 224, 306. Woolworth families, Turin, 211. Wright, Benjamin, 28, 29, 32, 83, 113, 115, 116, 138, 178, 198, 204; families in Denmark, 84, 85.
Xenophon, township of Lewis, 25, 116, Yale, Barnabas, notice of, 180; Rev. Calvin, 190. Yeomans, David P., principal, 166. Zinc ore, found, 310.
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