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ONTARIO COUNTY was formed from Montgomery County, January 27th, 1789. Its name was derived from the great lake which originally formed its northern border. Steuben County was taken from it in 1796, Genesee in 1802 ; parts of Montgomery and Livingston in 1821, and Yates and a part of Wayne in 1823. A strip from Montgomery County, west of Seneca Lake, was annexed February 16th, 1791, and a small tract from Steuben, February 25th, 1814. Population in 1875 was 47,- 730 ; in 1880 it was 49,541.
ORANGE COUNTY. See page 98 and note on page 577.
ORLEANS COUNTY was formed from Genesee, November 11th, 1824. On April 5th, 1825, a portion of Genesee was annexed. Population in 1875 was 29,977 ; in 1880 it was 30,128.
OSWEGO COUNTY (an Indian name) was formed from Oneida and Onon- daga, March 1st, 1816. It lies at the southeast extremity of Lake On- tario. Population in 1875 was 78,615 ; in 1880 it was 77,911.
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OTSEGO COUNTY was formed from Montgomery, February 16th, 1791. It is also an Indian name. A part of Schoharie was taken from it in 1795, and a part of Delaware in 1797. Population in 1875 was 49, 815 ; in 1880 it was 51,397.
PUTNAM COUNTY, SO called in honor of General Israel Putnam, was formed from Duchess County, June 12th, 1812. It lies upon the Hud- son River, between the counties of Duchess and Westchester, and ex- tends to the State of Connecticut. Population in 1875 was 15, 811 ; in 1880 it was 15,181.
QUEENS COUNTY. See page 98 and note on page 577.
RENSSELAER COUNTY was formed from Albany, February 7th, 1791, and named from the Van Rensselaer family. It included nearly all of the Van Rensselaer Manor east of the Hudson River. Population in 1875 was 105,053 ; in 1880 it was 115,328.
RICHMOND COUNTY. See page 98 and note on page 577.
ROCKLAND COUNTY was formed from Orange County, February 28th, 1798, and derives its name from its extensive mountain area. Popula- tion in 1875 was 26,951 ; in 1880 it was 27,690.
ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY was formed from Clinton County and parts of Montgomery and Herkimer counties, March 3d, 1802. Its northwest- ern boundary is the St. Lawrence River, from which it derives its name. It is the largest county in the State, its area being 2880 square miles. Population in 1875 was 84,124 ; in 1880 it was 85,997.
SARATOGA COUNTY was formed from Albany, February 7th, 1791. It lies in the angle formed by the junction of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers. It is an Indian name for a place. Population in 1875 was 55,233 ; in 1880 it was 55,156.
SCHENECTADY COUNTY was formed from Albany, March 7th, 1809. Population in 1875 was 22,892 ; in 1880 it was 23,538.
SCHOHARIE COUNTY was formed from Albany and Otsego, April 6th, 1795. The name is said to be the Indian term for " drift-wood." A small part of Greene County was annexed to it in 1836. Population in 1875 was 32,419 ; in 1880 it was 32,910.
SCHUYLER COUNTY was formed from Steuben, Chemung, and Tomp- kins counties, April 17th, 1854. It was named in honor of General Philip Schuyler. Population in 1875 was 18, 928 ; in 1880 it was 18, 842.
SENECA COUNTY was formed from Cayuga, March 29th, 1804. A part of Tompkins County was taken from it in 1817, and a part of Wayne in 1823. It derives its name from one of the Six Nations. Population in 1875 was 27,299 ; in 1880 it was 29,278.
STEUBEN COUNTY was formed from Ontario, March 18th, 1796, and
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named in honor of Baron Von Steuben. Parts were afterward annexed to Allegany County in 1808 ; to Livingston County in 1822, and to Schuyler County in 1854. Population in 1875 was 73,723 ; in 1880 it was 77,586.
SUFFOLK COUNTY. See page 98 and note on page 577.
SULLIVAN COUNTY was formed from Ulster, March 27th, 1809, and named in honor of General John Sullivan, of the Continental Army. Population in 1875 was 34,935 ; in 1880 it was 32,491.
TIOGA COUNTY was formed from Montgomery County, February 16th, 1791. In 1798 a part of Chenango was taken from it ; Broome in 1806 ; a part of Tompkins in 1822, and Chemung in 1836. Population in 1875 was 31,744 ; in 1880 it was 32,673.
TOMPKINS COUNTY was formed from Cayuga and Seneca, April 17th, 1822. A part of Schuyler County was taken from it in 1854. It was named in honor of Governor Daniel D. Tompkins, then Vice-President of the United States. Population in 1875 was 32,915 ; in 1880 it was 34,445.
ULSTER COUNTY. See page 98 and note, page 577.
WARREN COUNTY was formed from Washington County, March 12th, 1813, and was named in honor of General Joseph Warren, of the Revo- lution. It lies on Lake George. Population in 1875 was 23,295; in 1880 it was 25,179.
WASHINGTON COUNTY was formed from Albany County, with the name of " Charlotte County" (in honor of Princess Charlotte, eldest daugh- ter of George III.), March 12th, 1772. On April 2d, 1784, the name was changed to Washington. Clinton County was taken from it in 1788 ; the eastern portion was ceded to Vermont in 1790 ; a portion was annexed to Albany County in 1791, and Warren was taken from it in 1813. Population in 1875 was 48,167 ; in 1880 it was 47,871.
WAYNE COUNTY was formed from Ontario and Seneca counties, April 11th, 1823. It lies upon Lake Ontario, and was named in honor of General Anthony Wayne, of the Revolution. Population in 1875 was 49,882 ; in 1880 it was 54,700.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY. See page 98 and note on page 577.
WYOMING COUNTY was formed from Genesee County, May 14th, 1841. A portion of Allegany County was annexed in 1846. Population in 1875 was 30,595 ; in 1880 it was 30,907.
YATES COUNTY was formed from Ontario County, February 5th, 1823, and named in honor of Joseph C. Yates, then Governor of the State. A portion of Steuben County was annexed in 1824. Population in 1875 was 19,686 ; in 1880 it was 21,087.
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II.
GOVERNORS OF NEW YORK.
COLONIAL.
Cornelius Jacobsen May
1624
William Verhulst
1625
Peter Minuit.
May 4.
1626
Walter (or Wouter) Van Twiller
April.
1633
William Kieft.
Mar. 28. 1638
Peter Stuyvesant
May 11.
1647
Richard Nicolls
Sept. 8.
1664
Francis Lovelace.
Ang. 17.
1668
Cornelis Evertse, Jr., and a Council of War
Aug. (n. s.) 12. 1673
Anthony Colve. Sept. 19. 1673
Edmund Andros
Nov. (n. s.) 10.
1674
Anthony Brockholls, Commander-in-Chief.
Nov. 16.
1677
Sir Edmund Andros
Aug. 7.
1678
Anthony Brockholls, Commander-in-Chief.
Jan. (n. s.) 13. 1682
Thomas Dongan.
Aug. 27. 1683
Sir Edmund Andros.
Aug. 11. 1688
Francis Nicholson, Lieutenant-Governor
Oct. 9. 1688
Jacob Leisler. June 3. 1689
Henry Sloughter. Mar. 19.
1691
Richard Ingoldsby, Commander-in-Chief
.July 26.
1691
Benjamin Fletcher
Ang. 30.
1692
Earl of Bellomont. April 13.
1695
John Nanfan, Lieutenant-Governor
May 17.
1699
Earl of Bellomont July 24.
1700
Eldest Councillor present, Pres. of the Council. . Mar. 5.
1701
John Nanfan, Lieutenant-Governor May 19. 1701
Lord Cornbury May 3.
1702
Lord Lovelace. Dec. 18.
1708
Peter Schuyler, President May 6.
1709
Richard Ingoldsby, Lieutenant-Governor May 9. 1709
Peter Schuyler, President May 25.
1709
Richard Ingoldsby, Lieutenant-Governor. June 1. 1709
Gerardus Beekman, President April 10. 1710
Robert Hunter June 14.
1710
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Peter Schuyler, President
July 21.
1719
William Burnet
Sept. 17.
1720
John Montgomery .
April 15.
1728
Rip Van Dam, President.
July 1.
1731
William Cosby .
Aug. 1.
1732
George Clarke, President
Mar. 10.
1736
George Clarke, Lieutenant-Governor
Oct. 30.
1736
George Clinton .
Sept. 2.
1743
Sir Danvers Osborn
Oct. 10.
1753
James De Lancey, Lieutenant-Governor
.Oct. 12.
1753
Sir Charles Hardy
Sept. 3.
1755
James De Lancey, Lieutenant-Governor
. June 3.
1757
Cadwallader Colden, President
Aug. 4.
1760
Cadwallader Colden, Lientenant-Governor
Aug. 8.
1761
Robert Monckton
Oct. 26.
1761
Cadwallader Colden, Lieutenant-Governor
Nov. 18.
1761
Robert Monckton.
June 14.
1762
Cadwallader Colden, Lieutenant-Governor
June 28.
1763
Sir Henry Moore
Nov. 13.
1765
Cadwallader Colden, Lieutenant-Governor
Sept. 12. 1769
Earl of Dunmore
Oct. 19.
1770
William Tryon.
July 9.
1771
Cadwallader Colden, Lieutenant-Governor
April 7.
1774
William Tryon . June 28.
1775
James Robertson, Military Governor
Mar. 23.
1780
Andrew Elliott, Lieutenant-Governor. . April 17.
1783
The last two named are not recognized by the State of New York. They served during the occupation of New York City by the British from 1776 to 1783.
PRESIDENTS OF THE PROVINCIAL CONGRESS. -
Peter Van Brugh Livingston .May 23. 1775
Nathaniel Woodhull, President pro tempore Aug. 28. 1775
Abraham Yates, Jr., President pro tempore Nov. 2. 1775
Nathaniel Woodhull Dec. 6. 1775
John IIaring, President pro tempore. Dec. 16.
1775
Abraham Yates, Jr., President pro tempore Aug. 10.
1776
Abraham Yates, Jr.
Ang. 28. 1776
Peter R. Livingston
. Sept. 26. 1776
Abraham Ten Broeck Mar. 6.
1777
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Leonard Gansevoort, President pro tempore .... . April 18.
1777
Pierre Van Cortlandt, President of Council of
Safety May 14. 1777
GOVERNORS OF THE STATE.
George Clinton
July 30. 1777
John Jay .
July 1. 1795
George Clinton
1801
Morgan Lewis.
1804
Daniel D. Tompkins
1807
John Taylor, Lieutenant-Governor and Acting Governor
Mar.
1817
De Witt Clinton
July 1. 1817
Joseph C. Yates
Jan 1. 1823
De Witt Clinton.
1825
Nathaniel Pitcher, Lientenant-Governor and Act- ing Governor.
Feb. 11. 1828
Martin Van Buren
1829
Enos T. Throop, Lieutenant-Governor and Acting Governor
Mar. 12.
1829
Enos T. Throop
Jan. 1.
1831
William L. Marcy
1833
William H. Seward
66
1839
William C. Bouck
1843
Silas Wright
1845
John Young
1847
Hamilton Fish
1849
Washington Hunt.
1851
Horatio Seymour
1853
Myron H. Clark
66
1855
John A. King
66
1857
Edwin D. Morgan
1859
Horatio Seymour
1863
Renben E. Fenton
1865
John T. Hoffman
1869
John Adams Dix.
60
1873
Samuel J. Tilden
66
1875
APPENDIX.
MORE ELABORATE HISTORIES.
THE reader of this compendious History of the State of New York who may desire more minute knowledge of the commonwealth may profitably consult the following works :
Documents Relating to the Colonial History of New York, obtained abroad by Brodhead.
Documentary History of New York, edited by E. B. O'Callaghan, M.D.
Brodhead's History of New York to 1691.
Macauley's History of New York.
Yates and Moulton's History of New York (colonial).
Smith's History of New York (colonial).
Dunlap's History of New York.
Roberts's History of New York.
Barbor's Historical Collection of New York.
O'Callaghan's History of New Netherland.
Jones's History of New York During the Revolutionary War.
Proceedings of the New York Historical Society.
Watson's Annals and Occurrences of New York City and State.
Colden's History of the Five Nations.
Schoolcraft's Notes on the Iroquois.
Morgan's History of the Iroquois Confederacy.
Ruttenber's Indian Tribes of the Hudson River.
The Jesuit Relations.
Stone's Biographies of Sir William Johnson, Brant, and Red Jacket.
Stone's History of Burgoyne's Campaign.
Lossing's Life and Times of Philip Schuyler.
Campbell's Border Wars of New York.
Simms's History of Schoharie County and Border Wars of New York. Turner's History of Pioneer Settlements in New York.
O'Reilley's History of Rochester.
Munro's Description of the Genesee Country.
Watson's History of Essex County and of the Champlain Valley.
Palmer's History of Lake Champlain.
Onderdonk's Revolutionary Incidents on Long Island.
Thompson's History of Long Island.
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MORE ELABORATE HISTORIES.
Prime's History of Long Island.
Stiles's History of the City of Brooklyn.
Histories of New York City by Miss M. L. Booth, D. T. Valentine, W. L. Stone, Mrs. M. J. Lamb, and B. J. Lossing.
Francis's Old New York. Munsell's Annals of Albany.
Marshall's Niagara Frontier.
Public Documents Relating to the New York Canals.
Reports of the Regents of the University and of the State Superintend- ent of Public Instruction.
Hammond's Political History of New York.
Dunshee's History of the Collegiate (Dutch Reformed) Church School. Ketchum's History of Buffalo.
Hunt's Letters About the Hudson.
Lossing's Hudson from the Wilderness to the Sea.
Bonney's Legacy of Historical Gleanings.
Numerous Town and County Histories.
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INDEX.
A.
Abercrombie, James, Inefficiency of, 168 ; attacks Ticonderoga, 174.
Abraham, Heights of, scaled, 182.
Abraham, Plains of, 180; battle on the, 183.
Acadians or French Neutrals, 163.
Acland, Major, wounded, 278.
Acland, Lady Harriet (note), 278.
Adams, John, President of the United States, 363.
Aix-la-Chapelle, Treaty at, 157.
Albany City incorporated; municipal offi- cers of, 102 ; name changed, 89 ; indepen- dent government at, 107; Colonial con- ventions at. 107, 162 ; Provincial Assem- bly at, 108 ; state of society at, 150, 151; canal celebration at, 464; charter of, amended, 543.
Albany County, Territory of, 98; extent of, 342.
Albany Regency, The, 452.
Alexander, James, counsel for Zenger, 144. Alexandria Bay, Moonlight battle in, 416. Algerine Corsairs, 458.
Algonquin Indians slain at Hoboken and Manhattan Island, 48.
Allen, Ethan, a bold popular leader, 190, 316 ; at Ticonderoga, 218 ; a prisoner, 229; and Beverly Robinson, 317.
Allen, Ichabod, killed at Cherry Valley, 291.
Allen, Ira, active in Vermont, 317 ; biog- raphy of (note), 318, 319.
Allen and Warner before the Provincial Congress of New York, 223.
Allerton, Isaac, at New Amsterdam, 49.
Allied armies besiege Yorktown, 322.
America, Position of affairs in, 172.
American Association, The, 211, 212.
American naval force in 1813, 419.
American Navy, Exploits of the, 397, 398. American Society for the Promotion of National Union, 520, 521.
American System, The, 473.
Amherst, Jeffrey, at Louisburg, 173; bi- ography of (note), 178; commander-in- chief on Lake Champlain, 179 ; receives the surrender of Montreal, 184.
Amphibious warfare, 418, 419.
Amsterdam Charter of the Dutch West India Co., Members of the (note), 23; action of the, 63.
Amsterdam merchants of trade at Man- hattan (note), 14.
Anderson, Dr. Alexander, first engraver on wood in America ; biography of (note), 575.
Anderson, Robert, Major, at Fort Sumter, 522.
- Annapolis, Convention at, in 1786, 336.
André, Major John, complots with Arnold, 311; arrested as a spy, 312 ; executed ; honored by his King, 315; captors of, 312 ; captors of, rewarded, 315.
Andros, Edmond, biography of (note), 91 ; Governor of New York ; imprisons citi- zens, 92; at Albany ; sends gunpowder to Rhode Island, 93; knighted, 94 ; long rule of, 96 ; Viceroy of English-Amer- ican Colonies, 103; arrested in Boston and sent to England, 105.
Anne, Queen, crowned, 129.
Anthony, Allard, a schepen, 62.
Anti- Masonic movements, 471, 472 ; party dissolved, 476.
Anti-Masonry, Origin of, 471, 472.
Anti-Rentism, 499, 500.
Argus and Pelican, Battle between the, 418.
Armies, Disbandment of ; the Union, 538.
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Armstrong, John, Gates's aide-de-camp on Bemis's Heights, 276 ; author of the New- burgh Letters, 328; Secretary of War ; biography of (note), 412; Hampton and Wilkinson and. 413, 414.
Arnold, Benedict, with Allen at Ticonde- roga, 218 ; naval operations of ; captures St. Johns, 222; joins Montgomery in an attack on Quebec; in command there, 230; naval career on Lake Champlain, 251; relieves Fort Schuyler, 273 ; in battle on Bemis's Heights, 275, 280; wounded, 280 ; military governor of Philadelphia ; mar- riage of ; convicted of crookedness ; plots treason, 311, 312 ; fiies to the Vulture, 314; receives his stipulated reward, 315 ; at- tempt to abduct, 315; a plunderer in Virginia ; rewards offered for, 321.
Arnold and Morgan on Bemis's Heights, 281.
Arnold, Mrs., at her husband's headquar- ters, 313 ; distress of, 314.
Articles of Confederation, 319.
Ama, a British vessel, fires on New York City, 232.
Assembly, Popular, at New Amsterdam, Members of the, 74.
Assembly, The first General English, at New York, 96 ; laws passed by ; Speaker of, 99.
Assembly, Anti-Leislerian, 123.
Assembly, Leislerian, 125 ; revokes fraud- ulent land grants ; victory over Absolu- tism, 150.
Assembly, The New York Provincial, pre- pares for war, 164.
Ato-tar-ho, first President of the Iroquois Confederacy, 8. Attwood, William, Chief-Justice, 129. Auchmuty, Rev. Dr., 572.
Autosee, Battle of, 406.
B.
Bainbridge, William, Commodore, 398. Ballston destroyed, 308.
Baltimore, Attack on National troops in, 525.
Bank charter, A, in politics, 399, 400.
Barn-burners, a political faction, 501.
Barneveldt, John Van Olden, Death of (note), 16.
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Barney, Joshua, Flotilla of, destroyed, 435. Barré, Count de la, and Governor Dongan, 100.
Barré, Col. Isaac, Retort of, in Parliament (note), 185.
Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty Enlighten- ing the World, 567.
Bauman, Lt .- Colonel, Death of, 269.
Baxter, George, commissioner at Hartford, 58; biography of (note) ; prepares an in- dictnient against Governor Stuyvesant, 65.
Bayard, Nicholas, Secretary of the province of New York, 89; imprisoned, 92; op- poses Leisler, 107 ; imprisoned, 109 ; re- ceives grants of land, 125 ; a disturber of the public peace ; convicted of high treason and reprieved, 130.
Beaver Dams, Affair at, 412.
Beeckman, Dr. Gerardus, Interview of, with Stuyvesant, 66; imprisoned, 92; convicted of treason and pardoned, 110, 111; biography of (note), 110.
Beeckman, William, a schepen, 62, 89 ; Vice- Director of New Amstel ; biography of (note), 72.
Bellomont, Earl of, Governor of New York, 120, 121; administration of, 123, 124; favors the Leisler family, 124 ; death and character of, 125.
Bellomont and Livingston, 122.
Bellows, Rev. H. W., and the Sanitary Commission ; biography of (note), 527.
Bemis's Heights, Battles on, 274-276.
Bennett, James Gordon, 483.
Bennington, Battle of, 269.
Benson, Egbert, first Attorney-General, 260; in New York Legislature ; biog- raphy of (note), 337, 338.
Berkeley, John, Proprietor of New Jersey, 86.
Beverswyck, 45. Biddle, Captain James, 439.
Billop House, Peace Conference at the, 244.
Binckes, Jacob, Proclamation of, 89.
Binnenhof, The, Hall of Representatives 16.
Bisshopp, Lt .- Colonel, Death of, 413. Black Rock, Affair at, 413. Bladensburg, Battle of, 436.
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Blakely, Captain Johnson, Loss of, 438. Bleecker, Ann Eliza, poet, 572.
Block, Adrien, Dutch navigator ; builds a ship at Manhattan ; discoveries of, 15. Blommaert, Samuel, a patroon, 32.
Bloodshed, The last, in the Revolution, 326. Bærstler, Colonel, at the Beaver Dams, 412.
Bogardus, Rev. Everardus, first settled pas- tor in New Netherland, 34, 35, 568 ; re- bukes the Governor, 52 ; death of, 53.
Bolingbroke, Lord, plans expedition against Quebec, 136 ; biography of (note), 136.
Bolton, Robert, historian, 574.
Boom at Ticonderoga and Mount Indepen- dence, 265 ; at West Point, 253.
Borgne, Lake, American flotilla on, 441. Boscawen, Admiral, 173.
Boston massacre, The, 202.
Boston Port Bill, Effect of the, 206.
Boston, Siege and surrender of, 234.
Boston tea-party, The, 205 ; effects of the, 206.
Bostonians, Sympathy for the, 207.
Bouck, Win. C., Governor ; biography of (note), 497.
Boundary line between New York and Connecticut ; The Oblong, 142.
Boyd, John Parker, at Chrysler's Field ; biography of (note), 416.
Braddock, Edward, meets Colonial govern- ors ; death of, 163.
Bradford, William, and the New York Gazette, 143.
Bradley, Attorney-General of New York, 145, 152-154.
Bradstreet, John, provisions the garrison at Oswego, 168; biography of (note), 174 ; captures Fort Frontenac, 175 (note), 176.
Bradstreet, Simon, English commissioner at Hartford in 1650, 58.
Brandt (or Brant), Joseplı, organizes scalp- ing parties ; desolates Springfield and the Schoharie Valley, 290 ; Sir John Johnson and the Butlers, allies of, 291; (note) humanity of, 291, 292.
Brandy wine Creek, Battle at, 286.
Brant, John, at Queenstown battle, 395; at the Beaver Dams, 412.
Brasher, Abraham, 110.
Breyman, Colonel, commands riflemen, 275; mortally wounded, 281.
Brewster, Elder Wm., leads the "Pil- grims," 24.
British expedition up the Hudson, 297. British plan for dividing the Colonies, 238. British posts in South Carolina captured, 324.
British troops, Depredations of, in South- East Virginia ; join Clinton at New York, 297 ; occupy only Charleston and Savan- nah in the South, 325 ; evacuate Savan- nah, 326 ; evacuate New York, 331.
Brock, General Sir Isaac, on Queenstown Heights, 394; death of, 395.
Brockholls, Anthony, Acting-Governor, 94. Brodhead, John Romeyn, historian, 574 ; biography of (note), 574.
Brooklyn, Settlers at (note), 26.
Brown, Jacob, charged with the defence of the Northern portion of New York ; biog- raphy of (note), 390 ; invades Canada, 422.
Brown, Colonel John, in the rear of Bur- goyne's army, 275 ; killed in battle at Stone Arabia ; biography of (note), 307.
Brown, John, Raid of, at Harper's Ferry, 515.
Brugh, Johannes Van, Alderman, 85 ; bur- gomaster, 89.
Brunel, Isambert, and the Champlain Canal, 349.
Bryant, Wm. C., Notice of, 482, 575.
Buchanan, James, President of the United States, 511.
" Bucktails " and "Clintonians,", 453.
Buel, Jesse, Notice of ; biography of (note), 447.
Buffalo, Destruction of, 417; in 1813; growth of, 469.
Bull Run, Battle of ; effect of battle of, 526.
Bunker Hill, Battle of, 220.
Burgoyne, General Sir John, in Canada, 240; biography of (note), 263 ; embarks on Lake Champlain, 264; feasts the Ind- ians; arrives at Crown Point ; proclama- tiou of, 265 and note, 266; takes Forts Ticonderoga and Independence, 266, 267 ; pushes on to the Hudson River, 268 ;
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fights the Americans near the Hudson, 274-281; encamps on Saratoga Heights, 274; awaits tidings from Clinton ; pre- pares for battle, 277; capitulation and surrender of, 281.
Burgoyne's invasion of New York, 263- 284; troops of, sent to Virginia, 282.
Burnet, Governor William, Character of ; biography of (note), 139; administra- tion of, 139-141.
Burning vessels at Forts Clinton and Mont- gomery, 284.
Burns's Coffee-House (note), 198.
Burr, Aaron, Adroit management of, 364 ; biography of (note); Vice-President of the United States, 364 ; President of the State Constitutional Convention, 370; Democratic Candidate for Governor, 373 ; quarrel and duel with Hamilton, 373, 374 ; mysterious expedition of; tried for treason and acquitted ; political death of, 375.
Burrites, The, 379.
Burton, Mary, and the Negro Plot, 153, 154. Bute, Earl of, Prime Minister, 193 ; ruinous policy of, 193.
Butler, Colonel John, in the Wyoming Valley, 292-294.
Butler, Walter, at Cherry Valley, 291.
Butler, Colonel Zebulon, commands in the Wyoming Valley, 293.
C.
Campaign of 1755, 163 ; of 1756, 167 ; of 1758, 173 ; of 1759, 178, 179.
Campbell, Samuel, Family of, made cap- tive at Cherry Valley, 292.
Campbell, Lt .- Colonel, attacks Fort Mont- gomery, 283.
Campbell, William W., historian, 574.
Canada, Invasion of, undertaken in 1690, 115; unsuccessful attempt to conquer, in 1711, 134, 135; surrendered to the English, 184 ; alliance with, or conquest of, 222 ; preparations to invade, in 1775, 227,228; end of invasion in 1776, 240; Revolutionary movements in, 489.
Canajoharie settlement desolated, 306.
Canal companies organized, 348. Canals in the State, 469, 554.
Cape Breton surrendered to the English, 156.
Carleton, Major, leads a marauding party to Lakes Champlain and George, 308.
Carleton, Sir Guy, succeeds Sir Henry Clinton in command, 323.
Caroline, Destruction of the, 490.
Carroll, Charles, commissioner in Canada, 239.
Carteret, George, Proprietor of New Jersey, 86
Castine, Baron de (note), 100.
Centennial celebration and exhibition, 553. Cesnola, L. P. di (note), 575.
Chamber of Commerce (note), 369.
Champlain, Samuel, in Northern New York ; biography of (note), 9; in war with Northern Indians, 9, 10; in war with the Iroquois, 18.
Champlain Canal (note), 462.
Chancery, New Court of, established, 129. Chandler, General, at Stony Creek, 410.
Charles II., Death of, 101.
Charter of Liberties and Privileges, 97.
Charter of Privileges and Exemptions, 31. Charter of Special Privileges granted, 31. Chase, Samuel, on a Committee in Canada, 239.
Chauncey, Isaac, Commander-in-chief on Lake Ontario, 392, 401 ; biography of (note), 401 ; blockades the British squad- ron at Kingston, 431.
Chauncey and Yeo on Lake Ontario, 415. Cherry Valley, Massacre at, 291, 292.
Chesapeake and Shannon, Battle between the, 417, 418.
Chief-Justice of New York (Pratt) appointed by the crown, 189.
Children, cruelty to, Law for the preven- tion of, 554.
Chippewa, Battle of, 424.
Christian Commission, The, 528, 529.
Christianity of an Indian chief proven (note), 124.
Christiansen, Captain, 14; voyages of, to Manhattan Island and Albany, 15.
Christina, Fort, 41.
Christina, Queen, 41. Chrysler's Field, Battle at, 416. Churches in New York in 1750, 188. Cincinnati, Society of the, 329, 330.
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City Hall, First, in New Amsterdam (note), 63.
Civil Rights Bill, 549.
Clark, Myron H., Governor, 510 ; biography of (note), 510, 511 ; and Virginia authori- ties, 512.
Clarke, Sir George, Lieutenant-Governor ; biography of (note), 152.
Clay, Henry, and the " American System," 473.
Clinton, De Witt, Appeal of, 234 ; first ap- pearance of, in political life, 366 ; duel of, with Swartwout, 372 ; biography of (note), 385 ; and the Erie Canal, 386; candidate for the Presidency of the United States, 400 ; character of, 445 ; triumph of, 452 ; elected Governor, 453 ; removed from office of Canal Commis- sioner, 460 ; weds the Lakes to the Sea ; death of, 473.
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