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Mather, Conton, extract of a letter from, rela- tive to the church at Jamaica, 223.
-, Increase, Rev. Mr. Vesey educated un- der, 438.
Matthews, David, the last colonial mayor of N. York, 1056.
Mauritius River, 27, 35, 39, 42, 47.
May, Cornelius Jacobs, sails with settlers to New Netherland, 35 ; first governor of New- Netherland, 43. Mayfield, 1108, 1125. Medals and Coins, 1179. Megapolensis, Rev Johannis, 103, 109.
Memorial of the clergy of New York on the church of Jamaica, 221.
Menonias settle Gravesend, 100.
Methodists, labors of the, in the early settle ments, 1116; plan of the, to gain followers, 1118.
Mexico, town of, 1140.
Michilimakina, 22.
Milborne, Jacob, (see Leister.)
Military Townships, price, in 1791, of the land in the, 1079, 1051, 1083.
Militia of King's Co., names of those enrolled, in 1715, m the, 183.
Miin, Rev. Mr., of Albany, 1152.
Minisinek patent, the surveyor general's objec- tions to the bounds of the, 987.
Minuet, Peter, governor of' N. Netherland, 42; arrival of, 46; succeeds Van IIulst, 47. Miscellany, 1157.
Mohawk Indians, vernacular name of the, 902; chapel, the, 1039; river, survey, in 1792. of the, 1057; valley, missionary tour, in 1-02, along the, 1105 ; river communication between Wood creek and the, 1137.
Mohegans, the, war between the Mohawks and, 43; remove to Connecticut, 44.
Mompessom, ch. justice, opinion of, in the case of the Jamaica church, 210, 251.
Montagnars, the. 9.
Montagne river, 27, 35. 39, 12, 47.
Montanik Indians, clann of the, for land on the east end of Long Island, 390, 392.
Montgomery, town of, census of the, in 1782, 996.
Months, Indian names of the, 33.
Moor, Rev. John, minister at Newtown, 107.
, Rev. Thoroughgood, missionary to the Mohawk9, 117, 11, 124, 899, 910; perishes al sca, 1151.
MOORE, Gov., biographical sketch of, 521 ; proc. of, against R. Noble, 930.
Moravians in Dutchess co., summoned betyre the council at N Y., 1013; names and exam- ination of the, 1014; further orders relative to, 1019; ordered to depart the province, 1020; persecution of the, brought before the Board of Trade, ih .; reasons for the law enacted in N. Y. ngainst, 1022; provisions of the ac! ngninst, 1026; a list of the, m New-York 1099.
Morgan, Rev. Mr., of Eastchester, 119, 994.
Morris, ch. jastice, denounces Lord Cornbury's proceedings in regard to the church at Jamaica. 233; an account of the rise and progress of the troubles in the church at Jamaica. by, 244 ; renders judgment in favor of Rev. Mr. Poyer, 501; mode adopted by. to close the Jamaica church controversy. 313.
Morrisania slaves in, 952; census of. 949.
Mosley, Rev. Mr .. minister at Johnstown, 1151. Mout, Rev. Emond, chaplain to the forces m N. Y., 412.
-, Rev. Mr., a Moravian clergyman, 1015. Moulinars, Rev. J. J., minister of the French church, N. Y., 466; answer of, to the Rev. Mr. Rou's protest, 470; defects in the answer of, 1159; detains the church unjustly from Rev. Mr. Rou, 1170; obs. on the answer of, 1171 ; sent for to plagne Mr. Ron, 1172.
Mourning ring, found on Burgoyne's camp ground, description of a, 1193.
Muirson. Rev. George, proceeds to England to receive holy orders, 113: minister at Rye. 120; effects great good, 121. 123, 121. 126: death of. 211; licensed to baptize in Connectiont. 936 ; is unable to do anything with the Indians, 937; is opposed hy the dissenters, 930.
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Mulford, Capt. Samuel, memorial of several grievances in the colony of New- York by, 363, representation of, to the king, regarding the whale fishing at the east end of Long Island, 372; the house of assembly pronounce the me- morial of, false, malicious and scandalous, 383; extract of a letter from the lord justices of Eng. relative lo the complaint of, 384.
Munro, Rev. Harry, rector of Albany, 917; some particulars of, 1153.
Murder, a, committed on Livingston manor, an account of, 7=8, 790, 793.
Murderer's island, 35.
Myer, Rev. Hermanus, of Kingstoa, 991, 992. Myles, Rev. Samuel, of Boston, 213.
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NANFAN, Lt. Gov., suspends Robert Livingston as member of the council, 629.
Narrative of Capt. John Manning, 87; of Rev. Gideon Hawley's journey in 1753, to Onohogh- gwage, 1033.
Nassau, fort, 27; abandoned, 105. Nation du feu, 23.
Navigation, inland lock, report on, 1085.
Neau, Mr. Elias, 113, 118, 125 ; date of his license as catechist, 129, 130; further reference to, 937.
Neutral nation, the, 23.
New Broadalban, state of religion in, 1109.
Newburgh, papers relating to the first settlement of, 539 ; Sackett's map of. 548; ferry between Fishkill and, 520; letters patent for the glebe at, 547 ; (see Quassaick creek ; Knoll, Rev. Christian ;) the episcopalians take forcible possession of the lutheran church at, 593; pe- tition of Colden and Albertson for the Palatine glebe nt, 594 ; Intheran glebe nt, surrendered in order to be granted to the episcopalians, 600; more taverns at, required, 603; number of houses, in 1767, at, ib. ; petition for a char- ter for the mission of, 605; for St. George's church of, GOG; census of, in 1752, 996; mis- sion of, vacant, 1063; first newspaper in, 1195. New England, is the seum of Okl England. 217. Newenhuysen, Rev. Mr., 402 ; forbuls the Rev. N. Van Renselaer to baptize any children, 879 ; denies the validity of English ordina- tion, 573; ordered to make good his objec- tions, 874, 875.
New Marlborough, census of, in 17=2, 996.
New Netherland, first settlement of, 27; the course lo, 24; settlers sail for, 35, name of immigrants to, 52; sorrendered to the Eng- lish, 78 ; state of the churches in, 103.
New Orange, the inhabitants of, atsolved from their allegiance to liolland, 77.
Newport Fort, 1097.
New Rochelle, Rev. Mr. Bondet, minister of, 126, 911; petitions Gov. Fletcher for aid. 926; license to creci n church in. 942; names of the inhabitants, in 1710, of, 946; petition for a charter for the church at, 949; granted, 949; census of, in 1712, il. ; petition for leave to build a new parsonage, 954.
Newspapers, carly, in the State of New York, 1195, 1196.
Newiown, 1,. I., an Episcopal church built in, 315 ; names of the slaves in, 563.
New Utrecht, names of the inhabitants of, in 169S, 135; slaves in. 860.
New Windsor, (see Windsor.)
New York, restored to the English, 65, 73; ac- count of the church in, 111; the English of, the scum of New England, 247 ; papers re- lating to the city of, 395; early seals of the city of, 397; proposals to erect a new Dutch
Reformed church in, 402; original survey of Wall street, in, 403; first Lutheran churches in, 404; king's chapel in, 406; petition 10 purchase ground for an English church ia, 407; Trinity church in, erected, 409; Corn's. Sebring applies for leave 10 run a ferry be- tween Long Island and, 421 ; remonstrance thereto by the corporation of, 423; applica- tion by the corporation to enlarge the ferry bounds of, 425 ; ground granted for a Jewish cemetery in, 435 ; the presbyterians of, apply for a charter, 460 ; remonstrance ogniast m- corporating the presbyterem church in, 462; difficulties in the French church of. 406; pe- tition of a baptist prescher in. 4:0; a new reformed Dutch chorch erceted in, 494; peti . tion for the removal of the sheriff of, ib. ; pe- tition for leave to collect fonds to erect a new Lutheran church in, 497; petition of the French church of. for a charter, 49; and of the Lutheran elmurch of, for the same object, 491 ; difficulties in the reformed Dutch church in, 510, et seq ; riot in the French church in 522 ; appearance of a comnet at, 8=3 ; a mora- vian church in, 1027 ; a list of the quakers in, 1029 ; and of the moravions in, 1029 ; a fourth part of the city of, burnt, 1060; regulations of the stage between Philadelphia and, ic 1776, 1191.
Niagara, (see Onjagera.)
Nichman, David, a moravian bishop, 1016, 1017, 1015
Night, Rev. Mr., 1117.
Nine partners, an account of the ill treatment received by a regimental serjeant at the, 9:4. Noble, Robert. carries to Massachusetts cer- tnin persons belonging to the manors of Cla- Verack and Livingston, 776; seizes the high sheriff of Albany, and carnes him to Shef- field, 778, 7:0 ; fortifies his house, 755; pro- clamation to arrest, ib. ; ilies to Sheffield, 758 ; and others, carry off a number of men from Mr. Livingston's iron works at Ancram, 793; proclamation against, 830.
Northampton. (Fulton Co.,) character of the town of. 1126.
Northeastle. slaves in, 855, ยง56; petition against Justice Pelham from, 950; census of, in 1782, 958.
Northfield. (Saratoga Co.,) very little attention paid to religion in. 1127.
Norion, Rev. Mr., 1112.
Norway, (Herkimer Co.,) state of religion in, 1111 ; people of, mostly baptists, 1124.
Non, Rev Eliphalet, 1107.
Nucella, Rev. Mr., 116.
Numerals, Indian, 33.
Natten Island, Palatines ordered to Jand on, 552; ordinance for establishing courts of jus- tice on, 554.
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Objections of the surveyor general to the | Oquaga, 1046.
bonnds of the Minisink patent, 957.
Oghquaga, Rev. Guleon Hawley's journey to, 1031 ; description of, 1032, (see Oquaga.)
Ogilvie, Rev. John, mhmuster at Albany, 1036 ;. some particulars of the, 1152.
Oglethorpe, Gen'l., warns the government of N. Y. against popish emissaries, 1023.
Oliver, Rev. Dr., 110.
Oneida Lake,'price paid for Roosevelt's patent on the, 1076; mentioned, 1137.
Oujagera, 811.
Onohogligwage, (see Oghquaga.)
Ontario Lake, the first steambout on, 1198.
Oostdorp, (sce Eastchester.)
Orange county, the church of, 116; a list of the slaves in, 849; first newspaper in, 1195.
-- Fort, built, 35 ; number of truders, in 1628, at, 47.
Order in council, allowing the episcopal clergy of N. Y. the right of appeal without any limi- tation of the amount in controversy, 263.
Otsego Lake, 1043.
Otter skins used by the Indians for clothing, 3G. Quetanunda Creek. 1108.
Owego River, price of land, in 1791, on the, 1079.
Oysterbay, episcopal church at, 320 ; slaves in, S64.
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Palatine, the town of, 1109; the minister of, preaches in English and in German. 1125.
Falatines, papers relating to the, 539 ; order of the queen in council, directing the removal to New York of certain, 541; names of the first naturalized, 543 ; certain of the, accused of being pietists, 544 ; petitions of the, settled at Quassaic ereek, 547, 548; a list of the, who Were furnished with tools, 550; second immi- gration of, 551; landed on Nutten Island. 552; order to apprentiee the children of the, 553; number c the, sick on the passage, 558; number of deaths among the, 559, 568; names of the, remaining at N. York, 562; names of the apprenticed children of the, 566; the, settled on the west side of Hudson's river, 569; the, who volunteered against Canada, 571, 572; warrant to survey land for the, 572 ; report of a committee of couneil on the petition of certain, 577; how the glebe at Newburgh passed from the, 556, et seq. ; re- port of the board of trade on the removal to N. Y. of additional, 637 ; deed of land pur- chased for the settlement of the, 641; remove to the land purchased for them. 652; contract with Mr. Livingston to victual the, 653; lo- cation of their settlements on the Hudson river, 655; numbers of, subsisted to March, 1711, 657; discontented at settling on Liv- ingston's lands, 659, 663. 673; will not listen to tar making. 659; frauds committed in vie- tunling the, ib. ; return of, on 1st of May, 1711, 660 ; express their determination to re- move to Sehohnry, 662 ; Gov. Hunter dis- arms the, 665 ; amount of rations and elothing distributed to the, 666; repent their miseon- duet, and beg Gov. Ilunter's pardon, 667 ; re- turn of the, June, 1711, ib., 668; school house for the children of the, 668; proceedings of the commissioners appointed over the, 669, et seq. ; unmes of the overseers to the, 672; volunteers from the, for the expedition against Cannda, 671 ; necount of three month's sub- sistenee of the, 676, 677; some of the, ar- rested for breaking open a store, 677 ; Gov. Ifunter's seheme for employing the, 679 ; in- formed that the government cannot any longer support them, 683; Adam Vrooman com- plains of their violent proceedings at Scho- hary, 697 ; Gen. Nicholson's statement res- peeting the, 706; the condition, grievances and oppressions of the, 707 ; complain of their children having been taken from them with- out their consent, and that their labor was
turned to the benefit of a private person, 709 ; petition to be located at Sehoharie, ib .; gar- rison Albany, 709; send a delegation 10 the Indians to obtain leave to settle at Schohnrie, 710; purchase land, ib. ; miseries suffered by the Palatines at, 711 ; delegates from the, wait on Gov. Hunter at Albany, 712; and to N. York, 713; third immigration of, 715; representation of Gov. Burnet re-pecting the, 716 : petition regarding the, on the manor of Livingston, 720; order in council thereon, 722; surveyor general's report on the settle- ment of the, 723 ; list of the, willing to re- main on the manor, 724; report in favor of issuing letters patent to the Germantown, 725.
Paltz, slaves in the, $49; census of, in 1703, 966; names of the freeholders of, in 1728, 971 ; cen- sus of, in 1752, 996.
Papers relating to the first settlement of N. Y. by the Dutch, 25; to the restoration of N. Y. to the English, 65; on the state of religion in the province, 101; to Kings co., 131; to the churches in Queens, 157 ; to Suffolk co., 341 ; to the city of N. York, 395; to the Palatines, 539; to the manor of Livingston, 609; to Al- bnny nnd ndjaeent places, 869; to Westches- ter county, 919; to counties of Ulster and Dutchess, 959; to Quakers and Moravians, 997 ;
Parsons, Rev. Mr., baptist minister at Whites- horo', 1111.
Partridge, Oliver, informs R. Livingston, Jr. that he is about to lay out land at Taghkanick, 729.
Patroons established in N. Netherland, 48.
Peiret, Rev. Peter, minister of the French church of N. Y., 412, 927, 1167.
Pelham, justice: complaint against, 950; dis- missed from office, 951.
-- , slaves in the manor of, $54; census of, in 1712, 919.
Pemberton, Rev. Ebenezer, second minister of the presbyterian church at N. Y , 499.
Pennsylvania, all religious persuasions tolerated in, 1024.
Peru Bay, price of land, in 1791, on, 1082.
Petersburgh, baptists prevail in the town of, 1128.
Petun nation, 22.
Philipsburgh, slaves in the north part of, 852; census of, in 1712, 949.
Philips, Rev Francis, of Stratford, 437; deserts his cure, 430.
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Philips, Rev. George, agreement between the lown of Brookhaven and, 384.
Phips, Lt. Gov., letter of, to Gov. Clinton, 738; Gov. Clinton to, 749; to Lt. Gov. Delancey, 789; Lt. Gov. Delancey to, 793.
Pigeons, wild, 45, 1012.
Pine, Rev. James. minister of Hempstead, 191. Pixley, Joseph, affidavit of, 775.
Poghkeepson, court of common pleas to sit at, 973.
Polhemus, Rev. Mr., 106, 109, 110.
Polygamy among the Indians, 30.
Population of Fort Orange and of Manhattan island, 47, 48; of the city and county of Alba- ny, in 1710, 897.
Porter, Rev. Mr., principal of the Clinton acade- my, 1112
Potkoke. 617.
Potter, Rev. Horatio, of Albany, 1155.
Potters bush, state of religion at, 1124, 1125.
Poundridge, census of, in 1782, 958.
Pownall, Gov., an extract from his work on the colonies, 1190.
Poyer, Rev Thos., 130; succeeds Mr. Urquhart as minister of Jamaica, 219; sues the church wardens for his salary, 219; difficulties ex- perienced by the, 220 ; memorial of the clergy regarding the, 224; date of the induction of the, 230, 305; wrecked, ib., 279, 307; deelines to go to law for the payment of his salary, 237; visited by Gov. Hunter, 240; a tool of Rev. Mr. Vesey, 249; Gov. Hunter's statement of his conduct towards, 250, 257; begs Gov. Ilunter's pardon, 262; Sec'y Clarke's reproval of the, 263; his reply to Sec'y Clarke, 264; the soc. for the prop. of the gospel represents to Queen Anne the case of the, 265; order in couneil relative to the difficulues experienced by the, 268; the vestry of the church refuse to permit him to assist at their meeting, 270; re- presentation of the, regarding his church, 271 ; is refused his salary, 272 ; applies to Gov. Ilun- ter for leave to sue therefor, 273 ; his sufferings in coming to America, ib. ; five years without
receiving any pay from his church, 275; ex- periences great want, 276; the society for prop. the gospel make a present to, 2:0; the miller refuses to grind his corn, ib. ; applies to be sen to Rye, 251; encouragement offered to, if he would remove to the West Indies, 282; ob- tains judgment against the vestry of Jamaien, but is baffled by the church wardens, 304; answers of the, to the queries on the state of his mission, 305; gives the bishop of London an account of his misfortunes, 307; buried two wives, ib .; loses the church and glebe lands at Jamaica, 310; particulars of the grandfather of the. 311; prevailed on by Rev. Mr. Vesey to apply to be recalled, ib .; death of the, ib. : Rev. Alex. Campbell applies for the place of, 312; Rev. Thos. Colgan succeeds the, ib. Praying Indians, who, 902.
Presbyterian church applies to be incorporated, 460; remonstrance of the, 462 : order in coun- cil on the incorporation of, 464; petition of the, to the king, 497; referred, 501 ; petition of the, to the council, 502; report of the council on the petition of the, to the king, 503; order of the king in council dismissing the petition of the, 506 ; clergy of the, resolve to support the continental Congress, 1050.
Priest, functions of an Indian, 23; complaint of a Spanish, 450.
Prime, Rev. Mr., error of, in reference to the church at Oyster bay, 320.
Printers and printing, various items relating to, 1195, et seq.
Pritchard, Rev. Thomas, minister at Rye, 116, 120; order to induct, 932; opposition to, 933. Proelius, Rev. Petrus, 962.
Prudden, Rev. Mr., minister at Jamaica, 194, 195, 196, 225.
Pulver, Petrus, and others, petition of, praying an investigation into the title of the manor of Livingston, 834.
Puritans, the, why so called, 45; of Eastchester, 107
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Quakers, a petition against, 341; enrollment of the, of Dutchess co., 1027; of New-York, 1028; an account of the money taken from the, of Queens, 1029 ; a list of the, in Suffolk, 1030. Quassaick creek, petition of the Germans at, 547, 573; warrant of survey for land on, 572; petition for division of the land on. 574; order for the division of the land on, 577: the glebe nt. transferred to the Lutherans of N. Y .. 591 ; Alexander Colden and Richard Albertson
elected trustees of the glebe at. 593; the Eng- lishi congregation take possession by force of the Lutheran church at, ib .; Colden and Albert- son obtain a grant of the glebe at, 599; epis- copal church obtams the glebe at, 600.
Queens co., papers relating to the churches of, 187; a list of slaves in 1755. in, 863; an ac- count of the money taken from the Quakers in, 1029; first newspaper in, 1195. Quiennontates, the, 22, 23.
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Race, Wm., (sec Rees.)
Reasons for the law against the Moravings, 1022. Reetors of St. Peter's church, Albany, a list of the, 1151.
Redfield, town of, description of the, 1139; popu- Intion in 1902, of the, 1139.
Rees, W'm, an account of the murder of, on Livingston manor, 783, 790, 793.
Religion, papers on the state of, 101; state of, in Albany, mn 1710, 996.
Remarks of the Rev. Mr. Taylor on his tour in 1:02, through the Mohawk and Black river countries, 1127, 1149.
Remonstrance against preaching in English in
the Dutch church of N. York, 510; answer 10 the, 513.
Renisen, the town of, 1124, 1148.
Rensselaerwyck, census of the manor of, in 1714, 905.
Report of the committee on inland lock naviga- tion, 10:5.
Representation of the clergy of N. Y., Gov. Hunter's answer to, 250; of the soc. for prop. the gospel to Queen Anne, regarding the churches at Jamaica, 265.
Rhynebeck, a list of the slaves in, 851, 852.
Riot in the church at Flatbush, 177; at Jamaica, 202, 211, 254, 300; report of the magistrates
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on the, 285; affidavits regarding, 287; In the French church at N. York, 522; at Livingston manor, 751.
Ritzema, Rev. Mr., minister at N. York, 517, 518, 521.
Rochester, (Ulster co ) census of, in 1703, 966; naraes of the freeholders of, in 1728, 971; census of, in 17-2, 996.
Rodgers. Rev. Jno., presbyterian minister of N. Y., 497, 501, 503.
Rome, 1137.
Romeyn, Rev. Dirck, minister of the Dutch R. charch, 993.
Roosevelt's patent, on Oneida lake, price paid for, 1076.
Rosa Americana coins, the, 1182.
Rou, Rev. Lewis, minister of the French church at N. Y., 451; dismissed, 406, 467; protests against his dismissal, 469; the third memorial !
of, 1159; some further observations of, in an. swer to Mr. Moulmars, 1171 ; the last discourse presented to the consistory by, 1174.
Rouk. Christian, a Moravian missionary, 1015. Royal grant, the, 1124. 1149.
Rye, the church of. 116, 120; the inhabitants of, threaten to call dissenting minister, 281; the Rev. Mr. Avery minister of, 339: list of slaves in, 855; order to induct the Rev. Mr. Pritchard as minister of, 932; church at, erected, 936; Rev. Mr. Muirson is opposed at, 939; com- mission of the Rev. Mr. Bridge as minister of, 9.13; Rev. Mr. Jenny pastor of: 945; census, in 1712, of, 949; petition for the survey of the church lot in, 950.
Rycaut, Capt. Paul, 984.
Ryke's patent, census of, in 1712, 949; in 1792, 058.
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Sacondaga creek, 1126, 1131.
Salem, ( Westchester co.) census of, in 1782, 958. Salmon river, 1139.
Salsbury, (Montgomery co.) population of the town of, in 1802, 1110; sects in, 1125.
Sandy creck, character of the early settlers on.
1120; Indian remains on the south branch of, 1139, et seq.
Sangersfield, 1113.
Sayre, Rev. Jno., missionary at Newburgh, 606, G07.
Scarsdale, a list of the slaves in, 854 ; census in 1712, of, 949.
Schaets, Rev. Gideon, 104, 109; appears before the court at Albany, 877; accuses Dom. Van Rensselaer with false preaching, 878; decision of the court in the case, ib. ; house occupied by, deeded to the minister of the congregation, 880; misunderstanding between certam bu- therans of Albany and, ib. ; particulars of the abuse offered to, 881 ; opinion of, concerning universal grace, 852; dispute between the Lutherans and, settled, ib .; difficulties bc- tween his congregation und, 853; charges brought ngamst, $$1; ented before the court, and refuses to appear, ib. ; demands his de- mission, 855; mpologises to the court and is excused ; difficulties with his congregation arranged, 1b.
Schenectady, Rev. Mr. Freeman minister at, 139, 141, 112, 143; an English school nt, 897; census of the township of, in 1714, 905; sin- gular appearance of, 1128.
Schoharie, Gov. Hunter sends a surveyor to, to lay out land for the Palatines, 560; papers relating to the first settlement of, 609; the Palatines determined to remove to, 662; Gov. Ilunter decries the lands nt, 663; Adam Vroo- man complains that the Palatines oppose bis settling nt, 697; Palatines petition to be located at, 705; ask permission of the Indians to settle at, 709; the Palatines remove to, 710; and purchase Jand there. ib. ; miseries suffered by the Palatines at, 711; originally settled by Palatines. 1035; Rev. Gideon Hawley's visit to, 1039.
- creek. the Indian name of, 902.
School, a latin irce, established in N. York, 113. Schoolmasters, few, in N. Netherland, 107. Schore, (see Schoharie.)
Schuyler, Fort, 1094. -, the town of, 1111.
Seabury, Rev. Samuel, minister at Jamaica, 321; reports the Rev. Mr. Treadwell, 325; biographical notice of, 1002.
Seals, carly, of the city of New- York, 397, Seasons, the, in New Netherland, 37.
Selyns, Rev. Mr., 108 ; preaches at Esopus and Fort Orange, 109; minister at Brenekelen. ib. Seneca Indians, estimated number of the, 899. - lake, price of land, m 1791, near. 1077. Scrjeants, Rev. Mr., of Stockbridge, 1110.
Shacomico, a Moravian mission at, 1013, et seq. Sharp, Rev. Jno., chaplain to the forces at .N. Y., 130, 212, 213, 230. 412, 441.
Shaw, Joseph, a Moravian priest, examination of, 1014.
Shawangunk, a list of slaves in, 846; names of the freeholders, in 1725, of, 971; census of, in 1782, 996.
Shirley, Gov., letters of, to Gov. Clinton, 75.3, 756; to Lt. Gov. De Lancey, 771, 779. 795; justices of Springfield to, 798, 799, 801; de- spatches received from, 805.
Siekenanes, the, 45, 46.
Sinseman, Hend. Jonch., a Moravian minister, 1014, et seq.
Skinner, Rev. Mr., 304.
Slander against the French protestants of New- York refuted, 427.
Sinves in the prov. of N. York in 1755, census of the, 843.
SLOUGHITER, Gov., order of, to the town of Hempstend to pay Rev. Jer. Hubbard his salary, 198.
Smith, justice, complaint against, 291. -, William, attorney general, 732.
Smithtown, a list of the slaves in, 867.
Soap, how to make, from Indian corn, 1138. Society for the prop. of the gospel, representa-
tion of the, to Queen Anne, relative to the church of Jamaica, 265; nsks that in certain causes relating to the church an appeal may lie to the governor and council, and thence to the queen, 267.
Sons of liberty at N. Y., addresses of, and pro- ceedings against the, 495, 496, 523, 529, 5:34. Soul, belief of the Maykans regarding the, 45. South river, the Dutch abandon the, 45; state of religion at the, 105.
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