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I. Papers relating to the Iroquois and other Indian tribes,.9

II. Papers relating to the first settlement at Onondaga, and the discovery of the Salt Springs

at Salina,.* 27

III. Papers relating to De Courcelles’ and De Tracy’s expeditions against the Mohawk Indians ,

1665-6,. 41

IV. Govs. Nicoll and Andros’ reports on the Province of New-York , 1669-1678, - • 57

V. Papers relating to M. de la Barre’s expedition to Hungry Bay, 1684, .... 63

VI. Governor Dongan’s report on the state of the Province , 1687, - - - • - 93

VII. Papers relating to Denonville ’s expedition to the Genesee Country and Niagara, 1687, - 119

VIII. Names of the male inhabitants of Ulster Co., 1689, ....... 171

IX. Papers relating to the invasion of New-York and the burning of Schenectady by the

French , 1690, .............. 177

X. Civil list of the Province of New-York , 1693,. 197

XI. Papers relating to Frontenac’s expedition against the Onondagas, 1696, - - - - 205

XII. New-York army list, 1700, - .. . 227

XIII. Census of the counties of Orange, Dutchess and Albany , 1702, 1714, 1720, - - - 237

XIV. Cadwallader Colden on the lands of New-York , 1732,. 247

XV. Papers relating to the Susquehannah river, 1683-1757, ....... 257

XVI. PapeTs relating to Ogdensburgh, 1749,. 275

XVII. Papers relating to Oswego,.287

XVIII. Papers relating to the Oneida Country and Mohawk Valley, 1756, 1757, - - - 327

XIX. Papers relating to French Seigniories on Lake Champlain , 345

XX. Boundary line between the whites and the Indians, 1765,. 377

XXI. PapeTs relating to the city of New-York, . 383

XXII. Papers relating to Long Island , ..409

XXIII. Statistics of population, 1647-1774,. 465

XXIV. Statistics of revenue, imports, exports, etc., 1691-1768,. 475

XXV. Papers relating to trade and manufactures, 1705-1757, 4S3

XXVI. Report of Gov. Tryon on the state of the Province , 1774,.501

Index, 527

Index to illustrations, -------.- 7