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INDEX.
French against them, 207; details of Frontenac’sexpedition against the, 208.
Ontario Lake, 44; extent of, 45; distance from Alba-ny to, 123; early naval operations on, 310, 311.
Orange, number of the inhabitants in 1693, of thecounty of, 201; in 1702, 239; population of, in1698, 467; in 1703 and ’12, 469; in 1723, 471;in 1731, lb.; in 1737, 472; in 1746, ib.; in 1749,473; in 1756, ib.; in 1771, 474.
Oswegatchie Fiver, the Abbe Picquet forms an estab-lishment on the, 278; different names for the, 286.
Oswego , description by Abbe Picquet of the fort at,284: condition of, in 1725, 290; the French en-deavor to persuade the Indians not to permit theEnglish to settle at, ib.; a stone wall built aroundfort, 291; distance from Schenectady to, ib.; M. deBeauharnois protests against the English erectinga fort at, 292; summoned by a French officer, 294;formalities observed on that occasion, ib.; visitedby M. de Chauvignerie, 304; garrison at, in 727,291; in 1742, 301; the Indian traders, in a panic,
Palatines, settlement of the, on the Mohawk Tiver,burnt, 332; number of the, in 1718, 468.
Palmer, Judge, called to the Council, 118; sent byGov. Dongan as agent to England, 156; his in-structions, 157.
Papers relating to the Iroquois , 9; to the settlementat Onondaga, 27; to French expeditions againstthe Mohawks , 41; to the state of the province, 57,93, 267; to De la Barre’s expedition to the BlackRiver country, 63; to Denonville ’s invasion of theGenesee country, 119; to the invasion of New-York, and the burning of Schenectady , 177; toFrontenac’s expedition against the Onondagas, 205;to the population of Ulster, Orange, Dutchess andAlbany and New-York counties, 237; to the Sus-quehannah river, 257; to early settlement at Og-densburgh, 275; to Oswego , 287; to the Oneidaand Mohawk country, 327; to French Seigniorieson Lake Champlain, 345; to the city of New-York ,383; to Long Island , 409; to the population of theprovince, 465; to revenue, &c., 475; to trade andmanufactures, 483.
Pawling, Mr. Sheriff, at Esopus, 105.
Pemaquid, 60 ; recommended to be annexed to Bos-ton , 97.
Penn, William, endeavors to acquire the lands onthe Susquenannah river, 261, et seg.
Pennsylvania , evils arising from its being independ-ent of New-York , 99; the proposed boundary be-tween New-York and, ib.; evils arising from thepurchase of land on the Susquehannah by, 270,et seg.
Picquet Abbe, proceeds from Quebec to establish amission among the Iroquois , 277; selects a site at
• the mouth of the Oswegatchie river, ib.; proposes a
abandon, 304; the council approve of strengthen-ing, 305; M. de Vaudreuil determines to reduce,306; description of the fort at, ib.; M. de Louvig-ny makes a reconnoissance of, 308; the French Indians snrround, 309; and attack some ship car-penters near, ib.; Lieut . Blair killed in the vicinityof, ib.; names of the killed and missing at the fightnear, ib.; early naval operations before, 310; Col.Bradstreet defeats a French force above, 312; de-scription of in 1756, 315; journal of the seige of,ib., et seq.; articles of capitulation of, 319; returnof stores captured at, 320; further particulars ofthe capture of, 321, et seq.; names of the mechanicsand sailors taken prisoners at, 326; description ofthe country between Albany and, 338; distancefrom Albany to, 341.
Ottawas, confederacy of the, number of the, 25; firstvisit of the English to the, 100.
Oyer & Terminer, court of, erected, 95.
Oysterbay, officers of militia, in 1700, belonging to,231.
mode to render the upper part of the St. Lawrencenavigable, 278; expense incurred for improve-ments by, ib.; biographical sketch of the, 280;leads an expedition against Saratoga, ib.; burnsfort Edward, ib.; builds a fort, &c., at Oswegatch-ie, 282; establishes a form or government amongthe Indians, 283; visits the bay of Quinte, Toron-to , ib.; measures the height of the falls of Niaga-ra, ib.; explores the Genesee river, 284; describesfort Oswego , ib.; distinguishes himself in the warof 1755, 285 ; withdraws from Canada and returnsto France , 286; his death, ib.; plants a cross atOswego on the reduction of that place by theFrench , 319.
Plan of La Presentation, 281; of Oswego , 292, 312,315.
Poor, provision for the maintenance'of the, 62, 117.
Population of the Province of N. York , in 1678, 61;in 1687, 96 ; statistics of, from 1647 to 1774, 467,et seq.
Powder, price of, in 1696, 215.
Prerogative court, in 1693, officers and functions ofthe, 202.
Presentation la, the Abb4 Picquet establishes themission of, on the Oswegatchie river, 277, 282;distance of, from Montreal, Kingston and Oswego ,278; post of, fortified, 278, 282 ; attacked andburnt, ib. ; latitude and longitude of, 281; advan-tages of a post at, 282 ; number of Indians at, ib.;the Bishop of Quebec visits, 283; names of mapsin which mention is made of, 286.
Pretty, Mr., sheriff of Albany , 112.
Printer, allowance in 1693, to the public, 200.