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own property, are attached toN. Y., 564; dangerous tospeak against anew state in some parts of, ib.; the peo-ple of recommended to form an association for self-de-fence, 566; applies to N. Y. for protection against thepretended state of Vermont , 576; particulars of thegrievances of, 577, et seq.; several officers of, arrestedby Ethan Allen, 581; a letter of the committee of con-gress to, 588; promise of Gov. Chittenden to, 588; pe-tition of the several towns of, to congress praying it tointerfere in settling the disturbances in the N. H. grants,590; certain inhabitants of, apply to the legislature of N.

Y. for indemnity for the injuries they received fromthe pretended state of Vermont , 602, 609, 614 ; Gov.Clinton communicates the disposition of N. Y. to thecommittees of, 607 ; and states that he has communi-cated to congress the particulars of the late outragecommitted by Ethan Allen in, 609; list of the in-habitants of, who have suffered by the authority ofVermont , 610; census in 1771 of the several townsof, 623.

Cuyler, Cornelius, table of distances from Crown Pointto Albany compiled by, 185.

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Dablon, Rev. Claude, 190.

Damen, Jan Jans, appointed church warden at NewAmsterdam, 70.

Danbey, number of families in the township of, 362.

Danforth, Thomas, a pass to Mr. Willard and, to go toLake Superior to observe the transit of Venus, 256.

Danskamer, the, where, 43.

Dartmouth , Lord, discountenances the interposition of amilitary force to support the titles to land in disputein the northern part of the Prov. of N. Y. , 494 ;approves of the plan of the board of trade for thesettlement of the difficulties on the New Hampshire grants, 502 ; informs Gov. Tryon that his majestydisapproves of calling out the military against theNew Hampshire rioters, 518; Lt. Gov. Colden trans-mits an account of the disorganization existing on theN. H. grants to, 535 ; again declines authorizing thecalling out the troops, 537 ; Lt. Gov. Colden reportsto, further outrages committed by the Benningtonrioters, 550 ; and that they have captured fort Ticon-deroga and Crown Point, 553.

Davets, Jan, an Indian interpreter, arrives at Esopus,35 ; sent to some Esopus Indians, 36.

Davids, Christoffel, an Indian interpreter, ordered toEsopus, 40 ; arrives from the Manhatans, 42 ; nego-tiates with the Indians, 43 ; accompanies an expedi-tion against the Esopus Indians, 47 ; leaves Esopus,49.

Dease, Dr., Sir Wm. Johnson’s physician, 303, 312.

Decker, Hon. Mr. de, arrives at Esopus, 35 ; assists ata council of war, 36 ; returns to the Manhatans, 37,42.

Deer, habits of the, 77.

De la Garde, Rev. P. P. Frs., 190.

De la Montagne. (see Montague.)

De Lancey, Lt. Gov., issues a proclamation for thesettlement of the country between Port Edward andLake George, 345 ; biographical memoir of, 625.

Delaware Indians, the, opposed to the English buildinga fort at Onoghquage, 195.

-river, called the South river, 3; falls of (#ie, ib.;

the head waters of the, 111.

Delisle, Rev. Mr., Episcopal clergyman at Montreal ,320.

Devil worship, 83.

De Vries, Capt. Jan, drowned, 70.

De Wit, Tjerck Clasen, 29, 30, 31,37, 50; his daughtertaken prisoner by the Indians, 31.

D’Heu, Rev. Jacques, 190.

Diandoroga, 282.

Dibblee, Rev. Ebenezer, 614.

Dieskau, Baron, defeated, 487; some particulars of, 488.

Diondarago, 182.

Diondaroga, 183.

Diondorogo, 182.

Diontarogo, 182.

Diontorogo, 182. (see Ticonderoga.)

Doolittle, Capt., journal of his scout to Tiondorogo,

■ 175.

Dorset , a convention at, declares the necessity of form-ing the N. H. grants into a separate district, and sendsits adherence to the continental congress, 554.

Doughty, Rev. John, succeeds Mr. Andrews as ministerof Schenectady , 305; biographical sketch of, ib.

Draper, number of families in the township of, 362.

Duane, James, 220, 370; married Mary Livingston, 279,644; mention of, 404, 405 ; memoir of, 641.

Duanesburgh, township of, erected, 645; Episcopalchurch of, consecrated, 654.

Dunmoke, Lord, Gov. of the Prov. of N. Y. , theChurch of England in N. Y. specially recommendedto the protection of, 281; takes very little notice ofthe recommendation, 284; issues a proclamation forthe arrest of Silas Robinson and others, 405 ; letterof, to Lord Hillsboro’ with petitions from the countiesof Cumberland and Glocester against being annexedto N. Hampshire, 414.

Dunning, Rev. Benjamin, 205.

Du Parck, Jan, surgeon, wounded at Esopus, 32 ; re-turns to the Manhatans, 37.

Duperron, Rev. Frs., 189.

Durham, the town of, originally settled by Col. Lidius,575 ; subjected to the authority of the pretendedstate of Vermont , ib.

Dutch, the, humane treatment of the Indians by, 7;attack the Indians at Corlaer’s Hook andPavonia, 7,66; make peace with the Indians, 8; lay waste theIndian plantations on Staten Island , 9; send an ex-pedition against the Indians of Long Island andWestchester , 10; two score of, killed by the Indiansin 1643, 15 ; date of the first coming to N. Neth-erland of, 16; slaughter several hundred Indians, 17 ;defeat the Esopus Indians and release their Christiancaptives, 48 ; (see Esopus Indians) surrender N.Netherland, 83.

-Provinces, motto o the United, 5.