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INDEX.

Salt Springs in the Onondaga country, 112.

Sandy Hook, latitude and longitude of, 114.

Sanhikans, the, or Indians residing on the Jersey shoreof the Bay of New York, 75.

Saugerties, 51.

Sawmills in N. Netherland, 4.

Schenectady, fort at, 116 ; churchwardens of the Epis-copal church at, petition for a charter, 229 ; the char-ter for the church of, granted, 234 ; Rev. Wm. Hannasettles as a lawyer at, 236 ; the Rev. Alex’r Murrayinvited to be minister of, 241 ; church of, nearlyfinished, 244; money collected at Fort Stanwix forthe completion of the Episcopal church at, 251; Rev.Mr. Murray declines to take charge of the Episcopalchurch at, 255 ; recommended to form one parishwith Albany , 263; Rev. Mr. Andrews minister at,274 ; Rev. David Griffith invited to take charge ofthe Episcopal church at, 275 ; Mr. Wm. Hanna of,desires to take orders in the Church of England , 278;Sir Wm. Johnson visits a spring back of, 287, 289 ;a grammar school opened in, 290 ; grammar schoolof, changed into an academy, 292 ; one of the poorestmissions on the continent, ib.; Rev. Wm. Andrewsleaves the church of, 305 ; and is succeeded by theRev. Mr. Doty, ib.; the churchwardens of, present anaddress to the Soe. for Prop, the gospel, 310 ; Rev.Wm. Payn, Episcopal minister of, 311; the mail sentfor the first time to, 639.

Sehool, free, at Johnstown, list of the scholars at the,261; at the Mohawk , at Fort Hunter, ib.; a grammar,opened in Schenectady , 290.

Sehouts bay, L. I., 10, 22.

Schuyler, Harry, letter of, to Lt. Gov. Colden, inform-ing him that he had arrested several persons belong-ing to New Hampshire , 356.

-, Peter, 657.

-, Stephen, report of his scout to South bay, 181.

Scott, John Morin, candidate for Lt. Gov. of N. Y. ,567.

Scouts bay. (see Sehouts bay.)

Scovil, Rev. James, 379.

Seals of the Province of New York , *1.

Seasons of N. Netherland, 3; in the Prov. of NewYork , influenced by the settlement of the country, 13.

Secretary of the province of New York , how appointed,116.

Seixas, Rev. Gershom, 657.

Senecas, Lt. Gov. Clarke, endeavors to build a fort inthe country of the, 116; strength of the, in 1770,268; have several symbols, 271.

Septennial act, the N. York , when passed, 165.

Sheelah Grah, the daughter of Col. Johnson, called,260.

Sheep scarce in N. Netherland, 24.

Shelburne, Lord, directs that persons having valid deedsunder New Hampshire shall not be disturbed, 365 ;Gov. Moore’s answer to, ib., 373.

Sheriffs of the province of N. York, whence commis-sioned, 116.

Ships, the Delaware name for, 65.

Shuckburgh, Dr., 250.

Silvester, Mr., a lawyer at Albany , 236.

Sims, Capt. William, a report of his scout near LakeGeorge, 173, 174.

Sintinck, 22.

Six Nations, papers relating to the civilization of the,187 ; numerical strength of the, in 1770, 268, (seeIndians ; Inglis.)

Skenesborough , petition to erect, into a county town,496 ; names of the inhabitants of, 498.

Sloops bay, 6.

Smith, Rev. Charles Jeffrey, notice of, 207 ; acquaintsSir Wm. Johnson of his design to visit the Mohawk country, 208 ; sent by Dr. Wheelock to Gen. Am-herst with proposals for endowing his Indian schoolwith four tracts of land on the Susquehanna river ,210 ; proceeds to New York to prepare for his mis-sion to the Mohawk country, 211; proposes to removeDr. Wheelock’s school to the southern governments,232.

-, Rev. Daniel, 657.

-, Rev. Wm., D. D., letter of Sir Wm. Johnson

to, 252 ; biographical note on, ib.; mentioned, 255.

Socialborough, petition to make, the capital of Char-lotte county, 470 ; population of, ib.; names of theinhabitants of, 497; settlers of, ejected by the Ben-nington mob, 503.

Society for the promotion of the arts in New York , cir-cular of the, 219 ; Sir. Wm. Johnson’s letter to the,220 , 221 .

-for propagating the gospel, Sir Henry Moore’s

answer to the petition of the, 591 ; order in councilon the petition of the, 609.

Sorel, Rev. Mr. Doty performs the Episcopal service inthe Catholic church of, 306.

South bay, Capt. Putnam’s scout to, 181.

—--river, the, 3, 16.

Spring, a mineral, back of Schenectady , 287, 289.

Staats, Abraham, arrives at the Esopus, 59.

Stantford, 9, 11.

Stanwix, fort, memorial of Dr. Wheelock to the commis-sioners at the treaty of, 244 ; Messrs. Johnson andAvery, N. E. Missionaries at, request that the In-dians may be prevented disposing of their lands, 245;papers relating to the erection of, 323.

-, Gen., instructions of Gen. Abercrombie to,

relative to building a fort at the Oneida carryingplace, 324.

Starke, Brig. Gen., complained of, to congress by Gov.Clinton, 585.

Staten Island , Indian plantations on, laid waste by theDutch , (see Richmond.)

Sterling, petition for the erection of a new county onthe west side of Connecticut river to be called, 358.

Stilwel, Lieut. , arrives at the Esopus, 34 ; accompaniesan expedition against the Esopus Indians, 37 ; dis-patched to surprise the fort, 38 ; returns to the Eso-pus, 39; leave granted to some Englishmen belong-ing to the company of, to go to the Manhatans, 42 ;one of his soldiers wounded, 46; accompanies anotherexpedition against the Indians, 47 ; returns to theManhatans, 49.