France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 2: A Half-Century of Conflict

by Francis Parkman

• Cabot, John, ii. [47], [49], [79].
• Cabot, Sebastian, ii. [47], [49], [79].
• Caches, ii. [16].
• Caddoes, the, i. 356.
• Cadenaret, an Abenaki chief, ii. [237], [238].
• Cadillac, Seigneur, de, see [La Mothe, Jean de].
• “Cæsar,” the, ii. [83].
• Cahokia, village of, i. 328.
• Cahouet, i. 191.
• Callières, the governor, i. 26, 28.
• Cambridge, i. 150; ii. [90].
• Canada,
  • prepares for defence against England, i. 4;
  • a virtual truce between New York and, i. 16;
  • divided by two opposing policies, i. 21;
  • a country of cabals and intrigues, i. 27;
  • almost inaccessible to New England, i. 120;
  • plan of Samuel Vetch for the conquest of, i. 133;
  • the English ministry plan an attack on, i. 163;
  • the Iroquois cease to be a danger to, i. 216;
  • Abenaki settlements in, i. 257;
  • New York her only rival for the control of the West, i. 273;
  • jealous of Louisiana, i. 324;
  • plans of the chiefs of, i. 325;
  • divided between two opposing influences, i. 347;
  • approaching her last agony, ii. [42];
  • Shirley’s scheme for capturing, ii. [151];
  • in alarm at the hostile preparations of the English, ii. [153];
  • preparations for defence, ii. [154];
  • the attack abandoned, ii. [155].
• Canadian Church, the, influence of, i. 347.
• Canadian missions, the, converts of, i. 96, 99.
• Canadians, the,
  • brave, hardy, and well trained, i. 5;
  • join the expedition against New England, i. 56;
  • led the way in the path of discovery, i. 346.
• Cannon-ball River, the, ii. [18].
• Canseau,
  • fishing-station of, ii. [60];
  • Duquesnel sends a force against, ii. [60];
  • surrenders to the French and is burned, ii. [61];
  • Commodore Warren at, ii. [84];
  • ii. [86];
  • Pomeroy at, ii. [91];
  • passes into the hands of the English, ii. [91], [92], [93];
  • ii. [267], [273], [288], [289], [290], [311].
• Canseau, blockhouse at, i. 198;
  • the Micmacs attack, i. 244;
  • ii. [334], [344], [345].
• Canseau, Strait of, i. 186; ii. [60].
• Canso, see [Canseau].
• Canso, Strait of, see [Canseau, Strait of].
• Canterbury, Archbishop of, i. 147.
• Cap Noir, ii. [301].
• Cape Breton, Island of, i. 177.
• Cape Cod, the Indians of, i. 121; ii. [47], [260], [261].
• Cape Sable Indians, ii. [354].
• Capuchin Friars, the, i. 118.
• Carheil, the Jesuit,
  • on the ruins of Michilimackinac, i. 17;
  • aversion of Cadillac for, i. 19;
  • his quarrels with Cadillac, i. 20, 30.
• “Caribou,” the, ii. [62], [159], [160].
• Carignan, regiment of, ii. [8].
• Carolina, i. 148;
  • French settlement in, ii. [258];
  • ii. [259], [262], [263], [264], [265], [266], [269].
• Carolina traders, the, i. 321, 323.
• Carter, Ebenezer, released from Indian captivity, i. 87.
• Carter, Marah, murdered by the French and Indians, i. 65.
• Carthagena expedition, the, ii. [72].
• Cartier, Jacques, at Hochelaga, i. 18, 279.
• Casco, i. 36, 39;
  • attacked by the French and Indians, i. 99.
• Casco Bay, i. 129;
  • the Boston treaty ratified at, i. 255.
• Casco, the treaty of, i. 39.
• Casgrain, Abbé, i. 196, 211.
• Castine, town of, i. 38, 122.
• Castle William, ii. [157], [317].
• Catholicism, bound up with the old political order, i. 192.
• Catholic Jacobites, ii. [177].
• Catlin, George, the painter, among the Mandans, ii. [20].
• Catlin, John, killed by the French and Indians, i. 64.
• Catlin, Mrs. John,
  • shows wonderful generosity to a wounded French officer, i. 64;
  • death of, i. 65.
• Catlin, Joseph, attacked by the French and Indians, i. 63.
• Caughnawaga, ii. [236];
  • see also [Sault St. Louis].
• Caughnawaga,
  • the Iroquois mission of, i. 13;
  • the converted Iroquois settle at, i. 14;
  • Eunice Williams at, i. 80;
  • i. 217, 234.
• Caughnawagas, the, i. 13;
  • carry on a contraband trade between New York and Canada, i. 15;
  • i. 36;
  • join the expedition against New England, i. 56;
  • draw out of an expedition against New England, i. 96;
  • promise Schuyler not to attack New England, i. 100;
  • in the conquest of Canada, i. 139.
• Caulfield, deputy-governor at Annapolis, i. 196, 205, 206.
• Chacornacle, Lieutenant, joins Cadillac, i. 28.
• Chamberlain, John, tradition of his meeting with Paugus, i. 268.
• Chambly, death of, i. 98.
• Chambly,
  • settlement of, i. 75, 77, 140, 141, 142;
  • stone fort built by the French at, ii. [55].
• Champigny, the intendant,
  • opposes Cadillac’s plan of a settlement at Detroit, i. 26, 28;
  • i. 348.
• Champlain, Lake, i. 15, 77, 135, 139, 140, 165, 177, 252; ii. [48], [55], [153], [208], [221], [230], [235], [265].
• Champlain, Samuel de, in the Onondaga country, i. 18, 279; ii. [259], [262].
• “Chapeau Rouge” Bay, see [Gabarus Bay].
• Chardon, the missionary, urges the extermination of the Outagamies, i. 337.
• Charles I., ii. [262].
• Charles II., of England, i. 133, 273.
• Charlestown, named after Commodore Charles Knowles, ii. [228].
  • See also [Number Four].
• Charlestown Neck, ii. [90].
• Charlevoix, the Jesuit historian,
  • on the French responsibility for Queen Anne’s War, i. 46;
  • on the essential purpose of Queen Anne’s War, i. 47;
  • on Ramesay’s expedition against Nicholson, i. 141;
  • on the pestilences in Nicholson’s camp, i. 143;
  • on the siege of Port Royal, i. 155;
  • on the chief bond between the French and the Indians, i. 216;
  • on the English attack on Norridgewock, i. 248;
  • on “the Illinois,” i. 327;
  • journey of, ii. [4];
  • his report on the Pacific Ocean, ii. [5];
  • returns to France, ii. [5].
• Chartres, Duc de, i. 329.
• Chartres, Fort, i. 329; ii. [57].
• Chassin, Michel de, i. 317, 329.
• Chateauguay, accusations against, i. 307.
• Château Richer, John Williams at, i. 82.
• Château St. Louis, the, i. 26, 51; ii. [273].
• Chaudière River, the, i. 5, 6, 213, 217.
• Cherokees, the, i. 324.
• “Chester,” the, i. 151;
  • captured by Paradis, i. 170;
  • ii. [165], [334].
• Chevereaux, i. 201.
• Chevry, M. de, i. 102.
• Cheyenne Indians, the, ii. [22], [34].
• Chibucto, i. 110; ii. [157], [158], [160], [161], [162], [164], [175].
• Chibucto Bay, D’Anville’s fleet in, ii. [261]; ii. [164], [165].
• Chibucto Harbor, ii. [326], [327], [329], [331], [334], [344].
• Chicago, i. 33, 338, 342.
• Chicago portage, the, i. 341.
• Chickasaws, the, make war on the French, i. 321, 323; i. 324, 329, 356.
• Chignecto, Acadian settlement of, i. 196, 208; ii. [170], [175], [176], [181], [183], [198], [203], [313], [323], [343], [344], [346], [347], [349], [351], [352], [353].
  • See also [Beaubassin.]
• Chignecto Bay, ii. [184].
• Chimney Point, ii. [254].
• China, i. 368.
• Choctaws, the, make war on the French, i. 321; i. 324.
• Choke-Cherry Indians, the, ii. [33];
  • village of, ii. [34].
• Christian, the Mohawk, i. 248.
• Church, Major Benjamin,
  • attacked by the French and Indians, i. 63;
  • in King Philip’s War, i. 121;
  • proposes a stroke of retaliation against the French, i. 121;
  • Governor Dudley approves his plan, i. 121;
  • attacks Grand Pré, i. 123;
  • at Port Royal, i. 123.
• Church, Thomas,
  • on Major Church’s attack on Grand Pré, i. 123;
  • on Major Church at Port Royal, i. 124.
• Cid, the, of Canada, see [Iberville, Le Moyne d’].
• Cimarron, the, i. 367.
• Circular Battery, the, at Louisbourg, ii. [130], [139].
• Clairembault, the regiment of, i. 19.
• Clark, Captain,
  • among the Mandans, ii. [17];
  • makes his way to the Pacific, ii. [35].
• Clark, Fort, i. 367.
• Cleaves, Lieutenant Benjamin,
  • at Louisbourg, ii. [112];
  • his diary, ii. [112], [144].
• Clement, sells liquor to the Indians, ii. [213].
• Clesson, Lieutenant, ii. [250], [251].
• Clinton, governor of New York, ii. [156];
  • convenes the deputies of the Five Nations at Albany, ii. [206];
  • dispute between James de Lancey and, ii. [207];
  • hampered at every turn, ii. [207];
  • his controversy with the Assembly, ii. [208];
  • complains to Newcastle, ii. [209];
  • sees the value of William Johnson, ii. [212].
• Clock, George, ii. [213].
• Cobb, Captain Sylvanus, ii. [164].
• Cobequid, Girard at, ii. [185]; ii. [187], [188], [200], [202].
  • See also [Truro].
• Cobequid Bay, ii. [188].
• Cockerill, Thomas, i. 137.
• Cod fishery, ii. [318].
• Coffin, i. 107.
• Colbert, the minister, the wholesome policy of, i. 4.
• Cole, Isaac, killed by Indians, i. 52.
• Colombière, ii. [185], [194].
• Colorado, i. 367.
• Colton, Mrs., i. 91.
• Comanches, the, i. 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364.
• Compagnie des Indes (Law’s Mississippi Company), ii. [48].
• Company of Rangers, the, ii. [339], [344].
• Company of the Colony of Canada, the,
  • founded by the King, i. 29;
  • the entire control of the fur-trade given to, i. 29;
  • burdens of, i. 29;
  • discontent, i. 30.
• Conajoharie Castle, ii. [213].
• Condé, Prince de, ii. [268].
• Conflans, Captain de, ii. [158], [160], [161].
• Congregation of Missions, the, ii. [46].
• Connecticut, the colony of, i. 8;
  • unsuccessful expedition of the French and Indians against the settlements of, i. 95;
  • refuses to join an expedition against Port Royal, i. 125;
  • ordered to furnish troops for the conquest of Canada, i. 135;
  • her prompt response, i. 137;
  • decides to attack Port Royal, i. 145, 150;
  • ordered to make ready for the Canadian expedition, i. 165;
  • joins Shirley’s expedition against Louisbourg, ii. [69], [72];
  • make-up of her contingent, ii. [82];
  • reimbursed by England for expenditures on the Louisbourg expedition, ii. [143];
  • supports the plan to conquer Canada, ii. [152];
  • promises to assist Boston in case of French attack, ii. [157];
  • ii. [313].
• Connecticut River, the, i. 50; ii. [214], [217], [218], [221].
• Continental war, the, i. 163.
• Conway, i. 256.
• Coos Meadows, the, i. 50, 76.
• Copp’s Hill, i. 166.
• Corlaer, ii. [236], [265].
  • See also [Schenectady].
• Cornbury, Lord, governor of New York, i. 8, 59, 331.
• Corsairs, the French, i. 112.
• Corse, Elizabeth, marriage of, i. 89.
• Cortlandt, contributes to the support of New York, i. 9.
• Coste, Jacob, ii. [288].
• Costebelle, governor at Placentia, i. 133;
  • on England’s real purpose in delaying promised aid to New England, i. 156;
  • warns Vaudreuil of the English preparations against Canada, i. 178;
  • his mandate from the King, i. 189;
  • in command at Louisbourg, i. 194;
  • complains of the apathy of the Acadians, i. 197.
• Côte de Beaupré, the, i. 348.
• Coulon, see [Villiers, Coulon de].
• County courts, the, i. 41.
• Coureurs de bois, the,
  • at Michilimackinac, i. 17;
  • at Detroit, i. 279;
  • at “the Illinois,” i. 328.
• Courtemanche,
  • falls ill at Boston, i. 87;
  • ii. [185].
• Covenanters, the, i. 193.
• Coxe, i. 303.
• Crafts, Benjamin,
  • diary of, ii. [148];
  • death of, ii. [148].
• Craggs, Secretary, i. 198, 203, 206.
• Cranston, Governor, i. 181.
• Crawford Notch, i. 256.
• Creeks, the, i. 324.
• Crespel, Père Emanuel, i. 339.
• Cristineaux, the, ii. [10];
  • offer to join the French against the Sioux, ii. [13];
  • mislead La Vérendrye concerning the Pacific, ii. [15].
• Croisil, on the Kennebec, i. 234.
• Crow Indians, the, ii. [25].
• Crown Point, i. 141; ii. [55];
  • the French intrenched at, ii. [55], [56];
  • La Corne urges the fortifying of, ii. [56];
  • fort built at, ii. [56];
  • Shirley plans to attack, ii. [156], [207], [234];
  • Rigaud at, ii. [254];
  • description of, ii. [254], [255];
  • demolished by Amherst, ii. [255];
  • ii. [350].
• Crozat, Antoine,
  • Louisiana farmed out to, i. 310;
  • extent of his monopoly, i. 311;
  • his disappointments, i. 315;
  • gives up his charter, i. 315.
• Cummings, William, wounded in Lovewell’s expeditions against the Indians, i. 260.
• Cushnoc, stone fort at, i. 222.
• Cutter, Captain Ammi, at Canseau, ii. [92].

• Daccarrette, Sieur, ii. [290], [291], [304].
• Daguenet, at Louisbourg, ii. [280].
• D’Aillebout, Captain, see [Aillebout, Captain d’].
• Dakota Indians, the, ii. [34].
• Damariscotta River, the, ii. [65].
• D’Anville, Duc, see [Anville, Duc d’].
• D’Argenson, see Argenson, D’.
• Darien Scheme, the, i. 134.
• Dartmouth College, i. 91.
• Dartmouth, Earl of, i. 192.
• Daulnay, Jean, marriage of, i. 89.
• Dauphin, the lost, son of Louis XVI., i. 91.
• Dauphin Battery, the, at Louisbourg, ii. [111].
• Dauphin, Fort, on Lake Manitoba, ii. [14].
• Dauphin Island, French establishment at, i. 306, 309, 312.
• Dauphin’s Bastion, the, at Louisbourg, ii. [130], [279], [286], [297], [298], [301], [302], [303], [305].
• D’Auteuil, see [Auteuil, D’].
• Davis, in the defence of Haverhill against the French and Indians, i. 97.
• Davis, Eleazer, wounded by the Pequawkets, i. 265, 266.
• Deas, D., ii. [162], [164].
• Debeline, General, ii. [223].
• Deerfield,
  • village of, i. 56;
  • location of, i. 57;
  • reinforced with a garrison, i. 59;
  • attacked by the French and Indians, i. 59-66;
  • the captives, i. 67;
  • loss suffered by the French, i. 68;
  • not abandoned, i. 69;
  • again attacked by the French and Indians, i. 95;
  • ii. [148], [242], [245], [249], [250], [254].
• Deerfield River, ii. [250], [251].
• De Gannes, see [Gannes, De].
• Degonner, the Jesuit, his theory concerning the Pacific, ii. [10].
• De Goutin, see [Goutin, M. de].
• De Lancey, James, see [Lancey, James de].
• De Léry, see [Léry, De].
• De l’Isle, see [L’Isle, De].
• De Muys, see [Muys, De].
• Denis, ii. [259], [262].
• Denonville, Marquis de,
  • recognizes the importance of possessing Detroit, i. 22;
  • ii. [53].
• Denys, M. de la Ronde, i. 157;
  • sent to treat with the “Bastonnais,” i. 159;
  • taken prisoner, i. 160;
  • on the losses of the English expedition against Canada, i. 181;
  • sent to Annapolis, i. 194;
  • in the Acadian settlements, i. 196.
• “Deptford,” the, i. 125.
• Derniers, Moïse des, on the illiteracy of the Acadians, ii. [173].
• Deruisseau, i. 141.
• Des Chaillons, Saint-Ours, commands an expedition against New England, i. 96.
• Deschenaux, ii. [274].
• Des Enclaves, Père, i. 202.
• Desliettes,
  • in command in the Illinois country, i. 336;
  • proposes to exterminate the Outagamies, i. 336;
  • joins Lignery’s expedition, i. 338.
• Desligneris, ii. [185], [190].
• “Despatch,” the, i. 173.
• Destonnel, Mr., ii. [330].
• D’Estournel, Vice-Admiral, see [Estournel, Vice Admiral d’].
• Destrahoudal, M., ii. [166], [167].
• Des Ursins, La Loire, i. 329.
• Detroit,
  • important location of, i. 22; ii. [57];
  • occupied by Du Lhut, i. 22;
  • Livingston urges the occupation of, i. 22;
  • its rivalry with Michilimackinac, i. 23;
  • Cadillac’s plans for, i. 23;
  • proposed restriction of the beaver-trade to, i. 23;
  • Cadillac lays the foundations for, i. 28;
  • in the hands of the company of the Colony of Canada, i. 29;
  • is given over to Cadillac, i. 32;
  • the Indian population at, i. 275;
  • Dubuisson in command at, i. 279;
  • its loss of strength in the departure of La Mothe-Cadillac, i. 327.
• Detroit, fort, i. 279.
• Detroit River, the, i. 29.
• Dièreville, i. 131.
• Dieskau, Baron, flotilla of, ii. [237].
• Dion, ii. [289], [291].
• Doddridge, i. 51.
• Dominique, Father, i. 190.
• Doolittle, Rev. Benjamin, ii. [222];
  • on the defence of Number Four, ii. [229];
  • sketch of, ii. [232];
  • his sudden death, ii. [233];
  • his famous narrative, ii. [233], [234].
• Dorchester,
  • joins the expedition against Port Royal, i. 126;
  • i. 150.
• Dorman, Ephraim, ii. [215].
• Doty, ii. [249].
• Doucette, at Annapolis, i. 196.
• Douglas, Dr.,
  • on the plan to attack Louisbourg, ii. [64], [86], [112], [118];
  • on the attack on the Island Battery, ii. [122];
  • on the life at Louisbourg after the conquest, ii. [149].
• Dover, attacked by French and Indians, i. 95, 99.
• Downing, Joshua, killed by Indians, i. 52.
• “Dragon,” the, i. 136, 147, 151.
• Dragonades, the, i. 4.
• Drake, S. G., ii. [234].
• Drowned Lands, the, ii. [237].
• Dubuisson, Sieur,
  • in command at Detroit, i. 279;
  • dangerous visitors, i. 280;
  • timely succor, i. 282;
  • attacks the camp of the Outagamies, i. 285;
  • the siege, i. 286;
  • overtures from the enemy, i. 287;
  • renewed hostilities, i. 290;
  • wavering allies, i. 291;
  • the enemy begs for mercy, i. 293;
  • they surrender, i. 295;
  • his report to Vaudreuil, i. 296;
  • i. 344.
• Duchambon, Chevalier,
  • governor of Canada, ii. [96];
  • deficient in capacity, ii. [96];
  • at Louisbourg, ii. [97];
  • on the capture of the Grand Battery, ii. [100], [101], [102];
  • his serious blunder, ii. [103], [107];
  • on the English attack on Louisbourg, ii. [111];
  • summoned to surrender, but refuses, ii. [117];
  • on the English attack on the Island Battery, ii. [121], [122], [124];
  • letter from La Maisonfort to, ii. [125];
  • his reply, ii. [126];
  • on the effect of the English fire, ii. [130];
  • asked by his troops to capitulate, ii. [131];
  • surrenders to the English, ii. [133];
  • on the number of English at Louisbourg, ii. [134];
  • his report on the siege of Louisbourg, ii. [144], [287]-312.
• Ducking-stool, the, i. 41.
• Duclos, i. 313, 314.
• Dudley, Captain, i. 173.
• Dudley, Joseph,
  • governor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, i. 36;
  • his conference with the Abenakis, i. 37, 38;
  • takes the offensive against the Indians, i. 50;
  • on the French loss at Deerfield, i. 69;
  • refuses to buy the release of prisoners, i. 86;
  • his correspondence with Vaudreuil concerning the exchange of prisoners, i. 90;
  • refuses to allow a raid into Canada, i. 100;
  • urges the capture of Quebec, i. 103;
  • proposes a treaty of neutrality to Vaudreuil, i. 103;
  • characteristics of, i. 105;
  • sent as prisoner to England, i. 105;
  • made lieutenant-governor of the Isle of Wight, i. 105;
  • sent back to Massachusetts as governor, i. 105;
  • opposition of the Puritan party to, i. 105;
  • his abilities, i. 106;
  • accusations against, i. 107;
  • sustained by the Queen, i. 109;
  • approves of Major Church’s plan for retaliation against the French, i. 121;
  • refuses to allow an attack on Port Royal, i. 121;
  • on Mayor Church at Port Royal, i. 124;
  • plans to assist in the conquest of Canada, i. 136;
  • his letters to Lord Sunderland, i. 145;
  • joins in the Canadian expedition, i. 165-168;
  • his conference with the Abenakis at Portsmouth, i. 220.
• Dudley, Thomas, governor of Massachusetts, i. 105.
• Dudley, William, i. 87, 103;
  • secretary of the expedition against Port Royal, i. 126, 130;
  • sent by Governor Dummer as envoy to Montreal, i. 252;
  • received by Vaudreuil, i. 252;
  • the interview with the Indians, i. 253.
• Dufoure, Sieur Janson, ii. [289].
• Dugué, Lieutenant, joins Cadillac, i. 28.
• Du Laurent, ii. [274].
• Du Lhut, Greysolon, occupies Detroit, i. 22.
• Dummer, Fort,
  • Massachusetts and New Hampshire dispute ownership of, ii. [217];
  • left without a garrison, ii. [217];
  • the New Hampshire Assembly refuses to support, ii. [218];
  • ii. [221].
• Dummer, Jeremiah, i. 108;
  • on the French attack on St. John, i. 132;
  • agent of Massachusetts in England, i. 162.
• Dummer, William,
  • lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts, i. 240;
  • his first meeting with the council, i. 241;
  • his difficulties with the Assembly, i. 242;
  • sends a force against Norridgewock, i. 245;
  • accuses Vaudreuil of instigating the Indians, i. 250;
  • correspondence between Vaudreuil and, i. 250-252.
• Dumont, i. 321.
• Dumontel, Jean, marriage of, i. 90.
• Dunkirk, the American, ii. [64].
• Dunstable,
  • town of, i. 257, 259.
  • attacked by the Indians, i. 258.
• Duperrier, Captain, ii. [161].
• Du Pratz, Le Page, i. 333, 355, 366.
• Dupuy, the intendant,
  • slanders Beauharnois, i. 338;
  • on the scheme to reach the Pacific Ocean, ii. [6];
  • ii. [54].
• Dupuy, Paul, i. 180.
• Duquesne, governor of Canada, ii. [42].
• Duquesnel,
  • the French military governor, ii. [60];
  • sketch of, ii. [60];
  • sends a force against Canseau, ii. [60];
  • his plans against Annapolis, ii. [61];
  • death of, ii. [96];
  • ii. [311].
• Dutch, the, do little to protect the Indians, i. 11.
• Dutch traders of Albany, the, i. 15, 16, 275, 276; ii. [212].
• Du Tisné, expedition of, i. 359, 360.
• Duvivier, Captain, i. 118;
  • sent against Canseau, ii. [60];
  • sent against Annapolis, ii. [61]-63;
  • failure of his expedition, ii. [63];
  • again lays siege to Annapolis, ii. [126], [171];
  • ii. [312], [316].
• Duxbury, i 121.

• East Bay, ii. [237].
• East Boston, i. 166.
• East Hoosac, town of, ii. [231].
• East Indies, the, ii. [256].
• East Jersey, i. 8.
• Eastern Indians, the, English declare war against, i. 239.
• Eastern missions, the, cultivated with diligence by the Jesuits, i. 216.
• “Edgar,” the,
  • Walker’s flagship, i. 171, 172;
  • blown up in the Thames, i. 181.
• Edward, Fort, i. 140.
• Eliot, John, attacked by the Indians, i. 244.
• “Eltham,” the, ii. [93].
• Ely, Joseph, wounded at Number Four, ii. [228].
• Emerson, Ralph Waldo, ii. [79].
• Emery, Samuel, minister at Wells, i. 41.
• Endicott, Hon. William C., ii. [42].
• Engelran, Father, i. 30.
• England, the War of the Spanish Succession, i. 3;
  • insulted by Louis XIV., i. 4;
  • declares war against France, i. 4;
  • her object in delaying promised aid to New England, i. 156;
  • critical questions between France and, i. 185;
  • refuses to resign Acadia, i. 186;
  • her policy of inaction towards her colonies, i. 199;
  • division of the contest between France and, ii. [44];
  • receives the news of the victory at Louisbourg with joy and astonishment, ii. [142];
  • repays provincial outlays on the Louisbourg expedition, ii. [143];
  • fails to do her duty by the Acadians, ii. [203];
  • Bobé’s claim that she has no rightful titles to North America except those France may grant her, ii. [257]-274.
• English, the,
  • do little to protect the Indians, i. 11;
  • rumors spread by the French against, i. 11;
  • wish to spur the Five Nations to active hostility, i. 13;
  • their interest in the “Far Indians,” i. 14;
  • importance of Detroit to, i. 22;
  • send envoys to Montreal, i. 252;
  • their conference with the Penobscots at the St. George, i. 254;
  • the Boston treaty ratified, i. 255.
• English colonies, the, ii. [46].
• English Revolution, the, i. 192.
• English traders, the, i. 275, 276;
  • had one powerful attraction for the Indians, i. 277;
  • ii. [212].
• English Turn, i. 302.
• Éraque, D’, i. 353.
• Erie, Lake, i. 22; ii. [57].
• Escatary, ii. [288], [300].
• Essex, village of, ii. [157].
• Estournel, Vice-Admiral d’, ii. [162];
  • suicide of, ii. [163].
• Ethier, Dr., on the attack on Deerfield, i. 70.
• Eugene, Prince, i. 119.
• Exeter, town of, attacked by the French and Indians, i. 99.

• Fabry, Sieur, see [La Bruyère, Fabry de].
• Falmouth, hamlet of,
  • Indian attack on, i. 45;
  • rises from its ashes, i. 222.
• “Falmouth,” the, i. 151.
• “Far Indians,” the, i. 13;
  • opposing interests of the French, the English, and the Five Iroquois Nations in, i. 14, 15.
• Farmer, on the death of Cadillac, i. 19.
• Farnsworth, David, at Number Four, ii. [218].
• Farnsworth, Samuel, at Number Four, ii. [218], [219].
• Farnsworth, Stephen, at Number Four, ii. [218].
• Farrar, Jacob, mortally wounded by the Pequawkets, i. 264.
• Farwell, Josiah,
  • escapes from the Indians, i. 258;
  • raises a company to hunt Indians, i. 259;
  • wounded, i. 262;
  • death of, i. 266.
• Featherstonhaugh, the geologist, i. 353.
• Félix, Père, i. 118.
• Ferland, i. 341; ii. [107].
• Ferryland, destroyed by the French, i. 132.
• Feudalism, Canadian, develops good partisan leaders, i. 126.
• “Feversham,” the, i. 151.
• Field, Ensign, ii. [232].
• Fight Brook, i. 268.
• Filles de la Congrégation, i. 188.
• Fisheries, the Acadian, i. 111;
  • New England has a lion’s share of, i. 111, 146;
  • the Newfoundland, i. 186;
  • at Matinicus, ii. [65].
• Fish Kill River, the, ii. [210].
• Five Nations of the Iroquois, the,
  • receives poor treatment from New York, i. 9, 10;
  • suffered greatly from war, i. 10;
  • the Dutch and English do little to protect, i. 11;
  • French agents, among, i. 11;
  • Protestant clergymen among, i. 12;
  • the French try to preserve neutrality among, i. 12;
  • the English try to spur them on to active hostility, i. 13;
  • their interest in the “Far Indians,” i. 14;
  • appeal to King William for protection against the French, i. 33;
  • deed over their beaver-hunting ground to King William, i. 33;
  • Abraham Schuyler seeks to gain their aid in the conquest of Canada, i. 138;
  • their policy with the French and English, i. 139;
  • acknowledged to be British subjects, i. 184;
  • the Tuscaroras joined to, i. 274;
  • a change comes over, i. 274;
  • importance of their friendship, i. 275;
  • jealous of French designs, ii. [51];
  • refuse to allow the French to build a fort at Niagara, ii. [52];
  • finally yield to the French, ii. [53];
  • refuse to destroy Oswego, ii. [54];
  • convene with Governor Clinton at Albany, ii. [206];
  • deeply impressed by the burning of Saratoga, ii. [211];
  • agree to go against the French, ii. [212].
• Flanders, i. 164.
• Flat Point, ii. [97], [102].
• Flat Point Cove, ii. [87], [125].
• Florida, i. 161; ii. [49].
• Flynt, Rev. Henry, i. 222, 230.
• Folsom, on the Indian attack on Wells, i. 46.
• Fort Hill, i. 166.
• Fortified houses, i. 39.
• Foster, Deacon Josiah, killed by the Indians, ii. [216].
• Foster, Joseph, ii. [162], [164], [165].
• Fox, on Lovewell’s Expedition, i. 270.
• Fox River of Green Bay, the,
  • Indian population on, i. 275, 278, 332;
  • i. 338, 340, 343; ii. [57].
• Foxes, the, i. 14, 275. See also, [Outagamies, the].
• France,
  • Great Britain gains a maritime preponderance over, i. 3;
  • drunk with the wild dreams of Rousseau, i. 4;
  • England declares war against, i. 4;
  • burdened with an insupportable load of debt, i. 183;
  • critical questions between England and, i. 185;
  • does not neglect Acadia, i. 200;
  • occupies the mouth of the Mississippi River, i. 298;
  • John Law undertakes to deliver it from financial ruin, i. 315;
  • division of the contest between England and, ii. [44];
  • Father Bobé sets forth the claims of, ii. [46]-50;
  • fortifies the West, ii. [57];
  • angered by the capture of Louisbourg, ii. [157];
  • D’Anville’s expedition, ii. [158]-162;
  • La Jonquière’s expedition, ii. [168];
  • her strong desire to recover Acadia, ii. [169];
  • Bobé’s claim that England has no rightful titles to North America except those which may be granted her by, ii. [257]-274.
• Franche-Comté, i. 217.
• Francis, Dr. Convers, on the character of Rale, i. 229, 231, 249.
• Francis I., ii. [258].
• Francœur, heights of, ii. [301].
• Franklin, Benjamin, lacking in enthusiasm, ii. [70].
• Franquet, journal of, ii. [174].
• Frederic of Prussia seizes Silesia, ii. [59].
• Frédéric, Fort, ii. [56], [234], [235]. See also [Crown Point].
• French, the,
  • rumors spread against the English by, i. 11;
  • try to keep the Five Nations neutral, i. 12;
  • their interest in the “Far Indians,” i. 14;
  • importance of Detroit to, i. 22;
  • Queen Anne’s War due to, i. 46;
  • their claims for the territory of Acadia, i. 47;
  • spur on the Abenakis against New England, i. 48;
  • their motives, i. 100-102.
• French of Acadia, the,
  • trade between Boston and, i. 138.
• French colonies, the, ii. [46].
• French Cross, ii. [182].
• French, Deacon, i. 60.
• French explorers, characteristics of, i. 346.
• French, Freedom,
  • converted and baptized as Marie Françoise, i. 89;
  • her marriage, i. 89.
• French Indians, the,
  • in the Coos meadows, i. 50;
  • attacked by Caleb Lyman, i. 50;
  • ravaging the frontiers, ii. [213].
• French, Martha,
  • baptized as Marguerite, i. 89;
  • her marriage, i. 89.
• French priests, the, in Acadia, ii. [178], [179].
• French River, the, i. 76.
• French, Thomas, town clerk of Deerfield, i. 60, 68, 89.
• French traders, the, i. 15.
• French West Indies, the, i. 308.
• Freneuse, Madame de,
  • Brouillan’s relations with, i. 114;
  • Bonaventure’s relations with, i. 116;
  • her quarrel with Madame de Saint-Vincent, i. 117.
• Fresh-water Cove, ii. [97].
• Fronsac, ii. [295], [304].
• Frontenac, Count,
  • admiration of Cadillac for, i. 19;
  • the strongest champion for the policy of expansion, i. 21;
  • i. 101;
  • humbles the pride of the Five Nations, i. 274;
  • i. 348; ii. [11], [212], [318].
• Frontenac, Fort, i. 29, 138, 142; ii. [55].
• Frye, Jonathan,
  • chaplain of Lovewell’s expeditions, i. 260;
  • mortally wounded, i. 264;
  • death of, i. 266.
• Frye, General Joseph, i. 269.
• Fryeburg, village of, i. 256, 257, 261, 268.
• Fundy, Bay of, i. 123; ii. [182], [198], [331], [345].
• Fur-trade, the,
  • between the French and the Indians, i. 14;
  • restrictions placed by the King upon, i. 29;
  • Cadillac has transferred to him the monopoly in, i. 32.
• Fur-trading, ii. [57], [58].

• Gabarus Bay, ii. [93], [97], [277], [290], [291], [300], [306], [311].
• Gaillard, i. 362, 363, 364.
• Gandalie, Charles de la, curé at Mines, i. 209.
• Gannes, Captain de, i. 155; ii. [293].
• Gardner, attacks the French and Indians, i. 98.
• Garnier, Charles, i. 139, 215.
• Gaspé, ii. [185].
• Gaspé, Bay of, i. 171.
• Gaspereau, the river, ii. [189], [194], [195], [196].
• Gaulin,
  • missionary of the Micmacs, i. 191, 194;
  • receives a “gratification,” i. 203.
• Gayarré, i. 303, 304, 307, 310, 313.
• General Court of Massachusetts, the, offers a bounty for Indian scalps, i. 50.
• Gens, the, ii. [22].
• Gens de la Petite Cerise, ii. [33].
• Gens de l’Arc, see [Bow Indians].
• Gens du Serpent, see [Snake Indians].
• George I., i. 205, 206.
• George II.,
  • the accession of, i. 208;
  • restores Louisbourg to the French, ii. [256].
• George, Fort, i. 222.
• George, Lake, ii. [208], [237].
• Georgetown, hamlet of,
  • rises from its ashes, i. 222;
  • Governor Shute calls a council with the Indians at, i. 224;
  • the second council at, i. 233.
• Germain, Father, the missionary, i. 30; ii. [184].
• Germany, i. 163;
  • Protestants from, ii. [177], [341].
• Gibraltar, ii. [147], [150].
• Gibson, James,
  • assists Shirley in his plans against Louisbourg, ii. [67], [68], [81], [82];
  • journal of, ii. [144].
• Gill, Charles, on the Gill family, i. 93.
• Gill, Samuel,
  • captured by the Abenakis, i. 92;
  • converted, i. 92;
  • his marriage, i. 92;
  • his descendants, i. 93.
• Gillet, killed by the Indians, ii. [250].
• Girard, priest of Cobequid, ii. [185], [186], [187].
• Goat Island, i. 151.
• Goddard, Captain, i. 172.
• Godolphin, i. 163;
  • the fall of, i. 184.
• Goldthwait, Captain Benjamin, ii. [190], [191], [195], [197], [200].
• Goold, William, ii. [200].
• Gorham, Lieutenant-Colonel, ii. [331], [332], [344].
• Gorham’s regiment, at Louisbourg, ii. [120], [124].
• Gould, K., ii. [175].
• Goutin, M. de,
  • makes accusations against Brouillan, i. 114;
  • his quarrel with Subercase, i. 117;
  • attacks Bonaventure, i. 117;
  • i. 133.
• Grand Battery, the, ii. [85], [87], [94], [95];
  • captured by Vaughan, ii. [98], [99];
  • the English occupation of, ii. [102];
  • ii. [106], [109], [111], [118], [119], [121], [135].
• Grand Pré, Acadian village of,
  • attacked by Major Church, i. 123;
  • Noble at, ii. [182];
  • description of, ii. [183];
  • ii. [187], [188], [189];
  • the French attack on Noble at, ii. [191]-193;
  • capitulation, ii. [197], [198];
  • losses on each side at, ii. [198];
  • ii. [200];
  • reoccupied by the English, ii. [201];
  • ii. [346].
• Grand River, i. 359, 361.
• Gratiot, Fort, i. 22.
• Gravier, the Jesuit, at Fort St. Louis, i. 327.
• Gray, Deacon John, ii. [80].
• “Great Awakening,” the, ii. [76], [113].
• Great Britain, gains a maritime and colonial preponderance over France and Spain, i. 3.
• Great Butte des Morts, the, i. 343.
• Great Carrying Place, the, i. 140.
• Great Lakes, the,
  • Indian tribes of, i. 14;
  • i. 185, 272.
• Great West, the, conflict for, i. 272.
• Green, Dr. Samuel A., i. 93.
• Green Bay, i. 91, 332;
  • Sieur de Lignery calls a council of Indians at, i. 336;
  • fort at, i. 338;
  • ii. [6], [57].
• Green Bay of Lake Michigan, the, Indian population near, i. 275.
• Green Dragon Tavern, the, i. 150.
• Greenfield meadows, i. 71.
• Green Hill, ii. [104], [106], [132].
• Green Mountains, the, i. 76.
• Green River, i. 72.
• Grey Lock, the noted chief, i. 244.
• Gridley, Colonel, at Louisbourg, ii. [123], [129], [144].
• Grignon, Augustus, i. 344.
• Groton, town of, attacked by the French and Indians, i. 259; ii. [218].
• Guignas, Father, i. 339;
  • made the head of the Sioux Mission, ii. [6];
  • ii. [7].
• Guillaume le Sincère, ii. [274].
• Guinea, i. 309, 311, 319.

• Habitant de Louisbourg, the,
  • on Duvivier’s attack on Annapolis, ii. [62], [63];
  • on the plan to attack Louisbourg, ii. [68];
  • on the garrison at Louisbourg, ii. [95];
  • on the poor condition of the garrison, ii. [96];
  • on the capture of the Grand Battery, ii. [100];
  • ii. [107];
  • on the attack of the English, ii. [108];
  • on the capture of the “Vigilant” by the English, ii. [124];
  • on the number of English at Louisbourg, ii. [134];
  • on the siege, ii. [137];
  • on the rivalry between Pepperrell and Warren, ii. [140], [141];
  • remarkable letter of, ii. [144];
  • describes the siege of Louisbourg, ii. [274], [287].
• Hadley, village of, i. 57.
• Hagar, displays heroism in the defence of Haverhill against the French and Indians, i. 98.
• Hale, Captain, at Louisbourg, ii. [111].
• Hale, Colonel Robert, letter from John Payne to, ii. [88], [69].
• Hale’s Essex Regiment, ii. [148].
• Halifax, i. 110;
  • settlement of the English at, i. 205;
  • ii. [158], [161], [177], [178].
• Hampton, village of, Indian attack on, i. 48.
• Harcourt, Duc d’, i. 305.
• Harding, Stephen, attacked by Indians, i. 43.
• Harley, Lord Treasurer, i. 163.
• Harmon, Captain,
  • sent out against Norridgewock, i. 245;
  • the official journal of, i. 248.
• Harpswell, i. 239.
• Harvard College, i. 40.
• Haskell, ii. [327].
• Hassall, Benjamin, deserts from Lovewell, i. 263, 265, 267, 270.
• Hastings, John, at Number Four, ii. [219].
• Hatfield, village of, i. 57;
  • proposed French and Indian attack on, i. 95;
  • ii. [232].
• Haverhill,
  • French and Indian attacks on, i. 49, 97;
  • i. 259.
• Hawks, Ebenezer, killed by the Indians, ii. [50].
• Hawks, Sergeant John, ii. [242], [243];
  • sketch of, ii. [244];
  • in charge at Fort Massachusetts, ii. [243];
  • attacked by Rigaud, ii. [244], [245];
  • a parley, ii. [247];
  • capitulation, ii. [248], [249];
  • journal of, ii. [248];
  • becomes a lieutenant-colonel, ii. [255];
  • in the French war, ii. [255].
• Heath, Captain, sent against the Penobscots, i. 254.
• Heath, Joseph, i. 218, 233.
• Heath, town of, ii. [231].
• Heathcote, Colonel, ii. [51].
• Hill, John,
  • appointed to command the troops in the Canadian expedition, i. 164;
  • poorly fitted for his position, i. 175;
  • gives up the expedition, i. 176;
  • his journal, i. 182.
• Hill, Mrs., i. 181.
• Hill, Samuel, captured by the Indians, i. 44, 87, 103.
• Hilton, Col. Winthrop,
  • commands an expedition against Port Royal, i. 125;
  • destroys Norridgewock, i. 218.
• Hix, Jacob, dies of starvation, i. 76.
• Hobby, Sir Charles, in the attack on Port Royal, i. 151, 153, 154.
• Hochelaga, Cartier at, i. 18, 279.
• Hocquart, i. 340;
  • ii. [8];
  • on the establishment of Crown Point, ii. [56];
  • ii. [154], [171], [172].
• Holland, i. 163.
• Holton, Eleazer, ii. [231].
• Hook, Sergeant, at Falmouth, i. 45.
• “Hoosac Patent,” the, ii. [239].
• Hoosac River, the, ii. [236], [237], [238], [239];
  • Dutch settlements on, ii. [239];
  • ii. [243].
• Hoosac Road, the, ii. [251].
• “Hope,” the, i. 88.
• Hôpital Général of Paris, the, i. 314.
• Horse Indians, the, ii. [22], [24], [25], [26].
• Hospital Nuns, the, of Quebec, i. 25.
• Hough, on the legend of the “Bell of St. Regis,” i. 92.
• Housatonic River, the, ii. [230].
• Howe, Captain, murder of, ii. [180]; ii. [193], [194], [196], [197], [198].
• Hoyt,
  • on the “Old Indian House,” at Deerfield, i. 68;
  • i. 91;
  • on the defence of Number Four, ii. [229].
• Hoyt, David,
  • attacked by the French and Indians, i. 63;
  • dies of starvation, i. 76.
• Hoyt, Mrs. David, wounded by the French and Indians, i. 63.
• Hubert, plans to explore the Missouri, i. 354, 355.
• Hudson Bay,
  • claimed by England, i. 184;
  • the forts of, i. 186;
  • i. 306;
  • failure to find western passage to, ii. [3];
  • La Vérendrye secures possession of, ii. [14].
• Hudson River, the, i. 15, 139, 273; ii. [210].
• Huecos, the, i. 357.
• Huguenots, the,
  • petition Louis XIV. for permission to settle in Louisiana, i. 303;
  • the petition refused, i. 304.
• Huillier, Fort l’, i. 351, 353.
• Hunter, Governor, of New York, ii. [51], [52].
• Huron Indians, the,
  • villages of, i. 18;
  • thorough savages, i. 18;
  • Cadillac’s estimate of, i. 18;
  • draw out of an expedition against New England, i. 96;
  • i. 235;
  • at Detroit, i. 275, 279, 280, 283, 284;
  • set out against the Outagamies, i. 341.
• Huron-Iroquois customs, survival at Michilimackinac of, i. 18.
• Huron Lake, i. 22, 28; ii. [57].
• Hurst, Benjamin, murdered by the French and Indians, i. 90.
• Hurst, Sarah, i. 90.
• Hurtado, General, i. 368.
• Hutchinson, Thomas,
  • on the French and Indian attack on Haverhill, i. 99;
  • on the negotiations for neutrality between Dudley and Vaudreuil, i. 104;
  • on the opposition to Governor Dudley, i. 107;
  • on the Queen’s sustaining Governor Dudley, i. 109;
  • on Major Church at Port Royal, i. 124;
  • on March’s failure against Port Royal, i. 131;
  • on Shannon’s order to attack Quebec, i. 149;
  • on the council at Georgetown, i. 228;
  • on the controversy between Governor Shute and the Massachusetts Assembly, i. 240;
  • on the Indian attack on Oxford, i. 243;
  • on the death of Rale, i. 247;
  • on Lovewell’s expeditions against the Indians, i. 262, 270;
  • on the plan to attack Louisbourg, ii. [64], [85];
  • ii. [143];
  • on the English plan to conquer Canada, ii. [153];
  • ii. [157].

• Iberville, Le Moyne d’,
  • plans for an expedition against New England, i. 6;
  • offers to plant a colony in Louisiana, i. 300;
  • his offer accepted, i. 300;
  • enters the Mississippi River, i. 301;
  • at Biloxi, i. 302;
  • sails for France, i. 302;
  • royal instructions to, i. 304;
  • returns to Biloxi, i. 304;
  • establishes a post at Mobile Bay, i. 305;
  • forms a third establishment at Dauphin Island, i. 306;
  • accused of peculation, i. 306;
  • i. 354.
• “Illinois, the,” i. 327;
  • annexed to Louisiana, i. 328;
  • Boisbriant in command at, i. 329.
• Illinois Indians, the,
  • Father Rale among, i. 217, 220;
  • at Fort St. Louis, i. 275;
  • at Detroit, i. 283, 289;
  • furiously attacked by the Outagamies, i. 330, 335;
  • i. 356.
• Illinois River, the, i. 275, 311, 324, 327, 340, 354, 359; ii. [57].
• Illinois, State of, i. 278.
• Illinois, the mission of the, i. 350.
• Indian Old Point, i. 219.
• Indian Old Town, i. 254.
• Indians, the,
  • show a lack of confidence in the English, i. 9;
  • Cadillac’s plan of civilizing, i. 24;
  • the Jesuits’ plan of civilizing, i. 24;
  • their forbearance towards female prisoners, i. 76;
  • the cost to Massachusetts of killing, i. 100;
  • benevolence of Samuel Sewall towards, i. 223;
  • their petty attacks on the frontier settlements, ii. [214]-216.
  • See also:—
    • [Abenakis,]
    • [Algonquins],
    • [Androscoggins],
    • [Apsarokas],
    • [Arickaras],
    • [Arkansas],
    • [Assagunticooks],
    • [Assiniboins],
    • [Bayagoulas],
    • [Blackfeet],
    • [Blancs Barbus],
    • [Bows],
    • [Caddoes],
    • [Cape Cod],
    • [Cape Sable],
    • [Caughnawagas],
    • [Cherokees],
    • [Cheyennes],
    • [Chickasaws],
    • [Choctaws],
    • [Choke-Cherry],
    • [Comanches],
    • [Creeks],
    • [Crows],
    • [Dakotas],
    • [Eastern],
    • [“Far,”]
    • [Five Nations],
    • [Foxes],
    • [French],
    • [Horse],
    • [Hurons],
    • [Illinois],
    • [Iroquois],
    • [Kansas],
    • [Kaskaskias],
    • [Kennebecs],
    • [Kickapoos],
    • [Little Fox],
    • [Malicites],
    • [Mandans],
    • [Mascoutins],
    • [Menominies],
    • [Micmacs],
    • [Minneconjous],
    • [Minnetarees],
    • [Mississagas],
    • [Missouris],
    • [Mohawks],
    • [Mohegans],
    • [Montagnais],
    • [Musquawkies],
    • [Nassonites],
    • [Natchez],
    • [Norridgewocks],
    • [Ojibwas],
    • [Omahas],
    • [Oncpapas],
    • [Oneidas],
    • [Onondagas],
    • [Osages],
    • [Ottawas],
    • [Otoes],
    • [Ouacos],
    • [Outagamies],
    • [Padoucas],
    • [Pawnee Picts],
    • [Pawnees],
    • [Penacooks],
    • [Penobscots],
    • [Pequawkets],
    • [Pigwackets],
    • [Pioyas],
    • [Pottawattamies],
    • [Puants],
    • [Quinipissas],
    • [Renards],
    • [Sacs],
    • [Sacs and Foxes],
    • [Sakis],
    • [Saukis],
    • [Senecas],
    • [Shoshones],
    • [Sioux],
    • [Six Nations],
    • [Snakes],
    • [Sokokis],
    • [Taensas],
    • [Tuscaroras],
    • [“Upper Nations,”]
    • [Western],
    • [Wichitas],
    • [Winnebagoes],
    • [Yanktons].
• Ingoldsby, Colonel,
  • lieutenant-governor of New York, i. 137;
  • in the conquest of Canada, i. 139.
• Ipswich, town of, joins the expedition against Port Royal, i. 126.
• Ireland, i. 192; ii. [341].
• Iroquois Indians, the, i. 17;
  • superstitions in connection with sexual abstinence, i. 76;
  • accused of causing the pestilence in Nicholson’s camp, i. 143;
  • cease to be a danger to Canada, i. 216.
• Iroquois of the Lake of Two Mountains, the, sent from Montreal against the English border, ii. [217].
• Iroquois of the Mountain, the, i. 235.
• Iroquois of Sault St. Louis, the, sent from Montreal against the English border, ii. [217].
• “Island Battery,” the,
  • at Louisbourg, ii. [94], [95], [99];
  • attacked by the English, ii. [118], [119];
  • description of, ii. [120];
  • failure of the attack, ii. [122], [129];
  • ii. [130], [139].
• Iroquois, the converted, i. 36.
• Isle au Cochon, i. 295.
• Isle-aux-Coudres, ii. [154].
• Isle aux Œufs, i. 174, 175, 179.
• Isle d’Aix, ii. [311].
• Isle of Wight, the, Dudley lieutenant-governor of, i. 105.
• Isle Royale, i. 186, 188, 189, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 200, 201, 203, 207, 210; ii. [60], [260], [280], [288], [295].
• Isle St. Jean, ii. [186], [198], [207].
• Isles of Shoals, the, ii. [74].
• Isthmus of Panama, the, i. 134.

• Jamaica, ii. [270], [275].
• James I., ii. [262].
• James II., of England, i. 4, 148.
• Jaques, Benjamin, kills Father Rale at Norridgewock, i. 247.
• Jerseys, the, ii. [341].
• Jesuit missions, the,
  • reproach of, i. 24;
  • meagre results of, i. 26;
  • a change comes over, i. 214.
• Jesuits, the Canadian,
  • among Indians, i. 11;
  • among the Mohawks, i. 13;
  • at Michilimackinac, i. 17;
  • Cadillac’s aversion for, i. 19;
  • opposed to Cadillac’s plans to civilize the Indians, i. 24;
  • vast possessions of, i. 25;
  • Cadillac’s relations with, i. 30;
  • find John Williams a stubborn heretic, i. 78, 79;
  • refuse to give up Eunice Williams, i. 80;
  • characteristics of, i. 215;
  • their functions become as much political as religious, i. 215;
  • charged to keep firm the bond between the French and the Indians, i. 216;
  • their methods of converting the Indians, i. 216;
  • cultivate with diligence the Eastern missions, i. 216;
  • the early missionaries compared with their successors, i. 217.
• Jews, the, expelled from Louisiana, i. 316.
• Jogues, Father Isaac,
  • on the banks of the Mohawk, i. 18;
  • i. 139, 215.
• Johnson, William,
  • among the Mohawks, ii. [211];
  • charged with Indian affairs by Governor Clinton, ii. [212];
  • loses the support of the Assembly, ii. [212];
  • difficulties of, ii. [212].
• Joncaire,
  • agent of France among the Senecas, i. 11, 13, 138; ii. [52];
  • his important work in moulding the Indians, ii. [211].
• Jones, Esther, disperses the Indians at Dover, i. 95.
• Jones, Josiah, wounded by the Pequawkets, i. 265, 266.
• Jones, Lieutenant, death of, ii. [193].
• Jordan, the river, ii. [48], [264], [265].
• Juchereau, Mother, see [Saint-Denis, Mother Juchereau de].
• Judicial officers, method of electing, i. 41.
• Justinien, Père, the Récollet, curé of Mines, i. 194, 206.

• Kalm, the Swedish naturalist, i. 177;
  • describes Crown Point, ii. [255].
• Kaministiguia, the river, ii. [3]; 9;
  • La Noue at the mouth of, ii. [4].
• Kankakee River, the, ii. [57].
• Kannan, H., ii. [162], [164].
• Kansas Indians, the,
  • villages of, i. 361, 363;
  • i. 365.
• Kansas River, the, i. 360, 362, 363.
• Kaskaskia,
  • town of, i. 327;
  • mixed marriages of, i. 328.
• Kaskaskias, the, i. 327.
• Kaskékouké River, the, ii. [236], [253].
• Keene, Indian attack on, ii. [214].
• Kellogg, escapes from Indian captivity, i. 87.
• Kellogg, Joanna, i. 90.
• Kennebec Indians, the, i. 224.
• Kennebec lands, the, titles to, i. 222.
• Kennebec mission, the, i. 219.
• Kennebec River, the, i. 5, 6, 35, 36, 47;
  • the dividing line between the French and New England, i. 213;
  • watched with greatest jealousy, i. 213;
  • the Norridgewocks on, i. 213, 217, 234;
  • ii. [48], [49], [50], [51], [260], [261], [262], [263], [267], [268], [269], [271], [272].
• Kennebunk, i. 40.
• Kennetcook River, the, ii. [188].
• Kent, killed by Indians, i. 45.
• Kentucky, State of, i. 321.
• Keyes, Solomon, mortally wounded by the Pequawkets, i. 264, 266.
• Kickapoos, the,
  • on Rock River, i. 278;
  • i. 335;
  • villages of, i. 341.
• Kidder, Benjamin,
  • on the expeditions of Capt. John Lovewell, i. 258, 270;
  • falls seriously ill, i. 261.
• Kidder, Frederic, on the treaty between Governor Dudley and the Abenakis, i. 221.
• Kilby, Mr., ii. [315].
• King, Colonel, i. 166, 169;
  • narrow escape of, i. 173;
  • his journal, i. 182.
• King Philip’s War, i. 57, 63, 76, 121, 220, 223.
• King’s Bastion, the, at Louisbourg, ii. [106], [111], [130], [292], [294], [296], [301], [302], [304], [306].
• “King’s girls,” the, i. 306, 307.
• King’s Road, the, i. 40.
• Kingston, attacked by the French and Indians, i. 99.
• Kittery, town of, i. 39;
  • attacked by the French and Indians, i. 99;
  • ii. [72], [75].
• Kittery Point, Pepperrell’s house at, ii. [73].
• Knowles, Admiral Charles,
  • on the character of the Acadians, ii. [172];
  • urges the expulsion of the Acadians, ii. [177];
  • Charlestown named after, ii. [228];
  • ii. [327], [328], [335], [336], [345], [352].
• Knowlton, Thomas, killed at Fort Massachusetts, ii. [247], [249], [251], [255].
• Koller, Sieur, ii. [299], [300].

• Labat, M., i. 116;
  • on the English attack on Acadia, i. 123;
  • on Major Church at Port Royal, i. 124;
  • on the failure of the English expedition against Port Royal, i. 131.
• La Baye, Fort, ii. [57].
• Laboularderie, M., ii. [291].
• Labrador, i. 179.
• La Bruyère, Fabry de, i. 368.
• Lac des Cristineaux, see [Woods, Lake of the].
• La Chasse, Père,
  • Superior of the Missions, i. 219;
  • his eulogy on Father Rale, i. 220;
  • prevents peace being made at Georgetown, i. 233, 234;
  • his story of the death of Rale, i. 248;
  • acts as interpreter between the English and the Indians, i. 253;
  • his animosity toward the English, i. 254.
• La Chine, i. 28.
• Lacroix, ii. [198].
• La Corne, Récollet missionary at Miramichi, ii. [185].
• La Corne, Saint-Luc de,
  • advises the fortifying of Crown Point, ii. [56];
  • a model of bodily and mental hardihood, ii. [185];
  • at Grand Pré, ii. [191], [194], [195], [196], [197], [200];
  • his report of the French victory at Mines, ii. [200].
• Laet, De, ii. [262].
• La Force, Sieur, ii. [239].
• La Forest, at Fort St. Louis, i. 275.
• La Fresnière, Sieur de, i. 313, 338;
  • at Crown Point, ii. [56].
• La Galissonnière, M. de, ii. [14];
  • succeeds Beauharnois in the government, ii. [36];
  • befriends La Vérendrye, ii. [36];
  • returns to France, ii. [37].
• Lagny, at Grand Pré, ii. [191].
• La Harpe, Bénard de, i. 303, 315, 320;
  • his expedition of exploration, i. 355-359;
  • i. 368.
• La Hontan, the romance of, i. 354.
• La Jemeraye,
  • joins La Vérendrye in his search for the Pacific, ii. [12];
  • at Fort St. Pierre, ii. [12];
  • death of, ii. [12].
• La Jonquière, Marquis de,
  • succeeds La Galissonière in the government, ii. [37];
  • robs the brothers La Vérendrye, ii. [37], [38];
  • at Chibucto, ii. [163];
  • makes a last effort, ii. [165];
  • pursued by the pestilence, ii. [166];
  • his second expedition, ii. [168];
  • taken prisoner by the English, ii. [168];
  • chief aim of his expedition, ii. [169].
• La Jonquière, Fort, ii. [40].
• Lake country, the, Indian tribes of, i. 330, 337.
• Lake George, the battle of, ii. [39], [90], [242].
• Lake tribes, the, at Michilimackinac, i. 17.
• Lalande, i. 84.
• Lalemant, Charles, i. 139.
• Lalemant, Gabriel, i. 215.
• La Maisonfort, Marquis de,
  • in command of the “Vigilant,” ii. [123];
  • taken prisoner, ii. [125];
  • his letter to the French, ii. [125];
  • ii. [281], [304], [305].
• Lamberville, Jacques, the Jesuit, i. 11;
  • at Onondaga, i. 138.
• La Mothe-Cadillac, Antoine de,
  • at Michilimackinac, i. 17;
  • on the Huron Indians, i. 18;
  • sketch of, i. 19;
  • his aversion to the Jesuits, i. 19;
  • family of, i. 19;
  • early history of, i. 19;
  • his quarrels with Carheil, i. 20;
  • a strong champion for the policy of expansion, i. 21;
  • his motives, i. 22;
  • presents a memorial to Count de Maurepas, i. 23;
  • his plans for Detroit, i. 23, 24;
  • his plan for civilizing the Indians, i. 24;
  • his plan of a settlement at Detroit opposed by Champigny, i. 26;
  • sails for France, i. 27;
  • his interview with Ponchartrain, i. 27;
  • his letter to La Touche, i. 27;
  • Ponchartrain accepts his plan, i. 28;
  • his return to Canada, i. 28;
  • lays the foundation for Detroit, i. 28;
  • his delight in ruining Michilimackinac, i. 30;
  • his relations with the Jesuits, i. 30;
  • his letters to Ponchartrain, i. 30-32;
  • Detroit given over to, i. 32;
  • made governor of Louisiana, i. 279, 309;
  • his report on the condition of the country, i. 309;
  • petition of the people of Louisiana to, i. 312;
  • his reply, i. 312;
  • his quarrel with Bienville, i. 313;
  • Detroit feels the loss of, i. 327;
  • on the strange customs of the Sioux, i. 352;
  • sends Saint-Denis to explore western Louisiana, i. 355.
• La Mothe, Jean de, i. 19.
• Lanaudière, ii. [185].
• Lancaster, village of, i. 259;
  • attacked by the French and Indians, i. 99.
• Lancey, James de,
  • dispute between Governor Clinton and, ii. [206], [207];
  • characteristics of, ii. [207].
• Languedoc, i. 19.
• La Noue, Lieutenant, at the mouth of the Kaministiguia, ii. [4].
• “La Palme,” ii. [166];
  • the story of, ii. [167].
• La Perelle, ii. [132], [303].
• Laperelle, M. de, ii. [308].
• La Perrière, Boucher de, i. 338;
  • made the military chief of the Sioux mission, ii. [6];
  • his journey to the Mississippi, ii. [6].
• La Plaine, spreads a panic at Quebec, i. 142.
• “La Poudrerie,” ii. [186].
• La Reine, Port,
  • on the Assiniboin, ii. [14];
  • La Vérendrye at, ii. [15], [18], [34];
  • Saint-Pierre at, ii. [40].
• La Renaudière, i. 360, 362, 363.
• La Ronde, M. de, i. 116.
• La Salle, Chevalier de, i. 28;
  • his schemes concerning Louisiana, i. 298, 324;
  • on the Illinois, i. 327;
  • ii. [11], [57].
• La Salle, Nicolas de,
  • accuses Iberville and his brothers to the minister, i. 306, 308;
  • i. 315;
  • proposes to explore the Missouri, i. 354.
• “La Société,” ii. [290].
• La Touche,
  • letter from Cadillac to, i. 27;
  • on the accusations against Brouillan, i. 114.
• La Tour, feudal claimant of Acadia, ii. [61].
• La Tressillière, Ensign, ii. [311].
• Launay, Seigneur de, see [La Mothe, Jean de].
• “Launceston,” the, ii. [84], [93].
• Laumet, Seigneur de, see [La Mothe, Jean de].
• Laurain, i. 354.
• Lauverjat, Father, among the Penobscots, i. 244, 245.
• La Vallière, Sieur de, ii. [125], [290].
• La Valterie, Sieur de, i. 179; ii. [239].
• Laval University, at Quebec, i. 211.
• La Vente, curé of Mobile, i. 307;
  • his memorial to Ponchartrain, i. 313.
• La Vérendrye, Chevalier,
  • among the Mandans, ii. [20];
  • his adventures searching for the Pacific, ii. [22]-35;
  • discovers the Rocky Mountains, ii. [35];
  • jealousy of rivals, ii. [35];
  • discovers the river Saskatchewan, ii. [36];
  • ruined hopes, ii. [37], [38];
  • death of, ii. [42].
• La Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes de,
  • early history of, ii. [9];
  • at Lake Nipigon, ii. [9];
  • offers to search for the Western Sea, ii. [10];
  • not supported by the King, ii. [10];
  • privileges granted to, ii. [10];
  • his motives, ii. [11];
  • undertakes the expedition, ii. [11];
  • winters at the river Kaministiguia, ii. [12];
  • followed by a train of disasters, ii. [12];
  • avoids a war with the Sioux, ii. [13];
  • refused aid by the court, ii. [13];
  • goes to Montreal, ii. [13];
  • lawsuit against, ii. [13];
  • work accomplished by, ii. [14];
  • secures possession of Hudson’s Bay, ii. [14];
  • forts established by, ii. [14];
  • fruitless inquiries, ii. [15];
  • again starts out for the Pacific, ii. [15];
  • among the Mandans, ii. [16]-20;
  • his journal, ii. [17];
  • returns to Fort La Reine, ii. [18];
  • his adventures searching for the Pacific, ii. [22]-35;
  • discovers the Rocky Mountains, ii. [35];
  • jealousy of rivals, ii. [35];
  • promoted to a captaincy in the colony troops, ii. [36];
  • befriended by Galissonière, ii. [36];
  • receives the cross of the order of St. Louis, ii. [36];
  • death of, ii. [36];
  • ruined hopes, ii. [37], [38];
  • at Beauséjour, ii. [42].
• La Vérendrye (son), murdered by the Sioux, ii. [13].
• Law, John,
  • undertakes to deliver France from financial ruin, i. 315;
  • flees for his life, i. 319.
• Law’s Mississippi Company, ii. [48].
• Lawson, i. 107.
• Le Ber, Mademoiselle, the recluse of Montreal, i. 179.
• Le Blanc, the Acadian notary, ii. [173].
• Le Bœuf, Fort, ii. [39].
• Lechmere, Lieutenant, death of, ii. [194].
• Lee, Colonel, i. 181.
• Leisler, Jacob, the revolution under, i. 8.
• Le Loutre, Abbé,
  • missionary among the Micmacs, ii. [61];
  • his absolute control over the Micmacs, ii. [173];
  • characteristics of, ii. [179];
  • his Micmac mission, ii. [188].
• Le Moine, on the legend of the “Bell of St. Regis,” i. 92.
• L’Épinay,
  • succeeds La Mothe Cadillac as governor of Louisiana, i. 318;
  • removed by the Mississippi Company, i. 318.
• Le Petit Père, i. 321.
• Le Rocher, i. 340.
• Léry De,
  • the engineer, i. 280, 294, 295, 297;
  • on Ramesay’s expedition against Nicholson, i. 141;
  • ii. [190].
• Les Mines, ii. [126].
• Lestock, Admiral, ii. [155].
• Le Sueur,
  • expedition of, i. 348-350;
  • on the St. Peter, i. 351;
  • among the Sioux, i. 352;
  • returns to Louisiana, i. 353;
  • sails for France, i. 353;
  • returns to Louisiana, i. 353;
  • his death, i. 353.
• Leverett, John, in the attack on Port Royal, i. 129.
• Lewis, Captain,
  • among the Mandans, ii. [17];
  • makes his way to the Pacific, ii. [35].
• Lewis, C. W., on Lovewell’s Expedition, i. 270.
• Lewiston Heights, ii. [52].
• Lighthouse Point, ii. [120], [123], [124], [129].
• Limoges, the Jesuit, i. 350.
• Lignery, Sieur de,
  • calls a council of Indians at Green Bay, i. 336;
  • in favor of exterminating the Outagamies, i. 337;
  • sets out on his expedition, i. 338;
  • burns the chief village of the Outagamies, i. 339;
  • failure of his expedition, i. 339.
• Lion Rampant, the, i. 127.
• L’Isle, De, manuscript map of, i. 353.
• Little, Mr., ii. [315].
• Little Butte des Morts, i. 340, 343.
• Littlefield, Edmund, house of, i. 42.
• Littlefield, Francis, house of, i. 42.
• Little Fox Indians, the, ii. [26].
• Little Harbor, Governor Wentworth’s house at, ii. [73].
• Little Missouri, the, bad lands of, ii. [23], [24].
• Livingston, contributes to the support of New York, i. 9.
• Livingston, Captain,
  • visits Montreal as envoy, i. 85;
  • secures the exchange of five prisoners, i. 87.
• Livingston, Philip, ii. [52].
• Livingston, Robert, i. 134;
  • urges the occupation of Detroit, i. 22.
• Long Meadow, ii. [148].
• Longueuil, i. 11;
  • uses pacific measures toward the Indians, i. 336;
  • on the scheme to reach the Pacific Ocean, ii. [6].
• Longueuil (the younger), ii. [54].
• Lopinot, Sieur, at Louisbourg, ii. [285], [311].
• Lords of Trade, the, i. 8, 9, 12, 198, 202.
• Lorembec, ii. [124], [289], [298], [299], [301].
• Lorette, the Huron mission of, i. 217, 234.
• Lotbinière, ii. [194].
• Lothrop, Lieutenant-Colonel, ii. [144].
• Louisbourg,
  • founding of, i. 187;
  • purely the offspring of the Crown and the Church, i. 188;
  • the “Dunquerque of America,” i. 188;
  • its inhabitants, i. 188;
  • Costebelle in command at, i. 194, 200;
  • receives news of the War of the Austrian Succession, ii. [60];
  • English project to capture, ii. [64];
  • a standing menace to all northern British colonies, ii. [64];
  • its construction, ii. [64];
  • completing plans against, [65]-89;
  • besieged by the English, ii. [90]-116;
  • location of, ii. [94];
  • not properly prepared for the attack, ii. [96];
  • strength of its fortifications, ii. [117];
  • surrenders to the English, ii. [133];
  • French losses at, ii. [133];
  • comparative work of the army and navy at, ii. [138], [139];
  • English documents on the siege of, ii. [144];
  • after the conquest, ii. [145];
  • restored to the French by the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, ii. [256];
  • the siege described by French witnesses, ii. [274]-312;
  • Duchambon’s report on the siege of, ii. [287]-312;
  • ii. [312], [313], [317], [318], [321], [322], [326], [327], [328], [329], [333], [344], [352].
• Louis XIV.,
  • the War of the Spanish Succession springs from the ambition of, i. 4;
  • places his grandson on the throne of Spain, i. 4;
  • recognizes the son of James II. as King of England, i. 4;
  • abhors republics, i. 159;
  • old age of, i. 183;
  • makes important concessions in America, i. 184;
  • had deeply at heart the recovery of Acadia, i. 185;
  • his mandate to Costebelle, i. 189;
  • refuses to allow the Huguenots to settle in Louisiana, i. 304.
• Louis XV., ii. [179];
  • demands the restoration of Louisbourg by the English, ii. [256].
• Louis XVI., of France, i. 91.
• Louisiana, i. 22;
  • La Mothe-Cadillac made governor of, i. 279;
  • La Salle’s schemes for, i. 298;
  • Tonty urges the French to seize, i. 298;
  • Rémonville proposes to form a company for the settlement of, i. 299;
  • Iberville offers to plant a colony in, i. 300;
  • the first foundations of, i. 302;
  • marriageable girls sent from France to, i. 306, 314;
  • famine and pestilence in, i. 306;
  • farmed out to Antoine Crozat, i. 310;
  • the effects of the change, i. 311, 312;
  • the people petition to La Mothe-Cadillac, i. 312;
  • his reply, i. 312;
  • passes over to the Mississippi Company, i. 315;
  • becomes the basis of financial salvation for France, i. 315;
  • population of, i. 316;
  • a prison, i. 316;
  • the French scheme for peopling, i. 317;
  • L’Épinay succeeds La Mothe-Cadillac as governor of, i. 318;
  • Bienville reappointed governor of, i. 318;
  • the total amount of money sunk in, i. 320;
  • Sieur Perier succeeds Bienville, i. 320;
  • Indian wars in, i. 321;
  • again passes over to the Crown, i. 322;
  • Bienville again made governor of, i. 322;
  • Bienville resigns, i. 323;
  • at last shows signs of growth, i. 324;
  • plans of the chiefs of, i. 324;
  • ceded to the United States, ii. [35];
  • ii. [57], [266].
• Louvigny,
  • makes plans to attack the Outagamies, i. 332;
  • illness of, i. 332;
  • sets out on his expedition, i. 332;
  • attacks the fortified village of the Outagamies, i. 333;
  • his description of the defences, i. 334;
  • the Outagamies sue for peace, i. 334;
  • returns to Quebec with hostages, i. 335.
• Lovelace, Lord, governor of New York, i. 135;
  • death of, i. 137.
• Lovewell, Hannah, i. 257.
• Lovewell, Captain John, i. 257, 258;
  • raises a company to hunt Indians, i. 259;
  • his expeditions, i. 260-268;
  • seriously wounded, i. 262;
  • attacked by the Pequawkets, i. 262;
  • burial of, i. 267.
• Lovewell’s Pond, i. 257, 261, 268.
• Lower Ashuelot, settlement of, attacked by the Indians, ii. [214].
• “Lowestoffe,” the, i. 151.
• Loyola, the organizing zeal of, i. 214.
• Lund, Thomas, on the Indian attack on Dunstable, i. 258.
• Lusignan (père), ii. [185], [190];
  • letters of, ii. [200].
• Lusignan (fils),
  • wounded, ii. [192];
  • letters of, ii. [200].
• Lydius, Fort, i. 140.
• Lyman, Caleb, attacks the French Indians, i. 50.
• Lynn, joins the expedition against Port Royal, i. 126.