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CONTENTS OF VOL I.
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| Frontenac—Destruction of Schenectady | 152 |
| War party sent against Salmon Falls | 153 |
| Attempt at conquest of Canada unsuccessful | 154 |
| New charter of Massachusetts | 156 |
| Witchcraft delusion Development and progress | 156 |
| Salem the principal scene Strange history | 157 |
| Salem the principal scene Strange history | 158 |
| Salem the principal scene Strange history | 159 |
| Salem the principal scene Strange history | 160 |
| Oyster River PemaquidFort Haverhill disasters | 161 |
| Brave Mrs. Dustin—Peace of Ryswick | 161 |
| Brave Mrs. Dustin—Peace of Ryswick | 162 |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| 1696-1748. | |
| NEW ENGLAND: SECOND AND THIRD INTERCOLONIAL WARS. | |
| Board of Trade and Plantations | 163 |
| Lord Bellamont governor of Massachusetts | 163 |
| His address and popularity—Piracy | 164 |
| Bellamont's death—Dudley his successor | 165 |
| Second intercolonial war—Preparations | 166 |
| Indians under De Rouville | 166 |
| Deerfield and Haverhill massacres | 166 |
| Expedition against Canada unsuccessful | 167 |
| Combined attack projected—Failure and loss | 167 |
| Results of the peace of Utrecht | 168 |
| Parties on the subject of currency and commerce | 168 |
| Shute, governor—Disputes—Piracy suppressed | 169 |
| Small-pox and inoculation | 170 |
| Burnet, governor—Dispute about the salary | 170 |
| Belcher successor of Burnet | 171 |
| Troubles on the frontier—Retaliation | 171 |
| The New England Courant—Franklin | 172 |
| Belcher displaced—Shirley, governor | 172 |
| Boundary disputes settled | 172 |
| Third intercolonial war | 173 |
| Capture of Louisbnrg—Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle | 174 |
| Capture of Louisbnrg—Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle | 175 |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| 1691-1748. | |
| NEW YORK—NEW JERSEY—PENNSYLVANIA. | |
| Party feuds in New York | 176 |
| Fletcher's administration—Schuyler and the Indians | 176 |
| Fletcher's efforts in Pennsylvania and Connecticut | 178 |
| Barbarities of Indian warfare | 179 |
| Lord Bellamont, governor—His administration | 179 |
| Lord Cornbury appointed—His character and acts | 180 |
| Lovelace, governor —His death | 181 |
| Expedition again Canada | 181 |
| Hunter, governor—German emigrants | 181 |
| Burnet appointed | 182 |
| Cosby, governor—Trial of Zenger | 182 |
| Gov. Clarke's disputes with the Assembly | 188 |
| The "Negro plot" in New York | 184 |
| Clinton, governor | 184 |
| Efforts against the French and Indians | 184 |
| Affairs of New Jersey at this date | 185 |
| Trouble in Pennsylvania | 185 |
| William Penn in America | 186 |
| "Charter of privileges"—Penn's return to England | 186 |
| Evans removed—Gookin, governor | 187 |
| Sir William Keith his successor | 187 |
| Governor Thomas and the controversy between the | |
| proprietaries and the Assembly | 188 |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| 1690-1748. | |
| VIRGINIA—MARYLAND—THE CAROLINAS. | |
| Nicholson, governor—Dr. Blair, commissary | 188 |
| Administration of Andros | 189 |
| Founding of Williamsburg | 190 |
| Powers of the governor—Spirit of liberty | 190 |
| Office of governor made a sinecure | 191 |
| Spotswood's administration—His acts | 191 |
| Gouch's administration—Progress of Virginia | 192 |
| Affairs in Maryland—Dr. Bray, commissary | 192 |
| "Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in For- | |
| eign Parts" | 192 |
| Persecution of the Roman Catholics | 192 |
| Lord Baltimore becomes a Protestant | 192 |
| Question of boundary—Progress of Maryland | 193 |
| Affairs in Carolina : Feuds, etc | 193 |
| "Grand Model" abrogated—Archdale's labors | 193 |
| Introduction of rice | 194 |
| Dissenters disfranchised | 194 |
| Church of England established by law | 194 |
| Mr. Bancroft on North Carolina | 194 |
| War with the Tuscaroras | 194 |
| Attack on St. Augustine unsuccessful | 195 |
| Paper money issued—War with the Indians | 195 |
| Paper money issued—War with the Indians | 196 |
| Craven victorious—Heavy loss and debt | 197 |
| Revolution in South Carolina | 197 |
| Proprietaries sell out to the king | 197 |
| Treaty of peace and amity with the Cherokees | 197 |
| Advance of the colony despite its trials | 198 |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| 1732-1754. | |
| FOUNDING AND PROGRESS OF GEORGIA. | |
| Origin of Georgia | 199 |
| James Edward Oglethorpe: Character, etc | 199 |
| Object of the colony—Error of Judgment | 199 |
| Oglethorpe at the head of the colony | 200 |
| Founding of Savannah | 200 |
| Emigration of Lutherans from Salzburg | 200 |
| Moravians—Jews—Highlanders | 200 |
| Moravians—Jews—Highlanders | 201 |
| Charles and John Wesley in Georgia | 201 |
| Slavery desired—When introduced | 201 |
| Spanish claims to the territory | 201 |
| Oglethorpe's plans—Resists Spanish pretensions | 202 |
| Attack on St. Augustine unsuccessful | 202 |
| Spanish hostile expedition | 202 |
| Oglethorpe's trial—Charges against him | 202 |
| His complete vindication | 202 |
| Whitfield in America—The great revival | 202 |
| Whitefield in America—The great revival | 203 |
| Changes—Slow progress of Georgia | 205 |
| Expensiveness of the colony | 205 |
| Royal governor appointed—The people hospitable | 206 |
