Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Memoir of Mrs. Grant
- Inscription
- Introduction
- 1 Origin of the settlement of Albany
- 2 The Five Nations – John and Philip Schuyler
- 3 Colonel Schuyler and five Sachems visit England
- 4 Colonel Schuyler and the Sachems
- 5 State of religion among the settlers
- 6 Description of Albany
- 7 Gentle treatment of slaves among the Albanians
- 8 Education and early habits of the Albanians
- 9 First adventures of the Indian traders
- 10 Marriages, amusements, rural excursions, etc.
- 11 Winter amusements
- 12 Lay-brothers
- 13 Progress of knowledge
- 14 Marriage of Miss Schuyler
- 15 Philip Schuyler
- 16 Account of the three brothers
- 17 The house and rural economy of the Flats
- 18 Description of Colonel Schuyler's barn
- 19 Military preparations
- 20 A refractory warrior
- 21 Distinguishing characteristics of the New York colonists
- 22 Adoption of children common in the province
- 23 Colonel Schuyler's military partiality
- 24 Progress of civilization in Europe
- 25 Independence of the Indians how first diminished
- 26 Attractions of the Indian mode of life
- 27 Indians attached by conversion
- 28 Christian Indians
- 29 Madame's adopted children
- 30 Death of young Philip Schuyler
- 31 Hospitality
- 32 Resources of Madame
- 33 Followers of the army
- 34 Arrival of a new regiment
- 35 Plays acted
- 36 Domine Frelinghuysen leaves his people
- 37 Death of Colonel Philip Schuyler
- 38 Mrs. Schuyler's arrangements and conduct after the Colonel's death
- 39 Mohawk Indians
- 40 General Abercrombie
- 41 Defeat at Ticonderoga
- 42 The family of Madame's sister
- 43 Further success of the British arms
- 44 Burning of the House at the Flats
- 45 Continuation of the journey
- 46 Benefit of select reading
- 47 Gardening and agriculture
- 48 Madame's family and society described
- 49 Sir Jeffrey Amherst
- 50 Pondiac
- 51 Death of Captain Dalziel
- 52 Madame's popularity
- 53 Return of the 55th regiment to Europe
- 54 Property at Clarendon
- 55 Return to the Flats
- 56 Melancholy presages
- 57 Settlers of a new description
- 58 Mode of conveying timber in rafts down the river
- 59 The Swamp
- 60 Mrs. Schuyler's view of the continental politics
- 61 Description of the breaking up of the ice on Hudson's Bay
- 62 Departure from Albany
- 63 Prosperity of Albany
- 64 Further reflections
- 65 Sketch of the settlement of Pennsylvania
- 66 Prospects brightening in America
- Note
- Index
- Plate section
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2012
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Memoir of Mrs. Grant
- Inscription
- Introduction
- 1 Origin of the settlement of Albany
- 2 The Five Nations – John and Philip Schuyler
- 3 Colonel Schuyler and five Sachems visit England
- 4 Colonel Schuyler and the Sachems
- 5 State of religion among the settlers
- 6 Description of Albany
- 7 Gentle treatment of slaves among the Albanians
- 8 Education and early habits of the Albanians
- 9 First adventures of the Indian traders
- 10 Marriages, amusements, rural excursions, etc.
- 11 Winter amusements
- 12 Lay-brothers
- 13 Progress of knowledge
- 14 Marriage of Miss Schuyler
- 15 Philip Schuyler
- 16 Account of the three brothers
- 17 The house and rural economy of the Flats
- 18 Description of Colonel Schuyler's barn
- 19 Military preparations
- 20 A refractory warrior
- 21 Distinguishing characteristics of the New York colonists
- 22 Adoption of children common in the province
- 23 Colonel Schuyler's military partiality
- 24 Progress of civilization in Europe
- 25 Independence of the Indians how first diminished
- 26 Attractions of the Indian mode of life
- 27 Indians attached by conversion
- 28 Christian Indians
- 29 Madame's adopted children
- 30 Death of young Philip Schuyler
- 31 Hospitality
- 32 Resources of Madame
- 33 Followers of the army
- 34 Arrival of a new regiment
- 35 Plays acted
- 36 Domine Frelinghuysen leaves his people
- 37 Death of Colonel Philip Schuyler
- 38 Mrs. Schuyler's arrangements and conduct after the Colonel's death
- 39 Mohawk Indians
- 40 General Abercrombie
- 41 Defeat at Ticonderoga
- 42 The family of Madame's sister
- 43 Further success of the British arms
- 44 Burning of the House at the Flats
- 45 Continuation of the journey
- 46 Benefit of select reading
- 47 Gardening and agriculture
- 48 Madame's family and society described
- 49 Sir Jeffrey Amherst
- 50 Pondiac
- 51 Death of Captain Dalziel
- 52 Madame's popularity
- 53 Return of the 55th regiment to Europe
- 54 Property at Clarendon
- 55 Return to the Flats
- 56 Melancholy presages
- 57 Settlers of a new description
- 58 Mode of conveying timber in rafts down the river
- 59 The Swamp
- 60 Mrs. Schuyler's view of the continental politics
- 61 Description of the breaking up of the ice on Hudson's Bay
- 62 Departure from Albany
- 63 Prosperity of Albany
- 64 Further reflections
- 65 Sketch of the settlement of Pennsylvania
- 66 Prospects brightening in America
- Note
- Index
- Plate section
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- Memoirs of an American LadyWith Sketches of Manners and Scenes in America, as They Existed Previous to the Revolution, pp. 130 - 133Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011