I. Province of New-York—Origin of the 19
settlement at Albany—Singular
possession held by the patron—Account
of his tenants
II. Account of the Five Nations, or Mohawk 22
Indians—Building of the Fort at
Albany—John and Philip Schuyler
III. Colonel Schuyler persuades four sachems 27
to accompany him to England—Their
reception and return
IV. Return of Colonel Schuyler and the 30
Sachems to the interior—Literary
acquisitions—Distinguishes and
instructs his favourite niece—Manners
of the settlers
V. State of religion among the 34
settlers—Instruction of children
devolved on females—to whom the charge
of gardening, &c. was also
committed—Sketch of the state of the
society at New-York
VI. Description of Albany—Manner of living 37
there—Hermitage, &c.
VII. Gentle treatment of slaves among the 41
Albanians—Consequent attachment of
domestics—Reflections on servitude
VIII. Education and early habits of the 46
Albanians described
IX. Description of the manner in which the 52
Indian traders set out on their first
adventure
X. Marriages, amusements, rural excursions, 62
&c. among the Albanians