223, 226.

Soleil Royal, French frigate, II. 518.
South Bay, fort needed at, II. 459, 460.
South Carolina, inactive in raising troops,
II. 123; treatment of Indians by, II.
365.

Spain, expedition against, I. 17, 20, 22, 26,
81, 94.

Sparhawk, Nathaniel, 1. 313; II. 430.
Sparks, Major William, II. 453.
Staats, Joachim, II. 360, 428, 481.
Stevens (Stephens), Capt. Jonathan, death
of, II. 256.

xxiii, 28-73; on financial questions, 1. | Smith, Samuel (Philadelphia), 11. 172.
xxiv, 76-107, 489-499, 506-507; con- Smithurst (Smethurst), Capt., I. 218, 220,
duct of Louisbourg expedition, 1. 122,
131-145, 151, 155-165, 167-202, 214-246; |
death of daughter of, 1. 186; further
plans against Canada, I. 264-332; ef-
forts to secure British predominance on
the St. Lawrence and in Canada, I. 327-
370; first expedition against Crown
Point, 1. 398-428; relations with Six
Nations, 1. 429-455; II. 40-60; pro-
tection of Massachusetts frontier, 1.
383; II. 83-90; as to Colonial union,
I. 456; II. 40, 111-117, 123; relations
with Sir William Johnson, II. 152-169,
174-207, 243-282, 309, 336-343, 367,
488 (see Johnson); relations with Brad-
dock and Dunbar, II. 144-156, 207-
237; appointed military commander
in America, II. 241; plans for cam-
paign of 1755, II. 221, 248, 261-275,
289-300, 305-325; plans for 1756, II.
343-365, 373-383, 396-399, 415, 433,
442; recalled from America, I. 425;
explains conditions in America to Gen-
eral Abercromby, II. 468; relations with
Loudoun, II. 480, 488, 495-510, 526-558,
561-577, 584; as to the loss of Oswego,
II. 521, 537-541, 543, 561, 566, 578; re-
view of work in America, 1. 265, 493,
505; II. 1, 536, 566, 587, 592, 602; por-
trait of, 1. frontispiece; handwriting of,
I. 410; coat of arms of, II. frontispiece;
map of America drawn for, II. 622.
Shirley, William, regiment of (the 50th),
I. 222n., 294, 308; II. 3, 92, 108, 118,
121, 125, 276, 285, 536.

Stevenson, James, II. 270, 280.
Stinson, Capt. John, 1. 210.
Stirling, Earl of, 11. 605.
Stockbridge (Mass.), Indians of, II. 84;
defense of, II. 87, 139n.
Stoddard, Col. John, letters of, 1. 209; let-
ters to, I. 127, 128, 370, 383; mentioned,
I. 129, 212, 345, 349, 373, 385, 394; no-
tice of, 1. 209n.

Stone, Andrew, 1. 115, 215, 376; letter to,
I. 376n.

Taconnett, English trading post on the
Kennebec River, II. 78.

Tartar, Rhode Island Colonial sloop, I. 179n.
Tax, Shirley on an imperial tax for military
expedition, I. 479; II. 19, 124; Franklin
on, II. 104-105.
Temple, Robert, 1. 19n.
Thomas, Govr. George, letter to, I.
179, 329n.; trouble regarding indented
servants, II. 413.

Shirley, William, Jr., letter to Newcastle, Thomlinson, John, 1. 86; notice of, 1. 153n.

I. 424.

Shirley, Fort (Mass.), 11. 88.

Shirley, Fort (Penna.), II. 389.

Six Nations, conference with, I. 390, 429;
II. 40, 43, 60, 250n.; treaty with, I. 139,
429; Shirley to, I. 429; efforts to win
support of, 1. 399, 420, 425, 427; II. 13,
42, 151, 161, 164, 175, 199, 219, 245,
295, 342, 358; agree to oppose the
French, I. 436, 451; II. 342; will sup-
port Shirley, II. 250; forts to be main-
tained among, II. 307, 374; French pris-
oners exchanged for, I. 438, 451; men-
tioned, I. 209, 298, 330, 343, 378, 392,
427, 437; II. 340, 343, 357. See John-
son, Sir William; Shirley, William; and
Indians (general).

Skinner, James, 1. 205.

Three Rivers (Canada), easy of capture,

I. 207.

Ticonderoga (Tionderoge), importance of,
II. 271; Shirley urges Johnson to attack,
II. 271, 275, 282, 307; French at (1756),
II. 456, 480, 507; Shirley's plans against,
II. 281, 457; conditions at, explained to
Abercromby, II. 471. See Crown Point,
Champlain Lake.

Titcomb, Col. Moses, II. 255; death of,
II. 258.

Townsend, Admiral Isaac, 1. 316, 317; in
command at Louisbourg, I. 318n., 333,
339, 363; letter to, 1. 329n.
Townshend, Charles, II. 584.
Trade, Lords of, letters of, 1. 38; II. 13;
letters to, 1. 83, 87, 95, 98, 101, 107, 134,
138, 150, 199n., 239, 291, 412, 449; II.

26, 69, 243, 373, 378; reply to address Welles, Samuel, to oversee repairs at Castle
from Massachusetts, II. 25n.
Treasury, Lords Commissioners of, Shirley

to, II. 581.

Trumbull, Jonathan, 1. 193.
Turney, John, I. 19n., 25.

Tuscarora Indians (a branch of the Six
Nations), II. 473. See Six Nations.
Tyng, Capt. Edward, 1. 250, 288, 305, 311.

Vaudreuil (a Boston pilot), cited, II. 137.
Vaughan, William, 1. 177, 1870., 192,

1950.

William, 1. 93n.; commissioner at Al-
bany conference, II. 60.
Wendell, Jacob, I. 129, 375.
Wentworth, Govr. Benning, I. 16n., 166,
184; letter of, on further conquests, I.
206; letters to, I. 149, 151, 154, 177,
178, 187, 190, 203, 216, 229n., 264, 300,
301, 302, 306, 307, 316, 318, 319, 324,
326, 335, 342, 351, 355, 356, 357, 361,
365, 367, 368, 373; II. 133п., 140, 248n. ;
relations with Shirley, 1. xxix; notice of,
I. 1540.

Vernon, Admiral Edward, victory in West Wentworth, Lt. Govr. John, 1. 154n.

Indies, I. 21.

Vickars (Vicars), Capt. John, on strength of

Fort Ontario, II. 544.

Vigilant, Colonial snow, I. 238.

Virginia, troops and supplies from (1755),

II. 123, 166, 236; (1756), II. 393n.; arms
received from, II. 277; conditions in,
after Braddock's defeat, II. 322n.; treat-
ment of Indians by, II. 364; post of
attorney general of, requested by
Shirley, I. 10.

Waldo, Brig. Genl. Samuel, 1. 14, 186;
commissioned, 1. 188, 238; praised by
Shirley, 1. 287, 309n., 312, 495; appointed
commander against Crown Point (1746),
I. 353.

Walpole, Sir Robert, 1. 5, 12.

Wanton, Govr. Gideon, letter of, I. 390n.;
letters to, I. 227, 229n., 231, 384, 390,
394, 419.

Warren, Admiral Peter, letters of, 1. 303,
317, 329, 342, 351, 356, 358, 359; letter
to, I. 376; mentioned, 1. 145, 159, 197,
205, 211, 215, 218, 222, 228, 232, 234,
236, 241n., 250, 259, 266, 279, 280, 287,
291, 293, 301, 302, 310, 313, 315, 321,
327, 333, 362, 388, 394, 402; II. 2; no-
tice of, 1. 303n.

Washington, George, surrenders Fort Neces-
sity, II. 82; at the battle on the Monon-
gahela, II. 211, 217; desires Shirley's
decision as to rank, II. 412; Shirley's
opinion of, II. 448.

Webb, Col. Daniel, advanced to temporary

command in America, II. 419, 425; made
a Lieut. Genl., II. 428, 431; arrival ex-
pected by Shirley, II. 447, 462, 468;
mentioned, II. 487, 496, 502, 515, 539,
547, 553, 579.

West Indies, expedition against, I. 17; Shir-
ley proffers assistance, I. 22; French
encroachments in, II. 450.
Western,, I. 15, 28; II. I.
Weymouth, British ship, 1. 197.
Whaleboats, advantage in use of, seen by

Shirley, II. 298, 420, 443.

Whipple, Lt. Govr. Joseph, letter to, 1. 200.
Wilkinson, Lieut., I. 377.
Willard, Josiah, letters of, 1. 248, 382, 492,
506; II. 84; letters to, I. 406, 498; II.
7, 11, 71, 156, 248; mentioned, 1. 86,
92, 1271., 138, 170, 195, 248, 350, 375,
411, 468; II. 25; notice of, I. 248n.
William Henry, Fort, built by William Eyre,
II. 259; stores for, II. 418, 435; garrison
at, II. 456, 469, 485, 497, 554. See also
II. 381n., 387.
Williams, Capt. Elijah, I. 43; letter to,

II. 139.

Williams, Rev. Elisha, I. 193.
Williams, Major Ephraim, letter to, II.

143; mentioned, п. 89, 156; death of,
II. 254, 256, 270.
Williams, Col. Israel, letters of, I. 468n.;
II. 86, 121; letters to, II. 26, 83, 84, 85,
89, 102, 118, 156, 170, 235, 314, 422,
559, 560; regiment of, II. 26.
Williams, Fort, II. 3140.
Wilmington, Spencer Compton, Earl, I.
86.

Winslow, Col. John, 1. xxix, 19n., 23, 220;
on provincial troops serving with regu-
lars, II. 493, 495, 497, 501, 510; letters
to, II. 423, 492, 510; to command against
Crown Point, II. 430; to fortify Fort
Edward, II. 460; consults with Aber-
cromby, Shirley, and Webb, II. 479; men-
tioned, II. 499, 502, 515, 526, 549, 554,
561, 564. 572.

Weiser, Conrad, suggested by Shirley as Winslow, William, praised by Shirley, 1.

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