Part I. From the Discovery of the Colony to the Surrender in 1664

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents ix
4. Illustrations xiii
5. Introduction
6. I. A Character of William Smith, Jr. xvii
7. II. William Smith, Jr., and Historical Writing in Anglo-America, 1660-1760 xxxviii
8. III. William Smith's History of New York: Its Qualities, Sources, and Critics lvii
9. A Note on the Text lxxv
10. The Preface 3
11. Part I. From the Discovery of the Colony to the Surrender in 1664 9
12. Part II. From the Surrender in 1664, to the Settlement at the Revolution 35
13. Part III. From the Revolution to the Second Expedition Against Canada 83
14. Part IV. From, the Canada Expedition in 1709 to the Arrival of Governour Bumet 133
15. Part V. From the Year 1720, to the Commencement of the Administration of Colonel Cosby 165
16. Chapter I. A Geographical Description of the Country 197
17. Chapter II. Of the Inhabitants 222
18. Chapter III. Of our Trade 228
19. Chapter IV. Of our Religious State 233
20. Chapter V. The Political State 245
21. Chapter VI. Of our Laws and Courts 259
22. Editor's Appendixes. Notes
23. Appendix A. The Reception of Smith's History in England: A Review 275
24. Appendix Β. The Reception of Smith's History in New York: The Colden-Smith Correspondence and the Jones-Pintard Correspondence 277
25. Notes 341