XVII. The house and rural economy of the 98 Flats—Birds and insects
XVIII. Description of Colonel Schuyler’s barn, 104 the common, and its various uses
XIX. Military preparations—Disinterested 108 conduct, the surest road to popularity—Fidelity of the Mohawks
XX. Account of a refractory warrior, and of 112 the spirit which still pervaded the New-England provinces
XXI. Distinguishing characteristics of the 115 New-York colonists, to what owing—Huguenots and Palatines, their character
XXII. A child still-born—Adoption of children 118 common in the province—Madame’s visit to New-York
XXIII. Colonel Schuyler’s partiality to the 122 military children successively adopted—Indian character falsely charged with idleness
XXIV. Progress of civilization in 126 Europe—Northern nations instructed in the arts of life by those they had subdued
XXV. Means by which the independence of the 133 Indians was first diminished
XXVI. Peculiar attractions of the Indian mode 137 of life—Account of a settler who resided some time among them
XXVII. Indians only to be attached by being 142 converted—The abortive expedition of Mons. Barre—Ironical sketch of an Indian
XXVIII. Management of the Mohawks by the 147 influence of the christian Indians
XXIX. Madame’s adopted children—Anecdote of 152 sister Susan
XXX. Death of young Philip Schuyler—Account 159 of his family, and of the society at the Flats
XXXII. Resources of Madame—Provincial customs 172
XXXIII. Followers of the army—Inconveniences 177 resulting from such
XXXIV. Arrival of a new regiment—Domine 182 Freylinghausen
XXXV. Plays acted—Displeasure of the Domine 187
XXXVI. Return of Madame—The Domine leaves his 192 people—Fulfilment of his predictions
XXXVIII. Mrs. Schuyler’s arrangements and conduct 201 after the colonel’s death
XXXIX. Mohawk Indians—The superintendent 205
XLI. Total defeat at Ticonderoga—General 216 Lee—Humanity of madame
XLII. The family of madame’s sister—The death 219 of the latter
XLIII. Further successes of the British arms—A 223 missionary—Cortlandt Schuyler
XLIV. Burning of the house at the 227 Flats—Madame’s removal—Journey of the author
XLV. Continuation of the Journey—Arrival at 232 Oswego—Regulations, studies, and amusements there
XLVI. Benefit of select reading—Hunting 241 excursions