Black Hall, in Lyme, vii. 584n.
Black George, vessel, ix. 187n.

Black-lead, Discovery of, in New England,
vi. 60. Near Quassink, 377, 378. Mine
of, vii. 405, 407, 408, 409.

Blackleach, John, vii. 497, 498; viii. 246.
Notice of, vii. 146n. Letter to John Win-
throp, 146; to John Winthrop, Jr., 149,
150, 151. Fac-similes of his signature
and seal, vii. plate 3. Labors among the
Indians, 150. Voyage to Jamaica, 151.
Blackleach Solomon, viii. 246.

Blackleech, Mr., his house burned, 1652, vi.

Black Point, Indians killed at, v. 312.
Black Raven, ship, ii. 230.
Blackston, William, iii. 240.

Blackstone, William, vi. 218; vii. 195.
Death of, vi. 299.

Blackwell, Mrs., viii. 674.

Blackwell, Sir Francis, Voyage of, to Vir-
ginia, iii. 37. Conduct of, 37-40, 42.
Blackwell, Capt. John, viii. 60, 62, 64, 365,
668. Notice of, 60n.

Blagden, George Washington, D.D., Memb.

M. H. S., i. p. x.; ii. p. xvii.; iii. p. v.;
iv. p. xxi.; v. p. viii.; vi. p. viii.; vii. p.
viii. viii. p. x.; ix. p. xiv.; on the
Standing Com., ii. p. xví.; viii. p. ix.
Blair, Lieut., 1756, v. 415.

Blaithwaite, Mr. and Mrs., viii. 699.
Blake, Rev. Mr., viii. 150, 503, 584.

Blake, John, v. 189.

Blake, Nathan, v. 367.

Blake, Admiral Robert, vi. 293,294; vii. 476n.

Blake Downe, Somersetshire, Strange ap-

pearance at, viii. 211.

Blanchard, Col., 1755, v. 392.
Blanchard, Edward, iv. 202.

Bland, Hon. Theodoric, Cor. Memb. M. H.
S., i. p. xv.

Bland, Mr., ix. 174.
Bland, Richard, x. 707.
Blasphemy, ii. 66.

Blathwait, Hon. William, v. 52, 73, 74n, 93,
100, 122, 168n, 173n, 181, 184. Letter
from, to Gov. Josiah Winslow, 33; to
Thos. Hinckley, 91. Letters to, from
Thos. Hinckley, 65, 94. Enemy of N.
England, 211. Extract from a letter of
Edward Randolph to, viii. 531.
Blauvelt, Capt., vi. 272, 273n, 274, 280.
Blecker, Mr., 1762, ix. 450.

Blessing, bark, iii. 312n; vii. 31; viii. 575.
Blessing of the Bay, bark, vi. 369, 371.
Blin, Capt., 1722, v. 341, 344.
Blinman, Mrs., 1651, vi. 363.

Blinman, Jeremiah, Extract from a letter of,
to John Davenport, viii. 210.
Blinman, Rev. Richard, i. 212; vi. 77,
78, 80, 81, 84, 170, 171; vii. p. xiv.,
5, 46, 82; viii. 301, 307. His dispute
with the church at Pequot, vii. 84-87, 204,
241, 284, 458, 455, 461, 490. Notice of,
83n. Extract from a letter of, to Jeremiah
Blinman, viii. 210. Letters to Increase
Mather, 328, 329, 330, 333, 334. Notice
of, 328n.

Bliss, Constant, v. 372.

Bliss, Leonard, Jr., his "History of Re-
hoboth " cited, viii. 233n.

Bliss, Philip, LL D., Cor. Memb. M. H. S.,
i. p. xviii; iii. p. vi.
Blith, Mr., viii. 196.
Block,

iii. 311n; vii. 44n.

Block Island, iii. 353; v. 267; vi. 216, 217,
218, 222, 257, 268; vii. 64n, 278. Its dis-
covery, iii. 350n. Indians, vi. 214, 272.
Prisoners taken at, 197.

Blonde, ship, x. 793, 813.

Blood, Francis, iv. 200, 202.

"Bloody Tenent of Persecution," by Wil-
liams, vi. 282.

Blossom, Thomas, Letter of, i. 157, 158; iii.

314.

Blount, Hon. William, Cor. Memb. M. H. S.,
i. p. xii.

Bluefield, Capt. See Blauvelt.

Blue Hills, viii. 9.

Blue Mountains, Pa., Indian murders near
the. v. 461. Captives taken at the, 518.
Blundel, Christopher, x. 498, 544.
Blynman. See Blinman.

Bonde, Henry, vii. 353.
Boadley, Mr., ix. 335.
Boardman, William, iv. 3.

Boat-making, iii. 159, 160, 170, 204, 211, 258.
Bobit, Edward, v. 8.

Boden, Ambrose, vii. 376.

Bodilo, Mr., 1646, vii. 430.

66

Body of Liberties," vii. 27.

Boger, Mr., 1776, x. 781, 782.

Bohemia, Death of the Queen of, viii. 197.

Bois, Mr., 1640, vi. 105.

Boise, James, iv. 258.

Bollan, William, iv. 451. His dismissal as

Massachusetts agent impolitic, 430.

Bolling, Robert, iv. 173, 174.

Bolt, Mr., viii. 650.

Bolton, Dr., viii. 195.

Bomazeen, Chief of the Kennebec Indians,.
v. 336, 352.

Bompart, Admiral, v. 500.

Bompart, M., Commander of Ticonderoga,.
v. 500.

Bonaventure, M., 1710, v. 322.
Bond, Dr., ix. 360.

Bond, Goodman, 1651, vii. 61.

Bond, Henry, M.D., Cor. Memb. M. H. S.,.
iii. p. vi.; iv. p. xxiii. His "Genealogies.
of Watertown" cited, viii. 666n.
Bond, Nicholas, vi. 60. Agreement of John
Winthrop, Jr., with, 516.

Bond, Robert, vii. 485.

Bond, Rev. Sampson, vii. 319. Letter from
Samuel Maverick to, 316; from Increase
Mather to, viii. 96. Notices of, vii. 316n;
viii. 96n. In Boston, 388.

"Bonifacius," by Cotton Mather, viii. 441.
Bonython, Capt. John, vii. 342, 356, 357,
358, 365, 377n.

Book of Common Prayer, viii. 188, 205.
Statute for using the, revived, 166.
"Book of Sports," K. James I.'s, required
to be observed, 1636, vi. 411.
Books sent to John Winthrop, Jr., vi. 497.
Belonging to L. Gardner, vii. 59.
rowed by Richard Mather, viii. 76. Sent
by Richard Chiswell to Increase Mather,
577.

Boone, Gov., 1760, ix. 331.

Bor--

Boone, or Boon, Mr., 1764, x. 533, 571, 601..

Booth, Serg, ix. 23.

Booth, Sir George, viii. 206. Insurrection
of, 1659, vii. 508. Notice of, 508n.

Booth, John, v. 40.

Boove, Peter, captured, v. 376.
Borden, John, v. 127.

Boreman, Mr., 1637, vii. 120, 121.
Borland, Francis, ii. 209.

Borland, Jane. See Winthrop, Mrs.
Borne, Mr., 1676, v. 9.
Borowe, John, i. 100.

Boscawen, Admiral Edward, v. 461, 462,
471, 473, 474, 545.

Boston, Eng., i. 121. Puritans arrested at,
when attempting to sail for Holland, iii.

12.

Boston, i. 10, 12, 201, 212; ii. 301; iv. 16n;
v. 52n, 59, 65, 68, 69, 204, 205, 262, 263,
264, 265, 284, 328, 329, 338, 347, 585;
vi. 217, 218, 256, 268n, 273, 274, 275n,
286, 300, 302, 303, 304, 305, 313n, 337,
343, 344n, 347, 353, 387n, 390, 503, 522,
537, 573, 583n; vii. 487n, 488, 489, 497,
498, 521, 536, 548, 554, 566n, 569, 577,
578, 579, 580n, 582, 586, 587, 588, 596n,
599, 601; ix. 449; x. 573, 579, 592, 700,
713, 720, 777. Castle in the harbor, ii.
176; burnt, March 21, 1673, i. 19. Phy-
sicians in, ii. 164. Meteorology and nat-
ural history of, 165, 177. Small-pox in,
1721, 166 foll. Divisions in King's Chapel,
179, 182, 183. Longitude and latitude of,
determined by Mr. Robie, 186, 187. Med-
ical Society's Memoirs, 188. Ordered to
send to England an answer to the com-
plaints of Mason and Gorges, 285. Pilgrims
visit the harbor of, iii. 104, 209. Meeting
appointed at, respecting the Hocking af-
fair, 322. Meeting of commissioners at, in
1645, 431. Correspondence in 1774, 75;
between a committee of the town and con-
tributors for the relief of sufferers by the
Port Bill, iv. 1-274. Statement of the
committee, 275-278. Port Bill, 371,
390 foll.; x. 701, 702, 704, 717, 718, 759,
769. Rigorous execution of the Port Bill,
iv. 30n, 112n. Employments devised for
the sufferers by the Port Bill, 68n, 78.
Disposition of the British troops and forti-
fications in, 86, 87, 113. Boston mas-
sacre, 370, 451, 452. Destruction of the
tea in Boston harbor, 1773, 373-389. Men-
tion of the first church in, by Scottow,
298, 301, 307. Seizure of Andros, v.
190; viii. 537. Commissioners of, v. 247.
Soldiers furnished for the French war, 252.
Small-pox in, 1690, 266. Indian captives
at, 344. Troops, 475. Fire in, March 14,
1652-3, vi. 155; Nov. 27, 1676, viii. 298,
578; 1677, 341; 1679, 22; March 20, 1760,
V. 552, 553. Fort in the harbor, 190,
192, 193; its capture, in 1689, 194, 195.
Court at, vi. 253, 290. Church in, 312-
315; vii. 3. Controversy of the church
with members at Aquethnick, vi. 312-315.
Proposal by Edward Howes to establish
a mathematical school in, 512. Bristol
ship taken in harbor of, 537. Letter to
the church in, from Stephen Bachiler, vii.
100. Synod at, 1657, 83n, 85, 186 (?).
Execution of Quakers at, 1659, 507. Let-
ter to the selectmen of, from Richard
Bellingham, 600. Estates in, viii. 250.
Sickness in, 1688, 372. Small-pox in,

1678, 383. Mill Creek, 401n. Sickness
in, 1693, 401, 402. Act regulating the
erection of wooden buildings in, 402.
New North Church, 434. Disturbances
in, 438. Storm in, Feb. 24, 1723-4, 456.
Mathematical instruments purchased for,
500. Building of an Episcopal church,
518. Arrival of a French privateer at, 534.
Rising in, against Andros, 537. Public
library in, 1676, 576. Condition of, in
1677, 578. Commissioners at Philadel-
phia, 1774, x. 706.

Boston Common, British regiments en-
camped on, iv. 81, 87, 113n.
Boston Ephemeris, 1683, viii. 296.
Boston Ministers, Answer of, to George
Keith, viii. 672, 673.

Boston Neck, v. 190. Fortified, iv. 67, 77,
81, 87. Brick-yard established upon, 687.
Boston News-Letter, viii. 406, 420.
Boston, South, ii. 137.

Bosworth, Nathaniel, viii. 655, 696.
Botetourt, Lord, d. 1770, x. 620, 728.

Botta, Carlo, Cor. Memb. M. H. S., i. p. xV.
Bouchette, Joseph, x. 841, 850.

Boudinot, Elias, LL.D., Cor. Memb. M. H.
S., i. p. xiv.

Bougainville, Louis Antoine, Comte de, v.

570, 571; ix. 317. Retreat of, v. 528.
Boulle, Bridget, i. 96.

Boun, Catherine. See Morton, Mrs.
Boun, Gilbert, i. 82.

Boundaries. See Connecticut, Massachu-
setts, New York, Plymouth.
Bound Brook, iii. 370.

Bouquet, Col. Henry, ix. 253, 283, 285, 290,
291, 296, 341, 346, 415, 425, 461, 487; x. 489,
526, 527, 532. Certificate signed by, 574.
Letters from, to Gen. Stanwix, ix. 243;
to Gen. Monckton, 253, 254, 255, 259,262,
264, 267, 269, 271, 275, 282, 294, 296, 302,
312, 321, 331-334, 342, 351-357, 359, 361,
379, 384-399, 401-403, 409, 411, 413, 417,
418, 430-440; to Major Gates, 310, 327.
Letters to, from A. Hoops, 263; from Capt.
Campbell, 357, 399, 423, 425. His paper
on roads to Pittsburg, 243.
Bourn, Mr., v. 133.

Bourne, Major Nehemiah, vi. 63; viii. 189,

198n.

Bourne, Nehemiah, vii. 431. Letters to
John Winthrop, 297, 300, 302; to John
Winthrop, Jr., 304, 305. Fac-similes of
his signature and seal, vii. plate 6. Notice
of, 297n. Voyage to England,1639,297,300.
Boush, John, iv. 161.

Bowdish, Goodwife, ii. 55.

Bowditch, Hon. Nathaniel, ii. 245.
Bowditch, Nathaniel Ingersoll, vi. 111n,
570n. Member M. H. S., iv. p. xxi. His
death, v. p. ix.

Bowditch, Mrs. Sarah, vi. 113.
Bowdoin, James, ii. 154, 211, 228; iv. 86,
438. Member M. H. S., i. p. viii.; Libra-
rian, p. xx.; on the Standing Com., p.
xx.; on the Committee of Publication of
vols. 1, 3, 4, 3d Series, p. xxi.
Bowen, Capt., 1759, v. 539.
Bowen, Major, Execution of, in Ireland,
1663, viii. 210.

Bowen, Prof. Francis, Member M. H. S.,
i. p. x.; ii. p. xvii.; iii. p. v.; iv. p. xxi.;
v. p. viii.; vi. p. viii.; vii. p. viii.; viii. p.
x.; ix. p. xiv.

Bowles, Gen., 1799, x. 829.

Bowles, John, ruling elder at Roxbury, i. 12;

v. 22, 29; viii. 247.

Bowyer, Mr., iv. 410.

Box, Edward, v. 576.

Boxford, Eng., controversy with Groton,
vi. 567. Plague in, 1637, 564.
Boxford. Mass., vii. 28n.

Boyce, Mrs., of Virginia, 1619, ix. 26, 27.
Boyd, James, v. 33, 34.

Boyd, Capt. Peter, iv. 89.

Boydell, Mr., 1720, ii. 122, 123, 125, 127.
Boyer, Peter, iv. 8, 202, 273, 274.
Boyes, Miss Dorothy, i. 31.

Boyes, Mrs. Lydia. See Pygan, Mrs.
Boyes, Mr. Samuel, the father, i. 29, 31,
32, 50.

Boyes, Samuel, the son, i. 31, 32.
Boykim, Jarvis, vii. 493.
Boyl, Philip, x. 606.

Boyle, Ch., ix. 392, 404.

Boyle, Hon. Robert, ii. 281; viii. 256, 524.
Appointed Governor of the Corporation
for Propagating the Gospel in New Eng-
land, ii. 282.

Boylston, Thomas, iv. 2, 275.

Boynton, John, x. 606.

Boynton, Sir Matthew, vi. 45, 452n, 459.
Letters to John Winthrop, vii. 167, 168;
to John Winthrop, Jr., 162, 164, 166, 168.
Fac-similes of his signature and seal, vii.
plate 4. Notice of, 162n. His wives, 162n.
Braam, Mr., 1760, ix. 365, 366.
Brabe, Count, viii. 179, 180.
Brachygraphy, viii. 10, 12.

Bracket, Dea., Burial of, viii. 518.
Brackett, Capt., 1689, v. 215.
Brackett, Anthony, v. 273.
Brackett, James, iv. 94, 95.

Bradbury (Bradberry), Capt., 1747, v. 387.
Bradbury, Thomas, letter to John Winthrop
(with William Hooke), vii. 195. Notice
of, 195n.

Bradde, Mrs., viii. 546.

Braddock, Mr., 1775, iv. 222.

Braddock, Gen. Edward, v. 391, 424, 467,

482, 543, 556; ix. 215, 216, 221, 405. The
cause of his disaster, iv. 367, 368, 369.
Expedition under, 1755, v. 388, 389. Killed,
390.

Braddock's Road, ix. 244, 245.
Bradford, Alden, iv. 398. Member M. H.
S., i. p. vi.; ii. p. v.; iv. p. vii.; on the
Committee of Publication of vols. 1, 8, 8,
2d Series, p. xxi.

Bradford, Alice, sister of Gov. Bradford, i.
77, 81.

Bradford, Alice, daughter of Major William.
See Fitch, Mrs.
Bradford, Mrs. Alice (Carpenter or Rey-
ner? Southworth), wife of Gov. Bradford,
i. 80, 84, 85; iii. Pref. p. x., xix., 71, 142.
Verses on, Pref. p. x., 460, 461.
Bradford, Mrs. Alice (Hanson), mother of
Gov. Bradford, i. 77; iii. Pref. p. xviii.
Bradford, Mrs. Alice (Waingate), wife of
Robert, i. 77.

Bradford, Mrs. Dorothy (May), first wife of

Gov. Bradford, i. 80; iii. Pref. p. xix.,
448, 451. Her death, 88n.
Bradford, Elizabeth, d. of Robert, i. 77, 78,

81.

Bradford, Rev. John, Member M. H. S.,
i. p. vi.

Bradford, Julian. See Morton, Mrs.
Bradford, Margaret, b. 1578, i. 77, 78, 81.
Bradford, Mary, i. 77, 81.

Bradford, Mercy, daughter of Gov. Bradford,
iii. Pref. p. x.

Bradford, Richard, i. 79.

Bradford (Bradfourth), Robert, uncle of Gov.
Bradford, d. 1609, i. 77, 81; iii. Pref. p.
xviii.

Bradford, Robert, son of the preceding, b.
about 1588, i. 77.

Bradford, Samuel, iii. Pref. p. x.

Bradford, Sarah or Julian. See Morton,

Mrs.

Bradford (Bradfourth), Thomas, i. 77, 81;
iii. Pref. p. xviii.

Bradford, William, grandfather of Gov.
Bradford, i. 76, 77, 81; iii. Pref. p. xviii.
Bradford, William, father of Gov. Bradford,
i. 77, 81; iii. Pref. p. xviii.

Bradford, William, son of Robert, b. about
1587, d. 1593, i. 77, 81.

Bradford, Gov. William, b. 1589, i. 61, 79;
iii. Pref. p. iii., 8, 51, 155, 174n, 191, 198n,
227, 448, 451; iv. 492, 493; vi. 170, 176,
178, 180, 334; viii. 228n. Allusions to or
citations from his History, i. 52, 59, 60, 64,
65, 66, 72, 83, 119, 122, 123, 125, 128, 132,
133, 139n, 146, 160; iii. 157; vi. 229, 505n;
vii. 159n; viii. 229. Notices of, i. 75, 76;
vi. 156n. His pedigree, i. 77, 81. Marries
Mrs. Alice Southworth, 84; iii. 142, 448,
461. At Amsterdam, i. 123. His "History
of Plymouth Plantation," p. i. 462. Edi-
torial Preface to the History, iii. p. iii.
His Letter-book, p. iv. Morton's copy of
a portion of his History, p. iv., 80. Re-
discovery of the History, p. v. His knowl-
edge of the Hebrew language, pp. x., xiv.,
xviii. Morton's use of the History, p. xiv.
His birth and family, p. xviii., 448, 451,
461. His death, p. xviii.,461. Fac-simile of
his handwriting, p. xx. His list of passen-
gers in the Mayflower, 74, 77, 447. His
Pocket-book, 76, 91. His list of deaths,
76, 91, 450. Probably author of part of
Mourt's Relation, 76, 90. Accompanies
an exploring party, 81, 83. His sickness,
92, 101. Chosen Governor, 101, 156, 307,
327, 351. His reply to Weston, 108; to
the challenge of the Narragansets, 111.
Conceals letters from Weston and Beau-

champ, 117. Weston writes again to, 118.
In expeditions to buy corn, 128, 129.
Councillor to Gorges, 149. Intercedes for
Weston, 150, 152. Intercepts letters by
Lyford, 173. Trades for goods at Monhe-
gan, 208.
Agreement concerning the
beaver trade, 226. Appoints agents, 230.
Patent to, 250n. Disapproves fishing,
262. Endicott's application to, for a phy-
sician, 264. Ceases to be Governor, 306,
307. Assistant, 306, 315, 343, 362, 425.
Confers with Governor Winthrop on the
Connecticut trade, 312n. Complains re-
specting the settlements at Windsor, 341.

Commissioner for settling the boundary
with Massachusetts, 370. Replies to Bel-
lingham's letter, 388. Settlement of part-
ners with, 400, 402, 406. Letters of, to
Governor Winthrop, ii. 119; vi. 156, 158,
159, 160. Fac-similes of his signature
and seal, vi. plate 2. Letters to, from
R. White, 154; from the Leyden people,
155; from Thomas Blossom, 157; from
T. Dudley, 318.
Bradford, Major William, son of Gov. Brad-
ford, Deputy-Governor, i. 22; ii. 207n; iii.
Pref. pp. viii., x., xi., 189; v. 9, 81, 86, 151,
216, 286; viii. 229, 233, 236. Letter from
W. Bradford and Nathaniel Thomas, to
Thomas Hinckley, v. 190. Wounded,
viii. 228.

Bradford, Dr. William, of Bristol, R. I.,
1774, iv. 192, 193.

Bradford family in England, Sketch of, i. 76
foll.

Bradford, Mass., vii. 28n.

Letter to the
Boston Donation Committee, iv. 256.
Bradick, James, iv. 62.

Bradinge, John, letters to John Winthrop,
vi. 577, 578. Fac-similes of his signature
and seal, vi. plate 8. Notice of, 577n.
Bradish, Luther, LL.D., Hon. Memb.
M. H. S., vii. p. xiii. His death, vii.
p. xiii.

Bradley, Mrs. Elizabeth (Brewster). See
Christophers, Mrs.

Bradley, Nathan, v. 387.

Bradley, Judge Peter, vii. 233. Notice of,

81n.

Bradley, Richard, ix. 473, 480, 481.
Bradshaw, Capt., 1759, v. 505.
Bradshaw, Lord, 1655, vi. 292.

Bradshaw, John, vi. 292; vii. 420, 463. Im-
prisonment of, vi. 293, 294.
Bradshaw, Richard, vii. 90n.

Bradshaw, Rev. William, i. 114n; viii. 77.
Bradstreet, Mr., 1722, v. 343, 844.

Bradstreet, Mrs. Ann (Dudley), viii. 533n.
Bradstreet, Dudley, viii. 529. Notice of,

529n.

Bradstreet, Col. John, afterward Maj.-Gen.,
v. 418, 476, 478, 545; ix. 455, 457; x. 526,
527, 532, 592. Attacked by French and
Indians near Oswego, v. 417. Engage-
ment near Ticonderoga, 468. Expedition
against Frontenac, 475. Letter of, to the
Mayor of Albany, ix. 455. Letters to,
from Marts Halen Beck, 452; A. Quack-
enboss, 453; the Mayor of Albany, 457.
Bradstreet, Gov. Simon, iii. 335; v. 193, 194,
286; vi. 16, 66, 106, 316; vii. 98n, 99, 161n,
215, 217, 255, 287, 380. Commissioner,
iii. 430. Dedication of Scottow's Narra-
tive to, iv. 281. Appointed agent of the
colony, at London, vii. 135, 448. Letter
to Sir Lionel Jenkins, ii. 306; to Thomas
Hinckley, Governor, and the Council of
New Plymouth, v. 203, 204, 217, 297; to
Thomas Hinckley, 230, 265, 266, 267.
Letters from Thomas Hinckley to, 88,
244; from Stephen Mason, 256; from
Peter Tilton, 268.

Bradstreet, Rev. Simon, of New London, viii.
119n. Notice of, 477n. Letters to In-
crease Mather, 477, 479, 480.
Bradstreet, Rev. Simon, of Charlestown, scn
of the above, viii. 119. Notice of, 119n.
Brainerd, Daniel, iv. 58, 59.

Brainerd, Jeremiah Gates, i. 42.
Brainerd, John J. C., i. 42.

Brainerd, Mrs. Sarah (Gardiner), i. 42.
Braintree, Mass., i. 201, 212; ii. 205; iv.
486; v. 106, 107, 381, 535; vi. 312n.
Remonstrance of inhabitants of, against
the complaint of R. Thayer, v. 104. Suit
against William Coddington, 317. Iron-
works at, vii. 401n, 403.
Branch, vi. 40. Her death, 46.
Brand, Benjamin, vi. 560.
Brand, John, vi. 560.
Brand, Joseph, vi. 560.
Brandenburg, Duke of, viii. 334.
Brandywine, x. 808, 809.

Branford, Conn., vii. 477; viii. 99, 361, 626.
Brattle, Mr., 1689, v. 225, 227.
Brattle, Mrs., d. 1682, viii. 387.
Brattle, Catherine. See Winthrop, Mrs.
Brattle, Thomas, d. 1713, viii. 405n.
Brattle, Thomas, Member M. H. S., i. p. vi.
Brattle, William, viii. 111, 112, 114, 699.
Bray, Capt., 1775, iv. 240.

Bray, Mr., of Virginia, 1676, ix. 174.
Braybrooke, Richard, Lord, Cor. Memb.
M. H. S., i. p. xviii.; iii. p. vi.; iv. p.

xxiii.

Brazil, vii. 182.

Breck, Robert, vii. 536.

Breda, Capture of, by the Dutch, vi. 48.
Treaty of, x. 832, 834, 841, 844.
Bredon, Mrs., 1678, viii. 15.

Breeden, Capt. Thomas, Gov. of Nova Scotia,
vii. 312; viii. 172, 179, 192. Notice of,
179n. Imprisoned for contempt, 205.
Brent, —, 1776, x. 785.
Brenton, Mrs., 1649, vi. 275.
Brenton, Sarah. See Eliot, Mrs.
Brenton, Jahleel, ii. 226.

Brenton, Miles, iv. 178.

Brenton, William, Gov. of Rhode Island, vii.
279; viii. 465n.

Brereton, William, iii. 148.

Brevoort, J. Carson, Cor. Memb. M. H. S.,
v. p. xii.; vii. p. xii.; viii. p. xiii.; ix.
p. xvii.

Brewer, Capt., 1760, v. 566; ix. 362, 365.
Brewer, Ensign, 1757, v. 433, 435.
Brewer, Mr., 1775, i. 262.
Brewer, Widow, 1651, vii. 385n.
Brewer, Chauncy, iv. 203, 204.
Brewer (Bremer), Daniel, i. 94, 95.

Brewer, Thomas, an adventurer, iii. 48, 49,
213n, 413.

Brewing, vi. 493.

Brewse (Bruce?), Mr., ix. 215.
Brewster, Capt., ix. 28, 36, 38.
Brewster, Benjamin, vii. 423.

Brewster, Elizabeth. See Christophers, Mrs.
Brewster, Fear. See Allerton, Mrs.
Brewster, James, i. 68, 69, 70, 71, 76.
Brewster, Jonathan, vi. 162, 275, 585; vii.
235, 541. Letter respecting settlers from
Dorchester on the Connecticut, iii. 339.
Letters to John Winthrop, Jr., vii. 66, 67,
69,71, 72, 77, 81, 84; to Elizabeth Winthrop,
75. Fac-similes of his signature and seal,
vii. plate 2. Acknowledgment to Wil-
liam Alford, 70. Bond to Isaac Allerton,
70. Notice of, 66n.

Brewster, Love, iii. 397, 448, 451.
Brewster, Mrs. Mary, i. 149, 155; iii. 447, 451.
Brewster, Mrs. Patience. See Prence, Mrs.
Brewster, Ruth. See Picket, Mrs.

1

Brewster, William, of Virginia, killed, 1607,
ix. 36.
Brewster, Elder William, i. 54, 56, 57, 58,
60, 61, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 75, 79,
83, 119, 120, 123, 126, 131, 134, 136, 137,
149, 150; iii. Pref. p. xvi., 10, 38, 174,
198n, 227, 231, 278, 319, 447, 451; vi. 162n;
vii. 66n. Letter of, to Sir Edwin Sandys,
i. 134. Letter of the Leyden people to,
155. Goes to Holland, iii. 16. An assist-
ant to John Robinson, 17. Sent as agent
to England, 30. Correspondence of John
Robinson, and with Sir Edwin Sandys,
30; with Sir John Wolstenholme, 33.
Reasons for his going to America, 42, 59.
His exertions during the sickness at Ply-
mouth, 91. Letter to, from Mr. Robinson,
165. Daughters of, 166. Not to administer
the sacraments, 167. His religious labors,
187, 413. His family, 256, 447, 451. Set-
tlement of partners with, 400-402.
death; sketch of his life and character,
408-414.

Brewster, Wrestle, iii. 447, 451.

Brewster family, of Suffolk, i. 67.

His

Brewster, formerly Satuket and Harwich,

iii. 97, 219.

Brian, Alex. See Bryan.

Briant, Simon, v. 381.

Briant, William, v. 371.

Bridge, Samuel, Notice of, viii. 370.

Bridge, Rev. William, viii. 124, 150, 195,
583, 584.

Bridge at Providence, vi. 290.
Bridger, Col. Joseph, ix. 174, 186.
Bridges, Capt., 1648, vi. 151.

Bridges (Briges), a curate, accused of mur-
der, 1637, vi. 562.

Bridges, Master of the Little James, iii. 142.
Bridges, Mr., 1639?, vii. 301.
Bridges, Mrs., viii. 15, 29, 293.

Bridges, Robert, i. 77; ii. 28, 29, 30, 31, 33.
Bridgewater, Mass., v. 9, 10, 11. Attack

of Indians upon, 6, 7, 8. Reply of James
Keith in behalf of inhabitants of, to
Thomas Hinckley, 6.

Bridgman, Jonathan, v. 370.

Bridgman's Fort, Hostilities at, v. 376.
"Brief Answer, A, to a late Treatise of the
Sabbath Day," vi. 414.
Briggs, John, ii. 126.
Brigham, Timothy, iv. 247.

Brigham, William, A.B., Member M. H. S.,
ii. p. xvii.; iii. p. v.; iv. p. xxi.; v. p.
viii.; vi. p. viii.; vii. p. viii; viii. p. x.;
on the Standing Com., iii. p. iv. ; iv. p. xx.
Bright, Henry, vii. 385n, 386n, 388, 389.
Brikin, John, carpenter, vi. 328.
Brindley, Thomas, ii. 304.

Brinks. See Binks.

Briscoe, Rev. Mr., viii. 43, 322.
Bristol, Earl of, viii. 211.

Bristol, Eng., Surrender of, to Prince Ru-
pert, vi. 356n. Quakers at, viii. 212. Per-
secution of dissenters in, 618, 620.
Bristol, Maine (Pemaquid), iv. 291.
Bristol, R. I., iii. 94n; v. 127, 200, 248, 245;

vi. 572. Letter to the selectmen of Bos-
ton, iv. 192. Harbor of, v. 72. Church in,
viii. 651-655, 695.

Bristol, ship, taken in Boston harbor, vi.
280, 537.

Bristol County, v. 291, 295, 302.
Bristol Plantation, vi. 485.
Bristow, Eng., vi. 93.
Bristow, Mass., v. 230.
Britteridge, Richard, iii. 449, 454.
Britton, Capt., viii. 41.

Broad Bay, Hostilities at, v. 389.
Broad River, Indian murders on, v. 517,523.
Brocardus, or Burchardus, viii. 459.
Brocas, William, ix. 134n.

Brock, James, vii. 194.

Brock, Rev. John, viii. 292. Notice of, 292n.
571n. Death of, 571.

Brockholt, Anthony, viii. 531.
Brodhead, J. Romeyn, iii. 43, 99, 233. Cor.
Memb. M. H. S., i. p. xviii.; iii. p. vi.; iv.
p. xxiii.; v. p. x.; vi. p. x.; vii. p. x.;
viii. p. xii.; ix. p. xvi.

Brome, Capt., ix. 215.
Bromfield, Lawrence, ii. 281.
Bromhead, Rev. Hugh, i. 63.
Bronson, Ezra, iv. 104.

Bronson, Isaac, Jr., iv. 103, 104.

Brook, Capt., master of the Gift, iii. 253n.
Brook, Chidley, i. 106.

Brooke, Robert Greville, Lord, iii. 352; vi.
49, 514n, 566, 579; vii. 44n.

Brookes, Mr., viii. 186. Extract from a let-
ter of, to John Davenport, 185.
Brookfield, v. 317. Letter to the Donation
Committee of Boston, iv. 230.

hostilities at, v. 318.

Indian

Brookhaven, L. I. (Setauket), vii. 65, 184–
186, 190.

Brooking, Samuel, v. 345.

Brookline, Mass., Fiftieth anniversary of Dr.
Pierce's settlement at, i. 289.

Brooklyn in Pomfret, letter to the Boston
Committee of Correspondence, iv. 50.
Brooks, Capt., 1689, v. 208, 241, 416.
Brooks, Rev. Charles, Member M. H. S., v.
p. ix.; vi. p. ix.; vii. p. viii.; viii. p. x.;
ix. p. xiv.

Brooks, Samuel, iv. 281, 232.
Brooks, William G., viii. 226n, 351n. Mem-
ber M. H. S., v. p. ix.; vi. p. ix.; vii.
p. ix.; viii. p. xi.; ix. p. xv.; on the
Standing Com., vi. p. vii.; vii. p. vii.;
viii. p. ix.

Brook's Fort, Indian outrages near, v. 576.
Broughton, Maj., his wife, v. 305.
Broughton, Thomas, viii. 360.
Brown, Capt., 1720, viii. 445.
Brown, Capt., 1724, v. 352.
Brown, Capt., 1774, iv. 110.

Brown, Lieut., of the 55th, 1768, x. 489.
Brown, Maj., 1710, v. 321.

Brown, Mr., 1640, vi. 169.

Brown, Mr., 1675, vi. 304.

Brown, Andrew, D.D., Cor. Memb. M. H.
S., i. p. xii.

Brown, Briant, iv. 56.

Brown, Hon. E., iv. 213.

Brown, James, v. 81, 127.

Brown, John, Assistant, iii. 343, 362, 367,
377, 384, 408. Commissioner, 430; vi.
178. Signs a treaty, iii. 440.

Brown, Capt. John, of Swanzey, 1689, v.
208, 209.

Brown, John, wounded at Number Four,
1747, v. 373.

Brown, John, on the Boston Donation Com-
mittee, 1774, 1775, iv. 2, 90, 181, 202, 217,
225, 249, 271, 275.