doah, the valley of, famous for its abundance of winged game, i. 50.

Sherburne, Major Henry, sent to the relief of the fort at the
Cedars--Indian ambuscade fallen into by, ii. 149.

Shingis, head sachem of the Delawares, with Washington in 1753, i. 77;
active with the French in 1756, i. 225.

Shirley, Governor, Washington's respect for, i. 145;
failure of his expedition against Niagara, i. 185;
visit of Washington to, in New England, in 1756, i. 196;
his reception of Washington in Boston, i. 200;
biographical notice of (_note_), i. 200.

Shuldham, Admiral, alarm of, on seeing the Americans on Dorchester
Heights, ii. 65.

Silliman, General, militia collected by, to resist Tryon in his expedition
against Danbury--joined by Wooster and Arnold, ii. 484.

Simcoe, Lieutenant-Colonel, Queen's Rangers commanded by, ii. 309.

Singleterry, arrest of, for enlisting on the privateer _Citizen Genet_,
iii. 259.

Six Nations, seduced from the English interest after the destruction of
the forts at Oswego, i. 235;
efforts of General Schuyler to secure the neutrality of--hostile
attitude assumed by, through the influence of Sir John Johnson
(_note_), i. 661;
induced to throw off their neutrality by the Johnsons, ii. 104.

Skene, Major Philip, a noted loyalist, with Burgoyne, ii. 480.

Skenesborough, expedition of Captain Herrick against, i. 645;
galleys destroyed at, by the British, ii. 467.

Slavery, action of several states in relation to, before 1790--petitions
in relation to, laid before Congress in 1790, iii. 152;
resolutions reported by a Congressional committee in relation to,
iii. 153;
remark of Washington on the action of Congress in relation to, iii. 154;
anxiety of Washington for the abolition of (_note_), iii. 535.

Slaves, Washington charged by Jasper Dwight with being a dealer in,
iii. 477;
provision made by the will of Washington for the liberation of,
iii. 535, 538.

Slave-trade, resolution adverse to the, adopted at the Williamsburg
convention, in 1744, i. 405;
the American Association agree to discontinue the, i. 441;
action of various states in relation to the, before 1790, iii. 152.

Slocum, Lieutenant, in the battle at Moore's-creek bridge--anecdote
of the wife of, told by Mrs. Ellett (_note_), ii. 118.

Small-pox, Washington attacked by, in Barbados--permanent traces of,