Relates the history of the colony of New York from its founding by the Dutch in 1609 to statehood in 1788.

Briefly describes the two failed attempts by English colonists to establish a settlement on Roanoke Island at the end of the sixteenth century.

"The Bernard Papers is a comprehensive selection of the correspondence and other papers of Sir Francis Bernard (1712-1779), governor of colonial Massachusetts between 1760-1769. This volume is the first of a projected three volumes of edited transcripts concerning his administration in Massachusetts and will be followed by a calendar of documents covering his life and career. The project aims to address a lacuna in published documentary resources...