[Edward Manning Ruttenber (1872)] Franklin, Benjamin, commands expedi tion to build Fort at Gnadenhiitten, 228 French, employ Catholic missionaries, 1 68; secure treaty of neutrality, with Duke of York, 169; make prisoners of Iroquois chiefs by treach ery, 1715 at war with the Senecas, 171; yield to the demands of the Iroquois, 172; Indian war of 1689, 1725 preparation for war, 189; Iro quois and Mahican converts aid, 1875 tribes in alliance with, 190; interpretation of treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, 208; erect monuments in Ohio valley, 208 j Washington de feats near Great Meadows, 21 0; compel Washington to evacuate Fort Necessity, 211; liberality of, to In dian allies, 211 5 surrender possession of Canada, 243 5 changes in relation with Indian tribes caused by with drawal of the, 2495 residents of the Ohio valley encourage hostilities against the English, 257; Mohawks agreement of, with Iroquois, 204 Frontenac, Count de, governor of Canada, 173; plans expeditions against the English, 173; invades the Mohawk country and destroys their castles, 175; invades the Onondaga coun try, 176 Galissoniere, commissioned to occupy