Sheldon, Mrs. Hannah, captured by the French and Indians, i. 64; exchanged, i. 87. Sheldon, Ensign John, fortified house of; i. 58; attacked by the French and Indians, i. 64; visits Montreal as envoy, i. 85; secures the exchange of five prisoners, i. 87; his second visit to Canada, i. 88; his third visit to Canada, i. 89. Sheldon, Mrs. (Ensign) John, killed by the French and Indians, i. 64. Sheldon, John (son), escapes from the French and Indians, i. 64. Sheldon, Mary, captured by the French and Indians, i. 64. Sheldon, Mercy, killed by the French and Indians, i. 64. Sherburn, Henry, ii. 77. Sherburn, Captain Joseph, at Louisbourg, ii. 108, 109; diary of, ii. 110, 131, 132. Ship Island, i. 312. “Shirley,” the, ii. 83, 97, 123, 133, 165. Shirley, Fort, ii. 231, 232. Shirley, Governor William, of Massachusetts, ii. 61; advised to attack Louisbourg, ii. 64; sketch of, ii. 66; asks the General Court to sanction his plan of attack on Louisbourg, ii. 66; obtains the assistance of James Gibson, ii. 67, 68; the General Court reconsiders favorably, ii. 69; obtains co-operation from other colonies, ii. 69; his choice of a commander, ii. 80; chooses a naval commander, ii. 82; his instructions for taking Louisbourg, ii. 86; as a soldier, ii. 87, 88; ii. 118, 124, 127, 128, 139, 140, 141; English recognition of, ii. 142; ii. 143, 144; restores order in Louisbourg, ii. 146, 147; 408 his schemes to conquer Canada, ii. 150; Newcastle’s promises to, ii. 153; Newcastle fails to keep his promises, ii. 155; abandons the Canadian conquest, ii. 155; plans to attack Crown Point, ii. 156; ii. 157, 158, 164, 168; resolved to keep Acadia, ii. 170; Newcastle leaves the defence of Acadia to, ii. 171; his letters to Newcastle on the Acadian dilemma, ii. 171, 175, 176, 179; letter from Mascarene to, ii. 172; his plan to secure the allegiance of the Acadians, ii. 177; his attitude towards the Acadian priests, ii. 178; plans for the defence of Annapolis, ii. 182; ii. 186, 190, 198, 200; reoccupies Grand Pré, ii. 201; unable to do for Acadia all that the emergency demanded, ii. 204; blames Newcastle’s government, ii. 204; letter from Captain Stevens to, ii. 229; and the Acadians, ii. 312-357; letters to Newcastle from, ii. 312, 314, 317, 320, 322, 325, 330, 331, 342, 345, 349, 350, 352, 353, 354; letter to Mascarene from, ii. 324; letter from Newcastle to, ii. 348. Shirley, Mrs. William, at Louisbourg, ii. 147. Shirreff, William, urges that the Acadians be removed, ii. 175; ii. 315. Shoshone Indians, the, ii. 26. Shrewsbury, Duke of, i. 147.