Machin, Captain Thomas, constructs Chevaux-de-frise across Hudson River in 1778, 114; Superintends stretching great Chain across the Hudson, 137.

Mackay, Captain, in Expedition to Fort Duquesne in 1754, 476.

MacKellar, Thomas, Quotation from, 169, 331.

Madison, President James, in Constitutional Convention at Richmond in 1788, 438.

Magaw, Colonel, refuses to surrender Fort Washington to British in 1776, 825.

Maham, Colonel Hezekiah, biographical Sketch of, 707.

Malcolm, Donald, in Expedition against Regulators in 1771,576.

Manhattan Island, Notice of--Signification of its Name--Visited by Verrazani, 782.

Manning, Diah, Grave of, 039.

Mauteo, Indian Chief, baptized by command of Raleigh--Invested by White with Title of "Lord of Roanoke"--First American Peer, 450.

Manufactures, Colonial, Restrictions upon, in 1731, 563; In North Carolina, Premiums offered for, in 1775, 582; Cotton, in North Carolina, 594; Iron, in North Carolina, 643; Cotton, in South Carolina, 657.

Marbois, M, De, Secretary of French Legation--Account of Arnold and Luzerne, 144; Extract of Letter to Mrs. Reed, 312.

MarÉchaussÉe, Corps of, defined, 466.

Maria, Queen Henrietta, Maryland named after, 395.

Marion, General Francis, biographical Sketch of, 683; In Expedition against Cherokees in 1760, 646; Styled the "Swamp Fox.", 651, 770; At Battle of Hobkirk's Hill in 1780, 680; At Charleston in 1775--Formation of his Brigade--An Accident--His first Expedition against Tories, 769; His various Exploits in South Carolina, 770, to, 772; Destruction of his Camp, 772; Operations near Charleston, 773; Relieves Colonel Harden at Parker's Ferry--A Legislator--Again in the Field, 775.

Markham, William, Notice of, 253.

Marriages, consummated in North Carolina without License, in 1767, 571; Quaker, in North Carolina, 613, 614.

Martial Law declared at Charleston in 1782, 745.

Marshall, Chief Justice, Portrait of, in Capitol at Richmond, 436.

Marshall, Major Thomas, at Battle of Great Bridge, near Norfolk, in 1775, 535.

Martha's Vineyard, plundered by General Grey in 1778, 084.

Martui, Josiah, succeeds Tryon as Governor of North Carolina in 1771 578; Issues Proclamation disapproving of District Meetings in 1774, 579; Seeks Aid from Regulators in 1775--Flees to Fort Johnson for personal Safety--Issues menacing Proclamation, 580; Endeavors to win Highlanders to Cause of the King, 580, 583; Supposed to be accessory in inducing Slaves to rise against their Masters--Letter to De Rosset, 581; Biographical Sketch of, 588.

Martin, Judge, Notice of, 622.

Maryland, called upon by Congress for Funds to carry on War in 1780,87; Constitution of, adopted in 1776, 289; Forbids her Delegates voting for Declaration of Independence in 1776, 276; Early History of--Origin of Name, 395; Character of its first Charter--Toleration, its chief Glory, 396; Its first Settlers in 1633--The Asylum for persecuted English Puritans, 397; First legislative Assembly convened in 1635, 398; Representative Government established in 1639--Involved in Civil War under Clay borne in 1644--Religious Animosity between Protestants and Roman Catholics in 1649--Toleration of the latter--Civil War in, in 1655, 398; Governors of, noticed, 399; Empowers its Delegates in Congress to vote for Declaration of Independence--Adopts State Constitution in 1776, 402.

Mashapaug, or Alexander's Lake, Legend of its Origin, 027.

Mason, Captain, Expedition against Pequods in 1637, 047 His Narrative. 048.

Mason, Captain, at Siege of Fort Henry in 1777, 498.

Mason, George, draws up Declaration of Rights and Plan of Government in 1776, 505.

Mason, Mrs. Eunice, Notice of, 034.

Massachusetts, Militia organized anew by the Provincial Congress in 1776, 010; Assembly sanctions General Lincoln's Plan of driving the British from Boston Harbor, 015; Ingratitude to Roger Williams, 055; Militia join Expedition against Rhode Island, under Hancock, in 1778, 080; Called upon by Congress for Funds to carry on War in 1780, 087; Suffering of her Colonists during King Philip's War in 1676, 095; Instructs Congress on Subject of Independence in 1776, 275; Constitution of, adopted in 1779, 289; Invites other Colonies to meet her in a General Congress, in 1765, at New York, 483; The first to suggest Committees of Correspondence within its own Domain, 485.

Massacre, Boston, 012; At Hancock's House in 1778, 345; Farr Family, by Pine Robbers, 368; Near Paoli in 1777, 369, 370; Indian at Jamestown in 1622--Number killed, 458; Of Logan's Family at Baker's Cabin in 1774, 489; Of Family of Daniel Boone, 491; Whites, by Indians, on the Roanoke and Pamlico Sound, in 1711, 562; Of Virginia Rangers by Cherokees, on the Tennessee, in 1760, 646; Of Buford's Regiment, near the Waxhaw, in 1780, 664.

Massasoit, Domains of--Solemn League of Friendship with Whites--His Son Alexander, 090.

Mather, Cotton, Quotation from--No Credence due his Book, 093, 094.

Matthews, General, returns to New York from marauding Expedition to Virginia in 1779, 212; Devastates Suffolk in 1779--Proceeds with Admiral Collier to Stony Point, 538.

Matthews, Major Thomas, at Battle of Germantown in 1777, 317; Abandons Fort Nelson and flees to Dismal Swamp in 1779, 538.

Matthews, Samuel, elected Governor by Virginians in 1656, 460.

Mattocks, Captain John, killed in Battle of King's Mountain in 1780, 634.

Mauney, Dr. John, dresses Wound of Duddington on board Gaspee, 062.

Mawhood, Colonel Charles, Expedition against military Posts in New Jersey in 1778, 344.

Maxwell, General William, at Battle of Monmouth--Biographical Sketch of, 358.

Maxwell, Major, at Fort Granby, 688.

Mayer, Brantz, Discourse of, 489.

M'Aden, Reverend Hugh, Notice of, 591.

M'Ance, Mr., Notice of, 708.

M'Arthur, Major, at Battle of Cowpens in 1781, 640.

M'Cabe, John C., Quotation from, 542.

M'Call, at Battle of Cowpens in 1781, 640.

M'Caule, Reverend Thomas, at Battle of Cowan's Ford in 1781, 599.

M'Claghrey, Colonel, captured at Fort Clinton in 1777, 167.

M'Clenahah, Colonel, at Battle at Gwyn's Island in 1776, 538.

M'Clure, Captain John, Biographical Sketch of, 663.

M'Craeken, Captain, mortally wounded in Expedition against Indian Towns on the Scioto in 1782, 501.

M'Culloch, Major, at Siege of Fort Henry in 1777, 499.

M Donald, Allan, Notice of, 584.

M'Donald, Flora, saves Life of Charles Edward, 583; Romantic Adventure of, 584.

M'Donald, General Donald, Patriotism of, 565; Appointed by Martin to distribute Proclamations of, in 1776, 583; Made Prisoner at Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, 588.

M'Dougall, General Alexander, succeeds General Heath in command at Peekskill in 1777--Biographical Sketch of, 172; At Invasion of Peekskill, 173; Imprisoned at New York in 1769, 792; In Battle of White Plains in 1776, 822.

M'Dowell, Colonel, at Battle of King's Mountain in 1780, 631; At Battle of Cowpens in 1781, 637.

M'Dowell, Mrs. Ellen, Patriotism of, 631.

M'Elwees, William, Notice of, 635.

M Evers, Mr., Notice of, 114.

M'Fingall, Trumbull's, Quotation from, 174, 351, 364.

M'Gehee, John C., Notice of, 691.

M'Intosh, General Lachlin, sent against Indian Towns in the Ohio Country, in 1778, 499; Erects Fort M'Intosh and Fort Laurens on Inver Creek, 500; Duel with Gwinnett--Biographical Sketch of, 728; At Siege of Savannah in 1779, 735.

M'Kean, Thomas, President of Continental Congress at Philadelphia in 1781, 527.

M'Kinley, Governor, attempt to seize, by British after Battle of Brandywine, 385.

M'Lane, Captain, at Encampment on Barren Hill, under La Fayette, in 1778, 328.

M'Lane, Colonel Allen, Stratagem of, to break up Mischianza FÊte in Philadelphia, in 1778, 311.

M'Lellan, Jun., Quotation from, 656.

M'Leod, Captain, in marauding Expedition to Virginia, under Cornwallis, in 1781, 549; In Battle at Moore's Creek Bridge in 1776, 588; In Battle of Guilford, 609.

M'Mahon, Quotation from, 401.

M'Pherson, Major, at Battle of Spencer's Ordinary in 1781, 464; At Battle near Jamestown Island, 466.

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Patriotism of, in 1777--Convention at Charlotte in 1775, 617; Declaration of Independence, History of, 622.

Medal, awarded to General Washington, described, 016; To Lord North, by Oxford University, 018; To General Wayne, 180; To Lieutenant Colonel De Fleury, 181; To Major Stewart, 182; To Captors of AndrÉ, 205; To General Hugh Mercer, 237; In France, to Franklin, 288; To General Morgan, 638; To Colonel Howard, 639; To Colonel Washington, 641; To General Greene, 704; To Major Lee, 829.

Meeker, Major, at Battle of Minisink in 1779, 102.

Memorial of American Officers and Soldiers to Congress, in 1782, respecting Grievances, 105; Of John Holt, 534.

Mercer, General Hugh, relates his Dream to Mrs. Keith, 226; At Battle of Princeton in 1777, 235; Mortally wounded--His Bravery to the last--Place of his Death, 236; His Monument--Biographical Sketch of, 237; Portrait of, by Peale, 241, Grave of, 249; Notice of, 428.

Mercer, Colonel, at Battle near Jamestown Island in 1781, 466.

Merrill, John, House of, attacked by Indians in 1777--Heroism of his Wife, 498.

Message, parting, of Governor William Penn to Pennsylvania Assembly, in 1708, 057.

Messer, Captain, reprieved by Tryon--Anecdote of his little Son, 577; Wife and Children kept as Hostages--His Execution, 578.

Methodists in Georgia in 1732, 722.

Miantonomoh, Indian Chief, Notice of, 028, 029; Monument of, 029; Grants hand to Roger Williams in 1636, 054.

Mifflin, General Thomas, alleged Opponent of Washington at Valley Forge in 1778, 336; Biographical Sketch of, 841; Addresses Washington at Annapolis, 841, 842.

Militia, Massachusetts, reorganized by the Provincial Congress in 1776, 010; Pennsylvania, Number enrolled in 1775, 018; Norwich, march to Boston under Major John Durkee in 1774, 032; Join Washington's Army in 1776, 226.

Miller, Captain, captured in Skirmish by Lee in 1781, 603.

Minisink, early Settlement of--Indian Depredations at, in 1778-9, 101.

Ministers, British, Denunciations against, in Parliament, after Evacuation of Boston, 019.

Minuits, Peter, first Governor of New York, 783.

Minute-men in Virginia in 1775, 503; In North Carolina, Uniform of, 582.

Miranda, Don Francisco de, Notice of, 571.

Mirror, New York, Reference to, 100.

Mischinnza, FÊte in 1778, Andre's Description of, 303.

Mob, in Philadelphia, in 1765, 258; In New York, on arrival of Stamps in 1765, 788; Stamps delivered to Mayor--Quiet, 789, Mohegan Country, Notice of, 028; Invaded by Narragansets in 1045, 029.

Molly, Captain, at Fort Clinton in 1777, 164; Courage and Bravery of, at Battle of Monmouth--Biographical Sketch of, 361.

Monckton Colonel, killed at Battle of Monmouth in 1778--Grave of, at Freehold, 363.

Monell, J, J., Address of, at Dedication of Hasbrouck House, Newburgh, in 1850, 099.

Monell, Mrs., Quotation from, 099.

Money, Paper, Depreciation of, in South Carolina, in 1780, 763; Spurious, circulated at New York in 1777, 836.

Monk, General George (Duke of Albemarle), Notice of, 559, Monmouth, Topography of, 356.

Monroe, President Janus, wounded at Buttle of Trenton, 227; At Constitutional Convention at Richmond in 1788, 438; Anecdote of, 439.

Montague, Abraham, Notice of Public House in New York, 787. Montagnie, Reverend Mr., directed by Washington to carry Dispatch lo Morristown--Captured--Imprisoned in Sugar-house in New York, 213.

Montague, Admiral, insolent Letter of, to Governor Wanton in 1772, 061.

Montgomery, Captain, Notice of, 576.

Montgomery, Colonel, in Expedition against the Cherokees in 1760, 645.

Montgomery, Major, killed at Fort Griswold in 1781, 044.

Montinorenci, Duke De Laval, at Siege at Yorktown in 1781, 515.

Monument, sepulchral, of Miantommoh, 029; Uncas, 030; William Williams, 035; Trumbull, 036; Groton, 046; Bishop Seabury, 050; Stephen Hopkins 056; Governor Cooke, 057; Perry, 067; In Memory of the Slain at Minunk, 103; Wood, West Point, 131; Meinszkn, 137; Van Wart., 192; Major AndrÉ, 199; Hopper, 214; General Mercer, 237; Penn's Treaty, 254; Colonel Greene, Red Bank, 295; La Fayette, 320; Chatham, 318; Woodhull, 305; Pauli, 372; Washington, 390, 424; Naval, at the Capitol at Washington, 411; At Birth place of Washington, 424; Washington's Mother, 423, 427, 428; Washington, Richmond, 417; Proposed by Congress to be erected at Yorktown, 527; General Edward Stevens, 535; On King's Mountain, 634; Baron De Kalb, 668; General Nash, at Kulpsville, 075; Colonel Midlain, 707; Greot and Pulaski, at Savannah, 720.

Moore, Captain James, takes Prisoners at Nassau Hall, Princeton, in 1777, 238.

Moore, Colonel, in Expedition against Southern Indians in 1713, 562.

Moore, James elected Governor of South Carolina in 1719, 716, Moore. Colonel James, Notice of, 582; Commands Expedition against Highlanders, in North Carolina, in 1770, 584.

Moore, Jacob B., Notice of, 123.

Moore, Jacob Maurice, Notice of, 572.

Moore, Samuel, Notice of, 116.

Moore, Thomas, Quotation from, 539.

Moore's Creek Bridge, Battle at, 585.

Moravian, Establishments at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and at Salem, North Carolina--Nuns at Bethlehem in, 391; Settlements in North Carolina in 1749, 565, 566; At Ebeneezer, Georgia, in 1733, 722.

Morgan, American Spy in Cornwallis's Camp, 511.

Morgan, Dr. John, biographical Sketch of, 210.

Morgan, General Daniel, Interview with Greene at Sherrwood's Ford in 1781, 597; Retreats across the Yadkin on Approach of Cornwallis, 600; Resigns in ill Health, 602; Biographical Sketch of, 637; At Battle of Cowpens in 1781, 638.

Morpeth, Lord, Quotation from, 417.

Morris, G, P., Quotation from, 134, 407, 780.

Morris, Governor Louis R., Notice of, 308.

Morris, Major, badly maimed in Skirmish nt Whitemnrsh, 321, Morris, Robert, renders pecuniary Aid to American Army in 1770, 232; Biographical Sketch of (see Signers of Declaration of Independence, Supplement)--Large Fortune of, 313; Notice of, 509.

Morton, Charles F., Notice of, 114.

Morven, or Stockton Estate, 242.

Motte, Mrs. Jacob (Rebecca Brewton), biographical Sketch of, 685; Her Patriotism, 686.

Mott, Edward, Deputy Governor of Virginia in 1705, 471.

Motto, on Washington's Medal, 016; On Lord North's Medal, 018; Of Rhode Island, 070; On Banner of Washington's Life Guard, 120; On Certificate of Membership of the Cincinnati, 128; On Order of same, 129; On Medal awarded to General Wayne, 180; On Medal awarded to Lieutenant-colonel De Fleury, 181; On Medal awarded to Major Stewart, 182; On Medals awarded to Captors of AndrÉ, 205; On Medal awarded to General Mercer, 237; On triumphal Arch to Washington, by Ladies of Trenton, 245; On Mischianza Ticket, 304; Of Knights at the Mischianza, 305; On triumphal Arches in honor of Lord Howe, 306, 307; On Sword presented to La Fayette, 326; Oil Seal of William Penn, 256; On Liberty Bell in State House, Philadelphia. 272; On Medal awarded to Franklin, 288; On Banner of Pulaski at Baltimore, 393, On Greenough's Statue of Washington, 411; Of Patrick Henry, arousing the Continent to Action, 437; On Miniature Horseshoe presented to Spottswood by George I., 472; In Speech of Patrick Henry, 502; On Great Seal of Virginia--On Culpepper Minute men Flag, 505; On British Flag, 528; On Jefferson's Seal, 548; On Silver Crescents worn by Patriots of North Carolina, 587; On Medal awarded to General Morgan. 638; On Medal awarded to Colonel Howard, 639; On Medal awarded to Colonel Washington, 641; On General Nash's Monument at Kulpsville, 675; On Medal awarded to General Greene, 704; On Effigy at Charleston in 1765, 717; Uttered by General Pinckney, 704; On Kip Arms, 803; On Beckman Anns, 817.

Moultrie, William, in Expedition against Cherokees in 1760, 646; Biographical Sketch of, 751; Erects a Fort at Charleston, 752; Bravery at Charleston in 1770, 757; Battle on Port Royal Island, 759; Marches to Charleston, and commands there, 760; Made Prisoner at Charleston in 1780, 767, Mountain Men, Notice of, 630.

Mount Dearborn, Notice of, 657.

Mount Holly, Notice of, 353.

Mount Vernon described, 414, 418.

Muylan, Colonel, at Bombardment of Boston, 011.

Mugford, Captain, captures British Ship Hope--Receives mortal Wound off Point Shirley--His dying Words, 015, Muhlenberg, General John P, G., at Battle of Germantown in 1777, 317; At Haiti; of Brandy wine in 1777--Biographical Sketch of, 383.

Mulnyne, John, escapes with Governor Wright, 720.

Munitions of War, manufactured in America prior to Revolution, 018, 583; Seizure of at Charleston, in 1775, 750.

Murray, Hon. Charles A., Notice of, 503.

Murray, John B, procures from London Franklin's Printing-press in 1841, 408.

Musgrave Colonel, at Battle of Germantown in 1777, 316, Mutiny in American Camp, in Southern Campaign, in 1781, 705; At Charleston in 1782, 776; Of Troops of Pennsylvania Line, 837.