Valentine's Hill, West Chester, and its Associations, 831.

Valley Forge, Village of, 331; Washington's Head-quarters at, in 1777, 1778--Old Flour Mill and its Associations, 332; Rogers's Observatory--Washington's Camp, 333; Its Topography--The Huts and their Occupants, 334; Condition of Continental Army--Their Suffering--Number of Soldiers encamped--Toryism, 335.

Van Antwerp, Anna, Author's Interview with, 800.

Vanbraam, Jacob, accompanies Washington to French Creek, as Interpreter, in 1753, 473; Left by Washington as a Hostage at Fort Necessity in 1754--Accused of Treachery as Interpreter, 476.

Van Cortlandt, General Philip, on Court-martial of Arnold, at Philadelphia, in 1779, 143; Biographical Sketch of, 170; In command of Militia at Fredericktown, Maryland, in 1781, 526.

Van Cortlandt, General Pierre, Notice of, 171.

Vane, Sir Henry, Notice of, 069.

Van Tassel, Jacob, Notice of, 193.

Van Wart, Isaac, one of the Captors of AndrÉ--Grave of, 192; Awarded Medal by Congress for Fidelity, 205.

Varick, Colonel Richard, biographical Sketch of, 157.

Varnum, General James M., in command at Red Bank in 1777--Biographical Sketch of, 292.

Vaucluse, Notice of, 124.

Verplanck, Gulian C., Quotations from, 100, 125.

Verplanck-, Samuel, Notice of, 124.

Verplanck's Point, Skirmish at, between Hudson and Indians, in 1609--Purchased by Stephanus Van Cortlandt in 1683, 174; Captured by Sir Henry Clinton in 1779--Topography of, 175.

Vessels of War, British, in Boston Harbor, at Bombardment of, 1776,10; British Ship Hope captured by Mugford--American Cruisers Franklin and Lady Washington, 015; Built on River Thames, Connecticut, in 1777, 042; Names of American, in Service of Connecticut during Revolution, 042; Magnifique lost in Boston Harbor--America (seventy-four) presented to French King by Congress, 056; British Schooner Gaspee burned in Narraganset Bay in 1772, 060; Glasgow (British) off Newport in 1775, 072; Scarborough and Scymelar (British) arrive at Newport in 1775, with two Prizes--Engagement with Americans, 073; French Ship Languedoc brings Deane and Gerard to United States, 078; British destroyed at Newport in 1778, Names of, 081; Galley Pigot captured and conveyed by Talbot in 1778, 096; British Vessel Formidable, in West Indies, 145; Vulture visited by Arnold in 1780, 050; American, near West Point, abandoned and burned by their Crews, 168; American, Names of, in the Delaware in 1777, 293; British, destroyed by Americans in the Delaware in 1777, 295, 296; Continental Frigate Delaware captured by British at Philadelphia, 310; British Ship Trident arrives in the Delaware with Commissioners in 1778,349; British Frigate Roebuck receives Israel Israel as Prisoner of War after Battle of Brandywine, 385; British, ascend Rivers of Virginia and levy Contributions in 1781, 435; British Frigate Romulus captured by De Tilley in 1781; Frigate Surveillant runs aground in Elizabeth River in 1781, 436; Sir Walter Raleigh's, Names of, 448; British Ship Magdalen receives military Stores at Williamsburg in 1775, 503; British Ship Fowey receives Dunmore and Family at Yorktown in 1755, 504; The Headquarters of Dunmore at Norfolk, 505; Destruction of British Ship Terrible in Chesapeake Bay in 1781, 513; Ville de Paris off Cape Henry in 1781; Queen Charlotte in the Chesapeake, 514; British Guadaloupe and Charon destroyed at Siege of Yorktown in 1781, 517; Sloop of War Bonetta, 522; British, in Chesapeake Bay in 1775, 531; British Frigate Liverpool arrives at Norfolk in 1775, 536; United States Ships Pennsylvania, Constitution, and Constellation, 540; British Frigate Romulus captured by French Fleet in Narraganset Bay in 1781, 540; Sloop of War Viper, 569; British Sloop Pallas in Cape Fear River in 1776, 589; British Ship Scarborough in Tybee Sound in 1776, 726; British Sloops Tamar and Cherokee at Charleston in 1775, 751; British at Siege of Fort Sullivan in 1775, 754; Prison Ship Sandwich conveys Prisoners to St. Augustine in 1780, 768; British Ship Asia at New York in 1775, 796; British Ship Duchess of Gordon, the Head quarters of Tryon, 798; Rose and Phoenix ascend the Hudson, 802; Frigate Roebuck approaches Red Hook at Battle of Long Island, 809; British Ship Eagle, Attempt to destroy, by infernal Machine, 814; British in the North and East Rivers, 813.

Villefranche, French Engineer--Estimate of Forces at West Point and Dependencies in 1780, 153.

Viomenil, Baron De, Notice of, 055; Receives public Dinner in Boston in 1782, 056; At Siege of Yorktown in 1781, 515.

Viomenil, Viscount De, at Siege of Yorktown in 1781, 515.

Virginia, holds Convention in 1776, relative to Declaration of Independence, 275; Constitution of, adopted in 1776, 289; Early History of, 432, 448; Origin of Name of, 449; First colonial Assembly convened at Jamestown in 1619, 457; Becomes a royal Government in 1624, 458; An Independent State in Time of Cromwell--Refuses to acknowledge Authority of Richard Cromwell--Invites Charles II, to become King--Acknowledged by him an independent Member of the Empire, under the Name of the "Old Dominion,", 460; House of Burgesses--Sessions of, 482; Revolutionary Proceedings in, 483; First to appoint a Committee of national Correspondence--Con curs with Massachusetts Assembly in the Grievances of that Colony in 1773--Dissolved by Dunmore in 1773, 485; Great Seal of, described, 565; First General Assembly and Officers under new Government in 1776, 506; Called upon by Congress for Funds to carry on the War in 1781, 515.

Visit of the Author to Boston--Lakes Cochituate and Masha-paug-- Shetuekct Valley, 027; Norwich, 028, 036; Bozrah, Fitchville, Lebanon, 033; Greenville and Tory Hill, 040; New London., 041, 050; Groton Monument, 046; Mrs. Anna Bailey, Anecdote of, 049; Providence, 051, 063; Historical Society of Rhode Island, 058; Brown University--Gaspee Point, 059; Newport, 064, 096; Quaker Hill, 064; Old Tower, 065; Old Cemetery-- Perry's Monument, 067; 'Tonomy Hill--Hubbard's House and Mill, 068; Butts's Hill, 089; Vaucluse, 096; Newburgh--Washington's Head quarters, 098; New Windsor, 112; Plum Point, 113; Head-quarters of Greene and Knox, 114; Fishkill, 120; Wharton House, 124; West Point, 130; Constitution Island, 139; Buttermilk Falls--Beverly Dock and Robinson House, 140, 161; Arnold's Willow, 140; Buttermilk Falls--Forts Clinton and Montgomery, 162; Peekskill, 169; Van Cortlandt's House--Soldier's Spring--Gallows Hill, 170; Verplanck's Point, 174; Stony Point, 183; Sampsonville, 184; Place of Capture of AndrÉ, 186; Tarrytown--Sleepy Hollow, 190; Greenburgh--Grave of Van Wart, one of the Captors of AndrÉ--Sunnyside, Residence of Irving, 192; Dobbs's Ferry, 194; Livingston Mansion--Sneeden's Landing--Tappan, 195; Ramapo Valley, 210; Ramapo Village, 211; Perth Amboy, 217; Crosswicks, 218; Bordentown, 219; Trenton, 220; Princeton, 241; Bucks County--Frankfort, 217; Kensington-- Philadelphia, 248; Carpenters' Hall, 263; State House--Independence Hall, 271; Red Bank, 289; Germantown, 313; Whitemarsh, 320; Barren Hill, 322; Norristown, 330; Valley Forge--King of Prussia Tavern, 331; Washington's Head-quarters at Valley Forge, 332; Rogers's Observatory, 333; Battle-ground of Monmouth--Woodhill's Monument, 365; Paoli Monument, 372; West Chester, 373; Jefferis's Ford--Birmingham, 374; Localities at Brandywine, 386; Kennet Square--New London and Elkton, 387; The Chesapeake--Baltimore, 388; Washington's Monument, 390; Maryland Historical Society, 391; Annapolis, 394; Senate Chamber, 403; Queen Anne, 404; City of Washington, 405; Mrs. Hamilton--National Institute--Patent Office, 406; Capitol, 410; President Polk--G, W, P. Custis, 412; Alexandria, 413; Mount Vernon, 415; Oceoquan, 419; Pohick Church, 420; Potomac Church,422; Fredericksburg--Westmoreland, Birth-place of Washington, 423; Bowling Green--Hanover Court House, 429; Newcastle, Virginia, 431; Richmond, 432; Old City Tavern, 435; Capitol-- Monumental Church, 436; John's Church, Richmond Hill, 436, 437; Westover, 441; Charles City Court House, 442; Old Tavern--Sherwood Forest, the Seat of Ex president Tyler, 441; Jamestown Island--Green Spring Plantation, 446; Coke's Plantation, 447; Spencer's Ordinary, 463; Williamsburg--William and Mary College--Lord Dunmore's Palace--Brenton Church--Old Magazine, 469; Site of old Capitol of Virginia, 470; Apollo Room in Raleigh Tavern, 484; Yorktown, 507; Old Church--Nelson Tombs-- Cornwallis's Cave, 508; Moore's House, 529; Place where British laid down Arms, 530; Hampton, Virginia--Old Point Comfort, 531; Norfolk, 532, 540; St. Paul's Church--Great Bridge, 533; Deep Creek and Dismal Swamp-- Drummond's Lake, 539; Portsmouth, Gosport, 540; City Point--Blandford-- Old Church, 542; Petersburg, 543; Archer's Hill--Pocahontas's Basin-- Bollingbrook--Dinwiddie Court House, 553; Gee's Bridge--St. Tammany, 555; North Carolina--Tobacco Plantations--Nut Bush, 556; Oxford-- Williamsborough, 557; Hillsborough, 558, 589; Pyle's Pond, 593; Cotton Factory--Regulator Battle-ground, on the Allainance--Greensborough, 594; Martinsville--Guild-lord Battle-ground, 595; New Garden Meeting-house, 613; Quaker Wedding--Boarding-school--Jamestown-- Lexington, 614; Trading Ford--Salisbury, 615; Charlotte, 616; Polk's Mill, 617; Tuckesege Ford, 627; Crowder's Creek, 628; King's Mountain Battle-ground, 629; Thicketty Mountain--Cowpens Battle-ground, 636; Cherokee Ford--King's Creek, 654; Yorkville--Catawba Indians, 655; Fishing Creek, 656; Falls of the Catawba, Rocky Mount, 657; Rocky Mount Battle-ground, 658; Hanging Rock., 662; Rugeley's, 665; Sanders's Creek, 667; Hobkirk's Hill, 676; Camden, 681; Fort Motte, 683; Fort Granby, 688; Columbia, South Carolina, 689; Orangeburg, 695; Four-hole Swamp, 697; Eutaw Springs, 699; Nelson's Ferry, 705; Fort Watson, 706; Hamburg--Augusta, 709; Liberty Hill--Site of Fort Cornwallis, 719; Savannah--Jasper's Spring, 742; Charleston, South Carolina, 743; Revolutionary Localities near Charleston, 779; Wilmington, 780; Revolutionary Localities at New York,799.

Voight, Henry, Notice of, 243.