A
Adams, Alice, Hale's affianced, 21 (note).
Alexander, William, Lord Stirling, 71 (note).
American army on Manhattan Island, condition of, 11;
on Harlem Heights—perils menacing the, 12.
American cause, gloomy prospects for the, 79.
Anderson, the fictitious name of Major AndrÉ, 65.
AndrÉ, John, birth, parentage, education, and family of, 37;
at Lichfield with Anna Seward, 38;
personal appearance of—betrothed to Honora Sneyd—paints a miniature portrait of her—correspondence of, with Anna Seward, 40, 41;
enters the British army—alleged presages of his death, 42, 43;
goes to America—his observations there, 43, 44;
made a prisoner, exchanged, and promoted by General Howe, 44, 45;
social position of, in Philadelphia, 45, 46;
writes "Yankee Doodle's Expedition to Rhode Island"—aide-de-camp to General Clinton, 61;
genius of, displayed—goes with Clinton up the Hudson River, 62;
letters of, to Mrs. Benedict Arnold, 63;
secret correspondence of, with General Arnold, 65;
a spy at Charleston—made adjutant-general of the British forces in America, 66;
writes "The Cow-Chase," 68;
at a dinner-party given by Colonel Williams—sadness of, 80;
sings a campaign song—important mission of, 81;
meets Arnold near Haverstraw—goes to Smith's house—bargain with Arnold, 83, 84;
attempts to return to New York through the American lines—disguise of, 84;
conceals papers received from Arnold in his boots—journey of, toward
New York, 85;
arrest of, 86;
suspected of being a spy, 87, 88;
tries to bribe his captors—taken to an American post, 88;
confession of, 91;
letter of, to Washington, 91-93;
sent to West Point, 97;
sent to Tappaan in charge of Major Tallmadge, 97, 98;
sympathy for, 99, 105, 106;
effect of the news of capture of, 99;
trial and sentence of, 100, 101;
exertions to save the life of, 101;
letter of, to Washington, on the mode of his death, 102;
letters of, to friends—drawings of, 103 (note);
execution of, 103-105;
monument in honor of, in Westminster Abbey, 106;
remains of, removed to the abbey, 106 (note);
place of execution of, marked by memorial-stones, 108, 109.
AndrÉ Brook, the, 117.
Arnold, Benedict, life of, in Philadelphia—charges against, 63;
urges an investigation, 64;
treasonable correspondence of, 64, 65;
secret correspondence of, with Major AndrÉ—disguised handwriting of, 65;
in command at West Point, 78;
tries to meet AndrÉ in disguise, 79;
plans of, for consummating treason, 83, 84;
meets AndrÉ near Haverstraw, 83;
takes AndrÉ to Smith's house—finishes his bargain to betray his country—gives AndrÉ important papers, 84;
receives notice of the arrest of AndrÉ, 93;
hurried interview with his wife—escapes to the Vulture—patriotism of his barge crew, 94;
attempts to arrest, 96;
impudent letter of, to Washington, 101 (note).
Arnold, Mrs., distress of, 94;
Washington's kindness to, 96.
Austin, Henry, designer of the Hale Monument at Coventry, 27.
B
Babcock, J.S., poetic tribute of, to the memory of Nathan Hale, 29.
Boothby, Sir Richard, a literary friend of Anna Seward, 38.
Boudinot, Elias, concerning the arrest and execution of AndrÉ, 99.
British army near New York, condition of the, 11.
Buchanan, James, assists in the removal of AndrÉ's remains to England, 108.
C
Caldwell, Rev. James, 77 (note).
Captors of AndrÉ, 85;
rewarded, 89.
Carleton, Governor of Canada, 43.
Cathcart, Captain, and Miss Eliot, 51 (note).
"Cedars, The," and the Widow Chichester, 16.
Chichester, the Widow, and the Tories, 16.
Clinton, Sir Henry, 43;
succeeds Howe, 46;
in command of the British army—flight of, across New Jersey—fights at Monmouth Court-House, 60;
headquarters of, at New York, 61, 62, 83;
letter of, to Washington—AndrÉ's letter to, 101.
Court of inquiry in the case of AndrÉ, 100.
"Cow-Chase, The," a satire by Major AndrÉ, 67-78.
Cunningham, William, character of, 24 (note), 25.
D
Darwin, Erasmus, 38.
De Lancey, Oliver, assists AndrÉ in art-work—marries Miss Franks 56 (note).
Demorest, Rev. John, assists at the disinterment of the remains of Major AndrÉ—silver cup sent to, by AndrÉ's sisters, 108.
Depew, Chauncey M., oration by, at Tarrytown, 121.
D'Estaing, with French fleet, goes to Rhode Island, 61.
Dobb's Ferry, 84;
conference at, 101.
Dream, a singular, concerning AndrÉ, 42.
E
Edgeworth, Richard Lovell, marries Honora Sneyd, 38, 41.
Eliot, Miss, and Captain Cathcart, 51.
F
Field, Cyrus W., erects a memorial-stone at the place of AndrÉ's execution, 109-115;
proposes to erect a monument in memory of Nathan Hale at his own expense, 113, 114;
letter of, on the subject, to the New York Historical Society, 114;
contribution of, to the Hale monument at Coventry, 114;
generous designs of, for the benefit of the Rockland County Historical and Forestry Society, 118.
Finch, Francis M., poem on Nathan Hale by, 29.
Fort Hale, 28.
G
Gibbs, George, epitaph for Hale's tomb, written by, 84.
Grey, General, marauding expedition of, to New Bedford, 61.
Greene, General Nathanael, in command at Tappaan, proclaims Arnold's treason, 98.
"Gustavus," the fictitious name of Arnold, 61.
H
Hale and AndrÉ, character and motives of, iv.
Hale, Edward Everett, 4.
Hale, Enoch, 4.
Hale, Nathan, childhood and youth of—personal appearance and vigor of—enters Yale College, 4;
Dr. E. Munson's recollections of, 5;
letter of, to Dr. Munson, 6 (note);
a school-teacher at East Haddam and New London, 7;
patriotism of, aroused—speech of, 8;
a volunteer soldier at the siege of Boston—patriotism displayed—commissioned captain—daring feat of, at New York, 9;
generosity of—in the battle of Long Island and the retreat—illness of, 10;
volunteers for the secret service, and resists the dissuasions of his friends—ideas of, concerning secret service, 14, 15;
receives instructions from Washington—departure of, on secret service, 15;
goes to Long Island and enters the British camps in disguise—methods of, as a spy, 16;
arrest of, 17;
character of, discovered, 18;
at General Howe's headquarters at the Beekman mansion—confined in a greenhouse, 19;
interview of, with General Howe, 20;
treatment of, by Cunningham, 21, 22;
last words of, 23;
place of execution of, 23 (note);
execution of—sympathy for—neglect of memory of, 24;
memorials of, 25;
monument erected in memory of, 27, 28;
poem written concerning, 27-31;
and AndrÉ compared, 31;
proposed monument in memory of, at New York—statue of, contemplated, 33;
epitaph for tomb of, 34;
monument to, proposed, 111, 113, 114.
Hale, Richard and Elizabeth, parents of Nathan Hale, 3.
Hayley, Thomas, an English poet, 38.
Hamilton, Alexander, 73, 93, 96, 100, 102.
Harrison, Richard, 73 (note).
Hempstead, Stephen, 15.
Hillhouse, James, a classmate with Hale, 7.
Howe, General William, succeeded by Sir Henry Clinton, 46;
fÊte given in honor of, 46-59;
estimate of the character of, 59.
Hull, Lieutenant William, and Nathan Hale, 14.
Huntington, Rev. Dr., fits Hale for college, 4.
Husted, General James, marshal at the dedication of the monument at Tarrytown, 121.
Husted, Dr. Nathaniel C., author of a "Memorial Souvenir," 121.
I
Irvines, the two, 71 (note).
J
Jameson, Lieutenant-Colonel, and Major AndrÉ, 90.
Johnson, Jeremiah, concerning the place of Hale's execution, 23.
K
Knowlton, Lieutenant-Colonel, and Nathan Hale, 13;
death of, 16 (note).
L
Lafayette with Washington at West Point, 93.
Laurance, John, Judge Advocate-General, 100.
Lawrence, William, 21 (note).
Lee, Charles, and Colonel Hamilton, 73 (note).
Lee, Henry ("Legion Harry"), 67.
Lee, James, marks the spot where AndrÉ was executed, 108, 110;
statue of Washington in New York, 108 (note).
Lionian Society of Yale College, 29.
Livingston, Susannah, 77 (note).
M
Memorial-stone near Tappaan, unveiling of the, 113;
description of, and inscription upon the, 115;
what the stone commemorates, 116, 117;
attempts to destroy the, 117-119.
Military execution, method of, 23 (note).
Mischianza, the, description of, by Major AndrÉ, 46-58;
criticism of the, 59;
the, deplored, 60.
Monmouth, battle of, 60.
Munson, Dr. Eneas, relates his personal recollections of Nathan Hale, 5.
Monody on Major AndrÉ, 135.
Murray, Robert, Washington at house of, 12.
N
Neutral ground, the, and its inhabitants, 85.
New York City, great conflagration at, 20.
O
O'Donovan, sculptor, author of a statue at Tarry town, 121.
P
Paulding, John, a captor of AndrÉ, 85-89.
Philadelphia, British army in, and its demoralization, 45;
flight of British from—American troops and Congress enter, 60.
R
Raymond, Henry J., oration of, at Tarrytown, 31-33.
Reed, General Joseph, and General Arnold, 63.
Ripley, Eleazar, 21 (note).
Robertson, General, and General Greene at Dobb's Ferry—bears a letter from Arnold to Washington, 101.
Robinson, Beverly, letter of, 64;
and AndrÉ and Arnold, 79;
with AndrÉ on the Vulture, 81;
letter of, to Washington, 95.
S
Samson, Ezra, 7.
Seward, Anna, literary friends of, 38;
biographical sketch of, 125;
Major AndrÉ's letters to, 152.
Seward, Rev. Thomas, father of Anna Seward, 38.
Smith, J.H., and Arnold and AndrÉ, 82-84.
Sneyd, Honora, betrothed to AndrÉ, 40;
marries Richard Lovell Edgeworth, and death of, 41.
Sparks, Dr., on AndrÉ, 64.
Spies, character of, defined, iii.
Sprague, Rev. W.B., 68.
Stanley, Rev. Arthur Penrhyn, Dean of Westminster, visits the place of AndrÉ's execution, 110;
writes an inscription for a memorial-stone placed on the spot—letter to Mr. Whittemore concerning the inscription, 112;
inscription by, 115.
Stuart's biography of Hale, 28.
T
Tallmadge, Benjamin, and Nathan Hale, at college, 7;
pronounces AndrÉ a spy, 90;
custodian of and frank conversation with AndrÉ, 98.
Tappaan, allusion to, in "The Cow-Chase," 69;
AndrÉ taken to, 99;
AndrÉ executed near, 103;
memorial-stone near, erected by Mr. Field, 113;
indignation meeting at, 119.
Tarrytown, monument at, 119-121.
Thacher, Dr., on AndrÉ's execution, 105, 106.
Tilden, Samuel J., presides at the dedication of a monument at Tarrytown, 121.
U
Union Grammar-School at New London taught by Hale, 7.
V
Van Wart, Isaac, a captor of AndrÉ, 85-87.
Vulture, the, sloop-of-war, bears AndrÉ up the Hudson River, 81.
W
Washington asks and receives instructions from Congress, 11, 12;
at Murray's house, 12;
instructions of, for obtaining information, 12;
calls a council of war—desires a trustworthy man for secret service, 13;
in conference with French officers, 79;
at West Point and Arnold's quarters—discovers Arnold's treason—kindness to Mrs. Arnold, 96, 97.
Watson, J.F., and relics of the Mischianza, 48 (note).
Wayne, General Anthony, expedition of, 67.
Webb, Colonel Charles, 9.
West Point, surrender of, contemplated, 67;
and arranged for, 79, 80.
Wharton, Thomas, house of, the scene of the Mischianza, 46.
Whittemore, Henry, and the Field memorial-stone at Tappaan, 111-113.
Willard, Solomon, architect of the Bunker Hill Monument, 27.
Williams, David, a captor of AndrÉ, 85.
Williams, Colonel, gives a dinner-party to Sir Henry Clinton, 80.
Windt, John de, 99 (note).
Wood, E.S., sculptor, 34 (note).
Wright, Ansel, Hale's trusty servant, 15.
Y
"Yankee Doodle's Expedition to Rhode Island," by AndrÉ, 61.
Yerks, John, a captor of AndrÉ, 85.
York, Duke of, causes the remains of AndrÉ to be removed to England, 106 (note);
sends a snuff-box to Rev. J. Demorest, 108.
Monody on Major AndrÉ, 135.
AndrÉ's letters to Miss Seward, 152.
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