A.

• Abercrombie, Major-General, letter of Dinwiddie to, recommending Washington for promotion into the royal army, i. 216;
• on unity in the colonies, i. 230;
• dilatory movements of—haughtiness of, toward the provincials, i. 231;
• Lord Loudoun superseded by, in 1758, i. 252;
• his expedition against Ticonderoga and Crown Point, i. 262;
• cowardice of, at Ticonderoga, i. 265;
• Fort George erected by, i. 266;
• the calumniator of Americans in England, i. 267.
• Academy, military, establishment of one urged on Congress by Washington, iii. 455;
• Washington's letter to Hamilton in relation to, iii. 549.
• Acadia, early history of, i. 178;
• removal of the population of, i. 179.
• Acadians, cruelties perpetrated by, on the English frontier settlers, i. 180.
• Accounts of Washington, i. 307, 318, iii. 34.
• Ackland, Lady, visit of, to the American camp at Bemis's heights, ii. 534;
• biographical notice of (note), ii. 535.
• Ackland, Major, wounded at Hubbardton, ii. 467;
• death of, at Saratoga (note), ii. 535.
• Adams, John, prediction of, in 1755, i. 70;
• extract from the Autobiography of (note), i, 432;
• his account of the choice, by Congress, of a commander-in-chief, i. 533;
• his admiration of Washington, i. 538;
• movements of Washington on the Schuylkill criticised by, ii. 516;
• treaty of peace signed by, in 1782, iii. 15;
• liberal commercial offer made by, to the British government, iii. 101;
• opinions of, on presidential etiquette, iii. 106;
• his “Discourses on Davila,” iii. 188;
• elected vice-president in 1792, iii. 222;
• a candidate for the presidency in 1796, iii. 451;
• letters of, to his wife, on learning his election to the presidency, iii. 468;
• inauguration of, iii. 472;
• jealous of the popularity of Washington, iii. 475;
• special session of Congress convened by, in 1798, iii. 494;
• letter of, to Washington, anticipating war with France, iii. 509.;
• advice of Washington to, respecting the choice of generals, iii. 511;
• Washington nominated by, as commander-in-chief, in 1798, iii. 512;
• inclination of, to reverse Washington's arrangement of the major-generals, iii. 522;
• anxiety of, to avert a war with France, iii. 528;
• feud between, and his cabinet, iii. 530;
• message of, to Congress, in relation to Mrs. Washington and funeral honors to her husband, iii. 565;
• Adams, John Quincy, appointed minister to the Hague in 1794, iii. 301.
• Adams, Mrs. John, lament of, for the death of Warren, i. 571;
• remarks of, on the personal appearance of Washington, i. 586;
• her description of the cannonade of Boston, ii. 63.
• Adams, Samuel, integrity of, i. 345;
• active in throwing the tea overboard in Boston harbor, i. 388;
• noble sentiments expressed by, i. 437;
• outlawed by a proclamation of General Gage, i. 552;
• not concerned in Conway's Cabal (note), ii. 589;
• part taken by, in celebrating the French victories in Holland, iii. 237.
• Addresses of the second continental Congress to the people of Great Britain and Ireland, i. 606, 610.
• Address, Washington's Farewell, iii. 427.
• Adet, M., colors of France presented to Washington by, iii. 385;
• reply of Washington to the speech of, iii. 386;
• attempts of, to influence the American people, iii. 451;
• extraordinary letter addressed by, to the Aurora and to the state department, iii. 452;
• pamphlet issued by, from the press of the Aurora, iii. 463.
• Agriculture, Congress urged by Washington to foster, iii. 455.
• Aix-la-Chapelle, boundaries in America left unsettled by the treaty of, i. 59;
• violation of the treaty of, by the French, i. 176.
• Albany, congress of delegates from the colonies assembled at, in 1754, i. 127.
• Alexandria, Washington stationed at, in 1754, i. 94;
• Washington introduced to the assembled governors at, in 1755, i. 145;
• bequest of Washington to the academy in, iii. 536;
• lots owned by Washington in, at the time of his death, iii. 543.
• Algiers, attention of Congress called by Washington to relations with—Colonel Humphreys appointed to treat with the dey of, iii. 293;
• payment of tribute to, advocated in Congress in 1794, iii. 294;
• treaty adjusted with, in 1795, iii. 379.
• Aliquippa, Queen, interview of Washington with, i. 91.
• Allen, Colonel Ethan, expedition of, against Ticonderoga, i. 524;
• disappointed in his desire to invade Canada, i. 531;
• retreat of, from St. John on the Sorel, i. 647;
• letter of, to the provincial congress of New York, urging the invasion of Canada, i. 650;
• an outlaw by act of the New York legislature—admitted to the floor of the provincial congress of New York, i. 653;
• letter of thanks from, to the provincial congress of New York, i. 654;
• letter of, to Governor Trumbull, in relation to the invasion of Canada—disappointment of, at his rejection by the Green Mountain Boys, i. 658;
• remark of Montgomery respecting, i. 659;
• body of Canadians raised by—unauthorized attempt upon Montreal made by, i. 672;
• defeated and made prisoner, i. 673;
• brutal treatment of, by Prescott. i. 674;
• his letter of remonstrance to Prescott, i. 675;
• subsequent history of (note), i. 675;
• Schuyler and Washington on the insubordination of, i. 675, 676;
• letter of Washington to Howe, in relation to the harsh treatment of—lenient treatment of, in England, ii. 28.
• "American Association,” articles of, i. 441;
• the signers of (note), i. 445;
• the Quakers adverse to, i. 457;
• measures for the enforcement of, adopted in all the colonies in 1775, i. 464;
• popularity of, in New York, i. 515.
• "American Continental Army" constituted, i. 531.
• Ames, Fisher, letter of, in relation to the Congressional debates on Jay's treaty, iii. 393;
• speech of, in the house of representatives, on the subject of Jay's treaty, iii. 405;
• extracts from the speech of, iii. 405-416;
• powerful impression produced by the speech of, iii 416.
• Amherst, Major-General Sir Jeffery, expedition of, against Louisburg, in 1758, i. 260;
• biographical notice of (note), i. 262;
• appointed to the chief command in America in 1759, i. 290;
• Ticonderoga taken possession of by, i. 292;
• fortifications built at Crown Point by, i. 292.
• Ancestry of Washington traceable for six hundred years, i. 18.
• Anderson, Captain Ephraim, fire-ships constructed by, ii. 236.
• Anderson, James, Washington's farm manager, letter of Washington to, iii. 548.
• AndrÉ, Major John, among the prisoners taken at St. John on the Sorel, i. 680;
• correspondence of Mrs. Arnold with, ii. 689;
• sent by Sir Henry Clinton to confer with Arnold—arrest of, at Tarrytown, ii. 690;
• condemned to the death of a spy, ii. 693;
• execution of, ii. 694;
• names of the captors of, ii. 695.
• Annapolis, Irving's description of fashionable society in, before the Revolution, i. 307;
• first theatrical performance in America at, in 1752, i. 308;
• journey of Washington to, from New York, in 1783—ball given at, in honor of Washington, iii. 35;
• short stay of young Custis at the college at (note), iii. 533.
• Anthrax, malignant, Washington attacked by, in 1789, iii. 116;
• Appearance, personal, of Washington, i. 46, iii. 584, 590, 595, 597, 601.
• Arbuthnot, Admiral, arrival of, in New York, with troops, ii. 661;
• fleet of, damaged off Cape Hatteras, ii. 671;
• French blockaded by, in Newport, ii. 681.
• Armstrong, Colonel John, Kittanning destroyed by, in 1756, i. 226;
• medal presented to, i. 227.
• Armstrong, Major John, addresses to the continental army written by, in 1783, iii. 16, 18.
• Arnold, Benedict, expedition undertaken by, against Ticonderoga—disappointment of, at finding Allen in the field before him, i. 524;
• a volunteer in Allen's expedition, i. 525;
• protest sent by, to the provincial congress of Massachusetts, i. 526;
• St. John on the Sorel captured and afterward abandoned by, i. 646;
• experience of, at sea in early life, i. 647;
• proposition of, to the continental Congress, for the invasion of Canada, i. 648;
• dislike of, for Allen (notes), i. 648, 652;
• commission thrown up by, i. 649;
• friendly reception of, by Washington, i. 682;
• letter of General Gates to, at Watertown (note), i. 682;
• expedition against Quebec intrusted to, i. 683;
• instructions of Washington to, on his departure for Quebec, i. 683;
• address of, to the inhabitants of Canada (note), i. 684;
• private letter of Washington to, i. 687;
• departure of, from Newburyport, i. 688;
• army of, reduced by sickness and desertion, i. 689;
• treachery of Indian messengers of, i. 690;
• desertion of, by Colonel Enos, with his whole division—unparalleled hardships endured by the troops of, i. 692;
• encampment of, on the eastern shore of Lake Megantic, i. 693;
• destruction of vessels of, while descending the ChaudiÈre—message of, to Montgomery, carried by young Aaron Burr, i. 694;
• joined at Sertignan by Norridgewock Indians, i. 695;
• friendly reception of, by the habitans of the valley of the ChaudiÈre—approach of, known in Quebec through Indian treachery—fears excited in Quebec by the arrival of the troops of, at Point Levi, i. 696;
• names of men in the expedition of, afterward distinguished, i. 697;
• operations of, at Quebec, delayed by a snowstorm—Heights of Abraham scaled by, i. 701;
• reliance of, on the friendliness of the people of Quebec, i. 702;
• retirement of, from before Quebec—communication of, with Montgomery, i. 703;
• commendation of, by Washington for his conduct in the Quebec expedition, i. 713;
• wounded in the attempt to storm the fortifications of Quebec, i. 720;
• withdrawal of, to an entrenched camp—attempts of, to cut off supplies from the garrison of Quebec, i. 723;
• made brigadier-general. ii. 95;
• his urgent request of reinforcements from Wooster—letter of, to Congress, urging further efforts for the conquest of Canada, ii. 98;
• sorties from Quebec repelled by—compelled to resort to continental money for the purchase of supplies, ii. 99;
• ineffective fire opened by, upon Quebec—small-pox in the camp of—arrival of General Wooster at the camp of—departure of, for Montreal, ii. 100;
• letter of Schuyler to, expressing regret at the conduct of Wooster, ii. 101;
• efforts of, to obtain a surrender of prisoners, from Captain Forster, ii. 149;
• warning given to, at Montreal, of the approach of the British, ii. 164;
• goods of Montreal merchants seized by (note), ii. 165;
• retreat of, from Montreal, ii. 165;
• narrow escape of, from the British at Longueuil, ii. 166;
• the last man that left the shores of Canada, ii. 167;
• flotilla constructed by, at Ticonderoga—post taken by, with his flotilla, at Isle-aux-TÊtes,ii. 255;
• great intrepidity displayed by, in a naval engagement on Lake Champlain, ii. 334;
• destruction of the vessels of—Crown Point abandoned by, ii. 336;
• complaints of, ii. 403;
• Washington's concern at the neglect of, by Congress, ii. 429;
• letter of, to Washington, in relation to his claims to promotion, ii. 480;
• wonderful escape of, while harassing Tryon's retreat from Danbury, ii. 436, 437;
• made major-general by Congress—appointed by Washington to the command at Peekskill, ii. 438;
• recommended by Washington to take the place of St. Clair, ii. 470;
• boldness and activity of, at Bemis's Heights, ii. 524;
• jealousy of General Gates excited against, ii. 526;
• deprived of his command by Gates, ii. 527;
• letters of, to Gates, urging him to attack Burgoyne, ii. 528, 529;
• activity of, at the second battle near Bemis's Heights, ii. 531;
• wounded at Bemis's Heights in the leg maimed at Quebec, ii. 533;
• Philadelphia taken possession of by, on the departure of Clinton, ii. 618;
• expensive habits of, in Philadelphia—marriage of, to Miss Shippen—charges preferred against, by the people of Philadelphia—sentenced by a court-martial to a reprimand, ii. 688;
• cautious advances made by, to Clinton, ii. 689;
• command at West Point solicited by, ii. 689;
• price of the treason of, ii. 690;
• letter of Jameson received by, while at breakfast—escape of, from West Point, ii. 692;
• attempt to abduct, made by Sergeant Champe, ii. 694;
• hated and despised by the British, ii. 695;
• persons suspected of complicity with, ii. 697;
• predatory excursion of, to Virginia—efforts of, to capture Governor Jefferson, ii. 711;
• ravaging expedition of, on the shores of Connecticut, ii. 727.
• Arnold, Mrs., early correspondence of, with Major AndrÉ, ii. 689, 695;
• ordered by the executive council of Pennsylvania to leave the state, ii. 695.
• Articles of Confederation, adoption of, ii. 710;
• substance of (note), ii. 710;
• considered defective by Washington as a system of government—letter of Washington to James Warren, in relation to, iii. 54;
• letters of Washington and Jay in relation to a revision of, iii. 56;
• convention to amend, proposed by commissioners at Annapolis, iii. 59.
• Asgill, Captain, selected by lot for execution—sympathies of Washington excited for, iii. 14.
• Ashe, General, surprised by Prevost, at Brier creek, ii. 651.
• Asses, sent to Washington by the king of Spain and by Lafayette, iii. 51.
• Atlee, Colonel Samuel J., made prisoner at the battle of Long Island—biographical notice of (note), ii. 274.
• Aurora, abstract of Jay's treaty sent to the editor of, by Senator Mason, iii. 347;
• libel of Washington published in, iii. 369;
• confidential questions of Washington to his cabinet relating to the reception of Genet, published in, iii. 420;
• extraordinary letter of Adet addressed to, in 1796, iii. 452;
• malignant language of, in 1796, in relation to Washington—malignant letter of Paine to Washington issued from the press of, iii. 461;
• a pamphlet issued from the press of, by Adet, iii. 463;
• virulent attacks upon the character of Washington, published in, in 1797, iii. 477;
• public indignation excited against—editor of, severely beaten, iii. 478;
• American government criminated by, in defence of France, iii. 505.
• Awe, inspired by the presence of Washington, iii. 597, 598.

B.

cupied by Franklin and Adams at, ii. 290;

critical position of the American army at, ii. 346;

disappointment of Cornwallis in not finding Washington at, ii. 392;

headquarters of Sir William Howe at, ii. 443.

Brush, Crean, ordered by Howe to seize clothing in Boston, ii. 70.

Buchan, earl of, box of the oak that sheltered Wallace recommitted to, by the will of Washington, iii. 539.

Buffalo river, fort built on, by the French, in 1752, i. 74.

Buford, Colonel, massacre of a body of troops under, by Colonel Tarleton, ii. 676.

Bull, Governor, letters of the British government to, seized and sent to Congress, i. 500.

Bunker's hill, occupied by the British the night after the battle of Lexington, i. 510;

fortification of, intrusted to Colonel Prescott, i. 556;

intrenchments commenced on, by Putnam, i. 559;

battle of, see Breed's hill;

cruel treatment by General Gage, of prisoners taken at, i. 630;

General Sir Henry Clinton placed in command of a redoubt on, i. 744.

Burgoyne, General, biographical notice of, i. 620;

interview with General Lee proposed by, i. 630;

intelligence of the movements of, in Canada, sent to Washington by Schuyler—doubts of Washington as to the force of, ii. 453;

New York invaded by, ii. 459;

composition of the army of—doubts of Schuyler as to the intentions of—Indians unwillingly employed by, ii. 460;

faithlessness of the Indians employed by, ii. 481, 485;

Crown Point taken possession of by, pompous proclamation issued by, ii. 461;

proclamation of Washington in reply to, ii. 462;

Mount Hope and Sugar-Loaf hill taken possession of, by, ii. 464;

fate of, foretold by Washington—progress of, toward Fort Edward, ii. 480, 481;

Indian allies of, troublesome—humanity of, ii. 481;

large bounty offered by, for prisoners—humane instructions of, to his Indian allies (note), ii. 482;

want of provisions in the army of, ii. 485;

defeat of Baume at Bennington a disastrous blow to, ii. 487;

perplexity and alarm of, after the battle of Bennington, ii. 521;

silent march of, down the valley of the Hudson, ii. 522;

retirement of, from Bemis's Heights—cheering news received by, from Sir Henry Clinton, ii. 526;

anxiety of, to hear from Clinton, ii. 528;

compelled to fight or fly, ii. 529;

deplorable situation of, ii. 583;

buildings of Schuyler at Saratoga burned by, ii. 535;

arms laid down by the army of—army of, marched to Virginia as prisoners-of-war—reception of, and his officers, in the American camp, ii. 537;

impression made upon, by the generosity of Schuyler—a guest at the house of Schuyler at Albany, ii. 538;

importance of the surrender of, to the republican cause, ii. 539;

effect in Congress and in Parliament of the news of the surrender of—speech of Chatham in relation to the surrender of—effect on the continent of Europe of the news of the surrender of, ii. 540.

Burke, Edmund, on the conduct of the British naval commanders, i. 322;

eloquence of, in opposition to the stamp-act, i. 334;

extract from a speech of, on American taxation (note), i. 342;

conciliatory resolutions presented by, in Parliament, i. 498;

despondent view taken by, of American affairs, ii. 396.

Burke's History of Virginia, terms of the association to exclude British merchandise printed in, i. 355.

Burr, Aaron, sent with a verbal message to Montgomery by Arnold, i. 694;

with Arnold in his Quebec expedition, i. 697;

forlorn hope placed under the command of, by Montgomery, i. 717;

not with Montgomery when he fell (note), i. 719;

troops of Putnam led out of New York by, ii. 296;

a senator in the Congress of 1791—personal hostility of, to Washington, iii. 192;

systematic opposition of, to Washington, iii. 300.

Butler, Colonel Zebulon, defence of Wyoming attempted by, ii. 641.

Butler, John, massacre at Wyoming by tories and Indians under the command of, ii. 641.

Butler, Walter, and Brant, Cherry Valley desolated by, ii. 642.

Buttrick, Major, attack made by, upon the British at Concord, i. 507.

Byron, Admiral, arrival of, at New York, as successor to Lord Howe, ii. 644.

Byron, Lord, lines of, in allusion to Washington's refusal of compensation, i. 538.

C.

ss="c19">reception of the delegates to, in Philadelphia—honors paid to the delegates to, from Massachusetts, i. 419;

account of the organization of, i. 420-422;

Peyton Randolph chosen president of—Charles Thomson chosen secretary of, i. 421;

noble character of the men composing, i. 422;

opening speech of Patrick Henry in, i. 423;

regulations adopted by, i. 425;

Mr. DuchÉ requested to read prayers in, i. 426;

Washington the only delegate who knelt during prayer in, i. 429;

names of the first committee appointed by—difficult points to be decided at, i. 430;

resolves of the Suffolk county convention laid before, i. 432;

resolution of, limiting its action to infringed rights—duration of the sessions of (note), i. 484;

non-importation resolutions offered in, by R. H. Lee, i. 435;

dangerous plan of union submitted to, by Joseph Galloway, i. 435, 437;

non-exportation proposed and debated in, i. 430;

great diversity of opinion in, among the delegates—loyal address to the king resolved on by—opposition of the Virginia delegates in, to non-exportation (note), i. 438;

declaration of rights unanimously adopted by, i. 440;

the American Association signed by every delegate present at, i. 441;

the petition of Congress to the king, the last public act of, i. 446;

profound sensation produced everywhere by the publication of the proceedings of, i. 447;

sympathy with, expressed by Chatham in a letter to Stephen Sayre, i. 448;

no record of the part Washington took in, i. 449;

Washington the best informed man in, i. 450;

state-papers of, i. 450, 485.

Congress, second continental, journey of Washington to, in company with Patrick Henry and Benjamin Harrison—organization of—secrecy of the proceedings of, i. 528;

resolution of, respecting the spoils taken at Ticonderoga by Ethan Allen, i. 529;

Washington appointed chairman of the committees of, on military affairs—"conciliatory resolutions" of Lord North laid before—vigorous preparations of, for the defence of the country—resolution of, to petition the king, i. 530;

address of, to the inhabitants of Canada—day of fasting and prayer appointed by, i. 531;

resolution of, to raise companies of riflemen, i. 532;

John Adams's account of the deliberations of, as to the choice of a commander-in-chief, i. 533-535;

instructions of, to Washington, as commander-in-chief (note), i. 540;

major generals appointed by, i. 545-547;

brigadier-generals appointed by, i. 548;

measures of, in relation to the issue of paper money, i. 549;

regulations of, for the army, i. 551;

letters of Washington to, i. 578, 587-595, 726;

loyalty to the king declared by, i. 600;

declaration adopted by, setting forth the causes for armed resistance, i. 600;

the idea of reparation from the mother-country repudiated by, i. 603, 607;

letter of thanks of, to the lord-mayor and corporation of London, i. 603;

petition to the king, written by John Dickinson, adopted by, i. 605;

address to the people of Great Britain adopted by, i. 606;

commissioners of Indian affairs appointed by—services at Christ church attended by, on the fast-day, i. 609;

addresses of, to the assembly of Jamaica, and to the people of Ireland—"conciliatory resolution" of the house of commons taken into consideration by, i. 610;

Franklin placed at the head of the post-office department by—army hospital established by, i. 612;

adjournment of, i. 613;

wise caution of, i. 614;

"declaration" of, read to the troops in camp, i. 617;

jealous of concentrated military power—deference of, to the opinions of Washington in military matters, i. 621;

refusal of Washington to part with detachments for coast-defence, sanctioned by, i. 624;

Colonels Allen and Warner introduced upon the floor of, i. 652;

the Green Mountain Boys recommended by, for the invasion of Canada, i. 653;

members of, in the camp at Cambridge, i. 681, 729;

questions submitted by Washington to the committee of, sitting at Cambridge, i. 735;

resolutions adopted by, for a reorganization of the army at Cambridge, i. 738;

attention of, called to the necessity of organizing a naval force, i. 740;

letters of Washington to i. 744, ii. 363;

resolution of thanks of, to Washington, on the evacuation of Boston, ii. 78;

medal in gold ordered by, ii. 79;

action of, with regard to loyalists and tories, ii. 92;

the attention of, drawn to affairs in Canada, ii. 93;

committee appointed by, for the purpose of maintaining a European correspondence, ii. 124;

Washington invited to the floor of—recommendations of Washington adopted by, ii. 159;

"Board of War and Ordnance" appointed by, ii. 160;

resolution of, in relation to the claims of Generals Schuyler and Gates, ii. 248;

measures taken by, for a more permanent organization of the army, ii. 305;

adjourned to Baltimore—almost unlimited powers granted by, to Putnam in Philadelphia, ii. 362;

create Washington dictator for six months, ii. 364;

of 1777 inferior to that of 1774-'5, ii. 431;

increased powers granted to Washington by, after the battle of the Brandywine, ii. 509;

letter of Hamilton to George Clinton on the degeneracy of, ii. 592;

degeneracy of, lamented by Washington, ii. 648, 670;

adjournment of, to Princeton, iii. difficulties of the United States with, in 1790—alliance of, with the Spaniards, iii. 154;

United States commissioners sent to treat with—Colonel Marinus Willett sent on a mission to—treaty made with, in 1790, iii. 155.

Cresap, Colonel, Washington a guest of, in 1748, i. 54;

innocent of the murder of Logan's relatives (note), i. 473.

"Crisis,” an anti-ministerial journal published in London and New York, in 1775 (note), i. 637.

"Crisis,” a series of pamphlets written by Thomas Paine in 1776-'7 (note), ii. 202.

Croghan, George, envoy from Pennsylvania to the Miamis, i. 71.

Cross Creek, in North Carolina, commission granted by Governor Martin to Highlanders at, ii. 114.

Crown Point, movements of the expedition against, under Colonel Johnson, i. 180;

Dieskau defeated, severely wounded, and made prisoner, while marching to the defence of, i. 182;

fortifications erected on, by Amherst, in 1759, i. 292;

surrender of, to Colonel Warner, in 1775, i. 526;

remains of the army of the north assembled at, ii. 250;

wretched condition of the troops at, ii. 250, 251;

Sullivan informed of his being superseded by General Gates at—efforts of Schuyler and Gates to reorganize the army of the north at—dilapidated condition of the fort at, ii. 251;

Washington unfavorable to the abandonment of—letters of Washington to Schuyler and Gates, in relation to the abandonment of, ii. 252;

possession taken of, by General Carleton, ii. 336.

Cully, old, his recollections of Washington's courtship, i. 278.

Culpepper county minute-men, description of the dress of, ii. 23.

Currency, continental, i. 549;

form of the bills of (note), i. 550.

Currency, decimal, origin of the, iii. 175.

Curtis, remarks of, on the convention to amend the federal confederation, iii. 65.

Cushing, William, appointed associate judge of the supreme court in 1789, iii. 122.

Custis, Daniel Parke, father of Martha Custis, i. 278.

Custis, Eleanor Parke, adopted by Washington, iii. 5;

Washington accompanied by, to Mount Vernon in 1797, iii. 479;

precepts inculcated by Washington into the mind of—letter of Washington to, on love and marriage, iii. 484;

a son of Charles Carroll of Carrollton a suitor for the hand of, iii. 486;

anecdote respecting, told by Mr. Irving, iii. 487;

preparations for the marriage of, with Lawrence Lewis, iii. 531;

marriage of, at Mount Vernon, on Washington's birthday, in 1799, i. 432;

continental blue-and-buff suit worn by Washington at the wedding of, iii. 534.

Custis, George Washington Parke, adopted by Washington, iii. 6;

in college at Princeton in 1797—interesting correspondence of Washington with, preserved in the Custis family, iii. 479;

correspondence of, with Washington, respecting the attentions paid by young Carroll to his sister, iii. 487;

anxiety of Washington for the welfare of—negligence of, in the pursuit of his studies—extracts from the correspondence of Washington with (note), iii. 531;

aid-de-camp to General Pinckney in 1799, iii. 533;

lands bequeathed to, by Washington, near Alexandria, iii. 535, 541;

lands bequeathed to, surveyed by Washington's own hands in 1799, iii. 535;

absent from Mount Vernon at the time of Washington's death—his description of Washington's personal appearance when riding over his farms, iii. 586.

Custis, John Parke, son of Mrs. Washington, difficult task of Washington as the guardian of—plans of travel of, opposed by Mrs. Washington—particulars of the estate of, according to a letter of Washington (note), i. 376;

enamored of Miss Calvert—letter of Washington to Mr. Calvert, recommending a postponement of the marriage of, i. 377;

at King's college, in New York—Hamilton a fellow-student with—effect upon, of the death of his sister, i. 378;

marriage of, to Miss Calvert, in 1774—letter of Washington to Doctor Cooper, in relation to the marriage of, i. 379;

Washington's aid, ii. 730;

death of, at Eltham—children of, adopted by Washington, iii. 5.

Custis, Martha, introduction of Washington to, i. 277;

marriage of, to Washington, in January, 1759, i. 287.

Custis, Miss, daughter of Mrs. Washington, sickness of, i. 375;

death of, at Mount Vernon, in 1773, i. 378.

D.

• Dagworthy, Captain, position of, settled by Governor Shirley, i. 201.
• Dallas, Alexander J., hostility of, to Jay's treaty, iii. 353.
• Dalrymple, Colonel, reserve of troops left under the command of, at Staten Island, ii. 263.
• Danbury, expedition to destroy stores at, under Governor Tryon, ii. 433;
• private as well as public property destroyed at, ii. 435.
• Dancing-days of Washington over in 1799 (note), i. 310.
• Dandridge, Bartholomew, private secretary of Washington—letter of Washington to, expressing approbation of his conduct, iii. 479;
• provision in the will of Washington respecting the heirs of, iii. 538.
• Dartmouth, Lord, instructions of, to General Gage, as to his conduct in Massachusetts, i. 415;
• reply of an American to a remark of, as to the number of delegates to the first Congress (note), i. 441.
• D'Aubrey, Colonel, defeated and made prisoner by Sir William Johnson near Fort Niagara, i. 291.
• Davenant, Sir William, expedition of, intercepted by Cromwell's fleet (note), i. 20.
• Davidson, John, Indian interpreter with Washington on his Ohio expedition, i. 76, 78.
• Davie, Governor William R., associated with Murray as envoy to France in 1799, iii. 529.
• Davis, Reverend Thomas, volumes presented to, by Washington, at the marriage of Nelly Custis, iii. 534;
• invited to officiate at the funeral of Washington, iii. 558.
• Deane, Silas, sent to Paris as a secret agent of Congress—his unfitness for the trust, ii. 125;
• embarrassing engagements entered into by, ii. 444.
• Dearborn, Captain, his dog eaten by famishing soldiers in Arnold's Quebec expedition (note), i. 694;
• made prisoner at the siege of Quebec, i. 721.
• Death of Washington, iii. 556;
• why no clergyman was present at, iii. 557;
• action of Congress on receiving intelligence of, iii. 562;
• sensation produced in Europe by the news of (note), iii. 570.
• De Beaujeu, Captain, intrusted with the ambuscade at the battle of the Monongahela, i. 166;
• death of, in the battle, i. 167.
• De Berdt, Dennis, letter of, brought from England by Lord Howe, ii. 223;
• a copy of the letter of, sent to Washington and to Congress, ii. 224.
• Deborre, General, disaster brought upon the American army by, at the battle of the Brandywine, ii. 510.
• Debt, foreign, of the United States in 1790, according to Hamilton—domestic, in 1790, iii. 140.
• Declaration of Independence, ii. 209;
• copies of, signed only by John Hancock, distributed throughout the country—signed on the second of August, 1776, ii. 213;
• proofs of the allegations contained in, where to be found (note),—names of the delegates who signed (note),—original parchment of, much injured by a writing-master in 1818 (note), ii. 213;
• order issued by Washington to the troops in New York in relation to, ii. 214;
• publicly read in New York on the tenth of July—influence of, upon the popular mind in Europe, ii. 215;
• comments of Mirabeau and Napoleon upon, ii. 216;
• read to the army of the north at Fort Independence, ii. 254.
• Declaration of Rights adopted by the first continental Congress, written by Samuel Adams (note), i. 453.
• Declaratory act, why supported by William Pitt—condemnation of, by Gadsden, i. 340;
• apprehensions of Washington respecting, i. 341;
• right claimed by, denied by the colonial assemblies, i. 343.
• Decoudray, Major-General, his expectations of rank in the American army—letter of Washington to Congress in relation to the claims of—biographical notice of (note), ii. 445.
• De Fermoy, folly of, at Ticonderoga, ii. 465.
• De Grasse, arrival of the fleet of, in the Chesapeake, ii. 729;
• Admiral Graves attacked by, off the capes of Virginia, ii. 730;
• visit of Washington to, ii. 731.
• De Heister, part taken by, in the battle of Long Island, ii. 272.
• De Kalb, Baron, slow march of, to the relief of Charleston, ii. 676;
• mortally wounded in the battle at Sanders's creek—biographical notice of (note), ii. 683.
• Delaplace, Ticonderoga surrendered by, to Ethan Allen, i. 525.
• Delaware river, baggage and stores of Washington removed across, ii. 353;
• army sent across by Washington during the night—boats on, destroyed by order of Washington, ii. 354;
• weakness of Washington's army at the time of his retreat over, ii. 361;
• gravity of Washington after his retreat over, ii. 366;
• Washington's plan for attacking the British posts on, ii. 368;
• Christmas-day appointed by Washington for attacking the British on, ii. 369;
• troops ferried over by Colonel Glover and Marblehead fisherman, ii. 370, 371;
• letter of Gates presented to Washington at, by Wilkinson, ii. 370;
• voice of Knox heard across, ii. 371;
• passage of the American army to the Jersey side, ii. 381;
• attempt of Sir William Howe to destroy the obstructions in, ii. 551;
• efforts of Howe to get possession of the forts on, ii. 559;
• loss of the forts on, owing to the selfish ambition of General Gates, ii. 561, 563;
• destruction of the American fleet on—full possession of, obtained by the British, ii. 563;
• crossed by Washington in pursuit of Sir Henry Clinton, ii. 618;
• rapid march of the allies toward, ii. 726.
• De Levi, march of, upon Quebec, i. 300;
• rapid retreat of, to Montreal, i. 301.
• Departments, executive, not organized in 1789, iii. 102;
• when established by Congress, iii. 118.
• Desertions, frequency of, from the continental army, ii. 416.
• D'Estaing, Count, arrival of the fleet of, in the Delaware—departure of, for Sandy Hook, ii. 686;
• correspondence of, with Washington—attempt to destroy the British fleet in Raritan bay abandoned by, ii. 637;
• arrival of, at Newport—departure of, from Newport, to meet the fleet of Lord Howe—return of, to Newport, and subsequent departure for Boston, ii. 638;
• exasperation caused by the conduct of, ii. 639;
• letter of, to Congress, relative to his abandonment of Rhode Island—soothing letter written to, by Washington, ii. 640;
• departure of, for the West Indies, ii. 644.
• Detroit, relieved by Colonel Bradstreet in 1764, i. 267.
• Devotion, private, of Washington, iii. 602.
• De Wessingtons, knights of the palatinate of Durham, i. 18.
• De Yrujo, Spanish embassador, dress of, iii. 599.
• Diary of Washington, extract from, in relation to his visit to Boston in 1789 (note), iii. 128, 129;
• extract from, describing the opening of Congress in 1790 (note), iii. 138;
• extract from, in relation to Morris's mission to England, iii. 157.
• Dick, Doctor, called in, at Washington's last illness, iii. 554.
• Dickinson, John, of Pennsylvania, influence of his Quaker friends upon (note), i. 463;
• petition to the king written by, adopted by the continental Congress, i. 605;
• views of, on the terms of reconciliation brought by Lord Howe, ii. 224.
• Dictator, Washington made, ii. 364;
• emotions of Washington on receiving the resolution conferring the powers of, ii. 380;
• wise exercise by Washington of his powers as, ii. 400.
• Dieskau, Baron, departure of, from France, for the St. Lawrence, in 1755, i. 177;
• defeat of, by Colonel William Johnson, at Lake George—wounded and a prisoner, i. 182;
• subsequent history of (note),—designs of, in case of success (note), i. 183;
• General Lyman's share in the defeat of, i. 182, 184;
• defeated by New England men. i. 184;
• parliamentary grants to the provinces that contributed to the defeat of, i. 229.
• Diet of Washington when at Cambridge, i. 616.
• Dignity of manner of Washington, iii. 576.
• Dinner, farewell, of Washington, on the eve of his retirement from the presidency, iii. 471.
• Dinner-hour of Washington, iii. 586.
• Dinner-table of Washington, iii. 588.
• Dinwiddie, Governor, measures against the French on the Ohio recommended by, i. 74;
• Washington sent by, to the French commandant on the Ohio, i. 75;
• efforts of, in anticipation of the French and Indian war, i. 93;
• disputes of, with the Virginia house of burgesses, i. 94;
• efforts of, to raise troops to meet the French on the Ohio, i. 95;
• letter of Washington to, complaining of the inadequate pay of the colonial army officers, i. 102;
• measures of, after the surrender of Fort Necessity, i. 124;
• remark of, respecting colonial assemblies, i. 129;
• duplicity of, in his conduct toward Washington, i. 131, 237, 244;
• refusal of, to give up the prisoners taken by Washington in the skirmish with Jumonville, i. 132;
• conduct of, in relation to prisoners, retaliated by Contrecoeur, i. 133;
• letter of Washington to, after the battle of the Monongahela, i. 173;
• opposed to the command of the Virginia forces being given to Washington, i. 187;
• his recommendation of Washington for promotion, i. 194;
• ambiguous orders of, to Washington, i. 217;
• letters of Washington to, recommending offensive war on the Ohio, i. 221, 223;
• correspondence of Washington with, in relation to Lord Loudonn, i. 236;
• contemptible conduct of, toward Washington, i. 241;
• letter of Washington to, in relation to certain slanders, i. 243;
• departure of, for England—contrast between his character and that of Washington—death of, in 1770 (note), i. 246.
• "Discourses on Davila,” essays published by John Adams, iii. 188.
• Dismal swamp, project of Washington for draining—description of, i. 311;
• the “Green sea" of, explored by Washington, i. 312.
• District of Columbia, funds bequeathed by Washington for the endowment of a university in, iii. 48.
• Districts, military, of Virginia, Washington in charge of one in 1751, i. 61.
• Disunion, threatened in Virginia, in case Jay's treaty should be ratified, iii. 355.
• Divine service, Washington a regular attendant upon, i. 337.
• Documents, public, careful examination of, by Washington, iii. 114.
• Donaldson, Mr., treaty with Algiers signed by, in 1795, iii. 380.
• Donop, Count, mortally wounded in an attack upon Fort Mercer, ii. 560.
• Donville, sent toward Fort Cumberland with a party of Indians—humane instructions of Dumas to—defeat of, by a Virginian named Paris—death of—scalp of, sent to Washington, and by him forwarded to Governor Dinwiddie, i. 209.
• Dorchester Heights, proposed to be taken possession of and fortified, ii. 54;
• preparations for the attempt upon, ii. 60, 61;
• taken possession of, at night, by General Thomas—lines of fortification upon, drawn by Gridley, ii. 64;
• alarm of Howe on seeing the American fortifications on—reinforcements taken to, by Washington, in anticipation of an attack by Earl Percy, ii. 65;
• fortifications upon, strengthened by Washington, ii. 66;
• British attack upon, prevented by a tempest, ii. 67.
• Dorchester Neck, houses on, destroyed by order of General Howe, ii. 59;
• cannonade upon Boston from, ii. 69.
• Dress of Washington when president, iii. 589, 600, 603.
• Drucour, Chevalier de, the defender of Louisburg, i. 261.
• Drummond, Lord, flag of truce borne by—account of the previous movements of, ii. 257;
• parole of honor violated by—reproof administered to, by Washington, ii. 258;
• rumors respecting the mission of—subsequent acquaintance of, with General Lee (note), ii. 259.
• DuchÉ, Reverend Jacob, invited to read prayers in the continental Congress, i. 428, 528;
• psalm read by, and prayer of, i. 429;
• sermon preached by, on the fast-day, in Christ church, Philadelphia, before the continental Congress—extract from the sermon of, preached before Congress (note)—tory party subsequently joined by (note), i. 609;
• republicanism abjured by (note), ii. 564;
• letter of, to Washington, advising his abandonment of the Revolution (note)—death of, in Philadelphia, in 1794 (note), ii. 565.
• Duer, President, incident related by, in connection with the retirement of Washington from office, iii. 475.
• Dumas, General, pamphlet written by, on the military and political situation of France, iii. 499;
• letter of, to Washington, iii. 500.
• Dumas, M., letter of Franklin to, requesting him to become a diplomatic agent—biographical notice of (note), ii. 124.
• Dumas, successor of Contrecoeur at Fort Duquesne—humane instructions of, to Donville, i. 209.
• Dunbar, Colonel, cowardly conduct of, after Braddock's defeat, i. 171, 172;
• remark of Franklin on the retreat of, i. 172.
• Dunmore, earl of, successor of Lord Botetourt as governor of Virginia—dislike of the people of Virginia for, i. 374;
• unsuited for his position as governor, i. 375;
• friendly relations of, with Washington, i. 375, 395;
• claims of the soldiers to bounty-lands urged on, by Washington, i. 375;
• assembly of Virginia dissolved by, i. 383, 392;
• court circle of, at Williamsburg, i. 391;
• ball in honor of the wife of, attended by Washington, i. 394;
• training of the independent companies in Virginia warmly commended by, i. 471;
• expedition of, against the Indians on the Scioto, in 1774, i. 472;
• willingness of, to make peace, i. 473;
• suspicions excited against, by his conduct of the campaign, i. 474;
• powder of the province seized by, i. 517;
• flight of, from Williamsburg, i. 520;
• enmity of, toward the colonists, ii. 21;
• defeat of the forces sent by, to destroy Hampton, ii. 22;
• freedom proclaimed by, to slaves—republican printing-press, stolen by, from Norfolk, ii. 23;
• defeat of, by the Virginians, near Norfolk, ii. 24;
• Norfolk laid in ashes by, ii. 25;
• atrocious plans of, discovered by means of an intercepted letter, ii. 26;
• cruelties of, on the coasts of the southern states, ii. 108;
• movements of, on the Elizabeth river, ii. 109;
• ravages of, ii. 109, 110;
• driven from Gwyn's island by General Andrew Lewis—Mount Vernon threatened by—slaves kidnapped by, from Virginia plantations—final departure of, from America, ii. 110.
• Duquesne, French and English civilization contrasted by (note), i. 72.
• Dwight, Doctor, on the popular feeling with regard to independence (note), ii. 200.
• Dwight, Jasper, severe strictures by, upon Washington's Farewell Address—extract from a pamphlet by, charging Washington with being a slaveholder (note), iii. 477.
• Dysentery, Washington attacked by, in 1757, i. 245.

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attempts of the government of, to extort money from American envoys, iii. 501;

loan and bribe sought by the Directory of, iii. 502;

indignation of the American people excited against—conduct of, justified by the Aurora, iii. 505;

sustained by public sentiment in the southern states, iii. 507;

disbelief of Washington in the probability of war with, iii. 508, 510, 526, 527;

actual existence of war with, in 1799, iii. 529;

new mission to, deprecated by the friends of Adams—termination of the difficulties with, iii. 530.

Francis, Doctor, reminiscences of, in relation to the arrival of Genet, iii. 248, 249.

Franklin, Benjamin, his plan of union of the colonies, i. 127;

his opinion of the colonial governors—on the progress of the colonies—on the proprietaries of Pennsylvania, i. 144;

in the camp of Braddock—conversation of, with Braddock, i. 148;

urged by Braddock to procure wagons for the use of the army, i. 149;

provisions obtained through the efforts of, for the regiments of Dunbar and Halket—first meeting of, with Washington, at Fredericktown, in 1755—highly spoken of, by Braddock, in his despatches, i. 150;

his little confidence in Braddock's success, i. 165;

remark of, on Dunbar's retreat, after the defeat of Braddock, i. 172;

short military career of (note), i. 225;

Washington welcomed to Philadelphia by, in 1757, i. 239;

efforts of, in London, in opposition to the stamp-act, i. 324;

letter of, to Charles Thomson, in relation to the stamp-act, i. 325;

examination of, before a committee of Parliament, i. 334;

opinion of, as to the tea-tax, i. 369;

duplicity of Governor Hutchinson exposed by, i. 385;

insulted by Solicitor-General Wedderburne (note)—office of postmaster-general of the colonies taken from (note), i. 386;

general congress proposed by, i. 390, 392;

activity of, in circulating the state papers of the continental Congress, i. 485;

introduced by Lord Chatham into the house of lords, i. 488;

remark of, in relation to a speech of Lord Chatham's—compliment paid to, by Lord Chatham, in the house of lords (note), i. 492;

interviews of, with Admiral Howe and Miss Howe (note), i. 498;

letters of, to Mr. Strahan and Doctor Priestley (note), i. 605;

placed by the second continental Congress at the head of the post-office department—post-office account-book of, still preserved (note), i. 612;

letter of, to Doctor Priestley, on the progress of British arms in America, i. 641;

on the committee appointed by Congress to visit the camp at Cambridge, i. 729;

balance of salary paid to, by Massachusetts, for services as colonial agent—money sent from England by the hands of, for the sufferers at Lexington, i. 737;

at the head of a commission appointed to form a union with Canada, ii. 144;

return of, from Canada, in company with the Reverend John Carroll, ii. 146;

treaty of peace signed by, in 1782, iii. 15;

meeting of Washington with, in 1785, iii. 62.

Fraser, General, mortally wounded at the second battle near Bemis's Heights, on the 7th of October, 1777, ii. 532;

funeral of, at twilight, ii. 533.

Fraunces, Samuel, Washington's steward in New York, in 1789, iii. 112, 587;

anecdote of (note), iii. 169, 587.

Fraunces's Tavern, parting of Washington and his officers at, in New York, iii. 33.

Frazier, trading-house of, on the Monongahela, i. 77, 91.

Frederick the Great, contempt of, for the German mercenaries, ii. 10;

his opinion of Washington's achievements in the Jerseys (note), ii. 394;

his appreciation of Washington as a general, iii. 580.

Fredericksburg (Patterson), camp of Washington at, ii. 642.

Fredericktown, Washington and Franklin meet at, for the first time, in 1756, i. 150.

Freemasons, desirous of being present at the funeral of Washington, iii. 538.

French and Indian War, cost of, to the colonies, i. 316.

French officers, blank commissions for, sent to Washington by Congress, ii. 446.

Freneau, Philip, editor of the National Gazette in 1791, iii. 197.

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Gist, Christopher, employed by the Ohio Company, in 1750, to explore their lands, i. 71;

Washington's guide in his Ohio expedition, i. 76;

his narrative of adventures in company with Washington, i. 88;

guide of General Braddock, i. 161.

Glover, Colonel, evacuation of New York by patriot troops commenced under the superintendence of, ii. 294;

troops ferried over the Delaware by, ii. 370, 371.

Gordon, Doctor, letter of Washington to, denying any intention to resign the command of the army (note), ii. 588;

letter of Washington to, from Mount Vernon, in 1798, iii. 488.

Goshen meeting-house, retreat of Washington from, ii. 513.

Governors, colonial, meeting of, at New York, i. 201.

Governor's Island, taken possession of, by a body of continentals, ii. 84.

Grafton, duke of, advice given to the king by, ii. 5.

Graham, Catharine Macaulay, visit of, to Mount Vernon, iii. 48;

letter of Washington to, on the formation of the Federal Constitution, iii. 75.

Grahame, Doctor, on the character of Washington, i. 346, 536.

Grange, the, a British vessel, captured by L'Embuscade, iii. 245;

complaints of Mr. Hammond respecting the capture of, iii. 252;

restoration of, determined on by the American government, iii. 256.

Grant, Colonel (afterward General), Cherokees subdued by, in 1701, i. 302;

at the battle of Long Island, ii. 266, 271;

foolish boast of, in the house of commons, heard by Lord Stirling (note), ii. 266.

Grattan, the champion of civil and religious freedom, i. 370.

Graves, Admiral, arrival of, at New York, ii. 680;

attacked by De Grasse off the capes of Virginia, ii. 730.

Gray's ferry, triumphal arches reared at, in honor of Washington, in 1789, iii. 86.

Great Britain, suspected policy of, in relation to the American colonies, i. 67;

address of the second continental Congress to the people of, i. 606;

unsettled relations with, in 1793, iii. 271;

treatment of neutral shipping by, in 1793—services of British-born seamen claimed by, iii. 272;

western posts retained by—irritation of the American people against, in 1793—judicial decision respecting debts due to merchants of, before the Revolution, iii. 273;

war with, imminent in 1793-'4, iii. 283, 297;

discriminating duties as against, recommended by Jefferson, iii. 287;

subjects in dispute with, in 1795, iii. 336.

Great Kenawha, voyage of Washington down the Ohio to the mouth of, in 1770, i. 359;

ascended by Washington fourteen miles—Indian met with at, who had fired at Washington fifteen times, i. 360;

night-attack upon Colonel Lewis at, i. 473;

tour of Washington to visit, in 1784, iii. 42.

Great Meadows, Washington at, i. 104;

Fort Necessity erected at, i. 109;

rumored approach of De Villiers toward, with twelve hundred men, i. 117;

inactivity of South-Carolinians at, i. 118, 119;

Washington's comments on De Villiers's account of the affair at (note), i. 122;

killed and wounded at, i. 123;

Washington's conduct at, approved by the governor and council, i. 124.

Greaton, Captain, forage belonging to the British destroyed by, i. 617.

Greenburg hills, encampment of the allied armies among, ii. 723.

Greene, Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher, with Arnold in his expedition against Quebec, i. 683, 697;

murder of, ii. 721.

Greene, Nathanael, services of, in the field, commenced after the battle of Lexington, i. 513;

appointed brigadier-general in the continental army, i. 548;

address made by, to Washington, welcoming him to the camp at Cambridge, i. 615;

conduct of the New England troops defended by, i. 758;

defensive works prepared by, at Brooklyn, ii. 171;

sickness of, when the British landed on Long Island, ii. 264;

urgency of, for the destruction of New York, ii. 287;

tour of inspection of, to the forts on the Hudson Highlands, ii. 441;

skilful movement of, at the battle of the Brandywine, ii. 507;

retreat of the American army at Germantown covered by, ii. 556;

important service rendered by, to the army at Valley Forge, as quartermaster, ii. 599;

chosen to supersede Gates in command of the southern forces, ii. 698;

arrival of, at Charlotte, ii. 699;

confidence inspired among the southern republicans by the presence of, ii. 702;

retreat of, from the Catawba to Virginia, followed by Cornwallis—return of, to North Carolina, ii. 716;

repulse of, by Cornwallis, at Guilford courthouse—surprise and defeat of, by Lord Rawdon, at Hobkirk's hill, ii. 719;

vessels sent up, by General Howe, anchored in Tappaan sea, ii. 221;

movements of the Rose and Phoenix on, ii. 235;

obstructions placed in, ii. 237, 440;

attempt of Captains Fosdyke and Thomas to destroy the Rose and Phoenix, ii. 238;

property destroyed on, by British vessels-of-war, ii. 547.

Huguenot settlers, descendants of, on the side of the patriots in the Revolutionary struggle, i. 464.

Humphreys, Colonel, subject of presidential etiquette intrusted to, iii. 109;

letter of Washington to, after his southern tour, in 1791, iii. 182;

letter of Washington to, speaking of his love of retirement, iii. 235;

appointed a commissioner to treat with the dey of Algiers—formation of a navy recommended by, iii. 293;

appointed minister to Spain in 1796, iii. 423.

Hunting-costume of Washington before the Revolution, iii. 585.

Hunting-days at Mount Vernon before the Revolution, iii. 585.

Hunting-shirts recommended by Washington for the continental army, i. 592.

Huntington, countess of, papers transmitted to Washington by, in relation to the Christianization of the Indians, iii. 49.

Husbands, Herman, arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the Whiskey Insurrection (note), iii. 320.

Hutchinson, Governor, an enemy to free institutions, though a native—duplicity of, discovered by Doctor Franklin—letters of, read in secret session of the Massachusetts assembly, by Samuel Adams, i. 385;

removal of, petitioned for—excitement in England on the publication of the letters of (note), i. 396;

superseded by General Gage, i. 396;

hung in effigy at Boston, i. 397.

I.

• Illness of Washington in 1789, iii. 116;
• in 1790, iii. 162.
• Improvements, internal, attention of Washington given to, iii. 46.
• Inauguration, Washington's first, iii. 92;
• solemnity of the scene at, iii. 94;
• address of Washington at, iii. 95;
• ball given at, in honor of Washington's, iii. 109.
• Inauguration. Washington's second—address of Washington at. iii. 233;
• description of, by an eye-witness (note), iii. 234.
• Independence, not aimed at by the first continental Congress—sentiments of delegates in regard to (note), i. 452;
• letter of Joseph Reed to Dartmouth, in relation to, i. 453;
• the idea of, not prevalent out of New England, i. 536;
• not aimed at by the second continental Congress, i. 607;
• advocated by Thomas Paine, in his “Common Sense,” ii. 11;
• growing desire for, in the public mind, ii. 52, 199, 202;
• subject of, brought before Congress by Richard Henry Lee—testimony of Doctor Dwight, as to the popular feeling on the subject of (note)—predictions of Patrick Henry with regard to, ii. 200;
• Otis, Samuel Adams, Franklin, and John Adams, early in favor of, ii. 201;
• steps taken in various colonies in relation to, ii. 203;
• resolution in relation to, offered by John Adams in Congress, ii. 204;
• committee appointed by Congress to prepare a declaration of—resolution of, adopted on the second of July, 1776, ii. 206;
• continued debates in Congress on the subject of, ii. 207;
• friends and opponents of, in Congress—unanimous vote of the thirteen colonies in favor of the declaration of, ii. 208;
• declaration of, as voted for, ii. 209-213;
• reluctant consent of George III. to, iii. 15.
• Indian prophecy respecting the destinies of Washington, iii. 43.
• Indians, insight into the character of, acquired by Washington while surveying, i. 58;
• their views of French and English claims, i. 66;
• necessity of conciliating, urged by Washington, i. 193;
• power of, for mischief, i. 207;
• necessity of employing, to oppose Indians, i. 210;
• anecdote illustrating the simplicity of (note), i. 279;
• commissioners appointed by the second continental Congress to treat with, i. 608;
• hostility of, in 1789, iii. 115;
• desire of Washington to civilize, iii. 177;
• hostile position of, in the Northwest, in 1793, iii. 273;
• the use of, recommended by Washington to General Schuyler, iii. 422;
• Washington's confidence in, finally shaken (note), iii. 423;
• suggestions of, used by Washington in preparing his Farewell Address, iii. 426;
• a candidate for the presidency in 1796, iii. 451;
• elected vice-president in 1797, iii. 468;
• non-election of, to the presidency, offensive to the French Directory, iii. 495;
• suspected of being the real author of the letter to Washington from “John Langhorne,” iii. 498;
• confidence lost by Washington in the professions of friendship of, iii. 499.
• Jervis, afterward Earl St. Vincent, with Wolfe at Quebec, i. 293.
• Johnson, Colonel Guy, body of savages collected by, on the frontier, ii. 105;
• in Canada, with warriors of the Six Nations, ii. 106.
• Johnson, Colonel William, expedition under, against Crown Point, proposed by General Braddock, i. 141;
• agency of, with the Six Nations—biographical notice of (note), i. 142;
• his defeat of Dieskau, i. 182;
• made a baronet by the British government—his defeat of Dieskau principally by the aid of New-England men—applause bestowed on, due to others, i. 184;
• Fort Niagara taken by, in 1759, i. 291;
• sway maintained by, over the Six Nations—death of, by apoplexy, in 1774, i. 581.
• Johnson, Sir John, loyalty of, and of his brothers-in-law, i. 581;
• his Scotch Highlanders disarmed by Schuyler, ii. 105;
• escape of, to Canada, ii. 107.
• Johnson, Doctor Samuel, author of “Taxation no Tyranny,” ii. 112.
• Johnson Hall, fortified by Sir John Johnson, ii. 104.
• Johnson, Lady, detained as a hostage in Albany (note), ii. 107.
• Johnson, Thomas, office of secretary of state offered to, by Washington, in 1795, iii. 371.
• Joncaire, Captain, French Indian agent, i. 79;
• Washington entertained by, at Venango, i. 80;
• efforts of, to detach Tanacharisson from Washington's party on the Ohio, i. 81.
• JonquiÈre, Marquis de la, governor of Canada, i. 72.
• Judiciary, federal, Ellsworth's plan of, iii. 120.
• Jumonville, attack of Washington upon, i. 105;
• misrepresentations in relation to the death of—Bancroft on Washington's attack upon, i. 106;
• defence of Washington in relation to his attack on, i. 106-108;
• papers found on the person of, i. 107;
• Washington's attack on, vindicated by Mr. Sparks, i. 108.
• "Jumonville,” a poem in French, by Thomas, i. 108.
• Junius, notice of the Letters of (note), i. 364;
• extract from the Letters of, i. 370.

K.

• Kalm, Peter, independence of the colonies foretold by, in 1748, i. 67.
• Kennedy, Captain, house, No. 1 Broadway, New York, built by (note), ii. 43.
• Kennel, Washington's, broken up in 1785, iii. 51.
• Kentucky, dissatisfaction among the people in, in 1794, iii. 303;
• intemperate resolutions passed at a convention of the citizens of, iii. 304;
• letter of Washington in relation to the popular movements in, iii. 305.
• Kiashuta, Washington at the hunting-camp of, in the Ohio country, in 1770, i. 360.
• King, Rufus, stones thrown at, while addressing a meeting in New York, on the subject of Jay's treaty, iii. 352;
• appointed minister to England, in place of Pinckney, iii. 423.
• King's Bridge, fortifications erected at, ii. 171;
• secret attack upon the British at, planned by Washington, ii. 442.
• King's mountain, defeat of a body of tories, under Ferguson, at—important influence of the victory at, ii. 703.
• Kingston, extreme fatigue of the troops of Washington on the march from, to Pluckemin, ii. 391.
• Kip's bay, landing of the British at—bad conduct of the militia and Connecticut troops at, ii. 295.
• Kirkland, Moses, important papers found in possession of, ii. 27.
• Kittanning, destruction of, in 1756, by Colonel Armstrong, i. 226.
• Knapp, Sergeant Uzal, the last survivor of Washington's life-guard (note), ii. 178.
• Knowlton, Captain, breastwork constructed by, at Breed's hill, i. 562;
• British guard surprised by, at Charlestown, ii. 49;
• death of, on Harlem plains, ii. 299.
• Knox, Captain Henry (afterward General), service performed by, at Breed's hill, i. 567;
• appointed to command the artillery at Cambridge, i. 749;
• artillery and ordnance-stores transported by, from Lake Champlain to Cambridge, i. 750;
• recommended by Washington to the general command of the artillery, ii. 363;
• powerful voice of, ii. 371;
• sent to Massachusetts to hasten the raising of a battalion of artillery, ii. 415;
• idea of the Society of the Cincinnati conceived by, iii. 23;
• ii. 83;
• commissioned major-general in the continental army—attempt by Lord Cornwallis to surprise, at Boundbrook, ii. 433;
• in command of the republican troops in the South, ii. 650;
• pursuit of General Prevost by, ii. 651;
• a prisoner-of-war to the British at Charleston, ii. 673;
• surrender at Yorktown conducted by, ii. 736.
• Lineage of Washington traceable for six hundred years, i. 18.
• Liston, Mrs., tears shed by, at Washington's farewell dinner, iii. 471.
• Litchfield jail, Connecticut, Mathews, mayor of New York, and other tories, sent to, ii. 222.
• Little Egg Harbor, expedition against, under the command of Captain Patrick Ferguson, ii. 643.
• Little Meadows, Washington at, in 1754, i. 101.
• Little Miami, lands owned by Washington on, at the time of his death, iii. 543.
• Livery, order of Washington for, i. 196.
• Live stock owned by Washington at the time of his death, iii. 544.
• Livingston, Brockholst, hostility of, to Jay's treaty, iii. 351;
• Jay's treaty assailed by, through the press, iii. 369.
• Livingston, Chancellor, oath administered to Washington by, in 1789, iii. 94.
• Livingston, Edward, resolution offered in Congress by, demanding papers relating to Jay's treaty, iii. 391, 394;
• letter of Washington to Hamilton respecting the resolution of, iii. 394.
• Livingston, Governor, of New Jersey, letter of sympathy from, to Washington, ii. 351.
• Logan, the Mingo chief, relatives of, killed, i. 472;
• speech sent by, to Lord Dunmore, i. 473.
• Logstown, Washington at, in 1753 and in 1770, i. 359.
• London, transcript of an order of Washington to his agent in (note), i. 307;
• petition of the merchants of, in relation to American affairs, i. 612.
• Long Island, instructions of Washington to Putnam, relative to the seizure of tories on, ii. 158;
• British troops landed on, ii. 260, 262, 263;
• tories at the west end of, ordered by the New-York convention to be arrested, ii. 261;
• the best of Washington's troops at the battle of, never before engaged, ii. 267;
• reliance of Washington on Providence, expressed on the eve of the battle of, ii. 268;
• American loss in the battle of, not accurately known—causes of the loss of the battle of, ii. 276;
• evacuation of, by the American army, ii. 279;
• “dreadful mistake" made by Colonel Scammel during the evacuation of, ii. 280;
• evacuation of, facilitated by a heavy fog, ii. 282;
• condition of the army after the battle of, ii. 284;
• tour of Washington in, in 1790, iii. 162.
• Longueuil, narrow escape of Arnold from the British at, ii. 166.
• Loudoun, Lord, Washington recommended to, for promotion—biographical notice of (note), i. 230;
• almost viceregal power of, i. 231;
• indolence and indecision of, i. 235, 240;
• letter addressed by Washington to, i. 237;
• flattering acknowledgment of Washington's letter to—Washington at the council held by, in Philadelphia, i. 239;
• disappointment of Washington as to the results of his interview with—remark of Franklin in relation to, i. 240;
• insolent speech of, in the northern council of governors, i. 247;
• mystery drawn by, around his plans—at the head of six thousand provincial troops in 1757—delays and indecision of—determines upon an expedition against Louisburg, i. 248;
• embargo laid by, on all ships in American ports—suspected of sharing the profits of army and navy contractors—failure of his expedition against Louisburg. i. 249;
• close of his inglorious campaign in the North—superseded, in 1758, by General Abercrombie, i. 252.
• Louisburg, Lord Loudoun's expedition against, in 1757, i. 248;
• Amherst's expedition against, in 1758—Wolfe, Boscawen, and Montgomery, at the siege of, i. 260;
• present condition of the site of the fortress of—French standards taken at, hung in St. Paul's cathedral at London, i. 262.
• Louis, Colonel, a Caghnawaga chief, farewell taken of, by Arnold and others, ii. 167.
• Louisiana, invasion of, contemplated by Genet, iii. 274;
• an expedition for the invasion of, in 1794, frustrated by Washington, iii. 305.
• Lovell, James, a leader of Conway's Cabal, in Congress—spirit of Conway's Cabal revealed by a letter of, to Gates, ii. 577.
• Loyalists, action of Congress with regard to, ii. 92;
• largely relied on by the British ministry, ii. 428.
• Luzerne, Chevalier de, arrival of, at West Point, ii. 662.
• Lyman, General, his share in the defeat of Dieskau, i. 182, 184.

M.

• Macaulay, Mrs., History of England written by, presented by Washington to Reverend Thomas Davis, iii. 534.
• M'Crea, Jane, death of, ii. 481;
• General Gates's false statement as to the manner of her death, ii. 482;
• false account of the manner of her death told by Burke—popular story respecting the death of (note), ii. 483.
• M'Donald, Allan, the husband of Flora, among the Scotch loyalists in North Carolina, ii. 114;iii. 302;
• reception of, by the French government—address of the National Convention to, iii. 436;
• cares and annoyances of—mortification caused to the American government by the conduct of, in France, iii. 437;
• imprudent assurances given by, to the French government, iii. 438;
• application of, for a copy of Jay's treaty, refused by Mr. Jay, iii. 439;
• little good accomplished by, in France, iii. 441;
• recall of, determined upon—letter addressed to Washington respecting, by officers of the government (note), iii. 442;
• the confidence of the French government lost by, iii. 444;
• letter addressed to, by Washington, defending his policy toward France—satisfactory reply made by, to the charges of the French government, iii. 445;
• refusal of the French government to receive any other minister, on the recall of, iii. 492;
• unworthy part played by, on presenting his letters of recall to the French government, iii. 493.
• Montcalm, Marquis de, successor to Dieskau in Canada, i. 232;
• siege of Oswego by, i. 233;
• humanity and politeness of—faithlessness of, according to Graham (note), i. 234;
• Fort William Henry besieged by, in 1757, i. 250;
• force of, at Quebec, i. 294;
• vigilance of—unsuccessful attempt of Wolfe to storm the intrenchments of, i. 295;
• incredulity of, as to Wolfe's having scaled the Heights of Abraham, i. 298;
• mortal wound received by—letter of, to General Townshend, recommending prisoners to humane treatment—and Wolfe, monument erected to, i. 300.
• Montgomery, Richard, by the side of Wolfe in the attack upon Louisburg in 1758, i. 261;
• appointed brigadier-general in the continental army—brother-in-law of Robert R. Livingston, i. 548;
• letter of, to General Schuyler, in relation to his movement on Isle aux Noix—Schuyler's affection for and confidence in, i. 663;
• siege of St. John on the Sorel conducted by, i. 670;
• insubordination in the camp of, at St. John, i. 671, 676;
• blamed for generosity toward prisoners, i. 680, 705;
• determination of, to advance on Montreal, i. 698;
• anxiety of, on his entering Canada, for a junction with Arnold—troops of, unwilling to follow him to Canada—Montreal abandoned by Sir Guy Carleton on the approach of—large quantities of woollen clothing found in Montreal by—anxiety of, to proceed to Quebec, i. 700, 701;
• mortification of, at the unwillingness of his troops to advance on Quebec, i. 703;
• letter of, to Schuyler, complaining of the want of gentlemen among his officers, i. 704;
• deserted by many of his New-England troops and Green Mountain Boys, i. 705;
• determination of, to retire from the public service—major-general's commission bestowed upon, by Congress, i. 706;
• junction of, with Arnold, at Point aux Trembles, i. 708;
• departure of, for Quebec, from Point aux Trembles, in a snowstorm—Holland House the headquarters of, at the siege of Quebec—inadequate means of, for the investment of Quebec, i. 709;
• letters of, to the citizens of Quebec, conveyed within the walls by the agency of a woman, i. 714;
• breast-works of ice erected by, destroyed, i. 715;
• plan of, for an assault, delayed by dissentions among his officers—last letter written by, to General Schuyler (note), i. 716;
• plans of, made known to Carleton by deserters—plan of attack changed by, i. 717;
• death of, while heading an attack upon a battery in charge of Captain Barnsfare, i. 718;
• party led by, driven back to Wolfe's cove, i. 719;
• remains of, subsequently removed to New York—monument erected to the memory of, by order of Congress—British officers affected by the death of—eulogium pronounced over the remains of, by Governor Carleton, i. 722.
• Monticello, retirement of Jefferson to, in 1793, iii. 289.
• Montour, an Indian interpreter with Washington at Great Meadows, i. 114.
• Montreal, siege of, by Amherst, in 1760—capitulation of, i. 301;
• a provincial congress recommended to the people of, by Montgomery, i. 712;
• Arnold in command at, ii. 101;
• arrival at, of the commissioners to form a union with the colonies, ii. 145;
• retreat of Arnold from, on the approach of the British—goods of merchants of, seized by Arnold (note), ii. 165.
• Moore, Colonel James, Donald M'Donald pursued by, to Moore's creek, ii. 117.
• Moore's-creek bridge, the battle at, the first of the Revolution below the Roanoke, ii. 119;
• impulse given by the victory at, to the Revolution in the South, ii. 182.
• Moravians, of Salem, in North Carolina, address of, to Washington (note), iii. 182.
• Morgan, Doctor John, successor of Doctor Church at the head of the army hospital, i. 613.
• Morgan, General Daniel, with Braddock in his expedition against Fort Duquesne, i. 152;
• anecdote of, i. 152, 618;
• arrival of, at Cambridge, with a body of southern riflemen—marks upon the back and breast of, i. 618;
• with Arnold in his ex ="ix">property owned by Washington in, at the time of his death, iii. 543.
• Penobscot bay, >iii. 367.
• Randolph, Peyton, chosen president of the first continental Congress, i. 421;
• name of, presented to the British government in a bill of attainder (note), i. 481;
• chosen president of the second continental Congress, i. 528;
• biographical notice of (note), i. 534.
• Rappahannock, house and lands on the, bequeathed to George Washington by his father, i. 29;
• stone thrown across the, by Washington, at Fredericksburg, iii. 593.
• Raritan, bridge of boats over the, constructed by General Howe, ii. 450
• Rawlins, Mr., Washington bled by, in his last sickness, iii. 553.
• "Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington.” by G. W. P. Custis, extracts from (note), iii. 531.
• Red Hook, Long Island, redoubt erected upon, ii. 84.
• Reed, Colonel Joseph, of Philadelphia, letter of, to the earl of Dartmouth, in relation to the general Congress, i. 411;
• extract from a letter of, on the continental Congress, i. 419;
• letter of, in relation to the unanimity of feeling in the colonies in opposition to the claims of Parliament, i. 447;
• letter of, to Lord Dartmouth, denying that independence was aimed at, i. 453;
• Washington's private secretary at Cambridge, i. 574;
• letter of Washington to, on the condition of the continental army, ii. 14;
• letter of Washington to, alluding to the difficulties of his position at Cambridge, ii. 46, 50;
• sent by Washington to meet Lieutenant Brown, bearing a flag from Lord Howe, ii. 225;
• despondent letter of, in relation to the prospects of the republic (note), ii. 311;
• letters of, to General Lee, ii. 338, 339;
• unfaithfulness of, to Washington, ii. 340;
• letter of General Lee to, reflecting on Washington—disaffection of, discovered by Washington, ii. 347;
• explanatory letters of, to Washington, ii. 348;
• prisoners taken by, near Princeton, ii. 382.
• Regulators of North Carolina, in 1770, i. 371;
• defeated by Governor Try on, and the leaders hanged, i. 372;
• junction of, with the tories—respect of, for the oath given to Tryon (note), ii. 114.
• Reidesel, Baroness, with her husband in the camp of Burgoyne, ii. 534;
• account left by, of the generous conduct of Schuyler, ii. 537.
• Religion, Washington's opinion of the importance of, to the well-being of a state, i. 336.
• Republican and Federal parties, origin of, iii. 151.
• Republicans, Jefferson at the head of the party, iii. 188.
• Revere, Paul, people incited by, to seize the fort at Portsmouth, i. 484;
• bills of the first issue of continental money engraved by (note), i. 550.
• Rhode Island, batteries of Newport seized by the people of, i. 484;
• army voted by the assembly of, after the battle of Lexington, i. 514;
• complete equipment of the troops from, in the army at Cambridge, i. 596;
• tories of, quiet after the visit of General Lee, ii. 18;
• combined efforts of the American and French forces to recapture, ii. 637;
• singular conduct of D'Estaing at, ii. 638;
• severe engagement at Quaker hill, on—arrival of Sir Henry Clinton at—irritation caused by the failure to recapture, ii. 639;
• and New York, the British confined to, ii. 645;
• refusal of, to ratify the federal constitution, iii. 98;
• not visited by Washington, in his tour through New England, in 1789, iii. 134;
• federal constitution adopted by, in 1790—visit of Washington to, in 1790, iii. 162.
• Richmond hill, Washington and his military family occupants of the mansion at, in 1776, ii. 172.
• Richmond, visit of Washington to, on his southern tour, iii. 180;
• Riflemen, American, origin of the Indian-like dress of, i. 389.
• "Rights of Man,” Paine's, detested by John Adams, but admired by Jefferson, iii. 190;
• apparently endorsed by Washington and Jefferson, iii. 191;
• several copies taken by Wellington to Mount Vernon—statement of Paine respecting the sale of (note), iii. 200;
• Rivington, the tory printer, type and presses of, destroyed by Sears, ii. 33.
• Roberts and Carlisle, Quakers, hanged as spies, i. 462.
• Robespierre, fall of, in 1794, iii. 302.
• Robinson, Colonel, defence of Boston Neck by, i. 513.
• Robinson, Speaker, letters of Washington to, urging the invasion of the Ohio country, i. 206, 244;
• letter of Washington to, in relation to the conduct of Governor Dinwiddie, i. 218;
• advice of, to Washington, not to resign his commission, i. 245;
• address of, on the part of the Virginia house of burgesses, to Washington, i. 288.
• Rochambeau, Count de, arrival of French troops under the command of, at Newport, ii. 679;
• blockaded in Newport by Admiral Arbutbnot, ii. 681;
• conference of Washington with, at Weathersfield, ii. 722;
• money borrowed of, by Robert Morris, ii. 726;
• death of, at the age of eighty-two, iii.161, 463.
• Suffolk county, in Massachusetts, convention held in, i. 427;
• resolves of the convention of, laid before the continental Congress, i. 432.
• Sulgrave, domain of, granted by Henry VIII. to Lawrence Washington, in 1538, i. 19.
• Sullivan, John, appointed brigadier-general in the continental army, i. 548;
• biographical notice of, i. 549;
• ordered by Washington to seize certain tories in Portsmouth as hostages, i. 746;
• the successor of Thomas in command at the Sorel, ii. 148;
• sanguine letter of, from the Sorel, ii. 151;
• letter of Washington to Congress respecting, ii. 152;
• melancholy words of, in relation to affairs in Canada, ii. 163;
• retreat of, before Burgoyne, ii. 164, 166;
• demoralization of the troops under the command of, ii. 166;
• mortification of, at being superseded by Gates, ii. 168, 244;
• departure of, from Crown Point, on the arrival of Gates, ii. 251;
• placed in temporary command of the troops on Long Island—superseded by Putnam, ii. 264;
• made prisoner in the battle of Long Island, ii. 272;
• verbal message sent by, to Congress, by Lord Howe, ii. 289;
• warm reply of Washington to the complaints of, ii. 431;
• unsuccessful expedition of, against the British on Staten Island (note), ii. 495;
• mischief caused at the battle of the Brandywine by the sensitiveness of, ii. 506;
• expedition of, against the Indians on the Genesee river, ii. 656;
• letter of Washington to, in relation to reforms in the army, ii. 700;
• letter of Washington to, advocating executive departments, ii. 713.
• Sullivan's Familiar Letters, personal appearance of Washington described in, iii. 601.
• Sumter, General, movements of, in the South, ii. 682;
• total defeat of, by Tarleton, ii. 684;
• sent by Greene with light-troops into the neighborhood of Charleston, iii. 3.
• Sunday, custom, in Virginia, of using it for political purposes (note), i. 400.
• Sunday-laws of New England offensive to the Quakers, i. 455.
• Surveying-expedition, Washington's first, journal of, still preserved—extracts from the journal of, i. 53;
• extracts from a letter of Washington written during, i. 55.
• Surveyor, Washington's experience as, a preparation for his high destiny, i. 52, 56, 58.
• Surveys of Washington, correctness of, i. 56.
• Swede's ford, General Howe at, ii. 513.
• Swords left by Washington to his nephews, iii. 540.

T.

• Table kept by Washington before the Revolution, iii. 585;
• abstemious habits of Washington at, iii. 586;
• Washington's at Philadelphia, iii. 589.
• Taft, Mr., letter of Washington to, from Hartford, in 1789 (note), iii. 133.
• Talleyrand, M. de, insulting propositions of, to the American envoys in Paris, iii. 501;
• attempts of, to procure a douceur from the American envoys, iii. 502, 504;
• interview of, with the American envoys, iii. 503;
• declaration of war against the United States threatened by, iii. 504;
• indirect efforts of, toward bringing about a reconciliation with the United States, iii. 527;
• copy of a letter of, transmitted by William Vans Murray to the government at Washington—letter of Washington respecting the “fast and loose game" of, iii. 528.
• Tallmadge, Major, Fort George, at Coram, surprised by, ii. 701.
• Tanacharisson, remonstrance of, with Duquesne, against the aggressions of the French—interview of, with Franklin, in Pennsylvania, i. 73;
• belt of wampum presented to, at Great Meadows, i. 114;
• desertion of, on the approach of the French—subsequent history of (note), i. 120.
• Tarleton, Colonel, massacre by, of a body of troops under Colonel Buford, ii. 676;
• defeated by Morgan at the Cowpens, ii. 714;
• total defeat of General Sumter by, ii. 682.
• Tarrytown, arrest of Major AndrÉ at, ii. 690.
• "Taxation no Tyranny,” by Doctor Johnson, remarkable passage struck out of (note), ii. 113.
• "Taxation without representation tyranny,” i. 323.
• Tea, universally proscribed in the colonies in 1770, i. 369;
• thrown overboard in Boston harbor, i. 388.
• Tenbroeck, General, opportune arrival of, at the second battle near Bemis's Heights, ii. 532.
• Ternant, M., successor of Count de Moustier, as French minister to the United States, iii. 223;
• arrival of, at Newport, ii. 679.
• Thacher, Doctor, personal appearance of Washington described by, i. 585;
• testimony of, as to the skill of the southern riflemen, i. 618.
• Thanksgiving, day of, recommended by Washington in 1789, iii.

  V.

  • Valedictory address, Washington's, iii. 202, 473, 476.
  • Valley Forge, chosen by Washington as a place for winter-quarters, ii. 569;
  • sufferings of the patriot army on its march to, ii. 570;
  • huts constructed at, by the army, ii. 570, 571;
  • forcible means used by Washington to obtain supplies for the army at (note), ii. 570, 598;
  • extreme hardships endured by the patriot army at, ii. 571;
  • committee of arrangements appointed by Congress to visit Washington at, ii. 595;
  • Mrs. Washington and other ladies at—Washington's headquarters at, at the house of Isaac Potts—name of, derived from the foundry and forge of Isaac Potts (note), ii. 602;
  • desertions from the camp at, ii. 604;
  • arrival at, of the news of the treaty with France, ii. 611;
  • oath of allegiance administered by Washington to the officers at, ii. 613;
  • camp at, broken up on the departure of the British from Philadelphia, ii. 618.
  • Van Braam, Jacob, Washington's fencing-master, i. 46, 62;
  • with Washington on his expedition to the Ohio in 1753, i. 76, 88;
  • with Washington at Great Meadows, i. 114;
  • alleged treachery of, i. 122, 124;
  • detained a prisoner by the French, i. 132, 134;
  • subsequent adventures of, i. 134.
  • Vaudreuil, Marquis de, successor of Duquesne—characteristic anecdote of (note), i. 177;
  • capitulation of, at Montreal, i. 301.
  • Vault, family, of Washington, wish of Washington to have it rebuilt, iii. 542;
  • new family, spot indicated for, by Washington, a few days before his death, iii. 550.
  • Vealtown, troops of General Lee at, ii. 357.
  • Vernon, Admiral, notice of, i. 26.
  • Verplanck's Point, fort on, captured by the British, ii. 658;
  • junction of the French and American troops at, iii. 11.
  • Veto-power, first exercise of it by Washington, iii. 198.
  • Vose, Major, lighthouse destroyed by, on Nantasket Point, i. 618.
  • Virginia, condition of, in the time of Charles II., i. 20;
  • Washington in charge of one of the military districts of, in 1751, i. 61;
  • Washington appointed, in 1755, commander of all the forces of, i. 188;
  • difficulty of raising troops in, to protect the frontier, after Braddock's defeat, i. 191;
  • Governor Dinwiddie's estimate of the population of (note), i. 222;
  • defenceless condition of the frontiers of, i. 225, 244;
  • substantial character of breakfast in, before the Revolution (note), i. 306;
  • indignation of the people of, at the right claimed by Parliament to tax the colonies, i. 368;
  • early efforts made in, to cast off the burden of negro slavery—instructions of the king to the governor of, in relation to the slave-trade, i. 379;
  • address of the assembly of, to the king, on the slave-trade, i. 380;
  • successive prorogations of the house of burgesses of, by Lord Dunmore, i. 381;
  • short but memorable session of the house of burgesses of, in 1773, i. 382;
  • intercolonial committees of correspondence originated in, i. 382, 383;
  • dissolutions of the house of burgesses of, by Lord Dunmore, i. 384, 392;
  • warlike spirit pervading, in 1775, i. 470;
  • troops of, reviewed by Washington in the winter of 1774-'75, i. 471;
  • effect in, of the news of the battle of Lexington—powder of the province of, seized by Lord Dunmore, i. 517;
  • royal power ended in, i. 520;
  • invasion of, by Cornwallis, ii. 720;
  • legislature of, in 1794, adverse to British creditors recovering their just debts, iii. 301;
  • disunion threatened in, in case Jay's treaty should be ratified, iii. 355;
  • property owned in, by Washington, at the time of his death, iii. 542.
  • Virginia convention proposed, to consider a proposition for a continental Congress, i. 395;
  • resolutions adopted at, i. 401-405;
  • eloquent speech of Washington at—delegates to the general Congress appointed at, i. 407.
  • Virginia convention, the second, held at Richmond in 1775, i. 476;
  • resolutions offered at, by Patrick Henry, i. 477;
  • eloquent speech of Patrick Henry at, i. 479, 481;
  • delegates to the second continental Congress elected at, i. 482.
  • Virginia Gazette, slanders of Washington in, in 1756, i. 211.
  • Virginia house of burgesses, Washington a candidate for, in 1758, i. 275;
  • cost of Washington's election to, i. 276;
  • Washington for fifteen years a member of, i. 308;
  • distinguished members of, in 1769, i. 353;
  • sympathy of, with Massachusetts—resolutions adopted by, in opposition to those of Parliament—dissolved by Lord Botetourt, i. 354.
  • Virginia planters, life of, before the Revolution, i. 305.
  • Virginia troops, letters of Washington in relation to the command of, i. 188;
  • commission as commander of, resigned by Washington—flattering address to Washington by the officers of, i. 286.
  • Visitors, Washington annoyed by, at Mount Vernon, iii. 483;
  • how received by Washington when president, iii. 603.

  W.

  • Waldeck, prince of, mercenaries furnished by, ii. 6.
  • Wallace, Captain, legalized piracy of—Newport threatened by, ii. 16;
  • sent in the Rose up the Hudson river, ii. 218.
  • Walpole, Horace, on young Washington's love of the “whistling of bullets" (note), i. 105.
  • Wanton, Governor, blunt answer of, to Sir James Wallace, i. 484.
  • War-dance, Indian, witnessed by Washington and Fairfax, at Colonel Cresap's, in 1748, i. 54;
  • in the camp of Braddock at Will's creek, i. 151.
  • War, directions as to the mode of declaring, given by Dinwiddie to Washington (note), i. 228.
  • Ward, Ensign, capitulation of, to Contrecoeur, in 1754, i. 98.
  • Ward, General Artemas, in command of troops in the neighborhood of Boston after the battle of Lexington, i. 513;
  • inefficiency of, i. 532;
  • appointed first major-general under Washington, i. 545.
  • Warren, Doctor Joseph, stay of, in Boston, to watch the British army and the tories, i. 503;
  • warning sent by, to Adams and Hancock, at Lexington, i. 504;
  • narrow escape of, at Cambridge, i. 509;
  • letter of, to General Gage, in relation to his want of good faith, i. 514;
  • a volunteer at Breed's hill, i. 562;
  • death of, at the close of the battle of Breed's hill, i. 569;
  • lament of the wife of John Adams for—Everett on the death of—biographical notice of, i. 571;
  • remains of, buried by the British, with proper honors—subsequent disposition of the remains of, i. 572.
  • Warren, James, appointed major-general of Massachusetts militia, ii. 60;
  • letter of Washington to, in relation to the Articles of Confederation, iii. 54.
  • Warren, Mrs. Mercy, remarks of, on the personal appearance of Washington and General Lee, i. 586.
  • Washington, Augustine, brother of George, the family homestead at Pope's creek bequeathed to, by his father, i. 28;
  • marriage of, with Anne Aylett—George an inmate in the family of, when at the school of Mr. Williams, i. 35;
  • letter of George to, in 1755, in relation to his ill-requitted service of the state, i. 186;
  • independent Virginia company trained by, i. 482.
  • Washington, Augustine, father of George, character of, i. 24, 28;
  • death of, in 1743, i. 28.
  • Washington, Bushrod, papers and property bequeathed to, by Washington, iii. 539, 540.
  • Washington, Captain William, division of General Greene led by, at Trenton, ii. 373.
  • Washington, Charles, Franklin's gold-headed cane bequeathed to, by Washington, iii. 539.
  • Washington city, lots owned by Washington in at the time of his death, iii. 543.
  • Washington family in Virginia, early history of, i. 22.
  • Washington, George, birthplace of, i. 17, 23;
  • lineage of, i. 18;
  • early education of, i. 24;
  • maxims of, in youth, i. 37;
  • marriage of, i. 287;
  • stature of (note), i. 306, iii. 591, 597;
  • dress of, i. 306, iii. 589, 600, 603;
  • style of living of, before the Revolution, i. 307;
  • devotion of, i. 337, iii. 112, 602;
  • table of, i. 616, iii. 585-589;
  • will of, iii. 535;
  • estate of, iii. 541;
  • death of, iii. 556;
  • funeral of, iii. 558;
  • fondness of, for field-sports, iii. 584;
  • toilet of, iii. 587;
  • strength of arm of—weight of, iii. 593;
  • frame of, iii. 594;
  • great size of hands of, iii. 595;
  • awe inspired by the presence of, iii. 597, 598.
  • Washington, George A., death of, in 1793—affection of Washington for (note)—kindness of Washington to the widow of (note), iii. 235;
  • carriage presented to, by Washington (note), iii. 236.
  • Washington, George Fayette, property bequeathed to, by Washington, iii. 540.
  • Washington, John and Lawrence, emigrate to Virginia in 1657, i. 20.
  • Washington, Joseph, the “Defensio pro Populo” of Milton translated by—a friend of the “Commonwealth,” and author of several works—damage done by, to the cause of the Stuarts, i. 20.
  • Washington, Lawrence Augustine, property bequeathed to, by Washington, iii. 540.
  • Washington, Lawrence, brother of George, educated in England, i. 24, 25;
  • in the British attack upon Carthagena in 1741, i. 26;
  • marriage of, to Miss Fairfax, i. 35;
  • affection of, for his brother George, i. 25, 43;
  • a member of the Virginia house of burgesses, i. 61;
  • attacked by consumption—visit of, to Barbados, in company with his brother George, in 1751, i. 62;
  • death of, at Mount Vernon, in 1752, i. 64.
  • Washington, Lawrence, mayor of Northampton in the reign of Henry VIII., i. 19.
  • Washington, Lund, the general's agent at Mount Vernon—letter of Washington to, in relation to remuneration of his services, i. 765;
  • instructions of Washington to, in relation to charity and frugality, i. 766.
  • Washington, Mrs., sickness of the daughter of, i. 375;
  • death of the daughter of, in 1773, i. 378;
  • letter of Washington to, respecting his election as commander-in-chief—letters of Washington to, destroyed by (note), i. 539;
  • invited by her husband to join him at Cam>bridge, i. 765;
  • mode of travelling of, i. 766;
  • ball proposed in honor of, i. 767;
  • arrival of, in the camp at Cambridge, i. 768;
  • inoculated for the small-pox, in Philadelphia (note), ii. 157;
  • considerate conduct of Washington toward, iii. 52;
  • honors paid to, on her way to New York in 1789, iii. 110;
  • first levee of, iii. 111;
  • levees of, in Philadelphia, iii. 170;
  • property left to, by Washington, iii. 535;
  • resignation of, at the death of her husband, iii. 556;
  • letter of, to President Adams, in relation to proposed national funeral honors to her husband, iii. 565.
  • Washington, Samuel, provisions of the will of Washington respecting the heirs of, iii. 538.
  • Washington, Sir Henry, colonel under Prince Rupert in 1643, i. 19;
  • defender of Worcester against Cromwell's general, Fairfax, in 1646, i. 20.
  • Washington, Sir Lawrence and Anne, monument of, in the parish church of Garsdon, i. 19.
  • Washington, Sir William, brother-in-law of Villiers, duke of Buckingham, i. 19.
  • Washington, William Augustine, property left to, by Washington, iii. 538.
  • Washington, William, invitation of, at Charlestown, declined by Washington, iii. 180.
  • Waterbury, General, gallantry of, in a naval engagement on Lake Champlain, ii. 334.
  • Watertown, address of James Warren to Washington, on his arrival at, in 1775, i. 583.
  • Waxhaw, body of republicans surprised and massacred by Tarleton on the banks of the, ii. 676.
  • Wayne, General Anthony, shabby regimentals of, at Middlebrook, ii. 458;
  • sent by Washington to annoy the rear of Howe's army—night-attack upon, by the British under General Grey, ii. 514;
  • court-martial demanded by, ii. 515;
  • attack led by, at the battle of Germantown, ii. 553;
  • exploits of, in New Jersey, ii. 598;
  • capture of Stony Point by, ii. 659;
  • efforts of, to quell the mutiny of the Pennsylvania troops—picture drawn by, of the sufferings of the army at Morristown (note), ii. 707;
  • Cornwallis attacked by, at Old Jamestown, ii. 721;
  • Savannah taken possession of by, iii. 11;
  • appointed commander-in-chief of the army in the Northwest, iii. 197;
  • operations of, against the northwestern Indians, iii. 328;
  • results of his treaty with the Indians in the Northwest, iii. 378.
  • Weathersfield, conference of Washington with Rochambeau at, ii. 722.
  • Webb, General, cowardly conduct of, at Fort Edward, i. 250.
  • Weight of Washington, iii. 593.
  • Wessington, John de, prior of a convent in 1426, i. 19.
  • West Indies, American vessels excluded from, iii. 100;
  • depredations on American vessels in, committed by French cruisers, iii. 466;
  • complaints of the conduct of Commodore Barney in, iii. 467.
  • West Point, fortifications at, commenced by Bernard Romans, ii. 127;
  • headquarters of Washington at—letter of Washington to Doctor Cochran, showing the style of living at (note), ii. 660;
  • information given to the British by Arnold, respecting, ii. 698;
  • the military academy at, suggested by Washington, iii. 456.
  • Wheatley, Phillis, a slave, biographical notice of, ii. 54;
  • her correspondence with Washington, ii. 55, 56;
  • poem written by, addressed to Washington, ii. 57.
  • Whipple, Captain, the schooner GaspÉ taken and burned by a party under—threat of Sir James Wallace to hang, i. 381;
  • vessels placed under the command of, by the assembly of Rhode Island, i. 739.
  • "Whiskey Insurrection,” language of Washington in relation to the, iii. 305;
  • history of the, iii. 307-320;
  • sympathy of Jefferson with those engaged in the, iii. 327.
  • White, Bishop, present at the opening of the continental Congress, i. 423;
  • present at Washington's farewell dinner, iii. 471.
  • Whitemarsh, encampment of Washington near, ii. 559;
  • efforts of Howe to draw the Americans out of their position at, ii. 568;
  • retreat of Howe from, to Philadelphia—Washington blamed by his enemies in Congress for not fighting at, ii. 569.
  • White, Philip, a “pine robber,” killed by the Jersey people, iii. 13.
  • White Plains, adjournment of the provincial congress of New York to (note), ii. 127;
  • headquarters of Washington in the neighborhood of, ii. 314;
  • account of the battle at, ii. 316-319;
  • losses sustained by the British and Americans at the battle of, ii. 319;
  • sufferings of the American army after the battle of, ii. 321;
  • disgraceful conduct of some of Washington's troops at (note), ii. 323.
  • Wilkes, John, conspicuous part taken by, in favor of the Americans, i. 494;
  • lord-mayor of London, address of, to the king, on American affairs—biographical notice of (note), i. 604;
  • his contemptuous treatment of a royal proclamation, i. 611;
  • speech of, in Parliament, in relation to the British flight from Boston, ii. 86.
  • Wilkinson, Captain James, sent by Arnold to the relief of the Cedars (note), ii. 161;
  • interview of, with General Lee, at the moment of his capture, ii. 358;
  • connection of, with Conway's Cabal, ii. 579.
  • William and Mary College, chancellorship of, accepted by Washington, iii. 48.
  • Williams, Colonel Ephraim, surprised by Dieskau, while marching to the relief of Fort Edward—biographical notice of (note), i. 181.
  • Williams, Otho Holland, with the southern riflemen at the camp at Cambridge, i. 619;
  • appointed brigadier under Wayne, in 1791, iii. 197.
  • Williams, second schoolmaster of Washington, i. 35, 45.
  • Williamsburg, convention at, proposed, to consider a proposition for a continental Congress, i. 395;
  • resolutions adopted at the convention held at, in 1774, i. 401-405;
  • convention at, in 1774—eloquent speech of Washington at—delegates to the general Congress appointed at, i. 407;
  • preparations made at, by the allies, for the siege of Yorktown, ii. 731.
  • Will of Washington, true copy of (note), iii. 535.
  • Will's creek, retreat of Washington to, from Great Meadows, in 1754, i. 124;
  • Indian war-dance at, in Braddock's camp, i. 151;
  • fatal delay of Braddock at, i. 156.
  • Wilmington, headquarters of Washington at, ii. 497;
  • visit of Washington to, on his southern tour, in 1791, iii. 181.
  • Wilson, James, appointed associate judge of the supreme court in 1789, iii. 122.
  • Winchester, headquarters of Washington at, in 1755, i. 189;
  • Fort Loudoun erected by Washington at, i. 214;
  • irksomeness of Washington's duties at, i. 240;
  • property owned by Washington in the town of, iii. 543.
  • Winter hill, Lee's division stationed at, at the siege of Boston, i. 619.
  • Woedtke, Baron de, commissioners to Canada accompanied by, ii. 145;
  • intemperate habits of—biographical notice of (note), ii. 165.
  • Wolcott, Oliver, letter of, to his wife, in relation to the frugal habits of Washington, iii. 170;
  • letter of, in relation to Washington's declining the presidency for a third term, iii. 450;
  • letter of Washington to, after his retirement to private life, iii. 481.
  • Wolfe, Brigadier-General James, at the taking of Louisburg in 1758, i. 260;
  • reliance of the English people upon, in the expedition against Quebec—character of, as described by Walpole (note)—names of men, afterward distinguished, in the expedition of, against Quebec, i. 293;
  • Monckton sent by, to occupy Point Levi, i. 294;
  • unsuccessful attempt of, to storm Montcalm's intrenchments, i. 295;
  • on a sick-bed concerts with Saunders, a plan for scaling the Heights of Abraham—news of the repulse and subsequent success of, received by Pitt on the same day (note)—presentiment of death upon the mind of, i. 297;
  • impromptu stanzas composed by, on the eve of the attack—Gray's Elegy quoted by, on his way to the Heights of Abraham, i. 298;
  • last words and death of, i. 299;
  • and Montcalm, joint monument erected to the memory of—biographical notice of (note), i. 300.
  • Woodhull, General, commissioned to drive the live stock to Hempstead, ii. 266;
  • made a prisoner and brutally treated by Sir James Baird (note), ii. 277.
  • Woodhull, Reverend Doctor John, reference to manuscript letters of (note)—anecdote respecting (note), ii. 281.
  • Wooster, David, appointed brigadier-general in the continental army—brief biographical notice of, i. 548;
  • invited to the neighborhood of New York by the provincial congress (note), i. 582;
  • directed by Washington to join General Schuyler at Lake Champlain—apprehensions of Washington respecting, i. 710;
  • patriotic letter of, to Schuyler—refusal of the officers and men under, to sign the articles of war (note), i. 711;
  • fear or jealousy of, with regard to Arnold, ii. 100;
  • testimony of Congressional commissioners as to his unfitness for command (note), ii. 147;
  • death of, at Danbury, ii. 436;
  • resolution of Congress to erect a monument to the memory of—biographical notice of (note), ii. 437.
  • Writs of assistance issued in 1761—universal opposition to—speech of James Otis on the subject of, i. 317.
  • Wyoming massacre, ii. 641.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  
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