Cost of, 3;
artistic features of, 3-4;
inscriptions and arms on, 4-6;
M. Hanotaux on French contribution to, 15;
fitting memorial to Champlain, 35;
symbolizes Champlain’s discovery, 51;
on highway of water travel, 54;
pleases French visitors, 72, 186;
permanent location chosen for bust “La France” on, 73, 190;
formal exercises at, [for analysis see Crown Point Forts], 73-76;
Description of, by Deschamps, 83-84;
René Bazin on the unveiling of “La France” at, 104-5;
a testimonial in bronze of the good will of France on, 110;
military features at dedication of, 120, 121;
Dedicatory ceremonies, 133-47:
Prominent guests, 133;
invocation by Rev. Lewis Francis, 134;
unveiling of, by Miss Louise G. Witherbee, 134;
address of Chairman Knapp presenting Memorial to Governor of New
York, 135-36;
Pres. John M. Thomas presented Memorial to representative of
Governor of Vermont, 136;
address of Gov. Dix transferring Memorial to United States,
136-37;
address of Adjt.-Gen. Tillotson transferring Memorial to United
States, 138-40;
address of William Cary Sanger receiving Memorial on part of
United States, 140-41;
address of Count de Peretti de la Rocca representing France,
141-42;
address of Robert Roberts, 142-47;
benediction by Rev. J. W. Dwyer, 147;
Port Henry overlooks, 151;
joint work of New York and Vermont Commissions, 185-86;
French delegation approved and placed “La France” as seal on, 186,
190.
Literary exercises, Contributors to high quality of, 191.
Littebrant, William Thomas, Captain, and staff of Fifteenth U. S.
Cavalry, Obligations of Commission to, 191.
Lloyd, James Horace, Brig.-Gen., and staff of Third Brigade of
National Guard, N. Y., Obligations of Commission to, 191-92.
Locarno and Bluff Point, 153.
Lodge, Henry Cabot, U. S. Senator, reported Joint Resolution to
Senate, 181.
Long House, The, of the Iroquois, 41;
alliance of, with the English forces, 41;
greatest war machine of the time, 137.
Longfellow’s Hiawatha, Dramatic version of, presented by Indians, 235.
Longworth, Charles F., expert in food products, 208.
Louis XV sent Montcalm to Ticonderoga, 102;
officials of, 227.
Louis XVI, Officials of, 227.
Louis the Just, Champlain on France under, 14.
Louisiana, Cession of, 35;
anniversary of Treaty of cession of, 36;
once the territory of France, 60.
Louvre, Works of modern sculptors in the, 19.
Lovell’s, Col., New Hampshire Regiment, under Gen. Amherst, 127.
Lowell, Abbott Lawrence, President of Harvard University, entertained
French delegates at luncheon, 27.
Lyman’s, Col. Phineas, Connecticut Regiment, under Gen. Amherst, 127.
Lynde, John, Judge, 207.
Lyon, J. B., Company, Excellence of typographical work of, 193.
Mabie, Hamilton Wright, on the story of Lake Champlain, 72, 166;
on the beauties of the Champlain valley during the Tercentenary
Celebration, 199.
McCarren, Patrick Henry, Senator, Death of, 182.
McCuen, Robert William, moved the appointment of the Vermont
Commission, 181;
member of Commission, 224.
McCullough, John Griffith, guest at banquet, 32.
Macdonough, Thomas, Commodore of American fleet, 40, 52;
to have monument on Lake Champlain, 169;
importance of victory of, 228;
defeated British squadron, 233;
Congress voted a gold medal to, 233.
MacKaye, Percy, “Ballad of Ticonderoga,” 72, 81.
McLaughlin, Chester Bentine, Judge, from the Champlain valley, 207.
McMahon, Michael Deavitt, member of Vermont Commission, 224.
Macomb, Alexander, Brig.-Gen. commanding Americans at Plattsburgh,
233.
Maine, England after northeast corner of, 233.
Maisonneuve, Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de, Statue to, in Montreal, 96;
founder of Montreal, 96.
Malby, George Ronald, M. C., Efforts of, for Federal co-operation,
179, 182;
death of, 182;
obligations of Commissions to, 191.
_Manley_, torpedo boat, in the flotilla, 191.
Maps of the region, 198.
Marin, ——, French officer, saved Israel Putnam from being burned by
Indians, 235.
Marquette, James, saw the Missouri, 33, 35;
statue of, in the Capitol at Washington, 96.
Marseillaise, The, played, 72, 77;
M. Deschamps on, 80, 84, 86.
Marsh, George Perkins, from the Champlain valley, 204;
the works of, 210.
Marsh, James, President of the University of Vermont, 208;
writings of, 210.
Martin, George, Judge, native of the Champlain valley, 207.
Massachusetts granite for Plattsburgh Memorial, 7, 8.
Massachusetts Historical Society, Collections, 198.
Masson, Frédéric, presided at meeting of the Five Academies, 94.
_Matin, Le_, aided the Franco-American Committee, 16.
Maugras, Charles Gaston, of the French Embassy, invited to the
dedications, 117;
at dedication of Tablet, 125.
Maurepas, Jean Frédéric Phélippeaux, Fort Frédéric named after, 52,
227, 239.
Mead, Rev. Charles Marsh, author, from the Champlain valley, 211.
Mead, John Abner, Governor, member of Vermont Commission, 5;
guest at the Waldorf-Astoria banquet, 32;
declined to speak, 43;
entertained at Fort Ticonderoga, 71-72;
remarks of, at Crown Point exercises, 74;
represented by Adjt.-Gen. Tillotson at dedication of Memorial
Lighthouse, 120, 125, 138;
and of Champlain Statue, 166;
regret at absence of, 139;
Gen. Tillotson on cause of illness of, 167;
obligations of Commissions to, 191.
Memorial Lighthouse, _see_ Lighthouse.
Memorials to Samuel Champlain, Construction of [by HENRY W.
HILL], 1-9:
Bill authorizing, passed, 1;
opportunity at Crown Point Forts for a Memorial Lighthouse, 2;
contracts let for, 3;
cost, 3;
artistic features of, 3-4;
inscriptions on, 4-5;
arms on, 5;
Tablet on, 6;
the Rodin bust, 6;
the Plattsburgh Memorial, 6-9:
Described by the architects, 7;
inscriptions on, 8;
the Statue, 8;
completion and cost, 9.
_See also_ Champlain Memorial.
Mens agitat molem, 63.
Menu cards at State banquet, 31.
“Mer des Iroquois,” 227.
Merritt, Edwin Atkins, Jr., Chairman Committee on Appropriations, 182.
Messier, Charles, Contributions of, to science, 21.
Metropolitan Club in New York, Luncheon at, 25.
Michael Angelo, Rodin as devoted to mastery of nature as, 19.
Middlebury College Library, 198.
Military Committee, Report of, by Howland Pell, 120-22:
Staff of Gov. Dix, 120;
representatives of Gov. Mead, 120;
military companies, 121;
participation of companies in Crown Point exercises, 121;
review of Fifth Infantry at Plattsburgh Barracks, 122;
list of officers and men at ceremony, 122.
Military features of the ceremonies, _see_ Military Committee, Report
of.
Military records of the United States, France, Great Britain and
Canada, 198.
Millard, Stephen Columbus, M. C., born in the Champlain valley, 203.
Missionaries, Early French, 33, 35, 102;
treatment of natives by, 38-39;
sowed the seeds of civilization, 60;
_les volontaires de la foi et de l’espérance_, 64.
Missisquoi Bay, Major Robert Rogers at, 234.
Missisquoi River, The, 248.
Mississippi River, Pres. Finley on the, 33.
Mississippi valley, Pres. Finley on the, 33.
Missouri River, Pres. Finley on the, 33-34.
Mitchell, Dr. and Mrs. Silas Weir, at luncheon to the French
delegation, 28.
Moffit, John Henry, M. C., banker, born in the Champlain valley, 205.
Moffitt, Stephen, General, born in the Champlain valley, 208.
Mohawks attack Fort Ste. Anne, 234.
Mohegans, Encampments of, displaced by pleasant homes, 82.
Molière, _Les Fourberies de Scapin_ of, played by students of College
of City of New York, 25.
Mona Lisa, “La France” fit to replace the, 18.
Money loaned us by France, 59.
Monk, Frederick de Bartzch, helped entertain French visitors in
Canada, 89.
Montaigne, Michel Eyquem de, once mayor of Bordeaux, 43.
Montcalm de Saint-Véran, Louis Joseph, Marquis de, defeated
Abercromby, 40, 231;
achieved fame at Ticonderoga, 55;
victory of, in 1758, 71, 93;
at Plattsburgh, 78;
French delegation decorated tomb of, 89;
Vidal de la Blache on memories of, 94, 95;
homage to, in America, 96;
defended Fort Carillon against the English, 102;
Germain redoubt constructed by, 103;
inspiring deeds of, 128;
M. Jusserand’s tribute to, 188;
garrisoned Fort Carillon, 231.
Montgomery, Richard, Brig.-Gen., joined Gen. Schuyler on Isle La
Motte, 234.
Montgomery’s Highlanders, 77th Regiment, under Gen. Amherst, 127.
Montpetit, Édouard, Professor, of Laval University, helped to
entertain the French visitors in Canada, 89.
Montreal, Site of, fixed by Champlain, 48;
reception and banquet to French delegation at, 89;
founded by Maisonneuve, 96;
M. Bazin on the journey to, 106.
Montreal Chamber of Commerce, welcomes French visitors, 89.
Montreal Library, 198.
Mooers, Benjamin, Maj.-Gen., commanded militia at Battle of
Plattsburgh, 159.
Moore, Sir Henry, in land controversy, 227.
Moore, John White, Rear-Admiral, a native of the Champlain valley,
208.
Moore, Pliny, Judge, from the Champlain valley, 207.
Morning, Early, at Lake Champlain, 101.
Mortars, Stone, very uncommon in region, 253.
Morton, Levi Parsons, from the Champlain valley, 204.
Morvan, The mountains of, recalled, 95.
Mott, Edward, Captain, Report of, 243-44:
Order to Ethan Allen, 243;
informed Congress of capture of Ticonderoga, 243;
Major in Col. Gay’s regiment, 244.
Mott, Samuel, Chief Engineer of the northern army, 243-44.
Mount Defiance, overtowering Ticonderoga, 72;
Burgoyne erected a battery on, 232.
Mount Independence, owned by S. H. P. Pell, 71;
commanding position of, 72.
Mount Mansfield rises back of Burlington, 151.
Mount of France, The, at Ticonderoga, 103.
Mount Vernon, French delegation visits, 26.
Musée du Luxembourg, Works of modern sculptors in, 19.
Museum, The house of Fort Carillon a, 104.
Museum of French Art, Opening of a, 26.
Myers, John Rossiter, Tribute of M. Deschamps to, 80;
aided the Commission, 193.
Naples and Burlington compared, 151.
Nathan Beman Chapter, D. A. R., took part in reception of French
delegation, 79.
Nation, A, may lose in war, but a great race can hardly be rubbed
out, 146.
National Assembly of France aroused, 54;
response of, to message of President of United States in 1848, 54.
National Government, The, protects all the people, 140.
National Guard of New York, Third Brigade of, Obligations of
Commission to officers and members of, 191-92.
National Press Club, Washington, D. C., gave reception to French
delegation, 27.
Nations cannot neglect courtesies, 14.
Navy, Natives of the Champlain valley in the, 207, 209.
Nebulae, The, 21.
Nelson, Charles Alexander, Indexes by, 193.
Nelson, Samuel, Judge, a native of the Champlain valley, 206.
New England slowly becoming New France, 146.
New France, Champlain founder of, 168.
New York City, Hospitalities extended to French visitors in, 25-26,
27;
M. Hanotaux on, 45, 46, 49;
M. Bazin on, 101.
New York Historical Society, Collections, 198.
New York State, Arms of, on base of Memorial Lighthouse, 5;
once owned Ticonderoga, 95;
Senators and Representatives from, invited, 117;
Governor and other officials of, invited to dedications, 117;
co-operation of Governors and Legislatures of, 218;
share of, in general expenses and cost of Memorials, 218;
controversies of, with Vermont, 232.
New York State Historical Association, Tablet at Fort Amherst
placed in charge of, 126;
address of acceptance by Treasurer of, 128;
address of acceptance by Secretary of, 129;
Collections of the, 198;
papers in publications of, 214.
New York State Museum, Bulletins of, 258.
Niagara Falls, French visitors entertained at, 90.
Nichols, George Frederick, Colonel, native of the Champlain valley,
207.
Ninth Separate Company of Whitehall, at Crown Point Forts, 121, 125.
Noonan, Thomas Hazard, Judge, born in the Champlain valley, 207.
Notes on the archæology of the Champlain valley (G. H.
PERKINS), 247-58.
Nouvelle-Angleterre, la, Une des proclamations de, 63.
O’Brien, John Francis, Secretary of State, born in the Champlain
valley, 206.
Officers, Noted, visited the forts, 227.
Ohio, once French territory, 60.
Ohio River, The, called La Belle Rivière, 34.
Olcott, Jacob Van Vechten, M. C., assisted the Commission, 179.
“Old Forty-Twa” Royal Highlanders, 129.
Oliver, Robert Shaw, Brig.-Gen., accompanied the French delegates to
Mount Vernon, 26.
Orion, The great nebula of, 21.
O’Ryan, John F., Maj.-Gen., invited to dedications, 117;
guest of the Commission at Crown Point, 120;
at dedication of the Tablet, 125.
Ottawa Library, 198.
Otter Creek, American squadron fitted out at mouth of, 234;
a moulded copper celt found at, 258.
Oubanghi, Future city on the, 14.
Page, Carroll Smalley, aided in securing Federal co-operation, 181.
Palmer, Frank, Colonel, native of the Champlain valley, 207.
Palmer, George William, M. C., born in the Champlain valley, 205.
Palmer, Peter Sailly, “History of Lake Champlain,” and “History of
the Battle of Valcour on Lake Champlain,” 197.
Paltsits, Victor Hugo, Papers by, 214;
light on early history of the region in, 240.
Pan-American Building, Ball at the, to French delegation, 27.
Panama Canal, Frenchmen and the, 36;
conceived by Champlain, 36, 137;
M. Hanotaux on the, 49.
Parade, Civic and military, at Plattsburgh, 159.
Paris, Dinner to French delegation on return to, 91-93;
Americans return to, Frenchmen to America, 142.
Parisian press, The, aided the Franco-American Committee, 16.
Parker, John Mason, Judge, from the Champlain valley, 204, 207.
Parkman, Francis, on the struggles about Crown Point, 72;
on French pioneers, 170;
historical works of, 197.
“Pastoral,” Heber’s statue of the, 3.
Patridge, John Alden, Captain, from the Champlain valley, 209.
Patriotism, Intense, in France, 18;
of sons of Plattsburgh, 164.
Pau, The plain of, suggested by view at Carillon, 104.
Paulding, William, Colonel, and staff, of the Twenty-fourth U. S.
Infantry, Obligations of Commission to, 191.
“Pavilion, The,” summer home of S. H. P. Pell. 71.
“Paysages d’Amérique” (RENÉ BAZIN), 101-6.
Peace, between English speaking peoples, One hundredth anniversary
of, 78;
light of, replaces fitful fire of early war, 135;
a century of, 135, 164;
forces working for, 147;
an occasion to exchange words for international, 147;
assured, 165.
Peace projects, Great, planned between the United States and British
Empire, 78.
PELL, HOWLAND, Member of New York Commission, iii, 4, 8,
218, 226;
supervised erection of the Memorial Lighthouse, 6, 119;
ancient pieces of armor of, used as models, 8;
looked after details at banquet at Waldorf, 31;
entertained Joint Commissions in Block House, 71, 193;
at dock to bid farewell to French delegation, 90;
Report of the Military Committee, 120-22;
Report of Tablet Committee on exercises at the unveiling, 125-27;
At dedication of Memorial Lighthouse, 133;
Services rendered by, 218.
Pell, Stephen Hyatt Pelham, at banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria, 32;
welcomes and entertains the French delegation at Ticonderoga, 71,
102, 192;
M. Bazin on the hospitality of, 102-3;
bought land to protect historical ground, 71, 103;
invited to dedications, 117;
at unveiling of Tablet, 126;
entertained President Taft, 192.
Pell, William Ferris, Descendants of, own Ticonderoga, 95.
Pelletier, Sir Adolphe, at the Celebration, 187.
People assembled at Crown Point Forts, René Bazin on the, 104-5.
People of the Champlain valley. Enthusiastic support shown to the
Commission by the, 193.
Peretti de la Rocca, Emmanuel, Count de, met the French delegates in
Washington, 26;
invited to the dedications, 117;
at dedication of the Tablet, 125;
represented the French Ambassador at the dedication of the Memorial
Lighthouse, 133;
Address of, 141-42:
Many commemorations bind together the two Republics, 142;
Frenchmen now discover America and love it, 142;
visited Cliff Haven, 157;
salute in honor of, at Plattsburgh Barracks, 158;
Address at dedication of Champlain Statue, 170-71:
Monument to remind tourists of their first great predecessor, 170;
efforts of French explorers not in vain, 170;
thanks in French for cordial reception, 171.
Peretti de la Rocca, Countess de [_née_ Lepidi de Gaffory], at the
dedicatory exercises, 133.
PERKINS, GEORGE HENRY.—Notes on the archæology of the
Champlain valley, 247-58;
Occupants of the territory, 247-48;
claims of the Caughnawagas, 248;
Iroquois on both sides of the Lake, 249;
implements and weapons found, 249-52;
gouges, 252;
hammers, 252-53;
pestles and mortars, 253;
axes or hatchets, 254;
ceremonial and other stones, 254;
pipes, 255;
pottery, 255-56;
bone objects, and shell beads, 257;
copper from Lake Superior, 257;
Dr. Beauchamp’s writings on, 258.
Perkins, George Henry, Professor, Notes on the archæology of the
valley by, a valuable contribution to this Report, 193;
works of, 211.
Perkins, James Breck, writer on French history, 179.
Perry, Aaron F., M. C., born in the Champlain valley, 204.
Personnel and mission of the French delegation, 13, 16-17.
Peru, The conquistadores sought gold only in, 46.
Pestles of stone, some carved, found, 253.
Phelps, Dr. Abel Mix, from the Champlain valley, 208.
Phelps, Charles Henry, Judge, a native of the Champlain valley, 207.
Phelps, Edward John, from the Champlain valley, 204.
Phelps, Samuel Shethar, from the Champlain valley, 203.
Philadelphia, Hospitalities extended to members of French delegation
in, 27-28;
M. Hanotaux on, 46.
Philippine Islands, Justice in the, 38.
Piaz, J. Dal, _see_ Dal Piaz, J.
Pigeon, Henri, M. Deschamps on, 85.
Pilgrims, Champlain eleven years before the, 51.
Pipes, Stone and earthenware, of the Champlain valley, 255.
Pitt, William, Correspondence of Colonial Governors and officers
with, 198, 239-40.
Pizarro, Francisco, No gathering of many peoples to honor, 164.
Platt, Thomas Collier, U. S. Senator, aided in securing Federal
co-operation, 181.
Platt, Zephaniah, member of first Provincial Congress, 206.
Plattsburgh, Champlain Memorial at, 1, 6-9, 51;
purchased site for Memorial, 6, 119;
the Tercentenary Celebration at, 38;
Commissioners and visitors welcomed at, 77-80;
Vidal de la Blache recalled associations of 1814 at, 96;
Mayor and people of, assisted the Commissioners, 119;
Committee of Chamber of Commerce of, meets Commissioners and guests
at Bluff Point, 157;
tour of city and reception at home of Smith M. Weed, 158-59;
luncheon at Fouquet House, 159;
parade to site of Memorial Statue, 159;
dedicatory ceremonies, 163-73;
patriotic spirit of sons of, 163;
liberal benefactors of, 168;
Memorial Statue accepted on behalf of, 168;
Library at, 198;
land engagements about, 233;
military pageant and formal exercises at, planned, 235-36.
Plattsburgh Barracks, Pageant at, 52;
exercises at, welcoming French delegation, 77-80:
Address of V. F. Boire, 78-79;
addresses by French visitors, 79;
remarks of Mrs. G. F. Tuttle, 79-80;
regimental dress parade, 80;
M. Deschamps’ description of reception at, 85-86;
the salute by Col. Cowles, 86;
reviews of Fifth Infantry U. S. A. at, 122, 158.
Plattsburgh, Battle of, Graves of British officers who fell in,
visited, 158;
Maj.-Gen. Mooers commander of militia at, 159.
Plattsburgh Bay, Naval engagement in, 40, 52, 164, 233;
Davidson’s painting of “The Battle of Lake Champlain,” 159.
Plattsburgh Memorial, _see_ Champlain Memorial Statue.
_Plattsburgh_, steam cutter in the flotilla, 191.
Plumley, Frank, Obligations of Commissions to, 191.
Poëte, Marcel, on the intellectual expansion of France in the United
States, 25.
Poincaré, Raymond, President of Council of Ministers, sends personal
representative, 17, 62, 66;
elected President of France, 67;
subscribed to fund for bust, 75, 186;
presided at dinner to French delegation on its return to Paris, 91;
on Myron T. Herrick, 92;
closing address at dinner, 93;
as President of France made Henry W. Hill a Knight of the Legion
of Honor, 111.
Point au Fer, fortified by Gen. Sullivan, 235.
_Pointe de la Couronne_, 240.
Port Henry, Commissioners and guests at, 72, 151;
M. Deschamps on reception at, 80-81;
his word-picture of, 82;
guests from, on the _Ticonderoga_, 119, 120;
Library at, 198.
Port Henry Band, at Crown Point, 121, 125;
at dedication of Memorial Lighthouse, 134.
Port Kent, gateway to the Adirondacks, 152.
Portales, Jacques de. Count, guest at banquet, 32.
Porter, Horace, General, guest at Waldorf-Astoria banquet, 31.
Porter, Peter Augustus, M. C., assisted the Commission, 179.
Portico, or veranda, a distinctive feature of colonial architecture,
95.
Potter, Joseph, Judge, a native of the Champlain valley, 207.
Pottery, Great variety of, found, 255-56;
Algonkian and Iroquoian, 256-57.
Powers, Horace Henry, M. C. and Chief Judge Supreme Court of Vermont,
205.
Preliminary Champlain Commission, Work of the, 185;
acknowledgment for entertainment and transportation of the, 192;
entertained by Ethan Allen Club, 192.
Prentice, Samuel, from the Champlain valley, 203.
Preparation for dedicatory ceremonies, including military features,
117-22:
Formal invitations sent out, 117-18;
arrangements planned by, and assistance given to the Commissioners,
118-19;
attendance at exercises, 119-20;
report of Military Committee, 120-22.
President of the French Republic, Toasts to, at Waldorf-Astoria
banquet, 32, 37;
at Chamber of Commerce luncheon, 67;
at dinner in Paris on return of French delegation, 93.
President of the United States, Toasts to, 32, 34;
lent his presence to Tercentenary ceremonies, 37;
message of, on establishment of French Republic, 54;
Toast to, at Paris dinner, 93;
unable to attend dedicatory exercises, 118.
Press, the, of this country and of Canada, Thanks of Commissioners
to, 193.
Prevost, Sir George, commander of British forces about Plattsburgh,
233.
“Prideaux’s” (55th) Regiment of Foot, under Gen. Amherst, 127.
Proctor, Fletcher Dutton, Governor, approved Resolution appointing
Vermont Commission, 181, 224;
gave strong support, 182;
death of, 182.
Proctor, Redfield, Senator, favored Tercentenary, 181, 182;
death of, 181.
Prouty, George Herbert, Governor, member of Vermont Commission, 5,
226;
M. Jusserand on, 38;
invited to dedications, 117;
at Champlain Tercentenary, 143, 138;
obligations of the Commissions to, 191.
Provincial regiments commanded by Gen. Amherst, List of, on Tablet,
127.
Pruyn, John I., Colonel, and staff Tenth Infantry N. G. N. Y.,
Obligations of Commission to, 191.
Puga-Borne, Federico, spoke at dinner in Paris to French delegation,
93.
Putnam, Israel, Major, Attempt of Indians to burn, near Whitehall,
235.
Pyrke, Berne Ashley, Judge, of Port Henry, pledged care of the
Tablet, 126.
Quebec celebrated memory of Champlain, 14;
site of, fixed by Champlain, 48, 89, 189;
entertained French visitors, 89;
M. Bazin on the journey to, 106;
taken by English, 146;
foundations of New France laid by Champlain at, 230.
Quebec Library, 198.
Quebec, Province of, French speaking people in, 89;
still French, 146.
Quebec-Miami International Highway, 78.
Raines, John, Senator, Death of, 182.
Rastus, Uncle, not the respondent, 166-67.
Ray, Ossian, from the Champlain valley, 204.
Raymond, Henry Jarvis, founder of the New York _Times_, graduated at
the University of Vermont, 204.
Read, Almon Heath, from the Champlain valley, 204.
Receptions tendered to the French delegation, 16, 25, 26, 27, 28, 71,
77, 89, 90.
Reford, Robert Wilson, helped to entertain the French visitors in
Canada, 89.
Regiments of France represented at the battle of Fort Carillon,
Standards of the, displayed, 103-4.
Reid, William Max, Light thrown on early history of the region in
papers of, 240.
Renaissance of constitutional government in France, 18.
Report of the Tablet Committee by Chairman Howland Pell, 125-27.
Representative men of the Champlain Valley [by HENRY W.
HILL], 203-14:
Statesmen, 203;
members of Congress, 203-6;
early settlers, 206;
judges, 206-7;
lawyers, 207;
in army and navy, 207-8, 209;
educators, 208-9;
authors, 209-14.
Representatives, Official, of France, Great Britain, and Canada, at
the Celebration, 187-89;
added dignity and stateliness to the functions, 188;
obligations of Commission to, and their Governments acknowledged,
189;
U. S. Government should invite, 236.
Republican movement in America, Effects of, felt in Europe, 54.
Républiques, Un parallèle entre les deux, 62-63;
les deux filles aînées de la liberté, 63.
Rescue Hose Company in parade at Plattsburgh, 159.
Revol, Auguste François, President of Montreal Chamber of Commerce,
helped to entertain French visitors, 89.
Revolutionists, The buff and blue covered, 128.
_Revue des Deux Mondes_, “Paysages d’Amérique” by René Bazin in, 101.
Reynolds, George Greenwood, at unveiling of Tablet at English Fort,
126.
Rhode Island Historical Society, 198.
Richards, Frederick Bates, Secretary of New York State Historical
Association, 117;
accepted charge of Tablet at Fort Amherst for the Association, 126;
address of, 129;
papers by, 213.
Richelieu River, Champlain’s expedition into the, 230.
Riley, John Benedict, Judge, member of New York Commission, iii, 4,
8, 218, 226;
supervised the Plattsburgh Memorial, 6, 119;
escorted Commissioners and guests to Plattsburgh, 77;
at dedication of Memorial Lighthouse, 133;
trustee of Cliff Haven Summer School, 158;
presided at Chamber of Commerce luncheon, 159;
native of the Champlain valley, 207;
services rendered by, 218.