42, 55, 56, 59, 60, 62, 63, 65, 66, 75, 86, 90, 110, 111, 115,
122, 125, 128, 132, 133, 142, 146, 156, 184, 189, 190, 215, 241
attends dancing school, 25
cuts off eyebrows, 128
description of, 49
letter to, 215
plays guitar, 28, 132
quarrels with Bob, 49
Benjamin, xxx, 19, 22, 28, 29, 32, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 54, 55, 58,
59, 60, 62, 63, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 82, 84,
85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 110, 112, 114, 115,
116, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, 125, 128, 130, 131, 132, 134,
135, 138, 142, 143, 144, 147, 148, 151, 152, 154, 155, 157,
158, 169, 171, 172, 175, 177, 179, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188,
189, 190, 194, 198, 199, 201, 202, 206, 207, 217, 241
at Mount Airy, 151
character and traits of, 48, 70, 77-78, 190
illness of, 121, 122, 181, 182, 217
passion for horses, 70, 190
plans to enter Cambridge University, 26
plays flute, 65, 71
visits other colonies, 214
Betsy, of "Sabine Hall," 136, 157
Betty Landon (Betsy), xxx, 42, 50, 76, 110, 134, 135, 184, 189,
202, 206, 215
description of, 49
"Bob," _see_ Robert Bladen Carter
Charles, xxvi
Elizabeth (sister of Robert Carter III), xxvi
Frances (Fanny) xxx, 42, 49, 50, 51, 63, 65, 76, 79, 90, 110, 115,
132, 135, 146, 147, 150, 152, 184, 189, 193, 206, 215
description of, 49
suffers from bite of ticks, 158, 169, 181
Frances Anne (Tasker), wife of Robert Carter III, xxvii, 27,
32, 33, 34, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 48, 54, 56, 58,
61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 78, 79,
83, 84, 87, 91, 92, 93, 95, 96, 110, 111, 115, 116, 118,
119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 132, 133, 137, 138, 141, 142,
144, 146, 148, 150, 157, 158, 162, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183,
186, 189, 193, 194, 195, 200, 202, 204, 207, 217
buried at Nomini Hall, 61, 245
character and traits of, xxvii, 32, 33, 40, 48, 71, 194, 207
description of, 40
discusses her children, 116
expresses preference for simple burial, 61
Fithian admires, 71, 150, 207
good management of children, 64, 116
imports plate, 189
teases Fithian, 205
thunder and lightning frighten, 79, 123
views on slavery, 92
wide reading and knowledge of, 66
George, xxvi
Harriot Lucy, xxx, 82, 83, 110, 119, 133, 134, 138, 146, 193,
202, 206, 246
description of, 49
marries John James Maund, 246
pranks of, 193
schooner named for, 29, 243
tastes mercury, 54
John Tasker ("Tasker"), xxx, 133, 135, 215
Judith, _see_ Beale, Judith (Carter)
Landon, xviii, 237, 245
diary of, cited, 237
supports free school, 248
Lucy, of "Sabine Hall," 136
"Nancy," _see_ Anne Tasker Carter
Polly, of "Sabine Hall," 157
Priscilla, xxx, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 35, 37, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44,
47, 55, 56, 60, 62, 63, 65, 74, 75, 83, 90, 92, 110, 115,
122, 128, 133, 135, 136, 138, 147, 149, 150, 169, 176, 184,
189, 202, 206, 242
description of, 48
Fithian composes valentine for, 58, 230-233, 245
learns music, 22, 26
letter to, 214-215
tutor offends, 66
Robert ("King"), xv, xviii, xxvi
Robert II, xxvi
grave of, 61
Robert, III, "Councillor," of "Nomini Hall," 3, 5, 6, 24, 26, 29,
30, 32, 33, 37, 40, 42, 47, 48, 51, 53, 55, 58, 59, 61, 62,
63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 75, 79, 82, 83, 84,
85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 106, 110, 111, 112, 116,
117, 118, 126, 127, 129, 132, 135, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145,
146, 147, 150, 152, 156, 157, 158, 162, 165, 171, 172, 177,
179, 181, 182, 184, 190, 191, 194, 196, 246
buried at Baltimore, 245
character and traits of, xxvi, xxvii, 48, 70, 140
compares value of Virginia and Maryland currency, 74
descendants own Nomini Hall, 246
early life and education, xxvi-xxvii
economic activities of, xxvii-xxviii, 63, 68, 79, 117, 144
expresses preference for simple burial, 61
expresses wish for sudden death, 182
lands owned by, 79
letter to, 217
marries Frances Anne Tasker, xxvii
member of Governor's Council and General Court, xxix, 26
mills of, _see_ mills
musical interests of, xxx, 30, 42, 48, 51, 69, 111, 181
plans disposition of estate, 83, 182
political attitude of, 111
portrait of, xxvii
reading of, xxix, 53
registers at Inner Temple, xxvi
scientific interests of, xxix, 190, 191, 196
serves as vestryman and warden, xxix
strong discipline of, 26, 64, 156
studious habits of, 26
visits England, xxvi
Robert Bladen (Bob), xxx, 20, 38, 40, 42, 43, 49, 54, 55, 56, 58,
64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 77, 78, 82, 83, 85,
86, 88, 110, 111, 116, 119, 121, 123, 125, 126, 127, 133,
134, 142, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 156, 169, 177, 181, 184,
186, 199, 201, 202, 204, 241
admires Miss Tayloe, 121
attends dancing school, 25
character and traits of, 48, 49-50, 55, 64, 70, 72, 78, 110,
116, 127, 186
description of, 48
inscribes names in books, 135-136
letters to, 201, 216
plays prank on father, 177
reflections on Phillis Wheatley, 72
wishes to learn Latin, 77
Robert Wormeley, of "Sabine Hall," 244, 248
"Tasker," _see_ John Tasker Carter family, 64, 89, 90
ancestry and heritage of, xxv-xxvii
attends Nomini Church often, 31
Fithian characterizes, 21
pranks of children, 177, 189
servants treated courteously by, 26
social and economic position of, xxv-xxx, 21
strong discipline in, 26, 64
studies of children, 20, 26
"Carter's Grove," James City County, Burwell home, xvii, xxii
Carving, in decoration of homes, xxii
Castiglione, _The Courtier_, xviii
Catalpa trees, 61
Catechism, Carter children repeat, 76
Cateness, Miss, 8
Catesby, Mark, 244
Cattle, 144
Cedar Point, Md., 247
Chairs, riding, xxiv, 33, 94, 110, 149
Chandeliers, 239
"Chantilly," Westmoreland County, Lee home, xxxi, 29, 125, 169,
202, 243, 247, 248
dancing school at, 202
Chariots, 33, 34, 37, 41, 42, 47, 87, 125, 157, 172
Charles City County, 248
Chatham, Lord, _see_ Pitt, William
Checks (game), 189, 216
Cheese, 90
Cheeseman, Mrs., 106
"Chelsea," King William County, Moore home, xxii
Chelton, Capt., 19, 57, 145, 241
_see also_ Chilton
Cherries, 90, 110, 118
Chesapeake Bay, 97
Chesterfield, Lord, _Letters to His Son_, 194
Chestertown, Md., 98
Chester River, 210
Chilton family, 241
Chinches, 109, 135, 138
Chintzes, 124, 130, 215
Chocolate, 55
Choirs, 195
Christenings, 35, 168, 195
Christian, Francis, dancing master, xxx, 19, 32, 33, 34, 66, 123,
124, 125, 178, 241
strict discipline of, 34
Mrs. Francis, 178
Frank, pupil of John Lowe, 150, 206
Christmas, entertainment and good fellowship at, 33-34, 39-40
firing of powder at, 39, 244
_see also_ Christmas boxes
Christmas boxes, 40, 54
Cider, 57, 90
Clerks, xxix, 38, 177
_see also_ Francks, Dr.; Randolph, Mr.
Cliosophic Society, 240
Clothing, women's, 57
_see also_ Aprons, Broadcloth, Brocades, Calico gowns, Caps,
Chintzes, Fashions, Hats, Headdress, Gauze, Laces, Quilts,
Silks, Stays, Stockings, Stocks
Coaches, xxix, 152, 189, 190
Coachmen, 55, 84-85, 134
Coach-houses, 81
Coats-of-arms, 116
Cocke, Elizabeth, _see_ Jones, Elizabeth (Cocke)
Cock-fighting, 91, 96, 121, 162, 168, 190
Coffee, 32, 110, 114, 117, 122, 126, 127, 133, 142, 144, 146, 150,
156, 171, 179, 181, 189, 193, 194, 200
Coffee House, Annapolis, Md., 97, 209
Cohansey (Cohansie), N. J., 4, 14, 36, 90, 98, 100, 101, 105, 106,
114, 115, 139, 143, 174, 176, 198, 201, 206, 239, 247
Colchester, Va., 18, 240
College of New Jersey, _see_ Princeton University
College of Philadelphia, 27, 237, 248
College of William and Mary, 49, 242, 244, 248
Bob Carter at, 49
conditions at, 64-65
Combs, 206
Comedians, 98, 247
Comfrey roots, 32
Consumption, 181
Continental Congress, 169, 174, 176, 194, 195, 199
Cook, Mr., 107
family, 173
Coopers, 149, 181
Cople Parish, _see_ Anglican Church
Corbin, Betty Tayloe, _see_ Turberville, Betty Tayloe (Corbin)
Gawin, 188, 242, 248
Jane (Jennie), 23, 25, 28, 31, 33, 37, 51, 56, 67, 87, 88, 93,
94, 125, 136, 188, 192, 198, 200, 242
Richard, 95, 247
family, 247
Cordials, 97
Corn, 75, 88, 94, 110, 129, 133, 142, 144, 146, 150, 152
Cornices, xxii
"Corotoman," Lancaster County, Carter home, xxvi
Corvin, Mr., 95, 247
Cotton, 185
Counterpanes, 42
Counting-rooms, xxi
Country dances, 33, 34, 57, 123, 125, 243
Courtyards, xxi, 238
Cowslips, 78
Cox, Mr., 37, 122
Crabs, 110, 141, 171, 185, 186
Craftsmen, skilled, on Carter's estate, xxix
"Crandall," Richmond County, Fauntleroy home, 19, 241
Cunningham, Mr., merchant, 23, 29, 37, 54, 56, 59, 90, 91, 110,
137, 242
dines at Nomini Hall, 23, 75, 242
Miss, 173
Currency, of Philadelphia, not accepted, 54
of Virginia and Maryland, value compared, 74, 75
Cursing, 190
_see also_ Swearing
Custis, Jacky, xvii
Custom mills, 246
Dairies, xxi, 81, 240
Damon, James, 210
Dancing, xvii, xxx, xxxi, 33, 57, 58, 120, 125, 161, 163
Anabaptists oppose, 72
of slaves, 62
Virginians addicted to, 177
_see also_ Assemblies, Balls, Country dances, Dancing masters,
Dancing schools, Gavottes, Jigs, Minuets, Reels
Dancing masters, xix, xxiii, xxxi, 19, 33-34
_see also_ Christian, Francis
Dancing schools, 19, 21, 25, 168, 242
at Bushfield, 66, 111, 245
at Chantilly, 202, 248
at Nomini Hall, 32-34, 87, 88, 123-125, 178
at Stratford Hall, 50, 142, 190, 191
Debow, John, 3, 240
Deerfield, New Jersey, 6, 10, 15, 27, 100, 102, 103, 104, 240
Fithian studies at, 9, 240
Delaware River, 112
Dennis, (servant boy), 40, 51, 56, 135, 157, 182, 208
Dennis, Capt., of the _Peggy_, 110, 111
Samuel, 16
Diabetes, 149
Diaries, xxiii
of Jonathan Boucher, 245
of Landon Carter, 245
of Robert Wormeley Carter, 245
Dice, 29
Digges (Diggs), Edward, of "Bellfield," 248
Mr., 97
family, 247
Dobby, Capt., of the _Susannah_, 122, 150, 152, 153
Doctors, 39, 51, 67, 68, 69, 86, 88, 122, 156, 157, 205, 243,
244, 246
Donaldson, Mr., 107
Donnald, Nathaniel, Jr., 175
letter to, 173-174
Dotterell (horse), 52, 244
Dovecots, xx
Drinking and Drunkenness, 65, 70, 153, 172, 200, 241
_see also_ Bitters, Brandy, Cider, Cordials, Grogg, Porter, Punch,
Toddy, Wine
Ducks, 76
Duffield, John, 179, 248
Dulaney, Daniel, 239
Dumfries, Va., 56, 69, 79, 196
as shipping center, 18, 240
Dunlap, John, 122, 247
Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 110, 187, 245
Charlotte Murray, Lady, 63, 65, 79, 245
Durham, Bishop of, 241
Dysentery, xxxii, 137-138, 171
Earrings, 130
Earthquakes, 69
East India College, Hertford, England, 245
East India Company, 169
Eclipse (horse), 244
Eclipses, 117
Edmundson, Dolly, 154
Dorothy, 248
Thomas, 248
family, 248
Education, based on English traditions, xvi
free school in Richmond County, 248
planters provide for in wills, xix
practical and polite subjects prescribed, xvii
Virginians at English and Scotch schools and universities,
xviii, xix
Virginians at Inns of Court, xix, xxvi
William and Mary College, _see_ College of William and Mary
worth assessed, 161
_see also_ Books, Dancing masters, Governesses, Music masters,
Offices, Schoolmasters, Tutors
Edwards, Miss, 136
Thomas, 193, 194
Egg and dart, decorative motif, xxii
Eggs, 140, 151
Electricity, lectures on, 98, 247
"Eliza," _see_ Beatty, Elizabeth
Elmer, Dr., 69, 101
Elmore, Betsy, 9
Elsenborough, N. J., 99
"Elsing Green," King William County, Dandridge home, xxii
England, 95, 172
education of Virginians in, xviii-xix, xxvi-xxvii, 242
endeavors to develop resources of Virginia, xiii
Parliament of, 110, 113, 131
royal family, toasts to, 59, 64, 128-129, 138
Tidewater Virginia maintains close contact with, xiii
tutors and governesses from, xix, 89, 90, 112
Virginia aristocracy modeled on gentry of, xvi
English language, 94
"Epping Forest," Lancaster County, Ball home, xxii
Eruptive fever, 138
Essex County, 243, 247, 248
Evans, Israel, 106, 247
Ewing, Mr., 17, 101, 107, 174
Miss, 6
Amy, 103-104
Matty, 101
Sally, 101
Factories, textile, xvi, xxviii
_see also_ Mills
Factors, xvi
Fairfax County, 240
Fairfax family, xxvi
Falling gardens, xx, 237
at Sabine Hall, 237
Fans, 130
Farming, _see_ Agriculture
Fashions, discussions of, 29, 90, 93, 168
Fasts, political, 110, 111
Carter family does not observe, 111
Fauntleroy (Fantilroy), Mr., 25, 28, 63, 68, 73
Mrs., 73
Aphia, 136, 154, 241
Elizabeth, 156
Henry (Harry), 207, 241
Juliet, 241
Mary, _see_ Giberne, Mary (Fauntleroy Beale)
Dr. Moore, 45, 241, 244
pronunciation of name, 241
Samuel, 241
Samuel Griffin, 62, 245
William, 244
family, 33, 79, 88, 241, 243
homes of, 241
Fauquier County, 241
_Felton's Gavott_, 75, 245
Fences, 74
Fencing, xvii
Fenning, _Arithmetic_, 25
Ferguson, Andrew, 107
Fiddles, 161
slaves play, 62
Figs, 178
Fish, 75, 76, 90, 132, 141, 145, 171, 185, 186
Fish feasts, xxxi, 147, 150, 156, 162, 168, 172, 177, 183
Fisher, Mr., 195, 242
Fishermen, 145
Fisher and Cunningham (merchants), 23, 242
Fishing, 75
Fithian, Amos, 100, 103
"Aunt," 98, 100
Elizabeth (Beatty), _see_ Beatty, Elizabeth
Enoch, copies manuscripts of brother, xxxi
Joel, marries widow of Philip Fithian, 17, 240
Philip Vickers, xxvii, xxxi-xxxii, 3-7, 9-11, 15, 16, 22, 24,
26, 27, 32, 37, 55-56, 57, 67-68, 70, 71, 78, 85, 93, 96-97,
100, 107, 114-115, 118, 126, 131, 134, 140, 141, 144, 145,
147, 149, 151, 158, 170, 171, 177-178, 180, 184, 210, 241
accepts position as tutor, xxiv, 6-7
admiration and affection for Carter family, xxxii, 111, 207,
214-217
advises Peck on conduct as tutor, 159-168
attends balls, 56-57, 154-155
attends races, 24-25, 150-151, 154
Carter approves teaching of, 93
catalogues library at Nomini Hall, 119
Col. Lee offends, 52
completes Latin thesis, 158
contrasts Virginia with New Jersey, 60-61, 100, 159-163, 167-168
corresponds with "Belinda," 170
death of parents, 239
declines additional pupils, 25
despondency of, 108, 109, 114-115, 127, 171
early life and education of, xxv, xxxii, 159, 205, 239
enters Presbyterian ministry, xxxii
George Lee offends, 57, 244
hesitation over going to Virginia, 7, 9-10, 16, 46-47
illness and death of, xxxii
later career of, xxxii
letters from, to Elizabeth Beatty, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 35-36,
53, 115-116, 139-140, 179-180, 210-212, 212-214
to Benjamin Carter, 198-199
to Nancy Carter, 215-216
to Priscilla Carter, 214-215
to Robert Carter III, 217
to Robert Bladen Carter, 201-202, 216
to Nathaniel Donnald, 173-174
to Samuel Fithian, 117
to Rev. Enoch Green, 21, 26-27
to Andrew Hunter, Jr., 4-5
to Andrew Hunter, Sr., 113
to George Lee, 151
to John Lowe, 126, 207-208
to John McCalla, 175-176
to John Peck, 143, 159-168
to Larkin Randall, 197-198
to Mrs. Charlotte Thornton, 201
to Paletiah Webster, 172-173
to Ruth Webster, 174-175
to Harry Willis, 201-202
to Dr. John Witherspoon, 9-10
letters to, from, Andrew Hunter, Jr., 3-4, 11-12
from William R. Smith, 14-15
makes sketches of Nomini Hall, 148
manuscripts long unpublished, xxxi
marries Elizabeth Beatty, xxxii
poem by, 24
premonition of death, 171
Presbyterian training of, xxv
regrets inability to dance, 33, 43
regular habits of, 155
retirement agreeable to, 72, 129
returns to New Jersey, 208
reviews his life, 45-47
salary and perquisites as tutor, 6, 31-32, 200
tolerant attitude of, xxv
travels as missionary, xxxii
urged to marry in Virginia, 131
views on slavery, 38, 84-85, 92, 132, 187
visits and dines at other plantations, 67, 69, 75, 88, 89, 156
warned of immorality in Virginia, 46-47
Samuel, 240
letter to, 117, 118
Seeley, 100
Tempy, 107
"Uncle," 117
Fitzhugh, William, xv, xvii
Flats, 75
Flax, 88, 152
Flood, Alice, _see_ Jones, Alice (Flood)
Dr. William, physician and turfman, 24, 95, 242, 244
Flour, 75, 144, 246
Flowers, artificial, 124, 130
_see also_ Gardens
Flutes, 49, 68, 82, 202, 207
_see also_ German flutes
Flux, 129, 158
_see also_ Bloody flux
Fodder, 81, 112, 114
Foot races, 59
Ford, Mrs., 65
Miss, 155
Forfeits, 88, 201
Forte pianos, 22, 26, 30, 41, 55, 66, 69
Foundries, xvi
Fountain Inn, Baltimore, Md., 53
Foxes, 141
Fox hunts, 34
Francks, Dr. Henry, 43, 67, 244
Frederick, Md., 98, 247
Frederick County, 147
Fredericksburg, 35, 69
academy at, 244
races at, 203
Free schools, in Richmond County, 248
French horns, 57
French language, 90
Frets, in decoration of homes, xxii
Fried chicken, 208
Friezes, in planters' homes, xxii
Frontiers, Indian disturbances on, 187
Funeral hymns, 132, 133
Gage, Governor Thomas, of Massachusetts, 191
Galloway, Nancy, 96
Gambling, 241
_see also_ Betting, Gaming
Games, at Nomini Hall, 34
_see also_ All Fours, Billiards, Button, Break the Pope's Neck,
Cards, Checks, Seven-Up
Gaming, 29, 200
Anabaptists oppose, 72
Garden houses, xx
Gardners, xx, 44, 63
Gardening, handbooks on, xix
_see also_ titles of catalogue in Appendix
Gardens, xix-xx, 106, 110, 112
at Bushfield, 67
at Lee Hall, 175
at Mount Airy, 95
at Nomini Hall, 43-44, 63, 78-79, 83
_see also_ Falling gardens, Gardeners, Garden houses
Gargles, 64
Garrot, Miss, 156
Gaskins, Betsy, 136
Colonel Thomas, 248
family, 248
Gauze, 124, 215
Gavottes, 75, 246
_Gentleman's Magazine_, 70, 71
Geography, 194
Georgetown, Md., 18, 98, 108, 240
German flutes, 30
Giberne (Gibbern), Rev. Isaac William, 20, 28, 68, 111, 241, 248
attends ball at Lee Hall, 57
convivial habits of, 200, 241
marries widow of Charles Beale, 241
opposes Anabaptists, 72-73
sketch of, 241
Mary (Fauntleroy Beale), 57, 241
Gibson, John, 16
Gift (horse), 95
Gloucester County, 248
"Golden Age," in Tidewater Virginia, xiii
Good Friday, 88
Goodlet, Mr., schoolmaster, 62, 63
barred out of school, 34, 243
Gooseberries, 110
Gordon, Mr., 25, 243
George, C., 243
Gouging, 63, 183
Governesses, 156
from England, xix, 89, 90
Graham, Dr. (oculist), 188, 248
Grain, Virginia counties suited for, 114
Granaries, 82, 145, 189
Great houses, xx, 59
_see also_ Manor houses
Great Meadows, Carter tracts, at, 79
Greek language, 54, 106, 163, 190
_Greek Testament_, 101, 103, 128
Green, Rev. Enoch, 4, 25, 46, 100, 101, 102, 149, 159, 240
Fithian studies under, 240
letters to, 21, 26-27
Mary (Beatty), 4, 21, 27, 100, 105
Greenman, Thomas, 100, 102
Greens (vegetables), 90
Greenwich, N. J., 6, 9, 10, 18, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 134, 239
Gregory, Mr., gardener, 68, 74, 78, 245
Griggs, (Grigg), Capt., 52, 76, 243
visits Nomini Hall, 31
Grimes, Miss, 6
Grist mills, 82, 246
Grog, 142
Grubb, Mr., 125, 128, 130, 157, 171, 172, 175, 177, 179
Guitars, 28, 30, 36, 51, 55, 71, 79, 132, 133, 216
Gusts (storms), 144
Guthrie, Capt., 138
Ha-has, xx, 238
Hale, _see_ Heale
Halkinson, Mrs., 209
Hamilton, Mr., merchant, 29, 195
accident of, 69
Hammond, _Expositor of the New Testament_, 111
Handkerchiefs, 29, 168
Hanover County, 244
Harmonicas, 30, 181, 243
Robert Carter plays on, 37, 158
Harness, 189
Harpsichords, xxii, 123, 124, 157
at Hobb's Hole, 156
at Mount Airy, 95, 152
at Nomini Hall, 26, 36, 111, 121
_Harriot_ (ship), 149
Harrison, Col., of Maryland, 59
Col., of Virginia, 195
Benjamin, of "Berkeley," 248
Hartshorn, spirits of, 32
Hats, gold-laced, 69
Hay, 81
Headdress, 90, 125
Heale, George, 246
Priscilla, 88, 123-125, 178, 246
family, 246
name pronounced Hale, 88, 246
Heith, Mr., 5
Henley, Rev. Samuel, quarrels with Bracken, 65, 79, 245
Henry, _History of Great Britain_, 188
"Hickory Hill," Westmoreland County, Turberville home, xxxi, 23,
42, 45, 53, 89, 90, 118, 121, 129, 130, 136, 177-178, 192,
194, 206, 207, 242
dancing school at, 75
fish feasts at, 147
Fithian dines at, 47, 89-90, 192
Highways, gates on, 97
water routes as, xxiii
Hobb's Hole (Tappahannock), 27, 40, 79, 95, 131, 152, 243
ball at, 154-155
boat races at, 150, 153-154
description of, 152-153
post office at, 118
trade and shipping at, 152-153, 154, 243
Hodge, Mr., merchant, 196, 198
Hoe-cakes, 55
Holidays, 43, 65, 88, 91, 92
Hollingshead, Mr., 5, 103, 176
Mrs., 176
Sally, 62, 75
family, 106
Holmes, Benjamin, 13, 14
John, 13
Homer, 130
Honey, 194
Honey Suckle, 78
Horace, 190
Horn Point, 76, 77, 89
Horses, 32, 70, 115, 119, 167
conversations regarding, 95, 119, 177
distempers of, 129
passion of Carter boys for, 70, 190
_see also_ Horse racing
Horse racing, xxxi, 52, 121, 162, 168, 186, 187
at Fredericksburg, 203
at "Hickory Hill," 201-202
at Richmond Court House, 24-25, 242
Hoshel, Mr., 103, 105
Mrs., 16
Michael, 18
Hospitality, universal among Virginians, xxiii, 29, 43, 89-90,
238-239
Hostlers, 32, 70, 91
Housekeepers, _see_ Nomini Hall
House-warmings, 43
Howel, Mr., 105, 107
Dicky, 102
Richard, 6
Huckleberries, 128
Hunt, Mr., 97
Hunter, Rev. Andrew, Jr., 5, 6, 9, 14, 15, 17, 100, 105, 113, 149
letters from Fithian, 4-5
letters to Fithian, 3-4, 11-12
Rev. Andrew, Sr., 6, 14, 15, 17, 27, 46, 55, 99, 100, 101, 102,
103, 105, 106, 113, 115, 118, 149, 206, 240
letter from Fithian, 113
prepares Fithian for ministry, 239
Mrs. Andrew, 105, 113
Hurtleberries, 132
Hut, Mrs., 62
Hymns, 120, 247
_see also_ Funeral hymns
Imlay, William Eugene, 12, 15, 240
Indentured servants, xiv
Indians, disturb frontiers, 187
"Infancy" (song), 71
Ink, 206
_see also_ Printers' Ink
Inner Temple, _see_ Inns of Court
Inns of Court, Virginians at, xix
Robert Carter registers at Inner Temple, xxvi-xxvii
Inspectors, 138, 141-142, 156, 195
Irishmen, as coopers, 149
Iron, xxviii, 79, 82, 144, 145
_see also_ Baltimore Iron Works
Irwin, Mr., 8, 15, 17
Isle of Wight County, 129
Jail fever, 68, 69
James' Powder, 133
James River, 172
Jennifer, Thomas, 206
Jennings, Mr., 29, 90
Jessamines, 147
John (table servant), 54, 142
as musician, 120
Jones, Alice (Flood), 69, 244
Betsy, 180
Elizabeth (Cocke), 244
Col. Thomas, 243, 244
Dr. Walter, 39, 68, 69, 122, 157, 243, 244
member of American Philosophical Society, 69
family, 63, 87, 244
Junius, _Letters_, 91, 92
Keith, Mr., 106
Kent Island, Md., 210, 248
King and Queen County, 247
"Kinsail," Westmoreland County, Flood home, 242
Kitchens, xxi, 81, 238
Knives, 70
Laces, 124, 215
Laidler, Mrs., ferry of, 109, 208
Lancaster County, 244, 245
Land, efforts to engross, xiv
estates composed of numerous tracts, xv
_see also_ Agriculture, Tenancy
Lane, Joseph, 35, 69, 75, 172, 200, 243
Mrs. Joseph, 56, 58, 172
Joseph F., of Loudoun County, 69-70, 72, 75, 83, 84, 245
"Laneville," King and Queen County, Corbin home, 247
Latin classics, 101, 163
Latin language, 72, 77, 78, 106
Latin thesis, Fithian completes, 158
"Laura," _see_ Beatty, Elizabeth
Law, books on, xviii
Carter reads, 48
Virginians at Inns of Court, xix, xxvi-xxvii, 239
_see also_ titles of catalogue in Appendix
"Lawfield," Westmoreland County, Parker home, 248
Lawn, 215
Lawyers, 88, 137, 248
Scotchmen as, 47
Leake (Leek), John, 100
Nathan, 102
Samuel, Jr., 95, 102, 148, 200, 201, 247
Lebanon Hospital, 106
Lee, Mr., of Augusta County, 58
Alice, _see_ Shippen, Alice (Lee)
Arthur, 248
Betsy, 35, 125, 129-130, 131, 136, 158, 172, 177, 178, 243, 247
Col. Francis Lightfoot, of "Menokin," 59, 64, 93, 114, 202, 245, 248
George, 25, 38, 57, 90, 125, 130, 148, 150, 151, 244, 247
letter to, 151
George Fairfax, 57, 242, 244
Henry ("Light Horse Harry"), of "Leesylvania," 56, 57, 62, 240, 243,
244
at Princeton, 14, 240
John, of Essex County, 243, 247
Capt. John, 64
description of, 58
Judith (Wormeley), 247
Lancelot, 23, 29, 128, 130, 138, 148, 177, 194, 242
returns from England, 23
Matilda, 35, 243
Col. Philip Ludwell, of "Stratford Hall," 34, 51, 87, 145, 243, 244
Rebecca (Tayloe), wife of Col. Francis Lightfoot Lee, 64
"Squire" Richard, of "Lee Hall," 29, 53, 57, 90, 121, 128, 169,
175, 240, 243
at Nomini Hall, 29
"Squire" Richard, of Maryland, 96, 97, 243
Col. Richard Henry, of "Chantilly," 125, 194, 243, 247, 248
Robert E., 240
Thomas, of "Stratford Hall," 243, 245, 247
Thomas Ludwell, of "Bellevue," 19, 241
William, 248
family, 23, 28, 33, 34, 35, 51-52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 87, 96, 130-131,
178, 242, 243, 244, 247, 248
"Lee Hall," Westmoreland County, Home of Squire Richard Lee, 67, 84,
206, 242, 243, 244
ball at, 47, 53, 56-57, 58, 244
Leech, Mr., 196
Leeds, 63, 189, 196, 245
school at, 63
Leek, _see_ Leake
"Leesylvania," Prince William Countty, Lee home, 244
Lent, 141
Liberty Songs, 57
Libraries, in planters' homes, xvii-xviii, 6, 119
_see also_ titles of catalogue in Appendix
Lightning, _see_ Thunder and lightning
Linseed oil, 190
Liquors, 153, 155
Logic, 194
London, 89, 113, 128, 208, 211
newspapers from, 121
Lotteries, 13, 98
Loudoun County, 114
Lowe, John, 41, 90, 96, 106, 125, 126, 137, 142, 150, 178, 179, 200,
207, 208, 244
letters to, 126, 207-208
tutor at "Bushfield," 41, 244
Lowndes, Christopher, 239
Lyon, James, 101, 247
McCall, Miss, 155
McCalla, Mr., 106
John, Jr., 15, 106, 175, 240
letter to, 175-176
McConkey, Mr., 8
McCorkle, Samuel, 3, 240
Machodoc River, 143, 144, 145
Magazines, 89, 188
_see also_ _Gentleman's Magazine_, _Monthly Review_,
_Universal Magazine_
Manor houses, activities about, xxiii-xxiv
architecture of, xx-xxi
description of interiors, xxi-xxii
names of, xxii
sites of, xxiii
two entrances to, xxiii
_see also_ Great houses
Manor plantations, xv, 237, 246
as centers of estates, xv
as residences of proprietors, xv, 237
in Northern Neck, xxx-xxxi
Manufactories, xvi
on estate of Robert Carter, xxviii
_see also_ Mills
Manure, 89
Marble, Sienna, xxi
Marches, 57
Marcus Hook, N. J., 107
Marlborough, Md., 97, 109, 209, 247
"Marmion," King George County, Fitzhugh home, xxii
"Mars Hill," Richmond County, Fauntleroy home, 241
Marshall, James, tutor, 48, 134, 247-248
Marshes, xiii
Martha (servant), 54
Mashell, Daniel, 16
Masonic Order, 69
Mathematics, xvii
_see also_ Arithmetic; titles of catalogue in Appendix
Mathews, Mr., steward, 86
Mattox Bridge, 96, 110, 247
Mattox Church, 96, 110
Maund, E., 246
John James, 246
_see also_ Carter, Harriot Lucy
Mead, 106
Meddleton, _see_ Middleton
Medicine, xviii
_see also_ titles of catalogue in Appendix
Menzies, Mr., tutor, xviii
Merchant Mills, 68, 75, 82, 246
Merchants, 23, 173, 174, 176, 242
at Dumfries, 196
at Hobb's Hole, 154, 248
at Leeds, 196
planters as, xxviii
Scotchmen, as, 29, 90
_see also_ Blain, Cunningham, Hamilton, Jennings
Metastasio, 243-244
Middleton, Capt., 75, 76, 246
daughters of, 76
Middleton, Del., 108, 247
Militia, Carter as Colonel of, xxix
Millar, Squire, 100
Mills, grain, xvi, xxviii, 246
of Robert Carter, 63, 74-75, 82, 88, 170-171, 189, 190, 194, 246
of John Turberville, 82
of J. A. Washington, 82
_see also_ Baltimore Iron Works, Custom mills, Grist mills,
Merchant mills, Toll mills
Mills, Mrs., 100
David, 100
Milton, John, quoted, 78
Minerva, 130
Minuets, 33, 34, 52, 57, 123, 124, 125, 154
Mocking-birds, 76
Moll, _Atlas_, 157
Monday's Point, _see_ Munday's Point
Monkeys, 183
_Monthly Review_, 72
Morgan (overseer), 38
Dr. John, 95, 247
Morris, Robert, 246
"Mount Airy," Richmond County, Tayloe home, xxxi, 120, 136, 142,
151, 152, 204, 242, 245, 246, 248
compared to Nomini Hall, 94, 246
description of, 94-95, 246
Fithian visits, 94-95, 156
gardens at, 95
offices at, xxi
"Mount Pleasant," Westmoreland County, Lee home, 23, 242, 247
fish feast at, 150
Mulberries, 130
Munro, Mr., 206
Music, xxxi
at Lee Hall, 57
at Mount Airy, 152
at Nomini Hall, 30, 37, 42, 43, 47, 48, 62, 65, 66, 68, 69, 71, 75,
111, 119, 120, 122, 123-124, 125, 127, 132, 200, 243, 247
by slaves, 120
Carter invents device for testing instruments, 43
instruments owned by Carter, 30, 51
religious, 101, 124, 127, 132, 158, 247
vocal, 124, 127, 132
_see also_ Anglican Church, Anthems, Balls, Dancing schools, Hymns,
Music masters, Musical instruments, Musicians, Shakes, Singing
masters, Songs, Sonatas
Music masters, xix, 22, 28, 79, 120, 158, 187, 203, 204, 242
_see also_ Stadley, Mr.
Musical instruments, xxix, xxx
_see also_ Banjos, Fiddles, Flutes, Forte-pianos, French horns,
Harmonicas, Harpsichords, Organs, Spinets, Violins
Musicians, 120
Musk melons, 169
Mutton, 141
Nails, xxiv
Nassau Hall, _see_ Princeton University
Nat (servant), 96, 146, 201
Navigation Acts, effects, of, on tobacco industry, xiv
Neal, Mr., 77
Nectarines, 175
Nelson (servant), 78, 91, 96, 157, 185, 200, 208
New England Town, N. J., 102
"New grounds," _see_ Agriculture