Washington placed at the head of the Virginia delegation to, iii. 60;
circumstances which induced Washington to attend, iii. 61;
books read by Washington before attending, iii. 62;
meeting and organization of--Washington elected president of, iii. 63;
names of the delegates to (_note_), iii. 64;
Franklin a conspicuous member of--distinguished men in, iii. 65;
resolutions of Edmund Randolph in, iii. 66;
warm debates in--part taken by Hamilton in, iii. 68;
apprehensions of Washington as to the final result of, iii. 70;
influence of Washington in, iii. 71;
adjournment of, iii. 73.
Conway, General, letter of Washington to Congress, adverse to his
appointment as major-general, ii. 575;
supposed author of a pamphlet injurious to the character of
Washington--anonymous letters in disparagement of Washington written
by, ii. 576;
appointed inspector-general, and raised to the rank of major-general,
by Congress, ii. 578;
short and sharp letter of Washington to--dismay in the _Cabal_ caused
by Washington's letter to, ii. 581;
thorough exposure of the character of--resignation of, accepted by
Congress, ii. 589;
severely wounded in a duel with Cadwalader--penitent letter written to
Washington by, while in the expectation of speedy death--recovery of,
and return to France, ii. 690.
_Conway's Cabal_, history of, ii. 574;
existence of, discovered by Washington--Colonel Wilkinson's agency in
exposing, ii. 579;
exposure of, to the world, ii. 584;
letter of Washington to Patrick Henry in relation to, ii. 590.
Cook, Captain James, the navigator, with Wolfe at Quebec, i. 293.
Cooke, Governor Nicholas, of Rhode Island, cheering letter written to
Washington by, i. 597;
supply of powder sent by, to the camp at Cambridge, i. 628;
acting governor of Rhode Island in place of Governor Wanton (_note_),
i. 729.
Cornstalk, night-attack of, upon Colonel Lewis, i. 473.
Cornwallis, Lord, embarkation of, for North Carolina, with seven
regiments, ii. 90;
outrages committed by the troops of, in North Carolina--Robert Howe's
plantation desolated by, ii. 185;
march of, into Philadelphia, ii. 517;
congratulations of the Quakers offered to, ii. 518;
disappointment of, at not finding boats at Trenton--carelessness of, in
stationing his troops in detachments, ii. 360;
hears "thunder" from Princeton, ii. 386;
stinging reply of Washington to, in relation to the brutal conduct of
his troops, ii. 397;
attempt of, to surprise General Lincoln at Boundbrook, ii. 433;
weak and wicked policy of, in South Carolina, ii. 685;
dependence placed by, upon Tarleton and Ferguson, ii. 702;
alarm of, at the movements of Marion, ii. 703;
dangerous position of, ii. 705;
perilous situation of, at Yorktown, ii. 734;
surrender of, at Yorktown, ii. 734;
devastations of, in the South (_note_), ii. 736.
Correspondence, committees of, originated in Massachusetts, i. 382, 383.
Correspondence, intercolonial committees of, first appointed in Virginia,
i. 382, 383;
Rhode Island first after Virginia in appointing--severe condemnation of,
by "Massachuttensis," i. 883.
Correspondence, burdensome nature of Washington's, in 1784, iii. 49;
extracts from Washington's with George W. P. Custis (_note_), iii. 531.
Council, executive, organization of, in 1789, iii. 118.
Courtship, Washington's, account of, by G. W. P. Custis, i. 276.
Coventry, earl of, prophetic speech of, ii. 9.
Cowpens, defeat of Tarleton by Morgan at, ii. 714.
"Cragie house," now Longfellow's (_note_), i. 584.
Craik, Doctor James, at Great Meadows, i. 114;
at the battle of the Monongahela, i. 168:
Braddock's wounds dressed by, i. 170;
warning of, to Washington, as to his attack of dysentery in 1757,
i. 245;
with Washington on his visit to the Ohio country in 1770, i. 358;
Indian chief seen by, who at the battle of the Monongahela had fired at
Washington fifteen times, i. 360;
letter of, to Washington, in relation to the _Conway Cabal_, ii. 586;
western tour of, in company with Washington, in 1784, iii. 42;
Washington attended by, in his last illness, iii. 554.
Cramahé, approach of Arnold to Quebec disbelieved by, i. 696;
in Quebec during the siege by Arnold, i. 702.
Creeks, at war with Georgia in 1789, iii. 115;
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.
Customs commissioners mobbed in Boston, i. 345.
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.
E.
_Eagle_, Lord Howe's flag-ship, attempt to destroy (_note_), ii. 285.
Eastchester, Hessian chasseurs attacked near, by Colonel Hand, ii. 315.
East India Company, proposition of, to Parliament, in relation to the
tea-tax--brief notice of (_note_), i. 386;
tea from the vessels of, not allowed to be sold, i. 387;
tea of, thrown overboard in Boston harbor--compensation offered to, by
the colonies, for the destruction of their tea, i. 388.
Easton, Colonel, despatched by Montgomery to the mouth of the Sorel, to
intercept Carleton, i. 699;
capture of Carleton's fleet by, with prisoners and stores--General
Prescott taken prisoner by--escape of Carleton from, to Quebec,
i. 700.
Echard, Mrs. Susan, interesting record left by, of the scene at the
reading of Washington's Valedictory in 1797, iii. 473.
Eden, Governor, of Maryland, government of Maryland abdicated
by--treasonable correspondence of, ii. 184.
Education, early, of Washington, i. 24.
Education, interest taken by Washington in the cause of, iii. 48.
Elizabeth river, ravages of Sir George Collier on, ii. 653.
Elizabethtown Point, reception of Washington at, in 1789, by members of
Congress, iii. 88.
Ellicott, Andrew, surveys of the federal city made by, iii. 178.
Embargo laid on British shipping in 1794, iii. 297.
Enos, Colonel, his desertion of Arnold on the march to Canada, i. 692.
Episcopacy, proposed by Bute and others to be established in the colonies
(_note_), i. 314.
Episcopal clergy, generally loyal during the Revolutionary struggle,
i. 463.
Estate of Washington, portions directed by his will to be sold, iii. 541.
Etiquette, queries of Washington in relation to, addressed to Adams, Jay,
Hamilton, and Madison, iii. 105.
Eulogy, anonymous, on the character of Washington, on the back of a
likeness by Sharpless, iii. 582.
Eutaw Springs, battle at, iii. 3.
Everett, Mr., remarks of, in relation to Washington's expedition to the
Ohio, i. 92.
Excise act, passed in 1791, iii. 174, 307;
opposition made to, at Pittsburgh and elsewhere, in 1792, iii. 216;
measures of Washington for the enforcement of, iii. 217;
modification of, in 1792, iii. 309;
resistance to, in western Pennsylvania, iii. 307-320;
further efforts in Congress to amend, iii. 310;
denounced by the Democratic societies--proclamation of Washington in
support of (_note_), iii. 311.
Executors of the will of Washington, iii. 542.
F.
Fairfax, Bryan, urged by Washington to become a candidate for the
Virginia house of burgesses--much attached to the British government
(_note_), i. 399;
letters of Washington to, urging the uselessness of petitions to the
throne, i. 400, 405, 406;
conservative and timid, i. 400;
letter of, to Washington, in relation to the Revolutionary agitation,
i. 414;
visit of, to Valley Forge--biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 603.
Fairfax county courthouse, resolutions adopted at, by Washington and
others, in 1774, i. 401-405;
resolutions adopted at, readopted at the Williamsburg convention,
i. 406.
Fairfax, George William, educated in England, i. 49;
Washington's first surveying expedition undertaken in company with,
i. 53;
departure of, for England, to take possession of estates, i. 454.
Fairfax, Honorable William, father-in-law of Lawrence Washington, i. 43;
biographical notice of (_note_), i. 49.
Fairfax, Mrs., letter of Washington to, from Mount Vernon, in 1798,
iii. 489.
Fairfax, Thomas, the sixth lord, antiquity of the family of--brief
biographical notice of, i. 47;
personal appearance of, i. 48;
splendid fortune and large estates of, i. 48, 52, 220;
liberality and mode of living of, i. 49;
young Washington his companion in hunting, i. 50;
regard of, for young Washington, i. 51;
a contributor to the _Spectator_ (_note_), i. 220.
Fairfax, Thomas, the tenth lord, at Woodburne, Maryland, in 1855 (_note_),
i. 49.
Falls of the Potomac, hurt received by Washington at, iii. 303.
Falmouth, bombarded and burnt by a squadron under Lieutenant Mowatt,
i. 733;
conduct of Mowatt at, disapproved of by the British ministry, i. 734.
Farewell Address, Washington's, iii 427;
authorship of, according to Horace Binney (_note_), iii. 434;
sensation produced by, iii. 449;
strictures upon, by Jasper Dwight, of Vermont, iii. 477.
Farewell dinner of Washington on the eve of his retirement from office,
iii. 471.
Farms of Washington, admirably managed by him, iii. 586.
Farnum, Jonathan, body of Doctor Warren identified by, i. 572.
Fauchet, M., appointed by the French government to succeed
Genet--intercepted papers written by, placed in the hands of
Washington--suspicion thrown on the integrity of Randolph by the
papers of (_note_), iii. 361;
a mercenary spirit charged upon Americans by, iii. 362.
Fauquier, Governor, arrival of, from England, i. 258;
letter of Washington to, in relation to the abandonment of Fort
Duquesne, i. 285;
Washington resigns his commission to, after the capture of Fort
Duquesne, i. 286;
opposed to the stamp-act--adverse to a colonial Congress, i. 331.
Febiger, at the battle of Breed's hill, i. 568;
with Arnold at Quebec, i. 697.
_Federal_ and _Republican_ parties, origin of, iii. 151.
_Federalist_, a series of essays by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay, iii. 77;
Washington's opinion respecting (_note_), iii. 78.
_Federalists_, Hamilton their leader, iii. 188.
Ferguson, Captain Patrick, party of infantry under Count Pulaski surprised
by--expedition of, against Little Egg Harbor, ii. 643;
dependence placed upon, by Cornwallis--body of tories raised by, in aid
of Cornwallis--encampment of, at King's mountain, ii. 702;
defeat and death of, at King's mountain, ii. 703.
Field-sports, fondness of Washington for, iii. 584.
Finances, deplorable state of, in 1789, iii. 100.
Flatbush, halt of the British at, on the way to Brooklyn, ii. 264.
Fleury, Louis, a captain in the continental army, ii. 497;
bravery displayed by, at the battle of the Brandywine, ii. 510.
Folsom, Nathan, commander of New-Hampshire forces, i. 515.
Fontanes, Louis de, funeral oration pronounced by, in Paris, in honor of
Washington, iii. 570.
Forbes, General, appointed by Pitt to command the expedition against Fort
Duquesne in 1758, i. 253;
an early commencement of the campaign urged upon, by Washington--
excessive caution of, i. 256;
advice of Washington to, in relation to military movements, i. 271;
anecdote of Indians in connection with the sickness of (_note_)--respect
of, for the opinions of Washington, i. 279;
sickness and weariness of, on his approach to Fort Duquesne, i. 282;
death of, in Philadelphia (_note_), i. 285.
Forbes, the gunsmith, disclosures made by, of a tory conspiracy, ii. 175.
Forster, Captain, surrender of the fort at the Cedars to, ii. 149.
Fort Anne, retreat of the Americans from, to Fort Edward, ii. 467.
Fort Constitution, General Greene left in command of, ii. 314.
Fort Cumberland, Washington ordered to, i. 125, 224;
Donville sent toward, i. 209;
Virginia troops assembled at, i. 269;
letter of Washington from, to Colonel Boquet, in relation to regimental
clothing, i. 270;
a rendezvous of troops sent against the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794,
iii. 318.
Fort Duquesne, effect at, of the news of Jumonville's death, i. 113;
expedition against, proposed by Braddock, i. 141;
history of Braddock's expedition against, i. 141-171;
M. Dumas, successor of Contrecoeur at, i. 209;
General Forbes appointed to command the expedition against, in 1758,
i. 253;
new road to, from Raystown, decided upon by General Forbes, i. 271;
Washington in favor of Braddock's road to, i. 273;
delays in the expedition against, i. 274, 279, 281;
effect in the camp at, of the news of the victory at Louisburg, i. 275;
Major Grant sent by Colonel Boquet to reconnoitre--sortie from, upon
Grant's Highlanders, i. 280;
admirable conduct at, of the Virginians under Captain Bullitt, i. 281;
French at, deserted by the Indians--reward offered by General Forbes for
a deserter from--British flag planted on the smoking ruins of, by
Washington, on the 25th of November, 1758, i. 283;
name of changed to Fort Pitt--Pittsburgh now stands upon the site of,
i. 284.
Fort Edward, cowardice of General Webb at, i. 250;
approach of Burgoyne to, ii. 480.
Fort Frontenac, expedition undertaken against, by Colonel
Bradstreet--description of, i. 267;
surrender and demolition of--important influence of the surrender of,
i. 268.
Fort Galpin, capture of, by Lee, iii. 2.
Fort George, at Coram, Long Island, surprised by Major Tallmadge, ii. 701.
Fort George, in New York, cannon removed from, by Captain Lamb, ii. 129.
Fort George, on Lake George, erected by Abercrombie in 1758, ii. 266;
letter of Washington to Schuyler, in relation to the abandonment of
(_note_), ii. 470.
Fort Griswold, massacre at, ii. 727.
Fort Independence, opposite Ticonderoga, constructed by the advice of
Colonel John Trumbull (_note_), ii. 252, 254.
Fort Independence, near Kingsbridge, disregard of the garrison of, of
Heath's summons to surrender, ii. 399.
Fort Johnson, near Charleston, republican flag raised on, the first in
the South--description of the flag raised on (_note_), ii. 186.
Fort Johnston taken possession of, by militia-men under Colonel John
Ashe, ii. 113.
Fort Le Boeuf, Washington at, in 1753, i. 83.
Fort Lee, evacuation of, ordered by Washington--landing of Cornwallis
near, ii. 337;
precipitate flight of the Americans from, ii. 338.
Fort Loudoun, erected by Washington at Winchester, in 1756, i. 214.
Fort Mercer, attack upon, by Hessians under Count Donop--gallant defence
of, by Colonel Greene--Count Donop mortally wounded in the attack
upon, ii. 560;
ineffectual attempt of General Greene to relieve, ii. 562.
Fort Mifflin, British attack upon, ii. 561;
escape of the garrison of, to Fort Mercer, ii. 562.
Fort Montgomery, completion of the obstructions at, recommended by Greene,
Knox, and others, ii. 442;
vessels at, abandoned and burned by the republicans, ii. 545;
obstructions at, destroyed by the British fleet, ii. 546.
Fort Moultrie, formerly called Fort Sullivan, ii. 196.
Fort Necessity, letters of Washington from, to Governor Dinwiddie, i. 110;
Queen Aliquippa at, i. 113;
military road prepared near, by Washington, i. 116;
Washington determines to await the approach of De Villiers at, i. 118;
strengthened by Captain Robert Stobo--deserted by the Indians on the
approach of the French, i. 120;
great caution of the French in attacking--capitulation of Washington
at, i. 121;
terms of capitulation at, supposed to have been intentionally
mistranslated by Van Braam, i. 122;
abandoned by Washington on the 4th of July, 1754, i. 123.
Fort Niagara, expedition against, in 1759, under Prideaux and
Johnson--death of Prideaux before, i. 290;
skill and courage displayed by Sir William Johnson at the siege
of--defeat of French and Indians near--capitulation of, to Sir William
Johnson--garrison of, sent prisoners to New York, i. 291.
Fort Pitt, a portion of Washington's command left at, in 1758, in
garrison, i. 284;
besieged by Shingis in 1763, i. 320;
visit of Washington to, in 1770, on his way to the Ohio country--White
Mingo and George Croghan met by Washington at, i. 358.
Fort Putnam, Long Island, conflict witnessed by Washington from, ii. 273.
Fort Recovery, built by General Wayne in 1793, iii. 328.
Fort Schuyler, invested by St. Leger with a body of tories and Indians,
ii. 484.
Fort Sullivan, erected by Colonel Moultrie, ii. 187;
attack made upon, by a British fleet, ii. 190;
the attack upon, as described by a British writer, ii. 192;
deficient supply of ammunition in--great loss of life in the British
ships engaged in the attack upon, ii. 193;
name of, changed to Fort Moultrie, ii. 196;
great importance of the American victory at, ii. 197.
Fort Washington, Washington against attempting its defence, ii 330;
surrender of, to General Howe--comparative loss of British and Americans
at, ii. 331;
attack upon, proposed by Lafayette, ii. 701.
Fort William Henry, besieged by Montcalm in 1757--brave defence of, by
Colonel George Monro, i. 250;
massacre at, by Montcalm's Indians (_note_)--total demolition of, by
Montcalm, i. 251.
Forts, western, refusal of the British to give up according to the treaty
of 1783, iii. 99.
Fosdyke, Captain, attempt of, to destroy the _Rose_ and _Phoenix_,
ii. 238.
Fox, Charles James, his commendation of American resistance, i. 339;
remarks of, on the character of Washington (_note_), iii. 290.
Fox-hunting at Mount Vernon, i. 309.
Frame of Washington, iii. 594.
France, designs of, against the English colonies, i. 65;
war declared against, by England, in 1756, i. 228;
sentiments of, toward England and the colonies, ii. 121;
communication made by a secret agent of, to Jay, Franklin, and
Jefferson--letter of Captain William Hull, in relation to secret agents
of (_note_), ii. 123;
arms and ammunition furnished by, in aid of the Americans, ii. 444;
selfish policy of the government of, toward England and America,
ii. 541;
fête in the camp at Valley Forge, in celebration of the treaty with,
ii. 611;
danger of relaxation of American efforts, on the conclusion of the
treaty with, ii. 612;
the alliance with, a source of uneasiness to Washington, ii. 646;
commercial advantages sought by, in 1789, iii. 115;
disappointment caused to Lafayette by the course of the Revolution in,
iii. 184;
progress of the Revolution in, 184-187;
nearly all Europe in arms against, in 1792--sympathy in the United
States for the people of, iii. 220, 249, 273;
thoughts of wise men respecting the Revolution in, iii. 220;
disgust of Washington at the bloody character assumed by the Revolution
in, iii. 221;
gloomy accounts of the Revolution in, written by Gouverneur Morris, from
Paris, iii. 223;
efforts of Lafayette for the preservation of order in, iii. 224;
influence of the Revolution in, on American politics, iii. 236;
war declared by, against England, in 1793--king of, put to death by the
National Convention, iii. 236;
enthusiasm in favor of, in the United States, in 1793--possessions of,
in America, guarantied by the treaty of 1778, iii. 237;
little confidence of Washington in the government of, iii. 239;
cabinet meeting held by Washington to consider relations with, iii. 240;
British orders in council in relation to the colonial trade of,
iii. 296;
toasts given at a civic feast in Philadelphia to celebrate the victories
of (_note_), iii. 348;
a constitution established in, in 1795 (_note_), iii. 386;
pen-picture of the Convention of (_note_), iii. 387;
action of Congress on the presentation of colors of, by Adet, iii. 388;
annoyance of the government of, at the execution of Jay's treaty,
iii. 442;
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney appointed minister to, in 1796, iii. 443;
depredations committed by the cruisers of, on American commerce, iii.
466, 492, 505;
war with, threatened in 1798, iii. 490;
address of the Directory of, to Monroe, on receiving his letters of
recall, iii. 493;
Mr. Pinckney notified to leave--designs of the government of, toward the
United States, iii. 494;
change in public opinion in regard to, iii. 495;
three special envoys sent to, in 1798, iii. 496;
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;
Jefferson's own account of his connection with the journal of, iii. 215;
Washington annoyed by the attacks of, iii. 253;
good done by the paper of, according to Jefferson--remarks of Irving
respecting Jefferson's support of, iii. 254;
Washington's opinion of the journal of, iii. 268.
Frestel, M., arrival of, in the United States, with young Lafayette, in
1795, iii. 373;
letter of Washington to, in relation to young Lafayette, iii. 375;
encomium bestowed upon, by Washington, iii. 377;
with young Lafayette at Mount Vernon in 1797, iii. 479.
Fry, Colonel Joshua, commander of the troops destined for the Ohio in
1754--Washington his second in command, i. 96;
sudden death of, i. 113;
biographical notice of (_note_), i. 114.
Funeral honors paid by Congress to the memory of Washington, iii. 563.
"_Funeral of George Washington_," a pasquinade, introduced by Knox
at a cabinet council, iii. 269.
Funeral of Washington, iii. 558;
order of the procession at, iii. 559.
Funeral orations at the death of Washington, iii. 566, 570.
G.
Gadsden, Colonel Christopher, control of troops in Charleston assumed by,
ii. 187;
confinement of, in the castle of St. Augustine, ii. 673;
hostility of, to Jay's treaty, iii. 354.
Gage, Colonel Thomas (afterward General), with Braddock in his expedition
against Fort Duquesne, i. 152;
friendly letter of, to Washington, i. 197;
troops of, brought into Boston, to awe the inhabitants, i. 345;
governor of Massachusetts in 1774, i. 396;
received in Boston with respect, i. 397;
contest of, with the Massachusetts assembly--fortifications built by,
on Boston Neck, i. 398;
instructions of Lord Dartmouth to, as to his conduct in Massachusetts,
i. 415;
fruitless attempts of, to prevent political assemblages, i. 416;
letter of Doctor Warren to, in relation to an agreement violated by him,
i. 514;
martial law declared by, i. 552;
Charlestown set on fire by order of, i. 565;
anxiety of, to escape to New York, i. 627;
had been a personal friend of Washington, i. 630;
letters of Washington to, in relation to his treatment of prisoners,
i. 631, 683;
verses on the cattle-stealing of, i. 638;
summoned to England by the king--biographical notice of (_note_),
i. 730.
Gallatin, Albert, secretary of a convention in opposition to the excise
laws in 1794, iii. 316;
resolution of Edward Livingston, demanding papers relating to Jay's
treaty, sustained by, iii. 392;
conspicuous part taken by, in the debates on Jay's treaty, iii. 401;
remarks of Hildreth on the speech of--replied to, by Tracy, of
Connecticut, iii. 404;
regard of Jefferson for, iii. 417.
Galloway, Joseph, dangerous plan of union of, i. 435;
plan of union of, opposed by Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams, i. 437;
plan of, rejected by a majority of one, i. 438;
subsequently a violent loyalist (_note_), i. 445;
agents of, hanged as spies and traitors, i. 462.
Gardner, Colonel, death of, while marching to the help of Prescott, at
Breed's hill, i. 568.
_Gaspé_, account of the burning of the, i. 381.
Gates, Captain Horatio (afterward General), with Braddock in his
expedition against Fort Duquesne, i. 152;
chosen by Congress adjutant-general--biographical notice of, i. 546;
at the camp at Cambridge, i. 587;
appointed by Congress to the command of the army in Canada,
ii. 153, 246;
sent to Philadelphia by Washington, to confer with Congress, ii. 156;
appointed major-general by Congress, ii. 157;
ambitious character of, ii. 245, 367, 420;
insinuations of, calculated to injure Schuyler, ii. 249;
extraordinary powers granted to, by Congress--unpleasant feelings
produced in the army by the unusual powers granted to (_note_),
ii. 246;
surprise of Schuyler at the conduct of--duplicity of, ii. 247, 420;
letter of Schuyler to Washington in relation to the claims of, ii. 248;
letter of, to Washington, in relation to the abandonment of Crown Point,
ii. 253;
order and discipline restored by, to the army of the North, ii. 254;
appointed by Congress to the command of the army at Ticonderoga,
ii. 420;
slanders of Schuyler written by--impertinent letter written by, to
Washington, ii. 423;
refusal of, to act under Schuyler--admitted to the floor of Congress
through the instrumentality of Roger Sherman, ii. 424;
machinations of, against Schuyler, ii. 477;
chosen by Congress to command the northern army, ii. 479;
literary vanity of (_note_), ii. 483;
military movements of, criticised by John Adams, ii. 516;
courteous reception of, by Schuyler, ii. 520;
estimate of the character of, by Gouverneur Morris, ii. 521;
force and position of the army of, at Bemis's Heights, ii. 523;
jealousy of, greatly excited against Arnold, ii. 526;
inactivity of, until after the capture of the Hudson highlands, ii. 528;
letter of Washington to, requesting the aid of Morgan's corps, ii. 549;
desire of, to see Washington entirely defeated, ii. 550;
conspiracy in Congress and the army to elevate, over Washington,
ii. 564;
correspondence of, with Washington, in relation to a letter of Conway,
ii. 582;
challenge sent to, by Wilkinson (_note_),--placed at the head of a new
board of war, ii. 584;
intention of the friends of, to have him made
commander-in-chief--expedition against Canada planned by, to detach
Lafayette from Washington, ii. 585;
appointed by Congress to command the army of the South--prophetic
warning of General Lee to, ii. 681;
great things expected from, in the South, ii. 682;
combined attack of Cornwallis and Rawdon upon--total defeat of, at
Sanders's creek, ii. 683;
letter of, to Washington, after his defeat, ii. 684;
inquiry into the conduct of, at Camden, ii. 698;
meeting of officers at Newburg presided at by, iii. 18.
Genealogy of the Washington family, i. 17.
_General Advertiser_, edited by a grandson of Franklin--action of Genet
supported by, iii. 259.
Genet, Edmund Charles, arrival of, at Charleston, in 1793--practical
democracy of, iii. 288;
secret reasons of, for landing at Charleston--enthusiastic reception
of, iii. 243;
_letters of marque_ issued by, iii. 244;
reception of, at Philadelphia, iii. 244, 246;
abashed in the presence of Washington, iii. 246;
banquet given in honor of, in Philadelphia--offended at seeing a bust of
Louis XVI. in the house of the president, iii. 247;
Doctor Francis on the reception of, in New York, iii. 248, 249;
complaints of Mr. Hammond of the conduct of--duplicity of, iii. 252;
Jefferson's opinion of the mission of, iii. 253;
letter of, to Jefferson, announcing his mission, iii. 254;
propositions of, not received with favor by the United States
government, iii. 255;
letter of, to the secretary of state, in relation to privateers,
iii. 258;
privateer fitted out by, ordered to leave American waters, iii. 259;
letter of, to Jefferson, in relation to the arrest of American citizens
on board the _Citizen Genet_, iii. 260;
appeal of, from the president to the people--letter of, to Jefferson, on
neutrality, iii. 261;
party contentions respecting the claims of, iii. 262;
outrageous conduct of, with regard to _Le Petit Democrat_--
misapprehensions of, corrected by Jefferson, iii. 265;
government determines to request the recall of--irritation of Washington
at the idea of a contest with, iii. 269;
required to give up all vessels captured by his privateers, iii. 270;
popularity of, in the Southwest, iii. 274;
visit of, to New York, iii. 276;
angry letter written by, to Jefferson, iii. 278;
Jefferson disgusted with, iii. 279;
revulsion of public feeling with regard to, iii. 280;
rebuke administered to, by Jefferson--Washington's course in relation
to, approved by Congress, iii. 287;
recalled by the government of France--M. Fauchet appointed to succeed,
iii. 295;
marriage of, to the daughter of Governor Clinton--death of, at
Greenbush, in 1834, iii. 296.
_Gentlemen Associators_, inactivity of, i. 213, 251, 220.
George II., biographical notice of (_note_), i. 314.
George III., determination of, to bring the colonies into unconditional
submission, i. 485;
caricature of, published in England, i. 486;
speech of, at the opening of Parliament in 1776, ii. 2;
electoral troops of (_note_), ii. 4;
goodness of heart of, ii. 10;
leaden statue of, in New York, converted into bullets, ii. 214;
portrait of, in Nassau Hall, Princeton, injured by a cannon-shot
(_note_), ii. 389;
conversation of Jay with, in 1795, iii. 338;
ratification of Jay's treaty by, in 1790, iii. 390.
Georgia, colony of, planted in the year of Washington's birth, i. 17;
personal description of representatives from, in the continental
Congress, in 1775 (_note_), i. 727;
invasion of, by Colonel Campbell--General Robert Howe, in command of the
Americans in--command of the royal forces in, taken by General
Prevost, ii. 650.
Germain, Lord George, his approbation of General Howe's abandonment of
Boston, ii. 86, 89.
German mercenaries, high price paid for, by the British government, ii. 6;
employment of, condemned in the house of commons, ii. 7;
departure of, from England, for the St. Lawrence, ii. 89.
Germantown, army of Washington encamped at, ii. 489;
retreat of Washington to, after the battle of the Brandy wine--thirty
hogsheads of rum sent to the troops at, by order of Congress, ii. 511;
account of the battle at, ii. 552-557;
the delay at Chew's house the cause of the loss of the battle of,
ii. 554;
retreat of the American army at, covered by General Greene--comparative
losses of the British and Americans at, ii. 556;
the British almost defeated at, ii. 557;
impression produced in Europe by the battle at, ii. 559;
proposed assemblage of Congress at, in 1793, iii. 282;
family of Washington at, in 1794, iii. 333.
Gerry, Elbridge, special envoy to France in 1798, iii. 496;
detention of, in France, by a threat of Talleyrand, iii. 504.
Gibbon, the historian, doubts of, as to British success in
America--political character of (_note_), i. 495.
Giles, Mr., motion of, in Congress, to expunge certain language
complimentary to Washington, iii. 460;
motion of, sustained by Andrew Jackson, iii. 461.
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;
siege of Ninety-Six by, iii. 2;
letters of Washington to, urging the necessity for preparations for a
campaign in 1782, iii. 6;
Charleston taken possession of by, iii. 12.
Greene, Mrs. General, visit of Washington to, on his southern tour,
iii. 181.
Green Mountain Boys, recommended by Congress for the invasion of Canada,
i. 653;
Ethan Allen rejected by, i. 658;
insubordination of, i. 669, 670.
Green, Reverend Ashbel, his personal reminiscences of Washington,
iii. 587.
Greenway Court, hospitality of Lord Fairfax at, i. 48;
letter of Washington from, at the age of fifteen, i. 49;
library at, accessible to young Washington, i. 57.
Grenville, George, the stamp-act submitted to the house of commons by,
i. 322;
reply of Pitt to an interrogatory of--christened "the gentle shepherd,"
i. 324.
Grey, General, party of horse under Colonel Baylor surprised by, ii. 643.
Gridley, Captain Samuel, inefficiency of (_note_), i. 562.
Gridley, Colonel, good discipline of his corps of artillery, i. 553;
lines of the intrenchments on Breed's hill drawn by, at night, i. 557;
wounded at Breed's hill, i. 569;
lines of fortification upon Dorchester Heights drawn by, ii. 64.
Grier, Mrs., fortitude displayed by, while accompanying Arnold's Quebec
expedition, i. 693.
Griffiths, David, warning of Lee's treachery at Monmouth given by, on the
eve of the battle, ii. 623.
Grimes, Miss, afterward Mrs. Lee, supposed youthful passion of Washington
for, i. 47.
Guilford courthouse, battle of, ii. 717.
Guizot, encomium pronounced by, upon the character of Washington,
iii. 580.
Gulligher, Mr., one sitting given to, by Washington, at Portsmouth, in
1789, iii. 133.
Gunpowder, Gage's seizure of, at Cambridge, i. 426.
H.
Habits of Washington, iii. 584.
Hale, Captain Nathan, sent by Washington as a spy to Long Island,
ii. 294;
manner of the death of, ii. 297.
Hale, Colonel, apology for the surrender of, to an inferior force
(_note_), ii. 466.
Halifax, General Howe at, ii. 84.
Halket, Major, letter of Washington to, in relation to the route to Fort
Duquesne, i. 273.
Halket, Sir Peter, death of, at the battle of the Monongahela, i. 168.
Hamilton, Alexander, concerned in the seizure of cannon at Fort George,
in New York, ii. 129;
commencement of Washington's acquaintance with (_note_)--high
commendation of, by General Greene, ii. 301;
at the battle of White Plains, ii. 318;
false information put into the hands of a spy, by a trick of (_note_),
ii. 415;
admitted to the military family of Washington at Middlebrook--confidence
of Washington in--Captain Graydon's recollections of, ii. 456;
saved by the speed of his horse--letter of, to Congress, giving warning
of the rapid approach of Howe, ii. 513;
sent to Philadelphia by Washington to procure supplies for the
troops--note of instructions of Washington to, ii. 517;
sent by Washington to Gates for reinforcements--obstructed by Putnam,
ii. 550;
authority assumed by, by the advice of Governor Clinton, ii. 551;
misunderstanding between Washington and (_note_), ii. 712;
_The Continentalist_ written by, iii. 56;
opinions of Washington concurrent with, on the new constitution,
iii. 71;
success of the new constitution argued by, iii. 76;
informal nomination of Washington for the presidency by, iii. 79;
opinions of, with regard to presidential etiquette, iii. 107;
testimony of Robert Morris to the financial ability of--made secretary
of the treasury by Washington, iii. 121;
financial scheme of, presented to Congress in 1790, iii. 140;
discussions caused by the financial report of, iii. 143, 144;
admiration of, for the British constitution, iii. 149;
hostility of Jefferson to, iii. 150, 173, 174, 206, 208;
a national bank advocated by, iii. 171;
at the head of the _Federalists_, iii. 188;
re-election of Washington desired by, iii. 218;
letter of Washington to, in relation to his feud with Jefferson,
iii. 211;
charges brought against, in Congress, in 1792, iii. 282;
falsity of the charges brought against, iii. 232;
remarks of, in relation to the Revolution in France, iii. 250;
intention of, to resign his position in the cabinet, iii. 274;
attacked with yellow fever in 1793, iii. 280;
wish of Washington to send him as envoy extraordinary to
England--nomination of, opposed by Monroe, iii. 298;
letter of, to Washington, nominating Jay as minister to England,
iii. 299;
with the army sent to put down the Whiskey Insurrection, in 1794,
iii. 319;
plan prepared by, for the redemption of the public debt--office resigned
by, in 1795, iii. 329;
succeeded by Oliver Wolcott, iii. 330;
stones thrown at, while addressing a meeting in New York, iii. 352;
Jay's treaty defended by, through the press, iii. 369;
letter of Washington to, giving reasons for not furnishing to Congress
papers relating to Jay's treaty, iii. 394;
suggestions of, used by Washington in the preparation of his Farewell
Address, iii. 426;
letter of, to Washington, in 1798, in relation to the troubles with
France, iii. 506;
willing to accept the office of inspector-general in 1798 (_note_),
iii. 509;
letter of, to Washington, urging his acceptance of the commission of
commander-in-chief, iii. 514;
placed by Washington at the head of his list of generals, in
1798--Washington's high appreciation of, iii. 517;
conference of, with M'Henry and Pinckney, in relation to the provisional
army in 1798, iii. 525;
executive department of the provisional army left by Washington in the
hands of, iii. 526;
adverse to Adams's hasty sending of envoys to France, iii. 530;
last letter written by Washington addressed to, iii. 549.
Hamilton, Robert, minute-guns fired from the schooner of, at Washington's
funeral, iii. 559.
Hammond, Mr., minister plenipotentiary from England to the United States
in 1792, iii. 223;
attention paid to the complaints of, iii. 256;
unsettled relations with England on the arrival of, iii. 271;
intercepted papers of M. Fauchet's placed by, in the hands of Mr.
Wolcott, iii. 362.
Hampton, unsuccessful attempt of Lord Dunmore to destroy, ii. 22.
Hancock, John, desire of, to be appointed commander-in-chief, i. 533, 534;
outlawed by General Gage, i. 552;
appointed major-general of Massachusetts militia--desirous of military
distinction (_note_), ii. 60;
the Declaration of Independence first printed with his name
alone--letter of, to Washington, enclosing the Declaration of
Independence, ii. 213;
official pride of, iii. 129;
visit paid by, to Washington, in Boston, iii. 130.
Handbills, incendiary, dispersed in the British camp at Boston, i. 637.
Hand, Colonel, Hessian chasseurs attacked by, near Eastchester, ii. 315;
stationed near the present site of Fort Hamilton, with riflemen,
ii. 261;
stacks of wheat and hay burned by--biographical notice of, ii. 262;
march of the British checked by, at Flatbush, ii. 264;
appointed adjutant-general in the force sent against the whiskey
insurgents, in 1794, iii. 315.
Hands, great size of Washington's, iii. 595.
Harlem heights, fortified camp of Washington upon, ii. 297;
letters of Washington from, to Congress, on the state of the army,
ii. 301.
Harlem plains, battle on, ii. 299.
Harmar, General, expedition of, against Indians on the Scioto, in 1790,
iii. 156;
ill success of the expedition of, in the Ohio country, in 1790,
iii. 166.
Harrington, Jonathan, fifer of the minute-men at Lexington (_note_),
i. 506.
Harrison, Benjamin, Washington's journey to the second continental
Congress in company with, i. 528;
his condemnation of the petition of Congress to the king, i. 606;
letter of Washington to, in relation to inland navigation, iii. 44.
Harrison, Robert H., appointed associate judge of the supreme court in
1789, iii. 122.
Hartford, journey of Washington to, to confer with French officers,
ii. 686;
reception of Washington in, in 1789, iii. 126.
Hartley, David, scheme of, for conciliating the colonies, i. 499.
Harvard College, degree of Doctor of Laws conferred upon Washington by,
ii. 80;
names attached to the instrument conferring the degree (_note_),
ii. 81.
Haviland, Colonel, with Amherst at the siege of Montreal, in 1760, i. 301.
Hawley, Major Joseph, words of, quoted by Patrick Henry (_note_), i. 480.
Hazelwood, Captain, fire-ships constructed by, on the Hudson, ii. 237.
Hazlitt's description of Washington's personal appearance, iii. 590.
Head of Elk, Sir William Howe at, ii. 497;
risk of capture run by Washington at, ii. 498.
Heath, General, militia under the command of, at the battle of Lexington,
i. 509;
appointed brigadier general in the continental army, i. 548;
brief biographical notice of, i. 549;
despatched with troops for the defence of New York, ii. 82;
dislike of General Lee for, ii. 344, 345;
graphic account written by, of an interview with General Lee (_note_),
ii. 345;
commendation of, by Washington--picture given by, of the destitution of
the American army (_note_), ii. 346;
disregard paid to his summons by the garrison of Fort Independence,
ii. 399;
letter of Washington to, after his retirement to private life, iii. 482.
Hedges, Solomon, primitive style of living of, i. 54.
Heights of Abraham, scaled by Arnold at the siege of Quebec, i. 701.
Hendrik, sachem of the Mohawks, speech of, i. 128.
Henfield, arrest of, for enlisting on the privateer _Citizen Genet_,
iii. 259;
trial and acquittal of, iii. 267.
Henry, Judge John Joseph, extract from his narrative relating to Arnold's
Quebec expedition, i. 693.
Henry, Patrick, resolutions offered by, in the Virginia assembly, in
relation to the stamp-act, i. 327;
Washington present at the debate on the resolutions offered by, i. 329;
the friends of the resolutions of, re-elected, i. 331;
Washington's journey to the first and second continental Congresses in
company with, i. 417, 528;
powerful speech of, at the opening of the first continental Congress,
i. 423;
his opinion of Washington and Rutledge, i. 450;
resolutions offered by, at the second Virginia convention, i. 477;
payment for the powder seized by Lord Dunmore, obtained by, i. 519;
predictions of, on the subject of independence, ii. 200;
letter of Washington to, revealing the weakness of his army, ii. 578;
anonymous letter received by, from the _Conway Cabal_, ii. 587;
adverse to the constitution, iii. 77;
letter of Washington to, in 1795, when offering him the office of
secretary of state, iii. 371;
mission to France declined by, in 1799, iii. 529.
Herbert, Mr., remarks of, on hunting in America (_note_), i. 50.
Herrick, Captain, expedition of, against Skenesborough, i. 645.
Hertburn, William de, of Wessington manor, i. 18.
Hesse Cassel, landgrave of, mercenaries furnished by, ii. 6.
Hesse, prince of, mercenaries furnished by, ii. 6.
Hessians, reliance placed on, by the British ministry, ii. 8;
land offered to such as would leave the British service--resolution of
Congress printed and circulated among, as tobacco papers (_note_),
ii. 260;
kind treatment by Washington of those made prisoners at Trenton,
ii. 377;
brutal conduct of, in New Jersey, ii. 398.
Hewling, J. M., song written by, ii. 13.
Hickey, Thomas, arrested on a charge of conspiracy against the life of
Washington, ii. 175;
condemnation and execution of, ii. 176.
Highlanders, Scotch, loyalty of, ii. 104, 114.
Highland passes, measures of General George Clinton for the defence of,
ii. 219.
Highlands of the Hudson, measures taken to repress insurrection in,
ii. 310;
imminent peril of the country below, ii. 311;
measures taken by Washington for the defence of, ii. 323;
impression made upon Washington by the grandeur of their scenery,
ii. 324.
Hildreth, remarks of, respecting Washington's message to the third
Congress, iii. 285.
Hinman, Colonel, placed in command of the lake forts by Governor
Trumbull--difficulties of, with Arnold, i. 648;
want of discipline among the troops of, i. 656.
Hobby, first schoolmaster of Washington, i. 24, 27.
Hobkirk's hill, defeat of Greene by Lord Rawdon at, ii. 719.
Holland, noble conduct of the states-general of, ii. 6;
sentiments of, toward England and the colonies, ii. 121;
gunpowder shipped from, to America, in gin-bottles, ii. 122.
"_Home_," a term used by Washington when speaking of England, as late as
1769, i. 348.
Homestead of the Washington family in Virginia, i. 23.
Hopkins, Commodore Esek, squadron under the command of--his disobedience
of orders, ii. 108;
dismissed from the service, ii. 109.
Horsemanship of Washington, iii. 596.
Horses, fine stud kept by Washington, iii. 584.
Hotham, Commodore, departure of, for America, with Hessians, ii. 90.
Houdon, the sculptor, at Mount Vernon--the statue of Washington at
Richmond executed by, iii. 50.
Hounds, kennel of, kept by Washington, iii. 584;
sent by Lafayette to Washington in 1785, iii. 585.
Howe, Admiral Lord, sent with a fleet to co-operate with General
Howe--unwillingness of, to serve against the Americans, ii. 89;
powers of, as a peace-commissioner, ii. 222;
efforts of, to communicate with Washington--letter of Dennis de Berdt
to Joseph Reed, brought from England by, ii. 223;
refusal of Washington to receive the letter sent by, ii. 225, 227;
"circular" and "declaration" of, directed by Congress to be published,
ii. 228;
terms of reconciliation offered by, such as could not be accepted,
ii. 229;
no part of his design to attack New York with the shipping (_note_),
ii. 267;
committee appointed by Congress to confer with, ii. 290;
account of the conference with, published in England (_note_),
ii. 294;
letter of Franklin to, in relation to the question of reconciliation
(_note_), ii. 292;
in the Delaware with his fleet, ii. 551.
Howe, Colonel Robert, in command of patriot troops in Norfolk, ii. 24, 25.
Howe, General Sir William, with Wolfe at the siege of Quebec, i. 293;
address of, to his soldiers, at Breed's hill, i. 563;
disposition of, friendly toward the Americans--friendship between
Franklin and, i. 620;
successor to General Gage, i. 730;
confidence of, in the strength of his position in Boston, ii. 48;
evacuation of Boston by, ii. 68, 85;
departure of, from Boston, hastened by the fear of a general assault,
ii. 71;
intentions and movements concealed by, ii. 81, 143, 256, 427, 473,
475, 490;
British prisoners and store-ships taken in Boston harbor through the
negligence of, ii. 83;
retirement of, to Halifax, ii. 84:
defence of, in Parliament, by the duke of Manchester, ii. 87;
arrival of, in the harbor of New York, ii. 178;
assistance expected by, from the loyalists, ii. 179;
Colonel Patterson sent to Washington by, with a letter from Lord Howe,
ii. 226;
large and well-appointed army under the command of, at Staten Island,
ii. 240;
proclamation issued by, to the people of Long Island, ii. 266;
misgivings of, as to ultimate success, ii. 300;
humanity of--efforts of, to recruit his army with tories, ii. 309;
advances of, on the East river, ii. 311;
movements of, at White Plains, ii. 316;
houses in New Jersey burned by, ii. 452;
landing of, at the head of Chesapeake bay, ii. 497;
march of, hindered by the want of horses and wagons--proclamation
issued by, ii. 499;
dilatoriness of--humanity of (_note_), ii. 512;
marching and counter-marching of, along the Schuylkill, ii. 515;
march of, upon Philadelphia, ii. 516;
supplies from the country cut off from, ii. 597;
resignation of, accepted by the British ministry--Sir Henry Clinton the
successor of--fête at Philadelphia, in honor of, on his departure,
ii. 614.
Howe, Lord Edward, in the expedition against Ticonderoga, under General
Abercrombie, i. 262;
death of--money appropriated in Massachusetts for a monument to, in
Westminster Abbey, i. 264.
Howe, Richard and William, commissioners for restoring peace to the
colonies, ii. 90.
Howell, David, appointed commissioner for ascertaining the true river
St. Croix, iii. 423.
Howell, Governor, third in command in the force sent to put down the
Whiskey Insurrection in 1794, iii. 315.
Hubbardton, battle at, ii. 466;
Major Ackland wounded at, ii. 467.
Huddy, Captain, hanged by loyalists under Captain Lippincott, iii. 13.
Hudson Highlands, account of the capture of, by Sir Henry Clinton,
ii. 542-545.
Hudson's river, commencement of fortifications on, ii. 126, 127;
measures of General Howe for taking possession of, ii. 218;
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, ii. 143.
Ingersoll, Jared, his resignation of his office as
stamp-distributor--advice of Franklin to (_note_), i. 332.
Innes, Colonel, Washington under the orders of, when at Great Meadows,
i. 114;
personal attachment of Dinwiddie to, i. 187;
anxiety of Dinwiddie that he should supplant Washington in the command
of the Virginia troops, i. 211, 216.
Iredell, James, description by, of a ball in celebration of Washington's
birthday, iii. 469.
Ireland, troops voted by the Parliament of, for the American service,
ii. 6;
address of the second continental Congress to the people of, i. 610.
Iroquois, early friendship of, with the English, i. 66, 69.
Irving, Washington, the inauguration of Washington witnessed by, iii. 93;
remarks of, on Jefferson's support of Freneau, iii. 254;
anecdote of Nelly Custis told by, iii. 488.
Isle aux Noix, expedition of Schuyler and Montgomery against, i. 663;
address issued from, by General Schuyler, to the inhabitants of
Canada, i. 665;
retreat of the American army to, from Canada, ii. 166.
Isle la Motte, retreat of Sullivan to, ii. 167.
J.
Jack, Captain, the Wild Hunter of the Juniata, anecdote of (_note_),
i. 153.
Jackson, Andrew, his view of the character of Washington in 1796,
iii. 461.
Jackson. Major, aid-de-camp of Washington in 1789, iii. 125.
Jackson, Robert, letter of, in relation to young Washington's going
to sea, i. 44.
Jacobs, Captain, a chief of the Delaware Indians, death of, at Kittanning,
i. 226;
death of the giant son of, at Kittanning, i. 227.
Jamaica, address of the second continental Congress to the assembly of,
i. 610.
_James River Company_, Washington president of--one hundred shares in,
offered to Washington by the Virginia legislature, iii. 47;
works of, examined by Washington in 1791, iii. 180.
Jasper, Sergeant, extraordinary courage displayed by, ii. 194;
sword presented to, by Governor Rutledge, ii. 195;
death of, at Savannah, supporting the colors of his regiment (_note_),
ii. 196.
Jay, John, treaty of peace signed by, in 1782, iii. 15;
correspondence of, with Washington, on the revision of the Articles
of Confederation, iii. 56;
a contributor to _The Federalist_, iii. 77;
appointed chief-justice by Washington, iii. 122;
envoy extraordinary to England in 1794--mission of, denounced by the
Democratic Society of Philadelphia, iii. 300;
letter of Washington to, in relation to the Whiskey Insurrection,
iii. 320;
anxiety of Washington respecting the mission of, iii. 334;
letters addressed by, to Lord Grenville, iii. 335;
conversations of, with Lord Grenville--letter of, to Washington,
stating the progress of negotiations in London, iii. 337;
conversation of, with George III., iii. 338;
treaty signed by, at London, iii. 339;
elected governor of the state of New York, iii. 345;
burned in effigy in Philadelphia, iii. 350;
suggestions of, used by Washington in preparing his Farewell
Address, iii. 426;
letter of, to Mr. Monroe in Paris, on refusing a copy of his treaty,
iii. 439.
Jay's treaty, provisions of, iii. 340-342;
language of the opposition press in relation to, iii. 343;
hostility of the Democratic Societies to, iii. 345;
ratification of, recommended by the senate, iii. 346;
abstract of, published in the _Aurora_, iii. 347;
violent opposition to, throughout the country, iii. 348;
meetings of the enemies of, held in Boston and New York, iii. 351;
resolutions adverse to, adopted at a meeting held in New York, iii. 352;
resolutions in favor of, adopted by the New-York Chamber of
Commerce--copies of, burned in the streets of Philadelphia, iii. 353;
opposition to, in South Carolina, iii. 354;
letter of Washington in relation to, to the selectmen of Boston,
iii. 356;
letters of Washington to Randolph, in relation to, iii. 357, 358;
objections to, answered in a memorial written by Randolph, iii. 359;
ratification of, signed by Washington, iii. 360;
virulence of party spirit in relation to, iii. 368;
the Boston Chamber of Commerce in favor of the ratification
of--memorial in favor of, signed by the merchants of Philadelphia,
iii. 370;
letter of Washington to General Knox in relation to, iii. 371;
assailed by Governor Shelby, of Kentucky--action of the various state
legislatures in relation to, iii. 382;
delay in the ratification of, on the part of the British government,
iii. 383;
ratification of, by George III., in 1796, iii. 390;
conspicuous part taken by Albert Gallatin in the debates on,
iii. 392, 401;
message of Washington to Congress, on refusing to furnish papers
relating to (_note_), iii. 396;
speech of Tracy, of Connecticut, on, iii. 404;
speech of Fisher Ames on, iii. 405;
extracts from Ames's speech on, iii. 405-416;
powerful impression produced by the speech of, iii. 416;
commissioners appointed to carry out the provisions of, iii. 423;
unfriendly feeling with France increased by, iii. 435;
hostile demonstrations of the French Directory on the ratification
of, iii. 444.
Jefferson, Thomas, resolutions of, adopted by the Virginia house of
burgesses in 1769 (_note_), i. 354;
letter of Washington to, in relation to Arnold's incursion, ii. 713;
narrow escape of, from Tarleton, at Monticello, ii. 720;
appointed secretary of state by Washington, iii. 122;
admiration of, for the leaders of the French Revolution, iii. 147;
suspicions and jealousies of, iii. 148, 150;
question of the assumption of the state debts pressed upon, by
Hamilton, iii. 149;
change of the feelings of, toward Hamilton, iii. 150;
voyage of, to Newport, in 1790, in company with Washington, iii. 162;
dislike of, for Hamilton, iii. 173;
new coins recommended by, in 1784, iii. 175;
executive power distrusted by, iii. 187;
personal vituperation indulged in by--at the head of the _Republicans_,
iii. 188;
disgust of, with Adams's "Discourses of Davila," iii. 189;
imbued with the spirit of the French Revolution--language of, in
after-years, respecting Adams and Hamilton, iii. 190;
antagonism of, toward Adams, in 1791, iii. 191;
desire of, that Washington should remain in office, iii. 199;
letters of, to Washington, iii. 202, 213;
vanity of--letter of, to Lafayette, iii. 205;
letters of Washington to, iii. 210, 217, 239, 289, 421;
re-election of Washington desired by, iii. 218;
Jacobins in Paris called "patriots" by, iii. 226;
Freneau's annoyance of Washington enjoyed by, iii. 253;
insincerity of (_note_), iii. 254;
letter of Genet to, in relation to the arrest of Americans on the
_Citizen Genet_, iii. 260;
intention of, to resign his position in the cabinet--unwillingness
of Washington to accept the resignation of, iii. 274;
want of candor of, displayed toward Washington, iii. 275;
letter written by, to Gouverneur Morris, in relation to Genet's
recall, iii. 276;
rebuke administered by, to Genet, iii. 287;
encomium pronounced by, upon the character of Washington--resignation
of, as secretary of state, iii. 288;
letter of, from Monticello, to Edmund Randolph, iii. 289;
debates in Congress on the report of, on commercial affairs, iii. 290;
letter of, to Madison, in relation to self-created societies, iii. 326;
sympathy of, with the Whiskey Insurrectionists, iii. 327;
apprehensions entertained by, concerning Jay's treaty--his admiration
of Gallatin, iii. 417;
letter of, to Madison, in relation to Jay's treaty, iii. 418;
caricature of, printed in 1798 (_note_), iii. 419;
insinuations thrown out by, against Washington--disclaimer by, of any
agency in furnishing to the _Aurora_ certain confidential matter,
iii. 420;
confidence of Washington in the sincerity of, 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; letters
of Washington to, iii. 39, 84;
retained by Washington as secretary of war in 1789, iii. 121;
stay of, in Philadelphia, during the presence of the yellow fever in
1793, iii. 280;
succeeded by Timothy Pickering as secretary of war--cause of the
resignation of, iii. 330;
letter of Washington to, on the occasion of the resignation of,
iii. 331;
letter of Washington to, in relation to Jay's treaty, iii. 371;
interest taken by, in the welfare of young Lafayette, iii. 374;
letter of Washington to, on the eve of retirement from office,
iii. 470;
letter of Washington to, informing him of his position in the
provisional army, iii. 518;
mortification of, at the preference given to Hamilton and Pinckney--warm
reply written by, to Washington, iii. 519;
esteem of Washington for--second letter of Washington to, in relation to
his appointment as major-general, iii. 521;
President Adams petitioned by the friends of, to reverse Washington's
order of the major-generals, iii. 522;
letter of Washington to, urging his acceptance of the appointment
proffered, iii. 524;
determination of, not to serve under Hamilton and Pinckney, iii. 525.
Knyphausen, General, garrison at New York left under the command of,
ii. 664;
Springfield, in New Jersey, set on fire by, ii. 678.
Kosciuszko, Thaddeus, first interview of, with Washington, ii. 448;
subsequent history of, ii. 449;
at the siege of Ninety-Six, iii. 2.
L.
La Colombe, M. de, letter of Washington to, announcing the liberation
of Lafayette, iii. 499.
Lacy, General, orders of Washington to, for the arrest of Quakers near
Valley Forge, i. 461.
Lafayette, George Washington, asylum sought by, in the United States,
iii. 229;
arrival of, in the United States, in 1795, iii. 372;
letter of Washington to Senator Cabot, of Boston, in relation to the
reception of, iii. 373;
attempted _incognito_ of, under the name of Motier--letter of
Washington to, iii. 375;
official notice taken of, by Congress--letter of a committee of Congress
addressed to, iii. 376;
the guest of Washington at Philadelphia and Mount Vernon--letter of
Washington respecting, to his father, iii. 377;
with Washington at Mount Vernon in 1797, iii. 479.
Lafayette, Madame, invited by Washington to visit Mount Vernon, iii. 38;
letter of Washington to, in 1792, iii. 226;
letter of, to Washington, iii. 227;
second letter of, to Washington--shares the prison of Lafayette at
Olmutz, iii. 229.
Lafayette, Marquis de, Washington's first acquaintance with, ii. 491;
vessel fitted out at the expense of, ii. 492, 493;
visit of, to London, ii. 492;
voyage of, to America, in company with De Kalb and other
officers--commissioned major-general of the continental army, ii. 493;
impatience of, for actual command (_note_), ii. 496;
appointed to the command of an expedition against Canada, ii. 586;
hostility of Gates toward Washington discovered by, ii. 591;
escape of, from the British at Barren hill, ii. 615;
the honor of leading the advance at Monmouth solicited by, ii. 619;
departure of, for France, to procure aid for the Americans, ii. 648;
letters of Washington to, ii. 662; iii. 38, 75, 83, 164, 526;
fruits of the secret mission of, to the court of Versailles, ii. 679;
escape of Cornwallis prevented by, ii. 730;
return of, to France, in 1781, iii. 7;
visit of, to Mount Vernon, in 1784, iii. 42;
jack sent to Washington by, iii. 51;
conspicuous part taken by, in the French Revolution, iii. 115, 135;
commander-in-chief of the National Guard in Paris, in 1789--language of,
respecting the duke of Orleans, iii. 137;
conservative influence of, iii. 138;
key of the Bastile sent to Washington by--difficult position of, in
France, in 1790, iii. 163;
hopeful letter written by, to Washington, iii. 164;
disappointment of, at the course of the French Revolution, iii. 184;
letters of, in relation to his position in France, addressed to
Washington, iii. 185;
efforts of, to preserve order in France, iii. 224;
acquitted by the National Assembly, of charges made against him by the
Jacobins--attempt of, to escape to the United States, by way of
Holland--in prison at Olmutz, iii. 225;
desire of Washington to befriend the family of, iii. 226;
Washington powerless to aid, iii. 228;
confinement of, in an Austrian dungeon, iii. 372;
incident showing Washington's feelings toward (_note_), iii. 373;
efforts of Washington to obtain the liberation of, iii. 424;
liberation of, from the prison at Olmutz--reply of, to De Chasteler
with regard to proposed conditions of release (_note_), iii. 499;
letter received by Washington from, at the close of 1798, iii. 526;
hounds sent by, to Washington, in 1785, iii. 585.
La Force, a meddlesome French commissary, i. 82;
energy and activity of, i. 132;
escape of, from prison at Williamsburg (_note_), i. 183.
Lake Champlain, efforts of Sir Guy Carleton to create a navy on, ii. 333;
naval engagement on, between Arnold and Captain Pringle, ii. 334.
"Lake of the Dismal Swamp," lines from, i. 311.
Lamb, Captain, severely wounded in the assault upon Quebec, under
Montgomery and Arnold, i. 721;
cannon removed by, from Fort George, in New York, ii. 129.
Lancaster, meeting of recruits at, iii. 26.
Land-grants to soldiers engaged in the French and Indian War, efforts
of Washington to secure, i. 356.
Langdon, President, "declaration" of Congress read by, to the troops at
Cambridge, i. 617.
"Langhorne, John," letter of condolence of, addressed to Washington in
1798, iii. 497.
La Salle, French claims to the Ohio based on the discoveries by, i. 80.
Laurens, Colonel John, sent to Europe, to seek more aid in men and money,
ii. 700;
influence with the French government of, Washington's letter to,
ii. 710;
death of--biographical notice of, iii. 11.
Laurens, Henry, treaty of peace signed by, in 1782, iii. 15.
Lear, Tobias, secretary of Washington at Mount Vernon, iii. 49;
Master and Miss Custis educated by, iii. 50;
admiration of, for the private character of Washington, iii. 51;
Washington's power to control his feelings witnessed by, iii. 194;
use of a farm left to, by Washington, iii. 539;
resident at Mount Vernon in 1799, iii. 551;
account written by, of the last illness of Washington, iii. 552-557.
Lechmere's Point, intrenchment commenced on, by Putnam, i. 764.
Ledyard, Colonel, murder of, by Major Bromfield, ii. 727.
Lee, Arthur, address of Wilkes, lord-mayor of London, written by, i. 604.
Lee, Charles, of Virginia, successor of Bradford, as attorney-general,
in 1795, iii. 372.
Lee, General Charles, talents and acquirements of, i. 542;
account of the early life of, i. 542-545;
estate purchased by, in Virginia--appointed second major-general by the
second continental Congress, i. 545;
remarks of Mrs. Mercy Warren on the personal appearance of (_note_),
i. 586;
disgust of Washington at the impiety of, i. 617;
a personal interview proposed to, by Burgoyne, at Boston Neck, i. 630;
sent to New York to disarm the tories, ii. 35;
ambition of, ii. 37;
letter of, to Washington, in relation to the Long-Island tories, ii. 38;
headquarters of, in New York, ii. 43;
appointed by Congress commander-in-chief of the southern department,
ii. 82, 96;
named by Washington for the chief command of the army in Canada, ii. 95;
Washington's opinion of the military abilities of, ii. 97;
activity of, in improving the defences of New York, ii. 126;
differences of, with the city authorities of New York, ii. 130;
letters of, to Washington, in relation to the defences of New York,
ii. 131, 133;
cannon removed by, from the Grand battery at New York, ii. 131;
contempt of, for official titles (_note_), ii. 183;
little regard paid by, to the provincial congress of New York,
ii. 132, 133;
high-handed measures of, with regard to tories, ii. 134;
anxiety of, to attack Lord Dunmore on the Elizabeth river, ii. 183;
joyful reception of, in Charleston, ii. 188;
exertions of, to put Charleston in a state of defence, ii. 189;
his opinion of Fort Sullivan, ii. 190;
great deference paid to the opinions of, on military affairs--
self-esteem and impertinence of, ii. 313;
instructions given by Washington to, at North Castle, ii. 324;
duplicity of, toward Washington, ii. 332;
reliance of Washington on--excuses of, for disobeying Washington's
orders, ii. 341;
characteristic letter of, to James Bowdoin, ii. 342;
disingenuous use made by, of a letter from Washington (_note_), ii. 343;
letter written by Washington to, from Newark, ii. 344;
dislike of, to General Heath, ii. 344, 345;
letter of, to Colonel Reed, reflecting on Washington, ii. 347;
neglect of, to join Washington in New Jersey, ii. 350;
Congress in the dark concerning the movements of--impudence and
heartlessness of, ii. 352;
attempt of, to disparage Washington to Governor Cook, of Rhode Island,
ii. 353;
selfish ambition of, ii. 355;
urged by Washington to join him in order to defend Philadelphia,
ii. 356;
found by Wilkinson at Baskingridge--ill-natured letter concerning
Washington written by, to General Gates, ii. 357;
surprise and capture of, by a party of British dragoons at Baskingridge,
ii. 358;
various opinions respecting the capture of--suspicions of the fidelity
of, ii. 359;
capture of, providential, ii. 360;
rigorous confinement of, by the British, as a deserter, ii. 405;
letter of, to Congress, professing to have important matter to
communicate--captivity of, not hard to be borne, ii. 406;
treacherous conduct of, ii. 407;
letter of Washington to General Howe, offering Hessian officers in
exchange for, ii. 410;
perplexity of Howe as to what should be done with (_note_), ii. 411;
exchanged for General Prescott--hesitation of, to take the oath of
allegiance, ii. 613;
adverse to an attack upon Sir Henry Clinton in New Jersey, ii. 618;
the command of the corps of, given to Lafayette, ii. 619;
command of his corps resumed by, ii. 620;
unaccountable retreat of, before the British--mysterious warning given
to Washington with respect to Lee, ii. 623;
extreme irritation of Washington at the conduct of, ii. 624;
disrespectful letters of, to Washington, ii. 627, 628;
placed under arrest, ii. 628;
great ability of his defence, ii. 629;
suspended from all command for a year--"Queries, Political and
Military," published by (_note_)--letter of Washington to Joseph Reed
respecting, ii. 630;
his expulsion from the army--duel fought by, with Colonel Laurens
(_note_)--impudent letter of, to Congress (_note_)--curious
will of (_note_)--death of, in 1782, ii. 631;
proved to have been a traitor, by a document recently discovered--his
plan for the subjugation of the colonies, ii. 632;
willing to be a traitor to both parties, ii. 634;
guarantied against loss by Congress (_note_), ii. 635.
Lee, General Henry, letter of Washington to, in relation to democratic
societies, iii. 313;
commander-in-chief of the force sent to put down the Whiskey
Insurrection in 1794, iii. 315;
instructions of Washington to--proclamation issued by, after crossing
the Alleghanies, iii. 319;
enmity of Jefferson toward, iii. 421;
funeral oration pronounced by, on the occasion of the death of
Washington, iii. 566.
Lee, Richard Henry, letter of Washington to, seeking statistical
information as to Virginia, i. 413;
resolutions of sympathy with Massachusetts offered by, in the
continental Congress, i. 432;
non-importation resolution offered by, in the continental Congress,
i. 435;
encouraging letter of, to Washington, in camp at Cambridge, i. 597;
letter of thanks from Congress to the city of London written by, i. 605;
adverse to the constitution, iii. 77;
letter of Washington to, in relation to the "republican" party (_note_),
iii. 276.
Lee, William, mulatto man, liberated by the will of Washington, iii. 536.
_L'Embuscade_, arrival of Genet in, at Charleston, iii. 243;
_The Grange_, an English ship, taken by, iii. 245;
Doctor Francis on the arrival of, in New York, iii. 248;
challenged by the British frigate _Boston_, iii. 277.
L'Enfant, plans of public buildings in the federal city drawn by,
iii. 178, 184;
plans of, approved by Washington, iii. 184.
_Le Petit Democrat_, a privateer fitted out by Genet, iii. 264;
sent to sea by Genet, in violation of his pledge, iii. 267.
Leslie, Captain, death of, at the battle of Princeton, ii. 391.
Leslie, Colonel, unsuccessful attempt of, to seize arms at Salem, i. 502.
Letters, spurious, charged to have been written by Washington, iii. 448;
denounced by Washington, iii. 471.
Levees, Mrs. Washington's, iii. 111, 112, 170.
Levees of Washington, iii. 108, 109, 592.
Lewis, Lawrence, invited by Washington to reside at Mount Vernon,
iii. 483;
marriage of, with Nelly Custis, iii. 532;
strong personal resemblance between the mother of, and Washington,
iii. 534;
property left to, by Washington, iii. 538, 541;
absent from Mount Vernon at the time of Washington's death, iii. 558.
Lewis, Major Andrew, unsuccessful expedition of, to the town of the
Shawnees, i. 208;
night-attack upon, by Cornstalk, i. 472;
Lord Dunmore suspected of having contrived the attack upon, i. 474;
Dunmore driven from Gwyn's island by, ii. 110;
biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 110.
Lewis, Mrs., testimony of, to the amiability of Washington at home,
iii. 52.
Lexington, Samuel Adams and John Hancock in danger at--warning of the
approach of troops sent to, by Doctor Warren--minute-men collected
at, under Captain Parker, i. 504;
minute-men killed at, by troops under Major Pitcairn--the British fired
first at (_note_), i. 505;
losses of the British and Americans at, i. 510;
effect in England of the news of the battle of, i. 511;
the battle of, the beginning of the Revolutionary War, i. 512;
resolutions of various colonies, after the battle of, to raise troops,
i. 514-517;
effect of the news of the battle of, at Mount Vernon, i. 527.
Lexington, Kentucky, intemperate resolutions passed at a convention of
citizens at, in 1794, iii. 304.
Liberty, English and French, contrasted (_note_), iii. 296.
_Liberty Hill Academy_, shares made over to, by Washington, iii. 48.
Liberty-tree, at Boston, account of (_note_), i. 416;
lines alluding to (_note_), ii. 75;
fourteen cords of wood furnished by, ii. 76.
Lieb, Doctor, violent attack upon the character of Washington, in the
_Aurora_, attributed to, iii. 477.
Life-guard, Washington's, conspiracy of several members of, against the
life of Washington--organization of (_note_)--flag and uniform of
(_note_), ii. 177;
Sergeant Uzal Knapp the last survivor of (_note_), ii. 178.
Lillington, Colonel, in command of minute-men in the battle at
Moore's-creek bridge--biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 117.
Lincoln, General Benjamin, plan of, for driving the British fleet from
Boston harbor, 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_), 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;
made prisoner at the battle at Moore's-creek bridge, ii. 119.