Carolina, ii. 115;
royal ensign set up by, at Cross creek, ii. 116;
retreat of, pursued by Moore, ii. 117;
made prisoner after the battle at Moore's-creek bridge, ii. 119.
M'Donald, Flora, biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 114.
M'Dowell, president of the college at Annapolis, letter of Washington to,
respecting young Custis (_note_), iii. 583.
M'Gillivray, Alexander, head chief of the Creek Indians in 1790--made a
colonel in the service of Spain, iii. 154;
made an honorary member of the St. Andrew's Society in New York--treaty
negotiated with, by General Knox, iii. 155.
M'Ginnes, Captain, death of, i. 183.
M'Henry. James, appointed secretary of war in 1795, iii. 372;
letters of Washington to, after his retirement to private life,
iii. 480-482;
urgency of, with Washington, to resume the command of the army,
iii. 510, 513;
despatched to Mount Vernon with Washington's commission as
commander-in-chief, iii. 512;
instructions of Adams to, on setting out for Mount Vernon (_note_),
iii. 513;
interview of, with Washington, at Mount Vernon, iii. 514;
list of officers given to, by Washington (_note_), iii. 515;
negligent correspondence of, as secretary of war, complained of by
Washington, iii. 523;
conference of, with Hamilton and Pinckney, respecting the provisional
army, in 1798, iii. 525;
letter of Washington to, expressing anxiety respecting his various
trusts, iii. 535.
Machias, British vessels captured at, i. 732.
Mackay, Captain, letter of Washington to Dinwiddie, in relation to the
claims of, i. 115;
respect of Washington for, i. 116;
in the trenches at Fort Necessity, i. 120.
M'Kean, Chief-Justice, hostility of, to Jay's treaty, iii. 353.
Mackenzie, Captain Robert, correspondence of, with Washington,
i. 450, 451.
Maclean, Colonel, march of, to the relief of St. John on the Sorel,
i. 678;
driven back by Majors Brown and Livingston, i. 679;
arrival of, at Quebec, during the siege by Arnold, i. 701;
and his Scotch Highlanders the only reliable defence of Quebec, i. 702;
Arnold's summons to surrender disregarded by, i. 703;
stationed at Deschambault with an advanced corps, ii. 147.
M'Leod, Alexander, a leader among the Scotch Highlanders in North
Carolina, ii. 115;
killed in the battle at Moore's-creek bridge, ii. 118.
M'Neare, doorkeeper of the second continental Congress, i. 528.
M'Pherson, plan of, for the destruction of the British fleet in Boston
harbor, i. 748.
M'Pherson Blues, survivors of, in May, 1860 (_note_), iii. 568.
Madison, a contributor to _The Federalist_, iii. 77;
desire of, that Washington should remain in office, iii. 199;
letter addressed to, by Washington, in relation to his desire to retire
from public life, iii. 200;
esteem of Washington for, iii. 232;
resolutions of, in relation to commercial restrictions and duties,
iii. 291;
debates in Congress on the resolutions of, iii. 292;
urged by Jefferson to attack Jay's treaty though the press, iii. 370;
speech of, denouncing Jay's treaty, iii. 399;
alarm occasioned by the speech of, iii. 400;
suggestions of, used by Washington in the preparation of his Farewell
Address, iii. 426.
Magaw, Colonel, Fort Washington left in charge of, ii. 313;
his surrender of Fort Washington, ii. 331.
Malmedy, Monsieur, Washington annoyed by the importunities of, ii. 448.
Mamaroneck, attack made upon Rogers at, by Colonel Haslet, ii. 314.
Manchester, duke of, his speech in Parliament, on the evacuation of
Boston, ii. 86.
Mandamus councillors obnoxious to the whigs (_note_), i. 427.
Manly, Captain, English store-ship captured by--brass mortar taken by,
christened _Congress_ by Putnam and Mifflin, i. 741.
Manufactures, Congress urged by Washington, in 1796, to foster, iii. 455.
Marion, General Francis, movements of, in the South, ii. 682, 703;
repulse of, at Georgetown, on Winyaw bay, ii. 703;
camp of, on Snow's island--flight of Colonel Watson before, ii. 704.
Markoe, Captain, Washington escorted by, on his way to Cambridge, i. 574.
Marshall, John, mission to France declined by, iii. 443;
special envoy to France in 1798, iii. 496;
ordered to leave the territories of the French republic, iii. 504;
death of Washington announced in Congress by, iii. 560;
character of Washington, as given by, iii. 575.
Martin, Governor, of North Carolina, alarm and perplexity of, ii. 111;
letter of, to General Gage, intercepted--cannon in front of the palace
of, carried off by the patriots--flight of, to Fort Johnston, on
Cape-Fear river--accessory in inciting a servile insurrection on
Tar river, ii. 112;
flight of, on board the British sloop-of-war _Cruiser_--confidence
of, in the loyalty of many in North Carolina--assistance expected by,
from Clinton and Cornwallis, ii. 113;
proclamation sent forth by, from on board the _Scorpion_--commissions
sent by, to the Highlanders and other loyalists in North Carolina,
ii. 114;
the last royal governor of North Carolina--biographical notice of
(_note_), ii. 120.
Maryland, government of, abdicated by Eden, ii. 184;
property owned by Washington in, at the time of his death, iii. 543.
Mason, George, correspondence of, with Washington, in relation to the
exclusion of British merchandise, i. 347;
as a statesman (_note_), i. 355;
adverse to the constitution, iii. 77.
Massachusetts, heavy taxes paid by the people of, in 1758, i. 259;
action of the British Parliament toward, i. 353;
persons charged with treason in, to be sent to England for
trial--sympathy of Virginia with, i. 354;
assembly of, adjourned by Governor Bernard to Cambridge, i. 367;
committees of correspondence originated in, i. 382, 383;
oppressive measures adopted by Parliament toward, i. 389;
first steps toward revolution taken by, i. 468;
noble action of the provincial congress of, i. 501;
preparations for war made by the provincial congress of, i. 503;
general assembly of, how constituted (_note_), i. 623;
promptness of the militia of, in supplying vacancies in the camp at
Cambridge, i. 762.
Mathews, David, mayor of New York, arrest of, i. 174;
removed from New York to Litchfield--kind treatment of, in Connecticut
(_note_), ii. 222.
Maxims of Washington in youth, i. 37;
Chief-Justice Marshall's opinion of--remarks of Mr. Sparks respecting,
i. 42.
Mazzei, Philip, letter of Jefferson to, asserting the growth of a
monarchical party--biographical notice of (_note_), iii. 418;
Jefferson's letter translated by, and published in Florence (_note_),
i. 419.
Medal in gold ordered by Congress in commemoration of the evacuation of
Boston, ii. 80.
Megantic, Lake, encampment of Arnold on the eastern shore of, i. 693.
Meigs, Lieutenant-Colonel, British stores at Sag Harbor destroyed by,
ii. 439.
Melvin, James, hardships endured in Arnold's Quebec expedition described
by, i. 692.
Mercer, Colonel, death of, at Oswego, i. 234.
Mercer, Doctor Hugh, with Braddock in his expedition against Fort
Duquesne, i. 152;
at the destruction of Kittanning, i. 226;
commissioned a brigadier-general, ii. 172;
backwardness of recruits for the flying camp of, at Amboy, ii. 231;
watch to be kept by, over West Jersey, ii. 308;
night-march on Princeton led by, ii. 386;
attacked by Colonel Mawhood at Princeton, ii. 387;
left for dead in a bayonet-charge of Mawhood's men, ii. 388;
biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 391.
Merchandise, British, refusal of the colonists to purchase, i. 322, 333;
associations with the object to exclude, i. 347, 355;
views of Washington on the exclusion of, i. 347;
letter of George Mason to Washington, on the exclusion of, i. 350.
Mercier, Chevalier de, architect of Fort Duquesne, i. 98.
Methodist Church, early opposition of, to slavery, iii. 152.
Middlebrook, camp of Washington established at--strength of the army at,
ii. 443;
ample equipments of the army at--vigilance of Washington when at,
ii. 444;
forces concentrated by Washington at, ii. 450;
anxiety of General Howe to draw Washington from his camp at, ii. 451;
perplexity of Washington at, with regard to the movements of the
British, ii. 454, 455;
Captain Graydon's account of a visit to the American army at, ii. 457;
headquarters of Washington at, in 1778, ii. 645.
Mifflin, Thomas, urgency of, though a Quaker, to resort to arms if
necessary, i. 460;
invited for the first time to a council of war, ii. 61;
commissioned brigadier-general by Congress, ii. 157;
appointed major-general in the continental army, ii. 403;
leader of _Conway's Cabal_, in the army, ii. 576;
duties as quartermaster neglected by, ii. 599;
address of, as president of Congress, to Washington, on the latter's
resigning
his commission, iii. 36;
second in command in the force sent against the Whiskey Insurrection
in 1794, iii. 315.
Militia, Washington's opinion of, i. 222; ii. 281, 286, 303, 353, 415;
panic in Colonel Rufus Putnam's regiment of, at White Plains, ii. 317;
refusal of, to man the lines at Fort Washington, ii. 331;
complaint of Washington at having to depend upon, ii. 415;
President Adams authorized to call out eighty thousand, iii. 496.
Militia, Virginia, unrestricted power given to Washington to draft, in
1758, i. 256.
Mint, national, establishment of, iii. 174, 176.
Minute-men, origin of the, i. 399; many enrolled in Massachusetts in
1775, i. 470;
monument to the memory of, at Lexington (_note_), i. 506;
summoned to supply the place of Connecticut troops, i. 759;
proposal to enroll eighty thousand in 1794, iii. 297.
Mirabeau, remarks of, on the Declaration of Independence, ii. 216.
"_Mischianza_," the, a fête at Philadelphia, in honor of the brothers
Howe, ii. 614.
Mississippi river, control of, in the hands of the Spaniards in 1789,
iii. 99;
claims to the free navigation of, urged upon Spain, iii. 157;
free navigation of, demanded by the people of Kentucky in 1794,
iii. 304;
free navigation of, secured by treaty with Spain in 1795, iii. 380.
Mohawk river, land owned by Washington on, at the time of his death,
iii. 543.
Monacatoocha, captured while with Braddock's army, i. 160;
a son of, killed by mistake--son of, buried with military honors,
i. 161.
Money, continental, measures of Congress in relation to the issue of,
i. 549;
form of the bills of (_note_), i. 550.
Monmouth, account of the battle of, ii. 619-626;
bad conduct of General Lee at, ii. 623;
death of Colonel Monckton at--losses of the British and Americans at,
ii. 625;
advance of Washington from, to Brunswick, ii. 626.
Monongahela, fort built at the fork of, by the advice of Tanacharisson,
i. 72;
battle of the, miraculous escapes of Washington at, i. 168;
consequences of the battle of the, i. 173;
reputation of Washington increased by his conduct at the battle of the,
i. 174;
the defeat at the, balanced by the victory at Lake George, i. 183.
Monro, Colonel George, his brave defence of Fort William Henry against
Montcalm, i. 251;
capitulation of, to Montcalm, i. 251.
Monroe, James, sent as minister to France in 1794--letter of, on his
arrival in Paris, to the president of the National Convention,
iii. 301;
auspicious moment of his arrival in France, iii. 302;
reception of, by the French government--address of the National
Convention to, iii. 436;
cares and annoyances of--mortification caused to the American government
by the conduct of, in France, iii. 437;
imprudent assurances given by, to the French government, iii. 438;
application of, for a copy of Jay's treaty, refused by Mr. Jay,
iii. 439;
little good accomplished by, in France, iii. 441;
recall of, determined upon--letter addressed to Washington respecting,
by officers of the government (_note_), iii. 442;
the confidence of the French government lost by, iii. 444;
letter addressed to, by Washington, defending his policy toward
France--satisfactory reply made by, to the charges of the French
government, iii. 445;
refusal of the French government to receive any other minister, on the
recall of, iii. 492;
unworthy part played by, on presenting his letters of recall to the
French government, iii. 493.
Montcalm, Marquis de, successor to Dieskau in Canada, i. 232;
siege of Oswego by, i. 233;
humanity and politeness of--faithlessness of, according to Graham
(_note_), i. 234;
Fort William Henry besieged by, in 1757, i. 250;
force of, at Quebec, i. 294;
vigilance of--unsuccessful attempt of Wolfe to storm the intrenchments
of, i. 295;
incredulity of, as to Wolfe's having scaled the Heights of Abraham,
i. 298;
mortal wound received by--letter of, to General Townshend, recommending
prisoners to humane treatment--and Wolfe, monument erected to, i. 300.
Montgomery, Richard, by the side of Wolfe in the attack upon Louisburg in
1758, i. 261;
appointed brigadier-general in the continental army--brother-in-law of
Robert R. Livingston, i. 548;
letter of, to General Schuyler, in relation to his movement on Isle aux
Noix--Schuyler's affection for and confidence in, i. 663;
siege of St. John on the Sorel conducted by, i. 670;
insubordination in the camp of, at St. John, i. 671, 676;
blamed for generosity toward prisoners, i. 680, 705;
determination of, to advance on Montreal, i. 698;
anxiety of, on his entering Canada, for a junction with Arnold--troops
of, unwilling to follow him to Canada--Montreal abandoned by Sir
Guy Carleton on the approach of--large quantities of woollen clothing
found in Montreal by--anxiety of, to proceed to Quebec, i. 700, 701;
mortification of, at the unwillingness of his troops to advance on
Quebec, i. 703;
letter of, to Schuyler, complaining of the want of _gentlemen_ among
his officers, i. 704;
deserted by many of his New-England troops and Green Mountain Boys,
i. 705;
determination of, to retire from the public service--major-general's
commission bestowed upon, by Congress, i. 706;
junction of, with Arnold, at Point aux Trembles, i. 708;
departure of, for Quebec, from Point aux Trembles, in a
snowstorm--Holland House the headquarters of, at the siege of
Quebec--inadequate means of, for the investment of Quebec, i. 709;
letters of, to the citizens of Quebec, conveyed within the walls by the
agency of a woman, i. 714;
breast-works of ice erected by, destroyed, i. 715;
plan of, for an assault, delayed by dissentions among his officers--last
letter written by, to General Schuyler (_note_), i. 716;
plans of, made known to Carleton by deserters--plan of attack changed
by, i. 717;
death of, while heading an attack upon a battery in charge of Captain
Barnsfare, i. 718;
party led by, driven back to Wolfe's cove, i. 719;
remains of, subsequently removed to New York--monument erected to the
memory of, by order of Congress--British officers affected by the
death of--eulogium pronounced over the remains of, by Governor
Carleton, i. 722.
Monticello, retirement of Jefferson to, in 1793, iii. 289.
Montour, an Indian interpreter with Washington at Great Meadows, i. 114.
Montreal, siege of, by Amherst, in 1760--capitulation of, i. 301;
a provincial congress recommended to the people of, by Montgomery,
i. 712;
Arnold in command at, ii. 101;
arrival at, of the commissioners to form a union with the colonies,
ii. 145;
retreat of Arnold from, on the approach of the British--goods
of merchants of, seized by Arnold (_note_), ii. 165.
Moore, Colonel James, Donald M'Donald pursued by, to Moore's creek,
ii. 117.
Moore's-creek bridge, the battle at, the first of the Revolution below
the Roanoke, ii. 119;
impulse given by the victory at, to the Revolution in the South,
ii. 182.
Moravians, of Salem, in North Carolina, address of, to Washington
(_note_), iii. 182.
Morgan, Doctor John, successor of Doctor Church at the head of the army
hospital, i. 613.
Morgan, General Daniel, with Braddock in his expedition against Fort
Duquesne, i. 152;
anecdote of, i. 152, 618;
arrival of, at Cambridge, with a body of southern riflemen--marks upon
the back and breast of, i. 618;
with Arnold in his expedition against Quebec, i. 683, 697;
made prisoner at the siege of Quebec, i. 721;
sent with his riflemen to the assistance of Gates, ii. 495;
at Bemis's Heights, ii. 530;
testimony of Gates to the value of the corps of, ii. 550;
pursuit of, by Tarleton, ii. 713;
defeat of Tarleton by, at the Cowpens, ii. 714;
escape of, from Cornwallis, ii. 715;
fourth in command in the force sent against the Whiskey Insurrection
in 1794, iii. 315;
correspondence of, with Washington, in relation to the Whiskey
Insurrection, iii. 317.
Morocco, relations with, in 1795, iii. 379.
Morris, Gouverneur, stands to Houdon, in Paris, for Washington's statue,
iii. 50;
agent of the United States in London, in 1790, iii. 156;
extract from the diary of Washington in relation to the mission of,
iii. 157;
mission of, unsuccessful, iii. 160;
report of, on the currency, in 1782, iii. 175;
successor of Jefferson at the French court, iii. 222;
gloomy accounts written by, from Paris, iii. 223;
language of Jefferson respecting, iii. 224;
recall of, demanded by the French government, iii. 295;
James Monroe appointed the successor of, iii. 295, 301;
letter of Washington to, expressing anxiety for the ratification of
Jay's treaty, iii. 383;
private letter of Washington to, intercepted by the French government,
iii. 445;
adverse to Adams's hasty sending of envoys to France in 1799, iii. 530.
Morris, Robert, letter of Washington to, complaining of defection in the
republican ranks, ii. 366;
important service rendered by, to Washington, at Trenton, by a loan of
money, ii. 381;
declension in the character of Congress remarked by, ii. 432;
money borrowed by, of Rochambeau, ii. 726;
lodgings taken by Washington at the house of, in 1785, iii. 62;
testimony of, to the abilities of Hamilton, iii. 121;
house of, in Philadelphia, selected for the residence of Washington,
iii. 167;
rent of house of, iii. 170.
Morris, Roger, headquarters of Washington at the house of, on Harlem
Heights, ii. 297.
Morristown, design of Washington to make his winter-quarters in the
neighborhood of--activity of Washington at, ii. 392;
headquarters of Washington in the Freemasons' Tavern at--military family
of Washington at, ii. 398;
precautions taken by Washington against small-pox in the camp at,
ii. 401;
the bulk of the army at, composed of militia, ii. 413;
letters of Washington in relation to the condition of the army at,
ii. 414;
camp at, broken up, ii. 442;
sufferings of the republicans at, ii. 666, 706;
meeting of the Pennsylvania troops at, ii. 707.
Mother of Washington, character and habits of--her single weakness, i. 29;
Sir Matthew Hale's "Contemplations" a favorite book of, i. 30;
opposition of, to George's entering the navy, i. 44;
fondness of, for fine horses, i. 46;
her son's visit to, on his return from Great Meadows, i. 124;
opposition of, to her son's joining Braddock, i. 140;
opposed to her son's taking any part in the frontier wars, i. 188;
visit of Washington to, at Fredericksburg, in 1789, iii. 85;
death of, in 1789, iii. 117.
Moultrie, Colonel, fort on Sullivan's island, in Charleston harbor, taken
possession of by--national flag made under the directions of (_note_),
ii. 186;
strong fort erected by, on Sullivan's island, ii. 187;
defence of Fort Sullivan by, ii. 190;
pair of colors presented to, by the ladies of Charleston--colors
presented to, now in the Tower of London (_note_)--biographical
notice of (_note_), ii. 196.
Mount Defiance, works at Ticonderoga, and on Mount Independence, commanded
by, ii. 464.
Mount Vernon, the home of Washington in his nineteenth year, i. 57;
return of Washington to, after Braddock's defeat, i. 186;
Washington an invalid at, in 1758, i. 252;
Washington arrives at, with its future mistress, i. 288;
life of Washington at, at the close of the French and Indian War,
i. 303;
became Washington's by the death of the daughter of his brother Lawrence
(_note_)--as it was when the abode of Washington, i. 304;
agricultural products of the estate of, i. 306;
generous scale of hospitality at, before the Revolution--names of
distinguished visitors at, i. 308;
tranquil years passed by Washington at, before the Revolution, i. 310;
return of Washington to, on the dissolution of the first continental
Congress, i. 454;
the headquarters of military councils in the winter of 1774-'75, i. 471;
busy life of Washington at, in 1775, i. 475;
news of the battle of Lexington at, i. 527;
alarm occasioned at, by the movements of Lord Dunmore (_note_), ii. 26;
threatened by Lord Dunmore, ii. 110;
return of Washington to, at the conclusion of the war, iii. 37;
numerous visitors at, in 1784, iii. 42, 48;
visit of Lafayette to, iii. 42;
Washington's improvements at, in 1785, iii. 50;
influence of Washington on public affairs while in retirement at,
iii. 59;
young Lafayette and M. Frestel at, in 1797, iii. 479;
habits of Washington at, after his retirement to private life, iii. 482;
Lawrence Lewis invited by Washington to reside at, iii. 483;
occupation of Washington at, in 1798, iii. 488;
Washington recalled from, to public life, in 1798, iii. 490.
Moustier, Count de, ball given in honor of Washington by, iii. 110.
Muhlenburg, General, hostility of, to Jay's treaty, iii. 353.
Murray, General, with Amherst at the siege of Montreal in 1760, i. 301.
Murray, Mr., successor of Adams as minister to Holland in 1796, iii. 423;
copy of a letter of Talleyrand transmitted by, to the government at
Washington--nominated by Adams minister plenipotentiary to France,
iii. 528;
Oliver Wolcott, and Governor Davie, of North Carolina, associated with,
as envoys to France, iii. 529.
Muse, Adjutant, the manual exercise acquired by Washington with,
i. 46, 62;
with Washington at Great Meadows, i. 113;
alleged cowardice of, i. 124;
caustic letter of Washington to (_note_), i. 361.
N.
Nantasket road, stay of the British fleet in, after the evacuation of
Boston, ii. 81.
Nash, General, death of, at Germantown, ii. 556;
biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 557.
Natanis, chief of the Norridgewock Indians, with Arnold in his Quebec
expedition--made prisoner at Quebec (_note_), i. 695.
_National Gazette_, Philip Freneau editor of, in 1791, iii. 197.
Natural Bridge, in Virginia, Washington's initials carved upon, in 1750,
i. 56.
Navigation, inland, ideas of Washington in relation to, iii. 43.
Navy, Washington at the age of fifteen about to enter, i. 44;
measures taken by the continental Congress for the organization and
regulation of, i. 743;
commencement of, in 1794, iii. 294;
officers of, appointed by Washington in 1794 (_note_), iii. 295;
increase of, urged by Washington, in 1796, iii. 455;
increase of, recommended by Adams, in the prospect of a war with
France, iii. 495.
Neal, John, lines by, on the fortification of Breed's hill, i. 557.
Nelson, Governor, patriotism displayed by, at the siege of Yorktown,
ii. 734.
Netherlands, rejoicings in Boston, in 1793, at the conquest of, by
France, iii. 237.
Neutrality, efforts of Washington to preserve, in 1793, iii. 239;
proclamation of Washington enjoining, iii. 241;
laws in relation to, sustained in 1793, iii. 257.
Neville, General, house of, at Pittsburgh, burned by insurgents, in
1794, iii. 310.
Newark, entrance of Cornwallis into, at the moment of Washington's
retreat from, ii. 346.
New Berne, North Carolina, spirit of opposition to British rule prevalent
in, in 1774--provincial convention of republicans called
at--assemblage of the legislature at, ii. 111;
visit of Washington to, on his southern tour, in 1791, iii. 181.
Newburg, Washington with the army at, iii. 7;
discontents in the army at, iii. 15;
addresses of Armstrong to the army at, iii. 16, 18;
address read by Washington to a meeting of officers at (_note_),
iii. 18;
resolutions of a meeting of officers at, iii. 20;
letter of Washington to the president of Congress in relation to the
meeting at, iii. 21.
Newburyport, departure of Arnold from, for the invasion of Canada, i. 688.
Newcastle, duke of, his ignorance and incapacity--anecdote of, told by
Horace Walpole (_note_), i. 129;
Horatio Gates consulted by, in relation to the colonies--advice of Mr.
Hanbury to, i. 130.
New England, liberality and heroism of, in colonial times, i. 175;
Dieskau defeated by men principally from, i. 184;
tour of Washington through, in 1789, iii. 125;
demonstrations of respect paid to Washington in, iii. 126, 134.
Newfoundland, measures of Lord North hostile to the New-England fisheries
at, i. 496.
New Hampshire, late ratification of the federal constitution in, iii. 78.
New-Hampshire Grants, history of, i. 523.
New Haven, rejection of Washington in, in 1789, iii. 126.
New Jersey, treasury of the province of, taken possession of by the
people, after the battle of Lexington, i. 516;
measures taken by Washington for the defence of, ii. 323;
despondency of the people of, ii. 350;
Governor Livingston powerless in, ii. 351;
British protections taken by persons in (_note_), ii. 366;
indignation of the people of, at the brutal conduct of the Hessians,
ii. 397;
proclamation issued in, by Washington, in relation to loyalists,
ii. 400;
course of conduct of Washington censured by members of the legislature
of, ii. 401;
Americans left in possession of, by General Howe, ii. 453;
remonstrance of troops from, with the legislature--mediation of
Washington in favor of troops from, ii. 657;
sum of money raised by the ladies of, for the army, ii. 679;
mutiny of troops of, at Pompton, ii. 709.
Newport, threatened by Captain Wallace, ii. 16;
tories of, deprived of their arms by General Lee--oath administered by
General Lee to the tories of, ii. 17;
the French blockaded in, by Admiral Arbuthnot, ii. 681;
voyage of Washington to, in 1790, accompanied by Jefferson, iii. 162.
New Rochelle, post taken at, by Lord Howe, ii. 312.
New York, population of, in 1756, i. 198;
powers of the governor and legislature of, suspended--sympathy of all
the other colonies with, i. 342;
British ministers misled by the loyal bearing of the assembly of, i 487;
loyalty of, in 1775, i. 496;
refusal of the assembly of, to sanction the proceedings of the first
continental Congress--provincial congress assembled in, i. 515;
functions of government assumed by the provincial congress of--large
proportion of troops furnished by, for the continental army (_note_),
i. 516;
arrival of Washington in the city of, on his way to Cambridge--address
of the president of the provincial congress of, to Washington, i. 577;
peculiar position of the province of--influence of the loyalists in,
i. 579;
plan of the British ministry for taking possession of, ii. 30;
measures recommended by Congress for the defence of--machinations of
Tryon in, ii. 31;
alarm occasioned in, by the action of Lee against the tories, ii. 39;
flight of tories from, ii. 39, 41;
effect in, of the news of the evacuation of Boston, ii. 78;
measures of Washington for the defence of, ii. 82;
respect paid to Washington on his way to, from Boston--fortified by
Lord Stirling, ii. 84;
extreme caution of the provincial congress of, ii. 127;
list of names of the vigilance committee appointed by the whigs of,
ii. 128;
alarm occasioned in, by broadsides from the _Asia_, ii. 129;
temporizing policy of the provincial congress of, ii. 130;
batteries in and near, in March, 1776 (_note_), ii. 137;
placed under martial law by General Putnam, ii. 138;
headquarters of Washington in--society broken up in, ii. 139;
communications between the people of, and the king's ships, ii. 140;
measures of Congress for the defence of, ii. 170;
schemes of the tories in, under the direction of Tryon, ii. 172, 173;
inadequacy of the force at, for its defence, ii. 179, 180;
Declaration of Independence read to the troops in--statue of George III.
in, destroyed by a party of soldiers and citizens, ii. 214;
excitement caused in, by broadsides from British ships, ii. 218;
arrival of Lord Howe at--tories in prison in, removed to the interior,
ii. 221;
sectional jealousies in the camp at, ii. 230, 242;
backwardness of recruits in joining the camp at, ii. 231;
defensive works in the neighborhood of, ii. 233;
the abandonment of, by Washington, recommended by the state convention,
ii. 234;
fire-ships constructed to destroy British vessels in the harbor of,
ii. 236;
deficiency in numbers and discipline of the army of Washington at,
ii. 241;
alarm occasioned in, by the firing in the battle of Long Island,
ii. 273;
destruction of, proposed by Washington, and urged by General Greene,
ii. 286, 287, 289;
desertions from the American army at, after the battle of Long Island,
ii. 285, 287;
Washington directed by Congress not to destroy--rumors respecting the
burning of, in the British camp, ii. 287;
letter of Washington respecting the designs of the British
against--evacuation of, proposed by Washington, ii. 288;
inhabitants of, recommended by Washington to remove from, ii. 262;
evacuation of, commenced under the superintendence of Colonel Glover,
ii. 294;
more than seven years in the possession of the British, ii. 297;
great fire in, immediately after its occupation by the British--origin
of the great fire in (_note_), ii. 300;
New York and Rhode Island, the British confined to, ii. 645;
harbor of, frozen over in the winter of 1779-'80, ii. 665;
movements of the allies in the neighborhood of, ii. 722-724;
relief to the southern states by the movements at, ii. 725;
evacuation of, by the British, iii. 32;
legislature of, in favor of a closer federal union, iii. 56;
journey of Washington to, in 1789, iii. 85;
reception of Washington at, in 1789, iii. 89;
frugal habits of Washington in, iii. 169;
houses occupied by Washington in (_note_), iii. 169.
New Windsor, headquarters of Governor Clinton at, ii. 546.
Niagara, expedition against, under Governor Shirley, proposed by General
Braddock, i. 141;
failure of Shirley's expedition against, i. 185.
Nicola, Colonel Lewis, letter of, to Washington, urging his assumption of
the title of king, iii. 8;
reply of Washington to, iii. 9.
Ninety Six, siege of, by General Greene, iii. 2.
Noailles, Viscount de, refuge taken by, in America (_note_), iii. 278.
Norfolk, distress of the loyalists on board the ships at, ii. 24;
laid in ashes by Lord Dunmore, ii. 25;
destroyed by the republicans under Colonel Stevens--barracks erected at,
by Lord Dunmore, ii. 109.
North Carolina, "Regulators" of, in 1770, i. 371;
loyalty of, in 1775, i. 496;
provincial congress formed in, i. 520;
embarkation of Cornwallis for, with seven regiments, ii. 90;
outrages of Cornwallis in, ii. 185;
increase of the revolutionary feeling in, ii. 111;
Martin the last royal governor of, ii. 120;
hesitation of, to ratify the federal constitution, iii. 98.
North Castle, retreat of Washington from White Plains to, ii. 322;
perplexity of Washington at, as to the movements of General Howe,
ii. 323.
Northern American army, bad condition of, in the autumn of 1776, ii. 243.
North, Lord, chosen prime minister in 1770, i. 364;
character and personal appearance of--early opposition of, to the
Americans (_note_), i. 365;
proposal of, to continue the duty on tea, i. 366;
large majority of, in the house of commons, in 1774, i. 485;
caricatures of, published in England, i. 486;
preparatory measures of, for the coercion of the colonies, i. 493;
address to the king relative to American affairs moved by. i. 494;
bill hostile to the trade of New England brought forward by, i. 496;
"conciliatory bill" brought forward by, i. 497;
misrepresentations of the evacuation of, Boston made by. ii. 85;
decisive conciliatory measures proposed by, in relation to the
colonies--opposition to the measures of, by Lord Chatham, ii. 608;
Washington's opinion of the proposed measures of, ii. 609;
the bills of, treated with scorn throughout the country, ii. 610;
resignation by, of the premiership, after the surrender at Yorktown,
ii. 740.
Northwest territory, General Arthur St. Clair appointed governor
of--hostility of the Indians in--force sent against, under General
Harmar, iii. 156;
peace made with the Indians in, in 1794, iii. 329;
lands owned by Washington in, at the time of his death, iii. 543.
Nova Scotia, conquest of, by General Winslow, in 1755, i. 178;
Washington adverse to a proposed expedition against, i. 629;
embarkation of tories for, in 1783, iii. 22.
O.
Ogden, Matthias, with Arnold in his expedition against Quebec, i. 697.
Ohio, account of Washington's mission to the French commander on the,
in 1753, i. 75-92.
Ohio Company, object and constitution of, i. 60;
movements of, in 1750, i. 71.
Ohio country, journey of Washington to the, in 1770, i. 358;
abundance of game in the, i. 359.
Ohio expedition, perils and sufferings of Washington and his party while
on the, i. 90.
Ohio, policy of driving the French beyond the, advocated by Washington,
i. 205.
"Old Dominion," why so called (_note_), i. 236.
Old South Church, in Boston, used as a riding-school by Burgoyne's
dragoons, i. 745.
Onondaga towns, destruction of, ii. 655.
Orders in council, British, in 1794, iii. 296;
revocation of, iii. 297.
Orme, Captain, letter of, to Washington, urging him to become one of the
family of General Braddock, i. 139;
his opinion of colonial troops--biographical notice of (_note_), i. 151.
Orne, Azar, appointed major-general of Massachusetts militia, ii. 60.
Oswegatchie river, fort at the mouth of, a rendezvous of Indians and
tories, ii. 148.
Oswego, supplies thrown into, by Bradstreet, i. 232;
siege of, by Montcalm, in 1756, i. 233;
death of Colonel Mercer at--capitulation of the fort at, i. 234.
Otis, James, eloquent speeches made by, i. 317, 344;
misfortunes and death of (_note_), i. 318.
P.
Paine, Thomas, "Common Sense" written by, ii. 11;
influence of his writings in keeping alive the spirit of the Revolution
(_note_), ii. 202;
agency of, in transmitting the key of the Bastile from Lafayette to
Washington--letter of, to Washington, accompanying the key, iii. 164;
malignant letter addressed to Washington by, iii. 461;
extracts from the letter of, written from the house of Monroe, in
Paris, iii. 462.
Palfrey, William, letter of Washington to, respecting the tories in
Portsmouth, i. 746.
Pall-bearers at the funeral of Washington, iii. 559.
Paris, a Virginian, defeat of Donville by, i. 209.
Paris, treaty of, vast extent of territory given to England by, i. 313.
Parker, Captain, minute-men at Lexington under the command of, i. 504.
Parker, Captain, sent up the Hudson river in the _Phoenix_ by General
Howe, ii. 218, 309.
Parker, Sir Peter, arrival of, with a British fleet, off Charleston bar,
ii. 188;
attack of the fleet of, upon Fort Sullivan, ii. 190;
wounded in the attack upon Fort Sullivan, ii. 193.
Parliament, accordance of, with the king, in measures against
Massachusetts, i. 449;
confidence of, that the "rebellion" would soon subside, ii. 395.
Parsons, General, biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 548.
Paterson, Judge, office of secretary of state offered to, by Washington,
in 1795, iii. 371.
Paulus's Hook, capture of, by Captain Henry Lee, ii. 660.
Peace, negotiations for, commenced at Paris, iii. 10;
commissioners appointed to negotiate a treaty of, iii. 15;
treaty of, signed by Franklin, Adams, Jay, and Henry Laurens, iii. 15;
news of the treaty of, iii. 21;
definitive treaty of, when signed, iii. 29.
Peace of 1763, Washington introduced into a wider field of action by,
i. 321.
Peale, Angelica, civic crown placed upon the head of Washington by,
iii. 86.
Peale, Charles Willson, earliest portrait of Washington painted by,
iii. 476.
Peekskill, unsuccessful attempt of the British to seize stores at,
ii. 426;
recommended by Washington as a point for the concentration of troops,
ii. 428;
eight regiments of the forces from Massachusetts ordered by Washington
to, ii. 429.
Pemberton, Israel, objection of, to the Sunday-laws of New England,
i. 455;
warm answer to the objections of, by John Adams, i. 456.
Pendleton, Edmund, Washington's journey to the first continental Congress
in company with, i. 417.
Penn, Governor, friendly to the patriots (_note_), i. 457;
banished to Fredericksburg, in Virginia, i. 461;
petition intrusted to, for presentation to the king, i. 606.
Pennibecker's Mill, Washington's army encamped at, ii. 551.
Pennsylvania, early popularity of Washington in, i. 197;
Indian depredations on the frontier of, in 1756, i. 225;
peace secured on the frontier of, by the destruction of Kittanning by
Colonel Armstrong, i. 227;
conduct of the troops from, ii. 347, 500, 708;
weakness of Washington's army in, ii. 365;
necessities of the continental army supplied by, ii. 670;
mutiny at Morristown of the troops from, ii. 707;
proposal of the executive council of, to bestow a pecuniary reward on
Washington, iii. 41;
resistance in the western parts of, to the excise laws, in 1792,
iii. 217;
letter of Washington respecting rebellious movements in, in 1794,
iii. 305;
commencement of the "Whiskey Insurrection" in the western counties of,
iii. 307;
volunteers raised in, in 1794, through the eloquence of Mifflin
(_note_), iii. 317;
property owned by Washington in, at the time of his death, iii. 543.
Penobscot bay, destruction of an American flotilla in, by Admiral Collier,
ii. 661.
Percy, Lord, British reinforcements brought up by, at the battle of
Lexington, i. 508;
narrow escape of, at Cambridge, i. 509.
Peyroney, Chevalier de, with Braddock in his expedition against Fort
Duquesne, i. 152.
Philadelphia, number of houses in, in 1756, i. 198;
private entertainments in, in 1774 (_note_), i. 419;
measures taken by the people of, after the battle of Lexington, i. 517;
the continental army marched by Washington through the streets of,
ii. 495;
application of Hamilton to the ladies of, for clothing for the troops,
ii. 517;
march of Cornwallis into--fortifications of, taken possession of by the
British--cannonade opened upon, by frigates in the Delaware, ii. 518;
the capture of, disastrous to the British cause, ii. 519;
Washington urged to make an attack upon, ii. 566;
language of Marshall, in relation to Washington's prudence in not
attacking, ii. 567;
preparations of the British for leaving, ii. 616;
evacuation of, by Sir Henry Clinton, by order of the British ministry,
ii. 617;
sum of money raised by the ladies of, for the patriot army, ii. 678;
reception of Washington at, in 1789, iii. 86;
chosen in 1790 as the seat of government for ten years, iii. 150;
effects of the removal of the seat of government to, iii. 167;
arrival of Washington in, in 1790--Mrs. Washington's first _levee_ in,
iii. 170;
Washington's proclamation in 1793 approved by the "solid men" of,
iii. 250;
yellow fever in, in 1793, iii. 280;
left by Washington during the visit of the yellow fever in 1793,
iii. 281;
banquet given by the merchants of, on Washington's retirement from
office, iii. 476;
last visit of Washington to, iii. 525.
Philipse family in New York, great landed estates of (_note_), i. 202.
Philipse, Mary, Washington's admiration of, i. 199;
undeclared passion of Washington for, i. 201.
Pickens, Colonel, Colonel Boyd defeated by, ii. 651.
Pickering, Colonel, letter of, to Washington, hinting suspicions of
Randolph, iii. 360;
successor of Randolph, as secretary of state, in 1795, iii. 372;
letters of Washington to, iii. 496, 528, 530.
Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, hostility of, to Jay's treaty, iii. 354;
office of secretary of state offered to, by Washington, in 1795,
iii. 371;
letter of Washington to, urging his acceptance of the mission to France,
iii. 443;
refusal of the French government to receive, iii. 492;
ordered to leave France, iii. 493, 504;
notified by the French government to leave Paris, iii. 494;
special envoy to France in 1798, iii. 496;
indignant reply of, to the agents of the French Directory, iii. 503;
appointed major-general in the provisional army, in 1798 (_note_),
iii. 515;
encomium passed by Washington upon the character of, iii. 518;
willingness of, to serve as major-general under Hamilton--conference of,
with M'Henry and Hamilton, respecting the provisional army, in 1798,
iii. 525.
Pinckney, Thomas, minister to the court of St. James in 1792, iii. 223;
a candidate for the vice-presidency in 1796, iii. 451;
letter of Washington to, in relation to the troubles with France,
iii. 495.
Pine, Robert Edge, portrait of Washington painted by, iii. 50.
Pitcairn, Major, sent by General Gage to seize stores at Concord, i. 503;
attack made by the soldiers of, upon the minute-men at Lexington,
i. 505.
Pitt, Lord, unwillingness of Lady Chatham that he should bear arms against
the colonists (_note_), i. 686;
instructions of Washington to Arnold respecting, i. 686.
Pitt, William, placed at the head of the British ministry--Lord Loudoun
recalled by--expeditions proposed by, against Louisburg, Ticonderoga,
and Fort Duquesne--General Forbes appointed by, to lead the expedition
against Fort Duquesne, i. 253;
measures of the Virginia assembly in response to the wishes of, i. 255;
conquest of Canada aimed at by, i. 259;
effect upon, of the news of the disaster at Ticonderoga, i. 266;
design of, to complete the conquest of Canada in 1759, i. 289;
his plan of the campaign in America in 1759, i. 290;
on the American "_subjects_," i. 321;
opposition of, in the house of commons, to the stamp-act--reply of,
to an interrogatory of Grenville, i. 324;
his commendation in Parliament of the colonists for resisting the
stamp-act, i. 339;
his denial of the right of England to tax the colonies, i. 340;
made earl of Chatham--medley cabinet of, in 1766, described by Burke
(_note_), i. 342;
various oppressive measures toward the colonies attempted by the
cabinet of, i. 343;
declining popularity of, as earl of Chatham--foolish fondness of, for
display (_note_), i. 363;
astonishing effect of the return of, to public life, in 1770, i. 364;
opposition of, to Lord North, i. 364, 365.
(See _Lord Chatham_.)
Pitt, William (the younger), liberal commercial policy of, in 1783,
iii. 100.
Pittsburgh, a noble monument to the memory of William Pitt, i. 284;
resolution adopted at, in 1792, in relation to the excise law (_note_),
iii. 216;
resistance in, to the excise law, iii. 308.
Ploughed hill, occupied by Washington at the siege of Boston, i. 640.
Poacher, Washington's chastisement of a, i. 309.
Pohick Church, in Truro parish, Virginia, history of--characteristic
anecdote of Washington in connection with, i. 337;
condition of, when visited by the author in 1848 (_note_)--extract
from the record-book of (_note_), i. 338.
Polson, William, with Braddock in his expedition against Fort Duquesne,
i. 152.
Pomeroy, Seth, appointed brigadier-general in the continental army--brief
biographical notice of, i. 548;
courage displayed by, at Breed's hill, i. 562;
retirement and death of, i. 593.
Pondevez, Viscount de, reception of Washington by, on board the
_Illustrious_, in 1789, iii. 132.
Pontiac, hostile confederation brought about by, among the Indian
tribes--frontier forts seized by Indians under the direction of,
i. 319;
Detroit besieged by, in 1768--death of, at Cahokia, i. 320.
Pope's creek, domain of Washington's ancestors on, i. 17, 35.
Poplopen's creek, fortress erected at the mouth of, ii. 170.
Porterfield, Captain, with Arnold in his expedition against Quebec,
i. 697.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, fort at, taken possession of by Sullivan and
Langdon, i. 484;
Sullivan sent to prepare the fort at, for the defence of the town,
i. 734;
visit of Washington to, in 1789, iii. 133.
Post, Christian Frederick, an emissary of General Forbes among the western
Indians (_note_), i. 284.
Post-office department, Franklin placed at the head of, by the second
continental Congress, i. 612.
Potomac, barge kept on, by Washington, at Mount Vernon, i. 310.
Potomac Company, fifty shares in, offered to Washington by the Virginia
legislature--Washington president of, iii. 47.
Pott's Grove, Washington at, ii. 516.
Potts, Isaac, the house of, the headquarters of Washington at Valley
Forge, ii. 602;
iron foundry and forge of, called "Valley Forge" (_note_)--Washington
seen by, in the woods, at prayer (_note_), ii. 602.
Pownall, Governor, statement of, of the number of troops in the French
forts and settlements (_note_), i. 282.
Prayers read by Washington in camp near Fort Necessity, i. 117.
Presbyterian Church, abolition of slavery recommended by, in 1788,
iii. 152.
Presbyterians almost all whigs during the progress of the Revolution,
i. 403.
Prescott, Colonel William, fortification of Bunker's hill intrusted
to--personal appearance of--Breed's hill chosen by, instead of
Bunker's, i. 556;
voluntary exposure of, at Breed's hill (_note_), i. 558;
narrow escape of, at Breed's hill, i. 569.
Prescott, General, capture of, by Rhode-Island republicans, ii. 473;
exchange of, for General Lee, ii. 474, 613.
Preston, Captain, Boston mob fired upon by the soldiers of--and his men
tried for murder, and acquitted, by a Boston jury, i. 368;
his obstinate defence of the fort at St. John on the Sorel, i. 678;
honorable terms of surrender granted to, by Montgomery, i. 680.
Prevost, General, invasion of South Carolina by, ii. 651.
Price, Mr., assistance rendered by, to Montgomery, at Montreal, i. 712.
Priestley. Doctor, letters of Franklin to (_note_), i. 605, 641.
Princeton, troops left at, by Washington, under Lord Stirling and General
Adam Stephen, ii. 351;
night-march of Washington upon--advance led by Mercer in the night-march
on, ii. 386;
troops at, animated by the presence of Washington, ii. 388;
defeat of the British at, ii. 389;
strong impression produced on the public mind by the battle at, ii. 390;
Captain Leslie, son of the earl of Devon, killed at--American losses at,
ii. 891;
long-continued quiet of the two armies after the battle at, ii. 413;
adjournment of Congress to, iii. 26;
address of Congress to Washington at, iii. 28.
Prisoners, cruel treatment of, by General Gage, i. 630;
correspondence between Washington and Gage in relation to the treatment
of, i. 630-635;
ill treatment of, retaliated by Washington, i. 633;
numbers taken by the British and Americans respectively, down to the
close of 1776, ii. 404;
letter of Washington to General Howe, relative to an exchange of--cruel
treatment of, by the British, ii. 405;
letter of Washington to the president of Congress, in relation to the
treatment of, ii. 408;
letter of Washington to Lord Howe, in relation to the treatment of,
ii. 409;
reply of Lord Howe to the letter of Washington, ii. 410;
joint commission proposed, to settle questions in relation to--refusal
of Washington to exchange an equal number of healthy for sickly,
ii. 412;
difficulties respecting the exchange of, ii. 605;
commissioners appointed to regulate the exchange of, ii. 606.
Privateers fitted out by order of Washington, i. 740;
decision of Washington's cabinet, in 1793, respecting, iii. 270;
act of Congress in relation to, in 1798, iii. 496.
Proclamation issued by Washington, enjoining neutrality, in 1798--language
of (_note_), iii. 241;
approved by the "solid men" of Philadelphia, iii. 250;
controversy respecting, between Hamilton and Madison, iii. 262.
Proclamations issued by Washington in 1794, addressed to the insurgents in
Pennsylvania (_note_), iii. 311, 314.
Property of Washington directed by his will to be sold, iii. 542;
notes of Washington in relation to, iii. 544.
Prophecy, Indian, respecting the destinies of Washington, iii. 48.
Prospect hill, shell thrown to, from Boston, by the British, ii. 62.
Providence, Washington's acknowledgment of a, i. 387.
Provincials, admirable conduct of, at the battle of the Monongahela,
i. 167, 169.
Provost, Doctor, prayers offered by, at the inauguration of Washington,
iii. 96.
Pulaski, Count, awaiting an appointment to a troop of horse, ii. 497;
conspicuous bravery of, at the battle of the Brandywine, ii. 510;
force of infantry under the command of, surprised and massacred by
Ferguson, ii. 643;
mortally wounded at the siege of Savannah, ii. 663.
Putnam, Colonel Rufus, appointed brigadier under Wayne in 1791, iii. 197.
Putnam, General Israel, at the defeat of Dieskau, i. 182, 184;
with Abercrombie at Ticonderoga, i. 262;
taken prisoner by the French and Indians in 1758, i. 266;
at Cambridge with a body of Connecticut men, i. 543;
appointed by Congress associate major-general with Philip Schuyler
i. 547;
efforts of, to turn the fugitives at Bunker's hill, i. 569;
"impregnable fortress" of, on Cobble hill, i. 761;
intrenchment on Lechmere's Point begun by, i. 764;
sent to New York to assume the chief command there, ii. 82;
martial law proclaimed by, in New York, ii. 138;
left in command at New York by Washington--instructions of Washington
to, relative to the seizure of Long-Island tories, ii. 157;
obstructions sunk in the Hudson river, near Fort Washington, under the
direction of, ii. 237;
command of the troops in Brooklyn given to, on the approach of the
British, ii. 264;
neglect of, to secure the hill-passes in the neighborhood of Bedford,
ii. 277;
escape of the troops of, from New York, under the guidance of Aaron
Burr, ii. 296;
almost unlimited powers granted to, by Congress in Philadelphia,
ii. 362;
outwitted by Sir Henry Clinton, ii. 543, 546;
narrow escape of, from British dragoons, ii. 658.
Q.
Quakers, adverse to a union of the colonies, i. 455;
opposition of, to the American Association, i. 456, 457;
account of a meeting of, in 1775, from Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
i. 457;
"Testimony" of the, i. 458;
as a body friends of the king to the end of the war, i. 459, 460;
harsh condemnation of the "Testimony" of, by Christopher Marshall
(_note_), i. 459;
the "Testimony" of, repudiated by a large number of--military company
of, called _The Quaker Company_--aid and comfort given to the enemy
by--records of meetings of, found to be treasonable, i. 460;
names of, banished to Fredericksburg (_note_)--spies upon
Washington in camp at Valley Forge--orders issued by Washington
respecting, i. 461;
Roberts and Carlisle, members of the sect of, hanged as spies--apology
for the conduct of, i. 462;
adverse to a day of fasting and prayer appointed by Congress (_note_),
i. 531;
congratulations of, offered to Cornwallis on his entrance into
Philadelphia, ii. 518;
memorial of, in relation to slavery, laid before Congress in 1790,
iii. 152;
volunteers from, among the troops sent to put down the "Whiskey
Insurrection" in 1794, iii. 321.
Quebec, siege of, by General Wolfe, i. 293-300;
capitulation of, to General Townshend--General Murray left to
defend--siege of, by De Levi, in 1760, i. 300;
opportune arrival of Lord Colville at, i. 301;
expedition against, intrusted to Arnold, i. 683;
instructions of Washington to Arnold on his departure for, i. 683-687;
approach of Arnold known in, through Indian treachery--terror of the
people of, on the arrival of Arnold at Point Levi, i. 696;
Maclean's Highlanders the only reliable defence of, during the siege by
Arnold, i. 702;
small British squadron sent from Boston for the relief of, i. 711;
probable success of the Americans at, reported to Washington by Captain
Freeman, i. 713;
reliance of Sir Guy Carleton upon troops from England for the defence
of, ii. 99;
garrison of, reinforced--sortie from, led by Carleton, upon the
Americans on the Plains of Abraham--retreat of the American army
from, to Chamblée and St. John, ii. 102.
Quincy, Josiah, biographical notice of (_note_), i. 464;
letters of, written from London, in relation to the Revolutionary
struggle, i. 465-467;
extract from a speech of, delivered in Boston, in 1773 (_note_), i. 465;
scheme of, for protecting the harbor of Boston, i. 748.
R.
Radnor, earl of, letter of Washington to, from Mount Vernon, in 1798,
iii. 488.
Ralle, Colonel, surprise of, at Trenton, ii. 373;
mortal wound received by, at the head of his grenadiers, ii. 374;
visited at his quarters by Washington and Greene, ii. 375.
Randolph, Edmund, resolutions of, in the convention to amend the federal
confederation, iii. 66;
appointed by Washington attorney-general in 1789, iii. 121;
successor of Jefferson as secretary of state, iii. 289;
letters of Washington to, in relation to Jay's treaty, iii. 357, 359;
suspicions thrown on the integrity of, by intercepted papers of Fauchet,
iii. 361;
office in the cabinet resigned by, iii. 363;
correspondence of, with Washington, in relation to the matter of
Fauchet's intercepted papers, iii. 363-366;
implications in Fauchet's papers denied by--written declaration of
Fauchet in favor of--threats of, to damage the reputation of
Washington, iii. 364;
vindication of, published by himself, iii. 366;
regret of, in after-life, for his course toward Washington, iii. 367.
Randolph, Peyton, chosen president of the first continental Congress,
i. 421;
name of, presented to the British government in a bill of attainder
(_note_), i. 481;
chosen president of the second continental Congress, i. 528;
biographical notice of (_note_), i. 534.
Rappahannock, house and lands on the, bequeathed to George Washington by
his father, i. 29;
stone thrown across the, by Washington, at Fredericksburg, iii. 593.
Raritan, bridge of boats over the, constructed by General Howe, ii. 450
Rawlins, Mr., Washington bled by, in his last sickness, iii. 553.
"Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington." by G. W. P. Custis,
extracts from (_note_), iii. 531.
Red Hook, Long Island, redoubt erected upon, ii. 84.
Reed, Colonel Joseph, of Philadelphia, letter of, to the earl of
Dartmouth, in relation to the general Congress, i. 411;
extract from a letter of, on the continental Congress, i. 419;
letter of, in relation to the unanimity of feeling in the colonies in
opposition to the claims of Parliament, i. 447;
letter of, to Lord Dartmouth, denying that independence was aimed at,
i. 453;
Washington's private secretary at Cambridge, i. 574;
letter of Washington to, on the condition of the continental army,
ii. 14;
letter of Washington to, alluding to the difficulties of his position
at Cambridge, ii. 46, 50;
sent by Washington to meet Lieutenant Brown, bearing a flag from Lord
Howe, ii. 225;
despondent letter of, in relation to the prospects of the republic
(_note_), ii. 311;
letters of, to General Lee, ii. 338, 339;
unfaithfulness of, to Washington, ii. 340;
letter of General Lee to, reflecting on Washington--disaffection
of, discovered by Washington, ii. 347;
explanatory letters of, to Washington, ii. 348;
prisoners taken by, near Princeton, ii. 382.
Regulators of North Carolina, in 1770, i. 371;
defeated by Governor Try on, and the leaders hanged, i. 372;
junction of, with the tories--respect of, for the oath given to Tryon
(_note_), ii. 114.
Reidesel, Baroness, with her husband in the camp of Burgoyne, ii 534;
account left by, of the generous conduct of Schuyler, ii. 537.
Religion, Washington's opinion of the importance of, to the well-being
of a state, i. 336.
_Republican_ and _Federal_ parties, origin of, iii. 151.
_Republicans_, Jefferson at the head of the party, iii. 188.
Revere, Paul, people incited by, to seize the fort at Portsmouth, i. 484;
bills of the first issue of continental money engraved by (_note_),
i. 550.
Rhode Island, batteries of Newport seized by the people of, i. 484;
army voted by the assembly of, after the battle of Lexington, i. 514;
complete equipment of the troops from, in the army at Cambridge, i. 596;
tories of, quiet after the visit of General Lee, ii. 18;
combined efforts of the American and French forces to recapture,
ii. 637;
singular conduct of D'Estaing at, ii. 638;
severe engagement at Quaker hill, on--arrival of Sir Henry Clinton
at--irritation caused by the failure to recapture, ii. 639;
and New York, the British confined to, ii. 645;
refusal of, to ratify the federal constitution, iii. 98;
not visited by Washington, in his tour through New England, in 1789,
iii. 134;
federal constitution adopted by, in 1790--visit of Washington to, in
1790, iii. 162.
Richmond hill, Washington and his military family occupants of the mansion
at, in 1776, ii. 172.
Richmond, visit of Washington to, on his southern tour, iii. 180.
Riflemen, American, origin of the Indian-like dress of, i. 389.
"Rights of Man," Paine's, detested by John Adams, but admired by
Jefferson, iii. 190;
apparently endorsed by Washington and Jefferson, iii. 191;
several copies taken by Wellington to Mount Vernon--statement of Paine
respecting the sale of (_note_), iii. 200.
Rivington, the tory printer, type and presses of, destroyed by Sears,
ii. 33.
Roberts and Carlisle, Quakers, hanged as spies, i. 462.
Robespierre, fall of, in 1794, iii. 302.
Robinson, Colonel, defence of Boston Neck by, i. 513.
Robinson, Speaker, letters of Washington to, urging the invasion of the
Ohio country, i. 206, 244;
letter of Washington to, in relation to the conduct of Governor
Dinwiddie, i. 218;
advice of, to Washington, not to resign his commission, i. 245;
address of, on the part of the Virginia house of burgesses, to
Washington, i. 288.
Rochambeau, Count de, arrival of French troops under the command of, at
Newport, ii. 679;
blockaded in Newport by Admiral Arbutbnot, ii. 681;
conference of Washington with, at Weathersfield, ii. 722;
money borrowed of, by Robert Morris, ii. 726;
death of, at the age of eighty-two, iii. 500.
Rockingham, marquis of, speech of, in Parliament, on the evacuation of
Boston, ii. 88.
Rocky hill, near Princeton, house engaged by Congress at, for the use
of Washington, iii. 28;
last general order of Washington dated at, iii. 29.
Roebuck, Doctor, efforts of, to counteract the influence of Franklin in
England, i. 485.
Rogers, Major, suspicious conduct of, ii. 18;
British army joined by, ii. 19;
arrested, by order of Washington, at South Amboy (_note_), ii. 20;
Queen's Rangers embodied by, ii. 309;
attack made upon the rangers of, by Colonel Haslet, at Mamaroneck,
ii. 314.
Roxbury, description of the fort at (_note_), i. 589;
General Ward's division stationed at, at the siege of Boston, i. 619.
Roxbury Neck, burning of Brown's house at, i. 588.
Royal American regiment, formation of, proposed, i. 229.
_Royal Gazette_, spurious letters published in, in 1778, charged to
have been written by Washington, iii. 448.
Rules of behavior, fifty-four, from an early manuscript volume of
Washington, i. 37-41.
Rush, Doctor Benjamin, courage and philanthropy of--biographical notice
of (_note_), iii. 281.
Rutledge, John, Patrick Henry's opinion of, as an orator, i. 450;
made governor of South Carolina--biographical notice of (_note_),
ii. 187;
military works constructed by, near Charleston, ii. 188;
made dictator by the legislature of South Carolina ii. 671;
appointed associate judge of the supreme court in 1789, iii. 122;
hostility of, to Jay's treaty, iii. 354.
S.
Sabbath, observance of the, by Washington, iii. 112.
Sag Harbor, destruction of British stores at, by Lieutenant-Colonel
Meigs, ii. 439.
St. Clair, Colonel Arthur, despatched by General Thompson against
Maclean, at Three Rivers, ii. 147;
commissioned major-general in the continental army, ii. 403;
force under the command of, at Ticonderoga, ii. 463;
Ticonderoga evacuated by, ii. 465;
pursued by Burgoyne, ii. 466;
retreat of, to Fort Edward, ii. 467;
superseded in the northern department by Arnold, ii. 470;
suspicions excited against, ii. 697;
appointed governor of the Northwest territory, iii. 156;
expedition of, against the Indians in the Northwest, iii. 176, 193;
caution given to, by Washington, iii. 176;
surprise and defeat of, iii. 193;
considerate conduct of Washington toward, iii. 196.
St. Clair. Sir John, military posts visited by, in 1754, i. 137.
St. John, unauthorized descent upon, by Captains Broughton and Selman,
i. 742.
St. John on the Sorel, capture and abandonment of, by Arnold, i. 646;
retreat of Ethan Allen from--reinforcements sent to, by Governor
Carleton, i. 647;
surrender of, to Montgomery--clothing out of the captured stores
allowed by Montgomery to the garrison of--Major André among the
prisoners taken at, i. 680.
St. Leger, Colonel, junction of, with Sir John Johnson, at Oswego,
ii. 459.
St. Pierre, Legardeur de, his reception of Washington at Fort Le Boeuf,
i. 83;
audience given by, to Tanacharisson and his brother-chiefs, i. 84;
reply of, to the letter of Governor Dinwiddie, i. 85;
efforts of, to detain Tanacharisson and other chiefs of Washington's
party, i. 86;
death of, i. 181.
Salem, Massachusetts, patriotism of the people of, i. 389;
unsuccessful attempt of Colonel Leslie to seize arms at, i. 502.
Salem, North Carolina, visit of Washington to a Moravian settlement at,
in 1791, iii. 181.
Sanders's creek, total defeat of Gates at, by Lords Cornwallis and Rawdon,
ii. 683.
Santee, Greene on the High Hills of, iii. 3.
Saratoga, militia of Massachusetts and Connecticut desired by Washington
to rendezvous at, ii. 471;
destruction by Burgoyne of Schuyler's buildings at, ii. 535.
Savannah, seizure of powder in, by the patriots, i. 521;
combined attack of Lincoln and D'Estaing upon--Count Pulaski mortally
wounded at the siege of, ii. 663;
gloom spread through the South by the repulse at, ii. 664;
evacuation of, by the British, iii. 11;
visit of Washington to, on his southern tour, in 1791, iii. 181.
Sayre, Stephen, letter of the earl of Chatham to, commending the
continental Congress, i. 448;
biographical notice of (_note_), i. 449;
arrest of, in London (_note_), ii. 2.
Scalps, prices paid for, in early colonial times (_note_), i. 209.
School, Washington's application at, i. 45.
Schoolbooks, manuscript, of Washington, still in existence, i. 36.
Schoolfellows, Washington's, their regard for him, i. 36, 46.
Schuyler, Philip, at Oswego in 1756, i. 232;
commander at Fort George in 1756, i. 234.
Schuyler, Philip, appointed third major-general under Washington--brief
biographical notice of--in the second continental Congress, i. 547;
instructions left with, by Washington, on his departure for Cambridge,
i. 579;
affectionate letter of, to Washington, at Cambridge, i. 597;
powers granted to, by the second continental Congress, i. 610;
ordered to take possession of St. John and Montreal--command of the
northern army taken by, i. 654;
alarming letters received by, from Tryon county, i. 655:
letter of, to Washington, in relation to affairs at Ticonderoga--return
of troops in the colony of New York made by (_note_), i. 656;
letter of sympathy of Washington to, describing affairs in the camp at
Cambridge, i. 657;
determination of, to invade Canada--efforts of, to secure the neutrality
of the Six Nations, i. 661;
letter of Washington to, in relation to the invasion of Canada, i. 662;
address to the people of Canada issued by, from Isle aux Noix, i. 665;
movements of, against St. John, i. 667;
sickness of, on his expedition against St. John, i. 668, 669;
his commendation of Montgomery to the continental Congress, i. 668;
Major Brown and Colonel Ethan Allen sent into Canada by--compelled by
sickness to give up his command to Montgomery, i. 669;
letter of, to Washington, in relation to the insubordination of troops,
i. 676;
feeling against, among the Connecticut troops (_note_), i. 705;
letter of, to Washington, expressing his determination to retire from
public life, i. 706;
ill feeling toward, among the troops from Connecticut, i. 708, 760;
directed by Congress to establish his headquarters at Albany, ii. 96;
disappointment of, at the disastrous turn of affairs in Canada--cheering
words of Washington written to, ii. 103;
Sir John Johnson and his Scotch Highlanders disarmed by, ii. 105;
calumnies circulated respecting, ii. 153, 155, 245, 421;
almost constant bodily sickness of, ii. 244;
letter of, to Washington, in relation to Gates's claims of precedence,
ii. 248;
resentment of Gates disavowed by the generous conduct of, ii. 250;
frank and honest character of--resolution of, to resign his commission,
ii. 417;
indignation of, at a letter written by Colonel Joseph Trumbull, ii. 418;
neglect of his letters by Congress--censured by Congress for offensive
language, ii. 419;
character of, thoroughly vindicated in Congress--fully reinstated in
command in the northern department--assiduity of, as military
commander in Philadelphia, ii. 422;
some of the slanders of, probably originated with Gates, ii. 423;
energetic action of, on the approach of Burgoyne, ii. 462;
efforts of, to hinder the march of Burgoyne, ii. 470;
wonderful forecast of Washington displayed in a letter to, ii. 471;
testimony of Irving to the noble qualities of, ii. 472;
machinations of Gates and others against, ii. 477;
ordered by Congress to the headquarters of the army, ii. 478;
retreat of, to Cohoes Falls, ii. 484;
"responsibility" taken by, in sending relief to Fort Schuyler, ii. 485;
great exertions of, to check the progress of Burgoyne, ii. 488;
exclusion of, by Gates, from his first council of war, ii. 521;
buildings of, at Saratoga, burned by Burgoyne, ii. 585.
Seabury, Reverend Samuel, carried off to New Haven by Sears, ii. 33.
Seamen, British-born, claimed by England when found on neutral vessels,
iii. 272.
Sears, Captain Isaac, scheme of, for disarming tories in New York, ii. 32;
type and presses of Rivington, the tory printer, destroyed by, ii. 33;
plan of, for disarming the tories in New York, favorably considered by
Washington and Lee, ii. 34.
Sears, Captain Robert, entrance of, into New York, at the head of a body
of troops--biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 41;
British stores seized by, at Turtle bay, ii. 128.
Sedgwick, Mr., of Massachusetts, motion made by, in Congress, to provide
for the execution of certain treaties, in 1796--warm debate on the
motion of, iii. 398.
Senate, response of, to Washington's inaugural, in 1789, iii. 97.
Seneca Indians, name given to Washington by, ii. 657.
Seymour, Colonel, troop of horse of, dismissed by Washington, ii. 232;
mortification and generosity of, ii. 233;
Graydon's description of his troop of Connecticut light horse
(_note_), ii. 242.
Sharpe, Governor, appointed to the command of all the colonial
forces--invitation of, to Washington, to re-enter the army, i. 130;
his letter to Washington returned, i. 131;
remark of the king respecting the honesty of--superseded by General
Braddock in the command of the colonial forces, i. 135.
Shenandoah, the valley of, famous for its abundance of winged game, i. 50.
Sherburne, Major Henry, sent to the relief of the fort at the
Cedars--Indian ambuscade fallen into by, ii. 149.
Shingis, head sachem of the Delawares, with Washington in 1753, i. 77;
active with the French in 1756, i. 225.
Shirley, Governor, Washington's respect for, i. 145;
failure of his expedition against Niagara, i. 185;
visit of Washington to, in New England, in 1756, i. 196;
his reception of Washington in Boston, i. 200;
biographical notice of (_note_), i. 200.
Shuldham, Admiral, alarm of, on seeing the Americans on Dorchester
Heights, ii. 65.
Silliman, General, militia collected by, to resist Tryon in his expedition
against Danbury--joined by Wooster and Arnold, ii. 484.
Simcoe, Lieutenant-Colonel, Queen's Rangers commanded by, ii. 309.
Singleterry, arrest of, for enlisting on the privateer _Citizen Genet_,
iii. 259.
Six Nations, seduced from the English interest after the destruction of
the forts at Oswego, i. 235;
efforts of General Schuyler to secure the neutrality of--hostile
attitude assumed by, through the influence of Sir John Johnson
(_note_), i. 661;
induced to throw off their neutrality by the Johnsons, ii. 104.
Skene, Major Philip, a noted loyalist, with Burgoyne, ii. 480.
Skenesborough, expedition of Captain Herrick against, i. 645;
galleys destroyed at, by the British, ii. 467.
Slavery, action of several states in relation to, before 1790--petitions
in relation to, laid before Congress in 1790, iii. 152;
resolutions reported by a Congressional committee in relation to,
iii. 153;
remark of Washington on the action of Congress in relation to, iii. 154;
anxiety of Washington for the abolition of (_note_), iii. 535.
Slaves, Washington charged by Jasper Dwight with being a dealer in,
iii. 477;
provision made by the will of Washington for the liberation of,
iii. 535, 538.
Slave-trade, resolution adverse to the, adopted at the Williamsburg
convention, in 1744, i. 405;
the American Association agree to discontinue the, i. 441;
action of various states in relation to the, before 1790, iii. 152.
Slocum, Lieutenant, in the battle at Moore's-creek bridge--anecdote
of the wife of, told by Mrs. Ellett (_note_), ii. 118.
Small-pox, Washington attacked by, in Barbados--permanent traces of,
on the countenance of Washington, i. 63;
precautions taken against, in the camp at Morristown, ii. 401.
Smallwood, Colonel, regiment of, sent by General Mercer to reinforce
the army in New York, ii. 241.
Smallwood's regiment, admirable conduct of, in the battle of Long Island,
ii. 275.
Smith, Adam, unfriendly to American freedom, i. 485.
Smith, Colonel, sent by General Gage to seize stores at Concord, i. 503;
courthouse at Concord set on fire by troops under--retreat of, from
Concord, i. 507;
wounded in the leg near Lexington--command of, saved by the arrival of
Lord Percy--extreme exhaustion of the soldiers of, i. 508.
Societies, democratic, in 1793, condemnation of, by Washington, iii. 264;
excise laws denounced by, iii. 311;
letter of Washington to General Henry Lee, in relation to, iii. 313;
Washington's opinion of (_note_), iii. 322;
denounced by Washington in his sixth annual message--debates in
Congress, in relation to, iii. 324;
gradual dissolution of, iii. 328;
hostility of, to Jay's treaty, iii. 354.
Sons of Liberty, associations of, i. 324.
Sorel, condition of the republican army at the, after the flight from
Quebec, ii. 146.
South Carolina, money sent to London from, in support of the Bill of
Rights, i. 370;
royal power abdicated in, by Lord Campbell, ii. 186;
changes in the civil government of--happiness caused among the people
of, by the change of government (_note_), ii. 187;
comparative quiet in, after the repulse of the British at Charleston,
ii. 197;
citizens of, in the northern army, ii. 198;
invasion of, by Sir Henry Clinton, ii. 664;
hostility in, toward Jay's treaty, iii. 354.
South-Carolinians, inactivity of, at Great Meadows, i. 118, 119.
Southern tour of Washington in 1791, iii. 178;
equipage and attendants of Washington during, iii. 179;
plan of (_note_)--honors paid to Washington during, iii. 180.
Spain, king of, asses sent to Washington by, iii. 51;
unpleasant relations with, threatened in 1789, iii. 115;
relations of the United States with, iii. 157, 274.
Spencer, Joseph, appointed brigadier-general in the continental army,
i. 548;
offence taken by, at the promotion of General Putnam, i. 593;
sent to New York with a brigade, ii. 82.
Stable of Washington before the Revolution, i. 307.
Stafford county, Virginia, removal of the Washington family to, in 1735,
i. 24.
Stamp-act, submitted to the house of commons by George Grenville--the
proposal of, how received in the colonies, i. 323:
opposition of William Pitt to, in the house of commons, i. 324;
signed March 22, 1765--letter of Franklin to Charles Thomson in relation
to--provisions of (_note_), i. 325;
signed by the king in the incipient stages of insanity, i. 326;
excitement in the colonies on the news of its becoming a
law--resolutions offered in the Virginia assembly in relation to,
i. 327;
letter of Washington to Francis Dandridge in London, in relation to,
i. 329;
popular action in opposition to, i. 332, 333;
Franklin examined before a committee of Parliament in relation to,
i. 334;
repeal of, i. 335;
Pitt's commendation of the colonists for resisting--declaration of
Charles James Fox in relation to the (_note_), i. 339.
Stamp-officers, refusal of the people of Boston to compensate, for their
losses, i. 341.
Stanhope, Earl, letter of Lord Chatham to, relative to American affairs,
i. 488.
Stanwix, Colonel, Washington placed under the orders of, while at
Winchester, in 1757, i. 241;
letter of Washington to, advocating offensive measures against the
French on the frontiers, i. 245;
letter of Washington to, requesting a favorable mention to General
Forbes, i. 256;
assistance lent by, to Colonel Bradstreet, at the siege of Fort
Frontenac, i. 267;
his share in the campaign of 1759, i. 290.
Stark, John, with Abercrombie at Ticonderoga, i. 262;
body of volunteers assembled by, i. 513;
at Breed's hill, i. 562;
victory at Bennington obtained by militia under the command of, ii. 487;
commission of brigadier given to, by Congress, ii. 489.
State debts, assumption of, recommended by Hamilton, iii. 141;
amount of the several (_note_), iii. 144.
Staten Island, troops landed at, from the British fleet, in 1776,
ii. 179, 181, 217;
large number of troops at, under the command of General Howe, ii. 240;
unsuccessful descent upon, by Lord Stirling, ii. 667.
Stature of Washington (_note_), i. 306, iii. 591, 593, 595, 597.
Stephen, Adam, with Washington at Great Meadows, i. 114;
with Braddock in his expedition against Fort Duquesne, i. 152;
commissioned major-general in the continental army, ii. 403;
biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 558.
Steuben, Baron von, arrival of, in the camp at Valley Forge, ii. 599;
office of inspector-general accepted by--unacquainted with the English
language, ii. 601;
American regulars never beaten after having been drilled by, ii. 602.
Stevens, Colonel, Norfolk, Virginia, destroyed by republicans under,
ii. 109.
Stillwater, battle of, ii. 524.
Stirling, Lord, command in New York devolved upon--biographical notice of
(_note_)--British store-ship taken by (_note_), ii. 135;
measures of, for the defence of New York, ii. 136;
Highland fortifications visited and inspected by, ii. 170;
skirmish of, with General Grant, near Gowanus bay, ii. 271;
made prisoner by De Heister at the battle of Long Island, ii. 275;
appointed major-general in the continental army, ii. 403;
agency of, in exposing _Conway's Cabal_, ii. 581.
Stobo, Captain Robert, engineer at Fort Necessity, i. 119;
detained a prisoner by the French at Quebec and Montreal, i. 132, 134;
information sent by, from Fort Duquesne to the English camp, i. 133;
letter of, afterward found by the French in Braddock's cabinet--
subsequent career of (_note_), i. 134.
Stock, United States and other, held by Washington at the time of his
death, iii. 544.
Stoddart, Benjamin, appointed secretary of the navy in 1798, iii. 123.
Stono ferry, engagement at, ii. 652.
Stony brook, bridge at, made impassable by Major Kelly--forded by the
troops of Cornwallis, ii. 390.
Stony Point, fort on, captured by the British, ii. 658;
plan of Washington for the capture of--capture of, by Wayne, ii. 659;
guns of, opened on Fort Lafayette and British shipping--dismantled and
abandoned by the Americans--reoccupied by Sir Henry Clinton, ii. 660.
Strahan, Mr., an eminent London printer, remarkable letter of Franklin to
(_note_), i. 605.
Strength of arm of Washington, iii. 593.
Stuart, Doctor David, letters of Washington to, iii. 70, 145, 161, 463.
Suffolk county, in Massachusetts, convention held in, i. 427;
resolves of the convention of, laid before the continental Congress,
i. 432.
Sulgrave, domain of, granted by Henry VIII. to Lawrence Washington, in
1538, i. 19.
Sullivan, John, appointed brigadier-general in the continental army,
i. 548;
biographical notice of, i. 549;
ordered by Washington to seize certain tories in Portsmouth as
hostages, i. 746;
the successor of Thomas in command at the Sorel, ii. 148;
sanguine letter of, from the Sorel, ii. 151;
letter of Washington to Congress respecting, ii. 152;
melancholy words of, in relation to affairs in Canada, ii. 163;
retreat of, before Burgoyne, ii. 164, 166;
demoralization of the troops under the command of, ii. 166;
mortification of, at being superseded by Gates, ii. 168, 244;
departure of, from Crown Point, on the arrival of Gates, ii. 251;
placed in temporary command of the troops on Long Island--superseded by
Putnam, ii. 264;
made prisoner in the battle of Long Island, ii. 272;
verbal message sent by, to Congress, by Lord Howe, ii. 289;
warm reply of Washington to the complaints of, ii. 431;
unsuccessful expedition of, against the British on Staten Island
(_note_), ii. 495;
mischief caused at the battle of the Brandywine by the sensitiveness
of, ii. 506;
expedition of, against the Indians on the Genesee river, ii. 656;
letter of Washington to, in relation to reforms in the army, ii. 700;
letter of Washington to, advocating executive departments, ii. 713.
_Sullivan's Familiar Letters_, personal appearance of Washington
described in, iii. 601.
Sumter, General, movements of, in the South, ii. 682;
total defeat of, by Tarleton, ii. 684;
sent by Greene with light-troops into the neighborhood of Charleston,
iii. 3.
Sunday, custom, in Virginia, of using it for political purposes (_note_),
i. 400.
Sunday-laws of New England offensive to the Quakers, i. 455.
Surveying-expedition, Washington's first, journal of, still
preserved--extracts from the journal of, i. 53;
extracts from a letter of Washington written during, i. 55.
Surveyor, Washington's experience as, a preparation for his high destiny,
i. 52, 56, 58.
Surveys of Washington, correctness of, i. 56.
Swede's ford, General Howe at, ii. 513.
Swords left by Washington to his nephews, iii. 540.
T.
Table kept by Washington before the Revolution, iii. 585;
abstemious habits of Washington at, iii. 586;
Washington's at Philadelphia, iii. 589.
Taft, Mr., letter of Washington to, from Hartford, in 1789 (_note_),
iii. 133.
Talleyrand, M. de, insulting propositions of, to the American envoys in
Paris, iii. 501;
attempts of, to procure a _douceur_ from the American envoys,
iii. 502, 504;
interview of, with the American envoys, iii. 503;
declaration of war against the United States threatened by, iii. 504;
indirect efforts of, toward bringing about a reconciliation with the
United States, iii. 527;
copy of a letter of, transmitted by William Vans Murray to the
government at Washington--letter of Washington respecting the "fast
and loose game" of, iii. 528.
Tallmadge, Major, Fort George, at Coram, surprised by, ii. 701.
Tanacharisson, remonstrance of, with Duquesne, against the aggressions of
the French--interview of, with Franklin, in Pennsylvania, i. 73;
belt of wampum presented to, at Great Meadows, i. 114;
desertion of, on the approach of the French--subsequent history of
(_note_), i. 120.
Tarleton, Colonel, massacre by, of a body of troops under Colonel Buford,
ii. 676;
defeated by Morgan at the Cowpens, ii. 714;
total defeat of General Sumter by, ii. 682.
Tarrytown, arrest of Major André at, ii. 690.
"Taxation no Tyranny," by Doctor Johnson, remarkable passage struck
out of (_note_), ii. 113.
"Taxation without representation tyranny," i. 323.
Tea, universally proscribed in the colonies in 1770, i. 369;
thrown overboard in Boston harbor, i. 388.
Tenbroeck, General, opportune arrival of, at the second battle near
Bemis's Heights, ii. 532.
Ternant, M., successor of Count de Moustier, as French minister to the
United States, iii. 223;
arrival of, at Newport, ii. 679.
Thacher, Doctor, personal appearance of Washington described by, i. 585;
testimony of, as to the skill of the southern riflemen, i. 618.
Thanksgiving, day of, recommended by Washington in 1789, iii. 124.
Theatre, first visit of Washington to, made in Barbados, i. 63.
Thomas, John, appointed brigadier-general in the continental army, i. 548;
Dorchester Heights taken possession of by, ii. 64;
appointed to command the army in Canada, ii. 97;
weakness of the Americans before Quebec on his arrival in camp--council
of war called by, decide upon a retreat toward Montreal, ii. 101;
death of, of small-pox, at Chamblée, ii. 147.
Thompson, Colonel, Sir Henry Clinton held in check by, at Fort Sullivan,
in Charleston harbor, ii. 189;
Sir Henry Clinton driven back by the riflemen of, ii. 192, 195.
Thompson, Colonel William, the British driven to their boats by, from
Lechmere's Point, i. 761;
commissioned a brigadier-general, ii. 96;
chief command in New York assumed by, ii. 137;
troops sent toward Canada under, ii. 143;
defeated and made prisoner in Canada, ii. 163.
Thomson, Charles, chosen secretary of the continental
Congress--biographical notice of (_note_), i. 421;
opinion of, as to the superiority of the first Congress (_note_),
i. 423;
chosen secretary of the second continental Congress, i. 528:
letter borne to Washington by, informing him of his election to the
presidency, iii. 84.
Three Rivers, disastrous expedition of General Thompson against Maclean
at, ii. 162.
Throck's Neck, troops of Lord Howe landed at--transfer of troops from,
to Pell's Neck, ii. 311.
Ticonderoga, fort at, erected by the French in 1756, i. 235;
attack upon, under Abercrombie and Lord Howe, i. 263;
admirable conduct of the troops at the siege of--inactivity and
indifference of Johnson's Indians at, i. 265;
effect upon Pitt of the news of the disaster at, i. 266;
taken possession of by Amherst in 1759, i. 292;
expeditions undertaken against, by Colonels Allen and Arnold, i. 524;
valuable stores taken at, by Allen, i. 526;
resolution of Congress respecting the spoils taken at, i. 529;
want of discipline among the troops at, under Colonel Hinman, i. 656;
Generals Schuyler, Gates, and Arnold, present at--command of the army
at, devolved upon Gates, ii. 254;
preparation of a flotilla at, intrusted to General Arnold, ii. 255;
apprehended attack upon, by General Carleton--Colonel Wayne in command
of, ii. 416:
General Heath ordered by Washington to go to, with Massachusetts
regiments, ii. 417:
invested by the British under Burgoyne, ii. 463;
garrison of--the British cannon on Mount Defiance, ii. 464;
abandoned by St. Clair, ii. 465;
letters of Washington to Schuyler, in relation to the evacuation of,
ii. 468, 469, 479.
Tilghman, Colonel, news of the surrender at Yorktown borne to
Philadelphia by, ii. 737.
Titles, presidential, discussions in Congress respecting, iii. 103:
Washington averse to, iii. 105.
Toilet of Washington, iii. 587.
Toleration, religious, of Washington and John Adams (_note_), i. 451.
Tooke, John Horne, a prominent member of the Constitutional Society of
England (_note_), i. 737.
Tories, treatment of, recommended by Washington, i. 747;
action of Congress with regard to, ii. 92;
conditional pardon offered to, by Congress, ii. 609:
embarkation of, for Nova Scotia, in 1783, iii. 22.
_Town-Destroyer_, a name given to Washington by the Seneca Indians,
ii. 657.
Townshend, taxation of the colonies announced by, i. 315.
Tracy, of Connecticut, reply of, to the speech of Albert Gallatin, on
Jay's treaty, iii. 404.
Trent, Captain, mission of, to the Ohio, in 1754, i. 94;
timidity of, i. 97.
Trenton, arrival of Washington at, with his fugitive army, ii. 351;
officers' watches set by Washington's before the attack upon, ii. 371;
complete surprise of Colonel Ralle and the Hessians in--narrow escape
of Washington at (_note_), ii. 373;
rapid retreat of Washington from, ii. 375;
conduct of the troops at, commanded by Washington, ii. 376;
important influence of the victory at, ii. 378;
despatch of Washington to Congress, in relation to the affair at,
ii. 379;
Washington joined by Cadwalader and Mifflin at, ii. 388;
Washington attacked by Cornwallis at, ii. 384;
left at night by Washington, ii. 385;
reception of Washington at, in 1789, iii. 87.
Trumbull, Governor Jonathan, of Connecticut, kind words of, to
Washington--biographical notice of--correspondence of, with
Washington, in 1775--extract from the Travels of De Chastellux in
relation to (_note_), i. 598;
Connecticut levies detained by, for coast-defence, ordered to camp by
Washington, i. 729;
mortification of, at the conduct of the Connecticut troops in the
continental army, i. 760;
letter of, expressive of sympathy with General Gates, ii. 250;
tories sent to the care of, by Washington, ii. 261;
letter of Washington to, acknowledging the finger of Providence,
iii. 79;
chosen speaker of the house of representatives, in 1791, iii. 192.
Trumbull, John, lines from a poem written by, i. 502;
in the family of Washington at Cambridge, i. 616;
eminence opposite Ticonderoga fortified on the recommendation of,
ii. 254;
secretary of John Jay on his mission to England in 1794, iii. 300.
Trumbull, Joseph, appointed commissary-general of the continental army,
i. 591;
his resignation of the office of commissary-general, ii. 404.
Tryon county, New York, savages and tories in, in 1775, i. 655.
Tryon, Governor, arrival of, in New York, on the same day as Washington,
i. 577;
unscrupulous character of, i. 580;
machinations of, in New York, ii. 31;
refuge taken by, on board the sloop-of-war _Halifax_, ii. 130;
proclamation issued by, from on board the _Duchess of Gordon_, ii. 137;
schemes of New-York tories under the direction of, ii. 172, 173;
expedition undertaken by, to destroy stores at Danbury, ii. 433;
retreat of, from Danbury, harassed by Wooster, Arnold, and others,
ii. 436;
escape of, aided by Sir William Erskine, ii. 437;
indignation aroused by the atrocities of, ii. 438;
copies of Lord North's bills sent by, to Washington--resolutions of
Congress relating to--tories sent to, by Washington, ii. 609;
ravages of, in Connecticut, in conjunction with Collier--biographical
notice of (_note_), ii. 654.
Tucker, Dean, proposal of, that Parliament should separate the colonies
from the empire--biographical notice of (_note_), i. 487.
Tuckerman, Henry T., extract from the writings of, in relation to
Washington's trials at Cambridge, i. 754.
Tupper, Major, lighthouse in Boston harbor destroyed by, i. 639;
row-galleys under the command of, sent up the Hudson to annoy the
_Rose_ and _Phoenix_, ii. 238.
Turtle bay, British stores seized at, by Sears, ii. 128.
Twigtwees, described by Mr. Gist (_note_), i. 110.
U.
Union flag, when unfurled, ii. 1.
Union of the colonies, Franklin's plan of, i. 127.
University, national, anxiety of Washington for the establishment of,
iii. 48, 331, 332, 333, 455, 537.
V.
Valedictory address, Washington's, iii. 202, 473, 476.
Valley Forge, chosen by Washington as a place for winter-quarters,
ii. 569;
sufferings of the patriot army on its march to, ii. 570;
huts constructed at, by the army, ii. 570, 571;
forcible means used by Washington to obtain supplies for the army at
(_note_), ii. 570, 598;
extreme hardships endured by the patriot army at, ii. 571;
committee of arrangements appointed by Congress to visit Washington
at, ii. 595;
Mrs. Washington and other ladies at--Washington's headquarters at, at
the house of Isaac Potts--name of, derived from the foundry and forge
of Isaac Potts (_note_), ii. 602;
desertions from the camp at, ii. 604;
arrival at, of the news of the treaty with France, ii. 611;
oath of allegiance administered by Washington to the officers at,
ii. 613;
camp at, broken up on the departure of the British from Philadelphia,
ii. 618.
Van Braam, Jacob, Washington's fencing-master, i. 46, 62;
with Washington on his expedition to the Ohio in 1753, i. 76, 88;
with Washington at Great Meadows, i. 114;
alleged treachery of, i. 122, 124;
detained a prisoner by the French, i. 132, 134;
subsequent adventures of, i. 134.
Vaudreuil, Marquis de, successor of Duquesne--characteristic anecdote of
(_note_), i. 177;
capitulation of, at Montreal, i. 301.
Vault, family, of Washington, wish of Washington to have it rebuilt,
iii. 542;
new family, spot indicated for, by Washington, a few days before his
death, iii. 550.
Vealtown, troops of General Lee at, ii. 357.
Vernon, Admiral, notice of, i. 26.
Verplanck's Point, fort on, captured by the British, ii. 658;
junction of the French and American troops at, iii. 11.
Veto-power, first exercise of it by Washington, iii. 198.
Vose, Major, lighthouse destroyed by, on Nantasket Point, i. 618.
Virginia, condition of, in the time of Charles II., i. 20;
Washington in charge of one of the military districts of, in 1751,
i. 61;
Washington appointed, in 1755, commander of all the forces of, i. 188;
difficulty of raising troops in, to protect the frontier, after
Braddock's defeat, i. 191;
Governor Dinwiddie's estimate of the population of (_note_), i. 222;
defenceless condition of the frontiers of, i. 225, 244;
substantial character of breakfast in, before the Revolution (_note_),
i. 306;
indignation of the people of, at the right claimed by Parliament to tax
the colonies, i. 368;
early efforts made in, to cast off the burden of negro
slavery--instructions of the king to the governor of, in relation to
the slave-trade, i. 379;
address of the assembly of, to the king, on the slave-trade, i. 380;
successive prorogations of the house of burgesses of, by Lord Dunmore,
i. 381;
short but memorable session of the house of burgesses of, in 1773,
i. 382;
intercolonial committees of correspondence originated in, i. 382, 383;
dissolutions of the house of burgesses of, by Lord Dunmore,
i. 384, 392;
warlike spirit pervading, in 1775, i. 470;
troops of, reviewed by Washington in the winter of 1774-'75, i. 471;
effect in, of the news of the battle of Lexington--powder of the
province of, seized by Lord Dunmore, i. 517;
royal power ended in, i. 520;
invasion of, by Cornwallis, ii. 720;
legislature of, in 1794, adverse to British creditors recovering their
just debts, iii. 301;
disunion threatened in, in case Jay's treaty should be ratified,
iii. 355;
property owned in, by Washington, at the time of his death, iii. 542.
Virginia convention proposed, to consider a proposition for a continental
Congress, i. 395;
resolutions adopted at, i. 401-405;
eloquent speech of Washington at--delegates to the general Congress
appointed at, i. 407.
Virginia convention, the second, held at Richmond in 1775, i. 476;
resolutions offered at, by Patrick Henry, i. 477;
eloquent speech of Patrick Henry at, i. 479, 481;
delegates to the second continental Congress elected at, i. 482.
_Virginia Gazette_, slanders of Washington in, in 1756, i. 211.
Virginia house of burgesses, Washington a candidate for, in 1758, i. 275;
cost of Washington's election to, i. 276;
Washington for fifteen years a member of, i. 308;
distinguished members of, in 1769, i. 353;
sympathy of, with Massachusetts--resolutions adopted by, in opposition
to those of Parliament--dissolved by Lord Botetourt, i. 354.
Virginia planters, life of, before the Revolution, i. 305.
Virginia troops, letters of Washington in relation to the command of,
i. 188;
commission as commander of, resigned by Washington--flattering address
to Washington by the officers of, i. 286.
Visitors, Washington annoyed by, at Mount Vernon, iii. 483;
how received by Washington when president, iii. 603.
W.
Waldeck, prince of, mercenaries furnished by, ii. 6.
Wallace, Captain, legalized piracy of--Newport threatened by, ii. 16;
sent in the _Rose_ up the Hudson river, ii. 218.
Walpole, Horace, on young Washington's love of the "whistling of bullets"
(_note_), i. 105.
Wanton, Governor, blunt answer of, to Sir James Wallace, i. 484.
War-dance, Indian, witnessed by Washington and Fairfax, at Colonel
Cresap's, in 1748, i. 54;
in the camp of Braddock at Will's creek, i. 151.
War, directions as to the mode of declaring, given by Dinwiddie to
Washington (_note_), i. 228.
Ward, Ensign, capitulation of, to Contrecoeur, in 1754, i. 98.
Ward, General Artemas, in command of troops in the neighborhood of Boston
after the battle of Lexington, i. 513;
inefficiency of, i. 532;
appointed first major-general under Washington, i. 545.
Warren, Doctor Joseph, stay of, in Boston, to watch the British army and
the tories, i. 503;
warning sent by, to Adams and Hancock, at Lexington, i. 504;
narrow escape of, at Cambridge, i. 509;
letter of, to General Gage, in relation to his want of good faith,
i. 514;
a volunteer at Breed's hill, i. 562;
death of, at the close of the battle of Breed's hill, i. 569;
lament of the wife of John Adams for--Everett on the death
of--biographical notice of, i. 571;
remains of, buried by the British, with proper honors--subsequent
disposition of the remains of, i. 572.
Warren, James, appointed major-general of Massachusetts militia, ii. 60;
letter of Washington to, in relation to the Articles of Confederation,
iii. 54.
Warren, Mrs. Mercy, remarks of, on the personal appearance of Washington
and General Lee, i. 586.
Washington, Augustine, brother of George, the family homestead at Pope's
creek bequeathed to, by his father, i. 28;
marriage of, with Anne Aylett--George an inmate in the family of, when
at the school of Mr. Williams, i. 35;
letter of George to, in 1755, in relation to his ill-requited service
of the state, i. 186;
independent Virginia company trained by, i. 482.
Washington, Augustine, father of George, character of, i. 24, 28;
death of, in 1743, i. 28.
Washington, Bushrod, papers and property bequeathed to, by Washington,
iii. 539, 540.
Washington, Captain William, division of General Greene led by, at
Trenton, ii. 373.
Washington, Charles, Franklin's gold-headed cane bequeathed to, by
Washington, iii. 539.
Washington city, lots owned by Washington in at the time of his death,
iii. 543.
Washington family in Virginia, early history of, i. 22.
Washington, George, birthplace of, i. 17, 23;
lineage of, i. 18;
early education of, i. 24;
maxims of, in youth, i. 37;
marriage of, i. 287;
stature of (_note_), i. 306, iii. 591, 597;
dress of, i. 306, iii. 589, 600, 603;
style of living of, before the Revolution, i. 307;
devotion of, i. 337, iii. 112, 602;
table of, i. 616, iii. 585-589;
will of, iii. 535;
estate of, iii. 541;
death of, iii. 556;
funeral of, iii. 558;
fondness of, for field-sports, iii. 584;
toilet of, iii. 587;
strength of arm of--weight of, iii. 593;
frame of, iii. 594;
great size of hands of, iii. 595;
awe inspired by the presence of, iii. 597, 598.
Washington, George A., death of, in 1793--affection of Washington for
(_note_)--kindness of Washington to the widow of (_note_), iii. 235;
carriage presented to, by Washington (_note_), iii. 236.
Washington, George Fayette, property bequeathed to, by Washington,
iii. 540.
Washington, John and Lawrence, emigrate to Virginia in 1657, i. 20.
Washington, Joseph, the "_Defensio pro Populo_" of Milton translated
by--a friend of the "Commonwealth," and author of several
works--damage done by, to the cause of the Stuarts, i. 20.
Washington, Lawrence Augustine, property bequeathed to, by Washington,
iii. 540.
Washington, Lawrence, brother of George, educated in England, i. 24, 25;
in the British attack upon Carthagena in 1741, i. 26;
marriage of, to Miss Fairfax, i. 35;
affection of, for his brother George, i. 25, 43;
a member of the Virginia house of burgesses, i. 61;
attacked by consumption--visit of, to Barbados, in company with his
brother George, in 1751, i. 62;
death of, at Mount Vernon, in 1752, i. 64.
Washington, Lawrence, mayor of Northampton in the reign of Henry VIII.,
i. 19.
Washington, Lund, the general's agent at Mount Vernon--letter of
Washington to, in relation to remuneration of his services, i. 765;
instructions of Washington to, in relation to charity and frugality,
i. 766.
Washington, Mrs., sickness of the daughter of, i. 375;
death of the daughter of, in 1773, i. 378;
letter of Washington to, respecting his election as
commander-in-chief--letters of Washington to, destroyed by (_note_),
i. 539;
invited by her husband to join him at Cambridge, i. 765;
mode of travelling of, i. 766;
ball proposed in honor of, i. 767;
arrival of, in the camp at Cambridge, i. 768;
inoculated for the small-pox, in Philadelphia (_note_), ii. 157;
considerate conduct of Washington toward, iii. 52;
honors paid to, on her way to New York in 1789, iii. 110;
first _levee_ of, iii. 111;
_levees_ of, in Philadelphia, iii. 170;
property left to, by Washington, iii. 535;
resignation of, at the death of her husband, iii. 556;
letter of, to President Adams, in relation to proposed national funeral
honors to her husband, iii. 565.
Washington, Samuel, provisions of the will of Washington respecting the
heirs of, iii. 538.
Washington, Sir Henry, colonel under Prince Rupert in 1643, i. 19;
defender of Worcester against Cromwell's general, Fairfax, in 1646,
i. 20.
Washington, Sir Lawrence and Anne, monument of, in the parish church of
Garsdon, i. 19.
Washington, Sir William, brother-in-law of Villiers, duke of Buckingham,
i. 19.
Washington, William Augustine, property left to, by Washington, iii. 538.
Washington, William, invitation of, at Charlestown, declined by
Washington, iii. 180.
Waterbury, General, gallantry of, in a naval engagement on Lake Champlain,
ii. 334.
Watertown, address of James Warren to Washington, on his arrival at, in
1775, i. 583.
Waxhaw, body of republicans surprised and massacred by Tarleton on the
banks of the, ii. 676.
Wayne, General Anthony, shabby regimentals of, at Middlebrook, ii. 458;
sent by Washington to annoy the rear of Howe's army--night-attack upon,
by the British under General Grey, ii. 514;
court-martial demanded by, ii. 515;
attack led by, at the battle of Germantown, ii. 553;
exploits of, in New Jersey, ii. 598;
capture of Stony Point by, ii. 659;
efforts of, to quell the mutiny of the Pennsylvania troops--picture
drawn by, of the sufferings of the army at Morristown (_note_),
ii. 707;
Cornwallis attacked by, at Old Jamestown, ii. 721;
Savannah taken possession of by, iii. 11;
appointed commander-in-chief of the army in the Northwest, iii. 197;
operations of, against the northwestern Indians, iii. 328;
results of his treaty with the Indians in the Northwest, iii. 378.
Weathersfield, conference of Washington with Rochambeau at, ii. 722.
Webb, General, cowardly conduct of, at Fort Edward, i. 250.
Weight of Washington, iii. 593.
Wessington, John de, prior of a convent in 1426, i. 19.
West Indies, American vessels excluded from, iii. 100;
depredations on American vessels in, committed by French cruisers,
iii. 466;
complaints of the conduct of Commodore Barney in, iii. 467.
West Point, fortifications at, commenced by Bernard Romans, ii. 127;
headquarters of Washington at--letter of Washington to Doctor Cochran,
showing the style of living at (_note_), ii. 660;
information given to the British by Arnold, respecting, ii. 698;
the military academy at, suggested by Washington, iii. 456.
Wheatley, Phillis, a slave, biographical notice of, ii. 54;
her correspondence with Washington, ii. 55, 56;
poem written by, addressed to Washington, ii. 57.
Whipple, Captain, the schooner _Gaspé_ taken and burned by a party
under--threat of Sir James Wallace to hang, i. 381;
vessels placed under the command of, by the assembly of Rhode Island,
i. 739.
"Whiskey Insurrection," language of Washington in relation to the,
iii. 305;
history of the, iii. 307-320;
sympathy of Jefferson with those engaged in the, iii. 327.
White, Bishop, present at the opening of the continental Congress, i. 423;
present at Washington's farewell dinner, iii. 471.
Whitemarsh, encampment of Washington near, ii. 559;
efforts of Howe to draw the Americans out of their position at, ii. 568;
retreat of Howe from, to Philadelphia--Washington blamed by his enemies
in Congress for not fighting at, ii. 569.
White, Philip, a "pine robber," killed by the Jersey people, iii. 13.
White Plains, adjournment of the provincial congress of New York to
(_note_), ii. 127;
headquarters of Washington in the neighborhood of, ii. 314;
account of the battle at, ii. 316-319;
losses sustained by the British and Americans at the battle of,
ii. 319;
sufferings of the American army after the battle of, ii. 321;
disgraceful conduct of some of Washington's troops at (_note_),
ii. 323.
Wilkes, John, conspicuous part taken by, in favor of the Americans,
i. 494;
lord-mayor of London, address of, to the king, on American
affairs--biographical notice of (_note_), i. 604;
his contemptuous treatment of a royal proclamation, i. 611;
speech of, in Parliament, in relation to the British flight from
Boston, ii. 86.
Wilkinson, Captain James, sent by Arnold to the relief of the Cedars
(_note_), ii. 161;
interview of, with General Lee, at the moment of his capture, ii. 358;
connection of, with _Conway's Cabal_, ii. 579.
William and Mary College, chancellorship of, accepted by Washington,
iii. 48.
Williams, Colonel Ephraim, surprised by Dieskau, while marching to the
relief of Fort Edward--biographical notice of (_note_), i. 181.
Williams, Otho Holland, with the southern riflemen at the camp at
Cambridge, i. 619;
appointed brigadier under Wayne, in 1791, iii. 197.
Williams, second schoolmaster of Washington, i. 35, 45.
Williamsburg, convention at, proposed, to consider a proposition for a
continental Congress, i. 395;
resolutions adopted at the convention held at, in 1774, i. 401-405;
convention at, in 1774--eloquent speech of Washington at--delegates
to the general Congress appointed at, i. 407;
preparations made at, by the allies, for the siege of Yorktown,
ii. 731.
Will of Washington, true copy of (_note_), iii. 535.
Will's creek, retreat of Washington to, from Great Meadows, in 1754,
i. 124;
Indian war-dance at, in Braddock's camp, i. 151;
fatal delay of Braddock at, i. 156.
Wilmington, headquarters of Washington at, ii. 497;
visit of Washington to, on his southern tour, in 1791, iii. 181.
Wilson, James, appointed associate judge of the supreme court in 1789,
iii. 122.
Winchester, headquarters of Washington at, in 1755, i. 189;
Fort Loudoun erected by Washington at, i. 214;
irksomeness of Washington's duties at, i. 240;
property owned by Washington in the town of, iii. 543.
Winter hill, Lee's division stationed at, at the siege of Boston, i. 619.
Woedtke, Baron de, commissioners to Canada accompanied by, ii. 145;
intemperate habits of--biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 165.
Wolcott, Oliver, letter of, to his wife, in relation to the frugal habits
of Washington, iii. 170;
letter of, in relation to Washington's declining the presidency for a
third term, iii. 450;
letter of Washington to, after his retirement to private life,
iii. 481.
Wolfe, Brigadier-General James, at the taking of Louisburg in 1758,
i. 260;
reliance of the English people upon, in the expedition against
Quebec--character of, as described by Walpole (_note_)--names of men,
afterward distinguished, in the expedition of, against Quebec,
i. 293;
Monckton sent by, to occupy Point Levi, i. 294;
unsuccessful attempt of, to storm Montcalm's intrenchments, i. 295;
on a sick-bed concerts with Saunders, a plan for scaling the Heights
of Abraham--news of the repulse and subsequent success of, received
by Pitt on the same day (_note_)--presentiment of death upon the
mind of, i. 297;
impromptu stanzas composed by, on the eve of the attack--Gray's Elegy
quoted by, on his way to the Heights of Abraham, i. 298;
last words and death of, i. 299;
and Montcalm, joint monument erected to the memory of--biographical
notice of (_note_), i. 300.
Woodhull, General, commissioned to drive the live stock to Hempstead,
ii. 266;
made a prisoner and brutally treated by Sir James Baird (_note_),
ii. 277.
Woodhull, Reverend Doctor John, reference to manuscript letters of
(_note_)--anecdote respecting (_note_), ii. 281.
Wooster, David, appointed brigadier-general in the continental
army--brief biographical notice of, i. 548;
invited to the neighborhood of New York by the provincial congress
(_note_), i. 582;
directed by Washington to join General Schuyler at Lake
Champlain--apprehensions of Washington respecting, i. 710;
patriotic letter of, to Schuyler--refusal of the officers and men
under, to sign the articles of war (_note_), i. 711;
fear or jealousy of, with regard to Arnold, ii. 100;
testimony of Congressional commissioners as to his unfitness for
command (_note_), ii. 147;
death of, at Danbury, ii. 436;
resolution of Congress to erect a monument to the memory
of--biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 437.
Writs of assistance issued in 1761--universal opposition to--speech of
James Otis on the subject of, i. 317.
Wyoming massacre, ii. 641.
Y.
Year of trial, Washington's, ii. 594.
Yellow fever in Philadelphia, in 1793, iii. 280;
in the autumn of 1798, iii. 525.
York, Congress adjourned to, ii. 514.
Yorke, Sir Joseph, his estimate of General Lee, ii. 358.
Yorktown, perilous position of Cornwallis at, ii. 730;
invested by the allies--position of the allies at, ii. 732;
desperate effort of Cornwallis to escape from, ii. 733;
patriotism displayed by Governor Nelson at--surrender of Cornwallis
at, ii. 734;
articles of capitulation at (_note_)--imposing scene of the
surrender at, ii. 735;
loss sustained by the British at (_note_), ii. 737;
measures of Congress on receiving news of the surrender at, ii. 738;
importance of the surrender at--effect in England of the surrender
at, ii. 739.
Youghiogany, attempt of Washington to descend, in 1754, i. 103;
Washington left at, sick, by order of General Braddock, i. 159.
Young, Arthur, seeds and implements sent to Washington by, iii. 51.
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