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Wirt, William, biographer of Henry, accepts Jefferson's statements of his
illiteracy, 15;
also his statements of his failure to gain a living as a lawyer, 27;
and his ignorance of law, 29;
describes Henry's speech in the Parsons' Cause, 48-52;
describes him as, in consequence of Stamp Act debate, the idol of
Virginia, 89;
accepts Jefferson's statement of Henry's ignorance of law, 94;
says Henry was author of draft of address rejected by Congress, 117,
122;
error of his statement, 118;
his whole treatment of Henry's part in Congress untrustworthy, 119,
120;
describes him as a mere declaimer, 120;
his mythical description of Henry's opening speech, 121;
describes his insignificance after the opening day, 122;
his error due to taking Jefferson's account, 123;
his version of Henry's militia speech considered by some apocryphal,
149;
question of its genuineness, 149, 150;
accepts Jefferson's story of a projected dictatorship, but doubts
Henry's connection, 226;
accepts a similar story for 1781, 285;
considers Virginia bar the finest in United States, 360;
describes Henry's method of argument, 368, 369;
gives false account of Henry's religious views, 391.

Witherspoon, John, at first Continental Congress, 106;
instructor of Madison, 190.

Woodford, General William, commands Virginia troops in the field to
exclusion of Henry, 179;
ignores him in his reports, 180;
defeats Dunmore at Great Bridge, 180;
permits Rowe of North Carolina to supersede himself, 180;
his officers, however, prefer Henry, 183;
letter of Pendleton to, on Henry's unfitness to command, 185.

Wythe, George, one of Henry's legal examiners, 23;
on committee to protest to England against Stamp Act, 66;
believes submission necessary, 67;
opposes Henry's resolves, 71;
loses leadership to Henry, 89;
prominent at Virginia bar, 93;
leader of conservatives, 95;
in convention of 1776, 190;
favors ratification of federal Constitution, 320.

Young, Captain H., testimony concerning a proposed dictatorship in 1781,
286.

Zane, Isaac, on committee for arming Virginia militia, 151.

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Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling have been retained as they appear in the original book. Only the following possible misprints have been changed for this etext:

Page iv PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.
U.S.A changed to U.S.A.

Page xi LIST OF PRINTED DOCUMENTS CITED IN THIS BOOK 424
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Page 28 being a needy dependent
dependant changed to dependent

Page 40 Perry, _Hist. Coll._ i. 508, 509.
comma added after 508

Page 145 What would they have?
what changed to What

Page 268 opportunity of deliberating upon
opportuity changed to opportunity

Page 278 General Greene at Guilford, in North Carolina
Guildford changed to Guilford

Page 284 Furthermore, as soon as possible after breakfast
Futhermore changed to Furthermore

Page 351 expedients common on such occasions
occassions changed to occasions

Page 383 embarrassments was not due alone
embarassments changed to embarrassments

Page 420 mass of unwhipped hyperboles
hyberbole changed to hyperbole

Page 432 Breckenridge, ----,
Breckinridge changed to Breckenridge

Page 442 Absence of self-consciousness
conciousness changed to consciousness

Page 442 Holt, James, on committee of Virginia convention
Virgia changed to Virginia

Page 449 Randolph, John, of Roanoke
Roanoake change to Roanoke