Chapter XLIV (4)

Franklin, Benjamin, his plan of union of the colonies, i. 127;
his opinion of the colonial governors--on the progress of the
colonies--on the proprietaries of Pennsylvania, i. 144;
in the camp of Braddock--conversation of, with Braddock, i. 148;
urged by Braddock to procure wagons for the use of the army, i. 149;
provisions obtained through the efforts of, for the regiments of
Dunbar and Halket--first meeting of, with Washington, at
Fredericktown, in 1755--highly spoken of, by Braddock, in his
despatches, i. 150;
his little confidence in Braddock's success, i. 165;
remark of, on Dunbar's retreat, after the defeat of Braddock, i. 172;
short military career of (_note_), i. 225;
Washington welcomed to Philadelphia by, in 1757, i. 239;
efforts of, in London, in opposition to the stamp-act, i. 324;
letter of, to Charles Thomson, in relation to the stamp-act, i. 325;
examination of, before a committee of Parliament, i. 334;
opinion of, as to the tea-tax, i. 369;
duplicity of Governor Hutchinson exposed by, i. 385;
insulted by Solicitor-General Wedderburne (_note_)--office of
postmaster-general of the colonies taken from (_note_), i. 386;
general congress proposed by, i. 390, 392;
activity of, in circulating the state papers of the continental
Congress, i. 485;
introduced by Lord Chatham into the house of lords, i. 488;
remark of, in relation to a speech of Lord Chatham's--compliment paid
to, by Lord Chatham, in the house of lords (_note_), i. 492;
interviews of, with Admiral Howe and Miss Howe (_note_), i. 498;
letters of, to Mr. Strahan and Doctor Priestley (_note_), i. 605;
placed by the second continental Congress at the head of the post-office
department--post-office account-book of, still preserved (_note_),
i. 612;
letter of, to Doctor Priestley, on the progress of British arms in
America, i. 641;
on the committee appointed by Congress to visit the camp at Cambridge,
i. 729;
balance of salary paid to, by Massachusetts, for services as colonial
agent--money sent from England by the hands of, for the sufferers at
Lexington, i. 737;
at the head of a commission appointed to form a union with Canada,
ii. 144;
return of, from Canada, in company with the Reverend John Carroll,
ii. 146;
treaty of peace signed by, in 1782, iii. 15;
meeting of Washington with, in 1785, iii. 62.

Fraser, General, mortally wounded at the second battle near Bemis's
Heights, on the 7th of October, 1777, ii. 532;
funeral of, at twilight, ii. 533.

Fraunces, Samuel, Washington's steward in New York, in 1789,
iii. 112, 587;
anecdote of (_note_), iii. 169, 587.

Fraunces's Tavern, parting of Washington and his officers at, in New York,
iii. 33.

Frazier, trading-house of, on the Monongahela, i. 77, 91.

Frederick the Great, contempt of, for the German mercenaries, ii. 10;
his opinion of Washington's achievements in the Jerseys (_note_),
ii. 394;
his appreciation of Washington as a general, iii. 580.

Fredericksburg (Patterson), camp of Washington at, ii. 642.

Fredericktown, Washington and Franklin meet at, for the first time, in
1756, i. 150.

Freemasons, desirous of being present at the funeral of Washington,
iii. 538.

French and Indian War, cost of, to the colonies, i. 316.

French officers, blank commissions for, sent to Washington by Congress,
ii. 446.

Freneau, Philip, editor of the _National Gazette_ in 1791, iii. 197;
Jefferson's own account of his connection with the journal of, iii. 215;
Washington annoyed by the attacks of, iii. 253;
good done by the paper of, according to Jefferson--remarks of Irving
respecting Jefferson's support of, iii. 254;
Washington's opinion of the journal of, iii. 268.

Frestel, M., arrival of, in the United States, with young Lafayette, in
1795, iii. 373;
letter of Washington to, in relation to young Lafayette, iii. 375;
encomium bestowed upon, by Washington, iii. 377;
with young Lafayette at Mount Vernon in 1797, iii. 479.

Fry, Colonel Joshua, commander of the troops destined for the Ohio in
1754--Washington his second in command, i. 96;
sudden death of, i. 113;
biographical notice of (_note_), i. 114.

Funeral honors paid by Congress to the memory of Washington, iii. 563.

"_Funeral of George Washington_," a pasquinade, introduced by Knox
at a cabinet council, iii. 269.

Funeral of Washington, iii. 558;
order of the procession at, iii. 559.

Funeral orations at the death of Washington, iii. 566, 570.

G.

Gadsden, Colonel Christopher, control of troops in Charleston assumed by,
ii. 187;
confinement of, in the castle of St. Augustine, ii. 673;
hostility of, to Jay's treaty, iii. 354.

Gage, Colonel Thomas (afterward General), with Braddock in his expedition
against Fort Duquesne, i. 152;
friendly letter of, to Washington, i. 197;
troops of, brought into Boston, to awe the inhabitants, i. 345;
governor of Massachusetts in 1774, i. 396;
received in Boston with respect, i. 397;
contest of, with the Massachusetts assembly--fortifications built by,
on Boston Neck, i. 398;
instructions of Lord Dartmouth to, as to his conduct in Massachusetts,
i. 415;
fruitless attempts of, to prevent political assemblages, i. 416;
letter of Doctor Warren to, in relation to an agreement violated by him,
i. 514;
martial law declared by, i. 552;
Charlestown set on fire by order of, i. 565;
anxiety of, to escape to New York, i. 627;
had been a personal friend of Washington, i. 630;
letters of Washington to, in relation to his treatment of prisoners,
i. 631, 683;
verses on the cattle-stealing of, i. 638;
summoned to England by the king--biographical notice of (_note_),
i. 730.

Gallatin, Albert, secretary of a convention in opposition to the excise
laws in 1794, iii. 316;
resolution of Edward Livingston, demanding papers relating to Jay's
treaty, sustained by, iii. 392;
conspicuous part taken by, in the debates on Jay's treaty, iii. 401;
remarks of Hildreth on the speech of--replied to, by Tracy, of
Connecticut, iii. 404;
regard of Jefferson for, iii. 417.

Galloway, Joseph, dangerous plan of union of, i. 435;
plan of union of, opposed by Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams, i. 437;
plan of, rejected by a majority of one, i. 438;
subsequently a violent loyalist (_note_), i. 445;
agents of, hanged as spies and traitors, i. 462.

Gardner, Colonel, death of, while marching to the help of Prescott, at
Breed's hill, i. 568.

_Gaspé_, account of the burning of the, i. 381.

Gates, Captain Horatio (afterward General), with Braddock in his
expedition against Fort Duquesne, i. 152;
chosen by Congress adjutant-general--biographical notice of, i. 546;
at the camp at Cambridge, i. 587;
appointed by Congress to the command of the army in Canada,
ii. 153, 246;
sent to Philadelphia by Washington, to confer with Congress, ii. 156;
appointed major-general by Congress, ii. 157;
ambitious character of, ii. 245, 367, 420;
insinuations of, calculated to injure Schuyler, ii. 249;
extraordinary powers granted to, by Congress--unpleasant feelings
produced in the army by the unusual powers granted to (_note_),
ii. 246;
surprise of Schuyler at the conduct of--duplicity of, ii. 247, 420;
letter of Schuyler to Washington in relation to the claims of, ii. 248;
letter of, to Washington, in relation to the abandonment of Crown Point,
ii. 253;
order and discipline restored by, to the army of the North, ii. 254;
appointed by Congress to the command of the army at Ticonderoga,
ii. 420;
slanders of Schuyler written by--impertinent letter written by, to
Washington, ii. 423;
refusal of, to act under Schuyler--admitted to the floor of Congress
through the instrumentality of Roger Sherman, ii. 424;
machinations of, against Schuyler, ii. 477;
chosen by Congress to command the northern army, ii. 479;
literary vanity of (_note_), ii. 483;
military movements of, criticised by John Adams, ii. 516;
courteous reception of, by Schuyler, ii. 520;
estimate of the character of, by Gouverneur Morris, ii. 521;
force and position of the army of, at Bemis's Heights, ii. 523;
jealousy of, greatly excited against Arnold, ii. 526;
inactivity of, until after the capture of the Hudson highlands, ii. 528;
letter of Washington to, requesting the aid of Morgan's corps, ii. 549;
desire of, to see Washington entirely defeated, ii. 550;
conspiracy in Congress and the army to elevate, over Washington,
ii. 564;
correspondence of, with Washington, in relation to a letter of Conway,
ii. 582;
challenge sent to, by Wilkinson (_note_),--placed at the head of a new
board of war, ii. 584;
intention of the friends of, to have him made
commander-in-chief--expedition against Canada planned by, to detach
Lafayette from Washington, ii. 585;
appointed by Congress to command the army of the South--prophetic
warning of General Lee to, ii. 681;
great things expected from, in the South, ii. 682;
combined attack of Cornwallis and Rawdon upon--total defeat of, at
Sanders's creek, ii. 683;
letter of, to Washington, after his defeat, ii. 684;
inquiry into the conduct of, at Camden, ii. 698;
meeting of officers at Newburg presided at by, iii. 18.

Genealogy of the Washington family, i. 17.

_General Advertiser_, edited by a grandson of Franklin--action of Genet
supported by, iii. 259.

Genet, Edmund Charles, arrival of, at Charleston, in 1793--practical
democracy of, iii. 288;
secret reasons of, for landing at Charleston--enthusiastic reception
of, iii. 243;
_letters of marque_ issued by, iii. 244;
reception of, at Philadelphia, iii. 244, 246;
abashed in the presence of Washington, iii. 246;
banquet given in honor of, in Philadelphia--offended at seeing a bust of
Louis XVI. in the house of the president, iii. 247;
Doctor Francis on the reception of, in New York, iii. 248, 249;
complaints of Mr. Hammond of the conduct of--duplicity of, iii. 252;
Jefferson's opinion of the mission of, iii. 253;
letter of, to Jefferson, announcing his mission, iii. 254;
propositions of, not received with favor by the United States
government, iii. 255;
letter of, to the secretary of state, in relation to privateers,
iii. 258;
privateer fitted out by, ordered to leave American waters, iii. 259;
letter of, to Jefferson, in relation to the arrest of American citizens
on board the _Citizen Genet_, iii. 260;
appeal of, from the president to the people--letter of, to Jefferson, on
neutrality, iii. 261;
party contentions respecting the claims of, iii. 262;
outrageous conduct of, with regard to _Le Petit Democrat_--
misapprehensions of, corrected by Jefferson, iii. 265;
government determines to request the recall of--irritation of Washington
at the idea of a contest with, iii. 269;
required to give up all vessels captured by his privateers, iii. 270;
popularity of, in the Southwest, iii. 274;
visit of, to New York, iii. 276;
angry letter written by, to Jefferson, iii. 278;
Jefferson disgusted with, iii. 279;
revulsion of public feeling with regard to, iii. 280;
rebuke administered to, by Jefferson--Washington's course in relation
to, approved by Congress, iii. 287;
recalled by the government of France--M. Fauchet appointed to succeed,
iii. 295;
marriage of, to the daughter of Governor Clinton--death of, at
Greenbush, in 1834, iii. 296.

_Gentlemen Associators_, inactivity of, i. 213, 251, 220.

George II., biographical notice of (_note_), i. 314.

George III., determination of, to bring the colonies into unconditional
submission, i. 485;
caricature of, published in England, i. 486;
speech of, at the opening of Parliament in 1776, ii. 2;
electoral troops of (_note_), ii. 4;
goodness of heart of, ii. 10;
leaden statue of, in New York, converted into bullets, ii. 214;
portrait of, in Nassau Hall, Princeton, injured by a cannon-shot
(_note_), ii. 389;
conversation of Jay with, in 1795, iii. 338;
ratification of Jay's treaty by, in 1790, iii. 390.

Georgia, colony of, planted in the year of Washington's birth, i. 17;
personal description of representatives from, in the continental
Congress, in 1775 (_note_), i. 727;
invasion of, by Colonel Campbell--General Robert Howe, in command of the
Americans in--command of the royal forces in, taken by General
Prevost, ii. 650.

Germain, Lord George, his approbation of General Howe's abandonment of
Boston, ii. 86, 89.

German mercenaries, high price paid for, by the British government, ii. 6;
employment of, condemned in the house of commons, ii. 7;
departure of, from England, for the St. Lawrence, ii. 89.

Germantown, army of Washington encamped at, ii. 489;
retreat of Washington to, after the battle of the Brandy wine--thirty
hogsheads of rum sent to the troops at, by order of Congress, ii. 511;
account of the battle at, ii. 552-557;
the delay at Chew's house the cause of the loss of the battle of,
ii. 554;
retreat of the American army at, covered by General Greene--comparative
losses of the British and Americans at, ii. 556;
the British almost defeated at, ii. 557;
impression produced in Europe by the battle at, ii. 559;
proposed assemblage of Congress at, in 1793, iii. 282;
family of Washington at, in 1794, iii. 333.

Gerry, Elbridge, special envoy to France in 1798, iii. 496;
detention of, in France, by a threat of Talleyrand, iii. 504.

Gibbon, the historian, doubts of, as to British success in
America--political character of (_note_), i. 495.

Giles, Mr., motion of, in Congress, to expunge certain language
complimentary to Washington, iii. 460;
motion of, sustained by Andrew Jackson, iii. 461.

Gist, Christopher, employed by the Ohio Company, in 1750, to explore
their lands, i. 71;
Washington's guide in his Ohio expedition, i. 76;
his narrative of adventures in company with Washington, i. 88;
guide of General Braddock, i. 161.

Glover, Colonel, evacuation of New York by patriot troops commenced under
the superintendence of, ii. 294;
troops ferried over the Delaware by, ii. 370, 371.

Gordon, Doctor, letter of Washington to, denying any intention to resign
the command of the army (_note_), ii. 588;
letter of Washington to, from Mount Vernon, in 1798, iii. 488.

Goshen meeting-house, retreat of Washington from, ii. 513.

Governors, colonial, meeting of, at New York, i. 201.

Governor's Island, taken possession of, by a body of continentals, ii. 84.

Grafton, duke of, advice given to the king by, ii. 5.

Graham, Catharine Macaulay, visit of, to Mount Vernon, iii. 48;
letter of Washington to, on the formation of the Federal Constitution,
iii. 75.

Grahame, Doctor, on the character of Washington, i. 346, 536.

_Grange_, the, a British vessel, captured by _L'Embuscade_, iii. 245;
complaints of Mr. Hammond respecting the capture of, iii. 252;
restoration of, determined on by the American government, iii. 256.

Grant, Colonel (afterward General), Cherokees subdued by, in 1701, i. 302;
at the battle of Long Island, ii. 266, 271;
foolish boast of, in the house of commons, heard by Lord Stirling
(_note_), ii. 266.

Grattan, the champion of civil and religious freedom, i. 370.

Graves, Admiral, arrival of, at New York, ii. 680;
attacked by De Grasse off the capes of Virginia, ii. 730.

Gray's ferry, triumphal arches reared at, in honor of Washington, in 1789,
iii. 86.

Great Britain, suspected policy of, in relation to the American colonies,
i. 67;
address of the second continental Congress to the people of, i. 606;
unsettled relations with, in 1793, iii. 271;
treatment of neutral shipping by, in 1793--services of British-born
seamen claimed by, iii. 272;
western posts retained by--irritation of the American people against,
in 1793--judicial decision respecting debts due to merchants of,
before the Revolution, iii. 273;
war with, imminent in 1793-'4, iii. 283, 297;
discriminating duties as against, recommended by Jefferson, iii. 287;
subjects in dispute with, in 1795, iii. 336.

Great Kenawha, voyage of Washington down the Ohio to the mouth of, in
1770, i. 359;
ascended by Washington fourteen miles--Indian met with at, who had fired
at Washington fifteen times, i. 360;
night-attack upon Colonel Lewis at, i. 473;
tour of Washington to visit, in 1784, iii. 42.

Great Meadows, Washington at, i. 104;
Fort Necessity erected at, i. 109;
rumored approach of De Villiers toward, with twelve hundred men, i. 117;
inactivity of South-Carolinians at, i. 118, 119;
Washington's comments on De Villiers's account of the affair at
(_note_), i. 122;
killed and wounded at, i. 123;
Washington's conduct at, approved by the governor and council, i. 124.

Greaton, Captain, forage belonging to the British destroyed by, i. 617.

Greenburg hills, encampment of the allied armies among, ii. 723.

Greene, Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher, with Arnold in his expedition
against Quebec, i. 683, 697;
murder of, ii. 721.

Greene, Nathanael, services of, in the field, commenced after the battle
of Lexington, i. 513;
appointed brigadier-general in the continental army, i. 548;
address made by, to Washington, welcoming him to the camp at Cambridge,
i. 615;
conduct of the New England troops defended by, i. 758;
defensive works prepared by, at Brooklyn, ii. 171;
sickness of, when the British landed on Long Island, ii. 264;
urgency of, for the destruction of New York, ii. 287;
tour of inspection of, to the forts on the Hudson Highlands, ii. 441;
skilful movement of, at the battle of the Brandywine, ii. 507;
retreat of the American army at Germantown covered by, ii. 556;
important service rendered by, to the army at Valley Forge, as
quartermaster, ii. 599;
chosen to supersede Gates in command of the southern forces, ii. 698;
arrival of, at Charlotte, ii. 699;
confidence inspired among the southern republicans by the presence of,
ii. 702;
retreat of, from the Catawba to Virginia, followed by Cornwallis--return
of, to North Carolina, ii. 716;
repulse of, by Cornwallis, at Guilford courthouse--surprise and defeat
of, by Lord Rawdon, at Hobkirk's hill, ii. 719;
siege of Ninety-Six by, iii. 2;
letters of Washington to, urging the necessity for preparations for a
campaign in 1782, iii. 6;
Charleston taken possession of by, iii. 12.

Greene, Mrs. General, visit of Washington to, on his southern tour,
iii. 181.

Green Mountain Boys, recommended by Congress for the invasion of Canada,
i. 653;
Ethan Allen rejected by, i. 658;
insubordination of, i. 669, 670.

Green, Reverend Ashbel, his personal reminiscences of Washington,
iii. 587.

Greenway Court, hospitality of Lord Fairfax at, i. 48;
letter of Washington from, at the age of fifteen, i. 49;
library at, accessible to young Washington, i. 57.

Grenville, George, the stamp-act submitted to the house of commons by,
i. 322;
reply of Pitt to an interrogatory of--christened "the gentle shepherd,"
i. 324.

Grey, General, party of horse under Colonel Baylor surprised by, ii. 643.

Gridley, Captain Samuel, inefficiency of (_note_), i. 562.

Gridley, Colonel, good discipline of his corps of artillery, i. 553;
lines of the intrenchments on Breed's hill drawn by, at night, i. 557;
wounded at Breed's hill, i. 569;
lines of fortification upon Dorchester Heights drawn by, ii. 64.

Grier, Mrs., fortitude displayed by, while accompanying Arnold's Quebec
expedition, i. 693.

Griffiths, David, warning of Lee's treachery at Monmouth given by, on the
eve of the battle, ii. 623.

Grimes, Miss, afterward Mrs. Lee, supposed youthful passion of Washington
for, i. 47.

Guilford courthouse, battle of, ii. 717.

Guizot, encomium pronounced by, upon the character of Washington,
iii. 580.

Gulligher, Mr., one sitting given to, by Washington, at Portsmouth, in
1789, iii. 133.

Gunpowder, Gage's seizure of, at Cambridge, i. 426.

H.

Habits of Washington, iii. 584.

Hale, Captain Nathan, sent by Washington as a spy to Long Island,
ii. 294;
manner of the death of, ii. 297.

Hale, Colonel, apology for the surrender of, to an inferior force
(_note_), ii. 466.

Halifax, General Howe at, ii. 84.

Halket, Major, letter of Washington to, in relation to the route to Fort
Duquesne, i. 273.

Halket, Sir Peter, death of, at the battle of the Monongahela, i. 168.

Hamilton, Alexander, concerned in the seizure of cannon at Fort George,
in New York, ii. 129;
commencement of Washington's acquaintance with (_note_)--high
commendation of, by General Greene, ii. 301;
at the battle of White Plains, ii. 318;
false information put into the hands of a spy, by a trick of (_note_),
ii. 415;
admitted to the military family of Washington at Middlebrook--confidence
of Washington in--Captain Graydon's recollections of, ii. 456;
saved by the speed of his horse--letter of, to Congress, giving warning
of the rapid approach of Howe, ii. 513;
sent to Philadelphia by Washington to procure supplies for the
troops--note of instructions of Washington to, ii. 517;
sent by Washington to Gates for reinforcements--obstructed by Putnam,
ii. 550;
authority assumed by, by the advice of Governor Clinton, ii. 551;
misunderstanding between Washington and (_note_), ii. 712;
_The Continentalist_ written by, iii. 56;
opinions of Washington concurrent with, on the new constitution,
iii. 71;
success of the new constitution argued by, iii. 76;
informal nomination of Washington for the presidency by, iii. 79;
opinions of, with regard to presidential etiquette, iii. 107;
testimony of Robert Morris to the financial ability of--made secretary
of the treasury by Washington, iii. 121;
financial scheme of, presented to Congress in 1790, iii. 140;
discussions caused by the financial report of, iii. 143, 144;
admiration of, for the British constitution, iii. 149;
hostility of Jefferson to, iii. 150, 173, 174, 206, 208;
a national bank advocated by, iii. 171;
at the head of the _Federalists_, iii. 188;
re-election of Washington desired by, iii. 218;
letter of Washington to, in relation to his feud with Jefferson,
iii. 211;
charges brought against, in Congress, in 1792, iii. 282;
falsity of the charges brought against, iii. 232;
remarks of, in relation to the Revolution in France, iii. 250;
intention of, to resign his position in the cabinet, iii. 274;
attacked with yellow fever in 1793, iii. 280;
wish of Washington to send him as envoy extraordinary to
England--nomination of, opposed by Monroe, iii. 298;
letter of, to Washington, nominating Jay as minister to England,
iii. 299;
with the army sent to put down the Whiskey Insurrection, in 1794,
iii. 319;
plan prepared by, for the redemption of the public debt--office resigned
by, in 1795, iii. 329;
succeeded by Oliver Wolcott, iii. 330;
stones thrown at, while addressing a meeting in New York, iii. 352;
Jay's treaty defended by, through the press, iii. 369;
letter of Washington to, giving reasons for not furnishing to Congress
papers relating to Jay's treaty, iii. 394;
suggestions of, used by Washington in the preparation of his Farewell
Address, iii. 426;
letter of, to Washington, in 1798, in relation to the troubles with
France, iii. 506;
willing to accept the office of inspector-general in 1798 (_note_),
iii. 509;
letter of, to Washington, urging his acceptance of the commission of
commander-in-chief, iii. 514;
placed by Washington at the head of his list of generals, in
1798--Washington's high appreciation of, iii. 517;
conference of, with M'Henry and Pinckney, in relation to the provisional
army in 1798, iii. 525;
executive department of the provisional army left by Washington in the
hands of, iii. 526;
adverse to Adams's hasty sending of envoys to France, iii. 530;
last letter written by Washington addressed to, iii. 549.

Hamilton, Robert, minute-guns fired from the schooner of, at Washington's
funeral, iii. 559.

Hammond, Mr., minister plenipotentiary from England to the United States
in 1792, iii. 223;
attention paid to the complaints of, iii. 256;
unsettled relations with England on the arrival of, iii. 271;
intercepted papers of M. Fauchet's placed by, in the hands of Mr.
Wolcott, iii. 362.

Hampton, unsuccessful attempt of Lord Dunmore to destroy, ii. 22.

Hancock, John, desire of, to be appointed commander-in-chief, i. 533, 534;
outlawed by General Gage, i. 552;
appointed major-general of Massachusetts militia--desirous of military
distinction (_note_), ii. 60;
the Declaration of Independence first printed with his name
alone--letter of, to Washington, enclosing the Declaration of
Independence, ii. 213;
official pride of, iii. 129;
visit paid by, to Washington, in Boston, iii. 130.

Handbills, incendiary, dispersed in the British camp at Boston, i. 637.

Hand, Colonel, Hessian chasseurs attacked by, near Eastchester, ii. 315;
stationed near the present site of Fort Hamilton, with riflemen,
ii. 261;
stacks of wheat and hay burned by--biographical notice of, ii. 262;
march of the British checked by, at Flatbush, ii. 264;
appointed adjutant-general in the force sent against the whiskey
insurgents, in 1794, iii. 315.

Hands, great size of Washington's, iii. 595.

Harlem heights, fortified camp of Washington upon, ii. 297;
letters of Washington from, to Congress, on the state of the army,
ii. 301.

Harlem plains, battle on, ii. 299.

Harmar, General, expedition of, against Indians on the Scioto, in 1790,
iii. 156;
ill success of the expedition of, in the Ohio country, in 1790,
iii. 166.

Harrington, Jonathan, fifer of the minute-men at Lexington (_note_),
i. 506.

Harrison, Benjamin, Washington's journey to the second continental
Congress in company with, i. 528;
his condemnation of the petition of Congress to the king, i. 606;
letter of Washington to, in relation to inland navigation, iii. 44.

Harrison, Robert H., appointed associate judge of the supreme court in
1789, iii. 122.

Hartford, journey of Washington to, to confer with French officers,
ii. 686;
reception of Washington in, in 1789, iii. 126.

Hartley, David, scheme of, for conciliating the colonies, i. 499.

Harvard College, degree of Doctor of Laws conferred upon Washington by,
ii. 80;
names attached to the instrument conferring the degree (_note_),
ii. 81.

Haviland, Colonel, with Amherst at the siege of Montreal, in 1760, i. 301.

Hawley, Major Joseph, words of, quoted by Patrick Henry (_note_), i. 480.

Hazelwood, Captain, fire-ships constructed by, on the Hudson, ii. 237.

Hazlitt's description of Washington's personal appearance, iii. 590.

Head of Elk, Sir William Howe at, ii. 497;
risk of capture run by Washington at, ii. 498.

Heath, General, militia under the command of, at the battle of Lexington,
i. 509;
appointed brigadier general in the continental army, i. 548;
brief biographical notice of, i. 549;
despatched with troops for the defence of New York, ii. 82;
dislike of General Lee for, ii. 344, 345;
graphic account written by, of an interview with General Lee (_note_),
ii. 345;
commendation of, by Washington--picture given by, of the destitution of
the American army (_note_), ii. 346;
disregard paid to his summons by the garrison of Fort Independence,
ii. 399;
letter of Washington to, after his retirement to private life, iii. 482.

Hedges, Solomon, primitive style of living of, i. 54.

Heights of Abraham, scaled by Arnold at the siege of Quebec, i. 701.

Hendrik, sachem of the Mohawks, speech of, i. 128.

Henfield, arrest of, for enlisting on the privateer _Citizen Genet_,
iii. 259;
trial and acquittal of, iii. 267.

Henry, Judge John Joseph, extract from his narrative relating to Arnold's
Quebec expedition, i. 693.

Henry, Patrick, resolutions offered by, in the Virginia assembly, in
relation to the stamp-act, i. 327;
Washington present at the debate on the resolutions offered by, i. 329;
the friends of the resolutions of, re-elected, i. 331;
Washington's journey to the first and second continental Congresses in
company with, i. 417, 528;
powerful speech of, at the opening of the first continental Congress,
i. 423;
his opinion of Washington and Rutledge, i. 450;
resolutions offered by, at the second Virginia convention, i. 477;
payment for the powder seized by Lord Dunmore, obtained by, i. 519;
predictions of, on the subject of independence, ii. 200;
letter of Washington to, revealing the weakness of his army, ii. 578;
anonymous letter received by, from the _Conway Cabal_, ii. 587;
adverse to the constitution, iii. 77;
letter of Washington to, in 1795, when offering him the office of
secretary of state, iii. 371;
mission to France declined by, in 1799, iii. 529.

Herbert, Mr., remarks of, on hunting in America (_note_), i. 50.

Herrick, Captain, expedition of, against Skenesborough, i. 645.

Hertburn, William de, of Wessington manor, i. 18.

Hesse Cassel, landgrave of, mercenaries furnished by, ii. 6.

Hesse, prince of, mercenaries furnished by, ii. 6.

Hessians, reliance placed on, by the British ministry, ii. 8;
land offered to such as would leave the British service--resolution of
Congress printed and circulated among, as tobacco papers (_note_),
ii. 260;
kind treatment by Washington of those made prisoners at Trenton,
ii. 377;
brutal conduct of, in New Jersey, ii. 398.

Hewling, J. M., song written by, ii. 13.

Hickey, Thomas, arrested on a charge of conspiracy against the life of
Washington, ii. 175;
condemnation and execution of, ii. 176.

Highlanders, Scotch, loyalty of, ii. 104, 114.

Highland passes, measures of General George Clinton for the defence of,
ii. 219.

Highlands of the Hudson, measures taken to repress insurrection in,
ii. 310;
imminent peril of the country below, ii. 311;
measures taken by Washington for the defence of, ii. 323;
impression made upon Washington by the grandeur of their scenery,
ii. 324.

Hildreth, remarks of, respecting Washington's message to the third
Congress, iii. 285.

Hinman, Colonel, placed in command of the lake forts by Governor
Trumbull--difficulties of, with Arnold, i. 648;
want of discipline among the troops of, i. 656.

Hobby, first schoolmaster of Washington, i. 24, 27.

Hobkirk's hill, defeat of Greene by Lord Rawdon at, ii. 719.

Holland, noble conduct of the states-general of, ii. 6;
sentiments of, toward England and the colonies, ii. 121;
gunpowder shipped from, to America, in gin-bottles, ii. 122.

"_Home_," a term used by Washington when speaking of England, as late as
1769, i. 348.

Homestead of the Washington family in Virginia, i. 23.

Hopkins, Commodore Esek, squadron under the command of--his disobedience
of orders, ii. 108;
dismissed from the service, ii. 109.

Horsemanship of Washington, iii. 596.

Horses, fine stud kept by Washington, iii. 584.

Hotham, Commodore, departure of, for America, with Hessians, ii. 90.

Houdon, the sculptor, at Mount Vernon--the statue of Washington at
Richmond executed by, iii. 50.

Hounds, kennel of, kept by Washington, iii. 584;
sent by Lafayette to Washington in 1785, iii. 585.

Howe, Admiral Lord, sent with a fleet to co-operate with General
Howe--unwillingness of, to serve against the Americans, ii. 89;
powers of, as a peace-commissioner, ii. 222;
efforts of, to communicate with Washington--letter of Dennis de Berdt
to Joseph Reed, brought from England by, ii. 223;
refusal of Washington to receive the letter sent by, ii. 225, 227;
"circular" and "declaration" of, directed by Congress to be published,
ii. 228;
terms of reconciliation offered by, such as could not be accepted,
ii. 229;
no part of his design to attack New York with the shipping (_note_),
ii. 267;
committee appointed by Congress to confer with, ii. 290;
account of the conference with, published in England (_note_),
ii. 294;
letter of Franklin to, in relation to the question of reconciliation
(_note_), ii. 292;
in the Delaware with his fleet, ii. 551.

Howe, Colonel Robert, in command of patriot troops in Norfolk, ii. 24, 25.

Howe, General Sir William, with Wolfe at the siege of Quebec, i. 293;
address of, to his soldiers, at Breed's hill, i. 563;
disposition of, friendly toward the Americans--friendship between
Franklin and, i. 620;
successor to General Gage, i. 730;
confidence of, in the strength of his position in Boston, ii. 48;
evacuation of Boston by, ii. 68, 85;
departure of, from Boston, hastened by the fear of a general assault,
ii. 71;
intentions and movements concealed by, ii. 81, 143, 256, 427, 473,
475, 490;
British prisoners and store-ships taken in Boston harbor through the
negligence of, ii. 83;
retirement of, to Halifax, ii. 84:
defence of, in Parliament, by the duke of Manchester, ii. 87;
arrival of, in the harbor of New York, ii. 178;
assistance expected by, from the loyalists, ii. 179;
Colonel Patterson sent to Washington by, with a letter from Lord Howe,
ii. 226;
large and well-appointed army under the command of, at Staten Island,
ii. 240;
proclamation issued by, to the people of Long Island, ii. 266;
misgivings of, as to ultimate success, ii. 300;
humanity of--efforts of, to recruit his army with tories, ii. 309;
advances of, on the East river, ii. 311;
movements of, at White Plains, ii. 316;
houses in New Jersey burned by, ii. 452;
landing of, at the head of Chesapeake bay, ii. 497;
march of, hindered by the want of horses and wagons--proclamation
issued by, ii. 499;
dilatoriness of--humanity of (_note_), ii. 512;
marching and counter-marching of, along the Schuylkill, ii. 515;
march of, upon Philadelphia, ii. 516;
supplies from the country cut off from, ii. 597;
resignation of, accepted by the British ministry--Sir Henry Clinton the
successor of--fête at Philadelphia, in honor of, on his departure,
ii. 614.

Howe, Lord Edward, in the expedition against Ticonderoga, under General
Abercrombie, i. 262;
death of--money appropriated in Massachusetts for a monument to, in
Westminster Abbey, i. 264.

Howe, Richard and William, commissioners for restoring peace to the
colonies, ii. 90.

Howell, David, appointed commissioner for ascertaining the true river
St. Croix, iii. 423.

Howell, Governor, third in command in the force sent to put down the
Whiskey Insurrection in 1794, iii. 315.

Hubbardton, battle at, ii. 466;
Major Ackland wounded at, ii. 467.

Huddy, Captain, hanged by loyalists under Captain Lippincott, iii. 13.

Hudson Highlands, account of the capture of, by Sir Henry Clinton,
ii. 542-545.

Hudson's river, commencement of fortifications on, ii. 126, 127;
measures of General Howe for taking possession of, ii. 218;
vessels sent up, by General Howe, anchored in Tappaan sea, ii. 221;
movements of the _Rose_ and _Phoenix_ on, ii. 235;
obstructions placed in, ii. 237, 440;
attempt of Captains Fosdyke and Thomas to destroy the _Rose_ and
_Phoenix_, ii. 238;
property destroyed on, by British vessels-of-war, ii. 547.

Huguenot settlers, descendants of, on the side of the patriots in the
Revolutionary struggle, i. 464.

Humphreys, Colonel, subject of presidential etiquette intrusted to,
iii. 109;
letter of Washington to, after his southern tour, in 1791, iii. 182;
letter of Washington to, speaking of his love of retirement, iii. 235;
appointed a commissioner to treat with the dey of Algiers--formation
of a navy recommended by, iii. 293;
appointed minister to Spain in 1796, iii. 423.

Hunting-costume of Washington before the Revolution, iii. 585.

Hunting-days at Mount Vernon before the Revolution, iii. 585.

Hunting-shirts recommended by Washington for the continental army, i. 592.

Huntington, countess of, papers transmitted to Washington by, in relation
to the Christianization of the Indians, iii. 49.

Husbands, Herman, arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the Whiskey
Insurrection (_note_), iii. 320.

Hutchinson, Governor, an enemy to free institutions, though a
native--duplicity of, discovered by Doctor Franklin--letters of, read
in secret session of the Massachusetts assembly, by Samuel Adams,
i. 385;
removal of, petitioned for--excitement in England on the publication
of the letters of (_note_), i. 396;
superseded by General Gage, i. 396;
hung in effigy at Boston, i. 397.

I.

Illness of Washington in 1789, iii. 116;
in 1790, iii. 162.

Improvements, internal, attention of Washington given to, iii. 46.

Inauguration, Washington's first, iii. 92;
solemnity of the scene at, iii. 94;
address of Washington at, iii. 95;
ball given at, in honor of Washington's, iii. 109.

Inauguration. Washington's second--address of Washington at, iii. 233;
description of, by an eye-witness (_note_), iii. 234.

Independence, not aimed at by the first continental Congress--sentiments
of delegates in regard to (_note_), i. 452;
letter of Joseph Reed to Dartmouth, in relation to, i. 453;
the idea of, not prevalent out of New England, i. 536;
not aimed at by the second continental Congress, i. 607;
advocated by Thomas Paine, in his "Common Sense," ii. 11;
growing desire for, in the public mind, ii. 52, 199, 202;
subject of, brought before Congress by Richard Henry Lee--testimony of
Doctor Dwight, as to the popular feeling on the subject of
(_note_)--predictions of Patrick Henry with regard to, ii. 200;
Otis, Samuel Adams, Franklin, and John Adams, early in favor of,
ii. 201;
steps taken in various colonies in relation to, ii. 203;
resolution in relation to, offered by John Adams in Congress, ii. 204;
committee appointed by Congress to prepare a declaration of--resolution
of, adopted on the second of July, 1776, ii. 206;
continued debates in Congress on the subject of, ii. 207;
friends and opponents of, in Congress--unanimous vote of the thirteen
colonies in favor of the declaration of, ii. 208;
declaration of, as voted for, ii. 209-213;
reluctant consent of George III. to, iii. 15.

Indian prophecy respecting the destinies of Washington, iii. 43.

Indians, insight into the character of, acquired by Washington while
surveying, i. 58;
their views of French and English claims, i. 66;
necessity of conciliating, urged by Washington, i. 193;
power of, for mischief, i. 207;
necessity of employing, to oppose Indians, i. 210;
anecdote illustrating the simplicity of (_note_), i. 279;
commissioners appointed by the second continental Congress to treat
with, i. 608;
hostility of, in 1789, iii. 115;
desire of Washington to civilize, iii. 177;
hostile position of, in the Northwest, in 1793, iii. 273;
the use of, recommended by Washington to General Schuyler, ii. 143.

Ingersoll, Jared, his resignation of his office as
stamp-distributor--advice of Franklin to (_note_), i. 332.

Innes, Colonel, Washington under the orders of, when at Great Meadows,
i. 114;
personal attachment of Dinwiddie to, i. 187;
anxiety of Dinwiddie that he should supplant Washington in the command
of the Virginia troops, i. 211, 216.

Iredell, James, description by, of a ball in celebration of Washington's
birthday, iii. 469.

Ireland, troops voted by the Parliament of, for the American service,
ii. 6;
address of the second continental Congress to the people of, i. 610.

Iroquois, early friendship of, with the English, i. 66, 69.

Irving, Washington, the inauguration of Washington witnessed by, iii. 93;
remarks of, on Jefferson's support of Freneau, iii. 254;
anecdote of Nelly Custis told by, iii. 488.

Isle aux Noix, expedition of Schuyler and Montgomery against, i. 663;
address issued from, by General Schuyler, to the inhabitants of
Canada, i. 665;
retreat of the American army to, from Canada, ii. 166.

Isle la Motte, retreat of Sullivan to, ii. 167.

J.

Jack, Captain, the Wild Hunter of the Juniata, anecdote of (_note_),
i. 153.

Jackson, Andrew, his view of the character of Washington in 1796,
iii. 461.

Jackson. Major, aid-de-camp of Washington in 1789, iii. 125.

Jackson, Robert, letter of, in relation to young Washington's going
to sea, i. 44.

Jacobs, Captain, a chief of the Delaware Indians, death of, at Kittanning,
i. 226;
death of the giant son of, at Kittanning, i. 227.

Jamaica, address of the second continental Congress to the assembly of,
i. 610.

_James River Company_, Washington president of--one hundred shares in,
offered to Washington by the Virginia legislature, iii. 47;
works of, examined by Washington in 1791, iii. 180.

Jasper, Sergeant, extraordinary courage displayed by, ii. 194;
sword presented to, by Governor Rutledge, ii. 195;
death of, at Savannah, supporting the colors of his regiment (_note_),
ii. 196.

Jay, John, treaty of peace signed by, in 1782, iii. 15;
correspondence of, with Washington, on the revision of the Articles
of Confederation, iii. 56;
a contributor to _The Federalist_, iii. 77;
appointed chief-justice by Washington, iii. 122;
envoy extraordinary to England in 1794--mission of, denounced by the
Democratic Society of Philadelphia, iii. 300;
letter of Washington to, in relation to the Whiskey Insurrection,
iii. 320;
anxiety of Washington respecting the mission of, iii. 334;
letters addressed by, to Lord Grenville, iii. 335;
conversations of, with Lord Grenville--letter of, to Washington,
stating the progress of negotiations in London, iii. 337;
conversation of, with George III., iii. 338;
treaty signed by, at London, iii. 339;
elected governor of the state of New York, iii. 345;
burned in effigy in Philadelphia, iii. 350;
suggestions of, used by Washington in preparing his Farewell
Address, iii. 426;
letter of, to Mr. Monroe in Paris, on refusing a copy of his treaty,
iii. 439.

Jay's treaty, provisions of, iii. 340-342;
language of the opposition press in relation to, iii. 343;
hostility of the Democratic Societies to, iii. 345;
ratification of, recommended by the senate, iii. 346;
abstract of, published in the _Aurora_, iii. 347;
violent opposition to, throughout the country, iii. 348;
meetings of the enemies of, held in Boston and New York, iii. 351;
resolutions adverse to, adopted at a meeting held in New York, iii. 352;
resolutions in favor of, adopted by the New-York Chamber of
Commerce--copies of, burned in the streets of Philadelphia, iii. 353;
opposition to, in South Carolina, iii. 354;
letter of Washington in relation to, to the selectmen of Boston,
iii. 356;
letters of Washington to Randolph, in relation to, iii. 357, 358;
objections to, answered in a memorial written by Randolph, iii. 359;
ratification of, signed by Washington, iii. 360;
virulence of party spirit in relation to, iii. 368;
the Boston Chamber of Commerce in favor of the ratification
of--memorial in favor of, signed by the merchants of Philadelphia,
iii. 370;
letter of Washington to General Knox in relation to, iii. 371;
assailed by Governor Shelby, of Kentucky--action of the various state
legislatures in relation to, iii. 382;
delay in the ratification of, on the part of the British government,
iii. 383;
ratification of, by George III., in 1796, iii. 390;
conspicuous part taken by Albert Gallatin in the debates on,
iii. 392, 401;
message of Washington to Congress, on refusing to furnish papers
relating to (_note_), iii. 396;
speech of Tracy, of Connecticut, on, iii. 404;
speech of Fisher Ames on, iii. 405;
extracts from Ames's speech on, iii. 405-416;
powerful impression produced by the speech of, iii. 416;
commissioners appointed to carry out the provisions of, iii. 423;
unfriendly feeling with France increased by, iii. 435;
hostile demonstrations of the French Directory on the ratification
of, iii. 444.

Jefferson, Thomas, resolutions of, adopted by the Virginia house of
burgesses in 1769 (_note_), i. 354;
letter of Washington to, in relation to Arnold's incursion, ii. 713;
narrow escape of, from Tarleton, at Monticello, ii. 720;
appointed secretary of state by Washington, iii. 122;
admiration of, for the leaders of the French Revolution, iii. 147;
suspicions and jealousies of, iii. 148, 150;
question of the assumption of the state debts pressed upon, by
Hamilton, iii. 149;
change of the feelings of, toward Hamilton, iii. 150;
voyage of, to Newport, in 1790, in company with Washington, iii. 162;
dislike of, for Hamilton, iii. 173;
new coins recommended by, in 1784, iii. 175;
executive power distrusted by, iii. 187;
personal vituperation indulged in by--at the head of the _Republicans_,
iii. 188;
disgust of, with Adams's "Discourses of Davila," iii. 189;
imbued with the spirit of the French Revolution--language of, in
after-years, respecting Adams and Hamilton, iii. 190;
antagonism of, toward Adams, in 1791, iii. 191;
desire of, that Washington should remain in office, iii. 199;
letters of, to Washington, iii. 202, 213;
vanity of--letter of, to Lafayette, iii. 205;
letters of Washington to, iii. 210, 217, 239, 289, 421;
re-election of Washington desired by, iii. 218;
Jacobins in Paris called "patriots" by, iii. 226;
Freneau's annoyance of Washington enjoyed by, iii. 253;
insincerity of (_note_), iii. 254;
letter of Genet to, in relation to the arrest of Americans on the
_Citizen Genet_, iii. 260;
intention of, to resign his position in the cabinet--unwillingness
of Washington to accept the resignation of, iii. 274;
want of candor of, displayed toward Washington, iii. 275;
letter written by, to Gouverneur Morris, in relation to Genet's
recall, iii. 276;
rebuke administered by, to Genet, iii. 287;
encomium pronounced by, upon the character of Washington--resignation
of, as secretary of state, iii. 288;
letter of, from Monticello, to Edmund Randolph, iii. 289;
debates in Congress on the report of, on commercial affairs, iii. 290;
letter of, to Madison, in relation to self-created societies, iii. 326;
sympathy of, with the Whiskey Insurrectionists, iii. 327;
apprehensions entertained by, concerning Jay's treaty--his admiration
of Gallatin, iii. 417;
letter of, to Madison, in relation to Jay's treaty, iii. 418;
caricature of, printed in 1798 (_note_), iii. 419;
insinuations thrown out by, against Washington--disclaimer by, of any
agency in furnishing to the _Aurora_ certain confidential matter,
iii. 420;
confidence of Washington in the sincerity of, iii. 422;
Washington's confidence in, finally shaken (_note_), iii. 423;
suggestions of, used by Washington in preparing his Farewell Address,
iii. 426;
a candidate for the presidency in 1796, iii. 451;
elected vice-president in 1797, iii. 468;
non-election of, to the presidency, offensive to the French Directory,
iii. 495;
suspected of being the real author of the letter to Washington from
"John Langhorne," iii. 498;
confidence lost by Washington in the professions of friendship of,
iii. 499.

Jervis, afterward Earl St. Vincent, with Wolfe at Quebec, i. 293.

Johnson, Colonel Guy, body of savages collected by, on the frontier,
ii. 105;
in Canada, with warriors of the Six Nations, ii. 106.

Johnson, Colonel William, expedition under, against Crown Point, proposed
by General Braddock, i. 141;
agency of, with the Six Nations--biographical notice of (_note_),
i. 142;
his defeat of Dieskau, i. 182;
made a baronet by the British government--his defeat of Dieskau
principally by the aid of New-England men--applause bestowed on, due
to others, i. 184;
Fort Niagara taken by, in 1759, i. 291;
sway maintained by, over the Six Nations--death of, by apoplexy, in
1774, i. 581.

Johnson, Sir John, loyalty of, and of his brothers-in-law, i. 581;
his Scotch Highlanders disarmed by Schuyler, ii. 105;
escape of, to Canada, ii. 107.

Johnson, Doctor Samuel, author of "Taxation no Tyranny," ii. 112.

Johnson Hall, fortified by Sir John Johnson, ii. 104.

Johnson, Lady, detained as a hostage in Albany (_note_), ii. 107.

Johnson, Thomas, office of secretary of state offered to, by Washington,
in 1795, iii. 371.

Joncaire, Captain, French Indian agent, i. 79;
Washington entertained by, at Venango, i. 80;
efforts of, to detach Tanacharisson from Washington's party on the Ohio,
i. 81.

Jonquière, Marquis de la, governor of Canada, i. 72.

Judiciary, federal, Ellsworth's plan of, iii. 120.

Jumonville, attack of Washington upon, i. 105;
misrepresentations in relation to the death of--Bancroft on Washington's
attack upon, i. 106;
defence of Washington in relation to his attack on, i. 106-108;
papers found on the person of, i. 107;
Washington's attack on, vindicated by Mr. Sparks, i. 108.

"_Jumonville_," a poem in French, by Thomas, i. 108.

_Junius_, notice of the Letters of (_note_), i. 364;
extract from the Letters of, i. 370.

K.

Kalm, Peter, independence of the colonies foretold by, in 1748, i. 67.

Kennedy, Captain, house, No. 1 Broadway, New York, built by (_note_),
ii. 43.

Kennel, Washington's, broken up in 1785, iii. 51.

Kentucky, dissatisfaction among the people in, in 1794, iii. 303;
intemperate resolutions passed at a convention of the citizens of,
iii. 304;
letter of Washington in relation to the popular movements in, iii. 305.

Kiashuta, Washington at the hunting-camp of, in the Ohio country, in 1770,
i. 360.

King, Rufus, stones thrown at, while addressing a meeting in New York, on
the subject of Jay's treaty, iii. 352;
appointed minister to England, in place of Pinckney, iii. 423.

King's Bridge, fortifications erected at, ii. 171;
secret attack upon the British at, planned by Washington, ii. 442.

King's mountain, defeat of a body of tories, under Ferguson, at--important
influence of the victory at, ii. 703.

Kingston, extreme fatigue of the troops of Washington on the march from,
to Pluckemin, ii. 391.

Kip's bay, landing of the British at--bad conduct of the militia and
Connecticut troops at, ii. 295.

Kirkland, Moses, important papers found in possession of, ii. 27.

Kittanning, destruction of, in 1756, by Colonel Armstrong, i. 226.

Knapp, Sergeant Uzal, the last survivor of Washington's life-guard
(_note_), ii. 178.

Knowlton, Captain, breastwork constructed by, at Breed's hill, i. 562;
British guard surprised by, at Charlestown, ii. 49;
death of, on Harlem plains, ii. 299.

Knox, Captain Henry (afterward General), service performed by, at Breed's
hill, i. 567;
appointed to command the artillery at Cambridge, i. 749;
artillery and ordnance-stores transported by, from Lake Champlain to
Cambridge, i. 750;
recommended by Washington to the general command of the artillery,
ii. 363;
powerful voice of, ii. 371;
sent to Massachusetts to hasten the raising of a battalion of artillery,
ii. 415;
idea of the Society of the Cincinnati conceived by, iii. 23; letters
of Washington to, iii. 39, 84;
retained by Washington as secretary of war in 1789, iii. 121;
stay of, in Philadelphia, during the presence of the yellow fever in
1793, iii. 280;
succeeded by Timothy Pickering as secretary of war--cause of the
resignation of, iii. 330;
letter of Washington to, on the occasion of the resignation of,
iii. 331;
letter of Washington to, in relation to Jay's treaty, iii. 371;
interest taken by, in the welfare of young Lafayette, iii. 374;
letter of Washington to, on the eve of retirement from office,
iii. 470;
letter of Washington to, informing him of his position in the
provisional army, iii. 518;
mortification of, at the preference given to Hamilton and Pinckney--warm
reply written by, to Washington, iii. 519;
esteem of Washington for--second letter of Washington to, in relation to
his appointment as major-general, iii. 521;
President Adams petitioned by the friends of, to reverse Washington's
order of the major-generals, iii. 522;
letter of Washington to, urging his acceptance of the appointment
proffered, iii. 524;
determination of, not to serve under Hamilton and Pinckney, iii. 525.

Knyphausen, General, garrison at New York left under the command of,
ii. 664;
Springfield, in New Jersey, set on fire by, ii. 678.

Kosciuszko, Thaddeus, first interview of, with Washington, ii. 448;
subsequent history of, ii. 449;
at the siege of Ninety-Six, iii. 2.

L.

La Colombe, M. de, letter of Washington to, announcing the liberation
of Lafayette, iii. 499.

Lacy, General, orders of Washington to, for the arrest of Quakers near
Valley Forge, i. 461.

Lafayette, George Washington, asylum sought by, in the United States,
iii. 229;
arrival of, in the United States, in 1795, iii. 372;
letter of Washington to Senator Cabot, of Boston, in relation to the
reception of, iii. 373;
attempted _incognito_ of, under the name of Motier--letter of
Washington to, iii. 375;
official notice taken of, by Congress--letter of a committee of Congress
addressed to, iii. 376;
the guest of Washington at Philadelphia and Mount Vernon--letter of
Washington respecting, to his father, iii. 377;
with Washington at Mount Vernon in 1797, iii. 479.

Lafayette, Madame, invited by Washington to visit Mount Vernon, iii. 38;
letter of Washington to, in 1792, iii. 226;
letter of, to Washington, iii. 227;
second letter of, to Washington--shares the prison of Lafayette at
Olmutz, iii. 229.

Lafayette, Marquis de, Washington's first acquaintance with, ii. 491;
vessel fitted out at the expense of, ii. 492, 493;
visit of, to London, ii. 492;
voyage of, to America, in company with De Kalb and other
officers--commissioned major-general of the continental army, ii. 493;
impatience of, for actual command (_note_), ii. 496;
appointed to the command of an expedition against Canada, ii. 586;
hostility of Gates toward Washington discovered by, ii. 591;
escape of, from the British at Barren hill, ii. 615;
the honor of leading the advance at Monmouth solicited by, ii. 619;
departure of, for France, to procure aid for the Americans, ii. 648;
letters of Washington to, ii. 662; iii. 38, 75, 83, 164, 526;
fruits of the secret mission of, to the court of Versailles, ii. 679;
escape of Cornwallis prevented by, ii. 730;
return of, to France, in 1781, iii. 7;
visit of, to Mount Vernon, in 1784, iii. 42;
jack sent to Washington by, iii. 51;
conspicuous part taken by, in the French Revolution, iii. 115, 135;
commander-in-chief of the National Guard in Paris, in 1789--language of,
respecting the duke of Orleans, iii. 137;
conservative influence of, iii. 138;
key of the Bastile sent to Washington by--difficult position of, in
France, in 1790, iii. 163;
hopeful letter written by, to Washington, iii. 164;
disappointment of, at the course of the French Revolution, iii. 184;
letters of, in relation to his position in France, addressed to
Washington, iii. 185;
efforts of, to preserve order in France, iii. 224;
acquitted by the National Assembly, of charges made against him by the
Jacobins--attempt of, to escape to the United States, by way of
Holland--in prison at Olmutz, iii. 225;
desire of Washington to befriend the family of, iii. 226;
Washington powerless to aid, iii. 228;
confinement of, in an Austrian dungeon, iii. 372;
incident showing Washington's feelings toward (_note_), iii. 373;
efforts of Washington to obtain the liberation of, iii. 424;
liberation of, from the prison at Olmutz--reply of, to De Chasteler
with regard to proposed conditions of release (_note_), iii. 499;
letter received by Washington from, at the close of 1798, iii. 526;
hounds sent by, to Washington, in 1785, iii. 585.

La Force, a meddlesome French commissary, i. 82;
energy and activity of, i. 132;
escape of, from prison at Williamsburg (_note_), i. 183.

Lake Champlain, efforts of Sir Guy Carleton to create a navy on, ii. 333;
naval engagement on, between Arnold and Captain Pringle, ii. 334.

"Lake of the Dismal Swamp," lines from, i. 311.

Lamb, Captain, severely wounded in the assault upon Quebec, under
Montgomery and Arnold, i. 721;
cannon removed by, from Fort George, in New York, ii. 129.

Lancaster, meeting of recruits at, iii. 26.

Land-grants to soldiers engaged in the French and Indian War, efforts
of Washington to secure, i. 356.

Langdon, President, "declaration" of Congress read by, to the troops at
Cambridge, i. 617.

"Langhorne, John," letter of condolence of, addressed to Washington in
1798, iii. 497.

La Salle, French claims to the Ohio based on the discoveries by, i. 80.

Laurens, Colonel John, sent to Europe, to seek more aid in men and money,
ii. 700;
influence with the French government of, Washington's letter to,
ii. 710;
death of--biographical notice of, iii. 11.

Laurens, Henry, treaty of peace signed by, in 1782, iii. 15.

Lear, Tobias, secretary of Washington at Mount Vernon, iii. 49;
Master and Miss Custis educated by, iii. 50;
admiration of, for the private character of Washington, iii. 51;
Washington's power to control his feelings witnessed by, iii. 194;
use of a farm left to, by Washington, iii. 539;
resident at Mount Vernon in 1799, iii. 551;
account written by, of the last illness of Washington, iii. 552-557.

Lechmere's Point, intrenchment commenced on, by Putnam, i. 764.

Ledyard, Colonel, murder of, by Major Bromfield, ii. 727.

Lee, Arthur, address of Wilkes, lord-mayor of London, written by, i. 604.