Chapter XLIV (5)

Lee, Charles, of Virginia, successor of Bradford, as attorney-general,
in 1795, iii. 372.

Lee, General Charles, talents and acquirements of, i. 542;
account of the early life of, i. 542-545;
estate purchased by, in Virginia--appointed second major-general by the
second continental Congress, i. 545;
remarks of Mrs. Mercy Warren on the personal appearance of (_note_),
i. 586;
disgust of Washington at the impiety of, i. 617;
a personal interview proposed to, by Burgoyne, at Boston Neck, i. 630;
sent to New York to disarm the tories, ii. 35;
ambition of, ii. 37;
letter of, to Washington, in relation to the Long-Island tories, ii. 38;
headquarters of, in New York, ii. 43;
appointed by Congress commander-in-chief of the southern department,
ii. 82, 96;
named by Washington for the chief command of the army in Canada, ii. 95;
Washington's opinion of the military abilities of, ii. 97;
activity of, in improving the defences of New York, ii. 126;
differences of, with the city authorities of New York, ii. 130;
letters of, to Washington, in relation to the defences of New York,
ii. 131, 133;
cannon removed by, from the Grand battery at New York, ii. 131;
contempt of, for official titles (_note_), ii. 183;
little regard paid by, to the provincial congress of New York,
ii. 132, 133;
high-handed measures of, with regard to tories, ii. 134;
anxiety of, to attack Lord Dunmore on the Elizabeth river, ii. 183;
joyful reception of, in Charleston, ii. 188;
exertions of, to put Charleston in a state of defence, ii. 189;
his opinion of Fort Sullivan, ii. 190;
great deference paid to the opinions of, on military affairs--
self-esteem and impertinence of, ii. 313;
instructions given by Washington to, at North Castle, ii. 324;
duplicity of, toward Washington, ii. 332;
reliance of Washington on--excuses of, for disobeying Washington's
orders, ii. 341;
characteristic letter of, to James Bowdoin, ii. 342;
disingenuous use made by, of a letter from Washington (_note_), ii. 343;
letter written by Washington to, from Newark, ii. 344;
dislike of, to General Heath, ii. 344, 345;
letter of, to Colonel Reed, reflecting on Washington, ii. 347;
neglect of, to join Washington in New Jersey, ii. 350;
Congress in the dark concerning the movements of--impudence and
heartlessness of, ii. 352;
attempt of, to disparage Washington to Governor Cook, of Rhode Island,
ii. 353;
selfish ambition of, ii. 355;
urged by Washington to join him in order to defend Philadelphia,
ii. 356;
found by Wilkinson at Baskingridge--ill-natured letter concerning
Washington written by, to General Gates, ii. 357;
surprise and capture of, by a party of British dragoons at Baskingridge,
ii. 358;
various opinions respecting the capture of--suspicions of the fidelity
of, ii. 359;
capture of, providential, ii. 360;
rigorous confinement of, by the British, as a deserter, ii. 405;
letter of, to Congress, professing to have important matter to
communicate--captivity of, not hard to be borne, ii. 406;
treacherous conduct of, ii. 407;
letter of Washington to General Howe, offering Hessian officers in
exchange for, ii. 410;
perplexity of Howe as to what should be done with (_note_), ii. 411;
exchanged for General Prescott--hesitation of, to take the oath of
allegiance, ii. 613;
adverse to an attack upon Sir Henry Clinton in New Jersey, ii. 618;
the command of the corps of, given to Lafayette, ii. 619;
command of his corps resumed by, ii. 620;
unaccountable retreat of, before the British--mysterious warning given
to Washington with respect to Lee, ii. 623;
extreme irritation of Washington at the conduct of, ii. 624;
disrespectful letters of, to Washington, ii. 627, 628;
placed under arrest, ii. 628;
great ability of his defence, ii. 629;
suspended from all command for a year--"Queries, Political and
Military," published by (_note_)--letter of Washington to Joseph Reed
respecting, ii. 630;
his expulsion from the army--duel fought by, with Colonel Laurens
(_note_)--impudent letter of, to Congress (_note_)--curious
will of (_note_)--death of, in 1782, ii. 631;
proved to have been a traitor, by a document recently discovered--his
plan for the subjugation of the colonies, ii. 632;
willing to be a traitor to both parties, ii. 634;
guarantied against loss by Congress (_note_), ii. 635.

Lee, General Henry, letter of Washington to, in relation to democratic
societies, iii. 313;
commander-in-chief of the force sent to put down the Whiskey
Insurrection in 1794, iii. 315;
instructions of Washington to--proclamation issued by, after crossing
the Alleghanies, iii. 319;
enmity of Jefferson toward, iii. 421;
funeral oration pronounced by, on the occasion of the death of
Washington, iii. 566.

Lee, Richard Henry, letter of Washington to, seeking statistical
information as to Virginia, i. 413;
resolutions of sympathy with Massachusetts offered by, in the
continental Congress, i. 432;
non-importation resolution offered by, in the continental Congress,
i. 435;
encouraging letter of, to Washington, in camp at Cambridge, i. 597;
letter of thanks from Congress to the city of London written by, i. 605;
adverse to the constitution, iii. 77;
letter of Washington to, in relation to the "republican" party (_note_),
iii. 276.

Lee, William, mulatto man, liberated by the will of Washington, iii. 536.

_L'Embuscade_, arrival of Genet in, at Charleston, iii. 243;
_The Grange_, an English ship, taken by, iii. 245;
Doctor Francis on the arrival of, in New York, iii. 248;
challenged by the British frigate _Boston_, iii. 277.

L'Enfant, plans of public buildings in the federal city drawn by,
iii. 178, 184;
plans of, approved by Washington, iii. 184.

_Le Petit Democrat_, a privateer fitted out by Genet, iii. 264;
sent to sea by Genet, in violation of his pledge, iii. 267.

Leslie, Captain, death of, at the battle of Princeton, ii. 391.

Leslie, Colonel, unsuccessful attempt of, to seize arms at Salem, i. 502.

Letters, spurious, charged to have been written by Washington, iii. 448;
denounced by Washington, iii. 471.

Levees, Mrs. Washington's, iii. 111, 112, 170.

Levees of Washington, iii. 108, 109, 592.

Lewis, Lawrence, invited by Washington to reside at Mount Vernon,
iii. 483;
marriage of, with Nelly Custis, iii. 532;
strong personal resemblance between the mother of, and Washington,
iii. 534;
property left to, by Washington, iii. 538, 541;
absent from Mount Vernon at the time of Washington's death, iii. 558.

Lewis, Major Andrew, unsuccessful expedition of, to the town of the
Shawnees, i. 208;
night-attack upon, by Cornstalk, i. 472;
Lord Dunmore suspected of having contrived the attack upon, i. 474;
Dunmore driven from Gwyn's island by, ii. 110;
biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 110.

Lewis, Mrs., testimony of, to the amiability of Washington at home,
iii. 52.

Lexington, Samuel Adams and John Hancock in danger at--warning of the
approach of troops sent to, by Doctor Warren--minute-men collected
at, under Captain Parker, i. 504;
minute-men killed at, by troops under Major Pitcairn--the British fired
first at (_note_), i. 505;
losses of the British and Americans at, i. 510;
effect in England of the news of the battle of, i. 511;
the battle of, the beginning of the Revolutionary War, i. 512;
resolutions of various colonies, after the battle of, to raise troops,
i. 514-517;
effect of the news of the battle of, at Mount Vernon, i. 527.

Lexington, Kentucky, intemperate resolutions passed at a convention of
citizens at, in 1794, iii. 304.

Liberty, English and French, contrasted (_note_), iii. 296.

_Liberty Hill Academy_, shares made over to, by Washington, iii. 48.

Liberty-tree, at Boston, account of (_note_), i. 416;
lines alluding to (_note_), ii. 75;
fourteen cords of wood furnished by, ii. 76.

Lieb, Doctor, violent attack upon the character of Washington, in the
_Aurora_, attributed to, iii. 477.

Life-guard, Washington's, conspiracy of several members of, against the
life of Washington--organization of (_note_)--flag and uniform of
(_note_), ii. 177;
Sergeant Uzal Knapp the last survivor of (_note_), ii. 178.

Lillington, Colonel, in command of minute-men in the battle at
Moore's-creek bridge--biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 117.

Lincoln, General Benjamin, plan of, for driving the British fleet from
Boston harbor, ii. 83;
commissioned major-general in the continental army--attempt by Lord
Cornwallis to surprise, at Boundbrook, ii. 433;
in command of the republican troops in the South, ii. 650;
pursuit of General Prevost by, ii. 651;
a prisoner-of-war to the British at Charleston, ii. 673;
surrender at Yorktown conducted by, ii. 736.

Lineage of Washington traceable for six hundred years, i. 18.

Liston, Mrs., tears shed by, at Washington's farewell dinner, iii. 471.

Litchfield jail, Connecticut, Mathews, mayor of New York, and other
tories, sent to, ii. 222.

Little Egg Harbor, expedition against, under the command of Captain
Patrick Ferguson, ii. 643.

Little Meadows, Washington at, in 1754, i. 101.

Little Miami, lands owned by Washington on, at the time of his death,
iii. 543.

Livery, order of Washington for, i. 196.

Live stock owned by Washington at the time of his death, iii. 544.

Livingston, Brockholst, hostility of, to Jay's treaty, iii. 351;
Jay's treaty assailed by, through the press, iii. 369.

Livingston, Chancellor, oath administered to Washington by, in 1789,
iii. 94.

Livingston, Edward, resolution offered in Congress by, demanding papers
relating to Jay's treaty, iii. 391, 394;
letter of Washington to Hamilton respecting the resolution of, iii. 394.

Livingston, Governor, of New Jersey, letter of sympathy from, to
Washington, ii. 351.

Logan, the Mingo chief, relatives of, killed, i. 472;
speech sent by, to Lord Dunmore, i. 473.

Logstown, Washington at, in 1753 and in 1770, i. 359.

London, transcript of an order of Washington to his agent in (_note_),
i. 307;
petition of the merchants of, in relation to American affairs, i. 612.

Long Island, instructions of Washington to Putnam, relative to the seizure
of tories on, ii. 158;
British troops landed on, ii. 260, 262, 263;
tories at the west end of, ordered by the New-York convention to be
arrested, ii. 261;
the best of Washington's troops at the battle of, never before engaged,
ii. 267;
reliance of Washington on Providence, expressed on the eve of the battle
of, ii. 268;
American loss in the battle of, not accurately known--causes of the loss
of the battle of, ii. 276;
evacuation of, by the American army, ii. 279;
"dreadful mistake" made by Colonel Scammel during the evacuation of,
ii. 280;
evacuation of, facilitated by a heavy fog, ii. 282;
condition of the army after the battle of, ii. 284;
tour of Washington in, in 1790, iii. 162.

Longueuil, narrow escape of Arnold from the British at, ii. 166.

Loudoun, Lord, Washington recommended to, for promotion--biographical
notice of (_note_), 230;
almost viceregal power of, i. 231;
indolence and indecision of, i. 235, 240;
letter addressed by Washington to, i. 237;
flattering acknowledgment of Washington's letter to--Washington at the
council held by, in Philadelphia, i. 239;
disappointment of Washington as to the results of his interview
with--remark of Franklin in relation to, i. 240;
insolent speech of, in the northern council of governors, i. 247;
mystery drawn by, around his plans--at the head of six thousand
provincial troops in 1757--delays and indecision of--determines upon
an expedition against Louisburg, i. 248;
embargo laid by, on all ships in American ports--suspected of sharing
the profits of army and navy contractors--failure of his expedition
against Louisburg, i. 249;
close of his inglorious campaign in the North--superseded, in 1758, by
General Abercrombie, i. 252.

Louisburg, Lord Loudoun's expedition against, in 1757, i. 248;
Amherst's expedition against, in 1758--Wolfe, Boscawen, and Montgomery,
at the siege of, i. 260;
present condition of the site of the fortress of--French standards
taken at, hung in St. Paul's cathedral at London, i. 262.

Louis, Colonel, a Caghnawaga chief, farewell taken of, by Arnold and
others, ii. 167.

Louisiana, invasion of, contemplated by Genet, iii. 274;
an expedition for the invasion of, in 1794, frustrated by Washington,
iii. 305.

Lovell, James, a leader of _Conway's Cabal_, in Congress--spirit of
_Conway's Cabal_ revealed by a letter of, to Gates, ii. 577.

Loyalists, action of Congress with regard to, ii. 92;
largely relied on by the British ministry, ii. 428.

Luzerne, Chevalier de, arrival of, at West Point, ii. 662.

Lyman, General, his share in the defeat of Dieskau, i. 182, 184.

M.

Macaulay, Mrs., History of England written by, presented by Washington to
Reverend Thomas Davis, iii. 534.

M'Crea, Jane, death of, ii. 481;
General Gates's false statement as to the manner of her death, ii. 482;
false account of the manner of her death told by Burke--popular story
respecting the death of (_note_), ii. 483.

M'Donald, Allan, the husband of FLORA, among the Scotch loyalists
in North Carolina, ii. 114;
made prisoner at the battle at Moore's-creek bridge, ii. 119.

M'Donald, Donald, commander-in-chief of the loyal Highlanders in North
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.