Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.

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WASHINGTON RECEIVES CHEERING NEWS FROM GREENE--SIEGE OF FORT NINETY-SIX--SUCCESS OF PARTISAN CORPS ELSEWHERE--CAPTURE OF AUGUSTA BY THE AMERICANS--RAWDON APPROACHES NINETY-SIX--...

DEATH OF JOSEPH HUDDY--RETALIATION RESOLVED UPON--CASE OF CAPTAIN ASGILL--PEACE PROCEEDINGS IN THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT--PRELIMINARY TREATY NEGOTIATED AND SIGNED AT PARIS--DISCONT...

BRITISH TROOPS LEAVE THE CITY OF NEW YORK--AMERICAN TROOPS AND CIVIL AUTHORITIES ENTER AND TAKE POSSESSION--THE BRITISH AND AMERICAN TROOPS CONTRASTED--PARTING SCENE BETWEEN WAS...

WASHINGTON'S PRIVATE AFFAIRS--IMPROVEMENTS COMMENCED--REMUNERATION FOR SERVICES DECLINED--VISITORS FLOCK TO MOUNT VERNON--TOUR TO THE OHIO--INDIAN SACHEM AND HIS PROPHECY--WASHI...

JEALOUSIES OF THE STATES--WEAKNESS OF CONGRESS--VIEWS OF WASHINGTON AND HIS COMPATRIOTS--WASHINGTON'S LETTER TO JAMES WARREN ON THE CONFEDERATION--CONFERENCE AT MOUNT VERNON--WA...

THE CONVENTION OF STATES--WASHINGTON CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF THE CONVENTION--RANDOLPH'S SPEECH AND RESOLUTIONS--NUMBER AND NAMES OF DELEGATES--NOTICE OF SOME OF THEM--FRANKLIN IN TH...

THE CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO THE STATE LEGISLATURES--THE GREAT CONFLICT OF OPINIONS--WASHINGTON'S LETTERS TO MRS. GRAHAM AND LAFAYETTE ON THE SUBJECT--HAMILTON PREPARES FOR THE...

THE INAUGURATION OF WASHINGTON AS FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES--NEW YORK CROWDED WITH STRANGERS--PROCEEDINGS ON THE MORNING OF THE INAUGURATION--DIVINE SERVICES IN THE C...

WASHINGTON'S NOVEL POSITION--THE SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE--APPEARANCE OF THE DEMOCRATIC ELEMENT IN SOCIETY--THE QUESTION OF A TITLE FOR THE PRESIDENT DISCUSSED IN CONGRESS--THE RESU...

WASHINGTON BEGINS HIS OFFICIAL LABORS--THE FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES--DANGEROUS ILLNESS OF THE PRESIDENT--PUBLIC ANXIETY AND HIS OWN CALMNESS--SLOW CON...

WASHINGTON DEPARTS ON A TOUR THROUGH NEW ENGLAND--HIS CORDIAL RECEPTION EVERYWHERE--HONORS ON THE ROUTE--INVITED TO PARTAKE OF GOVERNOR HANCOCK'S HOSPITALITY WHILE HE REMAINS IN...

FIRST ACT IN THE FRENCH REVOLUTION--LAFAYETTE'S PARTICIPATION IN IT--AMERICAN SYMPATHY IN THE MOVEMENT--WASHINGTON'S EXPRESSION OF FEELINGS--OPENING OF THE SECOND SESSION OF CON...

ARRIVAL OF JEFFERSON AT THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT--HIS REPUBLICANISM SHOCKED--MONARCHICAL SENTIMENTS ENTERTAINED BY SOME--HAMILTON INDUCES JEFFERSON TO SUPPORT HIS FINANCIAL MEASUR...

ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS--WASHINGTON'S OPINION OF THEIR CONDUCT--HIS PUBLIC LABORS--TOUR ON LONG ISLAND--SEVERE ILLNESS OF THE PRESIDENT--VOYAGE TO RHODE ISLAND--IN RETIREMENT AT...

SEAT OF GOVERNMENT AT PHILADELPHIA--CONSEQUENCES OF THE REMOVAL--RENTING OF THE PRESIDENTIAL MANSION--WASHINGTON'S PRUDENCE AND ECONOMY ILLUSTRATED--THE PRESIDENT AND FAMILY IN...

WASHINGTON JOURNEYS TO MOUNT VERNON--HIS TOUR THROUGH THE SOUTHERN STATES--VISITS THE MORAVIANS AT SALEM--RESULTS OF HIS OBSERVATIONS--CONDITION AND RESOURCES OF THE COUNTRY--TH...

THE NEW CONGRESS--AARON BURR SENATOR--SCOPE OF WASHINGTON'S ANNUAL ADDRESS--ST. CLAIR'S EXPEDITION AGAINST THE INDIANS--CHARACTER OF HIS ARMY--SURPRISE AND DEFEAT--EFFECT OF THE...

JEFFERSON'S LETTER GIVES WASHINGTON PAIN--HIS LETTERS TO LAFAYETTE AND OTHERS--UNGENEROUS SUSPICIONS--WASHINGTON LAYS BEFORE HAMILTON A SYNOPSIS OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE ADMINI...

FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES--EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES--THE FEDERALISTS A CONSERVATIVE PARTY--ASPECT OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION--WASHINGTON DOUBTS ITS SUCCESS--INCRE...

CLOUDS GATHERING--JEALOUSY OF EXECUTIVE INFLUENCE--ANGRY PARTY DEBATES--CALLS FOR INFORMATION RESPECTING FINANCIAL AFFAIRS--HAMILTON CHARGED WITH BEING A DEFAULTER--HIS REPLY AN...

GENET'S ARRIVAL AND RECEPTION AT CHARLESTON--HIS OBJECT IN LANDING THERE--HE COMMISSIONS PRIVATEERS--OPERATIONS OF TWO VESSELS--ARRIVAL OF _L'EMBUSCADE_ AT PHILADELPHIA--GENET'S...

GENET'S LETTER TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON THE SUBJECT OF TREATY GUARANTIES--THE QUESTION RECONSIDERED BY THE CABINET--THEIR DECISION AND GENET'S ANGER--GENET SUPPORTED AND MIS...

UNPLEASANT RELATIONS WITH GREAT BRITAIN--THE UNITED STATES AGGRIEVED BY THE PRACTICE OF THE BRITISH CRUISERS TOWARD NEUTRALS, AND IN THE IMPRESSMENT OF SEAMEN--ALSO, CONCERNING...

ASSEMBLING OF THE THIRD CONGRESS--ITS CHARACTER--RECOMMENDATIONS IN WASHINGTON'S ANNUAL MESSAGE--HIS SPECIAL MESSAGE CONCERNING RELATIONS WITH EUROPE--HIS NOTICE OF GENET--OPINI...

DEBATES ON MADISON'S RESOLUTIONS--THEIR FATE--PROCEEDINGS IN REGARD TO ALGERINE CORSAIRS--COMMENCEMENT OF A NAVY--FIRST COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS--FRIGATES ORDERED TO BE BUILT...

THE WHISKEY INSURRECTION IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA--A GLANCE AT ITS PROGRESS--WASHINGTON'S PROCLAMATION--HIS OPINION OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES--A MILITARY FORCE...

MEETING OF CONGRESS--WASHINGTON'S MESSAGE--HIS VIEWS OF THE WHISKEY INSURRECTION--DENUNCIATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES--DEBATES IN CONGRESS ON THE SUBJECT--WEAKNESS OF THE O...

In his letter to Governor Brooke, above referred to, Washington said: "The time is come when a plan of universal education ought to be adopted in the United States. Not only do...

JAY'S MISSION TO ENGLAND--ITS SPECIFIC OBJECTS--HIS ARRIVAL IN LONDON--HIS JUDICIOUS CONDUCT THERE--DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY OF NEGOTIATION--JAY'S ENCOURAGING LETTER TO WASHINGTO...

TERMINATION OF JAY'S TREATY--WASHINGTON WITHHOLDS HIS SIGNATURE TO THE RATIFICATION--EFFORTS TO INTIMIDATE HIM--VIOLENT PROCEEDINGS IN PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK--PROCEEDINGS OF...

VIOLENCE OF PARTY SPIRIT--INFLAMMATORY APPEALS TO THE PEOPLE--WASHINGTON MENACED WITH IMPEACHMENT, AND CHARGED WITH PLUNDERING THE TREASURY--NEWSPAPER DISCUSSIONS--HAMILTON IN D...

WASHINGTON'S SEVENTH ANNUAL MESSAGE--TREATY WITH THE INDIANS--OTHER INDIAN RELATIONS--TREATY WITH ALGIERS--TREATY WITH SPAIN--PICTURE OF NATIONAL PROSPERITY--FORBEARANCE IN CONG...

RETURN OF JAY'S TREATY--IT IS PROCLAIMED TO BE THE LAW OF THE LAND--THE OPPOSITION OFFENDED--HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CALL UPON THE PRESIDENT FOR ALL PAPERS RELATING TO THE TREA...

JEFFERSON'S APPREHENSIONS CONCERNING JAY'S TREATY--HIS OPINION OF GALLATIN--OF THE TREATY-MAKING POWER--HIS LETTER TO MAZZEI--ITS EFFECTS--DISCLOSURE OF A CONFIDENTIAL PAPER--JE...

WASHINGTON AT MOUNT VERNON--PUBLIC MATTERS CLAIM HIS ATTENTION--MONROE AND THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT--HIS PUBLIC RECEPTION AS MINISTER--THE DISPLAY DISAPPROVED OF AT HOME--HIS CONCE...

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION APPROACHING--METHOD OF ELECTION--MEASURES OF POLITICAL PARTIES--SPURIOUS LETTERS REPUBLISHED--WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS PUBLISHED--RECEPTION OF THE ADD...

This exordium was followed by a summary of instances of bad faith on the part of the United States, beginning, as he said, with the president's "insidious proclamation of neutra...

FRIENDLY OVERTURES TO FRANCE--PICKERING'S HISTORICAL AND EXPLANATORY LETTER TO PINCKNEY--WASHINGTON'S SUGGESTIONS--FRENCH OUTRAGES UPON AMERICAN COMMERCE--RESULTS OF THE PRESIDE...

WASHINGTON LEAVES PHILADELPHIA FOR MOUNT VERNON--RECEIVES HONORS BY THE WAY--HIS ARRIVAL HOME--HIS ENJOYMENT OF PRIVATE LIFE--LETTERS TO HIS FRIENDS--HIS OWN PICTURE OF HIS DAIL...

PROSPERITY OF THE UNITED STATES--TROUBLES WITH FRANCE CONTINUED--INDIGNITIES OFFERED TO MR. PINCKNEY--MONROE'S LEAVE-TAKING--INSULTING SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH DIRE...

AMERICAN ENVOYS IN PARIS--DIRECTORY SEEKING MONEY--TALLEYRAND AND HIS AGENTS--PROPOSITIONS FOR AN APOLOGY, LOAN, AND BRIBE--INDIGNANT REFUSAL--ATTEMPTS TO FRIGHTEN THE ENVOYS--T...

HAMILTON ACTING COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF--ARRANGEMENT OF GENERAL OFFICERS--MORTIFICATION OF KNOX--HIS LETTER TO WASHINGTON--A SOOTHING REPLY--KNOX OFFERS HIMSELF AS AID-DE-CAMP--THE P...

GLOOMY ASPECT OF AFFAIRS--WASHINGTON'S HOPEFULNESS--THE FRENCH DIRECTORY ALARMED--NEW MISSION TO FRANCE--OPPOSITION TO IT--WASHINGTON'S VIEWS--ENVOYS DEPART FOR FRANCE--NAPOLEON...

WASHINGTON AT THE CLOSE OF HIS LIFE--EXPOSURE TO A STORM--TAKES COLD--ITS FATAL EFFECTS--TOBIAS LEAR'S ACCOUNT OF HIS SICKNESS AND DEATH--HIS FUNERAL--INTELLIGENCE OF HIS DEATH...

Our chronicle of the career of Washington is finished. We have traced the details of that career, from his birth through all the vicissitudes of an eventful life of more than si...

Washington, as we have observed in the earlier portion of this work, was passionately fond of field-sports; and during the first years of his married life, and even to the kindl...

The home and resting-place of the ancestors of GEORGE WASHINGTON were until recently unvisited by and unknown to Americans. In the genealogical table appended to the "Life of Wa...

his admiration of Washington, i. 538; movements of Washington on the Schuylkill criticised by, ii. 516; treaty of peace signed by, in 1782, iii. 15; liberal commercial offer mad...

inauguration of, iii. 472; jealous of the popularity of Washington, iii. 475; special session of Congress convened by, in 1798, iii. 494; letter of, to Washington, anticipating...

Alexandria, Washington stationed at, in 1754, i. 94; Washington introduced to the assembled governors at, in 1755, i. 145; bequest of Washington to the academy in, iii. 536; lot...

Ames, Fisher, letter of, in relation to the Congressional debates on Jay's treaty, iii. 393; speech of, in the house of representatives, on the subject of Jay's treaty, iii. 405...

correspondence of Mrs. Arnold with, ii. 689; sent by Sir Henry Clinton to confer with Arnold--arrest of, at Tarrytown, ii. 690; condemned to the death of a spy, ii. 693; executi...

commendation of, by Washington for his conduct in the Quebec expedition, i. 713; wounded in the attempt to storm the fortifications of Quebec, i. 720; withdrawal of, to an entre...

warning given to, at Montreal, of the approach of the British, ii. 164; goods of Montreal merchants seized by (_note_), ii. 165; retreat of, from Montreal, ii. 165; narrow escap...

made major-general by Congress--appointed by Washington to the command at Peekskill, ii. 438; recommended by Washington to take the place of St. Clair, ii. 470; boldness and act...

expensive habits of, in Philadelphia--marriage of, to Miss Shippen--charges preferred against, by the people of Philadelphia--sentenced by a court-martial to a reprimand, ii. 68...

Baltimore, effect of the news of the battle of Lexington at, i. 517; Continental Congress adjourned to, ii. 362; reception of Washington at, on his way to Mount Vernon, in 1797,...

Bedell, Colonel, fort at Chamblée captured by a party under the command of, i. 677; stationed at the Cedars with New Hampshire troops, ii. 148; cowardice of, ii. 148, 149.

"massacre" at, i. 366; troops removed from, after the "massacre"--vengeance threatened against, for the destruction of tea in the harbor, i. 388; port of, closed by act of Parli...

large amount of property left behind by Howe at the evacuation of--efforts of Washington to establish order in, ii. 76; address of the selectmen of, to Washington--congratulator...

measures of Washington for the defence of, ii. 81; apprehensions of the people of, of the return of Howe--operations for the defence of, carried on by Colonel Gridley, ii. 82; p...

Botetourt, Lord, arrival of, in Virginia, in 1768--Junius's description of--remark of Walpole respecting--his erroneous impressions of the colonists, i. 351; palace of, at Willi...

disappointments and difficulties of--appoints Washington his aid-de-camp, i. 146; irritation of, at the indifference of the colonies, i. 147; Franklin in the camp of, at Frederi...

Neal's lines on the fortification of--fire opened upon, from ships-of-war, i. 557; excitement in Boston during the cannonade upon, i. 558: troops at, reinforced by Stark's regim...

Indian allies of, troublesome--humanity of, ii. 481; large bounty offered by, for prisoners--humane instructions of, to his Indian allies (_note_), ii. 482; want of provisions i...

trials of Washington in the camp at, i. 752; difficulties attending the reorganization of the army at, i. 755; bad condition of arms and ammunition at, i. 760; intrenchments thr...

Mrs. Washington in the camp at, i. 768; burning of the king's speech at, ii. 2; weakness of the army at, in January, 1776, ii. 13, 14; extraordinary difficulties of Washington w...

tardy gathering of the troops for--letter of Ethan Allen to Governor Trumbull in relation to the invasion of, i. 658; secret agents sent into, by General Schuyler, i. 659; delay...

troops sent toward, under General Thompson, ii. 143; commissioners appointed to form a union with--instructions of the commissioners sent to, ii. 145; indisposition of the peopl...

army of reserve, under the command of, in Canada, ii. 459; successor of Sir Henry Clinton as British commander-in-chief, iii. 7; personal interview of Washington with, at Tappan...

Charleston, arms and ammunition in the magazines of, seized by the patriots, i. 521; activity of the patriots in, ii. 185; Admiral Parker's unsuccessful attack upon, ii. 188; sa...

letter of, to Lord Stanhope, relative to American affairs--Franklin introduced into the house of lords by, i. 488; proposition made by, in the house of lords, that the troops sh...

three thousand men under the command of, at Kingsbridge, ii. 241; silver bullet taken by, from a spy--silver bullet still in possession of the family of (_note_), ii. 547; lette...

reduction of the force under the command of, ii. 617; evacuation of Philadelphia admirably managed by, ii. 617; slow march of, through New Jersey, ii. 619; emissaries of, to the...

Colonies, new era in the history of, i. 69; pay of troops raised in (_note_), i. 102; growth of democratic ideas in, i. 228; a viceroyalty suggested for, i. 229; little indebted...

Concord, troops sent by General Gage to seize the stores at, i. 503; preparations made at, to resist the troops under Colonel Smith--militia assembled at, under Colonel Barrett,...

Congress, continental, proposed by Virginia in 1774, i. 390; simultaneous proposition for, by Virginia and Massachusetts, i. 393; the first, importance of, to the best interests...

the petition of Congress to the king, the last public act of, i. 446; profound sensation produced everywhere by the publication of the proceedings of, i. 447; sympathy with, exp...

Congress, second continental, journey of Washington to, in company with Patrick Henry and Benjamin Harrison--organization of--secrecy of the proceedings of, i. 528; resolution o...

major generals appointed by, i. 545-547; brigadier-generals appointed by, i. 548; measures of, in relation to the issue of paper money, i. 549; regulations of, for the army, i....

petition to the king, written by John Dickinson, adopted by, i. 605; address to the people of Great Britain adopted by, i. 606; commissioners of Indian affairs appointed by--ser...

members of, in the camp at Cambridge, i. 681, 729; questions submitted by Washington to the committee of, sitting at Cambridge, i. 735; resolutions adopted by, for a reorganizat...

medal in gold ordered by, ii. 79; action of, with regard to loyalists and tories, ii. 92; the attention of, drawn to affairs in Canada, ii. 93; committee appointed by, for the p...

adjourned to Baltimore--almost unlimited powers granted by, to Putnam in Philadelphia, ii. 362; create Washington dictator for six months, ii. 364; of 1777 inferior to that of 1...

minute-men summoned to supply the place of troops from, i. 759; Governor Trumbull and General Greene on the conduct of the troops of (_note_), i. 760; arrival in the camp at New...

great reduction in the force of, ii. 668, 699; destitution of, ii. 669; necessities of, supplied by Pennsylvania, ii. 670; measures adopted by Congress to increase the efficienc...

Craik, Doctor James, at Great Meadows, i. 114; at the battle of the Monongahela, i. 168: Braddock's wounds dressed by, i. 170; warning of, to Washington, as to his attack of dys...

with Washington on his visit to the Ohio country in 1770, i. 358; Indian chief seen by, who at the battle of the Monongahela had fired at Washington fifteen times, i. 360; lette...

Dieskau defeated, severely wounded, and made prisoner, while marching to the defence of, i. 182; fortifications erected on, by Amherst, in 1759, i. 292; surrender of, to Colonel...

anecdote respecting, told by Mr. Irving, iii. 487; preparations for the marriage of, with Lawrence Lewis, iii. 531; marriage of, at Mount Vernon, on Washington's birthday, in 17...

Custis, John Parke, son of Mrs. Washington, difficult task of Washington as the guardian of--plans of travel of, opposed by Mrs. Washington--particulars of the estate of, accord...

publicly read in New York on the tenth of July--influence of, upon the popular mind in Europe, ii. 215; comments of Mirabeau and Napoleon upon, ii. 216; read to the army of the...

letter of Gates presented to Washington at, by Wilkinson, ii. 370; voice of Knox heard across, ii. 371; passage of the American army to the Jersey side, ii. 381; attempt of Sir...

destruction of the American fleet on--full possession of, obtained by the British, ii. 563; crossed by Washington in pursuit of Sir Henry Clinton, ii. 618; rapid march of the al...

exasperation caused by the conduct of, ii. 639; letter of, to Congress, relative to his abandonment of Rhode Island--soothing letter written to, by Washington, ii. 640; departur...

defeat of, by Colonel William Johnson, at Lake George--wounded and a prisoner, i. 182; subsequent history of (_note_),--designs of, in case of success (_note_), i. 183; General...

correspondence of Washington with, in relation to Lord Loudonn, i. 236; contemptible conduct of, toward Washington, i. 241; letter of Washington to, in relation to certain sland...

preparations for the attempt upon, ii. 60, 61; taken possession of, at night, by General Thomas--lines of fortification upon, drawn by Gridley, ii. 64; alarm of Howe on seeing t...

Duché, Reverend Jacob, invited to read prayers in the continental Congress, i. 428, 528; psalm read by, and prayer of, i. 429; sermon preached by, on the fast-day, in Christ chu...

Dunmore, earl of, successor of Lord Botetourt as governor of Virginia--dislike of the people of Virginia for, i. 374; unsuited for his position as governor, i. 375; friendly rel...

expedition of, against the Indians on the Scioto, in 1774, i. 472; willingness of, to make peace, i. 473; suspicions excited against, by his conduct of the campaign, i. 474; pow...

cruelties of, on the coasts of the southern states, ii. 108; movements of, on the Elizabeth river, ii. 109; ravages of, ii. 109, 110; driven from Gwyn's island by General Andrew...

Fairfax, Thomas, the sixth lord, antiquity of the family of--brief biographical notice of, i. 47; personal appearance of, i. 48; splendid fortune and large estates of, i. 48, 52...

Fauchet, M., appointed by the French government to succeed Genet--intercepted papers written by, placed in the hands of Washington--suspicion thrown on the integrity of Randolph...

new road to, from Raystown, decided upon by General Forbes, i. 271; Washington in favor of Braddock's road to, i. 273; delays in the expedition against, i. 274, 279, 281; effect...

danger of relaxation of American efforts, on the conclusion of the treaty with, ii. 612; the alliance with, a source of uneasiness to Washington, ii. 646; commercial advantages...

progress of the Revolution in, 184-187; nearly all Europe in arms against, in 1792--sympathy in the United States for the people of, iii. 220, 249, 273; thoughts of wise men res...

toasts given at a civic feast in Philadelphia to celebrate the victories of (_note_), iii. 348; a constitution established in, in 1795 (_note_), iii. 386; pen-picture of the Con...

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney appointed minister to, in 1796, iii. 443; depredations committed by the cruisers of, on American commerce, iii. 466, 492, 505; war with, threatened i...

loan and bribe sought by the Directory of, iii. 502; indignation of the American people excited against--conduct of, justified by the _Aurora_, iii. 505; sustained by public sen...

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 co...

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 o...

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 Bosto...

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; letter...

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, susta...

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, c...

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...

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 instrume...

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 agains...

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. 2...

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...

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 prod...

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-...

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 o...

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 o...

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; line...

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 G...

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 o...

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 o...

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. 10...

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; intenti...

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 meeti...

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'...

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 t...

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...

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...

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; t...

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....

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.

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--friend...

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; retireme...

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;...

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 wit...

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;...

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 decl...

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 arm...

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 Fede...

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, st...

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...

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...

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. 40...

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;...

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....

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.

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 Phi...

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...

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...

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...

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; Was...

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 o...

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...

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,

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; exertio...

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...

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...

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 att...

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 s...

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...

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,...

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; lette...

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, complain...

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....

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 oc...

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 tr...

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...

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,

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--mortifica...

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 co...

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. Livingst...

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; depa...

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--mark...

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,...

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,...

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-...

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...

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 i...

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...

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,...

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...

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; demonstration...

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...

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 o...

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...

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;...

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,...

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 agains...

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; N...

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, ii...

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 Kittann...

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;...

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 B...

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. 1...

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...

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 Franc...

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...

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_)...

Potts, Isaac, the house of, the headquarters of Washington at Valley Forge, ii. 602; iron foundry and forge of, called "Valley Forge" (_note_)--Washington seen by, in the woods,...

Prisoners, cruel treatment of, by General Gage, i. 630; correspondence between Washington and Gage in relation to the treatment of, i. 630-635; ill treatment of, retaliated by W...

reply of Lord Howe to the letter of Washington, ii. 410; joint commission proposed, to settle questions in relation to--refusal of Washington to exchange an equal number of heal...

Pulaski, Count, awaiting an appointment to a troop of horse, ii. 497; conspicuous bravery of, at the battle of the Brandywine, ii. 510; force of infantry under the command of, s...

efforts of, to turn the fugitives at Bunker's hill, i. 569; "impregnable fortress" of, on Cobble hill, i. 761; intrenchment on Lechmere's Point begun by, i. 764; sent to New Yor...

Quakers, adverse to a union of the colonies, i. 455; opposition of, to the American Association, i. 456, 457; account of a meeting of, in 1775, from Pennsylvania and New Jersey,

"Testimony" of the, i. 458; as a body friends of the king to the end of the war, i. 459, 460; harsh condemnation of the "Testimony" of, by Christopher Marshall (_note_), i. 459;...

Quebec, siege of, by General Wolfe, i. 293-300; capitulation of, to General Townshend--General Murray left to defend--siege of, by De Levi, in 1760, i. 300; opportune arrival of...

office in the cabinet resigned by, iii. 363; correspondence of, with Washington, in relation to the matter of Fauchet's intercepted papers, iii. 363-366; implications in Fauchet...

Reed, Colonel Joseph, of Philadelphia, letter of, to the earl of Dartmouth, in relation to the general Congress, i. 411; extract from a letter of, on the continental Congress, i...

letter of Washington to, alluding to the difficulties of his position at Cambridge, ii. 46, 50; sent by Washington to meet Lieutenant Brown, bearing a flag from Lord Howe, ii. 2...

singular conduct of D'Estaing at, ii. 638; severe engagement at Quaker hill, on--arrival of Sir Henry Clinton at--irritation caused by the failure to recapture, ii. 639; and New...

"Rights of Man," Paine's, detested by John Adams, but admired by Jefferson, iii. 190; apparently endorsed by Washington and Jefferson, iii. 191; several copies taken by Wellingt...

military works constructed by, near Charleston, ii. 188; made dictator by the legislature of South Carolina ii. 671; appointed associate judge of the supreme court in 1789, iii....

audience given by, to Tanacharisson and his brother-chiefs, i. 84; reply of, to the letter of Governor Dinwiddie, i. 85; efforts of, to detain Tanacharisson and other chiefs of...

affectionate letter of, to Washington, at Cambridge, i. 597; powers granted to, by the second continental Congress, i. 610; ordered to take possession of St. John and Montreal--...

feeling against, among the Connecticut troops (_note_), i. 705; letter of, to Washington, expressing his determination to retire from public life, i. 706; ill feeling toward, am...

indignation of, at a letter written by Colonel Joseph Trumbull, ii. 418; neglect of his letters by Congress--censured by Congress for offensive language, ii. 419; character of,...

Slave-trade, resolution adverse to the, adopted at the Williamsburg convention, in 1744, i. 405; the American Association agree to discontinue the, i. 441; action of various sta...

Stamp-act, submitted to the house of commons by George Grenville--the proposal of, how received in the colonies, i. 323: opposition of William Pitt to, in the house of commons,...

Stanwix, Colonel, Washington placed under the orders of, while at Winchester, in 1757, i. 241; letter of Washington to, advocating offensive measures against the French on the f...

Stephen, Adam, with Washington at Great Meadows, i. 114; with Braddock in his expedition against Fort Duquesne, i. 152; commissioned major-general in the continental army, ii. 4...

biographical notice of, i. 549; ordered by Washington to seize certain tories in Portsmouth as hostages, i. 746; the successor of Thomas in command at the Sorel, ii. 148; sangui...

interview of, with the American envoys, iii. 503; declaration of war against the United States threatened by, iii. 504; indirect efforts of, toward bringing about a reconciliati...

Thomas, John, appointed brigadier-general in the continental army, i. 548; Dorchester Heights taken possession of by, ii. 64; appointed to command the army in Canada, ii. 97; we...

Ticonderoga, fort at, erected by the French in 1756, i. 235; attack upon, under Abercrombie and Lord Howe, i. 263; admirable conduct of the troops at the siege of--inactivity an...

Washington joined by Cadwalader and Mifflin at, ii. 388; Washington attacked by Cornwallis at, ii. 384; left at night by Washington, ii. 385; reception of Washington at, in 1789...

unscrupulous character of, i. 580; machinations of, in New York, ii. 31; refuge taken by, on board the sloop-of-war _Halifax_, ii. 130; proclamation issued by, from on board the...

escape of, aided by Sir William Erskine, ii. 437; indignation aroused by the atrocities of, ii. 438; copies of Lord North's bills sent by, to Washington--resolutions of Congress...

sufferings of the patriot army on its march to, ii. 570; huts constructed at, by the army, ii. 570, 571; forcible means used by Washington to obtain supplies for the army at (_n...

Van Braam, Jacob, Washington's fencing-master, i. 46, 62; with Washington on his expedition to the Ohio in 1753, i. 76, 88; with Washington at Great Meadows, i. 114; alleged tre...

Washington appointed, in 1755, commander of all the forces of, i. 188; difficulty of raising troops in, to protect the frontier, after Braddock's defeat, i. 191; Governor Dinwid...

indignation of the people of, at the right claimed by Parliament to tax the colonies, i. 368; early efforts made in, to cast off the burden of negro slavery--instructions of the...

warlike spirit pervading, in 1775, i. 470; troops of, reviewed by Washington in the winter of 1774-'75, i. 471; effect in, of the news of the battle of Lexington--powder of the...

Virginia convention proposed, to consider a proposition for a continental Congress, i. 395; resolutions adopted at, i. 401-405; eloquent speech of Washington at--delegates to th...

Ward, General Artemas, in command of troops in the neighborhood of Boston after the battle of Lexington, i. 513; inefficiency of, i. 532; appointed first major-general under Was...

a volunteer at Breed's hill, i. 562; death of, at the close of the battle of Breed's hill, i. 569; lament of the wife of John Adams for--Everett on the death of--biographical no...

invited by her husband to join him at Cambridge, i. 765; mode of travelling of, i. 766; ball proposed in honor of, i. 767; arrival of, in the camp at Cambridge, i. 768; inoculat...

Cornwallis attacked by, at Old Jamestown, ii. 721; Savannah taken possession of by, iii. 11; appointed commander-in-chief of the army in the Northwest, iii. 197; operations of,...

West Point, fortifications at, commenced by Bernard Romans, ii. 127; headquarters of Washington at--letter of Washington to Doctor Cochran, showing the style of living at (_note...

Whitemarsh, encampment of Washington near, ii. 559; efforts of Howe to draw the Americans out of their position at, ii. 568; retreat of Howe from, to Philadelphia--Washington bl...

lord-mayor of London, address of, to the king, on American affairs--biographical notice of (_note_), i. 604; his contemptuous treatment of a royal proclamation, i. 611; speech o...

Winchester, headquarters of Washington at, in 1755, i. 189; Fort Loudoun erected by Washington at, i. 214; irksomeness of Washington's duties at, i. 240; property owned by Washi...

Monckton sent by, to occupy Point Levi, i. 294; unsuccessful attempt of, to storm Montcalm's intrenchments, i. 295; on a sick-bed concerts with Saunders, a plan for scaling the...

Wooster, David, appointed brigadier-general in the continental army--brief biographical notice of, i. 548; invited to the neighborhood of New York by the provincial congress (_n...