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letter of Franklin to, in relation to the question of reconciliation (_note_), ii. 292; in the Delaware with his fleet, ii. 551.

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

Howe, General Sir William, with Wolfe at the siege of Quebec, i. 293; address of, to his soldiers, at Breed's hill, i. 563; disposition of, friendly toward the Americans--friendship between Franklin and, i. 620; successor to General Gage, i. 730; confidence of, in the strength of his position in Boston, ii. 48; evacuation of Boston by, ii. 68, 85; departure of, from Boston, hastened by the fear of a general assault,