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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lancaster, meeting of recruits at, iii. 26.

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

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

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

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

Laurens, Colonel John, sent to Europe, to seek more aid in men and money,