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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; execution of, ii 694; names of the captors of, ii. 695.

Annapolis, Irving's description of fashionable society in, before the Revolution, i. 307; first theatrical performance in America at, in 1752, i. 308; journey of Washington to, from New York, in 1783--ball given at, in honor of Washington, iii. 35; short stay of young Custis at the college at (_note_), iii. 533.

Anthrax, malignant, Washington attacked by, in 1789, iii. 116.

Appearance, personal, of Washington, i. 46, iii. 584, 590, 595, 597, 601.

Arbuthnot, Admiral, arrival of, in New York, with troops, ii. 661; fleet of, damaged off Cape Hatteras, ii. 671; French blockaded by, in Newport, ii. 681.

Armstrong, Colonel John, Kittanning destroyed by, in 1756, i. 226; medal presented to, i. 227.

Armstrong, Major John, addresses to the continental army written by, in 1783, iii. 16, 18.

Arnold, Benedict, expedition undertaken by, against Ticonderoga--disappointment of, at finding Allen in the field before him, i. 524; a volunteer in Allen's expedition, i. 525; protest sent by, to the provincial congress of Massachusetts, i. 526; St. John on the Sorel captured and afterward abandoned by, i. 646; experience of, at sea in early life, i. 647; proposition of, to the continental Congress, for the invasion of Canada, i. 648; dislike of, for Allen (_notes_), i. 648, 652; commission thrown up by, i. 649; friendly reception of, by Washington, i. 682; letter of General Gates to, at Watertown (_note_), i. 682; expedition against Quebec intrusted to, i. 683; instructions of Washington to, on his departure for Quebec, i. 683; address of, to the inhabitants of Canada (_note_), i. 684; private letter of Washington to, i. 687; departure of, from Newburyport, i. 688; army of, reduced by sickness and desertion, i. 689; treachery of Indian messengers of, i. 690; desertion of, by Colonel Enos, with his whole division--unparalleled hardships endured by the troops of, i. 692; encampment of, on the eastern shore of Lake Megantic, i. 693; destruction of vessels of, while descending the Chaudière--message of, to Montgomery, carried by young Aaron Burr, i. 694; joined at Sertignan by Norridgewock Indians, i. 695; friendly reception of, by the _habitans_ of the valley of the Chaudière--approach of, known in Quebec through Indian treachery--fears excited in Quebec by the arrival of the troops of, at Point Levi, i. 696; names of men in the expedition of, afterward distinguished, i. 697; operations of, at Quebec, delayed by a snowstorm--Heights of Abraham scaled by, i. 701; reliance of, on the friendliness of the people of Quebec, i. 702; retirement of, from before Quebec--communication of, with Montgomery,