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bill creating, signed by Washington, iii. 173.

Barbados, visit of Lawrence and George Washington to, in 1751, i. 62.

Barbary powers, impunity of their piracies in 1789, iii. 100.

Bard, Doctor, assiduous attention of, to Washington, during his illness in 1789, iii. 116.

Barney, Commodore, bad conduct of, in the West Indies, iii. 467.

Barnsfare, Captain, death of Montgomery in the attempt to surprise the battery of, i. 718.

Barré, Isaac, Wolfe's adjutant-general at Quebec, i. 293; "conciliatory bill" of Lord North denounced by, i. 498.

Barren Hill, escape of Lafayette from the British at, ii. 615.

Barrett, Colonel, militia assembled under, at Concord, i. 506.

Barry, William T., placed at the head of the post-office department in 1829, iii. 123.

Barton, Lieutenant-Colonel William, General Prescott made prisoner by, ii. 474.

Baskingridge, surprise and capture of General Lee at, ii. 358.

Bassett, Colonel, death of J. P. Custis at the house of, at Eltham, iii. 5.

Bastile, in France, destruction of, iii. 136; key of, sent to Washington by Lafayette, iii. 163.

Bath, buildings owned by Washington in, at the time of his death, iii. 543.

Baume, Colonel, sent by Burgoyne to seize provisions at Bennington,