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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 should be removed from Boston--extraordinary speech of, in support of his proposition, i. 489; little influence of the speech of, within the house, i. 491; profound sensation caused out of doors by the speech of--remark of Franklin respecting the speech of--friends of, in the house of lords--plan of, for the settlement of troubles in America--Franklin consulted by, in the preparation of his plan of settlement (_note_), i. 492; hurried rejection of the plan of, in the house of lords--plan of, approved by Franklin, i. 493; confined to his house with the gout, ii. 7; last speech of, in Parliament, ii. 608. (See _William Pitt_.)

Chatham, Lady, unwillingness of, that Lord Pitt should bear arms against the colonists (_note_), i. 686.

Chaudière, valley of the, reminiscences of the "good Bostonians" still preserved in, i. 696.

Cherokees, Colonel Montgomery sent against in 1760--subdued by Colonel Grant in 1761, i. 302.

Cherry Valley desolated by Butler and Brant, ii. 642.

Chesapeake bay, arrival of the British fleet in--movements of his army directed toward, by Washington, ii. 495; landing of Sir William Howe and his army at the head of, ii. 497; night of peril passed on, by Washington, on his southern tour, iii. 178.

Chester, retreat of the American army to, from the Brandywine, ii. 507.

Chew, Chief Justice, banishment of, to Fredericksburg, i. 461.

Chew's house, loss of the battle of Germantown owing to the delay at, ii. 554.

Childhood, frame of Washington precociously large in, i. 57.

Christ church, in Philadelphia, divine service attended at, by the second continental Congress, i. 609.

Christianity, Washington a sincere believer in, iii. 576.

Church, Doctor Benjamin, placed by Congress at the head of the army hospital, i. 612; convicted of treasonable correspondence (_note_), i. 613.

Church of England, Washington a communicant of, i. 336.

Cilley, Colonel, captured cannon turned upon the British by, at Bemis's Heights, ii. 531.

_Cincinnati, Society of_, instituted--deep interest felt by Washington in--Washington and Hamilton successive presidents of, iii. 23; address from the members of the, in Boston, iii. 131.

_Citizen Genet_, a privateer fitted out at Charleston by Genet--the arrest of American citizens on board, iii. 259; irritation of Genet at the arrests on, iii. 260.

City Tavern, Philadelphia, meeting at, of delegates to the first continental Congress, i. 454; convention to form the constitution adjourn to, iii. 73; Washington and suite entertained at, in 1789, iii. 86.

Clarke, Major George Rogers, operations of, in the West, ii. 652; biographical notice of, ii. 653.

Clergy, sides taken by the various denominations of, during the progress of the Revolution, i. 463.

Clinton, Colonel James, at Fort Constitution, ii. 219; bayonet-wound received by, ii. 545.

Clinton, General George, energy and activity of, in defence of New York,