A.

Abington, attempts to cast cannon at,
304.

Acherley, Roger, 324.
Ackerly, a spy, 167.

Adams, Mrs. Abigail (Smith), 317, 319,
461, 486, 499, 509-511. Letters from,
to Mrs. Warren, 493-495, 501. Letter
to, from Mrs. Warren, 503.
Adams, Charles Francis, preface to the
correspondence between John Adams
and Mrs. Warren signed by, 317-319.
Adams, Pres. John, 289, 290, 503. His
correspondence
with Prof. John
Winthrop, 291-313. Introduces the
Messrs. Hall to Prof. Winthrop, 291.
On pay of troops, and the proposal to
appoint officers from other colonies
than Massachusetts to command them,
294-296. Advises against a separate
declaration of independence by one
colony, 300. Chief Justice, 307.
Eager for declaration of indepen-
dence, 308, 309. His quarrel with
Mrs. Warren, 319-511. Defends him-
self from the charge of being a mon-
archist, 324-328, 332. Repels the
charge of corruption, 335-338.

His
views of the principles of the Amer-
ican Revolution, 338-350. When he
first thought of independence, 340.
His letters to Gen. Brattle on the in-
dependence of the Judiciary, 344. His
share in the answer of the House of
Representatives to Gov. Hutchinson's
speech on the powers of Parliament,
346, 347. Author of the report of the
committee on the rights of the colo-
nies, 348. In favor of vigorous re-
sistance and separation from Great
Britain, 349, 350. Not satisfied with
the articles of Confederation, 351.
His ideas of a republican form of
government, 353. Controverts Mrs.
Warren's statement that he began
his political career in 1774, 354-358.
Anecdote of, 356. Appointed Chief
Justice, ib. Anecdotes of, 361, 362. His
comments on Mrs. Warren's account

of the mission to France, 366-374.
Letter from, to Samuel Adams, on
the diplomatic situation in France,
368-371. His unpleasant situation
in France, 367, 368. His expenses
as Commissioner, 371-373. Disap-
pointed in expecting to return in the
'Alliance," 374. His letter to Con-
gress, 374, 375. His services in the
Convention to form a Constitution for
Massachusetts, 375. His views of
alliance with France, 376. His Com-
missions to Great Britain, 377-380.
His Commission to negotiate a loan,
382, 383. His services in Holland,
384-393. His Commission to make
a treaty with Holland, 385. Defends
himself from the charge of bad man-
ners and morals, 388, 389. Defends
M. Dumas, 389, 390. His residence
and associates in Amsterdam, 391,
392. His residence at the Hague,
393. Date of his reception as min-
ister to Holland, 400. Account of
political parties in Holland, 400-406.
Relates anecdotes to prove the at-
tachment of the Dutch to the Stadt-
holdership, 402-406. His illness in
Holland, 407. Criticises Mrs. War-
ren's assertion that he was not nat-
urally fitted for the Court of France,
407-411. Reasons for Franklin's dis-
like of him, 408, 413, 414. His inter-
view with Brissot, 410. With the
Duke de Liancourt, ib. His account
of his labors in France and Holland,
411-416. Disliked by Vergennes, 412,
413, 415. Letter from, to Mrs. War-
ren (in her praise), quoted, 422. His
work in Holland, 425, 426. Declines
to treat with Great Britain until the
United States are recognized as a
nation, 426. Difficulties with Frank-
lin and Vergennes, 427, 428. Claims
that he was rightly at the head of the
Commission, 430, 431. Considers " re-
publicanism" an indefinite term, 431,
432. Reasons for his defeat in the
election of 1801, 433. Election slan-
ders against him, 433-436. Curious

interview with a Pennsylvania Ger-
man clergyman, 434, 435. Accused
of a desire to set up an established
(Presbyterian) church, 434-436. On
the title to be given to the President,
436-438. On titles generally, 438,
439. Criticises Mrs. Warren's esti-
mate of Francis Dana, 439-447. The
status of Americans an open question
in the proposed mediation of Austria
and Russia, 441-444. Note from, to
the Count de Vergennes, 441. Inter-
view with M. Rayneval, 442. Refuses
to attend the Congress at Vienna, un-
less the independence of America is
recognized, 443, 444. Remarks on
Vergennes and Franklin, 444, 445.
Praises Mr. Dana's high qualities
and aptness for diplomatic employ-
ment, 446, 447. Commission to, with
Franklin and others, to negotiate for
peace, 457-459. Commission to, with
Franklin and others, to accept the
mediation of Germany and Russia,
459, 460. His various residences in
France, 461, 462. Enmity of the
Warren family to, 463, 464. His
detractors, 464. His labors on the
question of the independence of the
colonies, 465-469. Resolution pro-
posed by him, in conjunction with
R. H. Lee, 465, 466. The story of
his invoking the God of Eloquence,
466-469. His speech on indepen-
dence, 467-469. Anecdote of the
Abbé Raynal, 468, 469. Claims
credit for industry, 469, 470. His
policy with France while President,
470, 471. Remarks on ambition, 471,
472, 474. His views of republics, 472-
474. Happiness in retirement, 475.
Abstained, as Vice-President, from in-
terference in patronage, 476.
ousy among men in public life, 477,
478. His opinions at different times
of King, 487; of Franklin, 488. His
opinion of Napoleon, 494. Mr. Gerry's
views on the correspondence between,
and Mrs. Warren, 496-498. Mr. Gerry
acts as mediator, 499, 500. Token of
friendship sent to Mrs. Warren, 502,
503. Letters from, to Mrs. Warren,
504-506, 508, 509. Letter to, from
Gov. McKean, 506-508. Letter to,
from Mrs. Warren, 509-511. His
"Defence of the Constitutions of
America," 332.

Jeal-

Adams, Pres. John Quincy, 336, 488.
Adams, Gov. Samuel, 312, 324, 326, 333,

385, 336, 341, 346, 847, 368, 372, 373,
895, 477, 478. Letter to, from John
Adams (in France), 368-371.
Adams, William, 152.

Adan, John Richardson, 500.
Agnew, Gen. James, 76.

Alden, Col. Ichabod, 65.

Alden, Capt. 84.

Alexander of Macedonia, the Great, 471.
Alexander I. of Russia, 502.

Allen, Rev. Thomas, (?) 67.
"Alliance," frigate, 367, 374, 412.
Ambition, natural to all men, 471, 472,

475.
American Army, see

Army, Amer-

ican."
American envoys not received by Eu-
ropean Courts, 440-446.

American paper money, proposal of Ver-
gennes in regard to, 412.

American Revolution, John Adams's
principles of the, 338-350. About
one third of the colonists opposed to,
506.

Amherst, Jeffrey, Baron, 840.
Andover, powder-mill at, 304.
Andrews, Benjamin, 93.
Anstruther, Col. John, 82.
Anti-Federalists, 464, 471, 485.

Anville, Nicolas de la Rochefoucauld,
Duc d', 339.

Apthorp, Rev. East, 343.

Armand, Col. Charles, Marquis de la
Rouerie, 87.

Arms and ordnance, arrival of, at Ports-
mouth, 43, 44, 46. Arrival of, from
France, 50. To be removed from the
coast, 51, 52.

Armstrong, John, 407, 408.
Army, American, queries in regard to

raising the, 3, 4. Winter quarters of
the, 1779-80, 130, 135-140; 1780-81,
171-173, 175; 1781-82, 228, 229. Re-
turns of, 231, 233, 234, 237, 240.
Strength of, 251. Good feeling of the,
with the French troops, 278. Well
fed and well clothed the last winter
of the war, 280. See "Clothing,'
"Provisions,"
""Massachusetts Line,"
"Officers," &c.

Army, British, reinforced, 120. Strength
of, in April, 1782, 249, 250.
Arnold, Gen. Benedict, 26, 39, 67, 162,
165, 167, 246.

Artillery, the army not well supplied
with, 55. Arrival of, from France,
78. Winter quarters of the park of,
1780-81, 172.

Ashley, Major Moses, 275.
Atlee, Col. Samuel J., 17.
Attendorff, see "Ottendorf."

66

Aurora," Philadelphia newspaper, 474.
Austin, Jonathan Loring, 440.

Austin, Major Jonathan Williams, 44.

Gen., 239, 264, 265.

Bicker, H., 387, 392.

Bigelow, Col. Timothy, 141.

Birch, Gen. Samuel, 275, 276.

Bishops for America, 343.

Blackden, Major

80, 81.

Blackstone, Sir William, 324.
Blaine, Col. Ephraim, 167.
Blair, Robert, 221.

Bolinbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount,
324.

Bond, Dr. Thomas, 237.

Bond, Col. William, 26, 28.

Borre, Chevalier Prudhomme de, ap-
pointed a Brigadier-General, 49.
Boston, instructions issued by Washing-
ton to Ward on leaving, 4-8. Bur-
goyne's army prisoners at, 77. Gen.
Howe abandons the idea of retaking,
94, 96. Affray in, with French sailors,
95. Fortification of the harbor of, 98,
101, 297, 300, 303. Gen. Gates ap-
pointed to command at, 103, 104.
Evacuation of, 296, 297.
"Boston Chronicle," newspaper, 464, 474.
"Boston Gazette," newspaper, 341, 356.
Bostwick, 151.

Boudinot, Elias, 83.

Boullanger, Nicolas Antoine, 376, 395.
Bounty for the army, 23, 127, 157, 158,
196.

Bounty on the manufacture of saltpetre,
304, 306.

Bowdoin, Gov. James, 359, 474.
"Braintree Instructions," the, 341.
Brandywine, battle of the, 74.
Brattle, Gen. William, 344.

Bread, scarcity of, in winter of 1779, 146,
148, 153.

Brigade-Majors, pay of, 49.

Brissot de Warville, Jean Pierre, 410.
Brookfield, to be a depot for stores, 54.
Sulphur in, 304.

Brown, Andrew, 464.

Brown, Capt. Gawen, 99.

Brown, Lieut. Richard, death of, 89 n.
Bryant, Capt. David, 11.

Bryant, George, 333.

Bud, Mr., house of, near West Point,
137.

Bunker Hill, 5. Battle of, 292–294.
Burgh, James, 356.

Camden, S. C., 214. Gates's defeat at,
163.

Campaign stories during election of 1800,
433-436.

Campbell, Col. Donald, 166.

Canada, secret expedition to, proposed
in 1777, 68. Washington's opinion
in regard to, ib.

Canfield, Col. Samuel, 257, 276, 277.
Cannon, attempts to cast, in the colo-
nies, 298, 300, 304. Scarcity of, 313.
Carleton, Sir Guy, Lord Dorchester, 51,
260, 262, 269, 271-273.
Carmarthen, Francis Godolphin, Mar-
quis of, 322, 323.

Cartridge-box, new kind of, 62.
Cartwright, Capt. Thomas, 129.
Catherine II. of Russia, 440, 445, 454.
Reasons for refusing to receive Mr.
Dana, 440-444. Mediation offered by,
441-444, 459, 460.

Cavalry, 80, 81.

Cérisier, Antoine Marie, his "Grund-
wettige Herstellung," 406.

Chambers, Capt. Matthew (?), 187.
Chandler, Col. Gardiner, 340.

Chaplains, pay of, 49. Number of, 67.
Charles II. of England, 438.
Charles III. of Spain, 440.
Charles XII. of Sweden, 502.

Charleston, So. Car., 159. Strength of
British army in, 1782, 249.
Charlestown, Mass., burning of, 292.
"Charon," British ship burned at York-
town, 225.

Chatham, Earl of, see "Pitt, William."
Chaumont, Le Ray de, 372.

Chronicle," see "Boston Chronicle."
Chester, Col. John, 15.

Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope,
Earl of, 420.

Church, Col. Benjamin, 339.

Church, Edward, 464.

Clap, Thomas, 342.

Clark, Lieut. James, 85.

Clarke, Commissary Jonathan, 92.

Cleft, Major Waterman, 121, 122, 126.