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all other men to lay the foundations of a republic which has endured in prosperity for more than a century. I find in him a marvelous judgment which was never at fault, a penetrating vision which beheld the future of America when it was dim to other eyes, a great intellectual force, a will of iron, an unyielding grasp of facts, and an unequaled strength of patriotic purpose. I see in him too a pure and high-minded gentleman of dauntless courage and stainless honor, simple and stately of manner, kind and generous of heart. Such he was in truth. The historian and the biographer may fail to do him justice, but the instinct of mankind will not fail. The real hero needs not books to give him worshipers. George Washington will always hold the love and reverence of men because they see embodied in him the noblest possibilities of humanity.

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ACKERSON, DAVID, describes Washing- | Alexander, Philip, hunts with Wash-

ton's personal appearance, ii. 386-
388.

Adams, Abigail, on Washington's ap-
pearance in 1775, i. 137.
Adams, John, moves appointment of
Washington as commander-in-chief,
i. 134; on political necessity for his
appointment, 135; and objections to
it, 135; statement as to Washing-
ton's difficulties, 163; over-san-
guine as to American prospects,
171; finds fault with Washington,
214, 215; one of few national states-
men, 252; on Washington's opinion
of titles, ii. 52; advocates ceremony,
54; returns to United States, 137;
attacked by Jefferson as a monarch-
ist, 226; praised by Democrats as
superior to Washington, 251; his
administration upheld by Washing-
ton, 259; advised by Washington,
260; his inauguration, 276; sends
special mission to France, 284;
urges Washington to take command
of provisional army, 285; wishes to
make Knox senior to Hamilton, 286;
censured by Washington, gives way,
287; lack of sympathy with Wash-
ington, 287; his nomination of Mur-
ray disapproved by Washington,
292, 293; letter of Washington to,
on immigration, 326.

Adams, J. Q., on weights and mea-
sures, ii. 81.

Adams, Samuel, not sympathized with
by Washington in working for inde-
pendence, i. 131; his inability to
sympathize with Washington, 204;
an enemy of Constitution, ii. 71; a
genuine American, 309.
Alcudia, Duke de, interviews with
Pinckney, ii. 166.

ington, i. 115.

Alien and Sedition Laws, approved by
Washington and Federalists, ii. 296,
297.

Ames, Fisher, speech on behalf of
administration in Jay treaty affair,
ii. 210.
André, Major, meets Arnold, i. 282;
announces capture to Arnold, 284;
confesses, 284; condemned and ex-
ecuted, 287; justice of the sen-
tence, 287, 288; Washington's opin-
ion of, 288, ii. 357.
Armstrong, John, Major, writes New.
burg address, i. 335.
Army of the Revolution, at Boston,
adopted by Congress, i. 134; its or-
ganization and character, 136-143;
sectional jealousies in, at New
York, 162; goes to pieces after
defeat, 167, 175, 176; condition
in winter of 1777, 186; difficulties
between officers, 189; with for-
eign officers, 190-192; improve-
ment as shown by condition after
Brandywine and Germantown, 200,
201; hard winter at Valley Forge,
228;

maintained alive only by
Washington, 227, 228, 232; im-
proved morale at Monmouth, 239;
mutinies for lack of pay, 258; suf-
fers during 1779, 270; bad condi-
tion in 1780, 279; again mutinies
for pay, 291, 292, 295; conduct of
troops, 292, 293; jealousy of peo-
ple towards, 332; badly treated
by States and by Congress, 333;
grows mutinous, 334; adopts New-
burg addresses, 335, 336; ready
for a military dictatorship, 338,
340; farewell of Washington to,
345.

Arnold, Benedict, sent by Washing-
ton to attack Quebec, i. 144; sent
against Burgoyne, 210; plans trea-
son, 281; shows loyalist letter to
Washington, 282; meets André,
282; receives news of André's cap-
ture, 284; escapes, 284, 285; previ-
ous benefits from Washington, 286;
Washington's opinion of, 288; rav-
ages Virginia, 303; sent back to
New York, 303; one of the few
men who deceived Washington, ii.
336.

Arnold, Mrs., entertains Washington

at time of her husband's treachery,
i. 284, 285,

Articles of Confederation, their inad-

equacy early seen by Washington, i.
297, 298; ii. 17.

Asgill, Capt., selected for retaliation
for murder of Huddy, i. 328; ef-
forts for his release, 329; release
ordered by Congress, 330.

BACHE, B. F., publishes Jay treaty in
"Aurora," ii. 185; joins in attack on
Washington, 238, 244; rejoices over
his retirement, 256.

Baker,, works out a pedigree for
Washington, i. 31.

Ball, Joseph, advises against sending
Washington to sea, i. 49, 50.
Barbadoes, Washington's description
of, i. 64.

Beckley, John, accuses Washington
of embezzling, ii. 245.
Bernard, John, his conversation with
Washington referred to, i. 58, 107;
describes encounter with Washing-

Virginia, 122, 123; appeals to colo-
nies, 124; protests against Jay
treaty, ii. 186; answered by Wash-
ington, 190.

Botetourt, Lord, Governor of Vir-
ginia, quarrels with Assembly, i.
121; manages to calm dissension,
122; on friendly terms with Wash-
ington, 122.

Braddock, General Edward, arrives
in Virginia, i. 82; invites Washing-
ton to serve on his staff, 82; re-
spects him, 83; his character and
unfitness for his position, 83; de-
spises provincials, 83; accepts
Washington's advice as to dividing
force, 84; rebukes Washington for
warning against ambush, 85; in-
sists on fighting by rule, 85; de-
feated and mortally wounded, 85;
death and burial, 87.
Bradford, William, succeeds Ran-
dolph, ii. 246.

Brandywine, battle of, i. 196-198.
Bunker Hill, question of Washington
regarding battle of, i. 136.
Burgoyne, General John, junction of
Howe with, feared by Washington,
i. 194, 195, 205, 206; significance of
his defeat, 202; danger of his inva-
sion foreseen by Washington, 203-
206; captures Ticonderoga, 207;
outnumbered and defeated, 210;
surrenders, 211.

Burke, Edmund, understands signifi.
cance of Washington's leadership,
i. 202; unsettled by French Revo-
lution, ii. 294.

ton, ii. 281-283; his description of CABOT, GEORGE, entertains Lafayette's
Washington's conversation, 343-

348.

Blackwell, Rev. Dr., calls on Wash-
ington with Dr. Logan, ii. 264.
Blair, John, appointed to Supreme
Court, ii. 73.

Bland, Mary, "Lowland Beauty,"
admired by Washington, i. 95, 96.
Blount, Governor, pacifies Cherokees,
ii. 94.

Boston, visit of Washington to, i. 97,
99; political troubles in, 120; Brit-
ish measures against condemned by

son, ii. 366.

Cadwalader, General, fails to cross
Delaware to help Washington, i.
180; duel with Conway, 226.
Calvert, Eleanor, misgivings of
Washington over her marriage to
John Custis, i. 111.
Camden, battle of, i. 281.
Canada, captured by Wolfe, i. 94; ex-
pedition of Montgomery against,
143, 144; project of Conway cabal
against, 222; 253; project of Lafay
ette to attack, 254; plan considered

dangerous by Washington, 254, 255;
not undertaken by France, 256.
Carleton, Sir Guy, informs Washing-
ton of address of Commons for
peace, i. 324; suspected by Wash-
ington, 325; remonstrates against
retaliation by Washington for mur-
der of Huddy, 328; disavows Lip-
pencott, 328; fears plunder of New
York city, 345; urges Indians to
attack the United States, ii. 102,
175.

Carlisle, Earl of, peace commissioner,
i. 233.

Carlyle, Thomas, sneers at Washing-
ton, i. 4, 14; calls him "a blood-
less Cromwell," i. 69, ii. 332; fails
to understand his reticence, i. 70;
despises him for not seizing power,
341.

Carmichael, William, minister at
Madrid, ii. 165; on commission re-
garding the Mississippi, 166.
Carrington, Paul, letter of Washing-
ton to, ii. 208; Washington's friend-
ship for, 363.
Cary, Mary, early love affair of
Washington with, i. 96.
Chamberlayne, Major, entertains
Washington at Williams' Ferry, i.
101.

Charleston, siege and capture of, i.
273, 274, 276.

Chastellux, Marquis de, Washington's

friendship for and letter to, ii. 351;
on Washington's training of horses,
380.
Cherokees, beaten by Sevier, ii. 89;
pacified by Blount, 94, 101.
Chester, Colonel, researches on
Washington pedigree, i. 31.
Chickasaws, desert from St. Clair, ii.
96.

China, honors Washington, i. 6.
Choctaws, peaceable in 1788, ii. 89.
Cincinnati, Society of the, Washing-
ton's connection with, ii. 4.
Clarke, Governor, thinks Washington
is invading popular rights, i. 215.
Cleaveland, Rev. —, complimented
by Washington, ii. 359,
Clinton, George, appealed to by
Washington to attack Burgoyne, i.

210; journey with Washington to
Ticonderoga, 343; enters New York
city, 345; letter of Washington to,
ii. 1; meets Washington on journey
to inauguration, 45; opponent of
the Constitution, 71; orders seizure
of French privateers, 153.
Clinton, Sir Henry, fails to help Bur-
goyne, i. 210; replaces Howe at
Philadelphia, his character, 232;
tries to cut off Lafayette, 233;
leaves Philadelphia, 234; defeats
Lee at Monmouth, 236; retreats to
New York, 238; withdraws from
Newport, 248; makes a raid, 265;
fortifies Stony Point, 268; his aim-
less warfare, 269, 270; after cap-
turing Charleston returns to New
York, 276; tries to save André,
287; alarmed at attacks on New
York, 306; jealous of Cornwallis,
refuses to send reinforcements, 308;
deceived by Washington, 311;
sends Graves to relieve Cornwallis,
312.

Congress, Continental, Washington's
journey to, i. 128; its character
and ability, 129; its state papers,
129; adjourns, 132; in second ses-
sion, resolves to petition the king,
133; adopts Massachusetts army
and makes Washington commander,
134; reasons for his choice, 135;
adheres to short-term enlistments,
149; influenced to declare inde-
pendence by Washington, 160;
hampers Washington in campaign
of New York, 167; letters of Wash-
ington to, 170, 179, 212, 225, 229,
266, 278, 295; 321, 323, 333; takes
steps to make army permanent,
171; its over-confidence, 171; in-
sists on holding Forts Washington
and Lee, 174; dissatisfied with
Washington's inactivity, 187; crit-
icises his proclamation requiring
oath of allegiance, 189; makes un-
wise appointments of officers, 189;
especially of foreigners, 190-192;
248, 249; applauds Washington's
efforts at Germantown, 200; deposes
Schuyler and St. Clair, 208; ap-
points Gates, 210; irritation against

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