town, 315; besieged, 316, 317; sur-
renders, 317; outgeneraled by
Washington, 319, 320.
Cowpens, battle of, i. 301.

Craik, Dr., attends Washington in
last illness, ii. 300-302; Washing-
ton's friendship with, 363.
Creeks, their relations with Spaniards,
ii. 89, 90; quarrel with Georgia,
90; agree to treaty with United
States, 91; stirred up by Spain,
101.

Curwen, Samuel, on Washington's ap-
pearance, i. 137.

Cushing, William, appointed to Su-
preme Court, ii. 72.

Custis, Daniel Parke, first husband of
Martha Washington, i. 101.
Custis, G. W. P., tells mythical story
of Washington and the colt, i. 45;
Washington's care for, ii. 369.
Custis, John, Washington's tender-
ness toward, i. 111; care for his
education and marriage, 111;
hunts with Washington, 141; death
of, 322.

Custis, Nellie, simarriage with Wash-
ington's nephew, ii. 281, 369; letter
of Washington to, 377.

DAGWORTHY, CAPTAIN, claims to out-
rank Washington in Virginia army,
i. 91, 97.

Dallas, Alexander, protests to Genet
against sailing of Little Sarah, ii.
155.

Dalton, Senator, entertains Washing-
ton at Newburyport, ii. 359.
Deane, Silas, promises commissions to
foreign military adventurers, i. 190.
De Barras, jealous of De Grasse, de-
cides not to aid him, i. 310; per-
suaded to do so by Washington and
Rochambeau, 311; reaches Chesa-
peake, 312.

De Grasse, Comte, announces inten-
tion of coming to Washington, i.
305; warned by Washington not to
come to New York, 305; sails to
Chesapeake, 306; asked to meet
Washington there, 308, reaches
Chesapeake, 312; repulses British
fleet, 312; wishes to return to West

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Indies, 315; persuaded to remain
by Washington, 315; refuses to join
Washington in attack on Charleston,
322; returns to West Indies, 322.
De Guichen,, commander of
French fleet in West Indies, i. 280;
appealed to for aid by Washington,
281; returns home, 282.
Delancey, Oliver, escapes American
attack, i. 306.

Democratic party, its formation as a
French party, ii. 225; furnished
with catch-words by Jefferson, 226;
with a newspaper organ, 227; not
ready to oppose Washington for
president in 1792, 235; organized
against treasury measure, 236;
stimulated by French Revolution,
238; supports Genet, 237; begins
to attack Washington, 238; his
opinion of it, 239, 240, 258, 261, 267,
268; forms clubs on French model,
241; Washington's opinion of, 242,
243; continues to abuse him, 244,
245, 250, 252; exults at his retire-
ment, 256; prints slanders, 257.
Demont, William, betrays plans of
Fort Washington to Howe, i. 175.
D'Estaing, Admiral, reaches Amer-
ica, i. 242; welcomed by Washing-
ton, 243; fails to cut off Howe and
goes to Newport, 243; after battle
with Howe goes to Boston, 244; let-
ter of Washington to, 246; sails to
West Indies, 246; second letter of
Washington to, 247; attacks Sa-
vannah, 248; withdraws, 248.
De Rochambeau, Comte, arrives at
Newport, i. 277; ordered to await
second division of army, 278; re-
fuses to attack New York, 280;
wishes a conference with Washing-
ton, 282; meets him at Hartford,
282; disapproves attacking Florida,
301; joins Washington before New
York, 306; persuades De Barras to
join De Grasse, 311; accompanies
Washington to Yorktown, 314.
Dickinson, John, commands scouts at
Monmouth, i. 326.

Digby, Admiral, bitter comments of
Washington on, i. 325.
Dinwiddie, Governor, remonstrates

shall, and Gerry to France, 284;
the X. Y. Z. affair, 285.
Donop, Count, drives Griffin out of
New Jersey, i. 180; killed at Fort
Mercer, 217.

Dorchester, Lord. See Carleton.
Duane, James, letters of Washington
to, i. 294, 329,

Dumas, Comte, describes enthusiasm
of people for Washington, i. 283.
Dunbar, Colonel, connection with
Braddock's expedition, i. 84, 87.
Dunmore, Lord, arrives in Virginia as
governor, i. 122; on friendly terms
with Washington, 122, 123; dis
solves assembly, 123.

Duplaine, French consul, exequatur
of revoked, ii. 159.

EDEN, WILLIAM, peace commissioner,

England American, ii. 309.
Emerson, Rev. Dr., describes Wash-
ington's reforms in army before
Boston, i. 140.

against French encroachments, i.
66; sends Washington on mission
to French, 66; quarrels with the
Virginia Assembly, 71; letter of
Washington to, 73; wishes Wash-
ington to attack French, 79; tries
to quiet dissensions between regu-
lar and provincial troops, 80; mili-
tary schemes condemned by Wash-
ington, 91; prevents his getting a
royal commission, 93.
Diplomatic History: refusal by Wash-
ington of special privileges to
French minister, ii. 59-61; slow
growth of idea of non-interven-
tion, 132, 133; difficulties owing
to French Revolution, 134; to Eng-
lish retention of frontier posts,
135; attitude of Spain, 135; rela-
tions with Barbary States, 136;
mission of Gouverneur Morris to i. 233.
sound English feeling, 137; asser-Edwards, Jonathan, a typical New
tion by Washington of non-inter-
vention policy toward Europe, 145,
146; issue of neutrality proclama-
tion, 147, 148; its importance, 148;
mission of Genet, 148-162; guarded
attitude of Washington toward
émigrés, 151; excesses of Genet,
151; neutrality enforced, 153, 154;
the Little Sarah episode, 154-157;
recall of Genet demanded, 158;
futile missions of Carmichael and
Short to Spain, 165, 166; success-
ful treaty of Thomas Pinckney,
166-168; question as to binding na-
ture of French treaty of commerce,
169-171; irritating relations with
England, 173-176; Jay's mission,
177-184; the questions at issue, 180,
181; terms of the treaty agreed
upon, 182; good and bad points,
183; ratified by Senate, 184; sign-
ing delayed by renewal of provision
order, 185; war with England pre-
vented by signing, 205; difficulties
with France over Morris and Mon-
roe, 211-214; doings of Monroe,
212, 213; United States compro-
mised by him, 213, 214; Monroe
replaced by Pinckney, 214; review
of Washington's foreign policy,
216-219; mission of Pinckney, Mar-

Emigrés, Washington's treatment of,
ii. 151, 253.

England, honors Washington, i. 20;

arrogant behavior toward colonists,
80, 81, 82, 148; its policy towards
Boston condemned by Virginia, 119,
121, 123, 126; by Washington, 124,
125, 126; sends incompetent officers
to America, 155, 201, 202, 233; stu-
pidity of its operations, 203, 205,
206, 265; sincerity of its desire for
peace doubted by Washington, 324,
325; arrogant conduct of toward
the United States after peace, il.
24, 25; stirs up the Six Nations and
Northwestern Indians, 92, 94, 101;
folly of her policy, 102; sends Ham-
mond as minister, 169; its opportu-
nity to win United States as ally
against France, 171, 172; adopts
contrary policy of opposition, 172,
173; 173; adopts" provision order,”
174; incites Indians against United
States, 175; indignation of America
against, 176; receives Jay well, but
refuses to yield points at issue, 180;
insists on monopoly of West India

trade, 180; and on impressment, 181;
later history of, 181; renews provi-
sion order, 185; danger of war with,
193; avoided by Jay treaty, 205;
Washington said to sympathize with
England, 252; his real hostility
toward, 254; Washington's opinion
of liberty in, 344.
Ewing, General James, fails to help
Washington at Trenton, i. 180.

FAIRFAX, BRYAN, hunts with Washing.
ton, i. 115; remonstrates with Wash-
ington against violence of patriots,
124; Washington's replies to, 124,
126, 127; letter of Washington to
in Revolution, ii. 366.

Fairfax, George, married to Miss

Cary, i. 55; accompanies Washing-
ton on surveying expedition, 58;
letter of Washington to, 133.
Fairfax, Mrs. --- letter of Wash-
ington to, ii. 367.

Fairfax, Thomas, Lord, his career in

port of financial measures, 236;
Washington looked upon by Demo-
crats as its head, 244, 247; only its
members trusted by Washington,
246, 247, 259, 260, 261; becomes a
British party, 255; Washington
considers himself a member of,
269-274; the only American party
until 1800, 273; strengthened by
X, Y, Z affair, 285; dissensions in,
over army appointments, 286-290;
its horror at French Revolution,
294, 295; attempts of Washington
to heal divisions in, 298.
Fenno's newspaper, used by Hamil-
ton against the “National Gazette,”
ii. 230.

Finances of the Revolution, effect of
paper money on war, i. 258, 262;
difficulties in paying troops, 258;
labors of Robert Morris, 259, 264,
312; connection of Washington
with, 263; continued collapse, 280,
290, 312.

England, i. 55; comes to his Vir-Financial History, bad condition in
ginia estates, 55; his character, 55;
his friendship for Washington, 56;
sends him to survey estates, 56;
plans a manor across the Blue
Ridge, 59; secures for Washington
position as public surveyor, 60;
probably influential in securing his
appointment as envoy to French,
66; hunts with Washington, 115;
his death remembered by Washing-
ton, ii. 366.

Fairlie, Major, amuses Washington,
ii. 374.

Farewell Address, ii. 248, 249.
Fauchet, M., -->
letter of, incrimi-
nating Randolph, ii. 195, 196, 202.

Fauntleroy, Betsy, love affair of
Washington with, i. 97.

1789, ii. 105; decay of credit, paper,
and revenue, 106; futile proposi-
tions, 106; Hamilton's report on
credit, 107; debate over assump-
tion of state debt, 107; bargain
between Hamilton and Jefferson,
108; establishment of bank, 109;
other measures adopted, 112; pro-
tection in the first Congress, 112-
115; the excise tax imposed, 123;
opposition to, 123-127; "Whiskey
Rebellion," 127-128.

Fishbourn, Benjamin, nomination re-
jected by Senate, ii. 63.

Fontanes, M. de, delivers funeral
oration on Washington, i. 1.

Forbes, General, renews attack on
French in Ohio, i. 93.

Fauquier, Francis, Governor, at Forman, Major, describes impressive-

Washington's wedding, i. 101.
Federal courts, suggested by Wash-
ington, i. 150.

"Federalist," circulated by Wash-
ington, ii. 40.

Federalist party, begun by Hamil-
ton's controversy with Jefferson,
ii. 230; supports Washington for
reëlection, 235; organized in sup-

ness of Washington, ii. 389.
Fox, Charles James, understands sig-
nificance of Washington's leader-
ship, i. 202.

France, pays honors to Washington,
i. 1, 6; war with England, see
French and Indian war; takes pos-
session of Ohio, 65; considers Ju-
monville assassinated by Washing-