The Project Gutenberg eBook of Washington and the American Republic, by Benson J. Lossing.

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Sabbath, observance of the, by Washington, iii. 112.
Sag Harbor, destruction of British stores at, by Lieutenant-Colonel Meigs, ii. 439.
St. Clair, Colonel Arthur, despatched by General Thompson against Maclean, at Three Rivers, ii. 147;
commissioned major-general in the continental army, ii. 403;
force under the command of, at Ticonderoga, ii. 463;
Ticonderoga evacuated by, ii. 465;
pursued by Burgoyne, ii. 466;
retreat of, to Fort Edward, ii. 467;
superseded in the northern department by Arnold, ii. 470;
suspicions excited against, ii. 697;
appointed governor of the Northwest territory, iii. 156;
expedition of, against the Indians in the Northwest, iii. 176, 193;
caution given to, by Washington, iii. 176;
surprise and defeat of, iii. 193;
considerate conduct of Washington toward, iii. 196.
St. Clair. Sir John, military posts visited by, in 1754, i. 137.
St. John, unauthorized descent upon, by Captains Broughton and Selman, i. 742.
St. John on the Sorel, capture and abandonment of, by Arnold, i. 646;
retreat of Ethan Allen from—reinforcements sent to, by Governor Carleton, i. 647;
surrender of, to Montgomery—clothing out of the captured stores allowed by Montgomery to the garrison of—Major André among the prisoners taken at, i. 680.
St. Leger, Colonel, junction of, with Sir John Johnson, at Oswego, ii. 459.
St. Pierre, Legardeur de, his reception of Washington at Fort Le Bœuf, i. 83;
audience given by, to Tanacharisson and his brother-chiefs, i. 84;
reply of, to the letter of Governor Dinwiddie, i. 85;
efforts of, to detain Tanacharisson and other chiefs of Washington's party, i. 86;
death of, i. 181.
Salem, Massachusetts, patriotism of the people of, i. 389;
unsuccessful attempt of Colonel Leslie to seize arms at, i. 502.
Salem, North Carolina, visit of Washington to a Moravian settlement at, in 1791, iii. 181.
Sanders's creek, total defeat of Gates at, by Lords Cornwallis and Rawdon, ii. 683.
Santee, Greene on the High Hills of, iii. 3.
Saratoga, militia of Massachusetts and Connecticut desired by Washington to rendezvous at, ii. 471;
destruction by Burgoyne of Schuyler's buildings at, ii. 535.
Savannah, seizure of powder in, by the patriots, i. 521;
combined attack of Lincoln and D'Estaing upon—Count Pulaski mortally wounded at the siege of, ii. 663;
gloom spread through the South by the repulse at, ii. 664;
evacuation of, by the British, iii. 11;
visit of Washington to, on his southern tour, in 1791, iii. 181.
Sayre, Stephen, letter of the earl of Chatham to, commending the continental Congress, i. 448;
biographical notice of (note), i. 449;
arrest of, in London (note), ii. 2.
Scalps, prices paid for, in early colonial times (note), i. 209.
School, Washington's application at, i. 45.
Schoolbooks, manuscript, of Washington, still in existence, i. 36.
Schoolfellows, Washington's, their regard for him, i. 36, 46.
Schuyler, Philip, at Oswego in 1756, i. 232;
commander at Fort George in 1756, i. 234.
Schuyler, Philip, appointed third major-general under Washington—brief biographical notice of—in the second continental Congress, i. 547;
instructions left with, by Washington, on his departure for Cambridge, i. 579;
affectionate letter of, to Washington, at Cambridge, i. 597;
powers granted to, by the second continental Congress, i. 610;
ordered to take possession of St. John and Montreal—command of the northern army taken by, i. 654;
alarming letters received by, from Tryon county, i. 655;
letter of, to Washington, in relation to affairs at Ticonderoga—return of troops in the colony of New York made by (note), i. 656;
letter of sympathy of Washington to, describing affairs in the camp at Cambridge, i. 657;
determination of, to invade Canada—efforts of, to secure the neutrality of the Six Nations, i. 661;
letter of Washington to, in relation to the invasion of Canada, i. 662;
address to the people of Canada issued by, from Isle aux Noix, i. 665;
movements of, against St. John, i. 667;
sickness of, on his expedition against St. John, i. 668, 669;
his commendation of Montgomery to the continental Congress, i. 668;
Major Brown and Colonel Ethan Allen sent into Canada by—compelled by sickness to give up his command to Montgomery, i. 669;
letter of, to Washington, in relation to the insubordination of troops, i. 676;
feeling against, among the Connecticut troops (note), i. 705;
letter of, to Washington, expressing his determination to retire from public life, i. 706;
ill feeling toward, among the troops from Connecticut, i. 708, 760;
directed by Congress to establish his headquarters at Albany, ii. 96;
disappointment of, at the disastrous turn of affairs in Canada—cheering words of Washington written to, ii. 103;
Sir John Johnson and his Scotch Highlanders disarmed by, ii. 105;
calumnies circulated respecting, ii. 153, 155, 245, 421;
almost constant bodily sickness of, ii. 244;
letter of, to Washington, in relation to Gates's claims of precedence, ii. 248;
resentment of Gates disavowed by the generous conduct of, ii. 250;
frank and honest character of—resolution of, to resign his commission, ii. 417;
indignation of, at a letter written by Colonel Joseph Trumbull, ii. 418;
neglect of his letters by Congress—censured by Congress for offensive language, ii. 419;
character of, thoroughly vindicated in Congress—fully reinstated in command in the northern department—assiduity of, as military commander in Philadelphia, ii. 422;
some of the slanders of, probably originated with Gates, ii. 423;
energetic action of, on the approach of Burgoyne, ii. 462;
efforts of, to hinder the march of Burgoyne, ii. 470;
wonderful forecast of Washington displayed in a letter to, ii. 471;
testimony of Irving to the noble qualities of, ii. 472;
machinations of Gates and others against, ii. 477;
ordered by Congress to the headquarters of the army, ii. 478;
retreat of, to Cohoes Falls, ii. 484;
“responsibility” taken by, in sending relief to Fort Schuyler, ii. 485;
great exertions of, to check the progress of Burgoyne, ii. 488;
exclusion of, by Gates, from his first council of war, ii. 521;
buildings of, at Saratoga, burned by Burgoyne, ii. 585.
Seabury, Reverend Samuel, carried off to New Haven by Sears, ii. 33.
Seamen, British-born, claimed by England when found on neutral vessels, iii. 272.
Sears, Captain Isaac, scheme of, for disarming tories in New York, ii. 32;
type and presses of Rivington, the tory printer, destroyed by, ii. 33;
plan of, for disarming the tories in New York, favorably considered by Washington and Lee, ii. 34.
Sears, Captain Robert, entrance of, into New York, at the head of a body of troops—biographical notice of (note), ii. 41;
British stores seized by, at Turtle bay, ii. 128.
Sedgwick, Mr., of Massachusetts, motion made by, in Congress, to provide for the execution of certain treaties, in 1796—warm debate on the motion of, iii. 398.
Senate, response of, to Washington's inaugural, in 1789, iii. 97.
Seneca Indians, name given to Washington by, ii. 657.
Seymour, Colonel, troop of horse of, dismissed by Washington, ii. 232;
mortification and generosity of, ii. 233;
Graydon's description of his troop of Connecticut light horse (note), ii. 242.
Sharpe, Governor, appointed to the command of all the colonial forces—invitation of, to Washington, to re-enter the army, i. 130;
his letter to Washington returned, i. 131;
remark of the king respecting the honesty of—superseded by General Braddock in the command of the colonial forces, i. 135.
Shenandoah, the valley of, famous for its abundance of winged game, i. 50.
Sherburne, Major Henry, sent to the relief of the fort at the Cedars—Indian ambuscade fallen into by, ii. 149.
Shingis, head sachem of the Delawares, with Washington in 1753, i. 77;
active with the French in 1756, i. 225.
Shirley, Governor, Washington's respect for, i. 145;
failure of his expedition against Niagara, i. 185;
visit of Washington to, in New England, in 1756, i. 196;
his reception of Washington in Boston, i. 200;
biographical notice of (note), i. 200.
Shuldham, Admiral, alarm of, on seeing the Americans on Dorchester Heights, ii. 65.
Silliman, General, militia collected by, to resist Tryon in his expedition against Danbury—joined by Wooster and Arnold, ii. 484.
Simcoe, Lieutenant-Colonel, Queen's Rangers commanded by, ii. 309.
Singleterry, arrest of, for enlisting on the privateer Citizen Genet, iii. 259.
Six Nations, seduced from the English interest after the destruction of the forts at Oswego, i. 235;
efforts of General Schuyler to secure the neutrality of—hostile attitude assumed by, through the influence of Sir John Johnson (note), i. 661;
induced to throw off their neutrality by the Johnsons, ii. 104.
Skene, Major Philip, a noted loyalist, with Burgoyne, ii. 480.
Skenesborough, expedition of Captain Herrick against, i. 645;
galleys destroyed at, by the British, ii. 467.
Slavery, action of several states in relation to, before 1790—petitions in relation to, laid before Congress in 1790, iii. 152;
resolutions reported by a Congressional committee in relation to, iii. 153;
remark of Washington on the action of Congress in relation to, iii. 154;
anxiety of Washington for the abolition of (note), iii. 535.
Slaves, Washington charged by Jasper Dwight with being a dealer in, iii. 477;
provision made by the will of Washington for the liberation of, iii. 535, 538.
Slave-trade, resolution adverse to the, adopted at the Williamsburg convention, in 1744, i. 405;
the American Association agree to discontinue the, i. 441;
action of various states in relation to the, before 1790, iii. 152.
Slocum, Lieutenant, in the battle at Moore's-creek bridge—anecdote of the wife of, told by Mrs. Ellett (note), ii. 118.
Small-pox, Washington attacked by, in Barbados—permanent traces of, on the countenance of Washington, i. 63;
precautions taken against, in the camp at Morristown, ii. 401.
Smallwood, Colonel, regiment of, sent by General Mercer to reinforce the army in New York, ii. 241.
Smallwood's regiment, admirable conduct of, in the battle of Long Island, ii. 275.
Smith, Adam, unfriendly to American freedom, i. 485.
Smith, Colonel, sent by General Gage to seize stores at Concord, i. 503;
courthouse at Concord set on fire by troops under—retreat of, from Concord, i. 507;
wounded in the leg near Lexington—command of, saved by the arrival of Lord Percy—extreme exhaustion of the soldiers of, i. 508.
Societies, democratic, in 1793, condemnation of, by Washington, iii. 264;
excise laws denounced by, iii. 311;
letter of Washington to General Henry Lee, in relation to, iii. 313;
Washington's opinion of (note), iii. 322;
denounced by Washington in his sixth annual message—debates in Congress, in relation to, iii. 324;
gradual dissolution of, iii. 328;
hostility of, to Jay's treaty, iii. 354.
Sons of Liberty, associations of, i. 324.
Sorel, condition of the republican army at the, after the flight from Quebec, ii. 146.
South Carolina, money sent to London from, in support of the Bill of Rights, i. 370;
royal power abdicated in, by Lord Campbell, ii. 186;
changes in the civil government of—happiness caused among the people of, by the change of government (note), ii. 187;
comparative quiet in, after the repulse of the British at Charleston, ii. 197;
citizens of, in the northern army, ii. 198;
invasion of, by Sir Henry Clinton, ii. 664;
hostility in, toward Jay's treaty, iii. 354.
South-Carolinians, inactivity of, at Great Meadows, i. 118, 119.
Southern tour of Washington in 1791, iii. 178;
equipage and attendants of Washington during, iii. 179;
plan of (note)—honors paid to Washington during, iii. 180.
Spain, king of, asses sent to Washington by, iii. 51;
unpleasant relations with, threatened in 1789, iii. 115;
relations of the United States with, iii. 157, 274.
Spencer, Joseph, appointed brigadier-general in the continental army, i. 548;
offence taken by, at the promotion of General Putnam, i. 593;
sent to New York with a brigade, ii. 82.
Stable of Washington before the Revolution, i. 307.
Stafford county, Virginia, removal of the Washington family to, in 1735, i. 24.
Stamp-act, submitted to the house of commons by George Grenville—the proposal of, how received in the colonies, i. 323;
opposition of William Pitt to, in the house of commons, i. 324;
signed March 22, 1765—letter of Franklin to Charles Thomson in relation to—provisions of (note), i. 325;
signed by the king in the incipient stages of insanity, i. 326;
excitement in the colonies on the news of its becoming a law—resolutions offered in the Virginia assembly in relation to, i. 327;
letter of Washington to Francis Dandridge in London, in relation to, i. 329;
popular action in opposition to, i. 332, 333;
Franklin examined before a committee of Parliament in relation to, i. 334;
repeal of, i. 335;
Pitt's commendation of the colonists for resisting—declaration of Charles James Fox in relation to the (note), i. 339.
Stamp-officers, refusal of the people of Boston to compensate, for their losses, i. 341.
Stanhope, Earl, letter of Lord Chatham to, relative to American affairs, i. 488.
Stanwix, Colonel, Washington placed under the orders of, while at Winchester, in 1757, i. 241;
letter of Washington to, advocating offensive measures against the French on the frontiers, i. 245;
letter of Washington to, requesting a favorable mention to General Forbes, i. 256;
assistance lent by, to Colonel Bradstreet, at the siege of Fort Frontenac, i. 267;
his share in the campaign of 1759, i. 290.
Stark, John, with Abercrombie at Ticonderoga, i. 262;
body of volunteers assembled by, i. 513;
at Breed's hill, i. 562;
victory at Bennington obtained by militia under the command of, ii. 487;
commission of brigadier given to, by Congress, ii. 489.
State debts, assumption of, recommended by Hamilton, iii. 141;
amount of the several (note), iii. 144.
Staten Island, troops landed at, from the British fleet, in 1776, ii. 179, 181, 217;
large number of troops at, under the command of General Howe, ii. 240;
unsuccessful descent upon, by Lord Stirling, ii. 667.
Stature of Washington (note), i. 306, iii. 591, 593, 595, 597.
Stephen, Adam, with Washington at Great Meadows, i. 114;
with Braddock in his expedition against Fort Duquesne, i. 152;
commissioned major-general in the continental army, ii. 403;
biographical notice of (note), ii. 558.
Steuben, Baron von, arrival of, in the camp at Valley Forge, ii. 599;
office of inspector-general accepted by—unacquainted with the English language, ii. 601;
American regulars never beaten after having been drilled by, ii. 602.
Stevens, Colonel, Norfolk, Virginia, destroyed by republicans under, ii. 109.
Stillwater, battle of, ii. 524.
Stirling, Lord, command in New York devolved upon—biographical notice of (note)—British store-ship taken by (note), ii. 135;
measures of, for the defence of New York, ii. 136;
Highland fortifications visited and inspected by, ii. 170;
skirmish of, with General Grant, near Gowanus bay, ii. 271;
made prisoner by De Heister at the battle of Long Island, ii. 275;
appointed major-general in the continental army, ii. 403;
agency of, in exposing Conway's Cabal, ii. 581.
Stobo, Captain Robert, engineer at Fort Necessity, i. 119;
detained a prisoner by the French at Quebec and Montreal, i. 132, 134;
information sent by, from Fort Duquesne to the English camp, i. 133;
letter of, afterward found by the French in Braddock's cabinet—subsequent career of (note), i. 134.
Stock, United States and other, held by Washington at the time of his death, iii. 544.
Stoddart, Benjamin, appointed secretary of the navy in 1798, iii. 123.
Stono ferry, engagement at, ii. 652.
Stony brook, bridge at, made impassable by Major Kelly—forded by the troops of Cornwallis, ii. 390.
Stony Point, fort on, captured by the British, ii. 658;
plan of Washington for the capture of—capture of, by Wayne, ii. 659;
guns of, opened on Fort Lafayette and British shipping—dismantled and abandoned by the Americans—reoccupied by Sir Henry Clinton, ii. 660.
Strahan, Mr., an eminent London printer, remarkable letter of Franklin to (note), i. 605.
Strength of arm of Washington, iii. 593.
Stuart, Doctor David, letters of Washington to, iii. 70, 145, 161, 463.
Suffolk county, in Massachusetts, convention held in, i. 427;
resolves of the convention of, laid before the continental Congress, i. 432.
Sulgrave, domain of, granted by Henry VIII. to Lawrence Washington, in 1538, i. 19.
Sullivan, John, appointed brigadier-general in the continental army, i. 548;
biographical notice of, i. 549;
ordered by Washington to seize certain tories in Portsmouth as hostages, i. 746;
the successor of Thomas in command at the Sorel, ii. 148;
sanguine letter of, from the Sorel, ii. 151;
letter of Washington to Congress respecting, ii. 152;
melancholy words of, in relation to affairs in Canada, ii. 163;
retreat of, before Burgoyne, ii. 164, 166;
demoralization of the troops under the command of, ii. 166;
mortification of, at being superseded by Gates, ii. 168, 244;
departure of, from Crown Point, on the arrival of Gates, ii. 251;
placed in temporary command of the troops on Long Island—superseded by Putnam, ii. 264;
made prisoner in the battle of Long Island, ii. 272;
verbal message sent by, to Congress, by Lord Howe, ii. 289;
warm reply of Washington to the complaints of, ii. 431;
unsuccessful expedition of, against the British on Staten Island (note), ii. 495;
mischief caused at the battle of the Brandywine by the sensitiveness of, ii. 506;
expedition of, against the Indians on the Genesee river, ii. 656;
letter of Washington to, in relation to reforms in the army, ii. 700;
letter of Washington to, advocating executive departments, ii. 713.
Sullivan's Familiar Letters, personal appearance of Washington described in, iii. 601.
Sumter, General, movements of, in the South, ii. 682;
total defeat of, by Tarleton, ii. 684;
sent by Greene with light-troops into the neighborhood of Charleston, iii. 3.
Sunday, custom, in Virginia, of using it for political purposes (note), i. 400.
Sunday-laws of New England offensive to the Quakers, i. 455.
Surveying-expedition, Washington's first, journal of, still preserved—extracts from the journal of, i. 53;
extracts from a letter of Washington written during, i. 55.
Surveyor, Washington's experience as, a preparation for his high destiny, i. 52, 56, 58.
Surveys of Washington, correctness of, i. 56.
Swede's ford, General Howe at, ii. 513.
Swords left by Washington to his nephews, iii. 540.

T.

Table kept by Washington before the Revolution, iii. 585;
abstemious habits of Washington at, iii. 586;
Washington's at Philadelphia, iii. 589.
Taft, Mr., letter of Washington to, from Hartford, in 1789 (note), iii. 133.
Talleyrand, M. de, insulting propositions of, to the American envoys in Paris, iii. 501;
attempts of, to procure a douceur from the American envoys, iii. 502, 504;
interview of, with the American envoys, iii. 503;
declaration of war against the United States threatened by, iii. 504;
indirect efforts of, toward bringing about a reconciliation with the United States, iii. 527;
copy of a letter of, transmitted by William Vans Murray to the government at Washington—letter of Washington respecting the “fast and loose game" of, iii. 528.
Tallmadge, Major, Fort George, at Coram, surprised by, ii. 701.
Tanacharisson, remonstrance of, with Duquesne, against the aggressions of the French—interview of, with Franklin, in Pennsylvania, i. 73;
belt of wampum presented to, at Great Meadows, i. 114;
desertion of, on the approach of the French—subsequent history of (note), i. 120.
Tarleton, Colonel, massacre by, of a body of troops under Colonel Buford, ii. 676;
defeated by Morgan at the Cowpens, ii. 714;
total defeat of General Sumter by, ii. 682.
Tarrytown, arrest of Major André at, ii. 690.
"Taxation no Tyranny,” by Doctor Johnson, remarkable passage struck out of (note), ii. 113.
"Taxation without representation tyranny,” i. 323.
Tea, universally proscribed in the colonies in 1770, i. 369;
thrown overboard in Boston harbor, i. 388.
Tenbroeck, General, opportune arrival of, at the second battle near Bemis's Heights, ii. 532.
Ternant, M., successor of Count de Moustier, as French minister to the United States, iii. 223;
arrival of, at Newport, ii. 679.
Thacher, Doctor, personal appearance of Washington described by, i. 585;
testimony of, as to the skill of the southern riflemen, i. 618.
Thanksgiving, day of, recommended by Washington in 1789, iii. 124.
Theatre, first visit of Washington to, made in Barbados, i. 63.
Thomas, John, appointed brigadier-general in the continental army, i. 548;
Dorchester Heights taken possession of by, ii. 64;
appointed to command the army in Canada, ii. 97;
weakness of the Americans before Quebec on his arrival in camp—council of war called by, decide upon a retreat toward Montreal, ii. 101;
death of, of small-pox, at Chamblée, ii. 147.
Thompson, Colonel, Sir Henry Clinton held in check by, at Fort Sullivan, in Charleston harbor, ii. 189;
Sir Henry Clinton driven back by the riflemen of, ii. 192, 195.
Thompson, Colonel William, the British driven to their boats by, from Lechmere's Point, i. 761;
commissioned a brigadier-general, ii. 96;
chief command in New York assumed by, ii. 137;
troops sent toward Canada under, ii. 143;
defeated and made prisoner in Canada, ii. 163.
Thomson, Charles, chosen secretary of the continental Congress—biographical notice of (note), i. 421;
opinion of, as to the superiority of the first Congress (note), i. 423;
chosen secretary of the second continental Congress, i. 528;
letter borne to Washington by, informing him of his election to the presidency, iii. 84.
Three Rivers, disastrous expedition of General Thompson against Maclean at, ii. 162.
Throck's Neck, troops of Lord Howe landed at—transfer of troops from, to Pell's Neck, ii. 311.
Ticonderoga, fort at, erected by the French in 1756, i. 235;
attack upon, under Abercrombie and Lord Howe, i. 263;
admirable conduct of the troops at the siege of—inactivity and indifference of Johnson's Indians at, i. 265;
effect upon Pitt of the news of the disaster at, i. 266;
taken possession of by Amherst in 1759, i. 292;
expeditions undertaken against, by Colonels Allen and Arnold, i. 524;
valuable stores taken at, by Allen, i. 526;
resolution of Congress respecting the spoils taken at, i. 529;
want of discipline among the troops at, under Colonel Hinman, i. 656;
Generals Schuyler, Gates, and Arnold, present at—command of the army at, devolved upon Gates, ii. 254;
preparation of a flotilla at, intrusted to General Arnold, ii. 255;
apprehended attack upon, by General Carleton—Colonel Wayne in command of, ii. 416:
General Heath ordered by Washington to go to, with Massachusetts regiments, ii. 417:
invested by the British under Burgoyne, ii. 463;
garrison of—the British cannon on Mount Defiance, ii. 464;
abandoned by St. Clair, ii. 465;
letters of Washington to Schuyler, in relation to the evacuation of, ii. 468, 469, 479.
Tilghman, Colonel, news of the surrender at Yorktown borne to Philadelphia by, ii. 737.
Titles, presidential, discussions in Congress respecting, iii. 103;
Washington averse to, iii. 105.
Toilet of Washington, iii. 587.
Toleration, religious, of Washington and John Adams (note), i. 451.
Tooke, John Horne, a prominent member of the Constitutional Society of England (note), i. 737.
Tories, treatment of, recommended by Washington, i. 747;
action of Congress with regard to, ii. 92;
conditional pardon offered to, by Congress, ii. 609;
embarkation of, for Nova Scotia, in 1783, iii. 22.
Town-Destroyer, a name given to Washington by the Seneca Indians, ii. 657.
Townshend, taxation of the colonies announced by, i. 315.
Tracy, of Connecticut, reply of, to the speech of Albert Gallatin, on Jay's treaty, iii. 404.
Trent, Captain, mission of, to the Ohio, in 1754, i. 94;
timidity of, i. 97.
Trenton, arrival of Washington at, with his fugitive army, ii. 351;
officers' watches set by Washington's before the attack upon, ii. 371;
complete surprise of Colonel Ralle and the Hessians in—narrow escape of Washington at (note), ii. 373;
rapid retreat of Washington from, ii. 375;
conduct of the troops at, commanded by Washington, ii. 376;
important influence of the victory at, ii. 378;
despatch of Washington to Congress, in relation to the affair at, ii. 379;
Washington joined by Cadwalader and Mifflin at, ii. 388;
Washington attacked by Cornwallis at, ii. 384;
left at night by Washington, ii. 385;
reception of Washington at, in 1789, iii. 87.
Trumbull, Governor Jonathan, of Connecticut, kind words of, toWashington—biographical notice of—correspondence of, with Washington, in 1775—extract from the Travels of De Chastellux in relation to (note), i. 598;
Connecticut levies detained by, for coast-defence, ordered to camp by Washington, i. 729;
mortification of, at the conduct of the Connecticut troops in the continental army, i. 760;
letter of, expressive of sympathy with General Gates, ii. 250;
tories sent to the care of, by Washington, ii. 261;
letter of Washington to, acknowledging the finger of Providence, iii. 79;
chosen speaker of the house of representatives, in 1791, iii. 192.
Trumbull, John, lines from a poem written by, i. 502;
in the family of Washington at Cambridge, i. 616;
eminence opposite Ticonderoga fortified on the recommendation of, ii. 254;
secretary of John Jay on his mission to England in 1794, iii. 300.
Trumbull, Joseph, appointed commissary-general of the continental army, i. 591;
his resignation of the office of commissary-general, ii. 404.
Tryon county, New York, savages and tories in, in 1775, i. 655.
Tryon, Governor, arrival of, in New York, on the same day as Washington, i. 577;
unscrupulous character of, i. 580;
machinations of, in New York, ii. 31;
refuge taken by, on board the sloop-of-war Halifax, ii. 130;
proclamation issued by, from on board the Duchess of Gordon, ii. 137;
schemes of New-York tories under the direction of, ii. 172, 173;
expedition undertaken by, to destroy stores at Danbury, ii. 433;
retreat of, from Danbury, harassed by Wooster, Arnold, and others, ii. 436;
escape of, aided by Sir William Erskine, ii. 437;
indignation aroused by the atrocities of, ii. 438;
copies of Lord North's bills sent by, to Washington—resolutions of Congress relating to—tories sent to, by Washington, ii. 609;
ravages of, in Connecticut, in conjunction with Collier—biographical notice of (note), ii. 654.
Tucker, Dean, proposal of, that Parliament should separate the colonies from the empire—biographical notice of (note), i. 487.
Tuckerman, Henry T., extract from the writings of, in relation to Washington's trials at Cambridge, i. 754.
Tupper, Major, lighthouse in Boston harbor destroyed by, i. 639;
row-galleys under the command of, sent up the Hudson to annoy the Rose and Phœnix, ii. 238.
Turtle bay, British stores seized at, by Sears, ii. 128.
Twigtwees, described by Mr. Gist (note), i. 110.

U.

Union flag, when unfurled, ii. 1.

Union of the colonies, Franklin's plan of, i. 127.

University, national, anxiety of Washington for the establishment of, iii. 48, 331, 332, 333, 455, 437.