publican government, 416, 417; prospects of Constitution, 419; on the opposition
to it, 422; speech on it, 426; speech on Senate, 446; brief of argument on Consti-
tution, 463; draft of proposed ratification, 467; resolution to carry it into effect,
471; on fugitive slaves, 472; free navigation of Mississippi, 473; address on New-
York election, 474; eulogium on General Greene, 480.
Report on public credit, iii. 1; on remission of forfeitures, 46; on additional
estimates, 48; on State debts, 50; impost act, 54, tonnage duties, 80; State debits
and credits, 80; purchase of West Point, 82; plan for sale of public lands, 84; es-
timates, 89; renewal of certificates, 93; public credit, 95; National Bank, 106;
estimates, 146; duties on imports, 148; establishment of a mint, 149; India and
China trade, 188; Dutch loan, 190; duties on spirits, 192; report on manufactures,
192; receipts and expenditures, 284; loans, 286; duties on spirits, 297; additional
supplies, 326; remission of duties, 337; public debt, 388; loans, 350, 351; bank
deposits, 352, loans, 356, 368, 370, 371, 403; public funds, 411; loans, 413: duties
on spirits, 441; balance in treasury, and loans, 444; Public debt, &c., 446; loan,
448, 451; public credit, 456; improvement of revenue, 529; revenue circulars,
587; reports on claims, 578.
Etiquette, iv. 1; formation of cabinet, 4; negotiations as to foreign loans, 5,
12, 13, 22, 37, 38, 149, 152, 154, 157, 158, 162, 163, 168, 170, 176, 181, 186, 188, 193,
217, 221, 226, 279, 282, 808, 320, 337, 411, 425, 426, 436, 449, 466, 533, 540, 562;
Indian Treaty, 6; on arrears of pay to Virginia and North Carolina lines, 15; on light-
houses, 23; communication with Beckwith, 30, 32; on revenue cutters, 46; on march-
ing British troops through U.S., and a pacific policy, 48; on navigation of Mississippi,
71; President's speech, 77, 83; on fisheries, 79; assay of dollars, 93; mail con-
tracts, 95; on treaty with France, 97; letter to National Assembly, 101; on con-
stitutionality of National Bank, 104; on treaty with Great Britain, 141; on defect of
power in national government, 148; foreign coins, 162; inspection of stock lists,
166; succor to Hispaniola, 174; President's Speech, 184; on treaty with Great
Britain, 190; apportionment of Representatives, 206; loans from France, 223; re-
election of Washington, 235; army supplies, 242; salary to Vice-President, 245;
defence of his administration, 248; on opposition to internal duties, 284, 286, 287,
291, 306, 311, 315; cabinet dissensions, 303; speech of President, 323; succor to
Hispaniola, 328, 339; commerce and navigation of United States, 332; treaty with
Indians, 340; debt to France, 343; invasion of Spanish territory, 343; loans, 347;
war in Europe, 356; neutrality, 357, 859, 360, 361; reception of French minister,
362; obligations of treaties with France, 882; advance of money to France, 391;
fitting out privateers, 394; allowances collecting revenue, 407; Indian wars, 409;
debt to France, 414, 417, 420, 422; French privateers, 424, 434, 488, 448, 457, 462,
471; questions to judges, 450; convening Congress, 460; restoration of French
prizes, 467; on Genet's conduct, 469; on British instructions, 472; reply to Rich-
mond, 474; convening Congress, 477, 481; communication to Congress, 485; Presi-
dent's Speech, 486; President's Message, 492; requests inquiry into his conduct,
495; message of President, 496; release of La Fayette, 505; transmission of corre-
spondence, 505; preparation for war, 507; advance to France, 508; on loans, 510,
512, 513, 516; state of public affairs and mission to England, 519; instructions to
Jay, 586, 550; on reply to Hammond, 544; on negotiating with Great Britain, 551;
treaty project, 555; Indian war, 558; establishment at Presqu' Isle, 559; foreign
intercourse expense, 560; supervisor of revenue, 566; removal of a collector, 568;
compensation for captured vessels, 569; treaty concert with Sweden and Denmark,
571; Kentucky and Georgia, 578; insurrection in Pennsylvania, 575; report on,
578; proclamation, 600.
Insurrection in Pennsylvania, v. 1, 11, 12, 13, 15; employment of militia, 16;
on commercial treaty with Great Britain, 29; Indians in Georgia, 38; instructions
to General Lee, 38; march through Pennsylvania, 43 to 55; invites inquiry into his
conduct, 56; purveyor of supplies, 56; loan, 60; proclamation of thanksgiving,
61; commissioner of loans, 63; additional compensation to supervisors, 65; remit-
tance of stock, 66; conduct of mint, 70; mounted volunteers, 72; agents for Indian
affairs, 72; resigns treasury department, 78; Washington's approbation, 74; speech
on commercial relations, 80; act to punish crimes, 95; imposing duties on carriages,
99; for calling forth militia, 103; remarks on treaty with Great Britain, 106; ap-
pointed INSPECTOR GENERAL, 137; extra allowances, 152; reply for Washington
to Secretary at war, 154, 165, 177; army regulations, 181; bill for provisional army,
190; organization of militia, 191; provisional army, 192; system of trade with In-
dians, 193; manufactories of arms, 193; medical establishment, 194, 210; distribu-
tion of commands, 196; instructions for recruiting, 211; army commands, 211;
act better organizing troops, 223; transportation, 232; riot in Pennsylvania, 235,
237; plan as to military supplies, 242; objects of discussion with Wilkinson, 247;
cavalry evolutions, 248; arrangement of artillery, 251; filling vacancies, 255; dress
of soldiers, 256; Indian affairs, 257; candidates for vacancies, 255; sales by In-
dians, 259; supplies, 260; enlistment of foreigners, 261; volunteer corps, 262; re-
medies for desertion, 263; duties of Adjutant General, 264; supply of a regiment
of infantry, 272; cavalry, 276; act better organizing corps of artillerists and engi-
neers, 280; rank and promotion, 286; capital punishment, 289; plan for uniform,
291; regulations for issue of fuel, straw, and stationery; horses, 293; discipline, 296;
winter quarters, 299; on legal enlargement of soldiers, 303; circular as to military
communications, 304; allowance of barracks and quarters, 308; disposition of
troops on frontiers, 311; army supplies, 320; allowance of servants, 827; regulations
as to supplies and special and extra expense, 329; filling vacancies, 331; advances to
army, 334; arrangement of huts, 341, 842; distribution of troops, 345, 347, 355;
extra allowance, 356; works at Loftus Heights, 360, 872; distribution of troops, 361;
stage wagon for army uses, 369; rations, 870; pay of troops, 374; plan of mili-
tary academy, 378; uniform, 885; funeral honors to Washington, 388; separate
commands, 396; adjustment of accounts, 397, 409; general army system, 404; the
step, 407, 412; organization of a regiment, 413; Deputy Quarter Master General's
duties, 416; order of battle, 421, 427; Paymaster General 424, 425; rule of promo-
tion, 430, 435; special compensations, 432; address on disbanding army, 437;
French revolution, 440; excessive speculation, 463, 476, 477, 478, 492, 498, 500;
character of Wolcott, 467; manufactory at Patterson, 471, 508; army claims, 512;
New-York canvassers, 514; appointment of Freneau in State department, 518;
Pennsylvania opposition to internal revenue, 522; election of Vice-President,
527, 528, 529,532, 533; necessity of a loan, 550; reception of Genet, 564; deten-
tion of privateers, 569; threatened appeal of Genet to people, 574, 575; party ap-
pointments, 588; negotiation with Great Britain, western insurrection, 609, 611;
public credit, 624, 626; purposes of France, 634.
Ratification of treaty with G. B., vi. 5; advice as to finance, 9; as to British Pro-
vision order, 29; of remonstrance to G. B., and modification of treaty, 35; power of
treaty commissioners, 43; G. W. La Fayette, 47, 70, 79, 102; calmn observer, 49, 50;
instructions prior to conclusion of definitive treaty, 57; as to Secretary of State, 61:
French captures, 84; convening Senate, 86; call for papers, 90, 95, 97, 100; fulfil-
ment of treaty, 92, 94, 103, 106; conduct of England, impressment of seamen, 107;
candidate for President, 114; farewell address, 119; advice as to France, 122; ad-
vises Veto, 128; policy of France, 130, 133; completion of frigates, 131; sale of a
prize, 155, 161, 165; conduct to Adet, 161, 168, 168; outline of president's speech,
167; commencement of a navy, 177; reply to Adet, 177, 179; election of president,
188; system of revenue, 190, 253, 259; policy towards France, mission and prepara-
tion, 193, 194, 205, 209, 213, 216, 218, 226, 230, 234, 246, 249, 270; sketch of his
career, 243; advice as to aid by G. B., 278; declines seat in Senate of the U. S., 281;
as to president's power to employ ships as convoys, 285; British instructions, 288;
proposes journey by Washington, 289; probable appointment to command army,
293, 316; measures of military preparation and revenue, 295; conduct of British
officers, 298; policy as to alien bill, 300; bill to define treason, 307; as to his
military rank, 326, 331, 340, 341, 355; military expedition to S. America, 347,
348; advises treasury notes, 349; terms of loan, 881; house-tax, 381; proposes
measures to support government, 384; internal improvements, 386; subdivision
of States, 387; contingent authority to declare war, and conquest of Floridas and
Louisiana, 390; expedition to South America, 391; nomination of Murray, 397;
governor of each State first general of its militia, 405; directs prosecution for a libel,
413; commission to France, 414; on death of Washington, 415; condition of public
affairs, completion of navy, 416, 417; election of president, 429, 438, 441, 445, 451;
as to compensation for injury in public service, 482; letters to Adams, 449, 470, 477;
Jefferson or Burr as president, 487, 495, 497, 499, 508, 519, 520, 521; treaty with
France, 496; effect of, 514; judiciary system, 529; proposes amendments of consti-
tution, as to election of president and vice-president, 531, 586; policy of federalists,
540; state of parties, 546; project in aid of Wolcott, 549; cession of Lousiana to
France, 551; states his propositions in federal convention, and views of govrnment
for U. S., 556; New-York election, Lansing or Burr, 559; vindicates federalists,
561, 562, 565; on preservation of the Union, 568; condition of army and enemy in
1777; punishment of disaffected persons, 574; Danbury expedition, 577; plan of
enemy, 579; his views of government, 581; designs of enemy, 584; Fabian policy
vindicated, 587; strength and movements of enemy, 589, 592, 594,597; New-York
election, character of George Clinton examined, 600; writes "Address to Public
Creditors," 632; "Funding System Vindicated," 636; "Anti-Defamer," 651.
"An American," vi. 1; "payments of public debt," 16; "Civis," 18; "Fact,"
27; "Amicus," 81; "Catullus," 34; "A plain honest man," 74; "Observer," 75;
Pacificus," 76; "No Jacobin," 117; "Reply of Washington," 140; "America-
nus," 141; "Tully," 157; "Horatius," 169; "Camillus," 172; "Explanation,"
528; "Washington's speech," 550; "Message for Washington as to call for pa-
pers and treaty power," 556; "Abstract of points to form Farewell Address,"
570; "draft of Farewell Address," 575; "France," 594; "The Answer," 600;
"Washington's speech," 611; "The Warning," 616; "The Stand,” 639; “John
Adams," 687; "Address to Electors of New-York," 728; "The Examination,"
744; "Resolutions for amendment of constitution," 836; "Supplying New-York
with water," 837; "Plan of Merchants' Bank," 838; "Law Briefs," " Validity of
British acts," 844; "Carriage tax," 845; "Law of libel," 849; "Lansing or Burr,"
as Governor of New-York, 851.
HAMMOND, iv. 141, 177; reply to, 544, 557, 569; v. 470; vi. 27; vii. 381.
HANCOCK, JOHN, i. 484; vi. 597.
HARPER, GOODLOE, vi. 334, 338.
HARRISON, ROBERT H., eastern alliance, i. 192, 215.
HAWKESBURY, Lord, iv. 177.
HAY, Col., i. 85.
HAZEN, ii. 147.
HEMP, iii. 57.
HENFIELD, iv. 410.
HENRY, PATRICK, i. 463; vi. 118, 114; vii. 40, 41.
HESSIANS, i. 136.
HETH, Col., vi. 388, 343.
HISPANIOLA, iv. 174, 184.
HOLDERS, original of debt, iii. 9, 12.
HOLLAND, debt to, iv. 15, 39, 42, 62, 94, 151, 157, 169, 176, 247, 419, 566; v. 450, 554
vi. 20; treaty with, vii. 418, 427, 653, 782.
HOLMES, vi. 83.
HONOR, true, vii. 206.
Hoops, Major, v. 141.
HOSPITAL, ii. 167.
Howe, Gen., i. 19, 27, 82, 50; vi. 588, 589, 593, 595, 597.
HOWELL, Gov., v. 43.
HUBBARD, iv. 13, 37.
HUDSON'S BAY Co., vi. 17; vii. 266, 270, 435.
HUMPHREYS, Col., i. 441, 442.
HUSBANDS, V. 48.
IMPEACHMENTS, court of, ii. 404.
IMPORT DUTY, ii. 213, 214, 239, 864, 370; iii. 54, 55, 148; v. 447.
IMPRESSMENT, vi. 35, 88, 80, 107, 169; vii. 212, 213.
IMPROVEMENTS, internal, iii. 255, 256; vi. 884, 385, 886; vii. 755, 756.
INCOME, professional, v. 189.
INDEMNIFICATION, claims for, iii. 585, 587.
INDEPENDENCE, ii. 49, 50, 55, 175, 808, 858; of Vermont, 874, 419; of U. S., vi. 281.
INDIA GOODS, iii. 56, 57; trade, 188, 189.
INDIANS, i. 32, 421; ii. 244, 245; iv. 82, 84, 145, 184, 238, 323, 841, 408, 409, 411, 558, 559,
578; v. 11, 33, 35, 36; agents for, 72, 193, 247, 257, 259, 817; vi. 18, 56, 107, 596,
651; vii. 181, 243, 244, 255, 260, 551; protection of, 554, 555.
INFANTRY, ii. 148; v. 166, 223, 498, 506.
INLAND Trade Navigation, vii. 243, 247, 254, 262, 271, 275, 277.
INSPECTOR GENERAL, i. 56, 77; ii. 158; duties, 154, 168, 169, 170; v. 187, 189; compen-
sation, 181, 187, 197, 207; deputy, 228, 231, 265, 297; vi. 294, 823, 826, 827, 329,
329, 355.
INTEREST, rate of, iii. 23; quarter yearly, 80; rate of, iv. 86, 89, 172, 846.
INVALIDS, Corps of, v. 828.
IRELAND, ii. 17, 18, 106, 107; vi. 309, 812, 872, 412.
IRON, manufacture of, iii. 259, 262; v. 89.
IRVINE, Gen., iv. 174.
JAY, JOHN, i. 61, 400, 421; iv. 4, 7, 531; instructions to, 586, 550; prospects, 574; v. 140,
589, 602, 603, 605, 609; vi. 2, 95, 97, 114, 117, 187, 141, 161, 192, 207, 312, 845, 492;
vii. 175, 176; mission, 179, 180, 182, 186, 208, 209, 881, 462, 464, 690, 723, 741, 742.
JEFFERSON, iv. 4, 8, 23, 34, 35, 148, 303, 306, 312, 814, 517; v. 90, 115, 116, 127, 519, 522
526, 528, 535, 588, 540, 552, 575; vi. 59, 111, 191, 192, 206, 214, 242, 246, 280, 419, 420,
421, 434, 437, 438, 441, 445, 447, 453, 454, 457, 463, 464, 467, 468, 473, 483, 486,
487, 488, 490, 491, 492, 494, 495, 497, 499, 501, 504, 506, 507, 509, 510, 511, 512, 518,
523; vii. 5, 6; opposition to constitution and provision for debt-bank, 8, 10, 11, 12,
13, 14, 35, 38, 41; advice as to debt to France, 37, 40, 44, 58, 59, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70,
71, 72; opposition to fiscal measures, 42, 43, 47, 48; attack on Adams, 49, 50; op-
position to Constitution, 54, 55, 56, 60, 74, 175, 197, 199, 294; letter of, 308, 313, 323,
380, 881, 882, 894, 395, 898, 459, 460, 462, 463, 601, 688, 695, 696, 700, 722, 724, 784,
738, 817, 832, 852.
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT, ii. 270, 894, 895, 408; iv. 17; v. 446; extension of, vi. 384, 885-
483, 498, 528, 543, 545; vii. 762; objects, 763, 765; constitution of, 767, 792; inde-
pendence of, 793, 799, 806, 808, 811, 815, 824, 826.
JURY, trial by, ii. 815.
JUSTICE, fugitives from, ii. 408.
KEANE, iv. 6.
KENT, Duke of, v. 434.
KENTUCKE, i. 458; ii. 426; iii. 589; iv. 826, 344, 573; v. 18, 473; vi. 892, 403.
KING, RUFUS, iv. 145, 150; vi. 61, 113, 122, 125, 130, 280, 303, 546, 558.
KIRKPATRICK, i. 272.
KNOWLTON, i. 342.
KNOX, HUGH, i. 24, 52.
KNOX, Gen., i. 482, 483; ii. 152; iv. 6; v. 31, 139, 141; vi. 324, 826, 828, 331, 336, 339,
340, 341, 342, 343, 346, 851, 355, 366, 869, 878, 571.
LA FAYETTE, i. 63, 137, 138, 140, 197, 211; southern army, 263; negotiations in France,
277, 283; Indians, 421; U. S. and France, 446; iv. 6, 100, 102; his release, 505; vi.
47, 48, 51, 63, 65, 70, 71, 78, 78, 79, 85, 90, 102, 118, 120, 266; vii. 105.
LAKES, V. 319.
LAZURNE, character, i. 88, 84.
LAND, valuation of, i. 834, 335; Hamilton's plan of, 336; ii. 190; valuation, 225; ces-
sion, 234, 235; valuation deferred, 235; allowances, 288, 251; tax, 240; value, iii. 6,
26; report sale of, 84, 85, 86, 87; patents, 88; commissioners, 89; waste, 123; ap-
propriation, 295, 463; estimate, iv. 184; power to relinquish, 340; vii. 555.
LANGDON, iv. 85.
LANSDOWN, Marquis of, v. 481.
LANSING, vi. 559; reasons for election, vii. 851, 853.
LAURENS, Col., i. 68, 109, 111; mission to France, 113; southern army, 114; 172, 214,
271; death, 818.
LAURENS, HENRY, i. 80.
LAUZUN, Duke, i. 215.
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