land who befriended American pris- HEARD, SIR ISAAC, Garter King of oners, VIII. 453.
HASKELL, E., Major, IX. 459. HASLET, JOHN, Colonel, killed at Princeton, IV. 259. His account of the battle of Long Island, 516. His attack on a British party at Mamaro- nec, 526. His account of the battle at Chatterton's Hill, 527.
HATFIELD, JOHN SMITH, Complaint made of his being detained by the Americans, and inquired into, VIII. 282, 291, 313, 537.
HAWKINS, BENJAMIN, procures a spe cimen of the language of the southern Indians, IX. 306; X. 479.
HAWLEY, JOSEPH, Major, first uses the words, "We must fight,' II. 405. Spirited letters of, cited, III. 437, 438,
HAY, UDNEY, Colonel, to detain ship- carpenters in his employ, VII. 75; 147. Provides wood for the garrison, 148. His exertions to obtain flour, 205. HAYES, a British major, permitted to go to New York, VII. 291.
HAYNE, ISAAC, Colonel, proposition to retaliate for the treatment of, VIII. 217, 218.
HAYNIE, ELIZABETH, to have a tene- ment, rent-free, XII. 263. HAZARD, EBENEZER, postmaster-gen- eral, IX. 393.
HAZELWOOD, JOHN, Commodore, his unsuccessful enterprise against the British batteries in Philadelphia, V. 77. Commands the shipping in the Delaware, 87. Silences a redoubt at the mouth of the Schuylkill, 90; 101. His account of the naval part of the action in the attack on Red Bank, 113. Misunderstood by Smith, 121; 132. Sword voted to, by Congress, 155. HAZEN, MOSES, appointed colonel of a second Canadian regiment, III. 250. Commands at Montreal; cited about the Canadians, 361. His account of the Indians, 364. Colonel of the regi- ment called Congress's Own, IV. 267. Ordered from Wilmington towards Albany, V. 223, 292. In the battle of Germantown, 469. Despatched to Congress respecting the proposed Can- ada expedition of, 1778, VI. 64, 66. Marches to join Irvine, 443, 444, 453, 454; VIII. 68. Receives orders and designates by lot an officer for retalia- tion in the case of Huddy, 280, 297, 301. His success in intercepting illi- cit intercourse between New York and New Jersey, 386. Memorial from his officers, sent to Congress, 466; IX. 197.
Arms, his researches to ascertain the pedigree of the Washington family, I. 539, 546.
HEARD, NATHANIEL, General, III. 446. Ordered to apprehend Tories, 452. Moves towards Aquackanoc, IV. 432. HEATH, WILLIAM, appointed brigadier- general, III. 23. Stationed at Cam- bridge, 54. Detached to New York, 333. Appointed major-general, IV. 32. Opposes the evacuation of New York, 92. Commands at the posts in the Highlands, 172. To move toward New York after the battle of Prince- ton, 263, 265, 270. Summons Fort Independence to surrender, and re- treats, 250, 310. His conduct cen- sured, 307, 308. Justifies himself, 308. To countermand troops from Ticonderoga to Peekskill, 361; V. 221. To hasten forward troops to the North River, 358, 359. To send the Convention troops to Charlottesville, VI. 94. Resumes the command at Boston, 274. Ordered to head-quar- ters, 276. Moves toward the enemy in Connecticut, 292, 293. Commands the left wing of the army on the North River, 304. Takes command at West Point, 409, 425. Directed to concert signals with Governor Clin- ton, 426; to superintend the recruit- ing service, VII. 16; to procure information about Halifax, 36; to repair to Providence in anticipation of the arrival of the French fleet, in 1780, 71. Cited upon its arrival at Newport, 108, 113. Endeavours to secure the French there against the British, 127. Wishes to join the ar- my, but desired to continue with Ro- chambeau, 155. Ordered to dismiss militia, 174; to join the main army, 216, 218; to take the command at West Point, 258, 259. Directions to, 268. To detach regiments to the north, 283. To command a foraging party which was to operate as a feint, 293. Selects and arranges troops to quell the mutiny in the Pennsylvania line, 363. Directions to, 365, 426. To march to Morristown, 410, 417. Commands the army while Washing- ton is gone to Newport, 446. His dissatisfaction about the detachment of field-officers to the south, 453-456. Despatched to the Eastern States to represent the distresses of the army, VIII. 36, 39. Takes command of the troops that remain after the army marches to Virginia, 136. Appointed to meet an officer to receive papers
relating to Lippencot's trial, 324. A commissioner at the meeting at Tap- pan in regard to a general cartel, 342. Describes the ceremony of the procla- mation for the cessation of hostilities, 425. Letter to, upon his departure from the army, 454, 457. Publishes his Memoirs, XI. 200.
Hebrew Congregation of Savannah, ad- dress to the, XII. 185.
Hedges, the raising of, XII. 332, 356. HEINAKEN, a Dutch consul, XI. 26-29. HEINTZ, JEAN DE, IX. 14, 16. HEISTER, Commander-in-chief of the Hessian troops, IV. 418. Helvetic Confederacy, abstract of the, IX. 524.
Hemp, on the encouragement of the growth of, X. 197. Inquiries respect- ing; bounty received on, XII. 263. HENDRICKS, JOHN and BAKER, V. 219, 231.
HENLY, THOMAS, Major, aid-de-camp to General Heath, killed in the attack on Montresor's Island; his character, IV. 136. HENRY, PATRICK, member of the Wil- liamsburg Convention, and of the first General Congress, II. 396. Pro- poses a state of defence, 405. One of the first to speak of independence, 497. His opinion of Rutledge and Washington in Congress, 506. Ap- pointed colonel, III. 152; 309. Gov- ernor of Virginia, IV. 135. Sends Walker to head-quarters on secret bu- siness, 329. His letters respecting Conway's Cabal, V. 495, 512, 513. Chairman of a committee of the Vir- ginia legislature to receive Washing- ton, IX. 72; 85, 142. Favors Lady Huntington's Plan, 92, 111. On the Federal Constitution, 266, 273, 356, 370, 373, 378, 392. His influence in the Virginia Assembly, 433, 446. Will not accept a senatorship, X. 96. Opposed to the constitution, 430, 562. Reasons for not appointing, to office, 431. The offering of the secretary- ship of State to, XI. 78-81, 83. His election to the Virginia Assembly, 390, 391. His letter to Mr. Blair, 391, 557. Declines the appointment of minister to France, 404. His decease, 437. His political opinions, 556; XII.
Heraldry, observations on, XII. 297. HERIOT, GEORGE, written to, about the British treaty, XII. 212.
Herkimer, Fort, new fortifications to be erected at, VIII. 57. Magazine to be formed at, 471. See German Flats. Herringtown, skirmish at, VI. 75, 76.
HERTBURN, WILLIAM DE, proprietor of the Washington manor in the county of Durham, I. 540.
Hessian prisoners, to be cantoned in the German counties, IV. 257. Safe conduct granted to their stores and medicines, 268. Necessaries sent to, 418.
Hessians, III. 382. Measures adopted to entice, from the enemy, IV. 66. Their humanity to prisoners, 309. Reinforce the British at New York, in 1781, 127, 133. See German troops. HETH, WILLIAM, Colonel, XI. 299. HICKEY, THOMAS, execution of, III. 441.
Highlanders. See Scotch Highlanders. Highlands, importance of the passes of, IV. 154, 178, 426, 441; V. 4, 7. Im- portance of keeping the enemy from getting possession of, 11, 89. Meas- ures for securing, 73. Posts there, threatened, 89. See Montgomery and North River.
HILLEGAS, Mrs., VII. 408. HILLSBOROUGH, Lord, his conduct in relation to Walpole's Grant, II. 484, 485.
HINMAN, Colonel, III. 43. Commands the Connecticut troops at Ticonde- roga, 63.
Hippopotamus, a machine for raising mud, XII. 274.
Hispaniola, insurrection there, and sup- plies sent to, X. 194, 195. Money voted by Congress for the relief of, XII. 105.
HOAKESLEY, ROBERT, cited respect- ing the treatment of the Convention troops, VII. 124.
HOGG, PETER, Captain, II. 98, 116, 164. Ordered to the Upper Tract, 179. Builds a fort at Vass's place, 190, 191. Is deserted by Captain Daniel, 192; 193. Joins Lewis and Woodward, 251; 260.
Hogs at Mount Vernon, XII. 314. Hints in regard to, 364. HOLKER, agent of the French marine, and consul from France, VI. 104, VII.
HOLLAND, Lord, furnishes to the Editor curious extracts from the letters of George the Third to Lord North, re- specting the American war, VI. 531. Holland, loans in, XII. 13, 22, 33, 107. Ministers to, during Washington's ad- ministration, 434.
Holland emigrants. See Palatines. HOLMAN, Colonel, arrives at New York, IV. 27.
Honey-locusts, directions about, XII. 338.
Hopewell, Fort, on the South Branch; engagement at, II. 148. HOPKINS, ESEK, Commodore, Howe gets knowledge of the fitting out of the fleet of, III. 226; 275. Is warned of the intentions of the British fleet to blockade him; makes a descent on Providence Island; ordered to appear before Congress, and censured, 353. His engagement with the Glasgow, 354. Aided by troops from Washing- ton, 367.
HOPKINSON, FRANCIS, of the Navy Board, V. 116. His letter to Duché, 478.
HOPKINSON, JOSEPH, IX. 106.
Horses, III. 16. Price of, IV. 270. Removed from the neighbourhood of the enemy's lines, 311. Price of, VI. 80.
At Mount Vernon, XII. 314. Directions in regard to, 364. Horse-hoe invented by Poellnitz, X. 63.
Hospital, complaints against the, on Hudson's River, IV. 299. Wants, V. 207. On the location of a marine, at the seat of government, XII. 322. Hospitality, directions respecting, at Mount Vernon, III. 171.
Hostilities, cessation of, ordered, VIII. 416, 421, 425, 542, 567. HOUDON, M., employed to execute a statue of Washington, IX. 51, 131– 133, 138, 144, 185.
Hounds sent from Europe to Mount Vernon, IX. 124, 129, 164. Household steward, inquiries, qualifica- tions, and compensation for a, XII. 273.
HOWARD, JOHN EAGER, Colonel, his account of the battle of Germantown, V. 468. Declines being Secretary of War, XI. 94, 97, 106. Recommend- ed for brigadier-general in the Pro- visional Army, 265.
HOWE, GEORGE, Lord, killed at Ticon- deroga, in 1758, II. 298, III. 202. His popularity; monument erected to, in Westminster Abbey, by the Prov- ince of Massachusetts, 202. HOWE, RICHARD, Lord, Admiral, III. 449, 453, 463. Sends the Phænix and Rose up the North River, 468. His letter directed "To George Wash- ington, Esq.," 473. His intercourse with Lord Drummond, 527. Declares himself and his brother commission- ers for granting pardons, IV. 2. Let- ters to, respecting the exchange and treatment of prisoners, 50, 273. Or- derly Book cited respecting, 52. Sends General Sullivan with a message to Congress, 71. His conference with
a committee respecting peace, With General Howe, issues a procla- mation, offering pardon, 205. On the treatment of prisoners, 550. Joined with Lord North's commissioners, V. 397. Sails from the Hook with his fleet, VI. 26. Is seen off Point Ju- dith and pursued by Estaing, 29. Comes round again to Newport, 63. HowE, ROBERT, appointed brigadier- general, and ordered to the Southern Department, III. 294, 319. Com- mands in Georgia; consulted respect- ing an expedition to St. Augustine, IV. 366. At Charleston, V. 451. Ordered against Verplanck's Point, and retreats, VI. 299, 300. Ordered to Ridgefield, 305; to make West Point the capital object of his at- tention, VII. 74, 78, 84, 88; to divert the enemy, 77; to dismiss all the militia at his garrison, 92. His quali- fications to command at West Point, 94. To forward the New Hampshire and Massachusetts militia, 121. Com- mands troops to quell a mutiny in the Pennsylvania line, 363, 366. Ordered to march against the Jersey line, 380, 382. Subsequent directions to, 389, 563. Thanks to, and to the officers and men under his command, 565; VIII. 109. Marches to Philadelphia to suppress a mutiny of the Pennsyl vania troops, 457–459.
HowE, SIR WILLIAM, British lieuten- ant-general, commands the British troops on Bunker's Hill, III. 17. Com- plains of firing on officers sent for parley, 67. Succeeds General Gage at Boston, 113, 118, 511. Answers Lord Dartmouth's letter to Gage re- specting abandoning Boston; dis- courages the dividing of the forces; approves repairing to Rhode Island,
His proclamations and associa- tion, 140, 159. Obtains intelligence of the state of the American army, 157, 176. Organizes the Loyal Ameri- can Associators in Boston, 162. On the state of affairs December 3d, 1775, 186. His order respecting the de- struction of houses and fences for fuel, 187. His letter respecting Ethan Allen; writes to Lord Dartmouth re- specting retaliation, and exchange of prisoners, 203. Withholds aid from Governor Tryon, and gives him ad- vice how to proceed, 224. Obtains full knowledge of the proceedings of Congress, 226. His orders respecting the habits and appearance of the ar- my, 236. His opinion of the Ameri- can army, 248; 268, 281; 290. Writes
respecting the Refugees from Boston, 325. Extract from his proclamation before evacuating Boston, 350; 530. His plans; his readiness to yield the command to Carleton, 415. Leaves Halifax, 441. Head-quarters of, on Staten Island; his prospect of assist- ance from the Tories, 452. On the destruction of Falmouth, 520, 521. His letter to "George Washington, Esq. &c. &c. &c.," and his account of the affair, IV. 4, 509. Writes concerning prisoners, 5, 142, 512, 529, 555-560. Letters to, respecting exchanges and treatment of prisoners, 23, 52, 105, 107, 143, 166, 198, 214, 227, 252, 275, 287, 380, 454, 496, 557. His return of American prisoners and the British loss on Long Island, 71. On the burn- ing of New York, 100. On a ball cut and fixed to the end of a nail; his let- ter to Lord Germain cited, proposing ships and troops for the campaign of 1777. His expectation of recruits from the Americans, and disappointment, 107, 108, 519. Complains that the trea- ty between Foster and Arnold was not ratified, 106, 141, 142; 143. Is made a knight of the Bath; festivities there- upon in New York, 143. His plan for the campaign of 1777, 195. Returns an intercepted letter unopened, 198, 529. His proclamation offering par- don, 205. Corresponds with Lord Germain about trying General Lee as a deserter, 276, 277. Lands in New Jersey in February, 1777, 325. Probabilities weighed, that he will march to Philadelphia, 339. Changes his plan for the campaign of 1777, 392. Offers a bounty to deserters, 409. His advance to Somerset Court- House, 462. Retreats without loss to Brunswic, 469, 479. His expected junction with Burgoyne, 475, 476, 481. Embarrasses Washington by his movements, 501, 502, 505. Disap- proves the ill treatment of prisoners, 510, 512. Writes about the exchange of Skene and Lovell, and regrets the want of a personal communication, 512. Cited respecting the raising of loyalists, 522. His intercepted letter to Burgoyne, V. 4, 5. Issues his "Declaration" near the Head of Elk, 51. Writes concerning prisoners, 54, 518-521,535-539. Written to, about prisoners, 54, 136, 147, 163, 175, 218, 230, 234, 263, 272. His humanity to the Americans wounded at the battle of the Brandywine, 62, 63. His letter on the destruction of mills, 80. Cour- tesy to, in returning a dog, 82. Dis-
satisfied at not being reinforced, and asks a resignation, 160, 161. Within his lines, 179. His excursion to Ches- nut Hill, 180, 182. Declines grant- ing passports to vessels for supplying the Convention Troops with fuel and provisions, 188, 189, 521. On the American army at Valley Forge, 291. Written to, concerning Ethan Allen's rank and the seizure of a deserter with a flag of truce, 293. His resig- nation accepted, 337, 548. Joined to British commissioners; returns to England, 395, 397. See British Ar- my and BURGOYNE. HOWELL, DAVID, IX. 47. Commis- sioner to ascertain the eastern boun- dary, XI. 120.
HUDDY, JOSHUA, Captain, particulars of his apprehension and execution, VIII. 262, 263. Retaliation demand- ed for the treatment of, 263, 296. The selection of a subject for retaliation for, 280-283, 291, 297, 301 - 303. See ASGILL.
Hudson's River. See North River. HUGER, FRANCIS K., his attempt to effect Lafayette's escape from prison at Olmutz, XI. 111, 492. HUGER, Major, his house the first en- tered by Lafayette in America, V. 451,
HULL, WILLIAM, Major, his rank restor- ed to, VI 467. At the storming of Stony Point, 538. Colonel, in the expedition against Delancey's corps at Morrisa- nia, VII. 356, 357, 385, 392. Endeav- oured to dissuade Hale from going as a spy to Long Island, VII. 550. Sent to Rochambeau, VIII. 94. Humane Society of Massachusetts, IX. 388.
HUMPHREYS, DAVID, Lieutenant-Colo- nel, his enterprise against York Isl- and, VII. 306. His unsuccessful at- tempt to surprise Knyphausen or Clin- ton, 33. Aid to the Commander-in- chief, VIII. 193. Despatched to Sir Guy Carleton, with a proclamation and resolves of Congress, 427. Rec- ommended, IX. 6-8, 46, 48. Chosen secretary to the commission for nego- tiating treaties of commerce with foreign powers, 8, 45, 46. Goes to France, 46. His qualifications for a work connected with the Revolution, 113; 135. His return to the United States, 196. His publication respect- ing Asgill, 196, 221. On Washing- ton's attending the Convention, 222, 238. Accompanies the President elect to New York, 487. Appointed a com- missioner to make a treaty with the
southern Indians, X. 29. Goes to Europe, 105, 108. His appointment to the court of Lisbon; citation from, 138. Takes charge of the public pro- perty at Gibraltar, 333. Sent to Spain with instructions, XII. 92; to Por- tugal, 93.
HUNT, Captain, at Vass's, II. 191. HUNTER'S genealogy of the Washing- ton family of Adwick-le-Street, I.554. Hunting shirts. See Indian dress. HUNTINGTON, JEDEDIAH, Colonel, at Danbury, IV. 405. Cited respecting General Wooster's bravery, 406. De- tached to join Varnum and Greene, V. 163, 167. Cited respecting the destitution of provisions among the troops, 193. Appointed on a court of inquiry, 280; 392. Ordered to take post at Suffern's, VII. 88; 336; VIII.
HUNTINGTON, SAMUEL, President of Congress, VI. 380. His resignation, VIII. 112, 114. Governor of Con- necticut; death of, XI. 107. HUNTINGTON, Countess of, her project in relation to the Indians, IX. 86, 91, 96, 111.
HUNTINGTON, a letter respecting the appointment of, to a lieutenancy, III. 108.
HUSBAND, HERMAN, apprehended as a fomenter of the insurrection in Penn- sylvania, X. 449.
HUTCHINS, THOMAS, IX. 195. Hutting troops, directions respecting, V. 525, XI. 460.
HYDE, WEST, Colonel, British com- missioner to effect an exchange of prisoners, VI. 213, 509.
Illuminati, Society of the, XI. 314, 337. IMLAY, J. H., speaker of the House of Assembly of New Jersey, XII. 236. Importations, Washington's practice respecting, II. 331, XII. 253. Impost, opposition to, and prospects of an, IX. 36, 157. Acceded to, 162, 183.
Independence, American, Horace Wal- pole's remark concerning, II. 41. Said to be aimed at by the people of Massachusetts, and denied, 399, 401. When first designed by the principal persons in America, 402, 496. Parties in Congress respecting, III. 347, 357. Declared by Congress, 455. Decla ration of, proclaimed to the army, 457; not signed by Clinton and Liv- ingston, 469. Gage's letters to Lord VOL. XII.
Dartmouth cited, respecting, 513. Fa- vored by a small party in Parliament, V. 324; 327, 350. Expectations of, from the French treaty, 357, 366; VIII. 298, 371. Means necessary for the support of, 443.
Independence, Fort, taken possession of by the British, IV. 158. Summoned to surrender by General Heath, 281. His explanation of the affair, 308. Independence, Mount, opposite Ticon- deroga, IV. 6. Evacuated, 493. Independent companies, in Virginia, II. 4,506. To act separately from the colonial, 65; 405. Their spirited conduct, and letters, upon Lord Dun- more's removing the powder from Williamsburg, in 1775, 507. Address to, by the Commander-in-chief, III. 4. Indian affairs, badly managed, II. 235. French policy, and a special agent recommended for, 235, 236. Vicissi- tudes in the, 237. Managed by Gist, 251, 269. Sole management of, left to Atkin and Gist, 284. Commis- sioners of, V. 273, 414. Indian dress and shirts, recommended, II. 292, 293. Adopted in part, 294. Recommended, III. 21, 46, IV. 462. Indian language, a vocabulary of, re- quested, IX. 165, 195, 213, 249, 301, 306. Remarks on, by Zeisberger, 364. Indian Prophecy, a drama, the founda- tion of, II. 476.
Indian war-dance, described, II. 417. Indians, treaty with the, at Lancaster, in 1744, II. 14, 480. Expect presents and pay, 21, 23, 59. Their custom of giving names, 47. Should be kept in favor, 110. A good agent should be sent to the, 111. Their great power of annoyance, 134. Should be en- gaged, 135, 147; 235. Enraged with Atkin for imprisoning ten of their number, 245. Must be furnished with provisions, 253. Cannot be guarded against by troops, 267. Their im- portance, 276, 318. Are mercenary, 276. Seven hundred join Forbes's ex- pedition, 279. Accompanied in their excursions by whites; small parties of, more effectual than whites, 294. Neglected by Braddock, 475; 480. In the western parts of New York begin to be restless, III. 41. Favorably in- clined to the colonies, 54, 55, 60, 119. Intention of Congress in regard to employing them, 63, 407. Instruc- tions to Arnold respecting them, 90. British ministry's intention to engage, 210. Effect of the taking of Montreal upon them; should be engaged, 363,
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