513;
on parties in Massachusetts,
and the adoption of the Constitution,
310, 332; 458. His opinion as to
the place and mode of administering
the inaugural oath to the President,
322. His expected resignation, 392.
Proposes to join the army against the
Pennsylvania insurgents, 441. His
resignation, XI. 8. Establishes him-
self at St. George's, 70, 189. His
nomination as commissioner to ascer-
tain the eastern boundary, 119. Ap-
pointed to a command in the Provis-
ional army, 264, 266, 280, 288, 296,
297, 307, 312, 326, 330, 331, 534. De-
clines, 334, 537, 539, 550.
KNOX, Lieutenant, commands a forlorn
hope at Stony Point, VI. 303, 539.
KNYPHAUSEN, Hessian general, crosses
Chad's Ford, V. 58, 462. His excur-
sion towards Springfield, and retreat
to Elizabethtown Point, VII. 74–77,
87. Supports General Mathew in a
second excursion against Springfield,
87.
KOLKOWSKI, Count, VI. 123, 124.
KOSCIUSZKO, THADDEUS, IV. 503. Ap-
pointed engineer; employed in the
Northern Department; at Behmus's
Heights and West Point, V. 142, 282,
311. Does not agree with Radière,
334. Directs the works at Fort Clin-
ton, VI. 67. Goes to the southern
army, VII. 141. Commendation of,
148. Commissioned brigadier-general,
VIII. 487. Goes to Europe, IX. 46.
Returns to America, XI. 213.
LACEY, JOHN, General, succeeds Gen-
eral Potter, V. 223.
LACOLOMBE, L., XI. 68, 222.
LACRETELLE, cited respecting Jumon-
ville, II. 447.
Ladies, exertions of, in Philadelphia,
for the relief of the army, VII. 89,
90, 376, 408; in New Jersey, 90; in
Maryland, 243, VIII. 514. Their re-
ception of Washington at Trenton, in
1789, XII. 149.
LAFAYETTE, General, incidents con-
nected with his coming to America,
and his reception there, V. 10, 11,
445. Wishes for active command,
35, 128, 170. Wounded at the battle
of the Brandy wine, 59, 455. Com-
mendation of, 129. His skirmish near
Gloucester, 170. Succeeds General
Stephen in active command, 172. His
disappointments and perplexities in
the proposed Canada expedition, 264,
530-535. Ordered to return to camp,
291, 314, 535. On the consequences
of Lord North's Conciliatory Bills,
325. At a council of war at Valley
Forge, 360. Forwards to the Com-
mander-in-chief officers' reasons for
not taking the oath of allegiance, 366.
Instructions to, 368. His march to-
wards the enemy's lines, 374. His
retreat from Barren Hill, 377, 545.
Detached against the enemy in New
Jersey; instructions to, 417, 423, 553.
Letter to, respecting Lee's regret at
having relinquished to him the com-
mand at Monmouth, 419; 424. His
letter respecting Conway's Cabal, 488.
His opinion of Washington, 529. De-
tached to join Sullivan in Rhode Isl-
and, VI. 8, 11, 24. His honorable
conduct, 23, 27. Visits Count d'Es-
taing, 24. Accessible to the French
officers, 33. His exertions to induce
Estaing to unite again in an attack
on the enemy, 40, 41, 50. His con-
nexion with the action on Rhode Isl-
and; his subsequent stations, 50, 58,
59, 73, 501, 502. Holds a conference
with the Massachusetts Council and
Count d'Estaing, 58. His return to
France; circumstances, letters, and
correspondence with the President of
Congress, connected therewith, 71, 83,
137, 148, 150, 190, 193, 362, 368, 501,
545. Encourages the proposed Cana-
da expedition for the year 1779, 72,
106, 110, 149, 190, 216, 548. His
challenge to Lord Carlisle, 78, 79, 98,
105. Dangerous sickness of, at Fish-
kill, 137. His parting letter to Wash-
ington, 190. Receives an appoint-
ment in France under Count de Vaux,
362, 554. Presented with a sword by
vote of Congress, 505-507. His cor-
respondence on American affairs, after
his first return from America, 545.
Concerts with Paul Jones a plan of an
attack on the west coast of England,
546. His arrival in America in 1780,
and various particulars respecting, VII.
29, 195, 247, 477. His visit to Con-
gress, 31, 33, 38, 43, 44, 47. His cor-
respondence with Rochambeau, 33,
501. His proclamation to the Cana-
dians, 44, 45, 72. Despatched to New-
port and has an interview with the
French commanders, 109, 111, 125,
127, 509, 515. Returns and takes
command of the light infantry, 134,
135, 171, 281, 518. On Hamilton's
qualifications for an adjutant-general,
315. Proposes joining General Greene
at the south, 316, 317, 323, 339, 340,
341. His proposition to cooperate
with the Spanish generals, 322. His
remark on De Castries, 324. Takes
command of a detachment to Virginia
against Arnold; instructions to, 417-
423, 430, 435, 444, 469. His advance
to Annapolis, 452, 469. Ordered to
reinforce Greene, and receives direc-
tions, 469-471. Further particulars
in regard to his expedition to Vir-
ginia, VIII. 2, 6, 8, 10, 16, 24, 509,
513. Drives the British ships from
Annapolis, 11. The temper of his
detachment, and desertions from it, 22,
34, 35, 513. Refuses to hold inter-
course with Arnold, 60. His perplexi-
ties and disappointments, 86. Changes
his retreat into a pursuit of Cornwal-
lis, 100. The action at Green Spring,
118. Forwards information to the
Commander-in-chief, 128. Sends spies
to the enemy, 141, 152. His vigilance
in preventing the escape of Cornwal-
lis, 152, 156. His interview with
Count de Grasse, 166. Cited respect-
ing the storming of the redoubts at
Yorktown, 179. His proposed expe-
dition to the southward, 187, 190, 193.
His second return to France, 204,
208. Resolves and proceedings of
Congress in regard to, 207. Resolves
of Virginia, 225. Receives the rank
of field-marshal in France, 226. His
arrival in France, 260. Communicates
the intelligence of the treaty of peace,
407, 411. His successful exertions at
Madrid, 413. His visit to America in
1784, IX. 37, 44, 55, 59, 71, 73, 74.
Busts of, voted by the legislature of
Virginia, 51. His departure for Europe,
74, 77, 82. Naturalized by Virginia
and Maryland, 82. The Memoir of, by
James McHenry, 121. Renders ser-
vices to the commercial interests of the
United States, 130, 193. His journey
through Prussia and Austria, 144, 160.
His project in regard to slavery on his
plantation at Cayenne, 163. His ex-
ertions for toleration, 242, 262. The
Federal Constitution and an Indian
vocabulary forwarded to, 305, 309. Po-
litical letters to, 354, 379, X. 45; 71.
His perplexing situation at the head
of the French revolution, 88. Sends
to Washington the key of the Bastille,
105. Cited about his situation and
the affairs in France, 141, 177, 189,
234, 502. His captivity, 315, 316,
324. Instructions to foreign ministers
respecting, 322, 326. McHenry's pro-
position concerning, 397. Joined by
his family in prison, XI. 30, 496.
Unofficial measures taken by the Pres-
ident for the release of, 111, 125, 128,
162, 173; 206, 208. Papers relating to
his imprisonment and liberation, 163,
214, 489. His answer to the proposal
for his release from prison, 223, 502.
His proposed voyage to America, 325,
377, 459. Citation from, about engi-
neers, XII. 282. See BOLLMANN and
HUGER.
LAFAYETTE, Marchioness de, intercedes
with the French ministry for Presi-
dent Laurens, V. 456. Particulars
concerning, VI. 363, 368, 386, 552,
IX. 20; 38, 165; 449. Money re-
mitted to her, X. 314, 323, 324.
Money advanced to; joins her hus-
band in prison, XI. 30, 111, 496. Her
treatment there, 490, 496.
LAFAYETTE, GEORGE WASHINGTON,
IX. 39, 165, XI. 31. His arrival in
America, 64, 71, 161, 214. The pro-
position that he should enter Harvard
University, 66, 67, 72. Requested to
repair to Colonel Hamilton, 95. In-
vited to Philadelphia; proceedings in
Congress respecting, 118, 119. Goes
to Mount Vernon, 197; 208, 214.
Sails for France, 215, 223, 225; 325.
Lafayette, Fort, at Verplanck's Point,
VI. 269.
LA FORCE, seen at Gist's, in 1754, re-
connoitring, II. 16. There with a
detachment, 25. Made prisoner, 33.
Sent to Dinwiddie, 37, 38. Facts re-
specting; his imprisonment, escape,
and recapture, 178, 467. Accompanies
Washington in a part of his tour in
1753, 441.
LAMB, JOHN, major of artillery, III.
349. Colonel, V. 4. Ordered to take
command at Verplanck's and Stony
Points, VII. 212, 213. A witness at
Smith's trial, 261. Artillery of, re-
lieves Captain Brown's, 262.
LAMBERT, an Englishman, furnishes
the President with sundries for his
plantations, XII. 355.
Lamb's Dam, in Roxbury, III. 302.
LAMONT, NEAS, in error as to the
application of the title of marshal,
IX. 89.
Lancaster, removal of stores from, V.
41, 43. Congress adjourns to, V. 69.
Lance-men, proposition to raise, V. 277.
Land, the King's proclamation respect-
ing, II. 348, 369, 375. Promised to
the Virginia troops; difficulties in
regard to, 355-361, 365. Apportion-
ments of, 367, 369. Provision for
the sale of vacant, urged, XII. 25.
Pledged for the reimbursement of the
public debt, 26. Description of Wash-
ington's, west of the Allegany Moun-
tains, 264. Proclamations concerning;
rents, 265. On the settlement of,
266, 275. On the sale of public, 270.
Washington's determination to sell
his western, 317. Errors of foreign-
ers in purchasing, 329. Too much,
cultivated by farmers, 330.
LANE, Captain, his mission to the Pe-
nobscot Indians, 111. 496.
LANGDON, JOHN, chosen president pro
tempore of the Senate, and officially
notifies the President of the United
States of his election, IX. 491, X. 1,
459, 481.
Langhorne, John, a letter with the fic-
titious signature of, XI. 218, 220, 289,
293, 387, 501.
LANSDOWN, Marquis of, his introduc-
tory letter for his son, X. 203. His
introductory letter for Talleyrand-
Périgord, 412, 436.
LAPÉROUSE, commands a ship de-
spatched from Newport to France,
VII. 319. Brings money and de-
spatches from France, 429.
LA SALLE, the French claim the Ohio,
from its being discovered by, II. 440.
LAUMOY, Lieutenant-Colonel of engi
neers, IV. 491, V. 171. Vote of Con-
gress to retain in the service, VI. 430,
431. Sent to the Delaware, VI. 98.
Ordered to South Carolina, 173.
LAURENS, HENRY, President of Con-
gress, V. 139. Opposed to the half-
pay establishment, 384. Replies to
Lord North's commissioners, 397. Cit-
ed respecting a motion in Congress
calling for private letters, 401.
congratulatory letter after the battle
of Monmouth, 436. His kindness to
Lafayette long remembered, 456. Cit-
ed in regard to Conway's Cabal, 487,
497, 503, 504, 510, 511. His letter
concerning prisoners, 539. On the
second message of the British Com-
On the Can-
missioners, VI. 17.
ada expedition and money borrowed
from France, 110. Resigns the pres-
idency of Congress, 140.
Cited as
to arming the blacks, 204. Appoint-
ment of, as minister to Holland, 396.
His correspondence with Lafayette,
501. Confined in the Tower of
London, VIII. 15, 246. Propositions
to exchange, for Burgoyne and Corn-
wallis, 125, 240, 251, 265.
liberty, 325, 327, 333, 540. Appoint-
ed a commissioner to negotiate a trea-
ty of peace, 372.
LAURENS, JOHN, Lieutenant-Colonel,
aid to the Commander-in-chief, de-
spatched to Count d'Estaing, upon his
arrival on the coast, VI. 2, 4. His
return, 9, 10. Sent to Rhode Island,
VOL. XII.
11, 13, 23. Cited respecting the Pro-
test and Estaing's departure from
Newport, 46. Commendation of, by
Greene, 52. Recommendation of, to
Governor Rutledge, 201. Declines a
secretaryship to Franklin, 385; 398.
Comes to head-quarters with a letter
from General Lincoln, 411, 415; VII.
22. Taken prisoner at Charleston,
256. Cited respecting André's fate,
and Arnold's mental torment, 257.
Exchange of, 257, 288, 289. Appoint-
ed to go to France and solicit suc-
cours for the campaign of 1781, 340,
341. On the mutiny in the Pennsyl-
vania line, 363. His conferences with
the Commander-in-chief before going
to France, 365, 368. Recommenda-
tion of, to Franklin, 378. Sails from
Boston for France, 438; VIII. 5.
His conduct there, and return with
money, 150, 526, 527. Turns the
redoubt at Yorktown, 179. A commis-
sioner for settling the treaty of capit-
ulation at Yorktown, 184, 247, 532.
Joins the southern army, 241. Inter-
ests himself to effect the exchange of
his father, 247, 265. His project of
raising a regiment of black levies,
322, 323. His action and death at
Chehaw Neck, 356, 357; IX. 100.
LAUZUN, Duke de, number of the corps
under, VII. 113; 289. Legion of,
cantoned at Lebanon, 319. Commu-
nicates with the Commander-in-chief
about the disposition of the French
fleet, VIII. 64. His advance towards
the American army, 84, 87, 96-98.
His rapid march and proposed attack
on Delancey's corps at Morrisania,
92-99 His march to White Plains
and his position, 95, 99, 109. Sta-
tioned near Gloucester, 168. The le-
gion of, is despatched to join General
Greene, 237, 242, 258, 267. His return
to Europe, 259. His legion embarks
subsequently, 367, 433. Letter to, upon
his departure from the country, 432.
LAVAL, Marquis de, a French officer
under Rochambeau, visits the Ameri-
can camp, VII. 319.
LAWRENCE, JONATHAN, Captain, com-
mands levies at Dobbs's Ferry, VIII.
46. Joins Scammell in an expedition
to Fort Lee, 47.
Laws should be established in the af-
fections rather than fears, XII. 211.
Should be complied with, 222. Evils
of obstructions to their execution, 223.
See Government.
LEAR, TOBIAS, his narrative of the
last illness and death of Washington,
I. 555. Facts respecting; secretary
to Washington, IX. 154, 158; 196;
214; accompanies him to New York,
487; and on his tour through the
eastern States, in 1789, X. 46. Cited
about the republication of the "Rights
of Man," 160; concerning the re-
ception and inauguration of the Presi-
dent, 463; XI. 6. Invited to become
Washington's secretary in the Pro-
visional army, 280, 300, 333; XII.
288, 309.
LEARNED, EBENEZER, appointed brig-
adier-general, IV. 373.
Leases. See Rents.
Leaves, use made of, XII. 364.
Le Bœuf, fort at, taken by the Indians.
II. 340. Visited by the governor's
agent in 1753; commanded by Le-
gardeur de St. Pierre, 441. Its situ-
ation, 442.
Lechmere's Point, British land on, and
are routed; bomb-battery commenced
there, III. 157. Fired upon, 205.
Progress of the works at, 213, 287.
Strongly fortified, 293, 296.
LEE, ARTHUR, succeeds Franklin as
Massachusetts agent in England, III.
35; IV. 395. Commissioner to France;
his unsuccessful embassy to the court
of Berlin, V. 169, 447. Efforts in
Congress for renewing the commis-
sion of, VI. 385, 388; VII. 381;
X. 11.
LEE, CHARLES, appointed major-gen-
eral, repairs to head-quarters at Cam-
bridge; facts respecting, III. 6, 480,
481, 484, 515. Stationed at Winter
Hill; corresponds with Burgoyne, 43,
498. Sent to Newport to point out a
plan of defence, 213, 214, 220. En-
gages in a plan for the security of
New York; instructions to, 230, 234,
292. His conduct approved; his sug-
gestions in regard to Tories, 274. Or-
dered to the command in Canada,
afterwards to the Southern Depart-
ment, 294. Cited about Sears, 295.
His congratulation upon the evacua-
tion of Boston, 345. His indemnifi-
cation for the loss of half-pay, 499.
Success of, in South Carolina, IV. 15,
26. Arrives at Charleston, 27. Pro-
poses the employment of cavalry in
the Southern Department, 43.
His
opinion of Congress and the army,
132. Instructions to, at the time the
troops pass from New York into New
Jersey, 168. Appointed to command
the division on the east side of Hud-
son's River, 168. Ordered to cross
the Hudson, 186, 530. Cautioned to
take the western route, and delays,
192.530. Ordered to join the main
army, 199, 200. Messengers despatch-
ed to, 201, 207. Proposes to hang on
the rear of the enemy, 208, 531. Made
prisoner, 221, 231, 534. His division
joins the army, 239. Threatened to
be tried as a deserter, 272, 273, 276.
Resolves of Congress respecting the
treatment of, 273, 331, 334, 337. Ex-
change or parole of, demanded, 275.
Requests Congress to receive a com-
munication from him while a pris-
oner; his subsequent letter, 324.
Washington and Morris favor the
meeting solicited by, 342, 343. A
particular reason why this meeting
was not granted, 343. Sends for his
aid-de-camp and renews his request
for a meeting, 349. Cited respecting
his kind treatment by Howe, 461.
Proposition to exchange him for Pres-
cott, 495, 496,V. 54, 229, 263, 269, 272,
309, 310, 539. Letters of, immediately
before his capture, discovering his in-
tentions, IV. 530. Describes his con-
dition as a prisoner, V. 228. His return
on parole, 310, 335, 345. Approves
the decision of the council of war at
Valley Forge, 360. Directions to, at
the evacuating of Philadelphia, 392,
411. Free communication of his sen-
timents requested, 404, 406. His opin-
ion as to the views of the British upon
evacuating Philadelphia, 407. Dis-
approves an attack on the enemy;
crosses the Delaware, 414, 415, 552.
Regrets having yielded the command
to Lafayette, and is despatched with
another detachment, 418, 419, 424,
554. Ordered to attack the enemy at
Monmouth, and retreats, 425, 431,
555. Put under arrest. 428. 432. Trial
of, 432, 434, 555-558. Proceedings
of the court-martial sent to Con-
gress, VI. 68. Publishes an article
concerning the affair at Monmouth
and his trial; letter thereupon, 132.
His "Queries Political and Military,"
and their effects, 309, 330. Death of,
IX. 40. The publication of the pa-
pers of, 107.
LEE, CHARLES, (of Virginia,) IX. 275,
343. Attorney-general of the United
States, XI. 92. Advises the recall of
Mr. Monroe, 140, 485.
LEE, FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT, favors the
new constitution, IX. 304.
LEE, GEORGE, Colonel, marries the
widow of Lawrence Washington, II.
53, 181, 427.
LEE, HENRY, captain of the light-horse,
takes twenty-four British prisoners
near Elk, V. 50. His successful op-
position to an attack from the enemy,
220. Commendation and promotion
of, 303, 304, 393. Enlargement of his
troop, 304, 393. Procures information
in regard to Stony Point, VI. 280, 296.
His expedition against Paulus Hook,
317, 326, 332, 333, 336, 376. Stationed
at Monmouth with a letter for Count
d'Estaing, 369. Gold medal present-
ed to, 376. To hold himself in readi-
ness to go to South Carolina, 497.
Under marching orders for the south-
ward, VII. 8. Stopped, 48. Takes
post in the rear of the army, and en-
gages in the action at Springfield;
commendation of the corps of, 77,
506. Ordered to Monmouth, to pro-
vide for the arrival of the French fleet;
his subsequent correspondence with
the Commander-in-chief, and his ex-
ertions to get Arnold from New York,
105, 544. A continuance of his par-
tisan corps recommended, 252. His
marching to the south, 272, 277, 285.
Surprises Georgetown, 439; VIII. 62;
348.
A delegate in Congress, IX.
156. On the navigation of the Mis-
sissippi River, 173, 205. On the death
of General Greene, 180. On the
new government and the election of a
President, 428, 551. Declines the
command of a regiment against the
western Indians, X. 150, 154. On a
commander of the western expedition,
244. On the proclamation of neutral-
ity, 343, 357, 540. His proposition to
enter the French service, 344. On
Democratic Societies, the Pennsylva-
nia rebellion, and Jefferson's and
Henry's remarks, 433, 560. Com-
mander of the forces to oppose the
Pennsylvania insurrection, 439, 446.
In the list of officers for the Provis-
ional army, XI. 264, 265.
of, requested in regard to officers for
the twenty-four additional regiments,
429, 432; XII. 49.
LEE, RICHARD HENRY, chosen by the
Williamsburg Convention to the first
General Congress, II. 396; III. 26.
Recommends Randolph, 63. Cited
respecting Peyton Randolph's death,
139. Commends General Gates, 436.
His letter on Conway's promotion, and
a new Board of War, V. 99. Cited re-
specting the "Spurious Letters," 237.
Favors Gates, 373; 484; 493; VI. 55.
Wishes Washington may be sent to
Virginia with dictatorial powers, VIII.
106. His aid solicited in behalf of
Thomas Paine, IX. 49. President of
Congress, 79. Opposed to the issu-
ing of paper money, 120. Objects to
the Constitution, 288, 542. Senator
in Congress, 446, 459; X. 21. His
motion for opening the doors of the
Senate, 95. Cited, 400.
LEE, RICHARD HENRY, deposits manu-
script papers in Harvard College Li-
brary, III. 35.
LEE, MISS SIDNEY, her request for a
copy of the will of her brother, Gen-
eral Charles Lee, IX. 40.
LEE, THOMAS, of his Majesty's Coun-
cil in Virginia, projects the Ohio
Company, II. 479.
LEE, THOMAS SIM, governor of Mary-
land, VII. 186; X. 376; 423.
LEE, WILLIAM, Colonel, invited to
become adjutant-general, IV. 372, 433.
His qualifications for the office of
adjutant-general, V. 158.
Lee, Fort, IV. 158, 162, 163, 165. Ta-
ken by the British, 185, 187. Loss at,
547. A party of refugees attempts to
repair, VIII. 46, 47.
Legionary corps, recommended as a
substitute for cavalry, VII. 252.
LEITCH, Major, wounded near Haer-
lem, IV. 98, 104. Death of, 109.
L'ENFANT, Major, IX. 44. Surveys a
city for the permanent seat of gov-
ernment, X. 147, 172, 204, XII. 322.
LEONARD, ARIEL, a chaplain in the
army, III. 198.
LESLIE, A., British General at the
skirmish near Haerlem, IV. 99. Sails
from New York to Virginia to create
a diversion in favor of Lord Cornwal-
lis, VII. 264, 268, 269, 283, 285. His
movement from the Chesapeake, arri-
val at Charleston, and junction with
Cornwallis, 347, 348, 435, VIII. 521.
Letters, Intercepted, at Bristol, IV. 198;
one to Mrs. Washington, returned un-
opened, by General Howe, 198, 529;
one to Lund Washington, published,
and creates difficulty, VIII. 20, 21, 27;
to Sullivan and Lafayette, published,
60, 61, 69, 108. Of Lord George Ger-
main to Sir Henry Clinton, VIII. 112,
Letters, Spurious, ascribed to Washing-
ton, II. 405, V. 237, 378, 379, 39Ĭ,
IX. 444. Inquiries and facts respect-
ing, XI. 183, 184, 217. A list of the, ac-
companied by a statementof facts, 192.
LEVIUS, Judge, IV. 468.
LEWIS, ANDREW, appointed major, II.
97, 98; 108. His expedition against
the Shawanese Town, and his suffer-
ings, 125, 135. Attributes his misfor-
tunes to his guides, 136. Returns
from the Cherokees with but few war-
riors, 189. Refuses assistance to Lieu-
tenant Bullitt, 196. Ordered to send
up the Cherokees, 201. Sent to watch
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