Abstinence; total, from tobacco and intoxicating drinks, by Mr. Lawrence,25Accounts, benefit of keeping, illustrated,86Adams, Amos,44Adams, Samuel,140Advice, letters of, to Abbott Lawrence,48-53Amherst College, effort of Mr. Lawrence in behalf of,243Amin Bey, letter to, from Mr. Lawrence,285Anatomy, views of Mr. Lawrence respecting the dissection of human bodies,218André, Major,217Appleton, Jesse,190Appleton, Mrs., death of,190Athenæum, in Boston, Mr. Lawrence's plans for benefit of,200Baldwin, Loammi,338Baltimore, derangement of business in,73Bangor Theological Seminary, donation by Mr. Lawrence to,310donation for students in,337Banks, suspension of in 1837,141Bible, Mr. Lawrence's estimate of the,257Birth-place, attachment to expressed by Mr. Lawrence,151of Mr. Lawrence, engraving of,151Blagden, George W., note from, respecting Rev. Dr. ——, of Scotland,313letter from Mr. Lawrence to,316Blake, George,84Bondsmen, advice respecting fathers becoming,37Book-keeping by double entry, adopted by Mr. Lawrence,61Boston, religious controversy in,65Mr. Lawrence elected representative of,77wooden buildings in,78post-office, dead letters from,154Bowdoin College, donation by Mrs. Lawrence to,244Brattle-street Church, Mr. Lawrence's connection with,184Brazer, James,22,221his store described,23Bridgman, Laura,235Briggs, George N.,214,281presentation of a cane to, by Mr. Lawrence,227Brooks, Peter C., death and character of,263Buckminster, J. S., remains of removed to Mount Auburn by Mr. Lawrence,175Bunker Hill, desire of Mr. Lawrence to retain for posterity the battlefield,99Bunker Hill Monument, Mr. Lawrence's interest in,84objection to a lottery for,91completion of,169Mr. Lawrence's agency in securing the completion of,170-174note from Mr. Lawrence respecting early history of,332history of the plan of,338Burial-places, Mr. Lawrence's views respecting,129Business, secret of Mr. Lawrence's success in,145Buxton, Lady, letter from, to Mr. Lawrence,298letter from, to Mr. Lawrence,324Buxton, Sir Thomas Fowell,298Cabot, Samuel,268Cambridge Theological School, views respecting,163Canada, journey of Mr. Lawrence to,89Canadian Boat-song,261Canfield, Mr.,38Carroll, Charles,276Caswell, Oliver,235Chaplin, Daniel,18Chapman, Jonathan,192Charities, memorandum of,92-95proportion of, in 1835,137money for,178"odds and ends" for,186-187correction of a public statement respecting Mr. Lawrence's,198amount expended during ten years in,311total amount expended in,312Charity, systematic, inculcated by Mr. Lawrence,118Children, fondness of Mr. Lawrence for,225-226hospital for, founded by Mr. Lawrence,230-233Christ, object of his death,266Christmas, Mr. Lawrence's view of,91Cobb, Gershom, introduces book-keeping by double entry,61Codman, Dr.,253Colebrooke, Lady,217death of,304Colebrooke, Sir William, letter to, from Mr. Lawrence,240letter from Mr. Lawrence to,304Colonization of Africa, aided by Mr. Lawrence,299,318Concord, Mr. Lawrence's account of the fight in 1775 at,215-217Controversy, religious, in Boston,55Copartnership, offer of Amos Lawrence to dissolve,—declined by Abbott Lawrence,47Copartnership of A. & A. Lawrence dissolved by death,340Cornhill-street, store of Mr. Lawrence in,29Credit system, Mr. Lawrence's view of,35Cresson, Elliott, letter to, from Mr. Lawrence,299Darley, Mrs.,39Darracott, George,172Davis, John, loan of $500 by Mr. Lawrence to,330letter from, to Mr. Lawrence,330Dearborn, H. A. S.,84,338Debts, Mr. Lawrence's promptness in paying,31Dexter, Franklin, estimate of his argument on the fugitive slave law,287Dexter, Madam,75Diet of Mr. Lawrence,123,326table of, kept by Mr. Lawrence,124Dorchester Heights, reflections on,140Drinking habits in Mr. Lawrence's early days,23Dwight, Edmund,332Dwight, Louis,308testimony of Mr. Lawrence respecting,219Ellis, Judge,77Ellis, Mrs. Nancy, marriage of Mr. Lawrence to,77Epicureanism, Mr. Lawrence's notion of,124European fashions, introduction of discountenanced,90Everett, Edward,172,338Expenditures, by Mr. Lawrence, in 1849,278from 1842 to 1852,311Fac-simile of Mr. Lawrence's hand-writing,248Family worship, Mr. Lawrence's remarks on,150Farwell, Captain,17,301Fillmore, Millard,256Foreign gold, exchange of negotiated,75Fraternal affection, example of,147French Revolution of 1830, Mr. Lawrence's sympathy with,101Fugitive slave law, Mr. Lawrence's opinion of the,287Funeral ceremonies at the death of Amos Lawrence,341,342Gannett, Ezra S., letter to,45Gannett, Caleb,45Gannett, Mrs., hymn for her little boy by,46Goddard, N.,76Granger's Coffee House,38Gray, Mrs. Martha, present from Mr. Lawrence to,214Gray, Robert,214Green, Wm. L., death of,251Greenough, Horatio,338Greenwood, Rev. Dr.,123Groton, scenery in,152,153Groton Academy, donations of Mr. Lawrence to, preamble of the deed,221amount of donations to, by Mr. Lawrence,222donations of $45,000 by William Lawrence to,222extract from address at jubilee of,223Gurney, Hannah (see Buxton, Lady),299Haddock, Charles B., letter from Mr. Lawrence to,305Hallock, Rev. Mr.,279Hamilton, James, letters from Mr. Lawrence to,269,279,322letter from, to Mr. Lawrence,293Hancock, John,140Harris, Colonel,268Harvard College, donation of $50,000 by Abbott Lawrence to,244Heaven, reunion of friends in,157Hillsborough Bank, Mr. Lawrence's draft on for specie,36,37Hone, Isaac,76Hone, Philip,76Hopkins, Mark, President of Williams College,341letters to, from Mr. Lawrence,124,183,213,214,255,257,258,259,265,272,280,285,292lectures in Boston,182Hopkins, Mark, extract from his sermon on death of Mr. Lawrence,287peculiarities of Mr. Lawrence's bounty sketched by,346-360Howe, Dr.,235Hubbard, Judge,253Hubbart, Tuthill,154Hulsemann, Chevalier, interview of Mr. Lawrence with,158Immigration from Europe, Mr. Lawrence's view of,258,270Income, net, of Mr. Lawrence in the first two years,36practice of spending it, adopted by Mr. Lawrence,263Intoxicating liquors, total abstinence from, by Mr. Lawrence,25Ireland, Mr. Lawrence's contributions to the famished in,236,238Johnson School, donation to, by Mr. Lawrence,224Kast, Dr.,302Kent, Chancellor,76ride with—character of,158Kenyon College, aid to by Mr. Lawrence,177Lafayette, General, Mr. Lawrence's opinion of,84message to,96Lothrop, Samuel K.,122,138,175,342extract from his sermon on the death of Mr. Lawrence,185sketch of character of Mr. Lawrence by,343-346Lawrence, Abbott,30,131,138letters to,48,49,51,52,55,56,72,73,189,244,266,267becomes partner with Amos,38character as an apprentice,38declines offer to dissolve copartnership,47sails for Europe,48his dispatch of business,52his military service in the last war with Great Britain,56,295donation of $50,000 to Harvard College,244candidate for the Vice-Presidency,256tendered the office of Secretary of the Navy,266appointed Minister to the Court of St. James,269his popularity in Great Britain,295likeness of,295Lawrence, Mrs. Abbott,280Lawrence, Amos, when and where born,15ancestry of,15early instruction of,20his mechanical skill in boyhood,20anecdote of his school-days,22enters Groton Academy,22becomes a merchant's clerk,22adopts the principle and practice of total abstinence,24wounded by a gun-shot,26apprenticeship terminated,28accepts a clerkship in Boston,29commences business in Boston,29his boarding-house rule,30his promptness in paying bills,31motive for daily study,32his remarks on letter-writing,32his distinction between morality and religion,34his mercantile principles,35view of the credit system,35net income of first two years,36advice against parents becoming bondsmen for their sons,37his opinion of the theatre,39assists to establish his brother William in business,39flying visits to Groton,40alarming illness,40engagement of marriage,43marriage,46offer to dissolve copartnership declined,47letter on the death of his sister,54letter on the birth of his daughter,57recommends marriage,57domestic attachments,60adoption of book-keeping by double entry,61leniency to unfortunate debtors,61second alarming illness,62resignation in prospect of his wife's death,64tour through the Middle States,68appreciation of the right of suffrage,70delegate to assist in settlement of Jared Sparks,71becomes an inmate of his brother's family,74negotiates an exchange of foreign gold,75narrow escape from shipwreck,75second marriage of,77resumes housekeeping,77representative in the Legislature,77letter to Mr. Wolcott respecting his son,78becomes a manufacturer,79curtailment of his business,81extent of his correspondence,83opinion of Lafayette,84interest in Bunker Hill Monument,84journey to Canada,89objection to European fashions,90objection to a lottery for Bunker Hill Monument,91presentation of plate to Daniel Webster,102,103dangerous illness of,105feelings in sickness,106,107,111visit to New Hampshire,109his life in a sick chamber,112his submission under divine chastisements,112-114inculcates systematic charity,118secret of his success,118exercise on horseback,122his diet,123improvement of health,125avoids the appearance of evil,126his views of burial-places,129advice about selecting a wife,130advice to his daughter,131,132gratitude towards his mother,135visit to Washington,138aversion to matrimonial speculations,138estimate of Congressional debates,139visit to Rainsford Island,139reflections on completing thirty years of business,141pecuniary condition, January 1st, 1838,142habits of promptness,144prospects on December 31st, 1838,146reflections on the death of his brother,149advocates family worship,150engraving of his birth-place,151character in the bestowal of gifts,153enjoyment of natural scenery,155,156belief in reunion of friends hereafter,157annoyances arising from his reputation for benevolence,159his religious belief,160interest in a young colored lawyer,165-6reflections on his fifty-eighth birth-day,167his agency in securing completion of Bunker Hill Monument,170-174poetical toast to,174renders aid to Kenyon College,177acquaintance with Pres. Hopkins,182presents sent to President Hopkins,183-4his aversion to public commendation of himself,189,229advice respecting his grandchildren,191opposes annexation of Texas,192joy at birth of twin granddaughters,193letter on death of his daughter,194-196sentiments in view of his prosperity,197his view of keeping the Sabbath,202offer of his remains for the dissecting-room,218his interest in the Johnson School,224fondness for children,226provides a hospital for sick children,230his gratitude for prosperity,234contributes to the famished in Ireland,236his application in behalf of Amherst College,242congratulates Abbott Lawrence on his donation to Harvard College,244his attendance at church,246his exactness in business,247kindness to an old debtor,248fac-simile of his hand-writing,248sentiments respecting a religious awakening in college,255,312objects to his brother's taking political office,256-257,258,266estimate of the Bible,257prefers Gen. Taylor for President,258treatment of an applicant for aid,260joy at a revival of religion among Unitarians,267interview with Father Mathew,270adds a codicil to his will,271illness,272desire for death,272keeps Christmas with children,277circulates Dr. Hamilton's works,279,291,292,294lameness,281attentions to children,292circulates Buxton's Life,298cancels a note for $500 against a clergyman,300interest in Wabash College,309controversy with a Scotch clergyman,313-315his ground of religious hope,316circulates Uncle Toby's Stories on Tobacco,319his diet,326prefers Scott for President,327solicits aid for Williams College, from Jonathan Phillips,328relieves the straitened circumstances of Gov. Davis,330chosen presidential elector,333votes for Scott and Graham,334intercourse with Franklin Pierce,335his last writing,339death of,340funeral ceremonies,341,342sketches of his character,343personal appearance,352character of John Thornton applied to,357general character,352-359Lawrence, Amos A.,288Lawrence, Arthur,235Lawrence, John,15Lawrence, Luther, value of his property,30Speaker of House of Representatives,148Mayor of Lowell,148death of,148,149Lawrence, Robert, illness of,205letters of Mr. Lawrence respecting,206-210Lawrence, Samuel, Sen.,30account of,16sketch of his military career,17,18Lawrence, Samuel, presentation of a gold box to, by Mr. Lawrence,235Lawrence, Mrs. Sarah, illness of,62letter to her husband,63her condition described by Mr. Lawrence,64death of,65her death-bed scene described,65-6Lawrence, Mrs. Susanna, character of,19death of,199Lawrence, William,30,252