Madison, Thomas, on Henry’s defense of Holland for murder,376.
Marshall, John, on Henry’s determination to have Mississippi navigation for the South,311;favors ratification of federal Constitution,320;with Henry in British debts case,360;his argument not legally superior to Henry’s,366;commended for his conduct in France as a candidate for Congress by Henry,410,411.
Martin, Luther, opposes federal Constitution,330.
Maryland, its convention recommends organization of militia,132;its resolutions justifying this action imitated elsewhere,133.
Mason, George, leader of radicals in Virginia,95;his high opinion of Henry’s abilities,98;in convention of 1776,190;on committee to draft bill of rights and Constitution,200,204;favors a democratic government,202;author of first fourteen articles of bill of rights,208;a devout Episcopalian,210;on committee to notify Henry of his election as governor,212;opposes ratification of Constitution,315,316,320;chief assistant of Henry in debate,320;agrees to act as chairman of Virginia republican society,342.
Mason, Thompson, prominent member of Virginia bar,93;surpassed by Henry in admiralty case,93.
Massachusetts, calls for Stamp Act Congress,80,81;enthusiasm in for Virginia resolutions,81,82;prepares for war,134.
Matthews, General Edward, commands British raid into Virginia,257,264,267.
Maury, Rev. James, wins his case for damages after annulling of option law,45;describes Henry’s speech in Parsons’ Cause,52-55.
Mazzei, Philip, publication of Jefferson’s letter to,407.
McIntosh, General Lachan, commander in the Northwest in 1779,263.
McKean, Thomas, member of first Continental Congress,108.
Meade, Rt. Rev. William, explains Henry’s apology to Maury,57.
Mercer, James, prominent member of Virginia bar,93;on committee of Virginia convention,152.
Meredith, Samuel, Henry’s brother-in-law, describes character of Henry’s mother,299.
Middleton, Henry, meets John Adams at first Continental Congress,105,106;a member of it,108.
Mifflin, Thomas, entertains delegates to first Continental Congress,104,105,106,107;a member of it,108;accompanies Washington to Boston as aide-de-camp,154;his connection with the Conway cabal,247,250.
Miller, John, describes Henry’s last speech,416.
Mississippi, navigation of, its abandonment proposed by Jay in Congress,307;violent opposition aroused in South to its surrender,308,309;Henry’s desire to retain it makes him fear a closer union with Northern States,310,311.
[Pg 448]Moffett, Colonel George, flight of legislature from Tarleton to his farm,284.
Monroe, James, tells Henry of Jay’s proposal to abandon Mississippi navigation,307;says Northern States plan to dismember the union,307;opposes ratification of federal Constitution,320;helps Henry in debate,320;letter of Jefferson to on Henry,404;recalled from France,407.
Murray, William Vans, appointed envoy to France,412.
Nelson, Hugh, remark of Henry to,19.
Nelson, Thomas, offers resolution in Virginia convention, instructing delegates to propose independence,197;conveys resolutions to Congress,198;defeated for governor by Henry in 1776,211;succeeds Jefferson as governor,285;opposes ratification of Constitution,319.
New England, effect of Virginia resolutions in,80,82,88.
Newenham, Sir Edward, sends presents to Washington,301.
New Jersey, Assembly of, disapproves of Stamp Act Congress,81.
Newton, Thomas, on committee of Virginia convention,152.
New York, Virginia Resolves brought to,80,82;ratifies the Constitution conditionally,345;sends circular letter proposing call for a second convention,345;its effect in Virginia,345.
Nicholas, George, favors ratification of federal Constitution,320.
Nicholas, John, supposed author of scurrilous attacks on Henry,385.
Nicholas, Robert Carter, one of Henry’s legal examiners,23;opposes Henry’s Virginia Resolves,71;loses leadership to Henry,89;prominent in Virginia bar,93;on retiring leaves his practice to Henry,94;leader of conservatives,95;opposes Henry’s motion in Virginia convention to organize militia,137;on committee to arm militia,151;on other committees,152;declines as treasurer Henry’s offer of protection,162;in convention of 1776,190;on committee to draft bill of rights and Constitution,200;favors aristocratic government,201;alleged to have made motion to appoint a dictator,286.
North, Lord, sends peace commissioners after Burgoyne’s surrender,241,254;protested against by Henry,255;their failure and departure,257.
Oswald, Eleazer, carries proposed constitutional amendments from Henry to New York,342,343.
Page, John, describes Henry’s vulgar pronunciation,10,11;a radical in politics,95;receives a vote for governor in 1776,211.
Page, Mann, a radical leader in Virginia,95;in convention of 1776,190;on committee to frame bill of rights and a constitution,200.
Paine, Thomas, his “Age of Reason” moves Henry to write a reply,374.
Parsons’ Cause,36-55;establishment of church in Virginia,37;payment of clergy,37,38;legislation to enforce payment by vestry,39;option laws to prevent clergy profiting by high price,40,41;royal veto,44;suits brought by clergy for damages,44,45;suit of Maury against Fredericksville parish,45-55;selection of an unfair jury,46,47;illegal verdict,48;Henry’s speech and its effect,48-52;comments of Maury,53-55;excitement produced by,58,60;reported to England,86.
Pendleton, Edmund, his pronunciation an example of dialect,11;said by Jefferson to have been one of Henry’s bar examiners,23;on committee to protest against Stamp Act,66;believes submission necessary,67;opposes Henry’s Virginia Resolves,71;loses leadership to Henry,89;prominent at Virginia bar,93;surpassed by Henry in admiralty case,93;[Pg 449]leader of conservative party,95;appointed delegate to Continental Congress,99;his journey with Henry and Washington,101;described by Atkinson,102;in debate on manner of voting,112;opposes Henry’s motion in Virginia convention to organize militia,137;on committee for arming militia,151;on other committees,152;returns from Congress to Virginia convention,176;thanked by Virginia,176;at head of Virginia Committee of Safety, describes situation to R. H. Lee,178;explains his objections to Henry’s serving in field,185;in convention of 1776,190;opposed for president by Henry’s friends,191;drafts resolution instructing delegates in Congress to propose independence,197;favors aristocratic government,201;favors ratification of federal Constitution,320.
Pennsylvania, prepares to resist England by force,133.
Phillips, General William, commands British force invading Virginia,278.
Powell, ——, entertains John Adams at first Continental Congress,105.
Providence, R. I., people of, approve Virginia Resolutions,82.
Raleigh Tavern, meeting-place of Burgesses after dissolution of Assembly,98.
Randall, Henry Stephens, describes at third hand Henry’s speech for organizing militia,146.
Randolph, Edmund, gives a version of Henry’s warning to George III.,73,note;says the Virginia Resolves were written by William Fleming,84,note;in Virginia convention of 1776,190;testimony as to authorship of Virginia resolution favoring independence,197;on committee to frame Constitution,200;says Henry drafted two articles of bill of rights,208;calls Washington a dictator in 1781,229;denies Jefferson’s story of a Virginia dictatorship in 1781,287;informs Madison of Henry’s refusal to go to constitutional convention,310;receives Madison’s reply,312;correspondence with Madison relative to Virginia opposition to ratification of Constitution,316;refuses to sign Constitution and publishes objections,319;supports it in the convention,320;twitted by Henry, turns on him fiercely,334,335.
Randolph, John, his part in Henry’s bar examination,23-26;leader of bar in Virginia,43.
Randolph, John, of Roanoke, describes Henry’s appearance in British debts case,364,365;answers Henry’s last speech,419;Henry’s parting advice to,420.
Randolph, Peyton, attorney-general, his part in Henry’s bar examination,23;on committee to protest against Stamp Act,66;counsels submission,67;opposes Henry’s Virginia Resolves,71;his anger at their passage,74;loses leadership to Henry,89;leader of conservatives,95;appointed delegate to Continental Congress,99;described by Atkinson,102;meets John Adams at Continental Congress,106;chosen to preside,107;assures Virginia troops that gunpowder affair will be satisfactorily settled,157.
Read, George, member of first Continental Congress,108.
Reed, Joseph, meets John Adams at first Continental Congress,106;doubts Henry’s ability to command in the field,186.
Religious liberty in Virginia, asserted in sixteenth article of declaration of rights written by Henry,208;hitherto limited,209;petition of Baptists for,209;proposals of Henry involving,294.
Revolution, war of, predicted by Henry,116,125;by Hawley and John Adams,125;by Dickinson, Charles Lee,130;prepared for by Connecticut,131,133;by Rhode Island,132;by Maryland,132;and other colonies,133,134;by Virginia,133-152;considered inevitable by Henry,138;[Pg 450]events of in 1776,221;in 1777,235,236;in 1777 and 1778,240,241,257.
Rhoades, Samuel, at first Continental Congress,105.
Riddick, Lemuel, on committee of Virginia convention for arming militia,151.
Roane, John, describes in detail Henry’s delivery of the speech for arming militia,146-149;said to have verified Wirt’s version,150.
Roane, Spencer, on Henry’s pronunciation,11;meets Henry and R. H. Lee in Virginia Assembly,295;considers Henry more practical than Madison, less selfish than Lee,296;describes his superiority to Madison in debate,296;contrasts him with Lee,296;describes his manner,296,297;describes Henry’s manner of living as governor,300;gives anecdotes illustrating Henry’s power as a criminal lawyer,375-378.
Robertson, David, reports Henry’s speeches in Virginia ratifying convention,321.
Robertson, William, of Edinburgh University, kinsman of Patrick Henry,3.
Robertson, Rev. William, uncle of Patrick Henry,3.
Robinson, John, speaker of House of Burgesses and treasurer of Virginia,63;attempt to conceal his defalcation by a “loan office,”63;prevented by Henry,64,65.
Robinson, Rev. William, condemns Henry’s behavior in Parsons’ Cause,86;and describes his speech against the Stamp Act,87.
Rodney, Cæsar, a member of first Continental Congress,108;of second,175.
Rush, Dr. Benjamin, said by Washington to be author of anonymous letter to Henry,249,250.
Rutledge, Edward, meets John Adams at first Continental Congress,105,106;a member of it,108;praises Galloway’s plan of reconciliation,115.
Rutledge, John, meets John Adams at Continental Congress,106;a member of it,108;debates question of manner of voting,112;on committee to prepare address to the king,117;at second Continental Congress,173;as governor of South Carolina receives extraordinary powers,228;nomination for chief justice rejected by Senate,403.
Schuyler, General Philip, his departure from Philadelphia as general envied by John Adams,154;on committee of second Continental Congress,172.
Shelton, Sarah, marries Patrick Henry,7;her death,189.
Sherlock, Bishop Thomas, his sermons favorite reading of Henry,391,394.
Sherman, Roger, a member of first Continental Congress,108.
Shippen, William, entertains delegates to Continental Congress,106.
Slavery, opinions of Henry concerning,388-389.
Simcoe, John Graves, a dashing partisan fighter,188.
Smith, Rev. John Blair, condemns Henry’s agitation against ratifying the Constitution,317.
Smith, Meriwether, opposes ratification of federal Constitution,320.
Smith, Rev. William, meets John Adams at first Continental Congress,105.
Spain, alliance with, desired by Henry in 1776,194;offers commercial privileges in return for abandonment of Mississippi navigation,307.
Speece, Rev. Conrad, describes Henry’s eloquence in a murder trial,378-381.
Spotswood, Alexander, grandfather of Henry’s second wife,241.
Sprout, Rev. ——, meets John Adams at first Continental Congress,105.
Stamp Act, protested against by Virginia Assembly,65;discussion whether to resist or submit after its passage,66,67;[Pg 451]resolutions against, introduced by Henry,69,71;debate over,71-74;passage, reconsideration, and amendment,75,76;influence in rousing other colonies against,77-88.
Stamp Act Congress, proposed by Massachusetts,80;its success caused by Virginia resolutions,81 ff.
Stark, John, his victory in 1777 at Bennington,240.
State sovereignty, declared to be abolished by Henry before 1774,111,112;its preservation demanded by Virginia in any confederation,197;not advocated in its extreme form by Henry during Revolution and Confederation,303-306;considered by Henry to be threatened by federal Constitution,324-330;expressly reserved by convention in ratifying,331.
Stephen, Adam, on committee for arming Virginia militia,151;taunts Henry in ratifying convention of 1788,335.
Steptoe, Dr. ——, meets John Adams at first Continental Congress,106.
Sullivan, John, at first Continental Congress,108;answers Henry’s speech in first day’s debate,110.
Syme, Mrs. Sarah, described by Colonel William Byrd,1,2;marries John Henry,2;mother of Patrick Henry,2;her family,4;letter mentioning his absence in Congress,126;her death and character,299.
Syme, Colonel ——, step-brother of Henry, reported to have denied his complicity in dictatorship project,226.
Tarleton, Sir Banastre, a dashing partisan fighter,188;sent by Cornwallis to capture Virginia legislature,279;nearly succeeds,280.
Taylor, John, of Caroline, his pronunciation,11.
Thacher, Oxenbridge, expresses his admiration for the Virginia Resolves,82.
Thomson, Charles, the “Sam Adams” of Philadelphia,104;meets John Adams at Continental Congress,105;nominated for secretary,107;accepts position,108,109;describes Henry’s first speech,109.
Tillotson, Archbishop John, his sermons enjoyed by Henry,391.
Tobacco, its use as currency and to pay salaries,37 ff.
Tories, loathed by Henry,274;popular execration of,289;repeal of their exile favored by Henry,290-291.
Tucker, St. George, describes debate on military resolutions in Virginia convention,137;describes motives of Henry’s opponents,137;describes his speech,143,144;agreement of his version with Wirt’s,150;fears that Jefferson will be no more active than Henry,269.
Tyler, Judge John, reports Henry’s narrative of his bar examination,24,25;gives anecdote of Henry’s speech against Stamp Act,73,note;said to have been author of Wirt’s version of Henry’s militia speech,150;with Henry in flight from Tarleton,281,282;opposes Henry’s bill to relieve Tories,290;opposes ratification of federal Constitution,320;helps Henry in debate,320.
Union of the colonies, advocated by Henry as necessary prelude to independence,194,199,304.
Virginia, education in,5,13;dialects in,11;society in,21;church government in,37;pays ministers in tobacco,37,38;makes vestry liable for salary,39;passes option laws to prevent clergy from profiting from high price of tobacco,40,41;injustice of action,42;popularity of laws in,43;popular reluctance to grant clergy legal redress,44,45,48;the Parsons’ Cause,46-55;enthusiasm in, for eloquence,60;popular affection for Henry begun by Parsons’ Cause,59,60;repudiation of Stamp Act,66-76;old leaders of, displaced by Henry,66,71,88,89;[Pg 452]officials of, angered by Henry’s resolutions,86;popular enthusiasm for Henry,88,89;courts in, closed by Revolution,92;conservative and radical parties in,95;practical unanimity of opinion,95,96;its influence in Continental Congress,113;officers of its militia prepared for war,131;raises militia in various counties,131,133,136;first overt act of war in, committed by Henry,155;popular indignation at Dunmore’s seizure of gunpowder,157;its volunteer companies persuaded not to attack him,157;expedition led by Henry forces Dunmore to make restitution,158-160;outbreak of popular approval of Henry’s action,164-167;defense of, intrusted to Henry under Committee of Safety,177;operations of Dunmore in,178,179;its troops defeat him,179,180;indignation among them at Henry’s treatment by Committee of Safety,181-184;celebrates with enthusiasm the resolution in favor of independence,199;effect of its example,200;aristocratic and democratic parties in,200-202;Virginia troops congratulate Henry on election as governor,214;high ideal held by Virginians of dignity of governor,219,300;danger of attacks upon State urged by Washington,221;prepares for defense,222,223;efforts of Henry to recruit in,237,238;receives great demands for supplies,241;popular opinion condemns R. H. Lee for hostility to Washington,252,253;decay of military spirit in,253,254;ravaged by Matthews and Collier,257,264-267;sends Clark’s successful expedition into Northwest,258-260;decline of patriotism in,274;ravaged by Arnold and Phillips,278;great antipathy in, to project of abandoning Mississippi navigation,308;majority of people at outset favor Constitution,315;effect of Henry’s exertions in turning tide,316,317;supposed disunion feeling,317;importance Of Virginia’s action,318;party divisions in State,319,320;party divisions and leaders in convention,320;influence of Virginia’s demands in forcing Congress to propose ten amendments,355,356;prepares to resist government at time of alien and sedition laws,408;its leaders condemned by Henry,409;its policy deplored by Washington,413.
Virginia resolutions of 1765,69-75;their effect,77-89.See Legislature of Virginia, and Stamp Act, authorship of,83-85.
Virginia resolutions of 1798, written by Madison,408;condemned by Henry as unconstitutional,417,418.
Walker, Benjamin, sent by Henry to Washington as secret messenger,236;taken by Washington as an aide-de-camp,237.
Walker, Jeremiah, moderator of Baptist convention,217.
Walker, Thomas, defendant in British debts case,360.
Ward, Samuel, meets John Adams at first Continental Congress,105;debates question of manner of voting,112;chairman of committee of the whole in second Continental Congress,171.
Warrington, Rev. Thomas, brings suit for damages after annulling of option law,44.
Washington, George, appointed delegate to Continental Congress,99;describes journey,101;described by Atkinson,102;on committee for arming Virginia militia,151;on other committees,152;his military command envied by Hancock and Adams,154;notified by Virginia troops of readiness to attack Dunmore,157;letter of Henry to, recommending Frazer,175;thanked by Virginia convention,176;doubts Henry’s fitness to command in the field,186;his defeats in 1776,221;congratulates Henry on his election as governor,221;warns him against British raids,221;[Pg 453]letter of Carter to, sneering at Henry,222,223;receives extraordinary powers from Congress,227;called a dictator in 1781,229;surprises Hessians at Trenton,235;his situation in 1777,236;embarrassed by Henry’s sending Walker to observe the army,236,237;letter of Henry to, on military situation in Virginia,238;his movements in 1777-1778,240,241;Conway cabal formed against,242;attacked in anonymous letter to Henry,244,245;receives two letters of warning from Henry on the subject,245-248;his grateful replies to Henry’s letters,248-250;describes Dr. Rush as author of the anonymous letter,249,250;describes other members of cabal,250;his deep friendship for Henry,251,252;letter of Henry to, describing Indian troubles,263;repeatedly praises Henry’s activity and assistance,269,270;considered as possible dictator in 1781,286;asks Henry’s advice concerning shares in canal companies,300,301;receives Henry’s replies,301,302;told by Madison of Henry’s change of opinion relative to strengthening the Confederation,310,311;sends copy of new Constitution to Henry,313;his reply,313;assured that Henry will not prevent a convention in Virginia,314;not in Virginia ratifying convention,319;grieved by Henry’s persistent opposition,341;letters of Madison to, on Henry’s opposition to Constitution,343;rejoices that Henry will submit, yet fears his opposition,344,346;his administration at first criticised then approved by Henry,397;reconciled to Henry by Lee,399-401;expresses unabated regard for him,399;receives Henry’s warm reply,400,401;offers Henry secretaryship of state,402;offers him the chief-justiceship,403;appointed to command provisional army,407;appeals to Henry to leave retirement to combat Virginia Democratic party,413,414.