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Abel, Anne H., monograph on Indian consolidation,4,541n.Adair, John, and Burr Conspiracy,3,291,292,314;career,292n.,336n.;Wilkinson's letter to,314,336;arrested by Wilkinson,335,336,337n.;suit against Wilkinson,336n.;brought to Baltimore, released,344;statement,488n.;and Greenvs.Biddle,4,381.Adams, Abijah, trial,3,44-46.Adams, Henry, on M. in Jonathan Robins case,2,458;on Pickering impeachment,3,143;on isolation of Burr,280;on Burr and Merry,289;on American law of treason,401n.;on impressment,4,8n.;on causes of War of 1812,29n.Adams, John, on drinking,1,23n.;library,25;on Philadelphia campaign,102;belittles Washington (1778),123n.;story of expected kingship,291;on American and French revolutions,2,2n.;and title for President,36;on Hamilton's financial genius,61n.;and policy of neutrality,92;M. on,214;on M.,218;address to Congress on French affairs (1797), French demand of withdrawal of it,225,226,316;appointment of X. Y. Z. Mission,226-29;and X. Y. Z. dispatches,336,338;offers M. Associate Justiceship,347,378,379;Federalist toast to,349n.;statement of French policy (1798),351;and M.'s journal of mission,366;M. on foreign policy,403;and prosecutions under Sedition Law,421;reopening of French negotiations, political result,422-28;pardons Fries insurrectionists, political effect,429-31,3,36;absence from Capital,2,431,493;address to Congress (1799),433;M.'s reply of House,433-36;Jonathan Robins case,458-75;disruption of Cabinet,485-88;temperament contrasted with Washington's,486,488;appointment of M. as Secretary of State,486,489-93;Republican comment on reorganized Cabinet,491,494;pardon of Williams,495;and Bowles in Florida,497;and British debts dispute,503,505;and possible failure of new French negotiations,522;M. writes address to Congress (1800),530,531;eulogy byWashington Federalist,532n.;and enlargement of Federal Judiciary,547;and Chief Justiceship, appointment of M.,552-54,558;continues M. as Secretary of State,558;midnight appointments,559-62,3,57,110;magnanimous appointment of Wolcott,2,559,560;Jefferson and midnight appointments,3,21;Republican seditious utterances,30,33,37,42n.;and subpœna,33,86;and partisan appointments,81;on Bayard's Judiciary speech (1802),82;on John Randolph,171;and Chase,211n.;and M's biography of Washington,257;on his situation as President,258n.;biography of Washington on,263n.;on Embargo controversy,4,15;on banking mania,176,178;in Massachusetts Constitutional Convention (1820),471.See alsoElections (1800).Adams, John Q., Publicola papers,2,15-19;on vandalism of French Revolution,32n.;on American support of French Revolution,39;on economic division on policy of neutrality,97n.;on dangers of war with England (1795),110n.,112n.;on necessity of neutrality,119n.;Minister to Prussia,229n.;on France and American politics,279n.;on Washington streets (1818),3,5;on Federalist defeat,12;on impeachment plans (1804),157-60,173;on impeachment of Pickering,166,167;on articles of impeachment against Chase,172;on Chase trial,190n., 191n.;on Randolph's speech at trial,216n.;votes to acquit Chase,218;on Burr's farewell address,274n.;on Wilkinson,341n.;on Eaton's story on Burr,345;on Swartwout and Bollmann trial,346;report on Burr conspiracy and trial,541-44;report and courtship of administration,541n.;later support of M.,542n.;on Giles's speech on report,544;and Yazoo claims, attorney in Fletchervs.Peck,582,585,586;and Justiceship,4,110;on crisis of 1819,205;M. and election of 1828,462-65;on Georgia-Cherokee controversy,543.Adams, Mrs. John Q., drawing room,4,461.Adams, Samuel, and Ratification,1,348.Adams, Thomas, sedition,3,44.Addison, Alexander, charge on Sedition Act,2,385n.;and British precedents,3,28n.;as judge, denounces Republicans,46;on the stump,47;on declaring acts void,117;impeachment,164.Admiralty, M. on unfairness of British courts,2,511,512;Story as authority,4,119;jurisdiction in Territories,142-44.See alsoInternational law; Prize.Adventureand Her Cargo case,4,119.Agriculture, M. on French (1797),2,267;M.'s interest,4,63.Albany Plan,1,9n.Alexander, James, and Burr conspiracy, arrested,3,334;freed,343.Alexandria, Va., tribute to M.,4,592.Alexandria Advertiser, campaign virulence (1800),2,529n.Alien and Sedition Acts, fatality,2,361;provisions,381;Hamilton on danger in,382;Federalist attempts to defend,382;Republican assaults, unconstitutionality,383;Washington's defense,384,385;Addison's charge,385;M.'s views of expediency,386,388,389,577;Federalists and M.'s views,389-94,406;M. on motives of Virginia Republicans,394,407;Jefferson's plan of attack,397,399;Kentucky Resolutions,397-99;Virginia Resolutions,399,400;Madison's address of Virginia Legislature,400,401;M.'s address of the minority of the Legislature,402-06;M. on constitutionality,404;Virginia military measures,406,408;prosecutions, conduct of Federalist judges,420,421,3,29-43,86,189-96,202-05,214;repeal of section, M.'s vote,2,451;as issue (1800),520,521;State trials,3,43-47;resulting issues,47-49;M.'s position quoted by Republicans,106.Allbright, Jacob, testimony in Burr trial,3,425-27,465,488.Allegiance.SeeExpatriation; Naturalization.Allen, Nathaniel, Granville heirs case,4,154.Alston, Aaron Burr, death,3,538n.Alston, Joseph, at trial of Burr,3,479,481.Alston, Theodosia (Burr), and trial of father,3,381,479;death,538n.Ambler, Edward, courtship,1,150n.;country place,164n.Ambler, Eliza, on Arnold's invasion,1,144n.See alsoCarrington, Eliza.Ambler, Jacquelin, career,1,149,160;and M.,170;and M.'s election to Council of State,209n.;M.'s neighbor,2,172.Ambler, John, wealth,1,166;marries M.'s sister,166n.;grand juror on Burr,3,413n.Ambler, Mary Willis, family,1,148-50;meeting with M.,151,152;courtship,153,159,160,163;marriage,165,166.See alsoMarshall, Mary W.Ambler, Richard, immigrant,1,165.Ameliacase,3,16,17.Amendment of constitutions, M.'s idea,1,216.Amendment of Federal Constitution, demand for previous,1,245,405,412,418,423,428;expected,251;proposed by Massachusetts,348;Randolph's support of recommendatory,377,378;method, in Ratification debate,389;Virginia contest over recommendatory,468-75;character of Virginia recommendations,477;history of first ten amendments,2,57-59;Eleventh,84n.,3,554,4,354,385,387-91;proposals caused by Jay Treaty,2,141-43;Twelfth,533n.;proposed, on removal of judges,3,167,221,389;proposed, for recall of Senators,3,221;proposed, to restrict appellate jurisdiction of Supreme Court,4,323,325,371,378;proposed, to limit judicial tenure,517n.American Academy of Arts and Sciences, M.'s membership,4,89.American Colonization Society, M. and,4,473-76.American Insurance Co.vs.Canter, right of annexation, territorial government,3,148n.,4,142-44.American Philosophical Society, M.'s membership,4,89.American Revolution, influence of Bacon's Rebellion and Braddock's defeat,1,6,9;Virginia and Stamp Act,61-65;Virginia Resolutions for Arming and Defense (1775),65,66;preparation in back-country Virginia,69-74;Dunmore's Norfolk raid, battle of Great Bridge,74-79;condition of the army, militia,80-88,92;effect of State sovereignty,82,88-90,100,146;Brandywine campaign,92-98;campaign before Philadelphia,98-102;Germantown,102-04;desperate state,104,105;final movements before Philadelphia,105-07;efforts to get Washington to abandon cause,105,130,131;Philadelphia during British occupation,108-10;Valley Forge,110-20,131;treatment of prisoners,115;Washington as sole dependence,121,124;Conway Cabal,121-23;Washington and weakness of Congress,124-26,131;Jefferson accused of shirking,126-30;French alliance, relaxing effect,133,138,143;Monmouth campaign,134-38;Stony Point,138-42;Pawles Hook,142;Arnold in Virginia, Jefferson's conduct,143;depreciated currency and prices,167-69;influence on France,2,1;M.'s biography of Washington on,3,244,245,253-56.See alsoContinental Congress.Ames, Fisher, on democratic societies,2,40;on contest over funding,61n.;on contest over National Capital,63n.;on lack of national feeling,67,74;on Republican discipline,81;on British-debts cases,83n.;on crisis with England (1794),109;on Giles,129;and M. (1796),198,199;on effect of X. Y. Z. dispatches,341;attack on M.'s views of Alien and Sedition Acts,390;on reopening of French negotiations,423,426-28;on Adams's temperament,489n.;on Adams's advances to Republicans (1800),519;on advance of Republicans,519;on attack on standing army,520n.;on character of parties,521n.;opposition to Adams,527;on campaign virulence of newspapers,530;on resumption of European war,3,14;on Jefferson and Judiciary,53;and secession,53n.,97,98n.;on repeal of Judiciary Act,94;on Louisiana Purchase,150;on Chase impeachment,174;on Yazoo lands,568;as British partisan,4,5;and M.'s logic,85.Ames, Nathaniel, attack on Washington,2,117n.Amory, Rufus G., practitioner before M.,4,237n.Amsterdam, decline of trade (1797),2,233.Amusements, in colonial Virginia,1,22;of period of Confederation,283;M.'s diversions,2,182-85,4,66,76-80.Anarchy, spirit,1,275,284,285,289;as spirit of Shays's Rebellion,299,300;Jefferson's defense,302-04.See alsoGovernment.Ancestry, M.'s,1,9-18.Anderson, John E., pamphlet on Yazoo lands,3,573n.Anderson, Joseph, of Smith committee,3,541n.Anderson, Richard, and Mary Ambler,1,164.André, John, in Philadelphia society,1,110.Andrews, ——, and Jay Treaty,2,132.Andrews, Robert, professor at William and Mary,1,155n.Annapolis Convention, and commercial regulation,4,422.Annexation, constitutionality,3,147,4,143.Antelopecase,4,476.Antwerp, trade (1797),2,233;M. on conditions,246,247.Appellate jurisdiction of Supreme Court over State acts,4,156-67,347-57;proposed measures to restrict or repeal,323,325,371,379,380,514-17.See alsoDeclaring acts void; Supreme Court.Aristocracy, of colonial Virginia,1,25-27;after the Revolution,277.Armed Neutrality, M.'s biography of Washington on,3,255.Armstrong, John, and Pickering impeachment,3,168n.;and St. Cloud Decree,4,37.Army, condition of Revolutionary,1,80-86,92;sickness,86,116;discipline,87,120;lack of training,88n.;lack of equipment,97,99;at Valley Forge,110-20,131,132;improved commissary,133;Steuben's instruction,133;size (1778),138n.;light infantry,139n.;arguments during Ratification on standing,334,342,346,389,435,477;Washington commands (1798),2,357,3,258n.;M. and officers for,2,420;debate on reduction (1800),436,439,476-81;as issue (1800),520.See alsoPreparedness.Arnold, Benedict, invasion of Virginia,1,143;M.'s biography of Washington on,3,255.Assumption of State debts, contest,2,61-64;opposition in Virginia,62,65-69;question of constitutionality,66;political results,82.Atalantacase,4,142n.Athletics, M.'s prowess,1,73,118,132.Attainder, Philips case,1,393,398,411.Attorney-General, M. declines office,2,122,123;Henry declines,125;Breckenridge as,3,58n.;Wirt as,4,239.Augereau, Pierre F. C., and 18th Fructidor,2,246n.Augusta Chronicle, on Yazoo frauds,3,561.Aurora, abuse of Washington,2,162,163;on M.'s appointment to X. Y. Z. Mission,218,219;and X. Y. Z. dispatches,337,338;on M.'s reception,345,351;on Addison's charge on Sedition Act,385n.;Curtius letters on M.,395,396;on pardon of Fries,430n.;on M. and powers of territorial Governor,446n.;and Disputed Elections Bill,454;on Jonathan Robins case,460,471-73;on M.'s appointment as Secretary of State,489-91;on the reorganized Cabinet,491;attack on Pickering,491n.;on new French negotiations,522n.;campaign virulence (1800),529n.;on Mazzei letter,538n.;on Judiciary Bill,549n.,555,561n.;on M.'s appointment as Chief Justice,556;on Judiciary,3,159n.;attack on M. during Burr trial,532-35.Austen, Jane, M. as reader,4,79.Babcock, Kendric C., on Federalists and War of 1812,4,48n.Bache, Benjamin F., attacks on Washington,2,93n.See alsoAurora.Bacon, John, and Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions,3,43;in Judiciary debate (1802),91.Bacon's Rebellion, influence,1,6.Bailey, Theodorus, resigns from Senate,3,121n.Baily, Francis, on hardships of travel,1,264n..Baker, John, Hitevs.Fairfax,1,191,193;Warevs.Hylton,2,188;counsel for Burr,3,407.Balaou.SeeExchange.Baldwin, ——, sedition trial,3,42n.Baldwin, ——, and Missouri question,4,325.Baldwin, Abraham, and Judiciary Act of 1789,3,129.Baldwin, Henry, practitioner before M.,4,237n.;appointment to the Supreme Court,510;and M.,582;and Briscoevs.Bank and New Yorkvs.Miln,583;escort to M.'s body,588.Ball, Burgess, on M. at Valley Forge,1,120.Baltimore, in 1794,1,263;and policy of neutrality,2,94n.;proposed removal of Federal Capital to,3,8;public tumult over Burr trial,529,535-40.BaltimoreMarylander, on M. and election of 1828,4,463.Bancroft, George, on M.'s biography of Washington,3,270;on M.,4,90.Bangs, Edward, on Ratification contest,1,341.Bank of the United States, first, Jefferson and Hamilton on constitutionality,2,71-74;hostility in Virginia,84;Virginia branch,141;M.'s investment,199,200;as monopoly,3,336,338;success,4,171;continued opposition,171-73;failure of recharter, machinations of State banks,173-76.Bank of the United States, second, charter,4,179,180;and Localism,191;early mismanagement,196;its demands on State banks and reforms force crisis,197-99;early popular hostility, blamed for economic conditions,198,199,206,312;movement to destroy through State taxation,206-08;attempt to repeal charter (1819),288,289;Bonus Bill,417,418;success and continued hostility to,528,529;Mason affair,529;Jackson's war on, veto of recharter,529-33;Biddle's conduct,529n.;as monopoly,531;as issue in 1832,532n.,533;M. on Jackson's war,533,535;Jackson's withdrawal of deposits,535.See alsonext title, and M'Cullochvs.Maryland; Osbornvs.Bank.Bank of the United Statesvs.Dandridge,4,482,483.Bank of Virginia, M. and,2,174;political power,4,174;refuses to redeem notes,194.Banking, effects of chaos (1818),4,170,171;


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