Gerard, M., first French Minister to United States, arrives in the Delaware with French Fleet in 1778,078,070;Presents himself to Congress,070.
Germaine, Lord George, succeeds Lord Dartmouth as Colonial Secretary,019.
German Princes, Treaty of, with George III., for Mercenaries against Americans,020,021.
Germans (Palatines), Settlement of, in South Carolina, in 1718,786.
Germantown, Notice and early Settlement of--Described in 1700,313;Residence of government Officers at various Periods--Head quarters of General Howe--Chew's House,314;In Possession of British in 1777,315;Topography of,316.
Ghost's Complaint, Stanzas from,241.
Gibault, Father, favors Design of Clarke for capturing Vincennes in 1778,496.
Gibbons, Lieutenant, at Storming of Stony Point in 1779,181.
Gibbs, Caleb, Captain Commandant of Washington's Life Guard,120,127;Notice of,334.
Gibbs, Governor, Notice of,064.
Gibson, Colonel George, mortally wounded at St, Clair's Defeat in Ohio,490.
Gibson, General John, marries Logan's Sister--Provides for her Infant after her Massacre,489;Biographical Sketch of,490;Left in Command of Fort Laurens in 1778,500.
Gilbert, Sir Humphrey, receives Lands in North America in 1578,448;Arrives at Newfoundland in 1583--Sails southward in the Squirrel--Perishes, with all his Crew, in a Tempest,449.
Gimat, Colonel, at Siege of Yorktown in 1781,518.
Girty, Simon, and his Tory Associates--Attacks Fort Henry at Wheeling Creek with Indians in 1777; Demands unconditional Surrender--Refused by Colonel Sheppard,498;Burns Houses--Kills Cattle--Commits other Depredations, and departs--Character of,499.
Gist, General Mordecai, biographical Sketch of,671.
Glenn, Governor of South Carolina, causes Forts to be erected on the Savannah, in 1755,567.
Gloucester invested by Americans,515.
Godfrey, Thomas, Glazier of Pennsylvania State House,271.
Gold Region of North Carolina,616,627.
Gooch, William, Deputy Governor of Virginia, in 1727,473.
Gordon, Dr., Error of, concerning great Chain across the Hudson,138;Quotation from,340.
Gookin, Daniel, biographical Sketch of,092.
Gosnold, Bartholomew, sails for Virginia, in 1606, under Newport,451;Explores Coast of New England in 1602,452.
Gosport, taken by British in 1779,538.
Gould, Hannah F., Quotation from,121,254.
Gouvion, French Engineer at West Point in 1778,136.
Government, British, issues Proclamation for suppressing Rebellion, preventing seditious Correspondences. &c.,017.
Governors, colonial, convened at Annapolis and Alexandria to plan Expeditions against the French in 1755,477.
Governor's Island, refortified in 1800,517;Fortified by the Americans in 1776--A racing Ground,802.
Goymes, Benjamin, one of Washington's Life Guard,120.
Grabowski, Count, killed at Siege of Forts Clinton and Montgomery in 1777--Grave of,168.
Grieme, Dr. Thomas, Notice of,350.
Grafton, Duke of, denounces the British Policy, and resigns,019;Proposition to address the King negatived,022.
Graham, William A., Notice of,592,599.
Graham, Major, Joseph, in Expedition to the Haw in 1781,592;Biographical Sketch of--At Battle of Cowan's Ford,598;Wounded in Skirmish at Charlotte in 1780,626.
Graham, George, Biographical Sketch of,626.
Grant, Colonel, in Expedition against Cherokees in 1761,646.
Grant, Colonel, attempts to surprise La Fayette at Barren Hill, in 1778.328;In command at New York in 1776,804.
Grant, Major, in Battle at Fort Duquesne in 1758,480.
Grants of Land extending from Atlantic to Pacific,559.
Grass, Timothy, Origin of,550.
Grave of Miantonômoh,029;Uncas,030;Trumbull,035;Huntington,030;Governors John and William Cranston, at Newport,067;Ternay, at Newport,088;Soldiers, at Fishkill,122;Count Grabowski, at Fort Montgomery,168;John Dean, a Captor of Andre, at Sleepy Hollow,187;Rev, James F. Armstrong, at Trenton,246;St, Tammany,247;Dr. Benjamin and Deborah Franklin--General Mercer--General Charles Lee,249;Colonel Donop,290;General Agnew and Colonel Bird,318;La Fayette,326;Philip Livingston, at York, Pennsylvania,330;Colonel Monkton, at Freehold,359,363;Rev Robert Roy--Rev, Mr. Woodhull,359;Patriots, at Paoli,372;Washington, at Mount Vernon,417;Lady Washington,418;Mary Washington, at Fredericksburg,423,427;Brad dock, near Fort Necessity, Great Meadows,479;Nelson family, at Yorktown,508;Major Gooch, near Yorktown,530;General Stevens, near Culpepper Court House, Virginia,535;General Phillips, near Blandford, Virginia,543;Jefferson, at Monticello,548;Of the Slain in Regulator Battle,593;John Phifer,616;Rev, Alexander Craighead, at Charlotte, North Carolina,616;Ferguson and others, near King's Mountain,629,634;De Kalb,668;General Nath,675;Of the Slain at Chatterton's Hill,822;Of John Battin,827.
Graves, Admiral, arrives at Newport with Fleet in 1780,087;Proceeds against French Fleet in 1781--In Engagement off Capes of Virginia,512.
Gravesend Bay, Notiee of,804.
Gray, David, claimed to be the Reality of "Harvey Birch,",123.
Gray, T., Quotation from,654.
Grayson, Colonel William, Commissioner to treat with Howe respecting Prisoners at Valley Forge--At Battle of Monmouth--Biographical Sketch of,355.
Great Meadows described,476.
Greene, Albert G., Notice of,058.
Greene, Colonel Christopher, at Defense of Fort Mercer in 1777,293;Presented with Sword by Congress for Bravery--Biographical Sketch of--Murdered near Croton River by To ries,294;Monument at Red Bank,295.
Greene, General Nathaniel, in Expedition against Rhode Island in 1777,080;Visits French Fleet off' Newport in 1778,082;At Battle of Quaker Hill,083;Head-quarters of at New Windsor,114;Crosses the Hudson to Tappan in 1781,145;Deputed by Washington to confer with Robertson relative to release of André,201;Retreats from Fort Lee in 1776,221;At Battle of Trenton in 1776,226;At Battle of Germantown in 1778,317;At Battle of Monmouth,362;At Battle of Brandywine in 1777,382;Cheeks British at Brandywine,383;In command of Southern Army in Virginia in 1781,463;Appointed by Washington in command of the Southern Army in 1780--Biographical Sketch of,595;Arrival in Carolina--Takes formal command of the Army,596;Anecdote of, and Portrait of George III.,598;Pursued by Cornwallis--His Retreat to Guilford Court House,600;Joined by General Lee,601;Calls Council of War--Pursued across the Dan,602,604;His Dispatch to Jefferson,604;Reerosses the Dan,605,Joined by Lee and Pickens--His whole Force crosses the Aliamance--Encamps between Troublesome Creek and Reedy Fork,605;Falls back across Head waters of the Haw--Encamps at Speedwell's Iron-works--Joined by Lawson, Butler, and Eaton--Reerosses the Haw and Reedy Fork--Encamps near Guilford Court House--Invitee Cornwallis to Battle,606;Engagement ensue=--Prudently retreats to Reedy Fork--Pursues Cornwallis to Deep River,612;Approach to Camden,613;Arrival at Charlotte in 1780--Takes command of Southern Army,676;His Movements toward South Carolina in 1781--Encamps near Camden,677;Withdraws to Hobkirk's Hill--Joined by Carrington,678;Defeated in Battle at Hobkirk's Hill,680;Movement toward Fort Ninety-six,689;Siege of Ninety-six,691;Retreats,694;Marches against Rawdon at Orangeburg--Retires to High Hills of Santee,695;In Battle at Eutaw Springs,701;Again on the High Hills--Attacks British Posts near Charleston,705,775;Encampment near Jacksonborough,776;Refuses to treat with Leslie,777;Enters Charleston a Victor,779;At Brooklyn, before the Battle there in 1776,805;In command at Fort Lee,825.
Greene, Rev, Zachariah, wounded in Skirmish at Whitemarsh in 1777,321.
Green, Roger, Notice of,559.
Greensborough, North Carolina, Fire at, in 1849,595.
Green Spring Plantation, Notiee of,446.
Green, Timothy, Successor to Thomas Short as Colonial Printer to Connecticut in 1711,050.
Green, Thomas, succeeded by William Stone as Governor of Maryland in 1640,398.
Greenwich, New York, Notice of,795.
Gregory, Dr. Notice of,555.
Grenville, Sir Richard, attempts to colonize North Carolina, under Raleigh, in 1585,449.
Gretna Green, Dismal Swamp, Notice of,539.
Grey ("No-flint General"), Attacks Baylor's Corps at Tappan,196;Notice of,196;At Battle of Germantown,317,318;Attempts to surprise La Fayette at Barren Hill in 1778,328;Massacres Americans near Lancaster Road,370.
Gridley, Colonel, refortifies Noddle's Island after Evacuation of Boston by the British,015.
Grimes, Captain, in naval Engagement at Newport in 1776,072.
Groton Hill, Notice of,043.
Gum Swamp, Notice of,666.
Gunby, Colonel, at Battle of Guilford in 1781,610.
Gustavus, assumed Name of Arnold in Correspondence with Clinton and André,146.
Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, projects Scheme for planting Colony in America--His Idea of Slavery--Recommends the great Scheme at his Death as the Jewel of his Kingdom,251.
Gustavus Adolphus III., King of Sweden, refuses Permission to his Subjects in French Army in America to become Members of the Society of the Cincinnati,127.
Gwinnett, Button, Signer of Declaration of Independence--Killed in Duel by M'lntosh,728.
Gwyn's Island, Battle at, in 1776,537.
Habersham, Colonel Joseph, biographical Sketch of,726.
Hale, Captain Nathan, his Case compared with that of Andre,190;His Death as a Spy,815.
Hale, Sarah J., Quotation from,558,662.
Halket, Major, wounded in Battle at Fort Duquesne in 1755,479,Halket. Sir Peter, killed in Battle at Fort Duquesne in 1755,479,Hall, Colonel (British), killed at Battle of Cowan's Ford in 1781,599.
Halleck, Quotation from,697.
Hamilton, Andrew, appointed Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey in 1708, by Governor William Penn,257.
Hamilton, Quotation from,160.
Hamilton, Colonel, taken Prisoner at Vincennes, and confined in Irons in Williamsburg Jail in 1779,497.
Hamilton, General Alexander, succeeds Washington as President General of Society of the Cincinnati in 1800,129;At Valley Forge in 1777--Narrow Escape from British,332;Letter to Governor Clinton, inquiring into the Cause of Lethargy of the Americans in 1778,337;At Siege of York-town in 1781,518;In command of a Battery in Battle of White Plains,822.
Hamilton, Mrs. Elizabeth, Author's Interview with,406,Hamilton, Ninian R, Notice of--Anecdote of,572.
Hammond, Samuel, at Battle of Cowpens, in 1781,639,Hampton, Virginia, early History of,531;Outrageous Attack on by British, under Cockburn. in 1813,532.
Hancock, John, appointed Major General in 1776,010;Consents to the Destruction of his Property,013;In Expedition against Rhode Island in 1778,080;Sends Letters of Remonstrance to D'Estaing in 1778,082;Eulogized by Raynal,288.
Hancock, Judge, massacred by British in 1798,345.
Hand-bill, containing Mecklenburg Resolutions, Notice of,623;
By M'Dougall, calling Public Meeting in New York,791.
Hand, Colonel, in Skirmish at Quintan's Bridge in 1778,314,Hand, Colonel, in Battle near Brooklyn, 1776,806;in West Chester,820.--
Hanger, Major, in Skirmish at Charlotte in 1780,625.
Harcourt, Colonel, Notice of--Captures General Lee at Basking Ridge in 1776,222;Longevity of his Horse,223.
Harden, Colonel, Exploits of,771.
Hardy, Commodore Sir Thomas, in command of British Fleet, at New London, in 1813,045;Bombards Stonington,051.
Hardy, Governor Samuel, Anecdote of,439.
Harnett, Cornelius, President of North Carolina Provincial Council, in 1775--Biographical Sketch of,582.
Harris, Peter (Indian), Petition of--Granted an Annuity by South Carolina Legislature,656.
Harrison, Benjamin, Notice of,441;Anecdote of,442.
Harrison, President William II., Birth place of,441.
Hart, John, Governor of Maryland, Notice of,399.
Harvey, Colonel, erects Barracks near Charlottesville for captive Troops, in 1779,552.
Harvey, Governor John, succeeds Yeardley as Governor of Virginia in 1628--Deprived of his Office by the People in 1635--Returns to England,458;Sent back by the King with full Authority--Succeeded by Wyatt in 1639,459.
Harvey, Thomas, Governor of Albemarle Colony in 1692,561,Hasell. James, President of Council in North Carolina in 1773,579,Hathorn, Colonel, at Battle of Minisink, in 1779,102,Hats, Exportation of, from the Colonies, forbidden by Parliament in 1731,563.
Hateras Indians, Reduction of, in 1709,562.
Hawes, Captain, in Battle of Guilford in 1761,610.
Haw River, Notice of, 590 Hawks, John, Notice of,569,570.
Hawks, Rev, Dr. Francis L., Notice of,569,570,623,Hawthorne, Colonel, in Southern Campaign in 1760,631,Hayne, Colonel Isaac, biographical Sketch of,774,Hazen, Colonel Moses, at Jones's Ford in 1777--Biographical Sketch of,380.
Headley, J., Quotation from,178.
Head-quarters of La Fayette at Providence, in 1778,057;General Prescott, near Newport, in 1777,076,080;Washington, at New Windsor, in 1779,081;Washington, at Newburgh, in 1783,099,100,104;Purchased by the State in 1850,099;At Peekskill, in 1781,113;Generals Greene and Knox, near New Windsor,114;Governor George Clinton, at Washington Square, in 1777,116;Steuben, near Fishkill Landing, in 1782,125;Colonel Sheldon, at Salem, in 1780--Colonel Jameson and Major Tallmadge, at North Castle,147;Washington and Baylor, at Tappan,196;Washington, near Dobbs's Ferry,195,509;Washington, at Hopper House, in 1780,214;Washington, Greene, and Mercer, at Newtown, New Jersey,226;Rail, at Trenton,228,231;General Howe, at Germantown,314;Washington, at White Marsh, in 1777,321;Washington, at Valley Forge, in 1777-1778,332;La Fayette, near Brandywine, in 1777,378;Washington, near Chad's Ford,386,388;Arnold and Simcoe, at Richmond,435;Rochambeau, at Williamsburg, Virginia,529;Arnold at Portsmouth,540;Arnold and Phillips, in Petersburg, in 1781,545;Cornwallis, at Hillsborough, North Carolina, in 1776,590;At Charlotte and Winnsborough, in 1780,626;General Wayne, at Ebenezer, in 1782,740;Cornwallis, at Wilmington,781;Of Lee, at New York, in 1776,798;Washington, at New York,800,815;Howe, at Newtown, Long Island,813;At New Rochelle,820;Washington, at White Plains,821;At Rocky Hill,837.
Heath, General William, sent to New York in 1776,015;In command at Rhode Island in 1780,087;Succeeded by General M'Dougall in 1777, at Peekskill,172;Biographical Sketch of,828.
Hele, Lieutenant (British Spy), supposed Instigator of Treachery of Arnold,145.
Hell Gate, Town Records of Newport sunk at, by Sir Henry Clinton, in 1779,085;Anecdote, of,114.
Henderson, Judge, Richard, Notice of,572,575.
Henderson, Colonel, wounded in Battle of Eutaw Springs in 1781,703.
Henry, Patrick, Eloquent Speech of in first Continental Congress at Philadelphia, in 1774,267;Prediction relative to Declaration of Independence,273;Formerly a Bar Tender,429;Early Years of--Employed in Parson's Cause--His Début as an Orator described by Wirt,430;At Constitutional Convention at Richmond, in 1788,438;Biographical Sketch of,439;Eloquence--Anecdote of,440;Submits Resolutions to House of Burgesses of Virginia in 1784--Opposes Stamp Act,482;Effect of his Resolutions--Skill as an Orator,483;Speech of, in House of Burgesses of Virginia, in 1775--Proposes Resolutions in favor ol military Preparation--Eloquently defends them,502;Effect of his Speech--Assembles Corps of Volunteers and marches for Williamsburg--Meets Receiver General at Doncaster's Ordinary-Demands and receives Value of military Stores--Disbands--Departs for Philadelphia as Delegate to Congress,503,Hessians, at Battle of Long Island in 1776,022;Imprisoned in old Church at Fishkill,124;Captured at Crosswicks in 1778,218;Captured at Battle of Trenton in 1776,228;Officers sign Parole of Honor,229;Use White Hall for Barracks at Trenton,244;Expedition of, against Forts Mercer and Mifflin in 1777. under Sir William Howe,293;Hessian Sergeant's Account of Massacre near Lancaster Road,370;At Battle of Guilford in,781,609;Land on Long Island in 1776,804;Re-enforcement of, at New York,820.
Hewitt, Mary E., Quotation from,288.
Highlanders at Cross Creek, North Carolina,580;Friendship of courted by Patriots in 1775--Martin attempts to enlist them in favor of the King,583;General Donald M'Donald,565,583;Dispersed and made Prisoners at Moore's Creek Bridge in 1776,588;Settle in Georgia in 1733,722.
Hill, Colonel, in Southern Campaign in 1780,631,Hillsborough, North Carolina, early History of,558,Hinchcliffe, D., identified in American Cause,019.
Historical Society of Maryland--Author's Visit to--Relics contained in its Library,391.
Historical Society of New York, Notice of,116;Leaf from Church Record at Pohick,421.
Historical Society of North Carolina, old Bible in Possession of,559.
Historical Society of Rhode Island, Notice of,058.
History, Early, of Stonington,051;Rhode Island,070;Newburgh,100;Peekskill,169;Perth Amboy,217;Crosswicks,218.
Virginia,507;Hampton--Old Point Comfort, Virginia,531;Norfolk,532;Petersburg--Blandford,542;Chowan and Cape Fear Country, Carolina,559,561;Charlotte, North Carolina,616;Orangeburg, South Carolina,696;Of New York,782.
History of Trinity Church, New York,819.
Hoffman, C, F., Quotation from,130.
Hohkirk's Hill, Notice of,676.
Holland, issues Edict against carrying warlike Articles to America in 1775--Edict violated--Large Quantities of Powder carried to America,019.
Hollanders refuse to allow their Soldiers to fight against Freedom,020.
Holly, Mrs., Notice of,406.
Holt, Jolie, Quotation from,432;Mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia--Establishes Printing-office at Norfolk--Publishes severe Articles against Dunmore--His Establishment seized by Dunmore in 1775--Publishes New York Gazette and Post Boy in 1765--Establishes New York Journal in 1768--Removes Journal to Æsopus and Poughkeepsie--Biographical Sketch of,534;Appointed Postmaster at New York in 1775,793.
Holt, Dr., Notice of,590.
Holt, Colonel Michael, Notice of,593.
Honors, military, Burial with, defined,465.
Hood, Admiral Sir Samuel, proceeds against French Fleet in 1781,512.
Hood, Mr., appointed Stamp-master at Baltimore in 1765--Burned in Effigy--Escapes to New York,399.
Hooker, Reverend Mr., appointed to dispute religious Points with Reverend Roger Williams, in Boston General Court, in 1653,053.
Hooper, William, Notice of,582.
Hopkins, Admiral, in naval Engagement oft' Block Island in 1776,072.
Hopkins, Stephen, Monument of,056;Biographical Sketch of (See Biography of Signers of Declaration of Independence, Supplement.)
Hopkins, Tory, tarred and feathered at Savannah in 1774,725.
Hopkinson, Francis, Quotation from,310.
"Hornet's Nest," applied to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina,600;To Rowan County,615.
Horse, Harcourt's, Longevity of,223.
Horseshoe, Silver, miniature, presented to Spottswood by George I.,472.
Horseshoe Robinson, Notice of,635.
Hotchkiss, Mr., Notice of,595,613.
House, Residence of General Huntington,032;Governor Trumbull's War Office--Trumbull,034;Alden Tavern, Williams's,035;Birth-place of Benedict Arnold,036;Governor Huntington's Mansion,038;Residence of Governor Gibbs,064;Prescott's Head quarters,067,076;Hubbard's.068;Mr. Brindley's,083;Washington's Head quarters, at Newburgh,099;Headquarters of Greene and Knox,114;Mrs. Falls's,116;The Temple,117;Wharton's,122;Verplanck's,125;Robinson's,140;Smith's,152;Birdsall's,170;Colonel Jameson's Head-quarters,188;"Sunnyside," Residence of Washington Irving,193;Livingston Mansion,195;Washington's Headquarters, at Tappan,196;Hopper's,214;Burr's Head-quarters,215;Friend's Meetinghouse,219;White's Tavern,222;Rail's Head-quarters,228;At Trenton Bridge,233;Friend's Meeting-house,234;In which General Mercer died,236;Nassau Hall, Princeton College,238;Morven,242;White-Hall,244;Old block, at Wicaco, converted into Church ill 1677--Converted into Fuel by British.255;Carpenters' Hall,263;Thompson's Residence,267;State House, Philadelphia,272,288;Whitall's,294;Slate-roof,301;Penn's--Loxley's,301;Howe's Head quarters,302;Wharton's Mansion,303;Chew's,314;Washington's Head-quarters, near Whitemarsh,321;King of Prussia Tavern,331;Washington's Head-quarters, at Valley Forge,332;Steuben's Log,342;Hancock's,345;Freehold Meeting-house.359; Huddy's Residence,362;Wayne's Residence,373;At Jefferis's Ford,374;Birmingham Meeting-house,375;Howe's Head-quarters--La Fayette's Quarters,378;Chad's,386;Washington's Head-quarters,387;Congress, at Baltimore,393;State House of Maryland described,402;Mount Vernon.414,418;Residence of the Washington Family at Westmoreland,425;Hanover Court House,429;Birth-place of Henry Clay,431;Old City Tavern at Richmond,435;Old Stone, Richmond, Reminiscences of,438,439;Seat of Patrick Henry--Old Court house in New London,440;Birth place of President Harrison,441;Charles City Court House,442;Old Tavern,444;Dumnore Palace, at Williamsburg,469;Old Magazine--Old Capitol of Virginia--Baptist Meeting-house,470;Old Raleigh Tavern, at Williamsburg, Virginia,486;Nelson Mansion, at Yorktown,521;Moore's,530;Head-quarters of Arnold, at Portsmouth, Virginia,540;Bolingbrook, Petersburg, Virginia,545;Residence of President Jefferson, at Monti-celio,547;Tryon's Palace, at Newborn, North Carolina,570;Harnett's, Wilmington, North Carolina,582;Lillington Hall,587;Cornwallis's Headquarters--Offices,590;Log-house, at Battle-ground of Guilford Court House, till; New Garden Meeting-house,613;Court-house, at Charlotte,617;Log-house, at Cowpens,636;At Rocky Mount,638;At Hubkirk's Hill,676;At Fort Motte,681;At, Fort Granby,688;Old Court-house, Orange District, South Carolina,696;Southern School house,698;Residence of General Marion,708;White House, near Hawk's Greek,715;Telfair House, at Savannah,726;Dwelling of General M-lntosh, Savannah,741;Episcopal Church--Head quarters of Cornwallis. Wilmington,781;Old Store house, Forty-sixth Street, New York,795;Kennedy House, Broadway,798;Washington's Headquarters, Pearl Street--Rose and Crown Tavern, Staten Island,800;Kip's House, Kip's Bay, New York,803;Howard's Half-way, East New York,807;Cortelyon's House, Brower's Mill, Brooklyn,810;Church at Jamaica--House where Woodbull died, at New Utrecht,811;Billop's House, Staten Island--Green-house, New York,815;Morris's House, near Harlem River.816;Beckman's Mansion, at Turtle Bay.817; Ruins of Trinity Church, New York,819;Howe's Headquarters, near New Roehelle,820;Washington's Headquarters, near White Plains,821;Phillipse's Manor-house, Yonkers.832;Townsend House, Oyster Bay,833;Middle Dutch Church--French Church--Hessian Hospital--Old Walton House, New York,835;Washington's Head-quarters, Princeton,837;Fraunce's Tavern, Pearl Street, New York.839.