Lee, Thomas, acting Governor of Virginia in 1749,473.
Lee, William, Notice of,446.
Leech, Colonel Joseph, in Expedition against Regulators in 1781,575.
Legend, Indian, of Lake Mashapaug,027;Of headless Horseman, at sleepy Hollow,191.
Leisler, Jacob, biographical Sketch of--His Persecution and Death,785.
Leslie, Captain William, at Battle of Great Bridge, near Norfolk, in 1775--Mortally wounded at Princeton, in 1777,535.
Leslie, General, in Expedition to Portsmouth, Virginia, in 1780--Retreats to Carolina, to join Cornwallis,539;In Battle of Guilford,609;In command at Charleston in 1782,776.
Leslie, Mr., Notice of,629.
Letters of Washington to Joseph Reed in 1776,009;Of British Officer (1776),014;Of Thanks from Congress to Washington (1776), accompanying Medal,016;Mrs. Winthrop to Mrs. Warren,025;General William Phillips to General Heath--Lieutenant Kingston to General Heath (1778),026;Hannah Arnold to her Son Benedict,037;Washington to President of Congress,038;General Williams to Mr. Coit (1776),040;Arnold to Sir Henry Clinton, with Dispatch (1781),045;To Mr. William Tripp, in Loaf of Bread from his Wife,075;La Fayette to Washington (1778),084;Washington to General Nelson (1778),085;Secret Mode of receiving, at Rhode Island,086;Colonel Nicola to Washington (1782),104;Washington to Colonel Nicola (1782),105;Washington to Hamilton (1783),108;Washington on Dancing (1799),115;Washington to General Greene (1782),119;Washington to Rochambeau (1784),127;Colonel Scott to Author (1850),127;Putnam to Washington (1778),137;Letters of Governor Clinton and principal American Officers to Washington,138;Arnold ("Gutavus") to André ("John Anderson") (1780)--André to Arnold,146,147;Sir Henry Clinton to Lord George Germain,147;André to Colonel Sheldon,147;Arnold to Washington,148,160,201;Robinson to Generals Putnam and Arnold--Arnold to André,149;Arnold to Robinson,150,151;Lieutenant Sutherland to Arnold,150;Joshua H, Smith to his Brother (1780),156;Colonel Jameson to Arnold,158,189;Arnold to his Wife,161;General Putnam to Sir Henry Clinton,172;Washington to Schuyler,172,212;General M'Dougall (1777)--Tryon to General Parsons,173;André (1779), containing Terms of Surrender offered to Garrison of Fort Fayette,175;Wayne to Washington (1779),179;Lee to Wayne--Rush to Wayne,181;Arnold to Jameson,189;André to Washington,189,202;Ebenezer Baldwin to President of Yale College (1832),203;Champe to Lee,208,209;letters from Washington, at Head-quarters, Bergen County,214;General Lee to General Reed--Lee to Washington--Reed to Leo,222;General Lee to General Gates (1776),223;Washington to Governor Trumbull (1776)--General Greene tu Governor Cooke--Colonel Reed to Washington--Washington to President of Congress (1776),225;Washington to Robert Morris--Robert Morris to Washington (1777),232;Washington to Ladies of Trenton (1789)--Mrs. Franklin to Husband (1763),258;John Dickenson's "Letters of a Pennsylvania Farmer"--Circular Letter of Massachusetts,259;John Potts to Joseph Galloway (1778),263;John Adams to his Wife (1771),268;Circular Letter of Dartmouth to royal Governors in America,269;Washington to Captain Mackenzie (1774).274;Jefferson to Richard Henry Lee (1776),277;Hamilton to Putnam (1777),297;Washington to Congress--To Governor Livingston (1777),302;Major André to a Friend, describing the Mischianza (1778),303;Mrs. Bache to Dr. Franklin (1777),310;La Fayette to Mrs. Reed--M, De Marbois to Mrs. Reed (1780),312;Robert Morris to a Friend,313;Sullivan to Mesheek Weare--John Eager Howard to Timothy Pickering--Washington to President of Congress,318,322,338--To his Brother (1777),318;General Agnew's Servant to Mrs. Agnew--General Agnew to Mrs. Agnew, &c.,319,375;Dr. Franklin to La Fayette--La Fayette to Dr. Franklin,324;Mrs. Washington to Mercy Warren,332;Washington to Governor Clinton--General Varnum to General Greene,335;Letters of Washington forged in 1776,336;General Hamilton to Governor Clinton (1778),337;Anonymous Letters of Correspondence between Washington, Gates, and Conway (1777),338;Board of War to La Fayette (1778)--La Fayette to Washington,339;Conway to Congress--Letters of Gates--Mifflin--Dr. Gordon to Gates--Conway to Washington,340;Beaumarchais to Baron Steuben,341;George III, to Lord North,349;Sir Henry Clinton to Washington--Washington to Governor Livingston,349;Reverend Mr Duché to Washington,351;Washington to La Fayette,354;Lee to Washington--Washington to Lee,360;Howe to Washington (1777),385;Intercepted, of Governor Robert Eden--General Lee to Mr. Jenifer (1774),401;Washington to Dr. Cochran (1779),407;Of Franklin to White-field,408;Of Introduction to Augustine Washington,415;La Fayette to Washington (1789),415;Thomas Paine to Washington,416;Mrs. Washington's Granddaughter to Mr. Sparks,420;Mr. Custis to the Author,424;Washington censuring his Nephew for supplying British with Provisions,435;Of a British Spy, by William Wirt,447;Washington's intercepted by Clinton,465;Dinwiddie to M, De St, Pierre in 1753, borne by Washington,473,474;Logan to Colonel Cresap,489;Chevalier De Cambray to Captain Sommerville,500;Dunmore's, from _Fowey_ Man-of-war, to Virginia House of Burgesses in 1775,504;George III., in reply to Lord George Germain, on Intelligence of Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown,528;Jefferson to Muhlenberg,540;Washington to General Heath,550;Jefferson to Governor Patrick Henry,552;George III. to Lord North,553;Bancroft to David L, Swain,578;Intercepted, of Governor Martin to General Gage,580;Governor Martin to Rosset,581;Governor Caswell to his Son,585;General Greene to Luzerne and La Fayette,680;General Ashe to Governor Caswell,713;Cornwallis to British Outposts in South Carolina,715;Wright to Gage, intercepted,725;Conciliatory, from Governor Wright to Georgia Assembly in 1776,727;From Howe to Washington,802;Of Washington,813;Circular, to Governors of States, on Subject of disbanding the Army, in 1783,837.
Lewis, General Morgan, succeeds Colonel Ogden as President of General Society of the Cincinnati, in 1838,129.
Lewis, Anna Estelle, Quotation from,183.
Lewis, General Andrew, on Expedition to Fort Duquesne,476;On Expedition to the Scioto in 1774,487;Sent to dislodge Dunmore from Gwyn's Island in 1775--Biographical Sketch of,537.
Lewis, Colonel Charles, killed on Expedition to the Sciota in 1774,488.
Lewis, Colonel Fielding, biographical Sketch of,427.
Lewis, Elizabeth, Notice of,427.
Libel, Horne Tooke's, on British Troops,017.
Liberty, Daughters of, hold Meeting under Sycamores, at Roger Williams' Spring, in 1769, resolving not to drink Tea before Duties should be taken off,058.
Liberty, Sons of, at Norwich,031,032;In Maryland in 1776,400;In North Carolina in 1766,509;In Georgia in 1774,724;In South Carolina in 1765,748;In New York in 1765--Hold public Meeting at Richard Howard's,787;Erect Liberty Pole in 1776,790; Hold Meetings at Hampden Hall,791;Seize Arms,794.
Liberty, Sloop, destroyed at Newport in 1765,071.
Liberty Hall Academy (Queen's Museum), Charlotte, North Carolina, Notice of,599.
Liberty Tree at Boston, destruction of,015;At Norwich, Notice of,031;At Charleston, Notice of,748.
Library, Prince's, used for Fuel by the British,015.
Lietch, Major, killed at Battle of Harlem Plains in 1776,818.
Lite Guard, Washington's, Names and Rank of,120,121.
Lillington, General John Alexander, in Battle at Moore's Creek Bridge in 1776--Biographical Sketch of,585.
Lillingtun, Miss Margaret II., Notice of,585.
Lincoln, General Benjamin, Plan of driving British from Boston Harbor in 1776--Its Execution,015;At Siege of Yorktown in 1781,517;Calumniated on Surrender of Charleston--Made Prisoner by Clinton in 1780,667;Biographical Sketch of,733;At Battle of Port Royal Island in 1779,759;At Battle of Stono Ferry,761;At King's Bridge in 1781,832.
Lindsey, Captain, sails from Newport in Packet Hannah, in 1772--Chased into Providence by British Schooner Gaspee,061.
Livingston, Colonel Henry, hands Letter to Arnold relative to Violation of Flag of Truce,150;Conceives Plan for destroying Vulture--In command at Stony Point, at Time of Arnold's Treason--Biographical Sketch of,152.
Livingston, Colonel Henry B., at Battle of Quaker Hill in 1778,083.
Livingston, William, writes Memorial to American Colonies in 1774,269.
Livingston, Hon, Robert R., Secretary of Foreign Affairs in 1782,308.
Livingston, Philip, Signer of Declaration of Independence--Grave of, at York, Pennsylvania,339.
Lloyd's Neck, Operations at, in 1780,833.
Locust Hill, near Yonkers, Encampment of American Troops on, in 1781,832.
Locke, Colonel Francis, killed in Skirmish at Charlotte in 1780,626.
Locke, John, biographical Sketch of,560.
Logan, James, Secretary to Penn--Cayuga Chief, biographical Sketch of--Extracts from his Speech,313;Murder of his Family at Baker's Cabin, in 1774--Letter to Captain Cresap,489;Disdains to treat with Dunmore--Notice of,490.
Logan, Colonel Benjamin, erects Fort Logan, Kentucky, in 1776,493.
London Company, Formation of, in 1606--Names of its Members,451;Granted a new Charter in 1612,457;Dissolution of, in 1624,458.
Longfellow, Quotation from,184,392.
Long Island, Evacuation of, by Americans in 1776,813.
Lossberg, in Battle on Quaker Hill in 1778,083.
Loudon, Lord, appointed to chief command of Troops in America in 1757--Succeeds Dunmore as Governor of Virginia in 1758,479.
Louis XVI, furnishes United States with material Aid,509.
Louisville, Kentucky, early History of,495.
Love, William II., Notice of,683.
Lovell, General, on Expedition against Penobscot in 1779,026.
Luddington, Colonel, at Tarrytown in 1777,165.
Ludwell, Philip, Notice of,446,561.
Lui, George, Quotation from,027.
Luzerne, M, De, Interview with Arnold,144.
Lynch, Anne C., Quotation from,123.
Lynch, Colonel, at Battle of Guilford in 1781,609.
Machin, Captain Thomas, constructs Chevaux-de-frise across Hudson River in 1778,114;Superintends stretching great Chain across the Hudson,137.
Mackay, Captain, in Expedition to Fort Duquesne in 1754,476.
MacKellar, Thomas, Quotation from,169,331.
Madison, President James, in Constitutional Convention at Richmond in 1788,438.
Magaw, Colonel, refuses to surrender Fort Washington to British in 1776,825.
Maham, Colonel Hezekiah, biographical Sketch of,707.
Malcolm, Donald, in Expedition against Regulators in 1771,576.
Manhattan Island, Notice of--Signification of its Name--Visited by Verrazani,782.
Manning, Diah, Grave of,039.
Mauteo, Indian Chief, baptized by command of Raleigh--Invested by White with Title of "Lord of Roanoke"--First American Peer,450.
Manufactures, Colonial, Restrictions upon, in 1731,563;In North Carolina, Premiums offered for, in 1775,582;Cotton, in North Carolina,594;Iron, in North Carolina,643;Cotton, in South Carolina,657.
Marbois, M, De, Secretary of French Legation--Account of Arnold and Luzerne,144;Extract of Letter to Mrs. Reed,312.
Maréchaussée, Corps of, defined,466.
Maria, Queen Henrietta, Maryland named after,395.
Marion, General Francis, biographical Sketch of,683;In Expedition against Cherokees in 1760,646;Styled the "Swamp Fox.",651,770;At Battle of Hobkirk's Hill in 1780,680;At Charleston in 1775--Formation of his Brigade--An Accident--His first Expedition against Tories,769;His various Exploits in South Carolina,770,to,772;Destruction of his Camp,772;Operations near Charleston,773;Relieves Colonel Harden at Parker's Ferry--A Legislator--Again in the Field,775.
Markham, William, Notice of,253.
Marriages, consummated in North Carolina without License, in 1767,571;Quaker, in North Carolina,613,614.
Martial Law declared at Charleston in 1782,745.
Marshall, Chief Justice, Portrait of, in Capitol at Richmond,436.
Marshall, Major Thomas, at Battle of Great Bridge, near Norfolk, in 1775,535.
Martha's Vineyard, plundered by General Grey in 1778,084.
Martui, Josiah, succeeds Tryon as Governor of North Carolina in 1771578;Issues Proclamation disapproving of District Meetings in 1774,579;Seeks Aid from Regulators in 1775--Flees to Fort Johnson for personal Safety--Issues menacing Proclamation,580;Endeavors to win Highlanders to Cause of the King,580,583;Supposed to be accessory in inducing Slaves to rise against their Masters--Letter to De Rosset,581;Biographical Sketch of,588.
Martin, Judge, Notice of,622.
Maryland, called upon by Congress for Funds to carry on War in 1780,87; Constitution of, adopted in 1776,289;Forbids her Delegates voting for Declaration of Independence in 1776,276;Early History of--Origin of Name,395;Character of its first Charter--Toleration, its chief Glory,396;Its first Settlers in 1633--The Asylum for persecuted English Puritans,397;First legislative Assembly convened in 1635,398;Representative Government established in 1639--Involved in Civil War under Clay borne in 1644--Religious Animosity between Protestants and Roman Catholics in 1649--Toleration of the latter--Civil War in, in 1655,398;Governors of, noticed,399;Empowers its Delegates in Congress to vote for Declaration of Independence--Adopts State Constitution in 1776,402.
Mashapaug, or Alexander's Lake, Legend of its Origin,027.
Mason, Captain, Expedition against Pequods in 1637, 047 His Narrative.048.
Mason, Captain, at Siege of Fort Henry in 1777,498.
Mason, George, draws up Declaration of Rights and Plan of Government in 1776,505.
Mason, Mrs. Eunice, Notice of,034.
Massachusetts, Militia organized anew by the Provincial Congress in 1776,010;Assembly sanctions General Lincoln's Plan of driving the British from Boston Harbor,015;Ingratitude to Roger Williams,055;Militia join Expedition against Rhode Island, under Hancock, in 1778,080;Called upon by Congress for Funds to carry on War in 1780,087;Suffering of her Colonists during King Philip's War in 1676,095;Instructs Congress on Subject of Independence in 1776,275;Constitution of, adopted in 1779,289;Invites other Colonies to meet her in a General Congress, in 1765, at New York,483;The first to suggest Committees of Correspondence within its own Domain,485.
Massacre, Boston,012;At Hancock's House in 1778,345;Farr Family, by Pine Robbers,368;Near Paoli in 1777,369,370;Indian at Jamestown in 1622--Number killed,458;Of Logan's Family at Baker's Cabin in 1774,489;Of Family of Daniel Boone,491;Whites, by Indians, on the Roanoke and Pamlico Sound, in 1711,562;Of Virginia Rangers by Cherokees, on the Tennessee, in 1760,646;Of Buford's Regiment, near the Waxhaw, in 1780,664.
Massasoit, Domains of--Solemn League of Friendship with Whites--His Son Alexander,090.
Mather, Cotton, Quotation from--No Credence due his Book,093,094.
Matthews, General, returns to New York from marauding Expedition to Virginia in 1779,212;Devastates Suffolk in 1779--Proceeds with Admiral Collier to Stony Point,538.
Matthews, Major Thomas, at Battle of Germantown in 1777,317;Abandons Fort Nelson and flees to Dismal Swamp in 1779,538.
Matthews, Samuel, elected Governor by Virginians in 1656,460.
Mattocks, Captain John, killed in Battle of King's Mountain in 1780,634.
Mauney, Dr. John, dresses Wound of Duddington on board Gaspee,062.
Mawhood, Colonel Charles, Expedition against military Posts in New Jersey in 1778,344.
Maxwell, General William, at Battle of Monmouth--Biographical Sketch of,358.
Maxwell, Major, at Fort Granby,688.
Mayer, Brantz, Discourse of,489.
M'Aden, Reverend Hugh, Notice of,591.
M'Ance, Mr., Notice of,708.
M'Arthur, Major, at Battle of Cowpens in 1781,640.
M'Cabe, John C., Quotation from,542.
M'Call, at Battle of Cowpens in 1781,640.
M'Caule, Reverend Thomas, at Battle of Cowan's Ford in 1781,599.
M'Claghrey, Colonel, captured at Fort Clinton in 1777,167.
M'Clenahah, Colonel, at Battle at Gwyn's Island in 1776,538.
M'Clure, Captain John, Biographical Sketch of,663.
M'Craeken, Captain, mortally wounded in Expedition against Indian Towns on the Scioto in 1782,501.
M'Culloch, Major, at Siege of Fort Henry in 1777,499.
M Donald, Allan, Notice of,584.
M'Donald, Flora, saves Life of Charles Edward,583;Romantic Adventure of,584.
M'Donald, General Donald, Patriotism of,565;Appointed by Martin to distribute Proclamations of, in 1776,583;Made Prisoner at Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge,588.
M'Dougall, General Alexander, succeeds General Heath in command at Peekskill in 1777--Biographical Sketch of,172;At Invasion of Peekskill,173;Imprisoned at New York in 1769,792;In Battle of White Plains in 1776,822.
M'Dowell, Colonel, at Battle of King's Mountain in 1780,631;At Battle of Cowpens in 1781,637.
M'Dowell, Mrs. Ellen, Patriotism of,631.
M'Elwees, William, Notice of,635.
M Evers, Mr., Notice of,114.
M'Fingall, Trumbull's, Quotation from,174,351,364.
M'Gehee, John C., Notice of,691.
M'Intosh, General Lachlin, sent against Indian Towns in the Ohio Country, in 1778,499;Erects Fort M'Intosh and Fort Laurens on Inver Creek,500;Duel with Gwinnett--Biographical Sketch of,728;At Siege of Savannah in 1779,735.
M'Kean, Thomas, President of Continental Congress at Philadelphia in 1781,527.
M'Kinley, Governor, attempt to seize, by British after Battle of Brandywine,385.
M'Lane, Captain, at Encampment on Barren Hill, under La Fayette, in 1778,328.
M'Lane, Colonel Allen, Stratagem of, to break up Mischianza Fête in Philadelphia, in 1778,311.
M'Lellan, Jun., Quotation from,656.
M'Leod, Captain, in marauding Expedition to Virginia, under Cornwallis, in 1781,549;In Battle at Moore's Creek Bridge in 1776,588;In Battle of Guilford,609.
M'Mahon, Quotation from,401.
M'Pherson, Major, at Battle of Spencer's Ordinary in 1781,464;At Battle near Jamestown Island,466.
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Patriotism of, in 1777--Convention at Charlotte in 1775,617;Declaration of Independence, History of,622.
Medal, awarded to General Washington, described,016;To Lord North, by Oxford University,018;To General Wayne,180;To Lieutenant Colonel De Fleury,181;To Major Stewart,182;To Captors of André,205;To General Hugh Mercer,237;In France, to Franklin,288;To General Morgan,638;To Colonel Howard,639;To Colonel Washington,641;To General Greene,704;To Major Lee,829.
Meeker, Major, at Battle of Minisink in 1779,102.
Memorial of American Officers and Soldiers to Congress, in 1782, respecting Grievances,105;Of John Holt,534.
Mercer, General Hugh, relates his Dream to Mrs. Keith,226;At Battle of Princeton in 1777,235;Mortally wounded--His Bravery to the last--Place of his Death,236;His Monument--Biographical Sketch of,237;Portrait of, by Peale,241,Grave of,249;Notice of,428.
Mercer, Colonel, at Battle near Jamestown Island in 1781,466.
Merrill, John, House of, attacked by Indians in 1777--Heroism of his Wife,498.
Message, parting, of Governor William Penn to Pennsylvania Assembly, in 1708,057.
Messer, Captain, reprieved by Tryon--Anecdote of his little Son,577;Wife and Children kept as Hostages--His Execution,578.
Methodists in Georgia in 1732,722.
Miantonomoh, Indian Chief, Notice of,028,029;Monument of,029;Grants hand to Roger Williams in 1636,054.
Mifflin, General Thomas, alleged Opponent of Washington at Valley Forge in 1778,336;Biographical Sketch of,841;Addresses Washington at Annapolis,841,842.
Militia, Massachusetts, reorganized by the Provincial Congress in 1776,010;Pennsylvania, Number enrolled in 1775,018;Norwich, march to Boston under Major John Durkee in 1774,032;Join Washington's Army in 1776,226.
Miller, Captain, captured in Skirmish by Lee in 1781,603.
Minisink, early Settlement of--Indian Depredations at, in 1778-9,101.
Ministers, British, Denunciations against, in Parliament, after Evacuation of Boston,019.
Minuits, Peter, first Governor of New York,783.
Minute-men in Virginia in 1775,503;In North Carolina, Uniform of,582.
Miranda, Don Francisco de, Notice of,571.
Mirror, New York, Reference to,100.
Mischinnza, Fête in 1778, Andre's Description of,303.
Mob, in Philadelphia, in 1765,258;In New York, on arrival of Stamps in 1765,788;Stamps delivered to Mayor--Quiet,789,Mohegan Country, Notice of,028;Invaded by Narragansets in 1045,029.
Molly, Captain, at Fort Clinton in 1777,164;Courage and Bravery of, at Battle of Monmouth--Biographical Sketch of,361.
Monckton Colonel, killed at Battle of Monmouth in 1778--Grave of, at Freehold,363.
Monell, J, J., Address of, at Dedication of Hasbrouck House, Newburgh, in 1850,099.
Monell, Mrs., Quotation from,099.
Money, Paper, Depreciation of, in South Carolina, in 1780,763;Spurious, circulated at New York in 1777,836.
Monk, General George (Duke of Albemarle), Notice of,559,Monmouth, Topography of,356.
Monroe, President Janus, wounded at Buttle of Trenton,227;At Constitutional Convention at Richmond in 1788,438;Anecdote of,439.
Montague, Abraham, Notice of Public House in New York,787.Montagnie, Reverend Mr., directed by Washington to carry Dispatch lo Morristown--Captured--Imprisoned in Sugar-house in New York,213.
Montague, Admiral, insolent Letter of, to Governor Wanton in 1772,061.
Montgomery, Captain, Notice of,576.
Montgomery, Colonel, in Expedition against the Cherokees in 1760,645.
Montgomery, Major, killed at Fort Griswold in 1781,044.
Montinorenci, Duke De Laval, at Siege at Yorktown in 1781,515.
Monument, sepulchral, of Miantommoh,029;Uncas,030;William Williams,035;Trumbull,036;Groton,046;Bishop Seabury,050;Stephen Hopkins056;Governor Cooke,057;Perry,067;In Memory of the Slain at Minunk,103;Wood, West Point,131;Meinszkn,137;Van Wart.,192;Major André,199;Hopper,214;General Mercer,237;Penn's Treaty,254;Colonel Greene, Red Bank,295;La Fayette,320;Chatham,318;Woodhull,305;Pauli,372;Washington,390,424;Naval, at the Capitol at Washington,411;At Birth place of Washington,424;Washington's Mother,423,427,428;Washington, Richmond,417;Proposed by Congress to be erected at Yorktown,527;General Edward Stevens,535;On King's Mountain,634;Baron De Kalb,668;General Nash, at Kulpsville,075;Colonel Midlain,707;Greot and Pulaski, at Savannah,720.