The writings of George Washington; being his correspondence, addresses, messages, and other papers, official and private, selected and published from the original manuscripts; with a life of the author, notes and illustrations. By Jared Sparks.

540 GENERAL INDEX. [INDEX,
the enemy, 242. Arrives at Raystown to, 361. Ordered to Charleston, to
with troops in Indian dress, 294. Is command the Southern Department,
taken at Fort Duquesne and sent to VI. 74, 83, 101, 191. Asks to retire
Montreal, 313; 340. Appointed briga- from command, 230. Insufficient
dier-general and ordered to the South- force under, 342. His attack upon
ern Department, III. 294, 319. Let- Stono Fqrry, 357. Directed to diter to, upon his non-promotion, IV. vert the enemy in order to favor
345. JResignation of, 347. Acts as the Spaniards, 474; VII. 10. Made
commissioner at Fort Pitt, VI. 90. prisoner at Charleston, 69, 102. InSuperseded and resigns, 92. quiry ordered respecting, 102. MeasLEWIS, GEORGE, Major, sent on a mis- ures for effecting his exchange, 104,
sion to Canada, XI. 132. His services, 122, 193, 209, 210, 212, 287. His
434. interview with General Phillips, 122,
LEWIS, LAWRENCE, captain of cavalry, 193, 195, 209, 210, 212. Exchanged,
XI. 397. Aid to General Wayne, 398. 287, 290. Advised to exert his influLEWIS, ROBERT, his statements re- ence in Massachusetts in behalf of the
specting Washington's private devo- army, 290, 466. Completes the crew
tions, XII. 407. of the Alliance, 438. Requested to
LEWIS, STEPHEN, XII. 240. join the army, VIII. 40. Instructions
LEWIS, THOMAS, Colonel, declines be- to, for an attack on the north end of
ing agent about western land, XII. York Island, 90, 97-99, 109. Has
301. the immediate command of the army
LEWIS, WARNER, II. 94. in its progress to the southward, 140,
LEWIS, Colonel, at the battle of Ger- 150. Takes command of the troops
mantown, V. 468. on their march to the northward, 199.
Lexington battle, III. 35. Officers at, His appointment as secretary of war,
ordered home, 118. Gratuity to the 214, 215, 225. Written to about
sufferers by the, 133. Effects of, 487. Knox's promotion, 214. Presents two
Citation from Lord Dartmouth's letter standards taken at Yorktown to the
to Gage respecting, 512. The affair Commander-in-chief, 220. His quenot approved by the British govern- ries answered respecting a reduction
ment, 520. of the army, 308, 319. On the halfLeyden, in Holland, Poetical Society pay establishments, 356. Authorized
of, X. 102. to concert with the Commander-inLIANCOURT, Duke de, on Lafayette's chief a plan for the liberation of prisimprisonment at Olmutz, XI. 163, 489. oners, 425, 428. Recommends Lear,
Light-horse. See Cavalry. IX. 155. His operations against the
Light Infantry, organization of, Vll. insurgents in Massachuaetts, 234,239.
135, 137. Broken up, 316. His opinion of the disfranchising act
LIGUERY, a French captain at Brad- in Massachusetts, 240. Corresponddock's defeat, II. 473. ence with, respecting the adoption of
LINCOLN, BENJAMIN, appointed by the the Constitution, 310, 322, 334, 391;
Assembly of Massachusetts to com- respecting the first meeting of Conmand the troops destined to New gress, and its members, under the
York, IV. 125. To concert an expe- Federal Constitution, and the candidition against Long Island, 125 - 129. dates for the presidency and viceCommended, 229,240, 294. Ordered presidency, 417, 439, 468, 555. Apto Morristown, 263. His move to- pointed commissioner for a treaty
wards New York, 266, 280. Recom- with the southern Indians, X. 28;
mended for the Continental line, 294. for a conference with the western
Arrives at Morristown with Massa- Indians, in 1793, 314.
chusetts militia, 322. Appointed ma- LINDSAY, lieutenant under Captain
jor-general in the Continental service, Lee, wounded, V. 220, 221.
329. Retreats from Boundbrook, 391. LINN, JAMES, vice-president of the
Letter to, respecting the officers ap- Council of New Jersey, XII. 236.
propriating,to themselves the pay of LIPPENCOT, RICHARD, Captain, unwarthe soldiers, 402. Ordered to join rantably executes Joshua Huddy,VIII.
Schuyler, and take command of the 263 Is demanded of Sir Henry Clineastern militia, 505. His influence ton, 265. Court-martial ordered for
over the militia, V. 2. To join Gates; the trial of, 291,311. Papers respectcommendation of, 2, 10, 19, 61. Join- ing the trial of, forwarded, 324, 336,
ed by Stark, 30. Wounded, 115, 217. 363, 539. A second trial of, 336 - 338,
Epaulettes, and sword-knots presented 363.