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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 1771 [578;] 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 Hopkins [056;] 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.]
Moore, Captain James, takes Prisoners at Nassau Hall, Princeton, in 1777, [238.]
Moore, Colonel, in Expedition against Southern Indians in 1713, [562.]
Moore, James elected Governor of South Carolina in 1719, [716,] Moore. Colonel James, Notice of, [582;] Commands Expedition against Highlanders, in North Carolina, in 1770, [584.]
Moore, Jacob B., Notice of, [123.]
Moore, Jacob Maurice, Notice of, [572.]
Moore, Samuel, Notice of, [116.]
Moore, Thomas, Quotation from, [539.]
Moore's Creek Bridge, Battle at, [585.]
Moravian, Establishments at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and at Salem, North Carolina--Nuns at Bethlehem in, [391;] Settlements in North Carolina in 1749, [565,] [566;] At Ebeneezer, Georgia, in 1733, [722.]
Morgan, American Spy in Cornwallis's Camp, [511.]
Morgan, Dr. John, biographical Sketch of, [210.]
Morgan, General Daniel, Interview with Greene at Sherrwood's Ford in 1781, [597;] Retreats across the Yadkin on Approach of Cornwallis, [600;] Resigns in ill Health, [602;] Biographical Sketch of, [637;] At Battle of Cowpens in 1781, [638.]
Morpeth, Lord, Quotation from, [417.]
Morris, G, P., Quotation from, [134,] [407,] [780.]
Morris, Governor Louis R., Notice of, [308.]
Morris, Major, badly maimed in Skirmish nt Whitemnrsh, [321,] Morris, Robert, renders pecuniary Aid to American Army in 1770, [232;] Biographical Sketch of (see Signers of Declaration of Independence, Supplement)--Large Fortune of, [313;] Notice of, [509.]
Morton, Charles F., Notice of, [114.]
Morven, or Stockton Estate, [242.]
Motte, Mrs. Jacob (Rebecca Brewton), biographical Sketch of, [685;] Her Patriotism, [686.]
Mott, Edward, Deputy Governor of Virginia in 1705, [471.]
Motto, on Washington's Medal, [016;] On Lord North's Medal, [018;] Of Rhode Island, [070;] On Banner of Washington's Life Guard, [120;] On Certificate of Membership of the Cincinnati, [128;] On Order of same, [129;] On Medal awarded to General Wayne, [180;] On Medal awarded to Lieutenant-colonel De Fleury, [181;] On Medal awarded to Major Stewart, [182;] On Medals awarded to Captors of André, [205;] On Medal awarded to General Mercer, [237;] On triumphal Arch to Washington, by Ladies of Trenton, [245;] On Mischianza Ticket, [304;] Of Knights at the Mischianza, [305;] On triumphal Arches in honor of Lord Howe, [306,] [307;] On Sword presented to La Fayette, [326;] Oil Seal of William Penn, [256;] On Liberty Bell in State House, Philadelphia. [272;] On Medal awarded to Franklin, [288;] On Banner of Pulaski at Baltimore, [393,] On Greenough's Statue of Washington, [411;] Of Patrick Henry, arousing the Continent to Action, [437;] On Miniature Horseshoe presented to Spottswood by George I., [472;] In Speech of Patrick Henry, [502;] On Great Seal of Virginia--On Culpepper Minute men Flag, [505;] On British Flag, [528;] On Jefferson's Seal, [548;] On Silver Crescents worn by Patriots of North Carolina, [587;] On Medal awarded to General Morgan. [638;] On Medal awarded to Colonel Howard, [639;] On Medal awarded to Colonel Washington, [641;] On General Nash's Monument at Kulpsville, [675;] On Medal awarded to General Greene, [704;] On Effigy at Charleston in 1765, [717;] Uttered by General Pinckney, [704;] On Kip Arms, [803;] On Beckman Anns, [817.]
Moultrie, William, in Expedition against Cherokees in 1760, [646;] Biographical Sketch of, [751;] Erects a Fort at Charleston, [752;] Bravery at Charleston in 1770, [757;] Battle on Port Royal Island, [759;] Marches to Charleston, and commands there, [760;] Made Prisoner at Charleston in 1780, [767,] Mountain Men, Notice of, [630.]
Mount Dearborn, Notice of, [657.]
Mount Holly, Notice of, [353.]
Mount Vernon described, [414,] [418.]
Muylan, Colonel, at Bombardment of Boston, [011.]
Mugford, Captain, captures British Ship Hope--Receives mortal Wound off Point Shirley--His dying Words, [015,] Muhlenberg, General John P, G., at Battle of Germantown in 1777, [317;] At Haiti; of Brandy wine in 1777--Biographical Sketch of, [383.]
Mulnyne, John, escapes with Governor Wright, [720.]
Munitions of War, manufactured in America prior to Revolution, [018,] [583;] Seizure of at Charleston, in 1775, [750.]
Murray, Hon. Charles A., Notice of, [503.]
Murray, John B, procures from London Franklin's Printing-press in 1841, [408.]
Musgrave Colonel, at Battle of Germantown in 1777, [316,] Mutiny in American Camp, in Southern Campaign, in 1781, [705;] At Charleston in 1782, [776;] Of Troops of Pennsylvania Line, [837.]