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Race-course, on Governor's Island, New York, [802.]
Rainbow at Mid day, [405.]
Raleigh, City of, founded in 1587, [450.]
Raleigh, Sir Walter, receives Patent to colonize Virginia in 1584--Dispatches two Vessels, under command of Amidas and Barlow, to Carolina--Elected Member of Parliament-Knighted--His Patent confirmed--Sends another Fleet to Roanoke and Country around Albemarle Sound, with Emigrants, under Granville, [449;] Meets with Disasters--Fits out another Expedition--Founds City of Raleigh under John White--Anecdote--His last Colonists supposed to have intermarried with Hatteras Indians, [450;] Abandons his Enterprise after five unsuccessful Expeditions, and assigns his Rights to a London Company--Biographical Sketch of, [451.]
Rall, Colonel, in Battle of Trenton in 1776, [227;] Head quarters, [228,] [231;] At Fort Washington in 1776, [826;] Mortally wounded, [228;] Visited by Washington when dying, [229;] His fatal Carousal, [230.]
Ramapo Village, Encampment of American Army near, [211.]
Ramapo Valley, Notice of, [212.]
Ramapo Works described, [212.]
Ramapo Pass, Arrival of Washington's Troops at, in 1779, [212;] Described, [213.]
Ramsey, Dr. J, G, M, Quotation from, [618.]
Randolph, John, a Descendant of Pocahontas, [454.]
Randolph, Lieutenant, assaults President Jackson, [427.]
Randolph, Peyton, President of first Continental Congress at Philadelphia in 1774--Biographical Sketch of, [266.]
Rapelle, Sarah, first white Child born in Brooklyn, [783.]
Rappahannock River described, [423.]
Rawdon, Lord Francis, biographical Sketch of, [677;] At Camden in 1781--Prepares to attack Greene at Hobkirk's Hill, [680;] At Siege of Fort Ninety-six in 1781, [692.]
Raynal, Abbé, Opinion of Declaration of Independence, [288.]
Rebecca, Lady, assumed Name of Pocahontas, [454.]
Rebellion, Bacon's, in Virginia, in 1676, [461;] Of 1745, in Scotland--Peril and Flight of Pretender--Extinction of his Family, [564;] In South Carolina among early Settlers, [745.]
Rebels, Faith of, not to be kept, [550.]
Red Bank, Topography of--Grave of Colonel Donop--Aneient Residence of Whitall, [290.]
Reed, General Joseph, Resignation of, in 1777, [241;] At Battle of Germantown, [317;] Attempt to bribe--Biographical Sketch of, [351.]
Reed, Mrs. Esther, affords Relief to Continental Soldiers in 1780--Biographical Sketch of, [312.]
Rees, James, biographical Sketch of, [313.]
Regulators of North Carolina, in 1776, [569,] [589;] Arrested in 1768, [572;] Expedition against, in 1771, under Tryon, [575;] Execution of, [578;] Turn Loyalists in 1775, [580.]
Reidesel, General, Notice of, [025,] [551;] Furnishes Garden Seeds to captive Troops of Burgoyne, at Charlottesville, in 1779, [552.]
Reidesel, Baroness, Letters of, relative to captive Troops of Burgoyne, in 1778, [551.]
Relics of the Pilgrims--Silver Cup at Norwich, [032.]
Relies of the Quakers--Articles manufactured from Penn's Treaty Elm, [254.]
Relics of the Revolution--Cannon Ball in Brattle Street Church, Boston, [015;] American Musket from Battle-field of Hubbard-ton, [018;] Continental Bill, found in old Tower at Newport, [065;] Silver Bullet which contained Dispatches of Clinton to Burgoyne, [116;] Washington's War Sword, [122;] Silver Tankard at Fishkill, [124;] Brass Mortars and Chain at West Point, [131,] [132;] French Cannon and Field-pieces, [132;] Chairs, Table, and Clock, at Birdsall House, Peekskill, [170;] Communion-table and Vane of Church at Sleepy Hollow, [191;] Sketch of André, made by himself, [203;] Articles used by Washington in Hopper House, near Sufferns, [214;] Cannon at Princeton, [238;] Pieces of Silver and other Relics of Stockton, at Princeton, [242;] Hancock's Chair in Independence Hall, Philadelphia--Liberty Bell--Stone on which Declaration of Independence was first read to People, [272;] Skill! of Colonel Donop, [290;] Old Cannon at Red Bunk, [291;] Pulaski's crim son Banner, [391,]393; Washington's Camp Chest and Utensils, at Washington, [a]406,] [407;] Start of Franklin, [407,] [408;] Washington's Writing-case, Commission, Clothes, piece of his Tent--Franklin's Printing-press--Original Declaration of Independence, [408;] Flag taken by Washington from Hessians--Royal Standard surrendered to Washington by Cornwallis, [413;] Flag of the Life Guard--Washington's Bier--Autograph Letter--Napkin used when Christened, [414;] Key of the Bastile, at Mount Vernon, [415;] Washington's Spy glass, [416;] His Sarcophagus, [417,] [418;] Communion-table in Pohick Church, [420;] Gold Watch found near Battle ground at Eutaw Springs, [705;] Remains of Pitt's Statue at New York, [790;] Cannons at Entrance of College Green, New York, [796;] British Arms in Church, St. John's, New Brunswick, [801.]
Religion, free Toleration of, in Rhode Island, in 1747, [071.]
Remsen, Henry, Notice of, [308.]
Rents, Land, required to be paid by Colonies to the Crown in 1737, [563.]
Representatives in Congress, Character of, [410.]
Resolutions of Congress, exonerating D'Estaing from Censure in 1778, [085;] Relative to raising Funds for carrying on War in 1780, [087;] Respecting public Claims, [106;] Of Officers in Continental Army in 1783, [110;] Of Congress, ordering equestrian Statue of Bronze to be executed in Memory of Washington, [112;] To defend Philadelphia in 1776--To adjourn to Baltimore--To offer Bounties to Soldiers, [225;] To make Washington military Dictator, [232,] [385;] In 1776, relative to Declaration of Independence, [276;] Accepting Services of La Fayette, [327;] Submitted by Patrick Henry to House of Burgesses of Virginia, in 1764, [482;] Of Virginia House of Burgesses, to import no more Slaves, British Goods or Tea, [486;] In 1775, [502;] Of Convention in Williamsburg in 1776, proposing total Separation from Great Britain, [505;] In Provincial Congress of North Carolina, in 1775, relative to Mecklenburg Association, [621;] Of Mecklenburg Convention, [622;] Of Congress, approving Opposition of Massachusetts to Acts of Parliament, [725.]
Respiss, Thomas Notice of, [581.]
Revolution, last Blow of, [779.]
Reynolds, Governor John, biographical Sketch of, [723.]
Rhode Island (I-le) (sp.), Appearance of, [064;] Antiquities of, [066;] Origin of its Name--Settlement of, by Clark and Coddington, in 1637--Conveyed to them by Canonieus and Miantomimoh in 1638, [070;] Its Condition in 1777, [074;] Topography, [080,] [083;] Evacuated by the Americans in 1779--Desolate Condition of, on their Departure, [084.]
Rhode Island (State)--Its first Constitution--Royal Charter--First General Assembly at Portsmouth in 1647, [070;] Religious Toleration--Separation and Reunion of the Plantations--Rechartered in 1663, [071;] Called upon by Congress for Funds to carry on War--Presents complimentary Addresses to Rochambeau and Ternay in 1780, [087;] Suffering of her Colonists during King Philip's War in 1676, [095;] Holds Convention, in 1776, relative to Declaration of Independence, [275.]
Rhode Island, Historical Society of--Author's Visit to, [058;] Its valuable Manuscripts, [059.]
Richards, Ensign, bears Union Flag into Boston on Evacuation of British in 1776, [014.]
Richardson, charges Sayre with high Treason in London, in 1776, [018.]
Richardson, Colonel Richard, biographical Sketch of, [650.]
Richmond, Duke of, procures Examination of Penn before House of Lords in 1775, [017.]
Richmond, Colonel, in naval Engagement at Newport in 1776, [072.]
Richmond, Virginia, early History of, [432;] Topography of, [433,] [435;] The Head quarters of Arnold and Simcoe in 1781, [435;] Destruction of Property at--Statue of Washington in Capitol--Monumental Church, [436;] Burning of Theater in 1811--St. John's Church, [437.]
Riot, Enfield, in 1759, [567.]
Riots at Hillsborough, North Carolina, in 1770--Names of Rioters, [573.]
Rip Raps, in James River, Notice of, [531.]
Rittenhouse, Dr. David, invents Planetarium of College of New Jersey--Biographical Sketch of, [243.]
Rivington, James, biographical Sketch of, [796;] Destruction of his printing Materials at New York, [797.]
Roads, Corduroy, Notice of, [431,] In North Carolina, [614.]
Roanoke Island, early History of, [419;] Present Condition of, [450.]
Roanoke River, Notice of, [555.]
Robb, William, killed in Battle of King's Mountain in 1780, [634.]
Roberts, John, executed for Treason in 1778, [263.]
Robertson, General, confers with Greene relative to Release of André, [201.]
Robin, Abbé, Quotation from, [267.]
Robinson, Beverly, declines selling Constitution Island--Appointed Colonel in British Army in 1776, [135;] Former Residence, near West Point--Biographical Sketch of, [140,] [481;] Correspondence with Arnold and Putnam, [149;] Letter to Washington, requesting Release of André, [161;] Endows Tract of Land to St. Peter's and St. Philip's Parishes, [171;] A Witness in Case of André, [201.]
Robinson, Horse Shoe, Notice of, [635.]
Robinson, Mrs., Hospitality of, [394.]
Robinson, Speaker, Anecdote of, concerning Washington, [481;] Chairman in House of Burgesses of Virginia in 1764--His Dislike of Patrick Henry. [483.]
Robinson, Sir Frederick Phillipae, Notice of, [481.]
Robinson, William, taken Prisoner by Logan in 1774, [489.]
Rochambeau, General, at Lebanon in 1780, [035;] Receives Deputation from Quakers of Philadelphia in 1782--Encampment at Providence, [055;] Commands French Troops in America in 1780, [086,] [087;] Holds Conference with Washington at Newport in 1781, [088;] Departure from Annapolis in 1782, [403;] Joins Washington at Dobbs's Ferry in 1781--Loans Money to United States, [509;] At Siege of Yorktown, [a]513;] Biographical Sketch of, [527;] Head-quarters at Williamsburg in 1781, [529;] Interview with Washington at Newport, relative to Capture of Arnold, [540.]
Rocheblave, Philip, taken by Surprise at Kaskaskia, by Clarke, in 1778, [495.]
Rochefontain, Captain, promoted after Siege of Yorktown, [526.]
Rock, Porter's, [047;] Roger Williams's, [052;] Dighton, Inscription on, [066;] Torn, [212;] Anvil, [661;] Hanging, [662;] Flat, [665.]
Rocky Mount--Its Associations, [657.]
Rogers, Captain, in Expedition against Western Forts in 1779, [496.]
Rolfe, John, marries Pocahontas, [454.]
Romans, Bernard, Engineer at West Point in 1775--Applies to Congress for Commission of Colonel--Not granted, [135.]
Roney, Lieutenant, at Siege of Fort Ninety-six in 1781, [691.]
Rose, Mrs. Rebecca, Author's Interview with, [162.]
Ross, Arthur A., Quotation from, [064.]
Ross, Mrs., Notice of, [635.]
Ross, Mr., gives Character of Prescott, [074.]
Ross, Major, at Siege of Yorktown in 1781, [522.]
Route of captive Troops of Burgoyne to Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1778, [551.]
Rudolph, Captain, in Battle of Guilford in 1781, [607;] At Siege of Fort Ninety-six in 1781, [690.]
Rugeley, Colonel, commands Tories in South Carolina in 1780--Captured by Washington by Stratagem, [666.]
Rum, Importation of, prohibited in Georgia in 1732, [722.]
Rumford, Count, biographical Sketch of--Bears Dispatches to England, under General Howe, in 1775, [023.]
Rush, Dr. Benjamin, his Opinion of Wayne's Assault at Stony Point. [181;] Succeeds Dr. Morgan in Professional Chair of Medical School, Philadelphia, [240.]
Rutherford, General, in Battle at Ramsour's Mill in 1780--Biographical Sketch of, [597;] In Expedition against Cherokees in 1776, [648.]
Rutledge, John, Governor of South Carolina--Biographical Sketch of, [752.]
Rutledge, Edward, in Committee of Congress to confer with Howe in 1776, [814.]