W
Waddell, Colonel, Notice of, [570.]
Wadsworth, General Peleg, biographical Sketch of--In Expedition against Penobscot in 1779, [026.]
Wadsworth, Lieutenant Henry, blown up in Fire-ship at Tripoli, in 1804, [026.]
Wagons, Virginia Market, [431.]
Wahab, Captain, Notice of, [625.]
Wake, Esther, Notice of, [570.]
Wakfield Estate, [423.]
Waldeckers, arrive at New York in 1776, [820.]
Walker, Henderson, succeeds Harvey as Governor of Albemarle Colony in 1694, [561.]
Walker, Captain John, whipped, and detained as Prisoner in Expedition against Regulators, in 1771, [570.]
Wall, ancient, at Salisbury, North Carolina, [615.]
Wallace, Admiral, in command of British Fleet at Newport, in 1775--Forces the Inhabitants to furnish him with Supplies--Plunders Kingston and other Towns on the Hudson--Commissioned Pirate in Narraganset Bay--Captures American Vessels--Destroys Houses on Canonicut and Providence Island, [072.]
Wallace, William R., Quotation from, [313.]
Walloons, settle at Brooklyn in 1625, [783.]
Wanton, Governor Joseph, biographical Sketch of--Letter to Admiral Montague, [060;] Receives insolent Reply--Rejoinder, [061.]
War of England, France, and Spain, in 1706, [745.]
War, civil, in Maryland, in 1655, [398;] in Virginia, in 1676, [461;] At Charleston, in 1706, [746.]
War commences between England and France in 1778, [078.]
War, King Philip's, in 1675--Assassination of Sassamon--Philip's Men suspected, tried, and hanged by English--Philip tramples Treaties under his Feet, and kindles the Flame of War--Calls on other Tribes to arouse, [092;] His Appeal--Condition of Indians--Omens of War--Commencement of Hostilities, [093;] Indian Mode of Warfare--Destruction of New England Villages--Retaliation of the Whites--Canonchet taken Prisoner by English--Put to Death, [094;] Connecticut Indians and Narragansets charge their Misfortunes upon Philip--Dispersion of Tribes--Hunted down by Captain Church--Philip seeks Aid from Mohawks--Returns to his own Tribe--Imprisonment of his Wife and Son--Shot by one of his Tribe, and beheaded with Church's Sword--His Son transported to an Island of the Ocean--Sold as a Slave to toil in Bermuda--Amount of Disbursements of the War--Loss of Men, [095.]
War, new Board oil appointed by Congress, in 1778, without Washington's Consent--Names of the Officers, [339.]
War, Pequod, [047,] [048;] Its Cause, [048.]
Ward, Ensign, in Expedition to Fort Duquesne in 1754, [475.]
Ward, General Aaron, Notice of, [192.]
Ward, General Artemas, marches into Boston on Evacuation of British in 1776, [014;] Left in command on Departure of Washington for New York, [015.]
Warren, General James, appointed by Washington in 1776, [010.]
Warren, Mrs. Mercy, Opinion of General Lee, [224;] Apologizes for Samuel Adams, [337,] [338.]
Wars, Indian, in Carolina previous to the Revolution, [643;] Peril of the Whites--Defeat and Conquest of the Savages, [644;] Embassy to the Indians--Erection of Forts--War with the Cherokees, [645;] Montgomery's Expedition--Peace--Renewal of War--Grant and Middleton's Expedition, [646;] Treaty of Peace--Influence of Royal Emissaries--Hostilities renewed, [647;] Desolation of the Cherokee Country--Expeditions under Rutherford and Pickens, [648.]
Wars, Indian, Notice of, in State of New York, [101;] On the Carolina Coast in 1711, [562.]
Waterhouse, Dr. Benjamin, Notices Rhode Island in 1824, [071.]
Wateree River, Notice of, [630.]
Watson, Quotation from, [313.]
Watson, J, F., erects Marble Slab to the Memory of Agnew, Bird, Turner, Irvine, and others, killed at Battle of Germantown, [319.]
Washington, City of--Its History and Description--The Capitol--Library of Congress--Burned by the British in 1814, [405;] National Institute, [a]406;] Memorials of General Washington, [407,] [408;] Franklin's Printing-press, [409;] Greenough's Statue of Washington--Other Statuary and Paintings in the Capitol, [409,] [410,] [411,] [412,] [413.]
Washington Square, New Windsor, New York, [115;] At Philadelphia, [307,] [308.]
Washington Family, Genealogy and Biography of, [423.]
Washington, Elizabeth, Marriage of, [427.]
Washington, General George, Extract of Letter from, relative to Union Flag, [009;] Apprises Congress of his Weakness prior to bombarding Boston, [010;] Receives Orders from Congress to destroy Boston in 1775, [013;] Marches into Boston on Evacuation by the British, [014;] Orders his Army to New York--Proceeds to New York himself in 1776, [015;] Letter of, introducing Colonel Menonville to Governor Huntington in 1781--Letter to Count De Rochambeau on Subject of Expedition to Penobscot, [038;] Directs General Sullivan to call upon Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, for Militia, [080;] Letter to General Nelson, [085;] Appointed Lieutenant General of the Armies of France, and Vice Admiral of its Fleets, in 1779, [086;] Orders his Officers to wear black and white Cockades, in compliment to France, [087;] Holds Conference at Newport with Rochambeau, in 1781, [088;] llis Headquarters at Newburgh purchased by the State of New York, [100;] Rebukes Nicola for proposing him as King for America--His Patriotism, [105;] His Counteraction to Newburgh Addresses, [108,] [109;] Farewell Address in 1799, [111;] His Opinion of Armstrong's Motives in writing anonymous Addresses--Tour to Northern Battle-fields in 1783, [112;] Leaves Army, in 1783, to attend upon Congress at Princeton--Congress unanimously votes him an Equestrian Statue in Bronze--Never Executed, [112;] Head-quarters of, at New Windsor, in 1779, [081;] At Peekskill in 1781, [113;] Opinion of Dancing, [115;] Camp ground near Cornwall in 1783, [117;] Extract from Letter to General Greene, [119;] His Life Guard, Names ol, Banner of, [120;] Letter to Rochambeau relative to King of Sweden, [127;] First President General of Society of the Cincinnati, [129;] Alleged Proposition to marry Miss Phillipse, [141;] Pronounces Sentence on Arnold, [143;] Deceived by Arnold, [145;] Journey from Hudson Highlands to Hartford in 1780, [149;] Arnold's Duplicity, [150;] Return from Hartford to Hudson Highlands, [157;] Anecdote of, relative to Mrs. Arnold, [158;] Discovery of Arnold's Treason, [159;] His Presence of Mind--Confers with Knox and La Fayette, [160,] Dis position of his Troops on the Hudson in 1779, [176;] Headquarters near Dobbs's Ferry, [195,] [509;] Headquarters at Tappan, [196;] Orders Court of Inquiry in Case of André, [197;] Approves Decision of the Court, [198;] Dispatches Ogden on Embassy to Paulus's Hook, relative to Exchange of André for Arnold, [200;] Proposition to Exchange André for Arnold--Declined, [201;] Plan to Abduct Arnold--Its Execution committed to Major Henry Lee, [206;] Head-quarters, near Ramapo, in 1777, [211;] Sends Montagnie to Morristown with Dispatches, [213;] Head-quarters at Hopper House in 1780, [214;] Place of crossing the Delaware, [221;] Crosses the River in 1776--Weakness of his Forces--His Faith in ultimate Triumph, [224;] Resolves to defend Philadelphia--Places Putnam in command--Reorganizes his Army, [225;] Augmentation of his Forces--Head quarters at Newtown, [226;] Recrosses the Delaware with his Army--Success nt Attack of Trenton, [227,] [232;] Visits the dying Rail, [229,] [231;] Made military Dictator by Congress, [232;] Withdraws from Trenton, and proceeds toward Princeton in 1777, [234;] Battle of Princeton, [239;] Estimate of his Character in Europe after Battles of Trenton and Princeton, [240;] His Portrait by Peale, [244;] Floral Arch at Trenton Bridge in Honor of, in 1789--His triumphal Journey, [245;] llis Note to Ladies of Trenton, [246;] Statue of, in Independence Hall, [272;] Receives News of Declaration of Independence at Head quarters, New York, [285;] His Efforts to re-enforce Continental Army, [297;] At tempted Attack upon by British, at Whitemarsh--Apprised of their Movements by Mrs. Darrah, [302;] Retreats from Brandywine to Philadelphia, and encamps at Germantown in 1777, [314;] Proposes to attack the British on Lancaster Road--Prevented by Storm--Calls Council ol Officers, [315;] Result of Battle at Germantown, [318;] Medal ordered to be struck by Congress for his Attaek upon the British near Germantown--Never executed--His Encampment at Skippack Creek--Holds Council of War--Removes to Whitemarsh, [320;] Head quarters, [321;] Departure from Whitemarsh to Valley Forge, [322;] Head quarters in 1777-78, [332;] Holds Council of War relative to Place of Cantonment of Troops--Decides upon Valley Forge--Directs preparation of Huts for Comfort of Soldiers--Engages in Religious Services as a Day of public Thanksgiving, [333;] Condition and Suffering of his Troops--Empowered by Congress to demand Sup plies--Number of Soldiers in his Camp, 335 In Prayer at Valley Forge--Conspiracy to deprive him of chief Command--Persons named as Malcontents, [336;] Congress attempts to weaken his Power--Gates and Lee his Rivals, [337;] Apprised of their Secret Machinations--Correspondence with Lord Stirling, Conway, and Gates, [338;] Congress appoints new Board of War without consulting him, [339;] Receives penitent Letter from Conway in 1778, [340;] Appoints Steuben Inspector General, [341;] His Efforts in behalf of his Soldiers, [342;] Independence of the Colonies acknowledged by France--Issues general Order for Thanksgiving, [346;] Retort upon Governor Tryon, [349;] Directed by Congress to administer Oath of Allegiance to Officers of Army--Anecdote of General Lee, [352;] Holds Council of War, and breaks up Encampment at Valley Forge--Pursues Enemy across New Jersey, [353;] Battle at Monmouth, [355;] Conduct of Lee, [359;] Causes Lee to be Court-martialed for Disobedience, &c., [360;] Prepares to meet British at the Head of Elk, [375;] His Suspense--Establishes Head-quarters, in 1777, at Wilmington--At Brandywine, [380;] Again made military Dictator, [385;] Head quarters near Chad's Ford, [387;] His Monument at Baltimore, [390;] Disbanding of his Army, and Resignation at Annapolis in 1783, [402;] Letter to Dr. Cochran, [407;] His Memorials at Washington City, [408;] Incident at Annapolis, [413;] His Tomb at Mount Vernon, [416;] His Sarcophagus--New Family Vault, [417;] Retombing of, in 1837, [418;] His Place of Worship--Pastor and Biographer--Pew, [420;] His Office as Vestryman in 1705, [421;] Biography, [423;] Birth-place--Ancestors--Anns--Monument, [424;] His last Interview with his Mother, [420;] Censures his Nephew for supplying British with Provisions, [435;] Statue of, in Capitol at Richmond, [430;] Initiated Free-mason in 1752, [437;] Expedition to Fort Le Bouf in 1753, [473;] Expedition to Fort Duquesne in 1754--Joins Captain Steven at Will's Creek--Proceeds to Red Stone Creek--Erects Fort Necessity at Great Meadows--Skirmish with the French--Sends Prisoners to Eastern Virginia, [475;] Succeeds to chief Command on Death of Fry--Holds Council of War--Strengthens his Position at Fort Necessity--Attacked by the French--Capitulates--Promises to restore Prisoners--Returns to Williamsburg, [476;] Vilified by the French--His Conduct justified, [475;] Leaves the Service in 1753--Consents to become Bradock's Aid--In Expedition to Fort Duquesne, [477;] His proposals an Mode of Warfare rejected by Braddock--Adopts it nevertheless--Describes the Appearance of British Troops on Morning of Battle, [478;] Assumes chief Command on Death of Braddock--Providential Escape in Battle--Never wounded in Battle--Commander-in-chief of Virginia Forces, [479;] Marches against Fort Duquesne, under General Forbes, in 1758--Returns to Williamsburg--Resigns his Commission in feeble Health, [480;] Development of his military Character, [481;] In Virginia House of Burgesses in 1774, [486;] Delegate to Continental Congress at Philadelphia, in 1774, [488;] Conceives Expedition to Virginia in 1781, [509;] Arrives at Williamsburg. [a]513;] At Siege of Yorktown, [516;] False Allegation against--Refuted, [519,] Orders all Prisoners in Jail at Yorktown to be set at Liberty, [527;] Holds Conference with Admiral De Grasse, relative to Designs upon Charleston--Presents him with two Horses as Token of Esteem--Hastens to Death-bed of John Parke Custis--Proceeds to Philadelphia, [529;] Devises Plan for capturing Arnold--Holds Interview at Newport with Rochambeau, [540;] Concerts early Measures to prevent Subjugation of Virginia--Dispatches La Fayette to Virginia in 1761, [543;] Letter to General Heath, relative to captive Army of Burgoyne, [550;] Head-quarters at New York in 1776--Aids in Survey and Plan of Fort Washington, [800;] Tryon's Plot to destroy him, [801;] Receives Letter from General Howe, [802;] His Dispatches at New York, [810;] Holds Council of War, [812;] Makes Arrangements for evacuating New York, [813;] Headquarters on Harlem Heights,815; His Mortification on landing of British, [817;] Calls Council of War--Head-quarters at White Plains, [821;] Holds Council of War--Retreats to New Jersey--Head-quarters at Hackensack, [825;] Blamed for yielding to the Opinions of Greene, [827,] Disappointment on Surrender of Fort Washington--Abandons Fort Lee, [828;] Attempts to invade New York in 1781, [831;] Establishes honorary Badges of Distinction in 1781, [834;] Issues circular Lettter to Governors of States on Subject of disbanding the Army in 1783--His Residence at Rocky Hill, [837;] Farewell Address to the Army--Holds Conference with Officers at Dobbs's Ferry, [838;] Parts with his Officers, [839;] Departure from New York for Annapolis--His Account current of Expenses during Revolution, [840;] Resignation of his Commission at Annapolis, [841;] Addresses on the Occasion, [841,] [842.]
Washington, Lund, supplies British with Provisions in 1781--Censured by his Uncle, [435.]
Washington, Lady Martha, at Newburgh in 1783--Her Fondness for Gardening, [100;] At New Windsor in 1780, [113;] At Ball, at Head quarters of Greene and Knox, [115;] Tomb of, [418;] Intended Capture of, by Dunmore, in 1776, [419;] Biographical Sketch of, [840;] Accompanies her Husband to Annapolis and Mount Vernon in 1783, [841.]
Washington, Mrs. Mary (Mother of General), Grave of, [423,] [427;] Last Interview with her Son--Her Death--Unfinished Monument, [427,] [428.]
Washington, Colonel William A., wounded in Battle of Trenton, [227;] In Southern Campaign, under Greene, in 1781, [602,] [605;] At Battle of Guilford, [609,] [610;] Biographical Sketch of, [641;] At Battle of the Cowpens in 1781, [637;] Captures Tories at Rugeley's Mill in 1780, [666;] Wounded and captured in Battle at Eutaw Springs in 1781, [702.]
Wateree Swamp, described, [682.]
Watson, Colonel, marches up the Santee in 1781, [678.].
Wayne, General Anthony, biographical Sketch of--Monument, [177;] Storms Stony Point in 1779,178; Wounded--His Bravery--Laconic Dispatch, [179;] Awarded Medal by Congress--His Popularity, [181;] At Buttle of Monmouth, 356 Encampment near Paoli in 1777, [370;] Bravery of, at Battle of Brandywine, [384;] Encampment of, at Green Spring Plantation, in 1781, [446;] At Battle near Jamestown Island, [466;] Acts in Concert with La Fayette against Cornwallis, in Virginia, in 1781, [548.]
Weather-gage defined, [081.]
Webster, Colonel, at Retaking of Stony Point in 1779--Bombards Fort La Fayette, [180;] On the Catawba, [598;] In Skirmish with Americans near Reedy Fork, in 1781, [605;] At Battle of Guilford, [609;] His Death, [612.]
Weeden, Mr., Notice of, [063.]
Weeden, General George, at Battle of Brandywine in 1777--Biographical Sketch of, [382.]
Weems, Reverend Mason L., Character of--Pastor and Biographer of Washington, [420.]
Weemyss, Major, attacked by Sumter at Fish Dam Ford in 1780, [651.]
Welsh, Mrs. Elizabeth, Notice of, [439.]
Werowoeomoco, the Scene of saving Captain Smith by Pocahontas, [454.]
West, Joseph, succeeds Reamans as Governor of South Carolina in 1674, [745.]
West, Pine Robber, executed at Colt's Neck--His Body devoured by Carrion Birds, [368.]
Westmoreland, Virginia, Birth-place of Washington and other distinguished Men, [423.]
West Point, Scenery around--Military Establishment--Wood's Monument, [131;] Kosciuszko's Monument and Garden, [132,] [133,] [137;] Topography, [133,] [135,] [136,] [137,] [139,] [166;] Appearance of, in 1780, [136;] Construction of Forts in 1776, [135;] Fort Arnold, [133;] Fort Putnam, [133,] [134,] [135,] [139;] Fort Constitution, [135;] Importance of, as a military Station--Establishment of military Academy in 1802--Forts Webb and Willis--Constitution Island, [139;] In command of Arnold in 1780, [145;] Estimate of Forces at, in 1780, by Villefranche, [153;] Return of Ordnance of different Forts--Arnold's Description of the Works, [154;] Washington's Return from Hartford, [159;] Arrival of André after Capture, [161.]
Western Reserve, Ohio, Title of, confirmed by Congress in 1800, [043.]
Wetmore, Prosper M., Quotation from, [541.]
Wheeler, John IL, Notice of, [619.]
Wheelwright, Reverend Mr., Notice of, [069.]
Whigs, oppressed by Prescott, at Rhode, Island, [069.]
Whipping-post, at Oxford, North Carolina, Notice of, [557.]
Whipple, Captain, engaged in burning Schooner _Gaspee_, [061.]
Whitall, Mrs., Anecdote of, [291.]
White, Reverend W., Chaplain in Continental Army, [393.]
White, John, appointed Governor of Virginia by Raleigh in 1586, [450.]
White, Major, shot at Battle of Germantown in 1777, [317,] [320.]
Whitehurst, Thomas, killed in Duel, by Simpson, in 1766, [569.]
White Eyes, Captain (Sachem), espouses patriot Cause in 1776--Biographical Sketch of, [250.]
White Hall, Trenton, used for Barracks by Hessians in 1776, [244.]
Whitemarsh, described, [320;] Encampment of Washington at, in 1777--Head quarters--Skirmish, [321.]
White Plains, [822.]
White Thunder accompanies Washington to Fort le Bouf, [474.]
Whitefield establishes Orphan-house at Savannah in 1740, [722.]
Whitman, Sarah Helen, Quotation from, [404.]
Whittier, John G., Quotation from, [075.]
Wilde, Richard H., Quotation from, [698.]
Wilkes, John, Lord Mayor of London, presents violent Address to the King in 1776, [016;] Receives Orders to cause Proclamation to be read at Royal Exchange of the Events at Bunker Hill in 1775--Refusal, [017;] Celebration at Norwich of his Election to Parliament in 1768, [031.]
Wilkinson, Colonel, Quarrel with Gates in 1778, [338.]
Willett, Colonel Marinus, at Invasion of Peekskill in 1777, [173.]
Williams, Colonel James, in Southern Campaign in 1780--Biographical Sketeh of, [632;] Killed at Battle of King's Mountain, [634.]
Williamson, David, Deposition relative to Capture of André, [187;] Awards Medal by Congress for Fidelity--Biographical Sketch of.
Williams, Edwin, Notice of, [028,] [036,] [040,] [197.]
Williams, Joseph, biographical Sketch of--Letter of, [040.]
Williams, Reverend Roger, lands on the Seekonkin 1631--His Character, [052;] His Zeal--Arraigned for Treason before the General Court of Boston in 1634, [053;] Ordered to leave the Colony--Flight to Seekonk--Lands at Providence--Commences a Settlement, [054;] Negotiations with the Indians--Founds Providence in 1636, [054,] [055;] Biographical Sketch of, [055;] Proceeds to England in 1644, and obtains Charter of Providence and Rhode Island Plantations, [070;] Again sent to England to obtain Revocation of Coddington's Appointment, [071;] Notice of, [397.]
Williams, General Otho II., in Southern Campaign under Greene in 1781, [597,] [601,] [602;] Biographical Sketch of, [602;] In Skirmishes near the Dan, [603;] Crosses the Stream, [604;] Maneuvers near the Haw, [606;] Wounded in Battle at Eutaw Springs, [703.]
Williams, T, C. & Co., of Annapolis, Consignees of the Tea-ship _Peggy_ in 1774, [401.]
Williams, William, biographical Sketch of (see Biography of Signers of Declaration of Independonce, Supplement)--Notice of, [036.]
Williamsburg, Virginia, the Seat of William and Mary College, [468;] Dunmore's Palace--Brenton Church, [469;] Old Magazine--Old Capitol--Its Topography and Description, [470;] Made the Seat of Government in 1698, [471;] Apollo Room in old Raleigh Tavern, [484;] Taken by Simcoe in 1781, [543.]
Willing, Thomas, Chairman of revolutionary Meeting at Philadelphia in 1774, [260.]
Willis, Major, at Battle of Spencer's Ordinary in 1781, [464;] At Battle near James Island, [466.]
Willis, N, 1'., Quotation from, [202.]
Wilmington, Delaware, Topography of, [388.]
Wilmington, North Carolina, revolutionary Proceedings at in 1765, [568;] Taken by Craig in 1781, [781.]
Wilmot, Captain, killed in Ambuscade near John's Island in 1782, [779.]
Wilson, John E., Owner of Washington's Birth-place, [423.]
Wilson, Ensign Robert, at Siege of Yorktown in 1781--Biographical Sketch of, [524.]
Wilson Family, Notice of, [618.]
Wilson, James G., Notice of, [526.]
Wilson, Reverend Dr., Notice of, [589.]
Wingfield, Edward M., President of Council of London Company in 1607, [452.]
Winn, William, biographical Sketch of, [658.]
Winship, Thomas J., Notice of, [489.]
Winslow, Governor, claims Seekonk as Part of the Plymouth Company, [054.]
Winston, Major Joseph, at Battle of King's Mountain in 1780, [633.]
Winter, severity of, in 1779, [080,] [085.]
Wirt, William, eulogizes Patrick Henry, [430;] Musings at old Church, Jamestown--Quotation from, [447.]
Witamo, Squaw Sachem of Pocaaset--Death of, [095.]
Wocoken Island, explored by Barlow and Amidas in 1584, [449.]
Woedtke, Baron Dc, biographical Sketch of, [329.]
Wolfert's Roost, [193;] Castle Garrison, Attack upon--Defense of, [194.]
Wolves alarm Lee's Legion near Black River in 1781, [677.]
Women, of Philadelphia, Patriotism of, in 1780, [312;] Of Baltimore, [394;] In North Carolina, [612,] [626;] Of South Carolina, [653,] [694;] Suffering and Destitution of, at Savannah, in, [739.]
Wood, Colonel E, D., Monument of, at West Point, [131.]
Wood, Colonel James, left in command of captive Army ol Burgoyne, at Charlottesville, in 1778, [551.]
Wood, Major, saved at Battle of Minisink by masonic Sign, [103.]
Woodford, General William, at Battle of Monmouth--Biographical Sketch of, [363.]
Woodford, Colonel, repulses Dunmore at Hampton and No folk in 1775, [532,] [534;] At Battle of Great Bridge, near Nor folk, in 1775, [534;] Takes Possession of the Town, [536.]
Woodhull, General Nathaniel, biographical Sketch of, [811.]
Woodhull, Reverend Dr. John, Notice of, [365,] [366;] His Monument, [365.]
Woodward, Mr., serves as Judge Advocate in Trial of Spy Taylor, [117.]
Wooster, General, in command of Connecticut Troops at Harlem in 1775. [795.]
Wraxall, Sir N, W., [528.]
Wright, Sir James, last royal Governor of Georgia, [710;] Taken Prisoner by Habersham in 1776, [726.]
Wright, Sergeant, at Battle of Spencer's Ordinary in 1781,464.
Wright, Sukey, of Baltimore, remarkable Longevity of, [390.]
Wyatt, Sir Francis, succeeds Harvey as Governor of Virginia in 1639--Followed by Berkeley in 1641, [459.]
Wyllys, Colonel, at Hudson Highlands in 1777, [167.]