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.]