his replies as Secretary of State to President Lincoln's request for opinions as to provisioning Fort Sumter, [280]-[283];

his official communication to American minister to Great Britain, April, 1861, defining position of the President, [293].

Seys, Rev. John, his account of departure of Herndon's slaves for Liberia, [71]-[73].

Sherman, William T., on the negro problem, [165].

Sheffey, James W., extract from speech in Virginia Convention, 1861, on coercion, [266].

Slaughter, Rev. Philip, his estimate of anti-slavery sentiment in Virginia, 1831, [43] and [143].

Slaves, their first importation, [16];

rate of their importation, [16];

their number in Virginia, 1776, [24];

efforts of Virginians in First Congress to impose tariff tax on importation of, [33];