biographical note, [p. 74 n.];
explores the Mississippi, [99].
Laud, Archbishop, persecutes the Puritans, [38];
passes laws against Massachusetts, [47].
Laudonnière, René de, French explorer, founds colony in Florida, [15].
Lawrence, Capt. James, [portrait p. 233], [305];
biographical note, [p. 233 n. 1];
defeated by the Shannon, [304].
Lecompton Constitution, [424], [425].
Lee, Fort, capture of, [158].