biographical note, [p. 79 n.];

founder of New Orleans, [104].

Le Moyne, Pierre (Sieur d’Iberville), establishes French settlement in Mississippi, [104].

Leon, Ponce de, Spanish discoverer, [portrait p. 16], [13];

biographical note, [p. 16 n.];

discovers Florida, [13].

Lewis and Clark, explore the Northwest, [287], [323].

Lewis, William B., [352].

Lexington, battle of, [143].

Liberal Republicans, [588].