Iredell, Judge James, tries British debts case, [364];
describes eagerness to hear Henry, [364];
effect of Henry’s oratory upon, [365];
compliments him in opinion, [366];
won over from dislike of Henry by his moderation and liberality, [398].
Jay, John, member of first Continental Congress, [108];
opposes Henry’s proposal to frame a new Constitution, [112];
favors Galloway’s plan of reconciliation, [115];
as likely as Henry to be a good fighter, [188];
but inferior to him in not offering, [188];
proposes to Congress to surrender navigation of Mississippi, [307];
as chief justice, tries British debts case, [364];
points out Henry to Iredell as the “greatest of orators,” [364];
affected by Henry’s oratory, [365];
converses with him on politics, [398].
Jay treaty, condemned by Henry, [405].
Jefferson, Thomas, meets Patrick Henry, [8];
describes his hilarity, [9];
his vulgar pronunciation, [10];
calls him illiterate, [12];
yet admits his mastery over language, [13];
at Williamsburg when Henry comes for his bar examination, [22];
his stories of Henry’s examination, [23];
says Henry was a barkeeper, [26];
describes him as ignorant of the law and inefficient, [29], [30];
comparison of his legal business with Henry’s, [31];
baselessness of his imputations, [32], [33];
describes Henry’s maiden speech in legislature against “loan office,” [64];
present at debate over Virginia resolutions, [73], [74];
his conflicting statements for and against Henry’s authorship of the resolves, [84], [note];
describes Henry’s attainment to leadership, [88];
prominent member of bar, [93];
declines offer of practice of R. C. Nicholas, [94];
asserts that Henry was totally ignorant of law, [94];
with radical group in politics, [95];
furnishes Wirt with statements of Henry’s insignificance in Congress, [123];
induces Wirt not to mention his name, [123];
admits Henry’s leadership in Virginia, [139];
on committee for arming militia, [151];
on other committees, [152];
says that Henry committed the first overt act of war in Virginia, [155];
says Henry was a silent member of second Continental Congress and glad to leave, [168], [169];
errors of fact in his statement, [169], [170];
appears as delegate to second Continental Congress, [173];
returns to Virginia convention, [176];
favors a democratic Constitution, [202];
describes plan to establish a dictatorship in Virginia, [224];
intimates that Henry was the proposed tyrant, [225];
induces Girardin to state fact in “History of Virginia,” [225];
furnishes the story to Wirt, [226];
unhistorical character of his narrative, [227-229];
himself the recipient as governor of extraordinary powers from legislature, [228];
probably invents the whole story, [233];
makes no opposition to subsequent reëlections of Henry, [235];
his later dislike of Henry, [251];
[Pg 444] on committee to notify Henry of his second reëlection as governor, [256];
elected governor, [268];
fears of Tucker as to his energy, [269];
continues on friendly terms with Henry while governor, [273];
despondent letter of Henry to, on political decay, [273-275];
reëlected, [276];
his flight from Tarleton, [285];
his story of second plan to make Henry dictator, [285];
unhistorical character of the story, [285-287];
his statement flatly contradicted by Edmund Randolph, [286];
told by Madison of Henry’s desire to strengthen central government, [305];
and of Virginian opposition to abandoning Mississippi navigation, [307], [308], [311];
informed by Madison of opposition to Constitution in Virginia, [315], [316], [345];
not in Virginia ratifying Convention, [319];
opposes new constitution, [319];
thinks it dangerous to liberty, [330];
letter from Madison to, explaining his defeat for senator, [351];
charges Henry with paying debts in worthless paper, and with connection with the Yazoo scheme, [383];
forms opposition party to Washington, [397];
sneers at Federalist advances to Henry, [404];
secures his election as governor of Virginia, [406];
his letter to Mazzei published, [407];
writes Kentucky resolutions, [408].
Jenyns, Soame, his “View of the Internal Evidence of Christianity,” printed by Henry for private distribution, [394].
Johnson, Thomas, on committee of Continental Congress to prepare address to the king, [117];
opposes Pendleton for president of Virginia convention, [191].
Johnston, George, aids Henry in introducing Virginia Resolves, [69], [72];
said by Jefferson to have written them, [84], [note].
Johnstone, Governor George, his membership of North’s peace commission a surprise to Henry, [255].
Jones, Allen, confers with Henry over weakness of Confederation, [305], [306].
Jones, William, plaintiff in British debts case, [360].