Ball, Mary, marries Augustine Washington, 1. And _see_ Washington, Mary (Ball).
Bernard, John, quoted on _W_. in retirement, 234-236.
Bland, Theodorick, letter of _W_. to, 131, 132.
Bonhomme Richard, the. _See_ Jones, John Paul.
Boston, port of, transferred to Salem, 58; blockaded by _W_., 69; evacuated by Howe, 72, 73; _W.'s_ visit to, as President, 189, 190.
Braddock, Edward, his career, 19, 20; in America, 20; attacks Fort Duquesne, and is defeated and killed, 21, 22; 255.
British troops, position of, at end of 1776, 83, 84, 85; confined to New York City and Long Island, 86; _W_. on maltreatment of prisoners by, 98; field of operations of, transferred to South, 107, 121-123; surrender of, at Yorktown, 123 _ff_.
Burgoyne, John, takes Ticonderoga, 91; defeated at Bennington, 92; surrenders to Gates at Saratoga, 93.
Byrd, William, letter of _W_. to, 20, 21.
Cambridge, _W_. takes command of army at, 65; _W.'s_ headquarters at, 69.
Canada, and Wolfe's victory at Quebec, 28.
Capital, national, question of location of, 182-185.
Charming, Edward, _History of the U.S._, 111 _n_.
Cincinnati, Society of the, public feeling against, 159; _W_. resigns presidency of, 159.
Clinton, George, Governor of New York, 136, 199.
Clinton, Sir Henry, succeeds Howe as Commander-in-Chief, 105; takes troops to New York, 106; was he responsible for bribing Arnold? 109, 110; _W.'s_ criticism of, 118, 119; 93, 121, 123.
Colonies, effect of Seven Years' War on, 29; opposition to taxation in, 49 _ff_.; at outbreak of war, 67; diversity in origin and customs, 67, 68; increasing urgency of demand for independence in, 75; relations of, with England, in 1763, 47; how affected by the Imperial Spirit, 47, 48; in 1770, 53, 54; at beginning of Revolution, 66; lack of ardor for Independence, 84.
Compromises of the Constitution. _See_ Representation, Slave trade, Slavery.
Congress of the U.S.: _First: W.'s_ first address to, 179; votes to assume state debts and change location of capital, 182-185. _Fourth_: Jay Treaty ratified by Senate, 210; bill to carry out treaty provisions passed by House, 210-213. _Sixth_: revives rank of Commander-in-Chief for _W_., 217; and _W_.'s death, 251, 253, 254.
Constitution of the U.S., in the making, 164-168; promulgated, 168, 169; _W.'s_ views of, 170, 171, 172; ratified by States, 173-175; opposition to, in N.Y. and Virginia, 174.