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Gives Campbell memorandum of his peace
terms, IX., 122-123.

Explains attitude of government toward
illicit cotton transactions, IX., 169.
Praises work of Sanitary Commission, IX.,
183.

Assassination of, IX., 141-144.
Speeches of, IX., 279.

Messages of, VIII., 46–47, 111, 115–116, 215,
259-260, 269, 272, 398; IX., 105, 110-111,
360-361.

Lincoln, Gen. Benjamin.

Detained in Rhode Island by
troops, II., 465.

British

Sent to New England to recruit, III., 26.
Sent to command troops in South, III., 129.
Establishes quarters at Purrysburg, III.,
160.

Marches to defend Augusta, III., 163.
Compels Prevost to return to defense of
Augusta, III., 164.

Retreats from Stono Ferry, III., 165-166.
Besieges Savannah, III., 167–170.

Places Charleston in state of defense, III.,
187.

Surrenders to Clinton, III., 189-192.
At siege of Yorktown, III., 272.
Suppresses Shays' rebellion, III., 427–428.

Fails to negotiate treaty with Creeks, IV.,

202.

Retained in office, V., 5.

Lincoln, Levi.

Appointed Attorney-General, V., 3.
Arbitrates Yazoo land claims, V., 80.
Lincoln, Robert T., Becomes Secretary of
War, X., 14.

Lincoln, Neb., Population of, in 1910, I., 7.
Lincoln Brotherhood, IX., 430.
Linen.

Attempt to start the manufacture of, in
New England, I., 323.

Measures taken in Virginia to provide
linen, II., 23.

Irish linen allowed to enter colonies duty

free, II., 207.

Lingan, James Macoupin, Killed in Baltimore

riots, V., 337.

Lingayen, Philippine Islands, Population of,
in 1910, I., 9.

Linn, Lewis F.

Introduces bill to organize territorial gov-
ernment in Oregon, VII., 10.

Introduces Oregon land bill, VII., 89-91.

Little Belt

Linnet, The, At Lake Champlain, V., 437-440.
Liquors. See WINES AND LIQUORS.
Liston, Robert.

Refuses to join expedition against the
Floridas, IV., 340.

Secures extradition of Nathan Robbins,
IV., 45I.

Literature.

The Indian as an inspiration in, I., 89-90.
Printing of the first book in America, I.,
267.

Literature of the Revolution. See that
title.

Early historical writings, IV., 64-65.
Literary collections in New England, IV.,
65.

Historical productions of Massachusetts,
IV., 66.

Sermons and controversial tracts, IV., 66.
The Mathers, Cotton and Sewall, IV., 66-
67.

Edwards and Franklin, IV., 67-68.

Dutch literature, IV., 68.

Early printers, IV., 68-69.

First newspapers, IV., 69-70.

Political essays, orations. amphlets and
satires, IV., 70-71.

Number of books produced, IV., 71.

First books published in Tennessee, IV.,
236.

The Philanthropist and Genius of Universal
Emancipation, VI., 292–293.

Labor journals, VI., 328.

Early political writers, IX., 273-274.
Early religious writers, IX., 274-275.
The first American man of letters, IX., 276.
Orators and public speakers. IX., 277-279.
Theological writers, IX., 279-280.
Essayists and literary critics, IX., 280-282.
Historians and biographers, IX., 282-285.
Scientific writers, IX., 285-286.

Journalists, IX., 286-287.

Novelists and short-story writers, IX., 287-

291.

Humorists, IX., 291–293.

Poets, IX., 293-298.

Modern tendencies of, X., 444-454.

Writers of the modern period, X., 455.

Little, Capt. George, At San Domingo, IV.,

417.

Little, Maj.-Gen. Henry (Confed.), At Iuka,
VIII., 305.

Little Belt, The, Defeated by the President, V.,
246-247.

Little Belt, The, At battle of Lake Erie, V.,
394-397.

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Returns to Congress, IV., 453.

Appointed mayor of New York, V., 6.
Gives legal opinion to Yrujo, V., 50.
Connection of, with Bastrop grants, V.,
138.

Appointed Secretary of State, VI., 386–387.
Remarks regarding veto, VI., 390-391, note.
Explains reasons for Jackson's proclama-
tion, VI., 397.

Appointed minister to France, VI., 411.
Given his passports, VI., 455.

Orders inquiry into Nicaragua canal proj-
ect, VII., 262.

Livingston, Peter, IV., 265.
Livingston, Philip.

Delegate to Stamp Act Congress, II., 229.
Delegate to Continental Congress, II., 304.
Signs Declaration, II., 438.

Livingston, Robert, Granted principality in
New York, I., 308.

Livingston, R. R.

Delegate to Stamp Act Congress, II., 229.
Delivers congratulatory address to Wash-
ington, II., 372.

Opposes resolution for independence, II.,

424.

Appointed to committee to draft Declara-
tion, II., 424.

Advocates ratification of Constitution, IV.,
27.

Livingston, R. R.-Continued.

Log Cabin

Administers oath of office to Washington,
IV., 82.

Declines cabinet office, V., 3.

Appointed Minister to France, V., 6.

Learns of France's purchase of Louisiana,
V., 23.

Commissioned to treat for purchase of
Louisiana, V., 26-27.

Negotiates purchase of Louisiana, V., 27-
29, 45-46.

Urges speedy ratification of treaty, V., 31.
Attitude toward ownership of West Flori-
da, V., 48-49.

Aids breeding of sheep, V., 302-303.
Appointed Erie Canal commissioner, V.,
307.

Aids Fulton with the Clermont, V., 308.
Livingston, William.

Delegate to

303.

Continental Congress,

II.,

Member of compromise committee in Fed-
eral Convention, III., 490.

Signs Constitution, III., 497.

Lloyd, James.

Introduces Sedition bill, IV., 366.

Elected Senator, V., 211.

Favors renewal of Bank charter, V., 318.
Lloyd, Capt. Robert, Commands the Planta-
genet, VI., II.

Lloyd, Thomas.

Appointed president of Pennsylvania coun-
cil, I., 404.

His dispute with the council, I., 405.
Lochry, Col. Archibald, Ambushed by Indians,
III., 281.

Locke, David R. (Petroleum V. Nasby), IX.,

292.

Locke, John.

Drafts model for Carolina government, I.,
385-386; II., 154.

Formal abrogation of, II., 31.

Lockyer, Capt. Nicholas, Attempts to secure
aid from the Lafittes, VI., 65.
Locofoco Party, Calls meeting to discuss dis-
tress, VI., 503.

Locomotives. See RAILROADS.
Lodge, Henry Cabot.

Injustice of remarks of, regarding Giles,
IV., 134-135, note.

Member of Alaska boundary commission,
X., 247.

Loftus, Major Arthur, Defeated by the In-
dians, II., 128.

Log Cabin Hard Cider Campaign, VII., 50-
55.

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Logan, James.

Placed in charge of Indian affairs in Penn-

sylvania, II., 17.

Complaints against, II., 18.

Translates Cato's Moral Distichs, IV., 68.

Logan, Gen. John A. (Fed.).

At Port Gibson, VIII., 315.

At Raymond, VIII., 316.

At Champion's Hill, VIII., 318–319.

At Kenesaw Mountain, VIII., 479–480.
At Leggett's Hill, VIII., 483-484.
At Ezra Church, VIII., 484.
At Jonesboro, VIII., 487–488.
With Sherman, IX., 95.

On impeachment committee, IX., 393.
Defeated for Vice-Presidency, X., 22-23.
Logan's Cross Roads. See MILL SPRING.
Lomax, Maj.-Gen. L. L. (Confed.).

At Winchester or Opequon, IX., 54.
At Fisher's Hill, IX., 55-56.

At Cedar Creek, IX., 56-59.

Lombardini, Gen. D. Manuel, At battle of

Buena Vista, VII., 208-211.

London Company.

Early failures of, I., 148.

Secures grant and charter from James I.,

I., 1, 150; II., 193.

Establishes Jamestown, I., I., 157-158.
Requested by Smith to send better colo-
nists, I., 164.

Grants new charter for Virginia, I., 164-
165, 179-185.

Enlargement of powers of, I., 170.
Grants colonial assembly to Virginia, I.,
173-174.

Issues the "Ordinance" for Virginia, I.,
174, 185-186.

Changes in officers of, I., 174-175.
Revocation of the charter, I., 177-179.
Grants patent to Puritans, I., 207-208.
Endeavors to prevent grant to Gorges and
Mason, I., 214.

Long, Colonel.

Retreats toward Skeenesborough, III., 22.
Defeats British at Fort Anne, III., 23-24.
Long, Maj.-Gen. Eli (Fed.), On Wilson's raid,
IX., 128-131.

Longstreet

Long, James, Leads expedition into Texas,

VI., 247.

Long, John D.

Becomes Secretary of the Navy, X., 74.
Orders Dewey to destroy Spanish fleet, X.,

105.

Censures Dewey, X., 203.

Long, Maj. Stephen H., Describes Oregon,
VI., 174.

Long Island.

Exploration of, by Block and May, I., 189.
Settlement of Walloons on, I., 190-191.
Settlements established on, by New Eng-
land, I., 292.

Renamed Yorkshire, I., 303.

Towns on, take oath of obedience to Dutch,
I., 305.

epresented in first New York assembly,
I., 307.

Battle of, II., 443-447.

Meigs' attack on Sag Harbor, III., 17.

Capture of British magazine at Coram,
III., 184.

Long's Peak, I., 14.
Longfellow, Henry W.

His Hiawatha, I., 89.

Writings of, IX., 295-296.

Longstreet, Gen. James (Confed.).

At first battle of Bull Run, VIII., 49–54.
At Yorktown, VIII., 156.

At Williamsburg, VIII., 171-173.
At Mechanicsville, VIII., 190-191.
At Gaines' Mill, VIII., 192.
At Peach Orchard, VIII., 193–194.
At Glendale, VIII., 195-196.
Sent to Gordonsville, VIII., 204.
Detained at

206.

Thoroughfare Gap, VIII.,

At second Bull Run, VIII., 207-210.
At South Mountain, VIII., 221-223.
At Antietam, VIII., 225-229.
At Fredericksburg, VIII., 232-235.
At Chancellorsville, VIII., 295–303.
Moves to Chambersburg, VIII., 336.
At Gettysburg, VIII., 338-345.
At Chickamauga, VIII., 372-377.
At Chattanooga, VIII., 379-380.
Sent to Knoxville, VIII., 380.
Captures Rogersville, VIII., 389.
At Campbell's Station, VIII., 389-390.
Repulsed at Knoxville, VIII., 390-392.
At the Wilderness, VIII., 429-436.
At Spottsylvania, VIII., 444-446.
At Fair Oaks or Darbytown Road, IX.,
48.

Retreats to Farmville, IX., 125.

Longstreet

Longstreet, Gen. James-Continued.

INDEX

Urges whites to vote for conventions, IX.,
387.

In New Orleans riots, IX., 466.
Lookout Mountain. See CHATTANOOGA.
Loomis, Elias, IX., 285.

Loomis, Capt. Jarvis, Attacks negro fort, VI.,
139-140.

Lopez, Don Justo, Protests at invasion of

Florida, V., 263.

Lopez, Narcisso, Filibustering expeditions of,
VII., 301-304.

Lords Proprietors, Granted patent to Carolina,
I., 2.

Lord's Waste, The, II., 143.
Loring, Gen. W. W. (Confed.).

Commands Confederate forces in north-
west Virginia, VIII., 74.
Attacks Federal forces, VIII., 312.
At Champion's Hill, VIII., 317-319.
At Kenesaw Mountain, VIII., 478-480.
Los Angeles, Cal.

Captured by American troops, VII., 218.
Destruction of the Times building, X., 416.
Population of, in 1910, I., 6.

Losantiville, III., 399.

Lothair, The, Case of, V., 267-268.
Lotteries.

In Tennessee, IV., 237.

The anti-lottery movement, VII., 131-132.
Forbidden in California, VII., 276-277.
Louaillier, Louis, Criticizes Jackson, VI., 83.
Loudon, John Campbell, Earl of.

Arrives in the colonies, I., 104.

Compels citizens to furnish quarters for
officers, II., 106.

His expedition against Louisburg, II., 106.
Loudon Heights, VIII., 219–220.

Louis XIV., Grants trading privileges to Cro-
zat, II., 62.

Louis Napoleon.

Canal project of, VII., 262.

Designs of, in Mexico, IX., 413.
Louisa, The, IV., 423.
Louisburg, Canada.

Capture of, in 1745, I., 471-472.
Returned to the French, I., 473.
Loudon's expedition against, II., 106.
Captured by Amherst, II., 109-110.
Louisiana.

Area, population, chief cities, and date ad-
mitted, I., 7, 10.

Salt mines in, I., 28.

Taken possession of by La Salle, I., 428.
Settlement established in, by Iberville, II.,
59-60.

Louisiana-Continued.

Louisiana

Trading privileges in, granted to Crozat,
II., 62.

Granted to Mississippi Company, II., 63.
John Law's Mississippi Bubble, II., 63-65.
Founding of New Orleans, II., 65.
Industries established in, II., 66.

The Natchez massacre at Fort Rosalie, II.,
66.

Prosperity of, under Vaudreuil, II., 67.
Explorations of St. Denis and La Harpe
in, II., 72.

Arrival of Acadians in, II., 88.

Dissatisfaction of inhabitants at Spanish
rule, II., 129.

Introduction of rice-planting in, II., 185.
Expulsion of the English from, III., 278.
Introduction of cotton in, IV., 46.
Growth of rice in, IV., 46.

Ceded to Spain by France, IV., 199; V., 18.
Genêt's proposed attack on, IV., 206-207.
Talleyrand's attempt to obtain Louisiana
from Spain, V., 19–20.

Retroceded to France by treaty of San
Ildefonso, V., 20-21.

Jefferson's letter regarding importance of,
V., 23-24.

Purchased by the United States, V., 27-29,
45-46.

Extent of, V., 30.

Debate on ratification of treaty, V., 32-37.
Transferred to France, V., 37-38.

Delivered to the United States, V., 38-39.
Formation of territorial government in, V.,

40-44.

Burr's purchase of the Bastrop grants in,
V., 138-139.

Spanish fort at Baton Rouge captured, V.,

254.

Baton Rouge occupied by Claiborne, V.,

255.

Admitted as a State, V., 257-260.

Constitution of, framed, V., 260.

West Florida annexed to, V., 260-261, 264.
Lead mines in, V., 303.

Value of manufactures of, V., 314.
Electoral vote of, in 1812, V., 376.
Campaign and battle of New Orleans, VI.,
69-82.

Electoral vote of, in 1816, VI., 132.
Abolishes the death penalty, VI., 324.
Electoral vote of, in 1832, VI., 391.
Forbids entrance of free negroes, VI., 424.
Provides penalty for inciting slave insur-
rections, VI., 429.

Prohibits education of slaves, VI., 430.

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Uses made of quota of surplus, VI., 492.
Electoral vote of, in 1840, VII., 55.
Electoral vote of, in 1844, VII., 115.
Establishes hospital for insane, VII., 131.
Abolishes imprisonment for debt, VII., 131.
Lotteries prohibited in, VII., 132.

Requires meat to be furnished to slaves,
VII., 150.

Laws restricting the slave trade, VII., 163.
Electoral vote of, in 1848, VII., 260.
Electoral vote of, in 1852, VII., 314.
Approves Kansas-Nebraska bill, VII., 327.
Electoral vote of, in 1856, VII., 384.
Electoral vote of, in 1860, VII., 429.
Secedes from Union, VII., 466.
Operation of salt mines in, VIII., 142-143.
Capture of New Orleans, VIII., 157-161.
Breckinridge's repulse at Baton Rouge,
VIII., 169.

Shepley appointed military governor of,
VIII., 267.

Election of congressmen in, VIII., 260.
Occupation of Baton Rouge, VIII., 325.
Operations at Bayou Têche, VIII., 325-
327.

The siege and capture of Port Hudson,
VIII., 327-329.

Engagement at Stirling's Plantation on

Bayou Fordoche, VIII., 413-414.
The Red River campaign, VIII., 414 et seq.
Capture of Fort De Russy, VIII., 416.
Battle of Sabine Cross Roads, or Pleasant
Grove, VIII., 417–418.

Battle of Pleasant Hill, VIII., 418-419.
Banks' retreat to Alexandria, VIII., 419.
Porter's fleet saved by Bailey, VIII., 420.
Engagement at Yellow Bayou, VIII., 420-

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Conditions in, VI., 309.

Suspension of banks at, VII., 44.

Population in 1840, VII., 119.

Municipal improvements in 1861-1865, IX.,
174-175.

Population of, in 1910, I., 6.
Louisville, The (Fed.).

At Fort Henry, VIII., 89.
At Memphis, VIII., 167.

Passes Vicksburg batteries, VIII., 313.
L'Ouverture. See TOUSSAINT.
Louvigny, Attacks the Outagamies, II., 71.
Lovejoy, Elijah P., Murder of, VII., 20-22.
Lovelace, Francis.

Placed in charge of Delaware settlement,
I., 304.

Becomes governor of New, York, I., 304-

305.

Arrested for theft, I., 305.

Lovelace, John.

Appointed governor of New York, II., 9.
Succeeds Cornbury as governor of New
Jersey, II., 15.

Lovell, Brig.-Gen. Charles S. (Fed.), At Shep-
herdstown Ford, VIII., 229.

Lovell, General, Troops under, driven from
Maine, III., 178.

Lovell, Maj.-Gen. Mansfield (Confed.).
At New Orleans, VIII., 158-161.
At Corinth, VIII., 306–307.

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