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Proctor, Col. Henry-Continued.

Defeated at the Thames, V., 398-401.
Proctor, John, Accused of witchery, I., 446.
Proctor, Redfield, Becomes Secretary of War,
X., 41.

Proctor, Thomas, At the Brandywine, III., 56.
Progressive Party.

Rise of, X., 290 et seq.

Nominates Roosevelt and Johnson, X.,

301.

Prohibition Party.

Candidates of, in 1872, IX., 444.
Nominates Smith and Stewart, IX., 470.
Nominates Dow and Thompson, X., II.
Nominates St. John and Daniel, X., 22.
Nominates Fisk and Brooks, X., 39.
Nominates Bidwell and Cranfill, X., 51.
Nominates Levering and Johnson, X., 72.
Nominates Woolley and Metcalf, X., 215.
Nominates Swallow and Carroll, X., 250.
Nominates Chafin and Watkins, X., 275,

301.

Prohibition Party (Silver), Nominates Bent-
ley and Southgate, X., 72.

Prohibitory Act, Passed by Parliament, II.,

409-410.

Prometheus Affair, The, VII., 308-309.
Property. See REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Prophet, The.

Endeavors to form Indian confederacy, V.,
269-270.

Hostile "talks" of, V., 272.

Defeated at battle of Tippecanoe, V., 273-
276.

Loses influence, V., 276.

Blamed for disaster, V., 277.
Protection. See TARIFF.
Protestant Episcopal Church.

Established in the United States, III., 338;
IV., 61-62.

Ministers, churches and members of, X.,
442.

Protestant Revolution, I., 379–381.

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Providence, R. I.-Continued.

Attempt of Anti-Federalists to break up
celebration at, IV., 24.

Construction of cotton factory at, IV., 48,

147.

Becomes State capital, VI., 137.
Industrial depression at, VI., 177.
Manufactories at, VI., 259.
Population in 1840, VII., 119.
Dorr's war at, VII., 132-137.
Population of, in 1910, I., 8.

Providence Plantations. See RHODE ISLAND AND

PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.

Provident Institution for Saving, Incorporated
at Boston, VI., 121.

Provident Society of House Carpenters, V.,
321, note.

Provo, Utah, Population of, in 1910, I., 8.
Prussia.

Negotiation of commercial treaty with, III.,
350.

Joins the Holy Alliance, VI., 214.
Signs quadruple treaty, VI., 216.
Signs treaty of Verona, VI., 223.
Commercial treaty with, VI., 457; IX., 239,
332.

Treaties with, X., 524.

Pryor, Gen. Roger A. (Confed.).

At Williamsburg, VIII., 171-173.

At Glendale, VIII., 196.

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Public Lands. See LAND AND LAND SYSTEMS.
Public Occurrences, The first newspaper pub-
lished in America, II., 151; IV., 69.
Public Service Commissions, X., 498-499.
Publicola, IV., 160.

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Puritanism, Decline of influence of, over social
life in New England, II., 163 et seq.
Puritans.

Religious doctrines of, I., 203-204; II., 210.
Division among, I., 205.
Emigrate to Holland, I., 205.

Dissensions among, and removal to Leyden,
I., 206.

Obtain patent from London Company, I.,
207-208.

Land in New England, I., 208-209.

Establish colony at Plymouth, I., 1-2, 210.

Hardships of, I., 210-212.
Dissensions among, I., 212.
Expel Lyford, I., 214.

Obtain patent for fishing and fur-trading,
I., 215.

New charter granted to, I., 217, 236-239.
Attempt of British government to stop emi-
gration of, I., 264.

Ordered to depart from Virginia, I., 273; II.,
175.

Found Annapolis, Maryland, I., 283.

Persecute the Quakers in Massachusetts, I.,
332-336.

Revival of Virginia's intolerant act against,"
I., 371.

Opposition of, to art, IV., 72.
Purry, John Peter, Brings colony of Swiss to
South Carolina, II., 37-38.
Purrysburg, S. C., Founding of, II., 38.
Pursuit, The, Captured by the Atlas, VI., 2.
Putnam, Col. H. S. (Fed.), At Fort Wagner,
VIII., 358-359.

Putnam, Israel.

At battle of Lake George, II., 94.
Describes battle at Fort William Henry, II.,
107-108.

At Ticonderoga, II., 110.
Accompanies Monckton to the West Indies,
II., 120.

Conducts expedition against Indians, II.,
126, note.

Joins Revolutionary forces at Boston, II.,

343.

Putman, Israel-Continued.

Appointed major-general, II., 351.
Spurns British offers, II., 366.

Commands troops at Breed's Hill, II., 366.
Sent to command at New York, II., 386.
Erects fortifications at, II., 438.

At battle of Long Island, II., 443 et seq.
At Fort Washington, II., 457.

In command at Philadelphia, III., 7.
Permits capture of Forts Clinton and Mont-
gomery, III., 41-42.

Commands troops at Danbury, III., 129.
Putnam, Gen. Rufus.

Connection of, with Ohio Company, III.,
388-389.

Asks protection for frontiers, IV., 191.
Makes peace with Indians, IV., 194-195.
Putnam, William L., Member of fishery com-
mission, X., 28.

Pym, John, I., 273.

Pyramid Lake, I., 18.

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Quadruple Treaty, The, VI., 216.
Quakers.

Virginia's act of intolerance against, I.,
277; II., 175.

Stuyvesant's persecution of, I., 299.
Settle on the Shrewsbury, I., 309.

Remonstrate at Andros' proceedings in New
Jersey, I., 312.

Persecution of, in Massachusetts, I., 332–336.
Revival of Virginia's intolerant acts against,
I., 371.

Aid in defending New York against French,
II.,
4-5.

Resist establishment of Church of Eng-
land in North Carolina, II., 32.

Refuse to appropriate money to protect
frontiers, II., 95.

Efforts of, to abolish slavery in Pennsyl-
vania, II., 167.

Settle in the Carolinas, II., 175.

In New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania, II., 176–177.

Petition Congress to abolish slavery, IV.,
310.

Attacks on, IV., 311 et seq.
Quaker Guns, VIII., 149.

Quantrell, William C. (Confed.), Raid of, on
Lawrence, Kan., VIII., 402-403.
Quapaw Indians, I., 60.

Quarry, Robert, Becomes governor of South
Carolina, I., 388.

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Queen of the West, The (Fed.).

Disabled at Memphis, VIII., 167.

Runs past the Vicksburg batteries, VIII.,
313.

Queenston (or Queenstown), Canada, Attack
on, V., 355-358.

Quiché Indians, I., 39.

Quids, V., 102.

Quinby, Brig.-Gen. Isaac F. (Fed.), At Fort
Pemberton, VIII., 312.

Quincy, Josiah.

Attacks Campbell's report, V., 215.

Threatens secession, V., 258-259, VIII., 6.
Opposes enlistment of minors, V., 378-
379.

Quincy, Josiah, Jr.

Character of, II., 152.

Defends Colonel Preston, II., 270.

Advises caution in opposing England, II.,
277.

Issues his "Observations on the Boston
Port Bill," II., 295; IV., 71.

Interviews Lords North and Dartmouth, II.,

332.

Death of, II., 332.

Quincy, Ill.

The Mormons at, VII., 121.

Population of, in 1910, I., 6.

Quitman, Gen. John A.

At battle of Monterey, VII., 201-205.

Sent to Vittoria, VII., 206.

Quitman, Gen. John A.-Continued.

Railroads

Urges permanent occupation of Mexico,
VII., 228.

At Vera Cruz, VII., 229-231.

At Contreras, VII., 236-239.

At Molino del Rey, VII., 243-245.

At Chapultepec, VII., 246-247.

Enters Mexico City, VII., 247-248.
Appointed governor of Mexico City, VII.,
250.

Aid Lopez expeditions to Cuba, VII., 302.

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Rabun, Governor William, Sends expedition
against Indians, VI., 147.

Race Mixture, The Indian and the white, I.,
90-92.

Radisson, Pierre Esprit, Western explorations
of, I., 422-423.

Ragan, Colonel, At Bladensburg, VI., 27-30.
Ragueneau, Father Paul, I., 422.

Rahl, Colonel. See RALL.

Railroad Securities Commission, X., 283-284.
Railroads.

Of Porto Rico, I., 15.

The first tramways, V., 309.

Charters for, granted to Stevens, VI., 316–
317.

Other charters, VI., 317.

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, VI., 317-
319; IX., 244.

The Tom Thumb, America, Stourbridge
Lion, Best Friend, and other locomotives,
VI., 3-8.

Extension of, in 1846 to 1856, VII., 439.
Deterioration of, in the Confederate States

and appropriations to encourage con-
struction, VIII., 143-144; IX., 195-199.
Military possession of, authorized, VIII.,

212.

The Pacific railroads chartered, VIII., 212;
IX., 162, 338.

Demoralization of railroad business during
the war, X., 373.

Pullman builds his first car, IX., 162.
Railway construction, 1830-1868, IX., 244-
245.

The Crédit Mobilier scandal, IX., 441-442.
Mileage constructed in 1873, IX., 450, note.
Extension of, during Reconstruction era,
IX., 480.

Increase of railway corporations, X., 20-21.
Passage of the Interstate Commerce Act,
X., 35-36.

Mileage constructed in 1887, X., 37.

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Failures of, during panic of 1893, X., 53.
The Hepburn Law, X., 259.
The Mann-Elkins Act, X., 283.
Value of railroads, 1880-1900, X., 311-312.
Increase of railways and gross receipts to
1910, X., 315.

Freight and passengers carried by, in 1890
and 1911, X., 329.

Revival of railroad construction after the

war, X., 373-374.

Transcontinental lines, X., 374-375.
Competition and consolidation, X., 375.
Government control of, X., 375-376, 480-
482, 497, 499.

Mileage, locomotives and cars, capital stock
and gross earnings of railroads, 1902-1911,
X., 376.

Electrification of, X., 378.

See also TRANSPORTATION.

Rainfall, I., 20-22.

Rainier, Mt., I., 14.

Rain-in-the-Face, Surrenders, X., 4.

Rains, Gen. James S. (Confed.).

At battle of Carthage, VIII., 62.

At Dug Spring and Wilson's Creek, VIII.,
64-66.

At Lexington, VIII., 68.

Raisin River, Massacre on the, V., 366–367.
Rale, Sebastian, Expelled from Norridgewock

and killed, I., 464.

Raleigh, Sir Walter, Attempts to found colony
in Virginia, I., 140-148.

Raleigh, N. C.

Population of, in 1840, VII., 141.
Population of, in 1910, I., 7.
Raleigh, The, Voyage of, I., 140.
Raleigh, The.

Armament of, X., 99.

At battle of Manila Bay, X., 105-110.
Rall, Johann Gottlieb.

At battle of White Plains, II., 456.
At Fort Washington, II., 458.
Killed at battle of Trenton, III., 3-6.
Rambouillet, Decree of, V., 237.
Ramel, General, Assassinated, VI., 215.
Ramsay, David, Character of, II., 253.
Ramseur, Maj.-Gen. Stephen D. (Confed.).

At Martinsburg, IX., 23.

At the Monocacy, IX., 24-25.

At Stephenson's Depot, IX., 30-31.

At Shepherdstown, IX., 41.

At Smithfield, IX., 52.

At Winchester or Opequon, IX., 52-54.

At Fisher's Hill, IX., 55-56.

At Cedar Creek, IX., 57-59.

Randolph

Ramsey, Alexander, Becomes Secretary of
War, X., I.

Ramsey, Dennis, Appointed judge, V., 104.
Randall, A. W., Becomes Postmaster-general,
IX., 379.

Randall, James Ryder, IX., 298.

Randol, Brig.-Gen. Alanson M. (Fed.), At
Glendale, VIII., 196.

Randolph, Edmund.

Drafts remonstrance to Parliament, II., 221.
Appointed commissioner to settle dispute
with Maryland, III., 417.

Appointed delegate to Annapolis conven-
tion, III., 418.

Appointed delegate to Federal Convention,
III., 420, 498.

Presents Virginia plan of Constitution, III.,
450-452.

Moves the establishment of national gov-
ernment, III., 456.

Favors triple executive, III., 457.

Member of committee on apportionment,
III., 468.

Objects to basis of representation, III., 470.
Opposes equality of votes in Senate, III.,

472.

Member of committee to draft Constitution,
III., 474.

Letters of, regarding sentiment in favor of
Constitution, IV., 2, 13.

At Virginia ratifying convention, IV., 13.
Speech of, IV., 18-19.

The episode of the Clinton-Randolph let-
ters, IV., 25-27.

Appointed Attorney-General, IV., 88.
Opposes the bank plan, IV., 120.

Dislikes method of apportionment, IV., 161.
Urges Washington to accept second nom-
ination, IV., 167.

Becomes Secretary of State, IV., 185.

Refuses to prosecute Jay and King, IV.,
231.

Before Supreme Court in case of Chisholm
vs. Georgia, IV., 242-243.

Instructed to prepare remonstrance to Eng-
land, IV., 263.

Statements of, to Fauchet, regarding con-

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Introduces resolution to impeach Judge Rapp, George, Founds the Rappites, VI., 325.

Chase, V., 105-106.

Manager of impeachment case, V., 107.

Rappahannock Station, Va., Engagement at,

VIII., 406-407.

Rappites, The, VI., 325.

Raquette, Played by the Indians, I., 87.
Raritan, The, VI., 211.

Calls for information regarding Burr, V., Rasières, Isaack de, Consults Bradford regard-

Conduct of, at trial, V., 108.

Speech of, V., III.

Suspects Burr's plot, V., 133-134.

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