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Coburn, Col. John (Fed.), At Spring Hill or Thompson's Station, VIII., 362–364.

Cochrane, Admiral Sir Alexander.

Decides on expedition to Chesapeake Bay,
VI., 22.

Writes to Monroe, VI., 23.

At Baltimore, VI., 34-36.

Cochrane, John C., Nominated for Vice-Presi

dency but withdraws, IX., 3. Cockburn, Sir Alexander, Member of Alabama claims arbitration, IX., 418. Cockburn, Admiral Sir George.

Depredations of, in Chesapeake Bay, VI.,
14-16.

Burns Washington, VI., 30-31.
At Baltimore, VI., 35.

Cocke, Maj.-Gen. John.

Fails to join Jackson, V., 448-449.
Attacks Hillabee villages, V., 450.

Cocke, John, On compromise committee, VI.,

211.

Cocke, Gen. Philip S. (Confed.), At first Bull

Run, VIII., 49–54.

Cocke, William, Chosen Senator from Tennessee, IV., 241.

Cock-Fighting.

In New York, II., 168.

In Virginia, III., 335; IV., 292. Cockrell, Col. Francis M. (Confed.). At Port Gibson, VIII., 315.

Cockrell, Col. Francis M.-Continued.

At Champion's Hill, VIII., 319.
At Mobile, IX., 17-18.

Cocoa.

Duty on, in tariff of 1789, IV., 100.
Reduction in duty on, VI., 361.

Cod Fisheries, II., 182.

Coddington, William.

Founds Newport, I., 262.

Coles

Becomes governor of Rhode Island, I., 262.
Attempts to disrupt Providence Plantation
but submits, I., 330.

Cœur d'Alene Strike, X., 50.
Coffee.

Reduction by Parliament of duties on, II.,
218.

Duty on, in tariff of 1789, IV., 100.
Increase in duty on, IV., 102.

Reduction in duty on, VI., 361.

Duty on, removed by Morrill tariff, VII., 442.

Increase in duty on, VIII., 213.

Reduction in duty on, IX., 411.

Coffee, Gen. John.

Defeats Creeks at Tallahatchie, V., 447

448.

Wounded at Emuckfaw, V., 452.

At Horseshoe Bend, V., 454-455.
Arrives at Mobile, VI., 68.
Hastens to New Orleans, VI., 71.
Attacks Thornton, VI., 73.

At battle of New Orleans, VI., 80.
Coffee, Gen. J. T. (Confed.), In Missouri,
VIII., 258.

Cogan, John, Establishes the first shop in Massachusetts, I., 250.

Cogswell, Col. Milton (Fed.), At Ball's Bluff,
VIII., 81-82.

Cohansick, N. J., Founded, I., 311.
Coinage. See CURRENCY.

Coit, Joshua, Introduces resolution for amending naturalization law, IV., 367–368. Coke, Richard, Elected governor of Texas, IX., 461.

Cold Harbor, Va., Battle of, VIII., 452-455.
Colden, Caldwallader.

Becomes governor of New York, II., 121.
Hung in effigy for actions regarding stamps,
II., 230.

Cole, Samuel, Establishes first theatre in Massachusetts, I., 249–250.

Coleman, William.

Attacks Cheetham, V., 121.

Kills Thompson, V., 122.

Coles, Edward, And the struggle over slavery

in Illinois, VI., 287.

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Becomes Postmaster-General, VII., 279. Submits report on Kansas, VII., 366–367. Reports on Lecompton scheme, VII., 399. On committee of 13, VII., 451. Opposes Legal-tender bill, VIII., 113. Defends conscription act, VIII., 279. Colleges. See EDUCATION.

Colleton, James.

Becomes governor of South Carolina, I., 388.

Deposed and banished by Sothel, I., 390. Colleton, Sir John, One of the Carolina patentees, I., 383.

Collins, Edwin K., Receives subsidy for his steamships, VII., 430.

Collins, John.

Signs Articles of Confederation, III.,

IIO.

Loses place by writing in favor of ratify-
ing Constitution, IV., 147.

Collins, Capt. Napoleon (Fed.), Captures the
Florida, IX., II.
Collins, Sir Richard, X., 69.
Collyer, Sir George.

Operations of, in Chesapeake Bay, III., 167.
Commands expedition to Connecticut, III.,
174.

Goes to Penobscot Bay, III., 178.

Resigns command of fleet, III., 178. Colombia.

Accepts invitation to South American Congress, VI., 239.

Panama becomes independent of, X., 237

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Colonization-Continued.

Colorado

Attemps of Hore to colonize Newfoundland, I., 119.

Cartier's visits to the St. Lawrence, I., 119

I20.

Roberval's enterprise, I., 120.

The founding of Santa Fé, I., 127.

Efforts of Coligny to establish Huguenot colony, I., 127–128.

Menendez and Gourgues in Florida, I., 128-130.

Enterprises of de la Roche and Pontgravé, I., 130.

Champlain's colony in Canada, I., 131-135Gilbert's efforts to establish colony, I., 139–

141.

Raleigh's attempts to settle Virginia, I., 141-148.

Grants to the London and Plymouth Com-
panies, I., 150.

The settlement of Virginia, I., 157 et seq.
Settlements by the Dutch and Swedes in
New York and Delaware, I., 186-196.
Provisions for, in charter of Privileges and
Exemptions, I., 192, 197–200.

Founding and settlement of New England,
I., 200-269.

The cost of colonizing New England, I.,
266.

The founding and settlement of Maryland,
I., 278-290.

Settlement of New Jersey, I., 308-322.
Founding and settlement of the Carolinas,
I., 381-397.

Penn's colony of Pennsylvania, I., 397-416.
French colonies in Canada and Louisiana,
I., 417-437.

Contrast between the French and English
colonies, I., 436-437.

Founding and settlement of Georgia, II., 40-58.

The French in Louisiana and the West, II., 59-74. Colorado.

Formation of, I., 5.

Area, population, chief cities, and date admitted, I., 6, 10.

Production of gold and silver in, I., 27.
Lead mines of, I., 27.

Cliff dwellings in the Mesa Verde, I., 61.
Formed into Territory, VII., 475.
Educational land grants in, IX., 268.
Fails of admission to Union, IX., 383.
Admitted, IX., 458.

War with the Cheyennes in, X., 4.
Militia furnished by, X., III.

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Nullification dinner at, VI., 373.
Population of, in 1840, VII., 141.

Burned in 1865, IX., 96–98.
Population of, in 1910, I., 8.

Columbia, District of.

Created by Congress, I., 3.

Area, population, chief cities and date organized, I., 6, 10.

Debate on locating the capital, IV., III-
113.

Gradual emancipation in, defeated, IV., 309.
Laid out, IV., 445–446.

The British campaign against, and burning
of Washington, VI., 22-32.

Slavery in, VI., 294–297.

The criminal code of, VI., 324.

Debate on petition to abolish slavery in,
VI., 445.

Suspension of banks in, VII., 44.
Slavery abolished in, VIII., 114-115.

Value of property in 1850-1860, IX., 217

219.

Suffrage conferred on negroes in, IX., 379– 380.

Militia furnished by, X., III.

Property values in 1870, X., 311.

Persons engaged in agriculture in 1870-1900,
X., 341.

Columbia River, I., 18.

Lewis and Clark on, V., 75.

Columbia University (formerly King's College).

Established, II., 172.

Growth of, IV., 496.

Effect of Civil War on attendance at, IX., 176.

Establishes professorship of chemistry and agriculture, IX., 236.

Columbian Exposition, X., 58-59.

Commerce

Columbian Agricultural Society, Founded, IX., 235.

Columbus, Christopher.

His birth and early life, I., 109-110.

His efforts to secure aid for his enterprises,
I., 110-112.

Lands on the Bahama Islands, I., I, 112.
Subsequent voyages of, I., 112–113.
Death of, I., 113.

Columbus, Ga.

Population of, in 1840, VII., 141. Captured by Wilson, IX., 130.

Columbus, Ky.

Occupied by General Polk, VIII., 33. Abandoned by Confederates, VIII., 92

93.

Columbus, O.

Erection of houses at, IV., 476.

Ratification meeting at, VII., 52.

Population of, in 1840, VII., 119.

Population of, in 1850-1870, IX., 156. Population of, in 1910, I., 8.

Colve, Anthony.

Becomes governor of New Netherland, I., 305.

Changes government, I., 305.

Fails to compel obedience of Southampton,
I., 305-306.

Comanche Indians, Arrange peace with other tribes, II., 72-73.

Combs, Franklin, VII., 99.
Comet, The.

Prizes captured by, VI., 3.

Encounters Portuguese ships, VI., 4.
Eludes the Swaggerer, VI., 5.
Comet, The, Case of, VI., 452.
Commerce.

Of the Indians,. I., 53, 66-67.

Regulations regarding, in London and Ply mouth charters, I., 150-151.

Monopoly of, granted to Dutch West In-
dia Company, I., 190.

Value of the Dutch fur trade, I., 191.
Dispute between Dutch and English over
Indian trade, I., 191-192.

Tribute exacted by Swedes from trading
vessels in the Delaware, I., 196.
Provisions for, in charter of Privileges and
Exemptions, I., 198.

Provisions relating to, in New England
charter, I., 228-232.

Provisions relating to, in grant to Gorges,
I., 234-235.

Provisions relating to, in New Plymouth
charter, I., 237-238.

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Provisions relating to, in Massachusetts charter, I., 245 et seq.

Trade and commerce of Virginia, I., 274277.

Calvert's attempt to open trade with New England colonies, I., 281.

Provisions relating to, in Maryland charter, I., 287-289.

Abandonment of Dutch monopoly of Indian trade, I., 291.

Growth of, in New Jersey, I., 312-313. Provisions relating to, in Connecticut and Rhode Island charters, I., 361, 367. Protests against the Navigation Acts, I., 353-354, 371.

Exportation of mares and sheep forbidden by Virginia, I., 372.

Excise duty laid on Virginia tobacco, I., 378.

Tax laid on tobacco exports from Maryland, I., 379.

Provisions relating to, in Carolina charter, I., 393.

Provisions relating to, in Pennsylvania charter, I., 409–410.

Monopoly of Canadian trade given to the
Company of the West, I., 424.
Restrictions laid on Canadian commerce,
I., 432.

New England colonies protest at restric-
tions on commercial liberties, I., 454.
Commerce of North Carolina, II., 34.
Commerce of South Carolina, II., 39.
Value of exports from Georgia, II., 47.
Trading privileges in Louisiana granted to
Crozat, II., 62.

Tariff wars between various colonies, II., 148.

Exports from Virginia, II., 149.

Virginia restrictions on tobacco shipments, II., 158.

Iron and copper exports from New York, II., 180.

Shipments of naval stores from the colonies, II., 186-187.

The restrictions on navigation, II., 187. Exports of the various colonies, II., 187188.

History of the British Navigation Acts, II., 204-209.

Passage of the Sugar Act by Parliament, II., 218.

Colonial non-importation agreements, II., 231, 256, 271.

Townshend's Revenue Act, II., 254.

Commerce-Continued.

Commerce

Statistics of trade in 1770, II., 271, note. Repeal of the Townshend Act, II., 271. The attempt to tax tea, II., 275 et seq. Parliament passes the Boston Port bill, II., 292-293.

The New England Restraining bill, II., 336-337.

Commerce cut off by Prohibitory Act, II., 409.

States consent to import duty, III., 289. Imports from and exports to England in 1784, III., 345.

Stagnation of New England commerce, III.,

345.

Commerce of the South, III., 346.

Parliament rejects Pitt's bill to regulate

commerce, III., 346–347.

American ships and produce excluded from West Indies, III., 347.

Impotence of Congress to enact navigation

laws, III., 347-348.

States refuse to grant power regulating commerce to Congress, III., 348-349. Commercial restrictions imposed by States, III., 349.

Commercial treaty negotiated with Prussia, III., 350.

Congress asks power to levy duties, III., 352-353.

States give their consent, III., 354-355The dispute with Spain over the opening of the Mississippi, III., 371 et seq. Debate on import duties in Federal Convention, III., 486-487.

Illicit and indirect trade of colonies prior to Revolution, IV., 49-50.

Value of exports of various products, IV., 50-51.

Eminence of New England, IV., 51.

Passage of the tariff of 1789, IV., 91-101. Debate on the tonnage bill, IV., 101-102. Revision of the tariff in 1790, IV., 102-103. Jefferson's report on commerce, IV., 177178.

Madison's commercial resolutions, IV., 179– 182.

Passage of the embargo resolution, IV., 182.

Increase of the tariff, IV., 187. Negotiations with Spain for the opening of the Mississippi, IV., 204 et seq. Provisions for, in Jay's treaty, IV., 257, 260-261, 281-287.

Export of arms and ammunition forbidden, IV., 335.

Commerce

Commerce-Continued.

Increase of duties, IV., 335.

INDEX

Congress passes Non-intercourse act, IV., 416.

Trade with San Domingo reopened, IV.,

417.

Act passed to suspend commercial inter-
course with France, IV., 431.
Principal exports in 1800, IV., 484-485.
Value of exports and imports, IV., 488.
Right of deposit at New Orleans abrogated,
V., 24.

Provisions of the Mobile Bill affecting, V., 50.

Trade with San Domingo prohibited, V., 65-67.

Depredations on, by Barbary corsairs, V., 83 et seq.

The dispute with France and England over neutral trade, V., 165 et seq. Passage of non-importation act, V., 168. England blockades Europe, V., 173. Napoleon issues the Berlin Decree, V., 174. The British Orders in Council of January 10, 1807, V., 176.

Spanish attacks on American commerce, 184.

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The British Orders in Council of November 11, 1807, V., 185.

Napoleon's Milan Decree, V., 185-186.
The non-importation act goes into effect,
V., 189-190.

Congress passes the Embargo act, V., 190191.

The supplementary Embargo act, V., 193, 196, 198-199.

Napoleon's Bayonne Decree, V., 204.
Congress passes the Force bill, V., 216.
Repeal of Embargo and passage of Non-
intercourse act, V., 219-222.
Madison restores commerce with England,
V., 225-226.

Erskine's agreement disavowed, V., 227228.

Non-intercourse act revised, V., 229. Passage of "Macon's Bill Number Two," V., 233-234.

American ships confiscated by Napoleon, V., 236-237.

The Decree of Rambouillet, V., 237. Limited commerce with France permitted, V., 237–238.

Trade renewed with France and prohibited

with England, V., 239.

Commerce-Continued.

Commerce

Increase of import duties, V., 295-296. England repeals Orders in Council, V., 297300.

Statistics of exports and imports 1790-1815, V., 310.

Congress votes a stricter enforcement of Non-intercourse act, V., 380–381.

Passage of the embargo of 1813, VI., 44-45. Repeal of the Embargo and Non-intercourse acts, VI., 45-46.

Revival of commerce after the War of 1812, VI., 109.

Passage of the tariff of 1816, VI., III117.

Efforts of British manufacturers to secure American market, VI., 117–118. Commercial convention concluded with England, VI., 120.

Removal of duties discriminating against British goods, VI., 120-121.

The Plaster of Paris act, VI., 121. American ships excluded from the West Indies, VI., 121.

The tariff of 1818, VI., 122-123.

Resumption of depredations on, by Barbary Powers, VI., 124.

The dispute with England over fishery rights, VI., 160-167.

Rights on the northwestern coast granted by Russia, VI., 172.

The dispute with England over the West
India trade, VI., 256-258, 450-452.
The tariff of 1824, VI., 259–263.

The "tariff of abominations," in 1825, VI., 269-273.

The tariff of 1830, VI., 359-361.
The tariff of 1832, VI., 376-381.

The compromise tariff of 1833, VI., 398

404.

Threats of commercial retaliation by the South, VI., 440.

Commercial treaties with various countries, VI., 457.

The tariff of 1841, VII., 64-65.

Passage and veto of the "Little Tariff," VII., 71-73.

Passage of the tariff of 1842, VII., 73–76. The tariff of 1846, VII., 182-186. Reciprocity with Canada, VII., 333-336. Subsidy granted to Collins line of steamships, VIII., 430.

Exports and imports 1847-1857, VII., 432. The tariff of 1857, VII., 436-438.

Revival of Non-intercourse act, V., 242. Congress passes embargo of 1812, V., 291.

The tariff of 1861, VII., 441-442.

Tariff increased in 1861, VIII., 46-47.

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