A

ADAMS, JOHN-on the committee
of causes and grievances in the
Congress, 49-on the committee
to draw up a declaration of inde-
pendence, 54-his views touch-
ing the writing of the Declaration,
55, 67-his lost opportunities,
67-his services in France, 111-
elected President, 183-his good
disposition towards Mr. Jeffer-
son, 185-sends other commis-
sioners to France, 196- closes
his Administration, 203 - dies
on same day with Mr. Jefferson,
439.

Adams, Abigail - her remarkable
correspondence with Mr. Jeffer-
son, 281, 364, 366-again becomes
friendly with Mr. Jefferson, 378-
hér affection for Mary Jeffer-
son, 442.

Adams, John Q. - mistrusted by

Mr. Jefferson, 121, 433-receives
one vote for the Vice-Presidency,
410.

Alston, Joseph-marries Theodosia

Burr, 307 espouses Burr's cause,
321-his troubles and death, 339.
Anas, The-how started, their char-

acter, 148, 149, 412, 413, 414, 417,
418-not to the credit of their
author, 461.

Anglomen-one of Mr. Jefferson's
names for the Federalists, 180,
185.
Arnold, Benedict-enters Virginia

at the head of British troops. 84,
85, 87-returns to New York, 88.

B

BENTON, THOMAS H.-his view of
the Ordinances of 1784 and 1787,
107.

Bland, Richard-in the first Conti-
nental Congress, 42.
Blennerhassett, Herman-charac-
ter and participation in Burr's
schemes, 320, 321, 322, 326, 327.
Bonaparte, Napoleon-settles the
difficulties with this country,
199 on the point of sending an
army to Louisiana, 240-sells that
territory to the United States,
240, 241-his cause for doing so,
274-he dictates policy, 287-has
Europe at his feet, 407.
Breckinridge, John-introduces the
Kentucky Resolutions of 1798,
218-is a candidate for the Vice-
Presidency, 280-becomes Attor-
ney-General, his death, 287.
Burwell, Rebecca—Mr. Jefferson's
early "dear," his darling "Be-
linda," 32.

Burr, Aaron-gets thirty votes for
the Vice-Presidency, 183-be-
comes Vice-President, 203, 204-
his position at the Capital, 233–
his arrest and trial, 289, 290,
291-his life, services, and char-
acter, a biography and study, 294
to 349.
Burr, Theodosia - born, 303-be-
comes mistress of her father's
house, 305-her education, 308,
309, 339-her marriage to Joseph
Alston, 307--wants to elevate her
father's name, 321-goes to the

Ohio, 323-joins her father in the
Richmond prison, 329-advises
her father to return and face his
difficulties, 337-loss of her child,
her idol, her own loss at sea,
338-her character, 339, 340.

c

CABINET, THE-composed of fac-
tious leaders, 144, 165, 166, 167—
unanimous on neutrality, 169—
new and inferior men in, 178-its
composition under Mr. Jefferson,
230, 231-its master, 231-no dis-
sensions in Mr. Jefferson's, 411—
a feature of the American sys-
tem, its character and public
value, 481-the Presidency lay in
it, 482.

Callender, J. T.-his writings, char-

acter, abuse of Mr. Jefferson, 239.
Carr, Dabney - brother-in-law of
Mr. Jefferson, his character, 41-
his family, 440.
Caucus, Congressional

devised,
announces the candidate, 279,
280-selects candidates, 409, 410.
Church of England-her clergy as
teachers, 16-character of her
ministers in colonial days, 23—
its end as a State Church in Vir-
ginia, 71.

Claiborne, W. C. C.-first Governor

of Louisiana, 277.
Clarke, George Rogers-captures
Governor Hamilton, 78-his op-
erations in the West, 79, 83.
Clinton, George-candidate for the
Vice-Presidency, 169, 183, 280-
his family, life, services, a biog-
raphy, a study, 350 to 363-
Mr. Jefferson's opinion of him,
362.

Clinton, De Witt as a duelist,

314.

College of William and Mary-its
character, 16-provisions for, 72.
Committees of Correspondence-in

what Colony first appointed, 40,
41, 44, 45.
Congress, the Continental-meets
first in Philadelphia, 42— ad-
dresses the King and Parliament,
48, 49 begins to talk of inde-
pendence, 49-pretends to be in
love with Britain still, 52-be-
coming weaker, 98-reduced to a
committee, that dispersed, 99–
adopts the "Ordinance of 1784,"
100-its character, 101, 138, 139-
adopts the Ordinance of 1787,
153, 154-rights of the step, 154,
155, 156.

Congress of the United States-
adopts the Ordinance of 1787,
153-its authority for the act, 154,
155, 156-its powers over the
Territories, 154, 155, 156-first
veto of its measures, 164-pub-
lishes the inflammatory dis-
patches from France, 191- its
acts in the session of 1801, 237-
amends the Constitution as to
Presidential elections, 241-called
early to consider the purchase of
Louisiana, its acts, 274, 275—its
absolute powers over the Terri-
tories, 276-unanimous against
foreign slave trade, 291-passes
the embargo act, 408-evil conse-
quences of its measures, 408-
takes steps looking to war with
England, 408, 410, 411.
Convention, Revolutionary State-
ordered by the House of Bur-
gesses, 41-it meets at Williams-
burg, 42-it appoints delegates to
the Continental Congress, 42-
appoints Mr. Jefferson to the
Continental Congress, 43.

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Convention, Hartford - its pur-

poses, its end, 429.
Cooke, John E.-quotations from,
17, 20, 21.
Cornwallis, Lord-devastates Vir-
ginia, 80, 88, 90, 91.

of A. Burr, 323.

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Deane, Silas-sent to France, 69—
wants an ocean of fire between
America and the Old World, 189.
Dearborn, General Henry be-
comes Secretary of War, his
character, 230.
Declaration, Mecklenburg put
forth in North Carolina, 62, 63-
precedes the Congress, Mr. Jef-
ferson's view of it, 64.
Dickinson, John-at the head of
the committee on causes of the
Revolution, 48-declines to sign
the Declaration of Independence,
56.

Diplomacy, the X Y Z-its origin
and character, 205, 206, 269, 270.
Dunglison, Dr. Robley-a teacher

in the University of Virginia,
Mr. Jefferson's last physician,
438.

Dunmore, Governor-dissolves the
House of Burgesses, 40-flees
from his post, 43.

E

second

ELETCIONS
Presidential,
168, 169-third Presidential, 183--
decorum of candidates in, 185-
early, marked by devilishness,
200-fourth Presidential in the
House, 202, 203, 204-in 1804,
280.

Elliott, James-opposes giving the
President powers in Louisiana,
275.

England-complaints of, 22-last of
her governors in Virginia, 43-
her agents negotiate with the In-
dians, 78-her king and people
snub the American ministers,
113-renews her aggressions, 288,
291, 406-on the point of war
with the United States, 411.

Jefferson, 118, 119.

Federalists and Anti-Federalists—
what they would have done, dif-
ferent methods, different princi-
ples, a comparison in results, 501,
502, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515.
France-her reign of terror, 124–
character of her people and gov-
ernment, 138, 139-rejects the
American Minister, 189-her new
master, 199-her possession of
Louisiana, 240.

Franklin, Benjamin-in the Conti-
nental Congress, 49-on the com-
mittee for drafting a declaration
of independence, 54-sent to
France, 69-his standing abroad,
110.

Freneau, Philip-clerk for Mr. Jef-
ferson, editor of the "National
Gazette," 165-he assails the Ad-
ministration, protects Mr. Jeffer-
son, 166-Mr. Jefferson's opinion
of his paper, 415, 416.

G

GALLATIN, ALBERT-becomes Sec-
retary of the Treasury, 230-what
he was, 231.

Genet, Edmund Charles-arrives
in America, ignores the President
and cultivates the people, 170-
his course and final ending, 171,
172.

Giles, William B.-opposes Wash-
ington's Administration, 181.
Goodrich, S. G.-his story of Parson
Cleveland and the early Demo-
crats, 506-his other stories of
the Democrats, 507.
Government, Federal-established,
139-circumstance and pomp of
its introduction, 143-its offices
removed to Washington City,

199.

master-General, 230-candidate
for Vice-President, 280.

H

HABERSHAM, JOSEPH-succeeded in
the Postal Department, 230.
Hamilton, Henry-captured on the
Wabash, his treatment in Vir-
ginia, 78,
Hamilton, Alexander-opposed by
Jefferson, 118-leader of the Fed-
eralists, 165-his conduct in the
Cabinet, 166-Jefferson's notions
of him, 175-withdraws from the
Cabinet, 177-his course toward
Mr. Adams, 200-His duel and
death, 316, 317-brings New York
into the Union, 354.
Harrison, Benjamin-sent to the
Congress, 42-re-elected, 49.
Hay, George-attorney in the Burr
trial, 289.

Henry, Patrick-appointed to the
Congress, 42-his celebrated war
speech, 43-Governor of Vir-
ginia, 77.

Hildreth, the historian-his charge

as to the replacement of good by
bad men, against Mr. Jefferson,
505.

House of Burgesses-dissolved by
the Governor, but appoints a
committee of colonial correspond-
ence, 40-its end, 43.

I

INDEPENDENCE-growth of the sen-
timent of, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53-a
committee appointed to write a
declaration of, 54-who wrote the
Declaration, 55-adopted, 55, 56—
when signed, the part left out of
the original draft, 56-the Decla-
ration as adopted, 57-Song of
Independence, 61-author of the
Declaration of, 67, 68, 69.

78-Cherokees threaten Virginia
settlements, 86 receive atten-
tions of Mr. Jefferson, 240, 463–
relieved of more of their lands,
280-hostilities with them, 407—
the Mingo's speech, 479.

J

JEFFERSON, PETER-his birthplace,
his marriage, his position, 12-his
personal traits and character, 12,
13, 14, 466, 467-his death, 14-
his children, 15.
Jefferson, Jane (Randolph)—her
birthplace and family, 12, 14 –
her character, 14 her death,
15

relation of her family to her
son's position in the world, 17.
Jefferson, Thomas-his ancestors,
11, 12-his father and mother, 12,
13, 14, 15-his birth, 16-his edu-
cation, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21-his
early friends and habits, 18, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24-his early tenden-
cies and opinions, 18, 19, 20, 22,
23, 24, 25, 26-his early loves, 25,
26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32-he loses his
books and papers, 31, 37-he be-
gins the study of the law, ad-
mitted to practice, his success as
a lawyer, 33, 34, 38-compared as
a speaker and lawyer, 34-his
industrious habits, his record of
daily events, 35, 36-he builds a
new house, 37-his character, 37,
38, 92, 93, 94, 101, 102, 111, 122,
123, 148, 152, 167, 168, 171, 172,
176, 179, 184, 190, 196, 203, 206,
231, 232, 237, 238, 270, 289, 411,
412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418,
423, 427, 429, 432, 447, 448, 451,
455, 456, 457, 458, 460, 463, 467,
468, 470, 475, 476, 477, 491, 496,
500, 504 he begins his political
career, his early course, 39-his
marriage, 39, 439-his attachment