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Savage's opinion, 20. 242, 439; and the supernormal, 439-453; character of Magnalia, 440; af- flatus, 442 ; as investigator, 444-445, 447; and levitation, 445-447; and spiritism, 447; Goodwin girl case, 451.
Mather, Rev. Eleazer [H. C. 1656], 8. 347; Serious Exhortation, 9, 430.
Mather, Dr. Eleazer [Y. C. 1737], 9. 41.
Mather, Rev. Increase, sends news from Eng., 1. 157; and Cotton Hill estate, 322; on spectral evidence, 341; letter to, from New London (1683), 5. 294; sermons to stu- dents, 402; and Harvard, 410, 10. 195, 202, 203, 13. 257, 346-349, 351, 353; first Harvard D.D., 5. 413, 20. 492; miniature and other ports., 6. 442, 8. 80, 143-150; press censor, 272, 9. 444, 446, 499; letters to Anthony Wood (1690-91) on self and various N. Eng. ministers, 8. 344-348; Am. imprints by (1670- 1700), in M.H.S. Library, 9. 426, 433, 436-438, 441-442, 447-450, 454, 455, 458, 460-462, 465-467, 471, 476, 479, 496, 518, 523, 533, 12. 275, 17. 17; in other libraries, 12. 283, 413, 418-419, 17. 40, 44, 49, 59; prefaces by, 9. 430, 435, 443, 452, 457, 458, 463, 496, 499, 505, 511, 524, 12. 381, 17. 29, 50, 51, 57; Keith's tract on, 9. 480; answer to his Order of the Gospel, 522; index of titles of works, 537, 12. 420-423, 17. 73-74; letter to (1683) on changing Commencement date, 10. 202; Relation of the troubles, extant copies, 331, 351; Essay for recording of illustrious providences, extant copies, price, 348; Brief history of war with Indians, extant copies, price, 348-349; Historical discourse, extant copies, 351; De Successu Evangelij, extant copies, 355; Brief Relation of State of New England, extant copies, 355; cer- tificate by, on members of church (1678), 11. 226; Hollingsworth Collection of pamphlets of, 12. 415- 418; and first Boston imprint, 13. 174-177; and Malden church con- troversy, 281; diaries (1674-84), 337-374, 397-412; self-searchings before fasts (1675-76), 340, 343, 348, 350, 352, 355, 357, 359-361, 364, 366, 371, 374; and General Court (1675-76, '80), 353, 359, 369, 400, 401, 408; and Gov. (1676), 358; on ministerial authority, 359; and pay for occasional preach- ers, 363; reason for thanksgiving (1676), 367, 373; preparation of hist. of Indian wars, 364, 369, 372;
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dissatisfaction with, 370; house burned, 373-374, 404; prediction of it, 373 n., 404; books from Hoar's library, 374; superstitions, 399-102, 409; on progress of King Philip's War, 400-406; on arrivals of Randolph, 403, 408-410; on Church of Eng. in Boston, 410; on profanation under Andros, 410- 411; - deed, 424; and new charter, 14. 215, 15. 318; and Dudleys, 16. 26 n., 28; pamphlet defending, against Calef's attack, 17. 27-28; advertisements of works, 34, 41, 60; and John Foster, 19. 55, 58. Mather, Jerusha, book owned by, 12. 393.
Mather, Mary (Cotton), and Cotton Hill estate, 1. 322, 13. 424; death, 8. 222.
Mather, Rev. Nathaniel, brother of Increase, 8. 347.
Mather, Rev. Nathaniel, son of In- crease, 8. 347, 348; Sermon (1684), 9. 462, 12. 275; Boston Ephemeris (1685, '86), 9. 464; on John Black- well, 13. 21 n .; illness (1675), 341- 342.
Mather, Rebecka, book owned by, 12. 413.
Mather, Rev. Richard, at Dorchester, 2. 46; at trial of Anne Hutchin- son, 4. 186, 190; MS. of sermon at Marlborough (1659), 301; ver- sion of Psalms, 5. 244; ports., 6. 417, 8. 150, 19. 51, 53; son on career, 8. 345; Summe of Certain Sermons, 9. 414; Defence of Answer of Synod, 421; biog. by son, 426; and Wenham-Chelmsford matter (1655), 12. 323; on voyage to N. Eng., 17. 82.
Mather, Rev. Samuel, brother of In- crease, brother on career, 8. 345, 346; Testimony against Idolatry, 9. 427.
Mather, Rev. Samuel, son of Increase, on witch-trials, 1. 93 n .; father on,
8. 347; Dead Faith Anatomized, 12. 412; illness (1675), 13. 341- 342; (1676), 367.
Mather, Rev. Samuel, nephew of In- crease, preaches for uncle (1675), 13. 345.
Mather, Rev. Samuel, son of Cotton, on Great Awakening, 9. 403; let- ters from Isaac Watts, 410; com- mendation of Barnard's Psalms, 11. 73; character, 17. 335.
Mather, Sarah, deed, 1. 322, 13. 424.
Mather, Timothy [d. 1685], inventory of Foster's estate, 19. 60.
Mather, Timothy, letter to (1706), 5. 301.
Mather, Rev. William, Isaac Watts on, 9. 363.
Mathews. See also Matthews.
Mathews, Charles, in Boston (1822), 14. 403.
Mathews, David, letter (1780) on articles for Mather Byles, 10. 471.
Matson, Thomas, petition against Aspinwall (1651), 12. 214.
Mattabesic. See Middletown.
Matterson. See also Madison.
Matterson, Winchett, death at Wy- oming, 3. 346.
Matthews. See also Mathews.
Matthews, Adonijah, riot, 17. 473.
Matthews, Albert, Naming of Hull,
19. 274-276; elected a member M.H.S., 20. 550.
Matthews, Jane [Mrs. Gray], 18. 158. Matthews, John, and mutiny of Pa.
line, 1. 53; on instructing envoys, 61.
Matthews, Thomas, guest of Old
Colony Club, 3. 391, 425, 427-431. Matthews, William, in campaign of 1760, punished, 4. 404.
Matthewson. See also Madison.
Matthewson, Constant, death at Wyo- ming, 3. 346.
Mattun, Nathaniel, at Ft. Dummer (1724), 6. 366.
Maturine, Capt. Gabriel, in Boston society, 10. 70; death, 89.
Maude, Rev. Daniel, Boston estate, 1. 325; at Dover, 2. 48.
Mauduit, Chevalier de, murdered in Haiti, 2. 309, 309 n .; fidelity of slave, 324 n.
Mauduit, Jasper, on presentation of Pietas et Gratulatio, 11. 298.
Maule, Thomas, Quaker, whipped, 16. 510.
Mauran, James E., gift to M.H.S., . 2. 121.
Maurice, Rev. Frederick D., influence on H. E. Scudder, 17. 146.
Maverick, Elias, at Winnisimmet, 1. 369.
Maverick, John, of Dorchester, 1. 369.
Maverick, Moses, at Winnisimmet, 1. 369.
Maverick, Samuel, "Description of New England" (1660), 1. 231-249; house at Winnisimmet, 236, 369; location of first house, 366-373;
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succors sick Indians (1663), 369, 370; "Mr." Maverick, 369-370; trips in pinnace, 371; date of building on Noddle's Island, 371; builds first permanent house in Bay Colony, 372; Va. trade (1651), 3. 6; on loyal petition (1666), 6. 472, 476.
Maverick, Samuel. See Boston Mas- sacre.
Maxcy, Jonathan, at Brown Com- mencement (1795), 3. 42; biog. note, 42 n.
Maxwell, Archibald M., at Harvard Commencement (1840), 5. 231; anecdote of Washington, 6. 349- 350.
Maxwell, Thompson, narrative of Sullivan's expedition, 2. 438; in campaign of 1760, 4. 390, 399.
Maxwell, Gen. William, in battle of Monmouth, 3. 114; in Sullivan's expedition, 129.
May, -, exile in Amsterdam, 6. 57.
May, Abigail (Fellowes), 20. 47.
May, Dorothy [Mrs. Bradford], 6. 46, 56, 17. 173.
May, Sir Erskine, on last royal veto, 5.159.
May, Henry, exile in Amsterdam (1613), 6. 56.
May, Jacqueline, exile in Amsterdam (1609), 6. 56.
May, Rev. Joseph, writes memoir of J. C. Ropes, 14. 198.
May, Mrs. Mary, exile in Amsterdam, 6. 56.
May, Samuel, protest against stu- dents' long hair (1673), 9. 99.
May games, allowed by Book of Sports, 19. 89.
Maya, Diego de, in Menendez's ex- pedition, 8. 444.
Maycox plantation, Va., Am. troops at (1781), 6. 146.
Mayer, Frank B., on royal arms in Md., 4. 250 n.
Mayer, Rev. Philip F., biog. note, 19. 382 n.
Mayflower, captain, surgeon, and factor, 5. 35-37; first Plymouth record of name, 11. 70; missing account of voyage, 367, 12. 17; en- graving, 19. 274.
Maygatt, (1654), 4. 272.
Mayhew, Captain, at Louisburg (1745), 11. 442.
Mayhew, Anna [Mrs. Thomas], 3. 385. Mayhew, Rev. Experience, Massa-
chusee Psalter, extant copies, price, 10. 343; on Indian languages, 16. 35. Mayhew, Jonathan, of Chilmark, 3. 402 n.
Mayhew, Rev. Jonathan [H. C. 1744], prayer at funeral, 5. 331 ; relig. con- troversy, 8. 92; death, 10. 26; funeral, 27; port., 292; liberalism, 17. 323; biog., 20. 589.
Mayhew, Mary (Witherell), 3. 402 n. Mayhew, Rev. Matthew, Brief Narra- tive, 9. 500; eds., extant copies, price, 10. 357.
Mayhew, Thomas [1], on Martha's Vineyard, 1. 243, 2. 48, 3. 387. Mayhew, Rev. Thomas [2], on
Martha's Vineyard, drowned, 1. 243; Tears of Repentence, extant copies, price, 10. 338.
Mayhew, Thomas [1 of Plymouth], 3. 385, 387; guest of Old Colony Club, 401, 415, 433; biog. note, 402 n .; on Plymouth Com. of Corresp., 441 n.
Mayhew, Thomas [2], biog. note, 3. 387; AUTOG., 389; guest of Old Colony Club, 394, 396; elected a member, 396; record of attendance, 397-400, 405-413, 418-420, 425- 440.
Maynard, John, of Marlborough, 4. 300.
Maynard, Lieut. Jonathan, captured (1778), 2. 444; clothes sold, 445. Maynard, Robert, prize case (1751), 5. 97.
Maynard, Stephen, non-consumption agreement (1786), 8. 497.
Maynwaring, Arthur, commissioner of customs (1703), 4. 148.
Mayo, Rev. John, at Nauset, 2. 48; view of house, 5. 451.
Mayo, (?) John, of Va., and Jay Treaty, 15. 151.
Mazzei, Philip, and Crèvecœur, 20. 58, 63.
Meacham, Sergeant John, at Ticon- deroga (1776), 6. 86.
Meacham, Rev. Joseph, and New Lon- don (1743), 15. 9.
Mead. See also Meade.
Mead, -, innkeeper at Horseneck (1754), 7. 339.
Mead, Mrs. A. M., school, 12. 488. Mead, Edward C., 12. 488.
Mead, Edwin Doak, elected a mem- ber M.H.S., 20. 5; on com. on Old State House, 246, 421.
Mead, Esther (Sartwell | Crafts), 16. 408 n.
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Mead, Col. (?) James, of Vt. (1776), 6. | Medes, John, Greenwich estate, 6. 19. 87. Medfield, Mass., Maverick's account Mead, Samuel, 16. 408; J. Q. (1660), 1. 238; inns, 2. 32, 3. 41, Adams's characterization, 408 n .; biog. note, 408 n. 19. 393 : beginning, called Fairmead, 2. 47 ; pastor ordained ( 1697), 14.31; Meade, Lieut .- Col. Everard, legion (1781), 19. 126. meeting-house raised (1706), 33. Medford, Mass., on early map, 1. 211; old houses, 14. 292.
Meade, George G., in Appomattox campaign, 20. 105, 107; and Theo. Lyman, 158, 161, 163-165.
Means, Rev. James, Harvard A.M. (1846), 5. 250.
Means, James H., Commencement part (1843), 5. 237.
Mear, Samuel, milit. watch (1689), 1. 162.
Mease, James, reprinted M. H. S. paper, 6. 238.
Measles, outbreak around Boston (1688), 7. 145.
Mechanics' Institute, port. of Web- ster owned by, 2. 263.
Mecklenburg County, N. C., name as royal memorial, 4. 251.
Mecklenburg Declaration, contemp. copy, 18. 394.
Mecom, Benjamin, business affairs, 16. 198,205, 208, 211, 216, 219, 221, 223. Med. Fac., degree for Pres. Jackson, 20. 503.
Medallions, forged Brit., 3. 348. See also Medals.
Medals, number of Luther, 1. 13; of Washington Monument, 2. 66; Biddle, 72; from Savage's collec- tion, 168; forged Brit. medallions, 3. 348; of Humane Soc. of Mass., 4. 350; of Anc. and Hon. Artillery, 350; Dupré Collection of Boston Pub. Library, 5. 348-352; cat. of M. H.S. Cabinet, 450; capture of Louisburg (1758), 6. 416; (1745), 10. 293; Louis XVIII., 6. 416; Dutch, of Am. Rev., 7. 19-22; voyage of Columbia (1787), 416; Oswego, 8. 500-501; Diplomatic, 501; Centennial, 10. 126; centen- nial of Washington's inaugura- tion, 126; Chickamauga National Park, 293; Everett, 11. 277; false, of Columbian Order, 14. 2; Yale bicentennial, 16. 145; centennial of Washington, D. C., 145; Appleton Collection, 19. 300, 20. 229, 230, 420, 550; struck by N. Y. Hist. Soc., 19. 305; Franklin bicentennial, 20. 395; device designed by Franklin, 410- 411; Jackson copper, 503 n. See also Coins.
Medcalfe. See Metcalf.
Medical Repository, Priestley and, 3. 22-24, 27, 28.
Medicine, early practice in Boston, 1. 44; early projects of instruction in Mass., 45-47, 225; sear cloth, 4.289; receipts (1690), 7. 171-172; use of calomel, 289; Holmes and Har- vard Medical School, 9. 166-168; Thacher's treatise on small-pox (1677), 439 ; Butler's remedy (1675), 13. 399; possible work by Cotton Mather, 17. 69, 71; Pa. Hospital (1812), 19. 374. See also Health. Medina, Pedro, map, and Cartier's voyages, 7. 304.
Medina Mosesson, Solomon de, prize case (1736), 5. 86.
Medrano, Alonso de, in Menendez's expedition, 8. 424.
Meduncook. See Friendship.
"Meeting-house," early use of term, 2. 102.
Meetings of M.H.S., by-laws on, 4.
224-225. See also Massachusetts Historical Society.
Mehemet Ali, character of rule, 19. 491.
Meigs, Josiah, on Jay Treaty, 3. 46; biog. note, 46 n.
Meigs, Montgomery C., report on Butler, 19. 352.
Meigs, Return J., journal of Quebec expedition, 2. 266, 6. 345; in ex- pedition, 2. 275, 277, 293; as pris- . oner, 295-297, 299; return via Halifax, 299-305.
Mein, -, Ga. planter (1805), 2. 28. Mein, John, shooting affair (1769), 10. 72; circulating library, 546; career, 547.
Melanchthon, Philip, papers on, 11. 254-267; importance, 254; trans- parency, 254; brings Humanism to Reformation, 255, 260; and Luther as complements, 256, 262- 267; specific theolog. services, 257, .261; etching, 257; birth, 257; pre- cocity, 258; at Wittenberg, 259; why lacking in fame, 261; and Philip of Hesse's bigamy, 263; on Servetus, 265; on death, 266; and Calvin, 267.
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MELBOURNE-MEMOIRS
Melbourne, William Lamb, viscount, and Oswald map, 3. 368.
Meldrum, Elizabeth [Mrs. Rice], 14. 91.
Mélesville. See Duveyrier.
Mellen, -, guest of Old Colony Club, 3. 427.
Mellen, Grenville, + B K poem (1830) and biog. note, 9. 123, 123 n.
Mellen, Henry, 10. 491.
Mellen, John, memoir of Thos. Brattle, 7. 122.
Mellen, Joseph, 10. 491; death, estate, 493.
Mellen's Tavern, Belchertown (1812), 19. 367.
Mellowes, Martha [Mrs. Lee], 19. 229. Melmoth, "Mrs.," actress, 2. 10.
Meloche, Mrs., narrative of Pontiac Conspiracy, 4. 45.
Melville, Henry Dundas, 1 st viscount, impeached, 5. 163.
Melvin, Capt. David, at siege of Louisburg (1745), 11. 425, 430-432. Melvin, James, journal of Quebec ex- pedition, 2. 266.
Melyen, Mrs. Hannah, death (1717), 8. 219.
Membership in M.H.S., changes
(1884), 1. 168-169; (1885), 2. 67; (1886), 390; (1887), 3. 278; (1888), 4. 105; (1889), 339-340; (1890), 5. 438-439; (1891), 6. 403; (1892), 7. 366; (1893), 8. 184; (1894), 9. 20-21; (1895), 10. 119-120; (1896), 553-554; (1897), 11. 314; (1898), 12. 173; (1899), 13. 65; (1900), 14. 127-128; (1901), 15. 27-28; (1902), 16. 128; (1903), 17. 209; (1904), 18. 267, 268; (1905), 19. 202-203; (1906), 20. 202; GROUP PICTURES (1869), 3. front., vi; (1858), 6. 76; amendment to by-laws on, 4. 120-122, 215-216; by-laws
as amended, 222-224; difficulties in selection, 341; in 1839, 5. 5; char- acter, 6. 269; report on considera- tions governing elections, 7. 298, 332-335, 366; method of voting, 8. 341; policy as to corresp. and honorary members, 398, 10. 326, 15. 51-54, 95, 105, 16. 2, 19. 201; members of fifty years' standing, 8. 399-400; statistics of senior and junior members, 9. 92-94, 11. 108; necrologic facts, 10. 7-8; attempt to remove legal limita- tion (1876-77), 315, 318-321; orig- inal limitation, 316; increase to one hundred (1857), 317, 322-323; at-
tempted increase (1846, '55), 321, 322; reasons for and against in- crease, 324-327; eligibility, 325; blank for personal record, 17. 75; written acceptance required, 18. 188, 252; resident roll filled, 264; Nomination Book, 20. 427. See also MEMOIRS.
Memoirs of M. H.S., lacuna, 4. 342;
independent vols., 6. 209, 12. 2; in Collections, 7. 121-125. See also next title.
MEMOIRS, C. F. Adams [1], 13. 198- 207; T. C. Amory, 5. 341-346; Wm. Amory, 4. 414-417; W. S. Appleton, 17. 516-531; Thos. Aspinwall, 7. 32-38; J. J. Babson, 3. 138-143; Edward Bangs, 10. 311-314; W. S. Bartlet, 2. 430- 434; G. T. Bigelow, 5. 458-482; J. S. Brayton, 19. 268-272; L. F. Brigham, 16. 535-538; Martin Brimmer, 10. 586-595; A. H. Bullock, 3. 322-339; E. L. Bynner, 9. 173-179; J. E. Cabot, 20. 526- 533; P. A. Chadbourne, 18. 448- 453; Mellen Chamberlain, 20. 119- 146; G. B. Chase, 17. 117-127; Rufus Choate, 11. 124-155; J. F. Clarke, 4. 320-335; S. C. Cobb, 7. 318-330; U. H. Crocker, 19. 554- 565; R. H. Dana, 6. 262-267; Chas. Deane, 7. 45-89; Chas. Devens, 104-117; Geo. Dexter, 1. 327-334; H. M. Dexter, 7. 90- 103; C. F. Dunbar, 14. 218-228; Saml. Eliot, 14. 105-126; G. E. Ellis, 10. 207-255; R. W. Emerson, 2. 107-117; W. C. Endicott, 15. 523-537; Edward Everett, 18. 91- 117; W. A. Field, 19. 61-82; H. W. Foote, 8. 236-251; R. B. Forbes, 6. 197-202; O. B. Froth- ingham, 10. 507-539; Rich. Froth- ingham, 1. 381-393; Horace Gray, 18. 155-187; J. C. Gray, 4. 22-27; W. W. Greenough, 14. 468-482; G. S. Hale, 12. 483-500; S. F. Haven, 1. 394-405; C. H. Hill, 13. 130-141; H. A. Hill, 11. 188-196; G. F. Hoar, 19. 258-267; O. W. Holmes, 11. 47-66; Nicholas Hop- pin, 3. 299-308; Chas. Hudson, 4. 28-32; J. T. Kirkland, 9. 144-157; Williams Latham, 4. 195-198; A. A. Lawrence, 12. 130-137; Henry Lee, 19. 228-257; H. W.
Longfellow, 8. 152-167; S. K. Lothrop, 3. 161-177; Augustus Lowell, 15. 169-179; E. J. Lowell,
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9. 541-549; James R. Lowell, 11. 75-102; John Lowell, 14. 177-188; John A. Lowell, 12. 113-129; Theo. Lyman, 20. 147-177; S. F. Mc- Cleary, 15. 255-263; Henry Morris, 4. 209-212; Wm. Newell, 1. 72-74; H. S. Nourse, 18. 292-295; F. E. Oliver, 8. 474-485; L. R. Paige, 15. 240-254; F. W. Palfrey, 7. 39-44; E. A. Park, 14. 446-467; F. E. Parker, 3. 247-252; Francis Parkman, 8. 520-562; A. P. Pea- body, 11. 25-46; A. T. Perkins, 7. 426-437; C. C. Perkins, 3. 223-246; J. C. Phillips, 4. 33-36; E. L. Pierce, 18. 363-369; H. L. Pierce, 11. 386-410; E. G. Porter, 15. 55-68; G. H. Preble, 2. 132-135; Edmund Quincy, 18. 401-416; J. M. Robbins, 3. 206-214; J. C. Ropes, 14. 229-254; W. G. Rus- sell, 155-162; Stephen Salis- bury [2], 2. 89-100; Stephen Salis- bury [3], 20. 412-419; Leverett Saltonstall, 11. 337-366; L. M. Sargent, 3. 309-312; H. E. Scud- der, 17. 142-161; David Sears, 2. 405-429; G. O. Shattuck, 14. 361- 368; W. S. Shurtleff, 11. 234-236; J. L. Sibley, 2. 487-507; E. F. Slafter, 20. 591-596; H. G. So- merby, 1. 132-138; Chas. Sumner, 20. 538-549; H. W. Taft, 19. 390- 393; Natl. Thayer, 2. 51-63; B. F. Thomas, 14. 297-302; R. N. Toppan, 15. 480-492; H. W. Torrey, 9. 197-210; C. W. Tuttle, 1. 406-412; F. A. Walker, 13. 303-309; James Walker, 6. 443- 468; J. D. Washburn, 17. 511- 515; R. C. Waterston, 8. 292-302; B. M. Watson, 12. 253-258; John Welles, 3. 98-100; Henry Wheat- land, 9. 276-300; W. H. Whitmore, 15. 96-104; H. A. Whitney, 5. 424-429; Justin Winsor, 12. 457-482; R. C. Winthrop, Jr., 20. 178-200; Roger Wolcott, 18. 86- 90.
Memorial Day as commemorating union, 15. 511.
Memorial Hall, Cambridge, early plan, 2. 394.
Memory, recollections as hist. source,
10. 473-490, 17. 441-448, 18. 123- 125, 302, 445; limits of reliable, 14. 437-444; accuracy and importance of event, 438-441; unveracious memory and conscious deception, 442-443.
Menana, islet of, apocryphal runic inscription, 4. 55-57.
Mendenhall, Thomas Corwin, elected a member M.H.S., 11. 221; resigns, 20. 438.
Mendez, Moses, prize case (1750), 5. 96. Mendon, Mass., inn (1804), 2. 32; minister ordained (1684), 4. 299.
Mendoza, Antonio de, Ordeñaças, 12. 397; and establishment of Mexican press, 397.
Menendez, Bartolomé, in brother's expedition, 8. 424.
Menendez, Marques Pedro, in cousin's expedition, 8. 424, 441, 443, 452, 454, 457, 458.
Menendez de Aviles, Pedro, papers in Parkman MSS., 3. 153, 4. 45; letters to Philip II. (1565-66) on Fla., 8. 416-468; voyage, 416- 418; arrival, 419; French, 420; founds St. Augus- discovers tine, 421; and Indians, 421, 441; needs, 422-425, 436; on gold, 425; avoids French attack, 425; storm, 426; capture of French fort, 426- 427; massacre of Ribault's men, 427-429, 438; spoil, 429; plans of French and Eng. and his counter- plans, 430-435, 449-452; advan- tages of Fla., 435-436; captured fort burned, 437; privations, 439, 443, 461; surrender of remnant of French, 440; voyage along coast, 440; in Cuba for supplies, com- plaints and requests, 441-460, 467; complaint against Gov. of Cuba, 446-449, 458, 465, 468; desires govt. of West Indies, 449, 451; Philip's commendation, 459; on escape of Laudonnière, 463; plans on return to Fla., 461-466; on supposed strait in Fla., 463, 466; on desertion of men, 468.
Menendez de Valdés, Pedro, in ex- pedition of Menendez de Aviles, 8. 423.
Menou, Comte René de, MS., 8. 171. Menou d'Aulnay Charnisay, Charles de, Parkman MSS. on, 8. 171. Mentor, prize case (1750), 5. 95-96. Mequinez, contributions for captives in, 1. 153.
Mereantile Journal, on Jackson's LL.D., 20. 501.
Mercator, Gerard, maps and Car- tier's voyages, 7. 299, 307, 308; map of 1538, 11. 378.
Mercer, -, of N. Y., in Boston (1776), 10. 103.
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Mercer, Canadine, exile in Amster- dam, 6. 57.
Mercer, Charles F., and harbor bill (1832), 14. 350.
Mercer, Fenton, and Burr trial, 20. 299.
Mercer, Gen. Hugh, fate, 17. 308. Mercer, Lieut .- Col. James Francis, in campaign of 1755, 16. 74-76.
Mercer, John, in Va. Assembly (1782), 19. 150.
Mercer, John F., Anti-Federalist, 17. 504, 507.
Mercer, Stanshall, exile in Amster- dam, 6. 57.
Mercer, Thomas, suit, 2. 157.
Merchant, Henry, at Philadelphia Academy, 7. 341.
Merchants' Notes of 1733, 17. 184-
208; origin in hostility to R. I. emissions, 185, 197 ; popular interest in plan, 186; development of pro- ject, 187-191; first agreement, 190; attitude of provincial authorities, 191, 200-203; scheme, 192-196; form of note, 196-197; weakness, 197-199; similar plans elsewhere, 199-200; failure, 203; text of scheme, 204-207; subscribers, 207- 208.
Mercury, prize case (1748), 5. 91-92. Mercury, Brit. war-ship (1776), 10. 93.
Meredith, -, near Mattapony, Va. (1781), 6. 147.
Meriam, Levi, subscription to Boston dinner (1830), 6. 342.
Meridan, Conn., inn (1804), 2. 32. Meriday, John, militia fine (1690), 1. 162.
Merivale, Charles, elected an honor- ary member M.H.S., 3. 63; accepts, 101; M.H.S. tribute to, 8. 397-398. Mermaid, Brit. war-ship (1749), 5. 92; (1768), 10. 70.
Mermaiden, Eng. ship (1670), 19. 289. Merret, Thomas, at Saybrook (1645), 8. 9.
Merriam. See also Meriam.
Merriam, Elizabeth [Mrs. Putnam], 3. 369.
Merriam, George Spring, elected a member M.H.S., 7. 465; on Li- brary Com. (1893), 8. 151, 200 n .: list of publications (1893-1906), 9. 23, 11. 318, 20. 208; on W. S. Shurtleff, 10. 447-450; MEMOIR OF W. S. SHURTLEFF, 11. 234-236; re- signs, 20. 438.
Merriam, Silas, 3. 369.
Merrill, Benjamin, Harvard LL.D.
(1845), 5. 248; reprinted M.H.S. . paper, 6. 238; subscription to Bos- ton dinner (1830), 342; memoir of Leverett Saltonstall, 7. 124.
Merrill, James Cushing, subscrip- tion to Boston dinner (1830), 6. 342; memoir of Jas. Bowdoin, 7. 122.
Merrill, Samuel, Commencement part (1807), 5. 171; biog. note, 171 n. Merrill, Sergeant Stephen, at Cherry Valley, 2. 456.
Merrimac River, exploration, 1. 213; Sewall's verses on (1720), 9. 7-8; grant of land on, 13. 255.
Merrimack, N. H., Indian names in, 4. 373-374.
Merrimack County, Mass., erection (1686), 13. 255-256, 277.
Merrimack Manufacturing Company, under C. H. Dalton, 17. 123.
Merriman, Helen (Bigelow), gift to M.H.S., 1. 174.
Merriman, Roger Bigelow, elected a member M.H.S., 18. 188; elected to M.H.S. Council (1905), 19. 227; on com. on general index of Pro- ceedings, 273; signs memorial on Constitution, 20. 5; on Library Com. (1907), 587.
Merritt. See also Marritt, Merret. Merritt, Jane [Mrs. Peck], 17. 175.
Merry, Anthony, letter on Declara- tory Act (1766), 11. 446.
Merryweather, Mrs. Elizabeth, exile in Amsterdam (1613), 6. 57.
Merryweather, George, memorial on Constitution, 18. 332.
Mesick, Alice van Alen, gift to M.H.S., 11. 103.
Messer, Asa, Harvard D.D. (1820), 5. 187.
Metcalf. See also Metcalfe.
Metcalf, Joseph, petition (1637), 3. 199.
Metcalf, Savel, non-consumption agreement (1786), 8. 497.
Metcalf, Theron, lawyer, 1. 395; Harvard LL.D. (1848), 5. 255; nonagenarian, 9. 93.
Metcalf, Thomas, death, 14. 22.
Metcalf, (?) William, of Charlestown, church confession (1690), 7. 154.
Metcalfe, Theophilus, system of short- hand, 9. 193.
Meteors, seen at Boston (1692), 7. 164; theories of, 268.
Methodism, Isaac Watts on, 9. 375, 381, 383, 39S.
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Mexico, and Cathay, 8. 77; carly im- prints and printers, 12. 395-400; Northern comment on French in (1863), 13. 433; Wm. Duane on (1824), 20. 380. See also New Spain.
Mexico, city of, MS. map (1550), 4. 308; Cabot mappe-monde on, 6. 330.
Mey. See May.
Meyer, -, of Philadelphia and Cape Français, consul (1793), 2. 359; mentioned, 16. 458, 459.
Meyer, Paul, at Congress of Hist. Sciences (1903), 17. 246.
Meyers. See Meyer.
Miantonomo, Tompson's verses on, 10. 269.
Miatt, Mark, innkeeper in N. C. (1804), 2. 31, 34.
Michel, Gabriel, prize case (1743), 5. 88.
Michelangelo Buonarotti, Stephen Salisbury on, 2. 96; C. C. Perkins's essay on Raphael and, 3. 231.
Michelson, Edward, marshal (1668), 11. 248.
Michigan, politics and Detroit bank (1806), 20. 286-291, 293-295, 521- 525. See also North.
Mickell, Thomas, works on Boston defences (1814), 14. 152.
Microscope, exhibition of hydro-oxy- gen (1836), 7. 284.
Middle States, idioms, 19. 373, 375. See also States by name.
Middleboro, Mass., loyalist refugees,
2. 234; pastor ordained (1709), 14. 34; Indian attack (1675), 13. 400. Middleburg, L. I. See Newton.
Middlecott, Richard, named for Mass. Council (1691), 14. 217.
Middlesex County, Mass., rank of towns (1790), 4. 136; findings of grand jury (1753), 9. 17-18; jus- tices of peace (1686), 13. 229, 259. Middleton, Captain, port. of Mary Washington, 3. 259.
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