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Hamilton, Mrs. Alexander, portrait of, 235, 493, 496, officer of Orphan Asylum, 523, visited by Lafayette, 695.
Hamilton, Alexander (grandson of statesman), 779.
Hamilton, Angelica (daughter of Alexander), stricken with grief, 496.
Hamilton, Philip (son of Alexander), 469, 477, death of, 478.
Hamilton, Andrew (Philadelphia), granddaughter of, 296.
Hamlin, Hannibal, Vice-President, 774.
Hammond, Abijah, officer of great Federal procession of 1788, 322, 382, 456, 571.
Hammond, Bazilla, on privateer General Armstrong, 655. Hammond, George, British minister, 388, 412, marriage of, 415, 462.
Hancks, Captain, killed at Detroit, 601.
Hancock, John, 28, entertains Washington, 73.
Hand, Colonel Edward, personal note, 106, 107, 108, 113, fights British at Frog's Neck, 139, at battle of Tren- ton, 149, 150, 153, in battle of Princeton, 154, with Sullivan's expedition, 218, trial of André, 248, organ- izing The Cincinnati, 273.
Harcourt, Colonel (Earl), captures General Lee, 148.
Hardenbergh, Karl Augustus Von, Prime Minister of Frederic William III., 276.
Hardenbergh, Johannes, member of New York Provin- cial Congress, 31, manorial patent, 276.
Harden bergh, Rev. Jacobus Rutsen, D. D. (son of above), first president of Rutgers College, sketch of, 276, wife of, 277.
Hardenbergh, Jacobus Rutsen (son of above), 276.
Haring, John, President of New York Congress, 76, in Legislature, 279.
Harlem Heights, 124, Washington's army at, 127, bat- tle of, 128, 133, 137, 138, occupied by British, 143, 144, 373.
Harlem, village of, 348.
Harper, Robert, member of Legislature, 279.
Harper, Fletcher, 783.
Harper, James (of Harper Brothers), mayor, 750, 780.
Harris, Rev. Dr. William, rector of St. Mark's Church, 514, 562.
Harrison, Benjamin, humorous incident of, 96.
Harrison, Richard, 350, vestryman of Trinity Church, 367, 468, 475.
Harrison, Robert H. (Md.), 341.
Harrison, William Henry (President of United States), 96, wife of, 218, in military service, 605, 622, reply to General Proctor, 629, victory of the Thames, 631, elected President - death of, 747.
Harsin, Garish, letter of, 63.
Harsin, Jacob, 563.
Hart, Eli (merchant), on committee to reinstate Clinton, 690, 732.
Hartford Convention, 663, 732.
Hartley, Sir John, descendants of, 270.
Hartley, Rev. Mr., vicar of Armley (father of Dr. David Hartley), 270.
Hartley, Dr. David, author and metaphysician (1705- 1752), 270.
Hartley, David, Member of Parliament (son of above) (1729-1813), predictions of, 70, advises England in relation to America, 172, opinion of, 173, philan- thropy of, 193, moves address to the King, 213, 214, acts as a mediator, 251, 259, lives for peace, 260, in- forms Franklin of release of prisoners, 262, commis- sioner to conclude negotiations with America, 264, articles of treaty, 265, signature of, 266, signing of definitive treaty, 267, portrait of, 268, 269, family of, 270, farewell letter to John Jay, 288, 413.
Hartley, James (brother of Dr. David), 270.
Hartley, Robert (son of above), wife of, 270.
Hartley, Isaac (son of above), settled in New York, 270.
Hartley, Robert Milham (son of above), philanthropic work in New York City, 270, 682, 763, 764, 765.
Hartley, Rev. Dr. Isaac Smithson (son of above), 270. Hartley Arms, 270.
Hartley, Thomas, 366.
Hasbrouck, Abraham, 89.
Haslet, Colonel, 113.
Hathaway, Hon. Joshua, 676.
Hathorn, John, Speaker of Assembly, 280, 346.
Havemeyer, William H. (mayor), 772, 773.
Havens, James, member of New York Provincial Con- gress, 32.
Havens, Jonathan N., 384.
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Havens, Rensselaer, 655.
Hawley, Jesse, 579.
Hawley, Josepli Roswell, 226.
Hawkins, Benjamin, senator in First Congress, 346.
Hay, Judge George, wife of, 687.
Hay, Colonel Udney, at storming of Stony Point, 224, Wounded, 225.
Hayes, President Rutherford B., 782.
Hazard, Ebenezer, U. S. Postmaster-General, 507.
Hazard, Thomas, of Committee to reinstate Clinton, 690.
Heald, Captain, wife of, 603, 604.
Heard, General Nathaniel, 59.
Heath, General, character of, 103, 116, 117, guarding the Highlands, 145, in Massachusetts, 158.
Heathcote, Caleb, 139.
Hedden, Josiah, on Canal Celebration Committee, 697, 702.
Hedden, Judge Joseph, 233.
Hegeman, Adrian, corporator of public schools, 517.
Helm. Lieutenant, at Chicago, wife of, 602, 604.
HIelme, Benjamin, member of Committee of One Hun- dred, 26.
Hempstead Bay, 372.
Henley, Thomas, killed, 137.
Henry, John (governor), 82, senator in First Congress, 346.
Henry, Patrick, 83, opinion of Constitution, 318, 319, 320, 341, envoy, 459.
Henry, William (inventor), 427.
Herald, New York, founding of, 738, 739.
Herkimer, General Nicholas, 60, killed in battle of Oriskany, 169.
Herttell, Thomas, on committee to reinstate Clinton, 690.
Hickey, Thomas, 79.
Hicks, Whitehead (mayor), 32, 47, 79.
Hicks, Dr., 307.
Hildreth, Matthias B., 585.
Hillhouse, Captain James, 221.
Historical Society, New York, founded, 508, 509, 554, 555, 716 767.
Hitchcock, President Edward, mother of, 159.
Hitchcock, Justin, wife of. 159.
Hitchcock, Colonel Daniel, at battle of Trenton, 150, at battle of Princeton, 154.
Hoagland, Adam, house of, 122, farm of, 127.
Hobart, Edmund, one of the founders of Hingham, Mass., 718.
Hobart, John (grandson of Edmund), 718.
Hobart, Right Rev. Dr. John Henry (grandson of John), 505, Episcopal bishop of New York, 514, 568, resi- dence of, 710, portrait of. 718, death of. 719.
Hobart, Rev. Noah (grandson of Edmund), 163, 718.
Hobart, John Sloss (son of Rev. Noah), member of Pro- vincial Congress, 32, 46, 107, 128, framing State Con- stitution, 161, 162, personal note, 163, influence of, 299, 354, 718.
Hoboken, founding of, 536.
Hoffman, Anthony, member of New York Provincial Congress, 31, judge, 163, Regent of University, 284. Hoffman, Josialı Ogden, character of, 300, in Federal procession, 326, 362, 450, 523, recorder, 553, 555, 583, 680.
Hoffman, Charles Fenno (editor), 707, at Irving dinner, 722, 742.
Hoffman, Hon. Murray, 778.
Hoffman, Ogden, 707, at Irving dinner, 722.
Hoffman, John T. (governor), 32.
Hoffman, Nicholas, member of Committee of One Hun- dred, 25. Hoffman, Philip, wife of. 32.
Hoffman, Mrs. Sarah, 467, officer of Orphan Asylum, 523.
Holland Land Company, 456.
Holley, Myron, treasurer of canal commissioners, 673. Holmes, Eliphalet, 125.
Holmes, James, member of New York Provincial Con- gress, 32, 47.
Holt, John (printer), 28, 285.
Holt, Mrs. Elizabeth, 285, 286.
Holt, Mrs., at Indian (Chicago) Massacre, 604.
Hone, Isaac S., resolutions submitted by, 689.
Hone, John, Jr., 706, residence of, 709, daughter of, 710.
Hone, Philip (mayor), on committee to reinstate Clin- ton, 690, Canal Celebration, 697, address of, 698, 702, 704, 706, 707, residence of, 708.
Hooker, Judge James, wife of, 209.
Hoornbeck, Jacob, member of New York Provincial Congress, 31.
Hopkins, Mark, brigade major, 104.
Hopkinson, Francis, ballad of, 199.
Hopper, Jasper, 450.
Hoppin, William J., 778.
Hornblower, Joseph, eminent engineer, 426.
Hornblower, Jonathan (son of above), 426.
Hornblower, Josiah (son of Joseph), 426, 427, seal of, 471.
Hornblower, Joseph C., chief-justice of New Jersey (son of above), 426, 427.
Hornblower, Dr. Willianı, 426.
Hornblower, Rev. Dr. William H., 427.
Hornblower's invention, 427, engine-house of, 471.
Horn's Hook, 127.
Horsemanden, Daniel (counselor), 47, petition of, 210, death of, 211.
Hosack, Alexander, 686.
Hosack, Dr. David, 470, 493, founding Historical So- ciety, 506, founding Elgin Botanical Garden, 510, 511, president of Historical Society, 515, 520, 526, 540, 555, prominence of, 581, portrait of, 582, 685, 692.
Hospitals. - City Hospital, 286, picture of, 306, 307, 367, 678, hospital for Insane, 518. 678, Bellevue, erected in 1836, 736, hospitals of the city on the islands, 737, hospital for Ruptured and Cripples, Presbyterian hospital, 765, Roosevelt, Mount Sinai, St. Luke's, and others, 766.
House of Lords, discussions in, 12. Howe, trial of Andre, 248.
Howe, Admiral Lord, 13, arrival in New York, 94, peace mission of, 95, overtures, 96, disappointment, 97, mistakes spirit of New York, 101, 115, peace efforts, 119, committee from Congress, 120, 121, at Beekman mansion, 137, 138, leaves service, 195, 198, returns with squadron to New York, 203, sails for French fleet, 205.
Howe, General, Sir William, in Boston, 38, 44, 45, evac- uates Boston, 69, 70, 72, at Sandy Hook, 80, 95, message to Washington, 96, account of interview, 97, mistaking New York, 101, proclamation of, 107, 108, 109, 112, 114, 115, on Murray Hill, 126, at Apthorpe mansion, 128, 129, battle of Harlem Heights, 132. disasters, 133. pardons, 138, attempts to surround Washington, 139, march to White Plains, 141, battle of, 141, return of, 142, at Fort Washington, 143, vic- tory of, 144, in winter-quarters, 148, master of New Jersey, 149, defeated at Trenton, 150, 151, 152, with- draws from New Jersey, 165, mysterious movements, 173, mects Washington below Philadelphia, 177, enters Philadelphia, 178, battle of Germantown, 181, in Philadelphia, 189, 190, asks to be relieved, 195, con- duct of, 198, prepares for England, 199, brilliant fare- well, 200, sails for England, 201.
Howell, Nathaniel W., appointed appraiser, 677.
Hoyt, John, one of original settlers of Danbury, Con- necticut, 159.
Hoyt, Simon, ancestor of family in America, 159.
Hoyt, Walter, one of original incorporators of Nor- walk, 159.
Hoyt, Nathaniel (sergeant), skirmish of, 127, at burn- ing of Danbury, 158, family of, 159.
Hoyt, Nathaniel (son of above), 159.
Hoyt, Comfort, family of, 159.
Hoyt, General Epaphras (historian), 159.
Hudson, Henry, (note) 555.
Hudson River, description of, 438.
Hughes, Archbishop, St. Patrick's Cathedral, 759.
Hull, Commodore Joseph, wife of, 619.
Hull, Commodore Isaac, capture of Guerriere, 615, portrait of, skill of, 617, wife of, (note) 619, 620.
Hull, General William, (governor of Michigan), at storming of Stony Point, 224, 225, 590, 591, 592, 593, capitulation of, 600, criticised, 601, trial, conviction, and pardon of. 602.
Hull, Captain (son of above), 592
Humphreys, Colonel Cornelius, 90.
Humphreys, Colonel David, in Washington's household, 339, 359, 415, minister to Spain, 430.
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Hunter, General David, wife of, 602. Hunter, Robert, 450.
Huntington, Benjamin, in First Congress, 345.
Huntington, General Jedediah, at trial of André, 248, founding Society of the Cincinnati, 273.
Hutton, Rev. Mancius S., 720.
I.
ILLINOIS, State of, admitted into the Union, 680.
Imlay, John, member of Committee of One Hundred, 26.
Inelenburg, 126.
Independence, discussions about, 83, 84, declared, 91. Indiana, State of, admitted into the Union, 680.
Indians, war of, on borders of Ohio and Virginia, 15, threatened troubles, 37, Six Nations, 53, savage power, 60, Burgoyne's estimate of, 172, 192, massacre at Wyoming, 205, Sullivan's expedition among, 217, 219, fighting, 249, in Ohio, 363, in Carolina and Georgia, 363, treaty with, 414, treaty with Iroquois, 512, Western war of, 585, hostility of, 503, atrocities of, 622, 639.
Ingersoll, Jared (stamp-master), 314, 612.
Ingersoll, Jared (son of above), in Convention, 314, 612.
Inglis, Rev. Charles, threatened in the pulpit, 85.
Ingraham, Nathaniel Gibbs, wife, 368.
Ingraham, Judge Daniel P., mother of, 368.
Insurance companies of 1880, 735.
Intellectual influence of the clergy, 83.
Intelligencer, Christian, founding of, 739.
Iredell, Judge (of North Carolina), 341, arrival in New York, 371, residence of, dines with President Wash- ington, 372, wife and daughter of, 373, 375.
Iredell, James (son of above), 371. Ireland, John, 571.
Ireland, William JI., member of common council, 702. Iroquois, or Six Nations, 15, 16, 53, promising assist- ance to England, 69, treaty with, 512.
Irving, Dr. Peter (editor), 478, 530, 722.
Irving, Washington (author), writings of, 478, 526, ad- mitted to the bar, 527, Salmagundi appears, 528, Knickerbocker's History of New York, 529, genius of, 530, member Hist. Soc., 554, aid of, 650, return from abroad, 721, dinner given to, 722, return from Spain, welcome to, 750, president of board of Astor Library trustees, 755.
Irving, William, wife of, 530.
Isabella, Queen of Spain, 555.
Ivers, Thomas, member of Committee of One Hundred, 25.
Ives, Professor Eli, Yale College, 222.
Ives, Dr. Levi, in the fight when the British attacked New Haven, 222.
Izard, Ralph, in Paris, 194, wife of, 297, escorting Washington to Federal Hall, 336, dining with the President, 343, Senator in the First Congress, 346, 348, portrait of wife of, 353.
Izard, George (son of above), major general, 642, sent to relief of, 652, 653.
J.
JACKSON, ANDREW, 39, 639, 651, 654, 658, victory of New Orleans, 659, 633, elected President, 711, re-elected, 722.
Jackson, Mayor William (private secretary to President Washington), 1789, 348, 359, 380.
Jackson, Michael, member of New York Provincial Con- gress, 32.
Jaffray, Edward S., 765.
Janeway, George, member of Committee of One Hun- dred, 26, 574.
Janeway estate, 567.
Jarvis, John Wesley (artist), 622, 640.
Jarvis, Rev. Dr. Samuel Farmer, clergyman and scholar, 562, 619.'
Jay, Frederick, member of Committee of One Hundred, 26.
Jay family, (note) 164, (note) 401, 402. Jay, Pierre, family of, 164.
Jay, Augustus (son of above), portrait of, 164. Jay, Peter (son of Augustus), wife of, 164.
Jay, John, statesman and jurist, delegate to second Continental Congress, 19, member of Committee of One Hundred, 25, 27, 32, 59, member of secret congress- ional committee, 70, member of committee on con- spiracy, 74, 79, 83, in New York Congress, 84, advice of, 100, framing State constitution, 161, 162, chief- justice, 163, ancestry of, 164, 174, portrait of, 175, opening Supreme Court, 176, wife of, 177, 186, 191, 196, 206, president of Congress, 217, 226, ambassador to Spain, 229, peace commissioner at Paris, 260, 261, 262, signing treaty, 263, 264, residence near Paris, 265, autograph of, 266, signing definitive treaty, 267, character of, and services in Paris, 268, 280, Chancel- lor of University, 283, 284, returns from Europe, 287, letter from David Hartley, 288, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, 289, prepares instructions for Adams in Eng- land, 291, meeting offers of Spain, 291, writing to Jefferson, 293, dines John Quincy Adams, 204, 298, mother of, 209, social entertainments and man- ners of, 302, quelling Doctors' Mob, 307, the Fed- eralist, 319, receiving Washington, 333, Washing- ton's inauguration, 336, 337, 339, chief-justice of United States, 340, social duties, 341, 342, dining with President Washington, 343, 347, 352, 366, 367, 378, 384, discretion of, 385, publie dinner to, 386, family arms, 387, assailed, 397, 398. minister to England, 399, Bedford House, 400, family of, 401, picture of library, 402, Jay treaty, 411, 412, 413, his opinion of treaty, 414, effects of treaty, 415, efforts to abolish slavery, 419, 435, residence while governor, 441, re- elected governor, 450, 451, 455, reply to Hamilton, 463, declines reappointment to the chief-justiceship, 466, 468, 480, 515.
Jay, Mrs. John (Sarah Livingston), portrait of, 177, at Kingston, 188, in Spain, 235, 236, in Paris, 265, brother of, 271, drawing-rooms of, 302, receiving guests, 303, 304, 341, receiving Mrs. Washington at Liberty Hall, 342, 346, 354, home of, 400, family note, 401, 402, 403, 442.
Jay, Sir James (brother of chief-justice), 271.
Jay, Peter Augustus (lawyer and scholar), ancestry of, 164, 174, 399, family of, 401, 402, 515, 673, 674, re- corder of city in 1819, 707, residence of, 710, 768.
Jay, Judge William (philanthropist and author), ances- try of, 164, home of, 400, family of, 401, 402, wife of, 520,674.
Jay, Hon. John, statesman and scholar (son of Judge William), 267, Bedford House, home of, 400, family of, 401, 402, 468, gift of, 716, 779.
Jay, Dr John Clarkson, family of, 401, 402.
Jay, Colonel William, family of, 401, 402.
Jefferson, Thomas, sentiments of, 59, peace commis- sioner, 260, minister to France, 291, 365, description of, 366, opposition to Hamilton, 367, 373, as peace- maker, 374, 375, 376, opposition to banks, 380, 384, 386, 388, suspected of Jacobinism, 333, struggle with Hamilton, 395, 414, 432, 452, 455, 463, 470, elected President, 473, dislike of Burr, 478, 479, religious views of, 480, fondness for horses, 481, 540, recom- mends Embargo, 541, 543, uneasiness of, 548, 551, 700, death of, 710.
Jenkins, Elisha, canal appraiser, 677.
Jenkins, Robert, mayor of Hudson, 433.
Jenkins, Seth, founding of Hudson, 438, mayor of Hudson, 439.
Jenkins, Thomas, founding the city of Hudson, 438, 439, Presidential elector in 1800, 464, 655.
Jessop, Morris K., philanthropist, 765.
Jewett, Joseph, Lyme, Conn., 112.
Jones, David S., 450, 469, 477, 478.
Jones, James, 452, 453
Jones, Cominodore Jacob, victory at sea, 619.
Jones, James J., at Irving dinner, 722.
Jones, Dr. John (Philadelphia), 305.
Jones, Samuel, member of Committee of One Hundred, 26, 32, 48, described, 293, 384, library trustee, 418, 450.
Jones, Mrs. Judge Samuel, portrait in Interior of Park Theater, 685.
Jones, Thomas, Regent of University, 284, 305.
Jones, Judge Thomas (historian), sister. of, 115, 134, captured, 243, remarks of, 272, 276, wife of, 298. Jones, Thomas, " the fighting Quaker," 131.
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Jones, Humphrey (son of above), letter of, 131.
Jones, William, daughter of, 20.
Johnson, David, member of Committee of One Hun- dred, 25.
Johnson, Sir William, death of, 15.
Johnson, Sir John, marriage of, 16, capitulation of, 60, 61, at large, 73, 74, with hostile army from Canada, 168, battle of Oriskany, 169, 170, influencing Indians, 217, 249, relationship of wife to the Schuylers, 299. Johnson, Colonel Guy, agent of Indian affairs, 16, 37. Johnson, Hall, 60, 74.
Johnson, John Taylor, philanthropist and scholar, 765.
Johnson, Lieutenant Robert, 655, 657.
Johnson, Rev. Stephen, trustee of Yale College in 1777, 177.
Johnson, William Samuel (statesman and scholar), pres- ident of Columbia College, 283, befriending Loyalists, 295, daughter of, 300, in Convention, 313, on com- mittee to draft Constitution, 317, 346, 468, 554, gift of, 716.
Johnson, William, corporator of public schools, 517, 555.
Johnston, James Boorman, 779.
Johnston, John, residence of, 720.
Johnston, Judge Samuel, 112.
Johnston, Philip (son of above), 112.
Johnston, Samuel (N. C.), Senator in First Congress, 346, 371.
Johnstone, Governor, commissioner from England, 201. Joinville, Prince de, visits New York, 771.
Journalism in New York, foundation of, 285, 286, 287, 375, 452, 453, 478, 479, newspapers in 1807, 525, 527, 528, 529, 640, 706, 707, 738, 739, 740.
Journal of Commerce, founded, 738, 739.
Journey, John, member of New York Provincial Con- gress, 32.
K.
KALB, BARON DE, arrived in Philadelphia, 171, near West Point, 219, killed at Camden, 244.
Kalopathakes, Michael Diogenes (Greek), 764.
Kane, De Lancey, 754.
Kane, De Lancey A., 754.
Kane, Dr. Elisha Kent, 771.
Kean, Edmund (actor), 558, 683.
Kean, Colonel John, 448.
Kean, Mrs. Colonel John, purchasing Liberty Hall, 448. Kearny, Stephen Watts (general), 609, in California, 751.
Kearny, General Philip, entering city of Mexico, 751. Kearny, John, 767.
Kelly, Hon. William, 547.
Kemble, Gouverneur, 469, 687.
Kemp, John (mathematician), 514.
Kennedy, Captain Archibald, 66.
Kennedy, Robert Lenox, 779.
Kennedy mansion, No. 1 Broadway, 66, 96.
Kent, Moss, surrogate of Rensselaer County, 299.
Kent, Chancellor James, LL. D., jurist (son of above), character of, 299, 468, 491, president of Historical Society, 515, 519, 585, 675, 714, first president of Law Institute, 717, presiding at Irving dinner, 722. Kent, Charles, at Irving dinner, 722.
Kent, Duke of, 447, 661.
Kent, Judge William, 427.
Kern, Dominie Johan Michael, 563.
Kernochan, Joseph, president of Fulton Bank, 782.
Kernochan, James P. (son of above), 782.
Ketchum, Lieutenant, 628.
Ketteltas, Garret, member of Committee of One Hun- dred, 25.
Ketteltas, Peter, member of Chamber of Commerce, 282, library trustee, 418.
Key, Francis Scott, author of " Star Spangled Banner," 651.
Key, General, French consul, 494.
King, Elisha W., 575, 624, on Canal Celebration Com- mittee, 697, 702.
King, James, Chancellor of University, 283.
King, Rufus (statesman), marriage of, 294, description of, 303, in convention, 313, 317, senator in First Con- gress, 346, 352, wife of, 354, 367, 384, 385, 397, re-elected
to Congress, 406, 411, family note, 429, 515, 548, 649, sons of, 650, 676, 687, minister to England, 505, again minister to England, 694, descendants, 735.
King, John Alsop, statesman (son of above), 429, 650, at Irving dinner, 722, daughter of, 735, 769.
King, Charles, LL. D., journalist and scholar (son of Rufus), 429, president Columbia College, 705, 706, 722, 726, 735, 740.
King, James Gore, banker and merchant (son of Ru- fus), 429, member of Congress, 650, 722, 726, 732, influence in England, 733, portrait of, 734, family note, 735, trustee of Astor Library, 755.
King, James Gore, Jr., 735.
King, Archibald Gracie, 735.
King, Edward, 735.
Kingsland, Colonel William, grandson of Isaac Kings- land, wife of, 426.
Kingston, burning of, 187, 188, suffering of inhabitants, 190.
Kinzie, John, first white settler of Chicago, 602.
Kip, William Ingraham, D. D. (Episcopal Bishop of California), 751, 782.
Kip, James, 426.
Kip, Samuel (alderman), 574.
Kip's Bay, 123, British landing at, 125, 130.
Kip's Mansion, 123, 522.
Kissam, John (ancestor of the family), 32, family of, note
Kissam, Benjamin, member of Committee of One Hun- dred, 26, member of New York Provincial Congress, 31, family of, 32.
Kissam, Dr. Benjamin (son of above), family of, 32, 304, 305.
Kissam, Dr. Richard (brother of Dr. Benjamin), 32.
Kissam, Dr. Samuel (brother of Dr. Benjamin), 32.
Kissam, Judge Daniel, 32.
Knickerbocker family, 785.
Knickerbocker, origin of term, 530, 785.
Knickerbocker, The, 740.
Knickerbocker Club, 779.
Knight, Dr. James, 765.
Knowlton, Colonel Thomas, 44, 45, 128, at battle of Harlem Heights, 129, death of, 130, sketch of, 132. Knowlton, William, 132.
Knox, Rev. Dr. Hugh, 82.
Knox, General Henry, 95, character of, 103, artillery in peril, 125, 126, 131, at battle of Trenton, 149, wife at Valley Forge, 196, 200, dining Washington and suite, 218, at trial of André, 248, originator of Society of the Cincinnati, 273, in command of New York City, 274, description of, 277, dines John Quincy Adams, 294, entertainments of, 302, receiving Washington, 333-336, Secretary of War, 338, 341, 348, 352, 359, 363, 366, 367, 373, 378.
Knyphausen, Baron Von, 142, before Fort Washington, 143, at battle of Brandywine, 177, 178, in command of New York, 227, 232, expedition into New Jersey, 238, burning Connecticut Farms, 239, 241.
Kollock, Shepherd, 287.
Kortwright, Cornelius (merchant), wife of, 687.
Kortwright, Lawrence (son of above), 687.
Kortwright, Nicholas, vestryman of Trinity Church, 367,687.
Kosciuszko, Tadeusz (Polish nobleman), constructing fortifications at Saratoga, 179, 448.
Kossuth, Louis, visits New York, 771. Krout Club, 513.
Kuypers, Rev. Gerardus A. H., 468.
Kunze, Rev. Dr. John C., 345, 514, 563.
L.
LAFAYETTE, MARQUIS DE, 40, arrives in Philadelphia, 174, at battle of Brandywine, 178, guarding Philadelphia, 201, at Monmouth, 202, sent to Rhode Island, 204, illness of, 215, affability, 216, returns from France, 237, at Hartford, 244, remarks to Arnold, 245, trial of André, 248, 250, portrait of, 254, 255, in Paris, 263, in New York, 287, entertains Morris in Paris, 330, 369, 451, 512, visits the United States, 691, 693, lays corner-stone of Bunker Hill Monument, 694, returns to France, 695.
Lafayette, Madame de, 392.
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Lafayette, George Washington (son of above), 693. Laidlie, Rev. Dr., 37.
.Laight, William, member of Committee of One Hun- dred, 26, member of Chamber of Commerce, 282, in Federal procession, 326, 367, member of Tontine As- sociation, 383.
Laight, William (son of above), wife of, 523.
Lamb, General John, 21, member of Committee of One Hundred, 26, 47, wounded at Quebec, 54, in Legisla- ture, 279, residence of, 308, opposes the Constitution, 319, 320, picture of house, 350.
Landon, Jonathan, member of New York Provincial Congress, 31.
Lang, John, portrait in Interior Park Theater, 686. Langdon, Rev. Dr. Samuel (President of Harvard Col- lege), 42.
Langdon, Governor John, statesman, in Convention, 312, dining with President Washington, 343, Senator in Congress, 346.
Langdon, Walter, children of, 754.
Langdon, Walter (son of Walter), wife of, 754.
Langdon, Eugene, wife of, 754.
Lanier, J. F. D., 773.
Lansing, Gerrit Y., Chancellor of University, 283. Lansing, John, jurist of State, 475.
Lasher, John, member of Committee of One Hundred, 26,90.
Laurens, Henry (statesman), imprisoned in the Tower, 251, liberated, 258, peace commissioner, 260, in Paris, 263, sustains Jay, 264, 267.
Laurens, John (son of above), 202, sent to Count D'Estaing, 204, sent to negotiate a loan from France, 251, return of, 255, at Yorktown, 257, custodian of Lord Cornwallis, 258.
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