City Hall of New York, 29, 119. Renovated and called Federal Hall, 120.
City Tavern, New York, kept by Samuel Fraunces, 148, note, 178. The place where Washington took leave (Dec. 4, 1783) of the officers of the American army, 148, note. The place where the "Social Club" met, 148, note.
Their unparalleled advance in population and pros perity, 6, 7.
Columbia, South Carolina, visited by Washington, 338. College, New York, 176, and note. Washington and Adams at the commencement of, May 6, 1759, 158.
District of. See District of Columbia. Columbian Magazine, notices Miss Mary Leech, 105. Order. See Tammany Society.
Clark, Mr., of Philadelphia, the builder of Washington's Columbus, Vision of. See Barlow. carriage for six horses, 330.
Clarkson family, of New York, the residence of, 30.
Freeman, General, Levinus, and Stratford, in Mrs. Jay's "Invitation List," 98, note.
Thomas, honorably conspicuous (1798) in Philadel- phia, 370, note.
Claviere, M., the friend of Brissot, 86.
Clergy, of Boston, address Washington, 190. Of New York, list of, in 1789, 138, note. Of Philadelphia, 108. Some of the, epicures, 213.
Clifften, Miss Betty, one of the belles of Philadelphia, in 1757, 13.
Clinton, George, Governor of New York, the high stand- ing of his family, 203, Description of Mrs. C. and her daughters, by Mrs. Smith, 95. In Mrs. Jay's "Invi- tation List," 98, note. Is waited on by John Q. Adams, 78. Is with Washington at dinner, 2, 133, 134, 164, 228; at the theatre, 159; and at Col. Bau- man's military review, 211. Enters New York, in company with Washington, when it was evacuated (1783) by the British troops, 2. Gives public dinners on the occasion, 2. Accompanies Washington to Rhode Island, 227; and on the way to Philadelphia, 229. His anecdote of Baron Steuben and the Doctors' Mob, 102, note*. With Washington proposes to buy Saratoga Springs, 35. Notice of, 94, 95.
Mrs. George, at the Inauguration Ball, 156. Pays her respects to Mrs. Washington, 164. Is at Wash- ington's last public dinner in New York, 228.
Cornelia Tappan, daughter of Governor, marries M. Genet, 351.
General James, in Mrs. Jay's "Invitation List," 98, note.
De Witt, Governor of New York, marries a daughter of Walter Franklin, 82, notet.
Cloud, Rev. Mr., of the Methodist Church, one of the re- sident clergymen of New York, in 1789, 138, note.
Concerts of Music, encouraged (1787) in Boston, 46. Concert Hall, at Boston, 192.
Condorcet, M., his oration on Franklin, 223, Confederation of the United States, Dr. Franklin's (1754) plan, 38. His Articles, 88. Secrecy in relation to them, 39, 40. Articles of, adopted, 40. Account of them, 40, 42. Virginia proposes, 43. Commissioners at Annapolis, 43. See Constitution of the U. S. Congress, American, measures of, for a confederation, 88. Declaration of American Independence, 89. Secret deliberation on the Articles of Confederation, 39. Adopts (Nov. 1777) the Articles, 40. Limited powers of, in 1777, 41. Orders (1783) the disbanding of the army, 1. Farewell to, by Washington as commander. in-chief, 5. Adjourns (Oct. 1753) from Philadelphia to Princeton, 231; and then to New York (1785), 78. State of, in the winter of 1788, 1789, 113. Observa- tions on the members of, 74, 75. Mirabeau calls them a company of demigods, 75. Eulogiums on them, by William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, 75, 76. Measures of, to restore the national credit, 42.
of the United States, slow in assembling, 114, 216. Causes of this, 114, 115. Warm discussion on the sub- ject of titles, 152. Place of meeting in New York, 119. Character of the members of, 119. Prepare to receive the President and Vice President, 123. Debates of, in 1790 and 1791, 329. Consider the subject of a national bank, 329; and of a tax on ardent spirits, 829. Take measures (1789) for transmitting the mail, by stage- wagons, 117, note. Request the President to appoint a day of religious thanksgiving, 181. Washington's address to (1798), on the occasion of his re-election as President, 843. Richard Rush's account of the open- ing of, by Washington, 367. Mourning for the mother of Washington, 180; and for Dr. Franklin, 222. Connecticut, ratifies the Constitution (1778), 165. Oliver Wolcott, Governor of, 204.
Club. See Tuesday Evening Club; Moot; and Social | Conogocheague, the former name of the District of Colum bia, 232. Described in satirical verses by Freneau, 237.
Clymer, family, its high standing at Philadelphia, 294, 328.
, George, member of Congress from Pennsylvania, 58, 166, note. His place of residence in New York, in 1789, 166, note. Brother-in-law of Mr. Willing, 293. Character and personal appearance of, 58.
Mrs., one of the fashionable dames (1757) of Phila- delphia, 13. Cobbett, William, in America, in 1794, the writings of, 879. Assumes the name of Peter Porcupine, 379. Opposes the French interest in the U. S., 379. Cochrane, Sir Francis, son of Lord Dundonald, 81. Colden, Mr. and Mrs., in Mrs. Jay's "Invitation List," 98, note.
-, Captain, salutes Washington, at Boston, 193. Coles, Isaac, member of Congress from Virginia, his place of residence in New York, 166, note. See Kolch.
College, Columbia. See Columbia College.
King's (now Columbia), its condition in 1783, 81. of New Jersey. See Nassau Hall. Colonies, American, political condition of, in 1783, 87. Franklin's measures (1754, 1775), for a union of, 38.
Constable, Mr., in the Invitation List of Mrs. Jay, 98, note. Constitution of the United States, early measures leading to its adoption, 43, 44. Character of the framers of, 44, 45. Remarks on, by Hamilton and Franklin, 77. Ratified before (July 1st, 1788), by Delaware, Penn- sylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massa- chusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, and Virginia, 105. The ratification of, celebrated at Baltimore, 105; Philadelphia, 106-108; New York, 109.
Contee, Benjamin, Member of Congress from Maryland, his place of residence in New York, 166, note. Continental Congress. See Congress, American. Convention of the States, first measure for, by Virginia, 43. First meeting of Commissioners, 43, 44. See Constitution.
Conveyances, public, account of, 117, note. Conyngham, R., a subscriber for the Philadelphia dancing assembly, in 1748, 13.
- family, its standing in Philadelphia, 12. Cooper, Rev. Thomas, of Boston, called "the silver- tongued orator," 8.
Cooper, Dr. Thomas, in America, in 1794, 379. Intimate
friend of Dr. Priestley, 380. Partisan of Brissot, 380. Settles in Northumberland, 380. Copley, John Singleton, artist, 407. Paintings by, in the
Philosophy Room at Cambridge, 193, note. His pic- ture of Mr. and Mrs. Izard, 172; and of Mrs. Hancock, 192, note. His works commended, 407.
John Singleton, (Lord Lyndhurst,) son of the artist, 8. Is present at a dinner given by Louis Phi- lippe, at Philadelphia, 356. His personal appearance,
Corbit, Mr., in Mrs. Jay's Invitation List, 98, note. Cornell family, of New York, place of residence in the city, 83, note.
Cornwallis, Lord, the plains where Gates was engaged by, 338.
Cortlandt family, in New York, baronial rank of, 203. Coster family, residence of, at New York, 30, note. Costume in America, described by Chastellux, 434; and by Wansey, 374. Of ladies, in 1789, 155, note. Ladies at Boston, 192; at Charleston, 332, 334, 335, note. Ball dresses of ladies, 155, 158, 403. Gentlemen, 46, 47, 158, 332. Judges, 47. Postilions, 160. Changes in the old costume, first made at Boston, 332. Cotillions, date of their introduction, 47. Cottenham, John, subscriber for the Philadelphia dancing assembly, in 1748, 13, note.
Court House, Boston, 194.
Supreme, in New England, winter costume of the Judges, 47; summer costume, 47.
Coxe, Mr. and Mrs., dine with Washington, at Philadel- phia, 388.
Cozine, John, a distinguished lawyer of New York, 110. Cozzens family, of Philadelphia, 13, note. William, a sub-
scriber to the Philadelphia dancing assembly, in 1748, 13, note.
Crawford, Mr., British consul at New York, his place of residence, 82, note*. Marries the widow of Robert C. Livingston, 32, note *.
Creek Indians, 224. Visit the painting room of Col. John Trumbull, 225.
Crevecœur, M. de, 210. French Consul at New York, 94, note*. M. Otto marries the daughter of, 94, note. Notice of, 87, note.
Crown Point, visited by Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Madison,
Cruger family, of New York, their place of residence, 31, note*. Henry, in the Invitation List of Mrs. Jay, 98, note. Nicholas, 110.
Cushing family, of Boston, ancient and distinguished, 8. -, William, Judge of the Supreme Court of the U. S., 181. At Washington's farewell dinner, 418. At Adams's inauguration, 419.
➖➖, Mrs., wife of Judge C., her account of dining with the President, 388. Her diary, 331, note. Mrs. Pinck- ney's letter to, 387, note. Mention of Gilbert Stuart, by, 411. Notice of, 387, note. Custis, Mrs. Daniel Parke, Woolaston's portrait of, 159, note. Her attractions, 160. See Washington, Mrs.
-, Eleanor, granddaughter of Mrs. Washington, 161, 369. Goes with her (May, 1789) to New York, 161; and from Philadelphia to Mount Vernon, 421. Her practising on the harpsichord, 370; Mrs. Adams pro- poses that Josiah Quincy shall pay his addresses to her or her sister, 401. Marries Lawrence Lewis, Wash- ington's nephew, 421. Trumbull's portrait of, 410. Madame Frere very intimate with, 388.
-, George Washington Parke, grandson of Mrs. Wash- ington, 161, 369. Schoolfellow of William A. Duer, 212, note. Attends Mrs. Washington (May, 1789) to New York, 161, 162. His account of Washington's farewell to New York, 229, note. With Washington on his
retiring from Philadelphia to Mount Vernon, 421. His list of the intimate friends of Mrs. Washington, 393. His opinion of the merits of Woolaston, as an artist, 159, note.
Cuyler, Miss, in Mrs. Jay's Invitation List, 98, note.
Daily Advertiser, a New York journal, 344. Dallas family, of Philadelphia, one of position, 328. Rittenhouse, and Duponceau, their address to Genet, 349.
Dalton, Tristram, of Massachusetts, U. S. Senator, 189. One of the Committee of Arrangements at Washing- ton's Inauguration, 139. His place of residence in New York, 166, note.
Dana family, of Boston, ancient and distinguished, 8. Francis, American Minister to Russia, 78.
Rev. Dr. James, a Congregational minister, of New Haven, 184.
the beautiful Miss, niece of Francis, glowing de- scription of, by Mrs. Adams, 296. Dancing Assembly, list of subscribers for (1748) in Phila- delphia, 13, note.
fashionable (1787) in New England, 46. Style of, at that period, 47. At Philadelphia, 327; described by Chastellux, 434. At Charleston, 333. Rendered significant of the union of France and America, 158. See Cotillions and Minuet.
Dandridge, Miss Martha, afterwards Mrs. Washington, 159.
Dane, Nathan, of Massachusetts, Member of Congress, 78. In Mrs. Jay's Invitation List, 91, 99, note. Darby, a village near Philadelphia, Mrs. Washington's reception at, 162.
Darley, Mr., a player at Philadelphia, 371. Daubeny, Mrs., of New York, her fashionable boarding- house in Wall street, 31, note t. Dauphin of France, birth-day of, celebrated at Philadel-
phia, 19. Dr. Rush's description of the celebration, 19. Davey, Mrs., one of the Philadelphia "dames,” in 1757, 13. Davie, William Richardson, of North Carolina, 69. Char-
acter, history, and personal appearance of, 69. Mili- tary exploits of, 70.
Davis, Matthew L., his account of Aaron Burr's profligacy, 174, note.
Miss Rebecca, one of the Philadelphia "belles," in 1757, 13.
Dawes, Judge, of Boston, his triumphal arch in honor of Washington, 188.
Deane, Silas, American Minister to France, 172. Declaration of Independence. See Independence. De Kalb, Baron, the grave of, visited by Washington, 338. De Lancey family, of New York, 16, 203. Mrs. Izard, of South Carolina, a member of, 172.
General Oliver, of the British army, marries Phila, daughter of David Franks, 26. Charlotte, 25.
Stephen, of New York, member of "The Moot" club, 148, note. Delaware, State of, sends commissioners to Annapolis, 43. Ratifies (1788) the Constitution of the U. S. 105. Del Campo, M., of Spain, dines at Mr. Jay's, 90. Della Crusca (Mr. Merry), 406. Driven from England, 406. Mrs. Morton's verses on, 407. Democrats, and Democratic Societies, 160, note, 350, 853, 354, 355, 362, 369. Object to Mrs. Washington's draw- ing-rooms, 369. Her opinion of, 160, note, 369, 370. Dennie, Joseph, of Philadelphia, a companion of Moore the poet, 162, note.
Denning family, of New York, their residence, 31, note t.
De Peyster family, of New York, their residence, 31, note*.
Unites with Dallas and Rittenhouse, in preparing an Address to Genet, 849.
Frederic and Miss, in Mrs. Jay's Invitation List, Dupont, M., Secretary to the French Legation, 385. His 99, note. Devonshire, Duchess of, Mrs. Adams's opinion of the Dutch, The, brought to New York the custom of New beauty of, 295. Year's calls, 214. Dick, Miss Molly, one of the Philadelphia "belles," in Dutch Church, in Garden street, New York, the oldest 1757, 13.
Dickinson, Governor John, delegate from Delaware to the "Convention," 59. Opposed (1776) to the Decla- | ration of Independence, 60. At the festival in honor of the Dauphin, 21. Converses with Washington, 21. Miss Vining's letter, (1783) to, 22. His writings, 59. Character and personal appearance of, 60.
Dietetics in America, Volney's remarks on, 439, 440. Dinner-parties, Wednesday, given by Washington, 217. Directory, New York (1789), contains 96 small pages, 175. District of Columbia, 283.
church in the city, 30, note.
in Philadelphia, described as "magnificent," 237. Duyckinck family, of New York, residence of, 30, note. Mr. E. A. D., mentioned, 335, note.
Dwight, Rev. Dr. Timothy, 206. His letter to Oliver Wolcott, relative to the scurrilous attacks on Wash- ington, 344. A guest of Oliver Wolcott's, 400.
Doctors' Mob, in New York, the wounds of Mr. Jay and Edgar, Mrs., of New York, 164. Presents a "suit of col- Baron Steuben, by the, 102, note. ors" to Commodore Nicholson, 111.
Dolgreen, Mrs., one of the Philadelphia "dames," in 1757, Eccleston, Mr., of Virginia, an amateur statuary, his bust
Dolobran, the Lloyds of Philadelphia descended from the ancient house of, 11.
Domestic goods, the manufacture of, patronized by Wash- ington, 161.
Dorchester, Massachusetts, Henry Wolcott resides (1630) there, 204.
Dowse, Mr., in Mrs. Jay's Invitation List, 99, note. Drama, general opposition to (1789), 211. Intellectual and moral influence of the, 212. Attended by Wash- ington, 212.
Draper, Sir William, his lines in Latin, in the vestibule of Governor Tryon's palace at Newbern, 331, note. Dress. See Costume.
Drunkenness, Dr. Ramsay's account of its prevalence in Charleston, 332, 333.
Duane, James, distinguished lawyer, 175. Member of "The Moot" club, 148, note. At the festival in honor of the Dauphin, 21. His wife and daughter in the "Invitation List" of Mrs. Jay, 99, note. Mrs. D. at the Inauguration Ball, 156.
Duché, Rev. Dr., returns to America, in 1793, 378. Duels, very frequently occurred in South Carolina, 332. Duer, William Alexander, LL. D., President of Columbia College, son of Colonel William D., 27. Brother of Judge John D., 27. His recollections of New York, 27-33. Present at Adams's inauguration, 419; and describes it, 419. Account of his dramatic perform- ance before Washington, 212, note,
Colonel William, marries Katherine Alexander, daughter of Lord Stirling, 27. Brissot's admiration of, 89. In Mrs. Jay's "Invitation List," 99, note. His place of residence in New York, 32, note *.
-, Lady Kitty, daughter of Lord Stirling, 79. In Mrs. Jay's "Invitation List," 99, note. Attends the Inaugu- ration Ball, 156. Dines at General Knox's, 79. Pays her compliments to Mrs. Washington, 164. Stanches Baron Steuben's wound received in the Doctors' Mob, 102, note*. Her personal appearance described by John Quincy Adams, 79.
Duke of Orleans. See Louis Philippe. Dulaney family, of Maryland, loyalists, 16. Dumas, Count Mathieu, his description of Washington's personal appearance, 427..
Dunlap, William, artist, his portrait of Washington, 408. His mention of Woolaston, 159, note. Takes part in the "Constitution celebration," (1788), 110. His suc- cess as a dramatic writer, 214.
Dunmore, Lord, the period when he left America, 207. Duponceau, Peter S., 267. Marries Anne Perry, 105. Is
Secretary of a secret society of Frenchmen, 348.
Edinburgh, University of, young Americans become students at, 7.
Edwards, Rev. Dr. Jonathan, 184.
Edwin, the engraver, engraves Savage's portrait of Wash- ington, 409.
Effingham family of New York, residence of, 33, note. Eliot, Miss Sally, marries Thomas H. Perkins, 104. Elizabethtown Point, 130.
Elliot, Andrew, a subscriber for the Philadelphia dancing assembly, in 1748, 13.
Ellis, Miss Patty, one of the Philadelphia "belles," in 1757, 13.
Ellsworth, Oliver, Chief Justice, delegate from Connec- ticut to the "Convention," 51. Senator of the New Congress, 119. His place of residence in New York, 166, note. Guest of Oliver Wolcott, 399. His letter to Wolcott, on the cost of living in New York, 206. Is present at Adams's inauguration, 419. His stories of Dr. Perkins, 403. Character and personal appear- ance of, 51, 52. Elmer, Jonathan, of New Jersey, Senator of U. S., his place of residence in New York, 166, note. Embree family, of New York, residence of, 33, note. Enfant, Major l', architect, arranges the proceedings at
the "Constitution celebration," 109. Association of his name with Federal Hall, with the residence of Robert Morris, and with the plan of the City of Wash- ington, 109, note.
Eppes, John W. Marries a daughter of Thomas Jeffer son, 218, 219.
Erskine, Lord, his speech in the case of Williams against Faulder, 406. His tribute to Washington, 430. Eton College, England, young Americans educated at, 7. Evacuation, of the city of New York (1783) by the British
troops, 2. Celebration of the event, 2. Description of, by an American officer, 3, note *. Ewing, Rev. Dr. John, Provost of the University of Penn- sylvania, 266.
Excellency, a proposed title of the Chief Magistrate of the U. S., 152.
Fairfax family, of Virginia, loyalists, 16.
Fairlie, Major, his residence in New York, 32, note *. Fans from Paris, with medallion portraits of Washing- ton, 156.
Fanueil Hall, Boston, 191, 412. Contains a full-length portrait of Washington, by Stuart, 412. Fauchet, M. Jean Antoine Joseph (afterward Baron), sue-
ing assembly, in 1748, 13. Mrs. F., one of the "dames" of Philadelphia, in 1757, 13.
ceeds M. Genet, as Minister from France, 384. Notice | Franklin, William, a subscriber for the Philadelphia danc of, by Adams, 394, 385. His remarks on the Western Insurrection, 355. His famous recovered letters, 358. Is superseded by M. Adet, 360. The Abbé, his eulogy on Franklin, 223. Federal Government, limited powers of, in 1777, 41, 42. Washington's remarks on the subject, 42.
Hall, New York, 216, 225. Particular description of, 120, 121, 122. Major l'Enfant, the architect of,
Federalists, 352, 853, 355. Charges against, 306. Their social characteristics, 398.
Federalist, The, a series of Essays, by Hamilton, Jay, and Madison, 113.
——, a miniature ship, presented to Washington, 105, note.
Fennell, James, a player, at Philadelphia, 315. Dunlap's account of, 872.
Fenno, editor of the "Gazette," at New York, his account of the President's reception, 134. His observations on Washington's household economy, 149, note. Ferguson, Mrs., of Philadelphia, a poetess, 405. Her MS. writings, 405.
Fessenden, his "Terrible Tractoration" mentioned, 403. Few, Colonel William, of Georgia, Senator of U. S., his place of residence in New York, 166, note. Dines with Washington, 164. Is in Mrs. Jay's Invitation List, 99, note. His playful vindication of himself, for marrying, 103.
Field Book of the Revolution, Mr. Lossing's, contains an engraving of Governor Tryon's residence, 331, note. Fireworks, display of, at the celebration of the evacuation of New York by the British troops, 2.
Fish, Major Nicholas, took part in the "Constitution celebration," 110.
- Dr. Benjamin, delegate from Pennsylvania to the "Convention," 55. Influence of his negotiations on the destiny of the U. S., 37. His first plan for a union of the Colonies, 38. Submits to Congress the Arti- cles of Confederation, 38. One of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, 56. His remark on the adoption of the Constitution, 77. Jefferson, the Suc- cessor of, as Minister to France, 180. His grand- daughter marries Harwood, the player, 372. Miss Temple meets him at Governor Bowdoin's, 10. His lost manuscript, 219. IIis death and funeral, 221, and note. Tributes to him by Smith, Stiles, Mirabeau, Fauchet, and Condorcet, 222, 223. Mourning for, 222, 223. Character and personal appearance of, 55, 56.
Temple, portrait of, by Trumbull, 410.
Walter, of New York, a member of the Society of Friends, 32, note t. His residence, 32, note t. One of his daughters marries De Witt Clinton, ib. Franks family, of Philadelphia, now represented in the female lines, 13, note *.
Franks, David, a subscriber for the Philadelphia dancing assembly, 1748, 13. Mrs. D., one of the Philadelphia "dames" in 1757, 13.
-, David, a rich Jewish merchant of Philadelphia, 26. His daughter Phila marries General Oliver De Lancey, 26; Abigail marries Andrew Hamilton, 27; Rebecca marries General Sir Henry Johnson, 24; note, 27. Trumbull's mention of, 397.
-, Rebecca, (afterward Lady Johnson,) 203. Cele- brated for her wit, 22, 27. Her remarks on social life, in New York and Philadelphia, 22, 25. Account of,
Fishbourn, Miss Sally, one of the Philadelphia "belles," Frazer, Charles, his "Reminiscences of Charleston," in 1757, 18.
Fisherman, the American, Talleyrand's description of, Fraunces, Samuel, of New York, called "Black Sam,”
Fitzsimons, Thomas, of Pennsylvania, Member of Con-
gress, his place of residence in New York, 166, note. Flat Lands, the foot-race of the grenadiers at, 26. Flechier, N., his oration on Turenne, quoted, 330, note. Floyd, William, of New York, Member of Congress, his residence in the city, 166, note.
147, note. His tavern in Broad Street, the place where Washington bid farewell to his officers, 2. His stage-office, 117, note, Washington commends him, 244; writes a letter to him, 149, note; employs the daughter of, as a housekeeper, 147, note.
Frederick of Prussia, sends a sword to Washington, 146. -, Maryland, is visited by Washington, 339. Fluckner, Mr., Secretary, father of Mrs. General Knox, Fredericksburgh, Virginia, 179, 330. 171.
Force, Peter, of Washington City, Washington's Diary in French Citizens, many, driven to the U. S., by the French possession of, 432.
Foreigners, many of distinguished rank visit the U. S.,
Forest, Monsieur and Madame de la, 99 note, 156, 164.
Foster, Rev. Mr., Baptist minister in New York, in 1789, Freneau, Philip, editor of the New York Daily Adver- 138, note.
Sally, marries Harrison Gray Otis, 398.
Fox, Charles James, his tribute to Washington, 430. France, profound interest of, in American affairs, 84. Alliance of, with the U. S., 217. Portraits of the King and Queen of, presented to Congress, by Louis XVI., 122. Declares war against Great Britain, 347. Francis family, of Philadelphia, its standing, 12, 294. --, John, a subscriber to the Philadelphia dancing as- sembly, in 1748, 13.
Mrs., and Misses Molly and Betty, among the Philadelphia "dames and belles," in 1757, 13.
Thomas Willing, son-in-law of Thomas Willing, 15, Dr. John W., 142. His interesting conversation with Freneau, 345. His memoir of Bishop Provoost, quoted, 176, note †.
tiser, 234, 344. A classmate of Madison, at Princeton college, 285, 844. His attacks on Washington, $45, 349. The feelings attributed by him to Hugh Gaine, 16. His charge brought against the Philadelphia physicians, 370, note. His satire on the Journey to New York, 117. Captain of a schooner, 186. His part in the French Patriotic Society, 348. Mr. Jef- ferson's mention of, 340, note. Account of, by Dr. John W. Francis, 345. Notice of, 344.
Frere, Chevalier, the Portuguese Minister, and Madame F., dine with Washington, 387. Account of Madame F., 357; and of her diamonds, 888. Fresh Water Pond. See Kolch. Frestel, M., tutor of George W. Lafayette, 890. Fulton, Robert, his portrait of Washington, in 1782,
Funerals, mode of conducting, in New England (1787),
Furnell, Miss, one of the Philadelphia "belles," in 1757,
Gadsden, Christopher, of South Carolina, a Representa- tive in the Congress of 1765, 72.
Gaine, Hugh, sign of the Bible and Crown, removes the royal emblem from his sign, 32. Feelings attributed to, by Freneau, 16. At the "Constitution celebra- tion" in New York, 110.
Gainsborough, Thomas, portrait of Mrs. Izard, by, 172. Gale, George, of Maryland, Member of Congress, his place of residence in New York, 166, note. Galissoniere, Marquis and Marchioness de la, 190, 192. Galloway family, of Philadelphia, loyalists, 16. Mrs. G., much admired, 23.
Galveston, The, a Spanish ship of war, its salutation of Washington, 132.
Gambling, at Philadelphia, 327; and at Charleston, 333. Gardoquoi, Don Diego, Spanish Minister to the U. S., 78,
79. Dines with Washington, 164. Beautiful illumi- nation of his house, at the festival of the Inaugura- tion, 145, 146. Dines at Mr. Jay's, 92. In Mrs. Jay's Invitation List, 99, note.
Garrick, a portrait of, painted by Pine, 408. Gates, General, escorts Washington to his hotel at An- napolis, 4. Reminiscence of his engagement with Cornwallis, 338. Kosciusko, at the house of, 389. A portrait of, by Du Cimetiere, 408.
General, the title by which Mrs. Washington spoke of her husband, 216.
Genet, M., Minister of the French Republic, his recep- tion at Philadelphia, 348, 349. Address from the democrats to, 350. Is offended at seeing, at Washing- ton's house, the bust of Louis XVI., 350. Appeals from the government of the U. S. to the people, 351. Notice of him, and of his sisters, 351, note. Marries Cornelia Tappan Clinton, daughter of Governor Clin- ton, 351; and, afterward, marries a daughter of Mr. Osgood, the Postmaster-General, 852, note. Wash- ington complains of the conduct of, 351. He is re- called, and M. Fauchet takes his place, 384. Gansevoort, Mr., in Mrs. Jay's Invitation List, 99, note. Gentlemen, American, style of dress of, in 1786, 46. See Costume.
George, Miss, (Mrs. Oldmixon,) a player, at Philadelphia, 378.
Georgetown, Washington's reception at, 126. Georgia, State of, opposed to the assumption of the State
debts, 232. Washington's reception in, 337. Ratifies (1788) the Constitution, 105.
Gerard, M., Washington's farewell letter to, 88.
Giles, Mr., of Virginia, U. S. Senator, anecdote of him and Colonel Trumbull, 396, and note, 397. Gilman, Nicholas, of New Hampshire, Member of Con- gress, 166, note. Accompanies Washington to Rhode Island, 227. Dines with Mr. Jay, 91. Is in Mrs. Jay's Invitation List, 99, note. His place of residence in New York, 166, note.
Girard, Stephen, honorably conspicuous in Philadelphia, in 1793, 370, note.
Glover, General, Washington dines with, 194. God, the Providence of, recognized by Congress, 181; tho existence of, denied by the French Convention, 346. Godons, Thomas, a subscriber for the Philadelphia danc- ing assembly, in 1748, 18, note.
Goodhue, Benjamin, of Massachusetts, Member of Con- gress, his place of residence in New York, 166, note. Conducts Washington to the balcony of the State House, at Boston, 194.
Goodrich, Chauncey, marries the youngest sister of Oli- ver Wolcott, 400.
Elizur, his letter Introducing Eli Whitney to Oli- ver Wolcott, in 1794, 403.
Gorham, Mr. and Miss, in Mrs. Jay's Invitation List, 99, note.
Gould, Edward, a New York merchant, Member of the Social Club, 148, note.
Gouverneur, Mr., of New York, in Mrs. Jay's Invita- tion List, 99, note.
Gray's Ferry, a place of fashionable resort near Phila- delphia, Rochefoucauld's description of, 162, note. Verses on, 162, note. Reception of Genet at, 343. Graydon, Mrs., one of the Philadelphia "belles," in 1757,
Grayson, Mr. and Mrs., in Mrs. Jay's Invitation List, 99, note.
-, William, of Virginia, Senator of the U. S., his place of residence in New York, 166, note. Greame, Mrs. and Miss Jeany, among the Philadelphia "dames and belles," in 1757, 13.
Great Britain, France declares war against, 292. Mr. Jay's treaty with, 357.
Green, Rev. Dr. Ashbel, one of the Chaplains of Con- gress, at Dr. Shippen's, when the subject of the Pres- ident's title was discussed, 153. His anecdote of Washington, in relation to the removal of the seat of Government, 234; and to the excitement caused by Mr. Jay's treaty, 362.
Greene, General Nathaniel, Alexander Hamilton's ora- tion on the life and character of, 178. Hobkirk Hill, where Lord Rawdon attacked, visited by Washington, 838. Washington dines with Mrs. G., 838. Greenleaf, Miss, marries Noah Webster, 104.
Mrs., (formerly Miss Allen of Philadelphia,) 326. the republican printer, place of his office, in New York, 82, note.
Grenville, Lord, his despatches, relative to Fauchet and Randolph, 358.
Germantown, Pennsylvania, Washington's summer resi- Griffin, Cyrus, President (1787) of Congress, 82. His
dence there, in 1794, 371.
Gerry, Elbridge, of Massachusetts, delegate to the "Con- vention," 49. Member of the new Congress, 119. One of the Signers of the Declaration of Independ- ence, 49. In Mrs. Jay's Invitation Lists, 91, 99, note. His place of residence in New York, 166, note. No- tice of, 49, 100, note. Mrs. G. pays her compliments to Mrs. Washington, 164. Notice of her, 100, note. Gibson, Chief Justice, his account of Washington's anger, kindled by Edmund Randolph's "Vindication," 360. Gien, Viscount de Ponteves, French admiral, 189, and note.
Giles, Major Aquila, of New York, takes part in the "Constitution celebration," 110.
place of residence in New York, 166, note. His din- ner-parties, 96. Brissot's anecdote of, 88, note; and description of him and his family, 90.
-, Lady Christiana, 92, 97, 156, 164.
David, one of the Commissioners to settle the dif- ficulties with the Creek confederacy, 224. Griswold, Roger, a guest of Oliver Wolcott, 899. Gross, Rev. Mr., of the German Church in the city of New York, in 1789, 138, note.
Grout, Jonathan, of Massachusetts, Member of Congress, his place of residence in New York, 166, note. Guest, Mr., his fashionable shop at Philadelphia, 824
Guilford, North Carolina, visited by Washington, 338,
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