The history of the United States of America. In six volumes 3

Front Cover [A complete Analytical Index will be found at the end of the volume Tea at New York and Charleston Solemn League and Covenant Creeks and Cherokees Quakers Blockade of Boston; Massachusetts Army New Hampshire Army Battle of Bunker Hill; Death of Warren Indian Commissioners; Post-office; Hospital Georgia adopts the Association Northern Army; other Troops Loyalists of Tryon County CHAPTER XXXIII Hesitation of Pennsylvania and New Jersey Commercial Regulations; Agent sent to France CHAPTER XXXIV Re-enforcements to Washington; Promotions Battle of Long Island Washington crosses the Hudson State Governments of Maryland and Delaware Battle of Princeton Cavalry; Pickering Adjutant General Commissioners to France DETERMINATION OF THE MOTHER COUNTRY TO SUBDUE Foreign Officers; Jealousy as to Rank The British reach the Hudson; Schuyler retreats Fort Schuyler relieved; the Six Nations LOSS OF PHILADELPHIA WINTER QUARTERS AT VAL- Defense of Red Bank Distress of the Army King's Ferry on the Hudson occupied by the British 281 Detention of Burgoyne's Army Small Success of the British; Loyalist Corps Foraging Parties; Washington's Army and others Troubles from the Western Indians; Clarke's Expedition Articles of Confederation; Jay President of Congress His Address, and Paine's Reply Numbers and Position of the hostile Armies Danger of Charleston; Neutrality proposed Surprise of Stony Point; it is reoccupied by the British -Spain takes Part in the War CHAPTER XL Clinton's Expedition against South Carolina More Bills of Exchange; Bank; Promptitude of Pennsyl- Efforts to collect a New Southern Army His Arrest: Escape of Arnold Trial and Execution of Andre Savage Partisan Warfare Plunder of St Eustatius Attempt to capture him fails; additional Force under Phil- Battle of the Cowpens Greene advances into South Carolina; Cornwallis into Vir- CHAPTER XLIII Nelson Governor; Complaints against Jefferson; Dictator- March to the Southward Capitulation of Cornwallis STATE CONSTITUTIONS THE CONFEDERATION Continental Navy; Admiralty Courts Descent of landed Property Apportionments Carleton refuses to surrender the Negro Refugees DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS CHANGE OF MINISTRY IN 1 wares Five Commissioners appointed Washington's farewell Letter to the States; Disbandment Acceptance of the Virginia Cession Treaties with Prussia and Morocco Difficulties with Great Britain Treaties with the Southwestern Indians and the Shawanese; Symptoms of Disruption Troops raised by Congress Convention sanctioned by Congress; Delegates elected Rhode Island not represented Judiciary; Presidential Veto Report of the Committee Equal Representation in the second Branch agreed to Delegates from New Hampshire take their Seats Regulation of Commerce; Slave Trade The three Compromises of the Constitution Objections of Mason, Randolph, and Gerry Estin:ate for 1787; fourteenth Requisition Ratifications by Maryland, South Carolina, and New Hamp- Application of Kentucky referred to the new Government AUTHORITIES 397 INDEX Circumstances of Washington; his Force Continental Congress meets 42 54 Battle of Brandywine; Affairs of Delaware 56 Resolution to hold the Posts on the Delaware Virginia plundered by Matthews 281 Second Massachusetts Congress; Gerry; Expedition