ready for independence, 193;
eager for independence, 194;
urges its immediate declaration upon Henry, 194-196;
congratulates Henry on his election as governor, 215;
ridicules popular fondness for titles, 215, 216;
praised in anonymous letter to Henry, 244.

Lee, Henry, in Virginia convention of 1776, 190;
on committee to draft bill of rights and state Constitution, 200;
on committee to notify Henry of election as governor, 212;
favors ratification of federal Constitution, 320;
appoints Henry United States senator in 1794, 398;
determines to reconcile Washington and Henry, 398;
describes Henry's friendly attitude to Washington, 399;
acts as successful intermediary, 399-403;
offers to Henry, in behalf of Washington, the office of chief justice,
403.

Lee, Richard Henry, on committee to protest against Stamp Act, 66;
leader of radicals in politics, 95;
appointed delegate to Continental Congress, 99;
praised by Virginia delegates as the Cicero of the age, 101;
meets John Adams and is praised by him, 106;
in debate over manner of voting, 112;
on committee to prepare address to king, 117;
author of draft rejected by Congress, 118;
on committee of Virginia convention for organizing militia, 151;
on other committees, 152;
in second Continental Congress, 173;
letter of Pendleton to, describing military situation in Virginia, 178;
in convention of 1776, 190;
urged by Henry to promote French alliance, 198;
favors a democratic constitution, 202;
appealed to for aid by Henry, 204;
supposed to have been won by Conway cabal, 243, 253;
loses popularity in Virginia, 252;
barely succeeds in reelection to Congress, 253;
consoled by Henry, 253;
warned of decay of public spirit in Virginia, 254;
Henry's only rival in leadership of General Assembly, 275;
compared with Henry by S. Roane, 295-296;
opposes a strong central government, 305;
not a member of Virginia ratifying convention, 319;
opposes ratification of Constitution, 320;
his election as senator dictated by Henry, 350, 353;
turns from Jefferson to support of Washington, 398.

Lee, Thomas Ludwell, suggested as messenger by Henry, 205.

Legislature of Virginia, first appearance of Henry before Burgesses in
election case, 61;
corruption of speaker in, 63;
motion for a "loan office" in, defe