s authorship of Giles's
resolutions, 189, 190.

Hartford Convention, its purpose, 311;
alarm felt toward, 312;
brought to nothing by peace of Ghent, 311.

Henry, John, his revelations bought by Madison, 297;
said to prove a plot for reannexing New England to Great Britain, 298;
said to be a just cause for war, 298;
his career as emissary of governor of Canada in Massachusetts, 299;
compromises nobody, 300, 301.

Henry, Patrick, opposes ratification of Constitution, 112;
considers state sovereignty attacked by Constitution, 114;
continues to oppose Constitution in Virginia Assembly, 118;
leads Assembly to call for a new convention, 118;
nominates and elects two anti-federalist senators, 119;
gerrymanders Madison's congressional district, 120;
fails to prevent his election, 120, 121.

Hildreth, Richard, on Madison's acquaintance with Kentucky
Resolutions, 234, 235;
on Madison's career, 323.

Humphreys, Colonel David, letter of Madison to, on secession of New
England, 302.

Impressment, its exercise by England, 258, 259;
discussion over, in Monroe treaty, 262;
abandoned in treaty, 262;
used as pretext for war of 1812, 308;
yet not mentioned in treaty of peace, 308.

Independence of colonies, urged by Virginia, 15, 16.

Jackson, Francis J., replaces Erskine as British minister to United
States, 278;
accuses Madison of bad faith, 278;
his recall demanded, 278.

Jay, John, instructed as minister to Spain, regarding Mississippi
navigation, 31-33;
tries to induce Congress to abandon Mississippi navigation in order
to make treaty with Spain, 79;
wishes to evade Articles of Confederation, 80;
his project opposed by Madison, 81, 82;
his share in "The Federalist," 87, 111;
his treaty with England, 211;
its character and justification, 211;
condemned in cities, 212;
his negotiations opposed by Monroe, 220.

Jay treaty, 211-218.
See Diplomatic History.

Jefferson, Thomas, letter of Madison to, on condition of country, 19,
20;
consoles Madison on his disappointment in love, 44;
at Madison's suggestion, confers with Maryland delegates on Potomac
navigation, 53;
his act for establishing religious freedom passed by legislature,
65;
comments on its passage,