ie at Williamsburg--first general
orders of, issued from Alexandria--anxiety of, to procure the
services of Washington, i. 138;
invitation of, to Washington to become one of his family--Washington's
reasons for joining, i. 139;
meeting of, with the colonial governors, at Alexandria, i. 140;
three distinct expeditions planned by, i. 141;
letter of, to Lord Halifax, in relation to Pennsylvania and Maryland,
i. 144;
disappointments and difficulties of--appoints Washington his
aid-de-camp, i. 146;
irritation of, at the indifference of the colonies, i. 147;
Franklin in the camp of, at Fredericktown--his extreme confidence of
success--conversation of Franklin with, in relation to his
expedition, i. 148;
Franklin urged by, to procure wagons for the use of the army, i. 149;
his commendation of Washington and Franklin, i. 150;
war-dance of Indians in the camp of, at Will's Creek--effective force
of, at Will's Creek, i. 151;
names of men afterward distinguished, in the camp of, i. 152;
delay at Will's Creek fatal to, i. 156;
slow march of the army of, i. 157;
advice of Washington to, to press forward rapidly, i. 158;
illness of Washington on his march with--Washington left at the
Youghiogany by the orders of, i. 159;
continued fears of ambuscades in the army of, i. 160;
son of Monacatoocha killed by grenadiers of, by mistake, i. 161;
funeral honors paid by, to the son of Monacatoocha, i. 162;
his fatal rejection of Indian aid--forces of, greatly exaggerated in
the French camp, i. 163;
location of the camp of, on the eve of his defeat, i. 165;
details of the defeat of, i. 166-170;
bravery displayed by, on the field of battle, i. 168;
mortal wound received by, i. 169;
death of, near Great Meadows, on the 14th of July, 1755--funeral
service at the grave of, read by Washington--grave of, still to be
seen (_note_), i. 171;
depressing influence of the memory of the defeat of, i. 205.

Bradford, a leader in the Whiskey Insurrection, iii. 310;
in favor of forming an independent western state, iii. 316.

Bradford, William, successor of Randolph as attorney-general, iii. 289;
lines written by, on the sufferings of Lafayette, iii. 373.

Bradstreet, Colonel, expedition of, against Fort Frontenac--assistance
lent to, by General Stanwix--joined by Red Head and his Indian
warriors