e fort at, ii. 251;
Washington unfavorable to the abandonment of--letters of Washington to
Schuyler and Gates, in relation to the abandonment of, ii. 252;
possession taken of, by General Carleton, ii. 336.

Cully, old, his recollections of Washington's courtship, i. 278.

Culpepper county minute-men, description of the dress of, ii. 23.

Currency, continental, i. 549;
form of the bills of (_note_), i. 550.

Currency, decimal, origin of the, iii. 175.

Curtis, remarks of, on the convention to amend the federal confederation,
iii. 65.

Cushing, William, appointed associate judge of the supreme court in 1789,
iii. 122.

Custis, Daniel Parke, father of Martha Custis, i. 278.

Custis, Eleanor Parke, adopted by Washington, iii. 5;
Washington accompanied by, to Mount Vernon in 1797, iii. 479;
precepts inculcated by Washington into the mind of--letter of Washington
to, on love and marriage, iii. 484;
a son of Charles Carroll of Carrollton a suitor for the hand of,
iii. 486;
anecdote respecting, told by Mr. Irving, iii. 487;
preparations for the marriage of, with Lawrence Lewis, iii. 531;
marriage of, at Mount Vernon, on Washington's birthday, in 1799, i. 432;
continental blue-and-buff suit worn by Washington at the wedding of,
iii. 534.

Custis, George Washington Parke, adopted by Washington, iii. 6;
in college at Princeton in 1797--interesting correspondence of
Washington with, preserved in the Custis family, iii. 479;
correspondence of, with Washington, respecting the attentions paid by
young Carroll to his sister, iii. 487;
anxiety of Washington for the welfare of--negligence of, in the pursuit
of his studies--extracts from the correspondence of Washington with
(_note_), iii. 531;
aid-de-camp to General Pinckney in 1799, iii. 533;
lands bequeathed to, by Washington, near Alexandria, iii. 535, 541;
lands bequeathed to, surveyed by Washington's own hands in 1799,
iii. 535;
absent from Mount Vernon at the time of Washington's death--his
description of Washington's personal appearance when riding over his
farms, iii. 586.

Custis, John Parke, son of Mrs. Washington, difficult task of Washington
as the guardian of--plans of travel of, opposed by Mrs.
Washington--particulars of the estate of, according to a letter of
Washington (_note_), i. 376;
enamored of Miss Calvert--l