offered by, i. 329;
the friends of the resolutions of, re-elected, i. 331;
Washington's journey to the first and second continental Congresses in
company with, i. 417, 528;
powerful speech of, at the opening of the first continental Congress,
i. 423;
his opinion of Washington and Rutledge, i. 450;
resolutions offered by, at the second Virginia convention, i. 477;
payment for the powder seized by Lord Dunmore, obtained by, i. 519;
predictions of, on the subject of independence, ii. 200;
letter of Washington to, revealing the weakness of his army, ii. 578;
anonymous letter received by, from the _Conway Cabal_, ii. 587;
adverse to the constitution, iii. 77;
letter of Washington to, in 1795, when offering him the office of
secretary of state, iii. 371;
mission to France declined by, in 1799, iii. 529.

Herbert, Mr., remarks of, on hunting in America (_note_), i. 50.

Herrick, Captain, expedition of, against Skenesborough, i. 645.

Hertburn, William de, of Wessington manor, i. 18.

Hesse Cassel, landgrave of, mercenaries furnished by, ii. 6.

Hesse, prince of, mercenaries furnished by, ii. 6.

Hessians, reliance placed on, by the British ministry, ii. 8;
land offered to such as would leave the British service--resolution of
Congress printed and circulated among, as tobacco papers (_note_),
ii. 260;
kind treatment by Washington of those made prisoners at Trenton,
ii. 377;
brutal conduct of, in New Jersey, ii. 398.

Hewling, J. M., song written by, ii. 13.

Hickey, Thomas, arrested on a charge of conspiracy against the life of
Washington, ii. 175;
condemnation and execution of, ii. 176.

Highlanders, Scotch, loyalty of, ii. 104, 114.

Highland passes, measures of General George Clinton for the defence of,
ii. 219.

Highlands of the Hudson, measures taken to repress insurrection in,
ii. 310;
imminent peril of the country below, ii. 311;
measures taken by Washington for the defence of, ii. 323;
impression made upon Washington by the grandeur of their scenery,
ii. 324.

Hildreth, remarks of, respecting Washington's message to the third
Congress, iii. 285.

Hinman, Colonel, placed in command of the lake forts by Governor
Trumbull--difficulties of, with Arnold, i. 648;
want of discipline among the troops of, i. 656.

Hobby, first schoolmaster of Washington, i. 24, 27.

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