o sea by Genet, in violation of his pledge, iii. 267.

Leslie, Captain, death of, at the battle of Princeton, ii. 391.

Leslie, Colonel, unsuccessful attempt of, to seize arms at Salem, i. 502.

Letters, spurious, charged to have been written by Washington, iii. 448;
denounced by Washington, iii. 471.

Levees, Mrs. Washington's, iii. 111, 112, 170.

Levees of Washington, iii. 108, 109, 592.

Lewis, Lawrence, invited by Washington to reside at Mount Vernon,
iii. 483;
marriage of, with Nelly Custis, iii. 532;
strong personal resemblance between the mother of, and Washington,
iii. 534;
property left to, by Washington, iii. 538, 541;
absent from Mount Vernon at the time of Washington's death, iii. 558.

Lewis, Major Andrew, unsuccessful expedition of, to the town of the
Shawnees, i. 208;
night-attack upon, by Cornstalk, i. 472;
Lord Dunmore suspected of having contrived the attack upon, i. 474;
Dunmore driven from Gwyn's island by, ii. 110;
biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 110.

Lewis, Mrs., testimony of, to the amiability of Washington at home,
iii. 52.

Lexington, Samuel Adams and John Hancock in danger at--warning of the
approach of troops sent to, by Doctor Warren--minute-men collected
at, under Captain Parker, i. 504;
minute-men killed at, by troops under Major Pitcairn--the British fired
first at (_note_), i. 505;
losses of the British and Americans at, i. 510;
effect in England of the news of the battle of, i. 511;
the battle of, the beginning of the Revolutionary War, i. 512;
resolutions of various colonies, after the battle of, to raise troops,
i. 514-517;
effect of the news of the battle of, at Mount Vernon, i. 527.

Lexington, Kentucky, intemperate resolutions passed at a convention of
citizens at, in 1794, iii. 304.

Liberty, English and French, contrasted (_note_), iii. 296.

_Liberty Hill Academy_, shares made over to, by Washington, iii. 48.

Liberty-tree, at Boston, account of (_note_), i. 416;
lines alluding to (_note_), ii. 75;
fourteen cords of wood furnished by, ii. 76.

Lieb, Doctor, violent attack upon the character of Washington, in the
_Aurora_, attributed to, iii. 477.

Life-guard, Washington's, conspiracy of several members of, against the
life of Washington--organization of (_note_)--flag and uniform of
(_note_), ii. 177;
Sergeant Uzal Knapp th