eighborhood of--activity of Washington at, ii. 392;
headquarters of Washington in the Freemasons' Tavern at--military family
of Washington at, ii. 398;
precautions taken by Washington against small-pox in the camp at,
ii. 401;
the bulk of the army at, composed of militia, ii. 413;
letters of Washington in relation to the condition of the army at,
ii. 414;
camp at, broken up, ii. 442;
sufferings of the republicans at, ii. 666, 706;
meeting of the Pennsylvania troops at, ii. 707.

Mother of Washington, character and habits of--her single weakness, i. 29;
Sir Matthew Hale's "Contemplations" a favorite book of, i. 30;
opposition of, to George's entering the navy, i. 44;
fondness of, for fine horses, i. 46;
her son's visit to, on his return from Great Meadows, i. 124;
opposition of, to her son's joining Braddock, i. 140;
opposed to her son's taking any part in the frontier wars, i. 188;
visit of Washington to, at Fredericksburg, in 1789, iii. 85;
death of, in 1789, iii. 117.

Moultrie, Colonel, fort on Sullivan's island, in Charleston harbor, taken
possession of by--national flag made under the directions of (_note_),
ii. 186;
strong fort erected by, on Sullivan's island, ii. 187;
defence of Fort Sullivan by, ii. 190;
pair of colors presented to, by the ladies of Charleston--colors
presented to, now in the Tower of London (_note_)--biographical
notice of (_note_), ii. 196.

Mount Defiance, works at Ticonderoga, and on Mount Independence, commanded
by, ii. 464.

Mount Vernon, the home of Washington in his nineteenth year, i. 57;
return of Washington to, after Braddock's defeat, i. 186;
Washington an invalid at, in 1758, i. 252;
Washington arrives at, with its future mistress, i. 288;
life of Washington at, at the close of the French and Indian War,
i. 303;
became Washington's by the death of the daughter of his brother Lawrence
(_note_)--as it was when the abode of Washington, i. 304;
agricultural products of the estate of, i. 306;
generous scale of hospitality at, before the Revolution--names of
distinguished visitors at, i. 308;
tranquil years passed by Washington at, before the Revolution, i. 310;
return of Washington to, on the dissolution of the first continental
Congress, i. 454;
the headquarters of military councils in the winter of 1774-'75, i. 471;
busy life