Yorktown,
ii. 740.

Northwest territory, General Arthur St. Clair appointed governor
of--hostility of the Indians in--force sent against, under General
Harmar, iii. 156;
peace made with the Indians in, in 1794, iii. 329;
lands owned by Washington in, at the time of his death, iii. 543.

Nova Scotia, conquest of, by General Winslow, in 1755, i. 178;
Washington adverse to a proposed expedition against, i. 629;
embarkation of tories for, in 1783, iii. 22.

O.

Ogden, Matthias, with Arnold in his expedition against Quebec, i. 697.

Ohio, account of Washington's mission to the French commander on the,
in 1753, i. 75-92.

Ohio Company, object and constitution of, i. 60;
movements of, in 1750, i. 71.

Ohio country, journey of Washington to the, in 1770, i. 358;
abundance of game in the, i. 359.

Ohio expedition, perils and sufferings of Washington and his party while
on the, i. 90.

Ohio, policy of driving the French beyond the, advocated by Washington,
i. 205.

"Old Dominion," why so called (_note_), i. 236.

Old South Church, in Boston, used as a riding-school by Burgoyne's
dragoons, i. 745.

Onondaga towns, destruction of, ii. 655.

Orders in council, British, in 1794, iii. 296;
revocation of, iii. 297.

Orme, Captain, letter of, to Washington, urging him to become one of the
family of General Braddock, i. 139;
his opinion of colonial troops--biographical notice of (_note_), i. 151.

Orne, Azar, appointed major-general of Massachusetts militia, ii. 60.

Oswegatchie river, fort at the mouth of, a rendezvous of Indians and
tories, ii. 148.

Oswego, supplies thrown into, by Bradstreet, i. 232;
siege of, by Montcalm, in 1756, i. 233;
death of Colonel Mercer at--capitulation of the fort at, i. 234.

Otis, James, eloquent speeches made by, i. 317, 344;
misfortunes and death of (_note_), i. 318.

P.

Paine, Thomas, "Common Sense" written by, ii. 11;
influence of his writings in keeping alive the spirit of the Revolution
(_note_), ii. 202;
agency of, in transmitting the key of the Bastile from Lafayette to
Washington--letter of, to Washington, accompanying the key, iii. 164;
malignant letter addressed to Washington by, iii. 461;
extracts from the letter of, written from the house of Monroe, in
Paris, iii. 462.

Palfrey, William, letter of Washington to, respecting the tories