, 253.

Tarleton, Sir Banastre,
tries to escape at Yorktown, i. 317.

Thatcher, Dr.,
on Washington's appearance when taking command of army, i. 137.

Thomson, Charles,
complimented by Washington on retiring from secretary-ship of
Continental Congress, ii. 350.

Tories,
hated by Washington, i. 156;
his reasons, 157;
active in New York, 158;
suppressed by Washington, 159;
in Philadelphia, impressed by Continental army, 196;
make raids on frontier, 266;
strong in Southern States, 267;
raids under Tryon, 269.

Trent, Captain,
his incompetence in dealing with Indians and French, i. 72.

Trenton, campaign of, i. 180-183.

Trumbull, Governor,
letter of Washington to, refusing to stand for a third term,
ii. 269-271;
other letters, 298.

Trumbull, John,
on New England army before Boston, i. 139.

Trumbull, Jonathan,
his message on better government praised by Washington, ii. 21;
letters to, 42;
Washington's friendship for, 363.

Tryon, Governor,
Tory leader in New York, i. 143;
his intrigues stopped by Washington, 158, 159;
conspires to murder Washington, 160;
makes raids in Connecticut, 269.

VALLEY FORGE,
Continental Army at, i. 228-232.

Van Braam, Jacob,
friend of Lawrence Washington, trains George in fencing, i. 65;
accompanies him on mission to French, 66.

Vergennes,
requests release of Asgill, i. 329, 330;
letter of Washington to, 330;
proposes to submit disposition of a subsidy to Washington, 332.

Virginia, society in,
before the Revolution, i. 15-29;
its entire change since then, 15, 16;
population, distribution, and numbers, 17, 18;
absence of towns, 18;
and town life, 19;
trade and travel in, 19;
social classes, 20-24;
slaves and poor whites, 20;
clergy, 21;
planters and their estates, 22;
their life, 22;
education, 23;
habits of governing, 24;
luxury and extravagance, 25;
apparent wealth, 26;
agreeableness of life, 27;
aristocratic ideals, 28;
vigor of stock, 29;
unwilling to fight French, 71;
quarrels with Dinwiddie, 71;
thanks Washington after his French campaign, 79;
terrified at Braddock's defeat, 88;
gives Washington command, 89;
fails to support him, 89, 90, 93;
bad economic conditions in, 104,105;
local government in