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Vacancies. See Promotion.
Vacher, Dr . John Francis, court-martial, 11. 249; complaint on derangement. 25. 20, 67, 88.
Vagrants, draft, 2. 8.
Vail, Capt . Edward, court-martial, cashiered, 10. 191.
Vail, Robert W. G., acknowledgment to, 28. 67 n .
Valcours Island, naval action, 6. 223.
Valentine, Edward. See Valentine, Jacob.
Valentine, Ensign Henry, 15. 71 n .
Valentine, Capt. Jacob* (Edward), and deserter, 15. 71; rights as veteran, 36. 58.
Valentine, Joseph, Custis plantations manager, tobacco, 2. 330, 342, 353, 405, 419, 454, 490, 513, 37. 492; death, 3. 80; successor, 89; graft, 13. 161.
Valentine, Matthias (?), house, 12. 381.
Valentine, Obadiah, capture, 26. 273 n .
Valentine Hill, N. Y., headquarters, letters and orders from, 6. 222 -- 225, 22. 324 -- 327; British advance, 12. 512, 522.
Valk, Beger & Schouter, white servants, 28. 386.
Vallancy, Lieut. ( Capt .) George Preston, Convention troops, 10. 58, 61, 13. 210 n ; service, 10. 58 n.
Vallenais, Capt . Joseph de,* certificate of service, 12. 373 n ; consul, duel, 18. 373.
Valley Forge (Potts Forge), Pa., 9. 231; troops at, 236, 240; selection for winter cantonment, problem, 10. 133, 168, 187, 224, 325, 471 n , 11. 47; strength of force, 10. 153, 195, 252, 11. 182, 364; clothing, blankets, shoes, disastrious lack, supply, 10. 161, 224, 251, 275, 302, 331, 334, 495, 501, 510; march to, 164, 171; preparation, quarters, huts, tents, ventilation, 170, 171, 180, 181, 225, 262, 271, 301, 325, 432, 11. 387, 404, 425, 463; headquarters, letters and orders from, 10. 175 -- 531, 11. 1 -- 503, 12. 1 -- 92, 37. 545; artillery park, 10. 181; movements, forays, foraging, patrol, detachments, 182, 184, 187, 192, 193, 199, 213, 216, 219, 226, 232, 233, 238, 245 -- 247, 247 n , 253, 290, 295, 296, 321, 322, 336, 339, 340, 403 n , 412, 452, 454, 456 n , 465, 466 n , 478, 479, 492, 503, 522, 524, 525, 11. 6, 7, 13, 14, 114, 115, 150, 151, 155, 159, 209, 210, 250, 254, 256, 345, 357 -- 359, 370, 379, 381, 383, 388, 417, 434, 12. 4, 43. 50; disastrous lack of provisions, feared consequences, conduct, relief, 10. 183, 192, 193, 268, 392, 423 -- 428, 432, 459. 460, 461, 464, 467 -- 474, 483, 484, 491, 494, 501, 511, 513, 11. 6 -- 10, 13, 20, 68, 117, 181, 184, 296, 492; bridge, bridge-head, other works, 10. 187, 190, 198, 214 n , 275, 306, 404 n . 498, 11. 18, 195; preparation for next campaign, conferences, 10. 196 -- 198, 200, 201; furloughs and resignations, 197, 201, 247, 269, 270, 280, 309, 448, 460, 477, 491, 11. 25, 29, 50, 87, 102, 121, 126, 139, 140, 158, 180, 204, 211, 219, 226, 285, 298, 307, 320, 327, 415, 427, 439; magazines, 10. 217; bakehouse, 243; extra pay, 259, 266, 267, 284, 286 -- 288, 462, 502, 11. 52, 56; flying hospitals, 10. 284, 300, 306, 499; arrangement of horses, 313; public market, 321, 436, 437, 11. 85, 271; distress for forage, 10. 389, 432, 464, 464 n , 470 n , 507; straw, 461; report of guards, facing 482; possibility of investment, 498; activity of loyalists, 502, 506 n , 524; Steuben, 519; lottery tickets, 11. 52, 313; Mrs. Washington, 63, 12. 43; absent general officers, 11. 87, inner line of defense, slow progress, 162, 199, 201, 367, 368, 374, 433; reenforcements, 179, 227; general inoculation, 182; plan to continue army at, 193, 283; data on true state of army, 225; condition of troops, responsibility, 231; condition of camp, 232, 260; depredations on owner of forge, new forge, 318; oath of allegiance, 331, 333 n , 360 -- 362, 374, 375, 381, 389, 410, 411; amusements, 342 n , 348 n ; French alliance celebration, 354 -- 356, 362; Indians, 389, 390, 12. 16, 56; auditor
s office, 11. 432; number of sick, 451, 477; tentative plan for march from, 465 -- 467, 498; sick left at, 487, 497, 498, 12. 4, 43, 50; shifting camp, 35, 40; evacuated, 38, 76, 78, 85, cleaning up old encampment, 53; proposed later encampment, 13. 345 n ; peril of period, 20. 206. See also Barren Hill; General orders ( Valley Forge . in indexes of 10 -- 12); Patrol; Philadelphia campaign; Recruiting; Wilmington.
Valliscure, S., Washingtons bookplate, 3. 77 n .
Vall-travers, Rodolph, affairs, 32. 11.
Valnais. See Vallenais.
Van Allen, Lieut . Peter, appointment, 32. 140.
Van Alstyne, -- , shipmaster, 25. 77.
Van Ambrash. See Van Amburgh.
Van Amburgh, Mr . -- , of Clove (?), house, 15. 239, 255.
Van Anglen, Capt . John, Ogden trial, 14. 144.
Van Aulen, -- , headquarters at, orders and letters from, 8. 405, 406.
Van Beaverhout, Lucas,* dinner invitation declined, 18. 293.
Van Benschoten, Maj . Elias, jr ., militia, 17. 50.
Van Bibber, Andrew,* land exchange, 34. 327.
Van Braam, Jacob, journey to the Ohio, 1. 23, 28; Washingtons fencing master, 23 n ; Fort Necessity expedition, 35, 36, 38, 67, 78; "assassination" matter in capitulation, 38 n , 78 n ; hostage, 68 n ; land grant, 3. 66, 69, 72, 74 -- 76, 122, 159, 161, 171, 250, 29. 515; circular to, 3. 171; information, 27. 464.
Van Buren, Capt . Abraham, lake-fleet supplies, 5. 454, 463, 472; report, 12. 71.
Van Buskirk, Lieut. Col . Abraham, loyalist corps, 7. 493; attack, 8. 72; possible expedition, 14. 457: Staten Island post, plans against, 17. 380, 382, 479, 480, 18. 7.
Van Buskirk, Lieut . Jacob, loyalist prisoner of war, 10. 233.
Van Camp, Isaac (?), Pulaskis corps, 13. 221.
Vance, -- , shipmaster, 31. 141.
Vance, Capt . John Carlow, dismissed by state, protest, 11. 444; service, 444 n .
Vance, Capt . William,* retreat, 1. 194.
Van Cleve, Capt . Benjamin,* company, 6. 36; magistrate, dragoon winter quarters, 10. 270, 270 n .
Van Cortlandt, Nicholas, Sullivans aide, 10. 31.
Van Cortlandt, Lieut. Col . ( Col .) Philip,* on condition of regiment (1776), 5. 116; command, 211; detachments, 287, 7. 424; report on Highlands, 5. 310; regiment brigaded, 503, 12. 216, 15. 189, 18. 90; circular to, 7. 277 n ; furloughs, 467; rank, 8. 164, 10. 210, 15. 128, 222, 272, 278; Newark, 8. 390; Northern army, 9. 35, 55, 60, 78, 82, 102; at courts-martial, 10. 462, 507, 510, 524, 11. 11, 12, 21, 23. 220, 254, 284, 25. 169, 204, 212, 218, 219, 224, 237, 238, 246, 252, 254, 260, 291, 299; sick left at camp, 12. 4; at courts of inquiry, 69, 26. 11; at Ticonderoga trials, 12. 352, 354; frontier service (1778 -- 79), winter defense and offense, 13. 94, 95, 97, 103, 108, 205 n , 210, 221 n , 264, 265, 268, 276, 292, 293, 346; pay, recruiting, blankets, 14. 251; Iroquois expedition, 302 n , 336, 374, 417, 464, 15. 40, 106, 189, 16. 140, 141; new arrangement, 14. 331; clothing, equipments, 336, 336 n , 15, 76; Arnold trial, 17. 287; brigade court-martial, 344; brigade command, 358 n , 25. 62, 85, 86; light corps, 18. 191, 19. 299; parade, 18. 269, officer of the day, 314, 348, 374, 395, 25. 152, 25. 130, 424, 455, 494; maneuvers, 18. 423, 433; hut, 448; frontier or main army (1781), 22. 225, 399, 421, 464, 469, 23. 2, 4; Yorktown: march, 20. 41. 48, 53, 59, 61, 72; relief, 175, 177; picket, 176; trench materials, 205; escort of British prisoners, 324, 325; -- discharges, 24. 266; levies, 266; deranged officers, 392, 394; summer camp, 394, 25. 62, 93; trade with the enemy, 24. 396 n ; on poor provisions, letter, 26. 459 n ; Hamtramck, 27. 255. See also New York Second.
Van Cortlandt, Col . ( Lieut. Gov .) Pierre,* court of inquiry, 6. 194; British movement, 18. 500; Smith trial, 20. 262; conference on frontier defense, 22. 262.
Vancouver, Charles,* patronage and dedication declined, 28. 163, 188; plow, 31. 410.
Vandegrift, Joseph, tavern, 30. 291 n .
Vandenburg, Adam, house, 6. 92 n .
Vandenburg, Capt. Henry, peace establishment, 27. 279 n .
Vandenburg, Col . James, Armand affair, 15. 337, 378, 16. 56, 207, 208; Washington at house, 21. 328 n , 22. 100 n .
Vanderbech, Isaac, headquarters at, account, 19. 89 n .
Vanderburgh. See Vandenburg.
Vanderen, John, mill, 9. 307 -- 309, 10. 413.
Vanderhorst, Arnoldus,* presidential tour, 31. 285 n .
Vanderkemp, Rev . Francis Adrian,* welcome to America, 29. 504; Mount Vernon, 505; Lafayette, 506; Esopus, 30. 103; mangel-wurzel seed, 103.
Vanderpool, Daniel, sailmaking detail, 5. 80.
Van Deventer, Mrs . Horace, acknowledgment to, 33. 66 n .
Van Drill, William, pilot, 16. 402.
Van Drillon, -- ,* Cincinnati, 28. 226.
Van Duerson, William,* shipmaster, gift, 25. 104 n .
Van Dusen, Matthew, blacksmith, 32. 433 n .
Van Dyck, John, court-martial, 8. 424.
Van Dyke, -- , fugitive Pennsylvania loyalist, property, 11. 151.
Van Dyke, Capt . Abraham C., company, and defenses, 4. 536; at court of inquiry, 5. 470; service, 470 n , 18. 443 n ; court of inquiry on, 108, 109; prisoner of war, 443; marines, 444, 19. 207.
Van Dyke, Lieut. Col . Cornelius, burial returns, 12. 130 n ; on Indian affairs, letter, 16. 44, 302, 303; service, 44 n ; Fort Schuyler, militia garrison, 18. 384, 389, 19. 46, 48; officer of the day, 23. 148, 299, 328, 25. 103, 236, 26. 35, 70, 158, 209; at courts-martial, 23. 220, 24. 300, 26. 452; picket, 25. 117; autograph, 26. front .
Van Dyke, Francis,* spy, inaccuracy, 19. 20, 21, 144.
Van Dyke, Col . Henry, battle line, 19. 3.
Van Dyke, Capt. Lieut . John, leave, 16. 473; status, 20. 53.
Van Dyke, Nicholas, Congress, committees, 20. 93 n , 106 n .
Van Emburgh, Maj . John, New Jersey militia, 6. 460.
Van Eps, John B., Washingtons account, 27. 71 n .
Van Hook, Lieut. Arant, court-martial, 5. 106.
Van Horne, Mrs . -- , of New Jersey, compliments, 28. 125.
Van Horne, Gabriel P.,* Mrs. Washingtons journey, 30. 341, presidential travel, 31. 138 -- 140, 32. 87; Whiskey Insurrection, 33. 491.
Van Horne, Capt . Isaac, adjutant, 23. 135.
Van Horne, Peter, loyalist, parole, 6. 501; sent to British, 7. 37.
Van Houten, Cornelius (Robert), house, 20. 274.
Van Kleeck, John,* Hay, 21. 145.
Van Laer, Capt . William, brigade major and inspector, 17. 443; service, 443 n ; officer of the day, 19. 2, 19, 75, 99, 126, 142, 163, 190, 241, 263, 346, 499, 20. 49, 199, 270, 320, 349, 389; rank, 19. 4.
Vanmatre, Ensign Joseph (Jacob), appointment, 15. 462.
Van Meter, Capt . ( Col. )* provisions, 221, 221 n ; fort, 278, 373; Indian raid, 326 n , 346; letter to, 326 n ; militia, 362; commissary, 413, 458. 459, 521; inn, 2. 366.
Van Nest, Abraham, jr ., affair, 14. 283.
Van Nest Mill, N. J., forces at, 8. 249 n , 279.
Van Nostrand, -- , burglarized, 15. 100.
Van Rensselaer, Maj . John, bears letter, 5. 232; pass to New York City, 17. 461, 468; interview with mother, 25. 282.
Van Rensselaer, Peter, commissary, exorbitance, 15. 248.
Van Rensselaer, Philip (Peter),* military stores, repairs, returns, 4. 532, 5. 53, 10. 431, 11. 409, 16. 463, 21. 20, 22. 84; office, 5. 53 n ; Canadian expedition preparations, 13. 431; exorbitance, 15. 248; relief of Fort Schuyler, 19. 288: leather, hides, 21. 202, 468; bears letter, 24. 70.
Van Rensselaer, Gen . Robert, relief of Fort Schuyler, 19. 287, 288, 347; British raid, 20. 295.
Van Rensselaer, Solomon, cavalry appointment, 37. 102 n .
Van Schaick, Col . Goose,* condition of regiment (1776), 5. 115, 116; blankets, clothing, 7. 69, 17. 317; Ticonderoga, 7. 118; circular to, 277 n ; 1777 preparations, 362; detachments, 424; posts, 8. 35, 10. 132, 12. 193 n , 230; to Washingtons army (1778). 11. 114, 120, 124, 125, 179, 227; in plan to attack New York City, 178 n ; in plan of march, 466; regiment brigaded, 497, 12. 74, 216, 18. 190; trade with the enemy, 12. 193 n ; information, 13. 38, 38 n ; Fort Schuyler: command, 94. 97, 103, 108, 14. 415; reprieve of soldier, 13. 167; on Cherry Valley raid, letter, 306 n ; winter quarters, 346; Onondaga exploit, 14. 482, 483, 497, 15. 3, 10, 12, 20, 26, 27, 27 n , 30, 30 n , 54, 61; Hardenburghs scout, 242, 245, 455; Iroquois expedition, letter, 247, 247 n ; friendly Indians, 257; new arrangement, 455; British threat, 16. 43, 44; rations for women, 489; snowshoes, 17. 203, 316, 317, 445; excessive horses, 467; returns, 18. 15 n , 35; irregular court-martial, 89; return to main army, delay, 90, 389, 405, 407, 409, 19. 287, 288, 460; on Indian raid, letter, 18. 169; enlisted servant, 247; troops from other states, 301; fire, 374; provision shortage, distress, mutiny, 406, 415, 420, 425, 429, 19. 36, 45, 46, 48; Oneidas, 87, 385; -- arms in hands of militia, 20. 260; at court of inquiry, 359; consolidated regiment, return to Fort Schuyler, 21. 17; detachment to West Point, 234; and brigadiership, 408, 22. 275, 25. 99; movements, northward, return, 22. 125, 137, 151, 162, 198, 225, 421, 489; fatigue, 501; Yorktown campaign, 23. 20, 177, 205; leave, 24. 161, 333, 25. 133; officer of the day, 236, 270, 354, 412, 449, 477, 26. 313. See also New York regiments: First; Second.
Van Tassel, -- , of New York, fatal assault by officer, 12. 384.
Van Veghtens Bridge, N. J., post, 8. 236, 279; British movements, 246, 251, 17. 32 n ; Greenes quarters, 15. 206 n .
Van Vleck, Henry,* complaint, 16. 45.
Van Vleck, Rev . Jacob,* school, 35. 284, 320, 321, 334, 336, 466.
Van Voorhees, Capt . Peter, paymaster, 14. 367; service, 367 n ; as witness, 376.
Van Wagenen, Garret (Gerrit) H.,* transfer of prisoners of war, 22. 264; office, 264 n ; pass, 25. 185 n , 202.
Van Wagenen, Huybert, pass, 25. 185 n , 202.
Van Wart, Isaac, André capture, reward, 20. 92, 93 n , 133, 378.
Van Winkle, John, 18. 144.
Van Wyke, Capt. Abraham, company, 5. 99, 141, 230.
Vardill, John,* Custis, 3. 168 n .
Varick, Capt . ( Lieut. Col. ) Richard,* transcripts, general orders, 1. xxxviii, xlvi, 3. 306 n ; indorsements 469 n , 13. 432 n , company, 5. 42, 101; service, 42 n ; on naval supplies, 385; supplies for Northern army, 409; resignation, 6. 83; Schuylers secretary, 216; drafts written by, 10. 468 n , 24. 126 n ; deputy commissary general of musters, to headquarters, 14. 121; Sewall case 16. 120; Arnolds aide, and the treason, court of inquiry, 20. 89, 93 n , 225, 228 -- 230; recording secretary, appointment, duties, work, pay, funds, letters, 21. 412 n , 22. 112 -- 115, 410, 411, 23. 345, 417, 418, 432, 467, 500, 501, 24. 27, 40, 126, 126 n , 301, 25. 145, 235, 285 n , 26. 59, 95, 162, 470, 471, 471 n , 27. 127 n , 174, 289, 290, 342; invoice of headquarters baggage, 23. 34 n ; bears letter, 25. 372; lost papers, recovery, letter, 27. 228 n ; character of transcripts, 289 n ; teeth, 342; illness, 28. 281.
Varick Transcripts, material from, 7. 200 n .
Varner, Capt.-Lieut . Robert, rank, 14. 239, 264; cashiered, 239 n .
Varnum, Col. ( Gen .) James Mitchell,* regiment, brigaded, 3. 355, 379, 4. 275, 512, 536, 5. 422, 503; at courts-martial, 3. 418, 4. 13; new establishment of regiment, s conduct, 454 n ; in plan of march, 465; Rhode Island command, march route, 484 n , 12. 195, 196, 204, 211, 277; brigade pay, 22; orders, 47; Monmouth campaign, 74, 91, 106, 120; clothing, 13. 32; mutiny, 14. 111 -- 113, 259, 260; Congress, committees, 20. 505 n , 21. 403 n , 22. 61 n , 448 n , 477 n , 23. 229 n , 299 n , 308 n ; militia rank, 24. 415 n ; Masonic oration on Washington, 26. 202, 203; Cincinnati, 27. 366; Ohio Company, 29. 412. See also Ninth Infantry; Rhode Island brigade.
Varnum, Joseph Bradley, reply to presidents address, 37. 72.
Vass, Ephraim, fort, surprised, rebuilding, 1. 478, 479, 490, 491, 494, 496, 501, 2. 16, 102, 103, 108; garrison, 42 n , 49, 65, 104, 108, 116, 117, 127; Washingtons adventure, 29. 47.
Vassall, John (William), spurious letters, 8. 387 n , 35. 365 n .
Vaudreuil, Louis Philippe de Rigaud, marquis de,* expected, at Boston, 24. 336, 414, 459, 463 473; proposed Penobscot expedition, 497 -- 502, 25. 6; express, expense, 24. 500, 25. 1, 3 -- 5, 9, 10, 271, 275, 276, 320; cipher, 1; question of employment, 16; fleet at Boston and Portsmouth, 30, 275; lack of pursuit, 61; possible visit to headquarters, 68; and mercenaries to Halifax, 115, 116; movements of British fleet, protection, 125, 129 n , 140 n , 144, 167, 186, 186 n , 198, 202, 214, 296 -- 298, 308 n , 317 n , 330 n , 356, 371, 382, 388; deserters to American army, 165, 166; Washingtons regret at not meeting, 333 n ; Washingtons farewell, 404; campaign of 1783, 423; departure of fleet, 433, 26. 7.
Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, Pierre François de Rigaud, marquis de, on Forbes expedition, letter, 2. 311 n ; Indians, 314 n .
Vaughan, Benjamin,* fathers gift, 28. 63.
Vaughan, Charles,* gift to, 28. 316, 327.
Vaughan, John, of Massachusetts, court-martial, 26. 424.
Vaughan, Gen . ( Sir ) John, New Jersey campaign, 6. 354, 357, 377; Hudson River expedition, 9. 482, 482 n ; to South, 15. 11.
Vaughan, John,* son of Samuel, gift, 29. 468; to forward letters, 30. 243 n ; Santo Domingo, 31. 453.
Vaughan, Maj . Joseph, appointment, 7. 244 n.
Vaughan, Samuel,* Mount Vernon improvements, mantel, 27. 298, 390, 425. 28. 63; son with Morris, 9, 7. 430; rum, 28. 316, 327; Mirabeaus Cincinnati pamphlet, 326; at Mount Vernon, 29. 6; further gifts, 70; plan of Mount Vernon, 313; Washington on relations, 314, 50. 237; office for son, 240, 242, 243; Rumsey, 31. 345.
Vaughan, Samuel, jr .,* office seeker, 30. 240, 242, 243.
Vaughn, John. See Vaughan.
Vault at Mount Vernon, will on, 37. 293.
Vause. See Vass.
Vaux, Noël de Jourda, comte de, British expedition, 16. 369.
Veal, Jonathan, memorial, 16. 361 n , 362.
Veary, William, bears letter, 9. 140.
Veatch, Hezekiah, Maryland surveyor, 33. 291; Washingtons agent, 35. 275 n , 36. 126, 127, 179, 180, 37. 106, 234, 253, 337.
Veazy, Capt . Edward, independent company, Philadelphia campaign, 6. 308 n , 9. 140 n .
Vegetables, seed order, 2. 436; frontier planting, 3. 258, 272; army need, supply, in ration, 5. 320, 8. 107, 350, 441, 9. 20, 10. 394, 23. 402; salad greens, 8. 210, 12. 54; regimental gardens, 26. 257, 258; peace establishment ration, 385; Jerusalem artichokes, 29. 106, 155, 182, 183, 215, 241, 337; Mount Vernon culture, 37. 463. See also Horticulture; vegetables by name, especially Beans; Beets; Carrots; Peas; Potatoes; Turnips.
Velistre, -- , captured French officer, examination, 2. 59 n , 60, 67, 70.
Velvet, orders, breeches, 2. 352.
Venable, Abraham Bedford, Henry and Washington, 33. 477.
Venango, Pa., Washington at, 1. 25, 28, 31; location, 25 n ; capture, 2. 403 n ; post, 14. 278, 481.
Vengeance , privateer, 14. 49, 16. 171 n.
Venie, -- de,* Cincinnati, 27. 500 n .
Ventilation of army huts, 11. 387, 404, 425, 463.
Vergennés, Charles Gravier, comte de,* Beaumarchais, 8. 148 n , peace suggestions (1779), 14. 473 n ; letters to, 15. 56 n , 18. 211 n ; Adams correspondence on paper money, 21. 13, 13 n ; Asgill affair, 25. 295 n , 297 n , 359, 360, 389, 26. 29; on dauphin celebration, letter, 46; Washington and introduction, 28. 139.
Vermanet. See Vermonet.
Verme, Conte dal, travel, introductions, 27. 79, 165; money for Washington, 154.
Vermilion for Indians, 2. 243.
Vermonet, Capt . Jean Artur de, offers services, 5. 164; Northern army, 505; federal district work, 33. 323.
Vermont, Allen and Warner, 4. 46 n ; prejudice against Schuyler, 5. 66 n ; exposed frontier, 252 n ; militia Burgoyne campaign, 9. 76 n , 77; New York controversy over loyalists, 12. 194, 195, 197, 212, 240; Indian alarm, 262; Bedels militia regiment, claim, 13. 287, 320, 326 n , 375; proposed New York action against, comment, 15. 275, 276; militia in Mohawk Valley operations, 19. 49; British intrigue, coercion, 161, 20. 304 -- 306, 22. 81, 82 n , 346, 354, 355, 23. 421, 24. 337 -- 339, 341, 25. 216, 350, 351 n , 352, 398 -- 400, 26. 119 -- 124; flour supply, 20. 48; east-side towns on defense, 21. 11, 12; rival claims, 22. 193; militia for frontier defense, 264; irregular Canadian cartel, 346; refuge for deserters, 354, 26. 123; extension of claim, warning, 23. 4, 196, 361, 388, 421, 432, 468, 472, 487, 26. 119 -- 124; before Congress 23. 488, 24. 39, 450; conduct and possible Canadian expedition, 108, 198, 211; conditions and attitude (1782), 449; attempted arrests, Knowlton, 25. 394, 407, 408, 458, 26. 53, 96, 144, 145, 192, 207, 218 n ; army and land grants, 122; admission, appointments, 29. 192, 31. 212, 228, 242, 35. 239; excise officers. salary, 31. 233 -- 235; eleventh amendment, 34. 81. See also New England.
Vermont, governor of. See Chittenden, Thomas.
Vermont Historical Society, Collections , 26. 119 n .
Vermont Legislature, address on retirement, 35. 333.
Verner, Capt.-Lieut . James, court of inquiry, 16. 208, 209; court-martial, cashiered, 387.
Verneuil.* See Laurent de Verneuil.
Vernon, -- , British prisoners of war commissary, conduct, 22. 279.
Vernon, -- , travel, introduction, 27. 181.
Vernon, Lieut. Job, paymaster, 13. 171; service, 171 n .
Vernon, William,* navy board, powder, 17. 14; cannon, 22. 219.
Verplancks Point, N. Y., British capture and fortifying (1779), 15. 227, 228, 234, 234 n , 243, 247, 260, 261, 280, 291, 300, 304, 313, 318, 348, 355, 369, 391, 402; frustrated operations against, 397, 398, 427 -- 430, 432 -- 435, 438, 439, 448, 453, 470, 477, 16. 16, 31, 37; force, need of information, 15. 453, 478, 479, 489; further attack opposed, 490 n ; plan against pickets, 16. 144; womens intercourse with garrison, 128; possible British abandonment, works contracted, 241 n , 313 -- 315, 319, 327, 334, 335, 367, 415; reconnoiter 356; Clintons inspection, 467; relief of garrison, 475, 476; British evacuation, American reoccupation, 17. 1 -- 3, 5 -- 7, 11 -- 13, 15, 19, 22, 27 -- 29, 36, 107; conditions of holding, 18. 132, 19. 40, 41, 67, 20. 107, 196; garrison, convalescents, 300, 310, 322, 21. 12, 281, 24. 169, 339, 466, 25. 43, 294, 295, 326, 396; headquarters, orders and letters from, 19. 335, 25. 97 -- 303, 37. 558; oven, 20. 169; army camp in field, laying out, 25. 69, 121; river movement to, 93 -- 97; repair of works, 375, 379, 411. See also Camp, in field; Kings Ferry. See also Tares.
Verrier, Lieut . James, court-martial, 12. 415; service, 415 n .
Versailles, seeds of American trees, 28. 209.
Verstille, Ensign William, hears letter, 7. 369.
Vestalls Gap, Va., 1. 238.
Vestries, Virginia, 3. 81; Washington on vestrymen, 112; his resignation, 27. 341; from relief under state government, 341.
Vests, army, on hand, 18. 59 n .
Vetbryker Mill, N. J., 8. 251.
Vetch, seed, importation, 29. 414, 34. 339, 35. 9, 10, 28, 29, 33, 63; failure, 34. 324, 35. 291, 501; culture, in rotation cropping, 34. 445, 446, 35. 121, 206. See also Tares.
Veto, possible, on congressional salaries, 30. 280; apportionment bill, 32. 16, 17; Washingtons attitude, 33. 96; military bill, 35. 405.
Vianges et dEquilly, Col . Charles Laure de MacMahon, marquis de, bears letter, 26. 117; Lauzuns aide, 117 n .
Viar, Joseph Ignácio de, Spanish commissioner, 31. 66; Creeks, 32. 200 n .
Vicars, Thor, cook, 31. 44 n , 250.
Vice presidency, Washington on presidential relations, 30. 120. See also Adams, John.
Vickars, Dr . Samuel, appointment, 23. 176; service, 176 n .
Victor, Lieut . -- , Canadian refugee, rations, 26. 147.
Vienna, Md., magazine, 23. 142 n .
Vienne, Marquis de,* leave to France, 12. 515, 13. 91 n , 92; certificate, 12. 515 n .
Vigilance, general orders on, 3. 315. See also Guards.
Vigilant , H. M. S., 18. 165.
Vigo, Joseph Maria Francisco, Indian agent, 31. 184.
Vigournere du Plessis. See Du Plessis.
Ville de Paris , French flagship, 21. 7 n , 23. 122 n , 126.
Villebresme, Thomas Jacques de Goislard, chevalier de,* duties, 23. 145; service, 145 n .
Villebrune. See Villebresme.
Villefranche, Maj . ( Lieut. Col .) Jean Louis Ambroise de Genton, chevalier de,* at court-martial, 16. 56; West Point works, 19. 331, 332, 24. 133, 247, 250, 478, s approval, 42, 26. 94, 167. 198; service, 24. 247 n ; dauphin celebration, 308; surveying instruments, 324; blowers, 25. 52, 53, 64; West Point or field service, 74; certificate, 393 n , 27. 159; Steubens frontier mission, 63 n , 71; bears letter, 122; commended, 233.
Vimeur, Donatien Marie Joseph de. See Rochambeau.
Vimeur, Jean Baptiste Donatien de. See Rochambeau.
Vincennes, Ind., Clarks capture, 15. 401; confirmation of lands, 30. 431, 33. 364; petition, 330.
Vincent, Capt . -- de, St. Francis Indians, at camp, 27. 105; claim, 106.
Vincent, Ensign Elijah, parole, 18. 104.
Vincent, Lewis, Dartmouth education, 22. 192; bears letter, and service, 192, 193.
Vinegar, ration, lack, supply, 8. 142, 9. 19, 32, 10. 194, 394, 22. 246, 24. 286, 398, 25. 124, 315, 26. 247; peace establishment ration, 385.
Vineyards. See Grapes.
Vining, John, and appointments, 51. 371, 372.
Violet, -- , land patent near Mount Vernon, 28. 76; overseer, 35. 185, 203.
Violett, Atwood, acknowledgment to, 32. 194 n .
Violin, order, strings, 2. 463.
Vioménil, Antoine Charles du Houx, baron de,* on death of Ternay, 21. 8; service, 8 n ; Virginia expedition, 279 n , 332, 347, 396 -- 398; Washington on services and relations, farewell, 348, 23. 245, 446, 25. 405, 425, 27. 4; bears letter, 22. 381; aides, 403 n , 25. 250; countersigns and parole honoring, 23. 37, 152, 177, 25. 24, 285; guard for bakery, 23. 67; Yorktown march and siege, capture of redoubt, 100, 113, 158, 223, 227 -- 229; departure with army, letter, 25. 425 n ; Gouvion, 26. 251 n ; Cincinnati, 27. 404 n ; Chateaufort, 28. 252 n ; escapes capture, 37. 558.
Vioménil, Charles Joseph Hyacinthe du Houx, comte de,* appreciation, 23. 245, 25. 397 n .
Virginia, taverns, 1. 6 n , 12 n , 127, 187, 187 n , 2. 366, 30. 177 n , 37. 422, 569 n ; ferries, 1. 6 n , 13, 128 n , 214, 478, 2. 304 n , 23. 167 n , 29. 450 n , 30. 158, 159, 257, 31. 134 n , 292, 33. 510; colonial district adjutancy, 1. 20 n , 22 n , 99, 153 n , 158, 159, 37. 477; population (1756), 1. 336 n ; colonial paper money, exchange, 2. 238, 3. 43, 114; colonial Fort Pitt, transallegheny transportation, 2. 310, 312 -- 314, 37. 487; colonial Cherokee war, 2. 361; colonial taxables. 390, 3. 236; Pontiac Conspiracy, 2. 402 -- 404, 403 n ; Proclamation of 1763, 469 n ; boundaries, Pennsylvania settlement, 471, 3. 87 n , 215 n , 14. 262, 281, 22. 196, 23. 449, 24. 68, 32. 214, 37. 555; nonimportation, committees of safety, 2. 512, 3. 16, 17, 21, 248, 248 n -- 250 n ; effect of Walpole Grant, 9, 10, 26, 27; flood (1771), 60; Dunmore as governor, 87 n , 88 n ; and Quebec Act, 88 n ; independent companies (1774 -- 75), 247 n -- 249 n , 265, 266, 276, 288, 298; Dunmore on conditions (1774), 248 n -- 250 n ; riflemen, 300, 424 n , 507 n , 5. 202 n ; movement against Dunmore, 4. 161, 167, 172, 185, 186, 200, 201, 210, 212, 297; proposed test act, 201; Indian peace (1775), 201; command in, 381; possible British designs, preparations (1776), 446 n ; (1777); Howes movements, 8. 147, 9. 271, 301; (1780), 17. 246, 317; Lee on indecision, 4. 451 n ; and independence, 455, 455 n , 483 n ; Dunmore joins Howe, 5. 446, 455, 460; New York campaign troops, 6. 7 n , 24, 33; river obstructions, 166; line quota (1776), officers, 167; (1777), 7. 43 n ; (1779 -- 80), nonstate corps, 17. 75, 229, 262, 318, 321, 18. 19. 75, 82, 20. 280; wartime Indian relations, Cherokee war, 6. 168, 435; New Jersey campaign troops, 245 n , 272, 294, 346, 420, 422, 432, 449, 450, 7. 6, 29; military provisions, 6. 389, 10. 480, 484, 11. 55, 278, 18. 54, 438; light horse, dragoons, equipments, horses, state corps, 6. 403, 456, 7. 51, 103, 10. 230, 11. 22, 28, 37, 168, 213, 322, 338, 392 -- 394, 25. 469; recruiting, conditions, term, draft, bounty, reenlistments, destination (1776), 6. 403, 491; (1777), 7. 200, 201, 219, s Guard, 11. 98; transportation appeal, 154, 155; delegates and half-pay, 307 n ; and New England, 492 n ; unprofitable estates, 12. 267, 269; Nelsons corps dropped, 341; wheat scarcity, 13. 176; loyalist affairs, confiscations, 410, 19. 130, 20. 318, 27. 415, 416, 423, 424, 28. 82, 448, 31. 226, 416, 34. 62; land claims, land office and line officers, 13. 463, 17. 22, 23; neglect of Congress, 13. 467; war accounts, 14. 73, 27. 449, 31. 94, 95; gratuity to troops, 14. 169, 197, 16. 132; lack of frontier protection, 14. 453; minutemen, 15. 7; British Chesapeak Bay raid (1779), 89 -- 91, 118, 144. 146 -- 152, 159, 160, 177, 215, 219, 224 n , 262, 292, 369; irregulars at Fore Pitt, 302, 347; militia footing, 16. 494; provision for officers, 340; powder loan, 17. 137 n ; specific supplies, 18. 156 n , 20. 450, 451 n , 465; financial plan, 19. 334; association, 334; prisoners of war credited to, 500, 501; Henry Hamilton, 20. 136, 144, 148, 185, 193, 325, 471; necessary war measures, 246; Fairfax estate, 318; plans against Detroit, 21. 23 -- 26, 33 -- 35, 373, 376, 378; state regiments and rank, 25, 85; western claims, cessions, reservations and land rights, 182, 198, 227, 248, 261, 374, 27. 163, 410, 36. 378 n ; support of Southern campaign, 21. 256, 305. 310, 471, 23. 272, 310, 447; imported arms and clothing, 21. 305; pension for Washingtons mother, 341, 26. 43; wartime taxes, inequality, 21. 341, 22. 283; maladministration, 283; supplies for Yorktown campaign, 23. 56, 76; militia and campaign, 126, 127, 130, 147, 171, 173, 177, 199, 200, 204, 216, 246; buys captured British vessels, 250 n ; militia escort of prisoners, 324 -- 326; military magazine, 332 -- 334; requisitions, and conditions, 486, 24. 52, 437; exchange of cannons, 52, 112 n , 222; militia guard of French stores, 223, 226, 381, 436; hospital, 297; French departure, defenses, 411; continental impost, 26. 18, 184, 491 n , 28. 443; British picaroons, 26. 44; Ohio River improvement, 64; wine duty, 27. 5; Cincinnati, 207 n , 29. 134, 328; Lafayette bust, 27. 319; vestry poor relief, 341; Dismal Swamp Canal, 378 -- 381, 28. 68, 72, 78, 176, 279, 302, 312, 333, 337; relief of Paine, 27. 420 -- 423, 421 n ; western routes, advantages, development, 472 -- 480, 483, 484, 28. 50, 51, 119, 205, 312, 334, 337, 392, 393, 29. 332, 348, 515, 30. 200; inland navigation companies, 27. 480 n ; British debts, 28. 10, 29. 312, 324, 334; theological seminary, 28. 32; travel conditions, 116, 35. 402; postbellum paper money, 28. 230, 232, 336, 517, 29. 50, 129, 205; religious assessment, 28. 285; road improvement, financing, 334, 335; new code, 335; ports and assizes, 336; commercial power to Congress, 336; agricultural system and conditions, 511, 29. 298, 299, 30. 133, 35. 326; calling of Federal Convention, 29. 51, 52; tax in kind, 68, 115, 312, 324; conduct of legislature, 71, 73, 75, 122, 129; delegates to Federal Convention, Washington, 71 -- 73, 76, 115, 119, 120, 122, 151, 171 -- 173, 177, 180, 187, 188, 191, 193, 194, 197, 198, 208, 209, 211, 213, 229, 30. 42, 297, 298; military certificates and warrants, depreciation, payment of taxes, 29. 82, 129, 460, 468 -- 470; Mississippi River navigation, 113 n , 122, 250; trade regulations, 191, 477; preconvention s maps, 283; taxation data, land and slave, 345, 32. 250; military land bounty and Indian rights, 31. 463; political temper (1792), 32. 142; militia in Whiskey Insurrection, 33. 508, 34. 2, 32; federal officers from, 34. 167, 169; land values, 35. 328, 329; gradual abolition, 328; French crisis, 36. 273, 275, 420; provisional army officers from, 334, 359, 492, 512, 513, 37. 168, 204 -- 206, 221 -- 229, 235, 238, 272, 274, 306, 316, 319 n , 332; quota for provisional army, 36. 492; militia address on crisis, 517; federal and state officers, 37. 197; federal election (1799), 199 -- 201, 212, 249; provisional army recruiting, 181, 182, 190, 242, 246, 373, 379. See also next titles; Convention troops; James River; Kentucky; Potomac River; South.
Virginia , H. M. S., 19. 180 n .
Virginia, governor of. See Botetourt, Norborne; Brooke, Robert; Dinwiddie, Robert; Dunmore, John; Fauquier, Francis; Harrison, Benjamin; Henry, Patrick; Jefferson, Thomas; Lee, Henry; Nelson, Thomas [1]; Randolph, Beverley; Randolph, Edmund; Wood, James.
Virginia. lieutenant governor of. See Jamison, David.
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, 37. 88 n .
Virginia Assembly, colonial, and governor, land-patent fee, 1. 42 n , 94 n ; Journal , 94 n ; thanks to Virginia Regiment, 103, 104; Braddock expedition bounty, 160 n , 397; military committee, 168, 377; chain of forts, 301 n , 332; war attitude, 326 n , 327 n ; Fort Loudoun, 379 n ; draft, 417 n , 418, 2. 8, 9; Royal Regiment, 1. 418 n , 466 n ; conduct of regimental officers, 467, 531 -- 535; frontier needs, 499; military policy, bill (1757), 2. 36, 55; frontier distress, 151, 154, 155; war measures (1758), 167 n , 180, 181, 183 n ; proposed withdrawal from Forbes expedition, 283 n ; thanks to Washington, 318 n ; royal assent to private ball, 355, 357; bill for Strasburg, 373; English paper-money protest, 399, 403; Stamp Act, 424; Washingtons attendance, 444 n , 3. 16, 114, 180, 215, 37. 502; nonimportation, 2. 500 n , 503, 504 n ; bishopric, 3. 80; Potomac improvement, 81; lighthouse, 81; vestries, 81; session of May 1774, Boston Port Bill, dissolution, 215 n , 223; unofficial measures, 216 n , 217 n . See also Elections; Funds; Military law; Virginia Convention; Virginia General Assembly; Virginia Regiment (reorganization).
Virginia Board of War,* duties, 16. 212; clothing, 494, 23. 121, 122; militia, 16. 494; gift to Washington, 17. 80.
Virginia Brigade, colonial, 2. 167 n .
Virginia brigades, Revolutionary, first forming, 6. 171; absent officers (1777), 7. 323, 365, 16. 355, 379; regimental establishment, strength, reorganization, 8. 79 n , 9. 481, 13. 46, 26. 206, 27. 419; commanders rank controversy, 8. 239, 9. 11, 10. 185, 208, 211, 246, 449, 490 n , 11. 1, 19, 21, 88, 173, 233, 239, 14. 139; militia in Philadelphia campaign, 9. 353; time-expired men, 10. 315, 11. 182, 17. 309; resignations, 11. 122, 180, 285, 439; ranking officers, 12. 362, 363; uniform, 13. facing 82, revolt, 7, 3. 258, 292, 295, 310, 367, 436, 442 -- 444, 492, 24. 1, 28; Fort Pitt, 28; to remain in South, 25. 162; 1783 preparations, to return North, 26. 85, 98, 100; accounts, 27. 449. See also Muhlenberg, Peter; Scott, Charles; Stephen, Adam; Virginia (especially "recruiting"); Weedon, George; Woodford, William; regiments by name.
Virginia Calendar of State Papers , 3. 16 n .
Virginia campaign of 1780 -- 81, British invasion, Leslie, Phillips, 20. 16, 29, 31, 147, 190, 203, 230, 230 n , 277, 290, 291, 298, 308, 317, 325, 346, 347; Arnolds operations. 21. 48, 51, 52, 134, 138, 152, 161, 191, 197, 37. 552; Leslies troops, leave, 21. 51 n , 78, 153, 162, 191; British post, 191, 194; Phillipss expedition, Lafayettes counter, militia, 313, 338, 340, 350, 385, 387, 411, 413, 414, 417, 418, 421, 428, 435, 444, 455 -- 457, 469, 473, 22. 91, 93; Steuben, 19, 353, 368, 23. 190; British reenforcement, Phillipss death, Robertson, 138, 140, 142, 144, 145, 147, 156; Cornwallis and slaves, 31. 170, 441. See also Chesapeake Bay; Cornwallis; Destouches; Lafayette; Yorktown.
Virginia Convention, of 1774, call, 3. 217 n , 224; Continental Congress, 235; proceedings, 236; of 1775 -- 76, proceedings, 276, 276 n , 277 n , 279; military action and supplies, 4. 26, 5. 93; independence and confederation, 91; framing constitution, 92; loyalists, 93; Fairfax County delegate, 37. 511.
Virginia Council,* Fort Cumberland, 1. 507 n ; Fort Necessity land grants, 3. 158.
Virginia Dragoons. See Bland, Theodorick.
Virginia Eighth Regiment, officers, 6. 480 n , 7. 393 n , 8. 23 n , 71 n , 9. 31 n , 285, 11. 225 n , 15. 107 n , 404 n , 462, 16. 19 n , 183 n , 211 n , 229 n , 263 n , 306, 18. 80 n , 19. 199, 20. 291 n ; promotions, 7. 313; officers and soldiers court-martialed, 8. 23, 211, 9. 30, 31, 438, 476 n , 10. 359, 15. 404; brigaded, 8. 41, 100, 15. 46; staff officers, 8. 186, 13. 460; in Clove, 15. 265. See also Bowman, Abraham; Wood, James.
Virginia Eleventh Regiment. officers, 6. 319 n , 9. 302, 10. 163 n , 498 n , 11. 48 n , 162 n , 431 n , 432 n , 439 n , 442 n , 488 n , 12. 191 n , 362 n , 14. 358, 393 n , 431, 15. 100 n , 107 n , 19. 198 n , 201, 20. 202 n , 292 n ; forwarding detachments, 7. 453; soldiers and officers court-martialed, 8. 24, 9. 30, 191, 11. 48 n , 432, 442; brigaded, 8. 40, 41, 100, 15. 46; officers to recruit, 12. 139; old Fifteenth, 290 n ; new arrangement, 14. 393; united with Fifth, 15. 46; in Clove, 265; staff, 492 n . See also Buford, Abraham; Morgan, Daniel.
Virginia Fifteenth (Eleventh) Regiment, brigaded, 8. 40, 41, 100; soldiers and officers court-martialed, 209, 341, 9. 29, 404, 439, 11. 431, 488, 12. 23, 191; officers, 11. 162 n , 174 n , 208 n , 431 n , 432 n , 463 n , 481 n , 12. 23 n , 290, 362 n , 19. 199 n , 24. 301 n ; officers to recruit, 12. 139; paymaster, 290. See also Mason, David.
Virginia Fifth Regiment, officers, 6. 490 n , 7. 443 n , 475 n , 8. 402 n , 9. 191 n , 304 n , 10. 493 n , 514 n , 11. 163 n , 430 n , 12. 8 n , 172 n , 364 n , 384, 14. 140 n , 345 n , 15.
Virginia First Regiment, officers, 6. 135 n , 469 4, 7. 15 n , 9. 101 n , 120 n , 395 n , 433 n , 10. 276 n , 314 n , 11. 225 n , 12. 80 n , 145 n , 332 n , 362 n , 13. 78 n , 204 n , 328 n , 439 n , 460 4, 14. 167 n , 15. 46 n , 359 n , 17. 143 n , 19. 198 n , 200 n , 201 n ; promotions, 7. 312; absent officers, 365; clothing, 366; rank controversy, 391; brigaded, 8. 100, 15. 46; soldiers and officers court-martialed, 8. 400, 425, 9. 120, 403, 10. 276, 15. 207; command, 9. 166; deserters, recruiting, sick, 10. 255, 12. 80; arrangement, 79; reenlistments, 14. 72 4; united with Tenth, 15. 46; in Clove, 265; staff officers, 492 n , 16. 489 n . See also Davies, William; Hendricks, James; Parker, Richard.
Virginia First State Regiment, officers, 10. 255 n , 12. 370 n , 375 n , 15. 46 n , 359 n , 16. 84; officers court-martialed, 12. 375, 15. 206; Fort Pitt, 37; brigaded, 46; new arrangement, 107, 244; in Clove, 265; rank of officers, 16. 168; right to furlough, 17. 243, 248. See also Virginia State Regiment.
Virginia Fourteenth Regiment, brigaded, 8. 100; officers and soldiers court-martialed, 404, 9. 101, 10. 314, 11. 86, 14. 102; officers, 9. 101 n , 11. 86 n , 174 n , 12. 236 n , 332 n ; assignment to, 92. See also Davies, William; Lewis, Charles.
Virginia Fourth Regiment, officers, 7. 6 n , 8. 280 n , 431 n , 9. 31 n , 285 n , 359 n , 439 n , 10. 314 n , 11. 180 n , 225 n , 13. 154 n , 460 4, 15. 66 n , 336 n , 462, 474 n , 16. 157 n , 182 4, 183 n , 354 4, 355 n , 379, 17. 212 4, 19. 200 n , 201 4; absent officers, 7. 365; clothing, 366 n ; rank controversy, 391; officers and soldiers court-martialed, 8. 113, 211, 9. 31, 359, 10. 63 n , 17. 143; brigaded, 8. 41, 100, 15. 46; united with Third, 46; in Clove, 265. See also Lawson, Robert; Neville, John.
Virginia Gazette , of Williamsburg, 1. 471 4, 3. 119 4; advertisement, 37. 490 n .
Virginia Gazette ( Journal ) and Alexandria Advertiser , 28. 33 n , 30. 365 n ; advertisement, 31. 19 n .
Virginia Gazette and General Advertiser , of Richmond, advertisement, 36. 35 n .
Virginia Gazette, or the American Advertiser , of Richmond, 28. 120 n ; to Mount Vernon, 29. 113 n .
Virginia General Assembly,* state, army needs, 11. 278; horses for Washington, 13. 422, 463, 14. 246; appreciation of currency, 17. 415; advice to relatives as members, 21. 318, 29. 313, 324; on Lafayettes services, citizenship, 23. 431, 28. 81; Yorktown addresses, 23. 435, 484, 485; British reconciliation offer, 24. 346 4, 358; peace address, 27. 419, 445, 495; statue of Washington, 445 n ; Potomac River improvement, 28. 11, 14, 24, 31, 32, 34, 29. 53, 129, 324, 335, 34. 55, 66, 381, 37. 330, 449; important matters before, 28. 328; journals, 329; presidential addresses, 31. 39 n , 35. 349, 350 4; Mount Vernon ferry, 31. 134 n ; use of Washingtons gift stock, 34. 147 -- 151; and his administration, 354; and Adamss administration, 37. 76, 87 -- 90, 109, 129. See also Virginia Assembly.
Virginia Historical Magazine , material from, 7. 154 n .
Virginia Historical Register , 1. 302 n ; material from, 7. 481 n .
Virginia Historical Society, material from, 1. 33.
Virginia House of Burgesses. See Virginia Assembly.
Virginia House of Delegates, See Virginia General Assembly.
Virginia Journal . See Virginia Gazette ( Journal ).
Virginia Magazine of History and Biography , material from, 30. 228 n .
Virginia Ninth Regiment, promotions, 7. 313; rank controversy, 320; absent officers. 365; clothing, 366 n ; brigaded, 8. 100; soldiers and officer court-martialed, 201, 209.
Virginia Regiment in French war, Washington on proposed new advance (1754), 1. 89 -- 96, 102; reorganizations, plans, size, 102 n , 160 n , 167, 167 n , 310, 312, 315, 330, 332, 335, 344, 387, 469, 470, 480, 504; without field officers, Washingtons resignation (1754), 102 n , 104 -- 107; in Braddocks defeat, premium, 149, 151, 160 n , 237, 397; Washington on return to command (1755), former services and treatment, 156. 159 -- 164; commission and instructions to Washington (1755), 161 n ; headquarters. 167 n , 508 n , 513, 514, 523, 2. 42 n ; Washingtons movements (1755), 1. 167 n , 171, 174, 175, 182, 184, 185, 187, 188, 190, 193, 200, 208, 215, 216, 221, 223, 227, 234. 235, 240, 248, 249, 251, 256; (1756), 285, 290, 291, 293 -- 295, 297 n , 298 -- 300, 310, 357, 378, 392, 395, 400, 425, 446, 462, 466, 467, 473, 476 -- 479, 481, 482, 492, 499, 507, 509, 523; (1757), 2. 1, 4, 20, 21, 24, 30, 35, 136 -- 138, 142, 159, 159 n ; (1758), 162, 164, 167 n , 168, 170, 203, 205, 210, 213, 225, 227, 248 n , 249, 280 n , 290, 299, 301, 306, 308, 312, 316, 317; Washingtons assumption of command, 1, 175; popular refusal to assist, 201; companies from other colonies, their status, 222 n , 236, 288; right to appoint commander, 241; choice of offensive or defensive operations, 286, 287, 292, 345, 356, 383, 389, 423, 429, 474, 484, 491, 496, 502, 2. 5, 9 -- 12, 22, 31, 135, 142, 145, 151, 154, 313; Washingtons threat of resignation (1756), 1. 310; Washington on his conduct, position, and embarrassments, 344, 434, 469, 471 n , 474, 480, 508, 509, 525, 528, 531 -- 533, 2. 1, 6, 17, 22, 34, 35 n , 53, 81 n , 122, 123, 128, 131 -- 134, 141, 155 n , 201;inconveniences of dispersion, 1. 356; authority over, 390, 2. 50, 81 n ; mobile force, 1. 391; regular pension for disability, 431, 2. 14; lack of proper establishment, 1. 432 -- 434, 2. 18, 25 -- 27; women, 1. 440, 2. 62, 111, 143; proclaiming declaration of war, 1. 446, 463, 464; proposed detachments, location (November 1756), 490; replacement of irregulars by, 495, 502; services, 2. 11, 20, 25; troops for South Carolina, return, 21, 27, 36, 48, 56, 61, 175, 188, 192; legislation (1757), 35 n , 42 n , 55, 61; (1758), 283 n ; strength, distribution (1757), 61, 65, 115, 117, 121, 127, 131, 143; false alarm (1757), preparations, 62 -- 78, 80 -- 82, 86, 88, 96, 98, 99, 101; Washington and leaves of absence, 81 n , 94, 142 n , 151, 153, 159 n , 163; Washingtons resignation, address of officers, 167, 316 n , 29. 48; thanks of Assembly to him, 2. 318 n ; later enlistments and land-grant claims, 531; land grants under Proclamation of 1763, 3. 157, 158; Washingtons narrative, 29. 46 -- 48; iron order, 37. 480. See also next title; Commissary; Crimes; Forbes expedition; Fort Necessity; other "Fort" titles; Forts, frontier; Funds; Guards; Indians; Intelligence; Light horse; Military law; Militia; Officers; Orders; Quarters; Recruiting; Returns; Staff.
Virginia Regiment, Second, raising, 2. 167 n ; transfer of old officers to, 184, 196; light horse, 204; pay, term, 206, 218; march to Fort Cumberland, 211, 222, 227, 230, 233; clothes, 214; arms, 221, 222; detachments at posts, 228; returns, 247, 315; condition, 270, 271. See also Byrd, William; Forbes expedition.
Virginia Second Regiment, officers, 7. 66 n , 9. 285 n , 10. 94 n , 273 n , 11. 162 n , 432 n , 12. 139 n , 13. 154 n , 305 n , 485 n , 14. 98, 119, 133 n , 167 n , 15. 100 n , 182 n , 315 n , 462, 463 n , 474 n , 16. 129, 157 n , 183 n , 211 n , 392 n , 17. 212 n , 19. 200 n , 201 n ; promotions, 7. 312; forwarding detachments, 453; brigaded, 8. 100, 12. 279, 15. 46; soldiers court-martialed, 8. 153, 11. 266, 12. 254, 15. 70; in Clove, 265. See also Febiger, Christian; Spotswood, Alexander.
Virginia Second State Regiment, officers, 10. 255 n , 15, 244 n , 359, 359 n ; in plan of March, 11. 466; brigaded, 497, 12. 74, 15. 46; soldier and officer court-martialed, 15. 70, 16. 150; in Clove, 15. 265; command, 16. 84; ranking officers, 168; right to furlough, 17. 243, 248; to South, 19. 373, 381. See also Brent, William; Virginia State Regiment.
Virginia Seventh Regiment, promotions, 7. 312; officers, 325 n , 11. 430, 431 n , 472 n , 12. 139 n , 172 n , 191 n , 362 n , 13. 439 n , 485, 14. 99 n , 15. 107 n , 462, 463 n , 16. 183 n , 19. 199; brigaded, 8. 40, 41, 100, 15. 46; soldiers and officers court-martialed. 8. 153, 12. 8, 191; officers to recruit, 139; post, 192 n ; in Clove, 15. 265. See also Gibson, John; McClanachan, Alexander; Morgan, Daniel; Posey, Thomas.
Virginia Sixteenth Regiment brigaded, 8. 41; officer, 11. 432 n .
Virginia Sixth Regiment, officers, 6. 483 n , 7. 66 n , 183 n , 475 n , 8. 280 n , 431 n , 9. 285, 10. 273 n , 12. 219 n , 301 n , 14. 140 n , 345 n , 15. 100 n , 16. 354 n , 19. 198, 199 n ; absent officers, 7. 365; clothing, 366 n ; rank controversy, 391; forwarding detachments, 453; post, 453: brigaded, 8. 100, 15. 46; command, 11. 309, 471; soldiers court-martialed, 14. 377, 15, 100: in Clove, 265. See also Buckner, Mordecai; Gibson, John; Green, John.
Virginia State Dragoons, 18. 290 n .
Virginia State Library, material from, 1. 84.
Virginia State Regiment, Yorktown, 23. 147. See also Virginia First State; Virginia Second State.
Virginia surveyor general,* land entry, 37. 421, 422.
Virginia Tenth Regiment, officers and soldiers court-martialed, 8. 23, 268, 269, 361, 425, 9. 29, 122, 303, 10. 298, 475, 11. 294; brigaded, 8. 100, 15:. 46; officers. 10. 298 n , 10. 475 n , 11. 225 n , 294 n , 12. 325 n , 332 n , 14. 305 n , 15. 66 n , 413 n , 462; command, 12. 301: staff appointments, 14. 311; united with First, 15. 46; in Clove, 265. See also Davies, William; Green, John; Stevens, Edward.
Virginia Third Regiment, officers, 6. 64 n , 194 n , 446, 7. 323 n , 10. 298 n , 12. 332 n , 529 n , 13. 462 n , 14. 67, 375 n , 15. 107 n , 462, 462 n , 19. 198, 198 n , 199 n , 201 n ; vacancies, 6. 160; promotions, 7. 312; recruiting, forwarding detachments, 322, 453, 12. 139; absent officers, 7. 365; clothing, 366 n ; rank controversy, 391; post, 453; brigaded, 8. 40, 41, 100, 15. 46; officer and soldiers court-martialed, 8. 209, 436, 10. 298, 360, 14. 337; paymaster, 10. 88; united with Fourth, 15. 46;in Clove, 265. See also Gaskins, Thomas; Herb, William; Marshall, Thomas; Weedon, George
Virginia Thirteenth Regiment, brigaded, 8. 100; officers, 9. 285, 10. 221 n , 450 n , 11. 143 n , 12. 21 n , 41 n , 301 n ; officers court-martialed, 9. 404, 439, 10. 347, 422, 450, 11. 56; Fort Pitt, 10. 221; right to local service, 510, 11. 53; in camp and on frontier, 143, 144, 422, 440, 446; reenlistment, 144; command, 471. See also Russell, William.
Virginia Twelfth Regiment, brigaded, 8. 41, 100; officers, 9. 31 n , 101 n , 297 n , 10. 330 n , 11. 432 n , 12. 362 n , 531 n , 19. 200 n ; right to local service, 10. 520, 11. 53; officers court-martialed, 56, 465; reenlistment, 144. See also Wood, James.
Virwins, Peter. See Kirwins.
Vischer, Lieut. Col . John,* Nicholson, 5. 282; line command, 15. 180.
Visme.* See De Visme.
Vistas, at Mount Vernon, 32. 182, 247, 265, 365, 402, 33. 244, 285, 35. 259.
Vocabularies, Indian, 28. 425, 525, 29. 88, 89, 183, 191, 368, 374, 376, 30. 64.
Voight, Henry, coiner, 32, 84.
Vogel, Mrs. Theodore, acknowledgment to, 36. 293.
Vogels, -- , in America, 28. 119.
Volunteers, colonial, and commissions, 1. 243, 288, 322, 327, 384, 394, 423; as substitutes, 7. 407, 408, 439; Philadelphia campaign, 9. 40, 157; deprecated, 10. 457, 465, 497, 11. 238, 292, 12. 158; Iroquois expedition, 14. 175, 176, 188; proposed, against Canadians, 18. 115; for New York City campaign, 19. 260; New Jersey horse declined, 22. 369, 370; organization, 444. See also Cadets; Foreign volunteers; Recruiting.
Voluntown, Conn., route by, 12. 196.
Von Heer, Capt . Bartholomew,* courts-martial, 9. 304, 14. 100, 16. 385, 24. 310; service, 9. 384 n ; provost, duties, 10. 374 n , 12. 27, 13. 61 -- 63, 68; movements, to camp, 12. 241, 18. 184 n , 347 n , 22. 372, 24. 437 n , 25. 92 n , 204 n , 295 n ; British raid threat, 14. 125 n ; abuse of civil authority, 185; homes, 373, 18. 347; leave, 14. 374 n ; state affiliation, 15. 92; supplies, 93; Wolfen, 206 n , detachments, 215 n , 16, 158, 213; post, 18. 179, 184 n ; patrols, 19. 492 n ; returns, equipments, 20. 53, 499; proposed Kings Bridge attack, 382, 392; condition of corps, 22. 149, 150; recruiting, fund, 23. 491, 492, 24. 24, 25; escort of Washington, 67; search for stragglers, 25. 120; reviews, 130; certificate, 27. 231 n. See also Provost.
Vonk, Peter, quartermaster, court-martial, dismissed, 11. 141.
Voorhees, John. house, 19. 476.
Voorhees, Capt . Peter, killed, 17. 32 n .
Voorshies, Minnie, Lee trial at house, 12. 148.
Vose, Lieut. Col . Elijah, to inspect hospitals, 10. 305; light-corps command, 16. 470; promotion, 17. 278; officer of the day, 19. 423, 485, 22, 389, 25. 138, 203, 26. 180, 234, 281; vanguard, 19. 426; at courts-martial, 22. 424, 25. 237; command, 24. 454.
Vose, Lieut. Col . ( Col. ) Joseph,* New Jersey campaign, 6. 356, 385, 414, 419; service, 356 n ; at courts-martial, 11. 175, 202, 224, 249, 252, 253, 265, 17. 85, 23. 135, 306, 323, 26. 415, 429, 439, 445, 451; regiment brigaded, 12. 215, 18. 190, 22. 231, 23. 134; new arrangement, 14. 146; rank of regiment, 16. 33, 21. 70; promotion, 17. 278; officer of the day, 20. 11, 101, 217, 277, 358, 23. 153, 177, 25. 141, 212, 370, 399, 429, 26. 31, 61, 101, 141; Lafayettes Virginia expedition, return, 21, 235, 456, 494, 22. 1, 35, 83, 140; light corps, 23. 19; Yorktown, 134; trench materials, 205; leave, 24. 75; flag intercourse, 26. 1; civil process against subordinate, 55; fugitive slave, 145; bears letter, 196; ill 27. 38. See also Massachusetts First.
Voss, -- , clay for bricks, 35. 465.
Voss, Ephraim. See Vass.
Vowles, Lieut . Henry, brigade major, 11. 430; services, 430 n .
Voyages, books ordered, 2. 517.
Vrecourt, Comte de, engineer commission, 7. 388.
Vrigny, Lieut. Col . -- de, foreign volunteer, commission, 9. 480, 12. 376; post, 270; return to France, certificate, 13. 158.
Vulteius, Capt. -- ,* relief, 30. 328.
Vulture , H. M. S., 16. 467; Arnolds flight, 20. 85, 89.