LIBRARY OF THE LELAND STANFORD JR. UNIVERSITY.

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The Knickerbocker Press

G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS

NEW YORK

CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.

Itinerary and Chronology

1776.

To Thomas Nelson, May 16th

New governments - Lodgings - Independence - Canadian

news.

PAGE

xxi

I

Canadian affairs-New York conspiracy-Virginia delegation

-Declaration of Independence.

Motion for Rotation of Members of Congress, July

To Francis Eppes, July 15th

Condition at New York-Cedars cartel.

To the Pennsylvania Convention, July 15th

Pennsylvania-Virginia boundaries.

Notes on Virginia-Pennsylvania Boundary, July

8 5

To the Governor of Virginia, July 16th

Lead-Lead mines-Vacancies in Virginia battalions-Salt.

To John Page, July 20th.

Virginian seal-Motto-Foreigners-8th battalion-Camp

news-Return to Virginia.

To Francis Eppes, July 23d

Southern war news-Canada-Situation about New York.

72

Indian war-Virginian delegation-Howe's army-Duché's
prayers.

To Francis Eppes, August 9th .

75

New York news-French politics-Affairs at Charleston and
Champlain.

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-, August 13th

78

Public lands, Congressional sale of-Movements at New
York-Indian affairs.

To John Page, August 20th

83

New York news-Foreign rumors-Canadian affairs-Fleet

on Champlain-Indians-Military supplies.

89

90

Resolutions Relating to Hessian Officers, August 27th,

Resolutions on Peace Propositions, August 28th

To the President of the Continental Congress, Octo-

ber 11th.

Declining foreign mission.

Notes on Religion, October

Bill to Abolish Entails, October 14th

Amendments to Bill to Abolish Entails, October 18th,

91

92

103

105

Bill for Altering Rates of Copper Coin, November

7th.

118

Report on Upshur, November 28th

118

Bill for the Trial of Offences, December 5th

Bill for Suspending Executions for Debt, December
6th .

1777.

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120

122

Bill for Providing against Invasions, May 10th

123

Bill Regulating Appointment of Delegates to Con-

gress, May 12th

128

To John Adams, May 16th

129

Virginia's troops-Confederation-Journals of Congress-

Post office.

Virginia's easy change to republican institutions-Courts of

justice-Paper money-Delights of foreign life.

To John Adams, August 21st .

133

Borrowing in Europe-Tuscany and Mazzei-Howe's move-

Bill Designating Places for Holding Courts, January

20th.

.

144

Bill Granting Pardon, May 14th

144

Bill for Recovery of U. S. Debts, May 19th

145

Bill Providing Public Supplies, May 20th.

146

Bill to Amend Same, May 21st

148

Bill of Attainder against Philips, May 28th

To Richard Henry Lee, June 5th

Doings of Assembly-Confederation-Supplies.

149

155

European accounts of war-Actual facts-French alliance-

Fondness for philosophical studies-Climatic observations—

Music.

Resolutions Concerning Peace, June?

To Rev. Samuel Henley, June 9th

Books.

To David Rittenhouse, July 19th

Eclipse-Neglect of science for politics.

Bill for Paying Members of the Assembly, December

12th

1779.

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156

160

160

162

165

To George Wythe, March 1st

Practice of attorneys in Virginia courts.

To the Governor of Virginia, March 27th.

Removal of Convention troops.

To Richard Henry Lee, April 21st

Parole for Hessian officer.

To Gabriel Jones, April 29th

Inclosing money.

Bill Concerning British Subjects, May 27th

166

167

180

181

182

Cruelty of enemies-Rumors of peace-Public land office-

Removal of capital-Western news.