n to dismember the union, 307;
opposes ratification of federal Constitution, 320;
helps Henry in debate, 320;
letter of Jefferson to on Henry, 404;
recalled from France, 407.

Murray, William Vans, appointed envoy to France, 412.

Nelson, Hugh, remark of Henry to, 19.

Nelson, Thomas, offers resolution in Virginia convention, instructing
delegates to propose independence, 197;
conveys resolutions to Congress, 198;
defeated for governor by Henry in 1776, 211;
succeeds Jefferson as governor, 285;
opposes ratification of Constitution, 319.

New England, effect of Virginia resolutions in, 80, 82, 88.

Newenham, Sir Edward, sends presents to Washington, 301.

New Jersey, Assembly of, disapproves of Stamp Act Congress, 81.

Newton, Thomas, on committee of Virginia convention, 152.

New York, Virginia Resolves brought to, 80, 82;
ratifies the Constitution conditionally, 345;
sends circular letter proposing call for a second convention, 345;
its effect in Virginia, 345.

Nicholas, George, favors ratification of federal Constitution, 320.

Nicholas, John, supposed author of scurrilous attacks on Henry, 385.

Nicholas, Robert Carter, one of Henry's legal examiners, 23;
opposes Henry's Virginia Resolves, 71;
loses leadership to Henry, 89;
prominent in Virginia bar, 93;
on retiring leaves his practice to Henry, 94;
leader of conservatives, 95;
opposes Henry's motion in Virginia convention to organize militia, 137;
on committee to arm militia, 151;
on other committees, 152;
declines as treasurer Henry's offer of protection, 162;
in convention of 1776, 190;
on committee to draft bill of rights and Constitution, 200;
favors aristocratic government, 201;
alleged to have made motion to appoint a dictator, 286.

North, Lord, sends peace commissioners after Burgoyne's surrender,
241, 254;
protested against by Henry, 255;
their failure and departure, 257.

Oswald, Eleazer, carries proposed constitutional amendments from Henry
to New York, 342, 343.

Page, John, describes Henry's vulgar pronunciation, 10, 11;
a radical in politics, 95;
receives a vote for governor in 1776, 211.

Page, Mann, a radical leader in Virginia, 95;
in convention of 1776, 190;
on committee to frame bill of rights and a constitution, 200.

Paine, Thomas, his "Age of Reason