president of the United States.
=Index=: =Dr= Recognizes Arnold's abilities, 105; ordered by Congress to
appoint commission for exchange of prisoners, 207; opposed to
resurrection of French power in North America, 281; his moderate views,
286. =Hd= Compared with Haldimand in appearance, 15; suggests change in
uniform of troops, 16; occupies New York, 104; occupies Boston, 110;
objects to his French allies invading Canada, 123; his small army, 126,
253; his dread of re-establishment of French rule in Canada, 129;
Haldimand's demand on, for Hamilton's release, 169; his alleged threat
against Vermont, 205; Schuyler's letter to, 206; his caution to
Chittenden, 212-213; anxious to keep up exchange of prisoners through
Vermont, 215; provoked at carrying on of trade between Vermont and
Canada, 225; letter to Gage as to treatment of prisoners, 249; severity
towards Loyalists, 249, 250; compared with Haldimand in character, 250;
Pillon's treasonable correspondence with, 278; Riedesel's opinion of
methods of, 298. =Bib.=: _See_ _Cyc. Am. Biog._ for sketch, and list of
lives.

=Washington Treaty=, 1871. Dealt with the Alabama claims; arbitration of
the San Juan boundary; North Atlantic fisheries; navigation of certain
rivers and canals and of Lake Michigan; system of bonded transit;
exemption from duty of United States logs floated down the St. John
River. An attempt was made by Sir John A. Macdonald, who represented
Canadian interests in the negotiation of the treaty, to revive the
provisions of the Reciprocity Treaty of 1854, but without success. The
other British commissioners were Earl de Grey, Sir Edward Thornton, Sir
Stafford Northcote, and Professor Montague Bernard. The United States
representatives were Hamilton Fish, General Schenck, Judge Nelson, Judge
Hoar, and Senator Williams. The treaty was duly ratified, and brought
into operation by proclamation, July 4, 1871. It was terminated, at the
instance of the United States, July, 1885. =Index=: =Md= History of,
165-192; questions arising out of American War of Secession, 165;
questions of special interest to Canada--San Juan boundary, Fenian Raid
claims, inshore fisheries, reciprocity, 166-167; Joint High Commission,
168-169; personnel of commission, 169; Macdonald a member, 169;
difficulty of his position, 172; outcome of negotiations, 174-178; San
Juan boundary referred to arbitration, 178-180; settlement of fisheries
question, 181-183; Macdonald signs treaty in intere