dward.= Member of the Council of Nova Scotia, 1744. Took part in
the affair at Mines under Colonel Noble, 1747; severely wounded and
taken prisoner, but afterwards exchanged. Confidential agent of the
government in dealing with the Indians. Treacherously murdered by
Indians, it is said, at the instigation of Le Loutre. =Bib.=:
_Selections from the Public Documents of Nova Scotia_, ed. by Akins.

=Howard, Joseph.= =Dr= Accused in connection with Walker affair, 36;
tried and acquitted, 38.

=Howard, Lady Maria.= =Dr= Carleton marries, 75; characteristics of, 77.

=Howe, George Augustus, third Viscount= (1724-1758). Came to Halifax,
1757, in command of 60th Regiment. Transferred to command of 55th same
year, and promoted brigadier-general. Accompanied Abercromby to Lake
George, 1758, and fell July 8, while leading his men in a skirmish at
Fort Ticonderoga. _See_ Abercromby; Ticonderoga. =Index=: =Hd= Killed at
Ticonderoga, 18, 21. =Bib.=: Smith, _Our Struggle for the Fourteenth
Colony_; Parkman, _Montcalm and Wolfe_; Bradley, _Fight for North
America_; _Cyc. Am. Biog._; _Dict. Nat. Biog._

=Howe, John.= =H= Father of Joseph Howe; a United Empire Loyalist, 1;
his son's tribute to his memory, 1-2, 4; his marriages, 2; becomes
king's printer and postmaster-general, 3; educates his son, 3; his
character, 4; religious views, 279.

=Howe, Joseph= (1804-1873). =H= Born at Halifax, 1804, 1; his father,
John Howe, a United Empire Loyalist, 1, 2; his Southampton speech, 1851,
1, 2; his character, 3; his education, 3; a voracious reader, 3;
tributes to his father, 2, 4; learns trade of printer, 4; early poems,
5; establishes the _Acadian_, 6; buys _Nova Scotian_, 6; extends its
influence, 7; his _Rambles_, 8; his marriage, 8; _The Club_, 9;
friendship for Haliburton, 10; political writings, 10,11; develops
Liberal principles, 19, 20; attacks Halifax magistrates in his paper,
20; sued for libel, 1835, 21; pleads his own case, 22-25; his address to
jury, 25-28; wins case, 28; elected to represent Halifax in Legislature,
1836, 29; his principles of government, 29-31; physical and mental
characteristics, 31-33; his moral courage, 33; in Legislature, 1837,
36-44; debate on the resolutions, 41; moves address to crown, praying
for responsible government, 45; his speech in Legislature, 1838, 47;
advocates constitutional reform, but opposed to rebellion, 50, 51; his
patriotic action in Maine boundary dispute, 52, 53; letters to Lord John