gton respecting the
heirs of, iii. 538.

Washington, Sir Henry, colonel under Prince Rupert in 1643, i. 19;
defender of Worcester against Cromwell's general, Fairfax, in 1646,
i. 20.

Washington, Sir Lawrence and Anne, monument of, in the parish church of
Garsdon, i. 19.

Washington, Sir William, brother-in-law of Villiers, duke of Buckingham,
i. 19.

Washington, William Augustine, property left to, by Washington, iii. 538.

Washington, William, invitation of, at Charlestown, declined by
Washington, iii. 180.

Waterbury, General, gallantry of, in a naval engagement on Lake Champlain,
ii. 334.

Watertown, address of James Warren to Washington, on his arrival at, in
1775, i. 583.

Waxhaw, body of republicans surprised and massacred by Tarleton on the
banks of the, ii. 676.

Wayne, General Anthony, shabby regimentals of, at Middlebrook, ii. 458;
sent by Washington to annoy the rear of Howe's army--night-attack upon,
by the British under General Grey, ii. 514;
court-martial demanded by, ii. 515;
attack led by, at the battle of Germantown, ii. 553;
exploits of, in New Jersey, ii. 598;
capture of Stony Point by, ii. 659;
efforts of, to quell the mutiny of the Pennsylvania troops--picture
drawn by, of the sufferings of the army at Morristown (_note_),
ii. 707;
Cornwallis attacked by, at Old Jamestown, ii. 721;
Savannah taken possession of by, iii. 11;
appointed commander-in-chief of the army in the Northwest, iii. 197;
operations of, against the northwestern Indians, iii. 328;
results of his treaty with the Indians in the Northwest, iii. 378.

Weathersfield, conference of Washington with Rochambeau at, ii. 722.

Webb, General, cowardly conduct of, at Fort Edward, i. 250.

Weight of Washington, iii. 593.

Wessington, John de, prior of a convent in 1426, i. 19.

West Indies, American vessels excluded from, iii. 100;
depredations on American vessels in, committed by French cruisers,
iii. 466;
complaints of the conduct of Commodore Barney in, iii. 467.

West Point, fortifications at, commenced by Bernard Romans, ii. 127;
headquarters of Washington at--letter of Washington to Doctor Cochran,
showing the style of living at (_note_), ii. 660;
information given to the British by Arnold, respecting, ii. 698;
the military academy at, suggested by Washington, iii. 456.

Wheatley, Ph