ction, 97.

Gates, General, captor of Burgoyne, 272, 280, 298.

"Gentleman's Magazine," praises Franklin's examination before Commons, 121.

George III., desires peace with France, 78;
displaces Grenville, 114;
favorable opinion of Franklin towards, 126, 127;
hatred of Shelburne, 148, 150;
vexed with Hillsborough, 160;
hatred of Franklin, 284;
supposed to be author of De Weissenstein letter, 358;
makes Shelburne prime minister, 372.

George IV., interview with Austin, 271.

Georgia, appoints Franklin its agent, 138.

Gerard, M., asks for proposals for alliance, 274;
negotiates treaty, 274, 275;
arranges reciprocity with Franklin, 278;
signs treaty, 279;
minister to United States, 285;
claims credit of having defeated Lee's schemes, 298.

Gibbon, remark on diplomatic events in 1777, 280.

Grand, M., banker for Franklin, 314, 327, 336.

Granville, Lord, interview with Franklin, 66;
asserts that king is legislator for the colonies, 66;
defends English colonial system, 67.

Greene, General, his remark on meeting Franklin, 210.

Grenville, George, proposes enforcement of colonial trade regulations, 104;
introduces Stamp Act, 104;
honesty of his intentions, 105, 143;
unmoved by Franklin's protest, 106;
asks Franklin to name a distributer, 108;
views on parliamentary power over America, 117;
loss of prestige, 143.

Grenville, Thomas, sent by Fox to
treat with France and with the United States, 366;
preposterous offer to Vergennes, 367;
relations with Franklin, 368, 369;
difficulty over his commission, 371;
recalled, 372;
remark on self-seeking of France, 395.

Guadaloupe. See Canada.

Hale, Edward E., quoted, 234, 238, 242, 281, 290, 303.

Hall, David, fellow workman of Franklin, 9;
taken into partnership, 39.

Hamilton, Alexander, mentioned, 344;
opposes Franklin's motion to open sessions
of Constitutional Convention with prayer, 409.

Hamilton, governor of Pennsylvania, superseded, 87.

Harrison, Benjamin, on committee with Franklin, 209.

Hartley, David, character and friendship with Franklin, 256;
aids American prisoners, 256;
tries to arrange exchanges, 258;
unable to hasten matters, 261;
finally succeeds, 262;
cautions Franklin against a French alliance, 272;
sends copies of conciliatory bills to Franklin, 281;
visits him, 282;
warning to Franklin, 288;
proposes a truce, 359;
letters to, 360, 364.