apart from United States, 364;
amused at Grenville's proposal, 368;
puzzled at discord between Grenville and Oswald, 370;
advises commissioners not
to quibble over wording of Oswald's commission, 373;
suspected by Jay, 373, 375;
succeeds in having American ultimatum reduced to independence, 378;
and commissioners instructed to follow his advice, 378;
suspected by Adams, 379;
praises success of treaty, 383;
informed of the conclusion of preliminary articles, 384;
angry note to Franklin, 385;
to Luzerne, 387;
personal regard for Franklin, 387, 393, 398;
apparent generosity, 393-396.

"Virtual" representation of the colonies in Parliament, 129;
Pitt's opinion, 117;
Franklin's, 129.

Voltaire, relations with Franklin, 288, 289.

Walpole, Horace, remarks on Franklin's voyage to France, 232;
receives private news of French and American alliance, 281.

Walpole, Robert, said to have planned a stamp tax, 104.

Walpole, Thomas, astonished at Franklin's proposed memorial to Dartmouth, 200;
advises Franklin not to present it, but to leave England, 201, 202;
receives private news of French and American alliance, 281.

Washington, George, mentioned, 206, 209, 267, 298, 307, 328, 344, 358;
harassed by foreign military adventurers, 242;
relieved by Franklin, 245;
comparison of services with those of Franklin, 308, 339, 404, 407;
supported for president by Franklin, 412.

Wedderburn, Alexander, solicitor-general
and counsel for Hutchinson and Oliver, 186;
bitter attack on Franklin before Privy Council, 188, 189.

West, the, its expansion foreseen by Franklin, 57, 83, 84.

West India Islands, suggested as members of Confederation by Franklin, 208.

Whately, Thomas, denies knowledge of Hutchinson letters, 181;
refuses to exculpate Temple, 181;
quarrel and duel, 182;
exculpated by Franklin, 182;
sues him, 187.

Whately, William, recipient of Hutchinson
letters, as secretary of Grenville, 180.

Whitehead, ----, deceived by a satire of Franklin, 135, 136.

Wickes, ----, colonial privateer, 248.

Williams, Jonathan, rank as diplomate, 220;
appointed naval agent by Franklin, 264;
accused of dishonesty by the Lees, 265;
dismissed, 266;thereafterward
ill-treated by Congress, 266.

Wyndham, Sir William, wishes Franklin to open a swimming-school in London, 10.

Yale College makes Franklin Master of Arts, 43.

Yorke, Charles, solicitor-gener