Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society

INDEX.

THE NAMES OF PERSONS FROM WHOM LETTERS ARE TO BE FOUND IN THIS
VOLUME ARE PRINTED IN SMALL CAPITALS.

ADAMS, Hon. JOHN, 24, 26, 37, 72, 81, 88.
Letters from, to James Bowdoin, 92, 95.
Letter to, from James Bowdoin, 84.
Adanis, Hon. Samuel, 12, 30.
Aldrich, Judge Caleb, Rhode Island, de-
clines to aid in the arrest of a fugitive
from Massachusetts, 139.
Alexander,

Vice-consul at Rotter-
dam, 244, 245, 246, 247, 251.
Allen, Lieut. Abel, Lancaster, 140.
Allen, Gen. Ethan, 185.
Allen, Major Solomon, Northampton, 153.
Alline, Henry, 6.

Ambuscade, French frigate, captures Brit-
ish vessels on the American coast, 201,
202, 203.

American Academy of Arts and Sciences,
65, 78.

American vessels, arriving in French
ports after the Berlin Decree, 357.
Appleton, Nathaniel, Treasurer of the
United States, 101, 102.
ARMSTRONG, Gen. JOHN. Letters from, to
James Bowdoin, 319, 320, 328, 329,
330, 343, 344, 401, 412, 416, 421, 423,
430; the Prince of Benevento, 385, 387,
391; J. B. N. de Champagny, 414.
Letters to, from James Madison, 297,
347, 398, 402, 407, 426: Albert Galla-
tin, 300; James Bowdoin, 347, 402,
407, 426; the Prince of Benevento,
389, 390; J. B. N. de Champagny, 413.
Mentioned, 251, 256, 257, 265, 267, 284,
206, 297, 304, 305, 307, 211, 326, 332,
339, 340, 343, 350, 353, 370, 374, 381,
393, 398, 434.

Arnold, Peleg, Smithfield, R. I., refused

to aid in the arrest of a fugitive from
Massachusetts, 138.

Austerlitz, battle of, probable effects of,
273.

Badlam, Col. Ezra, 145, 147, 153.
Barnet, Isaac Cox, 269, 270, 434.

Barrett, Nathaniel, 87.
Battelle, Col. Ebenezer, 128.
Bayard, Hon. James A., embarrassing
situation of, 228.

Bell, Capt. William, 128.
BENEVENTO, CHARLES-MAURICE DE TAL-
LEYRAND-PÉRIGORD, Prince of. Let-
ters from, to John Armstrong, 389, 390.
Letters to, from John Armstrong, 385,
387, 391. Mentioned, 285, 286, 297,
304, 305, 307, 312, 314, 316, 321, 323,
324, 334, 335, 336, 337, 339, 340, 345,
347.

Berlin, Mass., attitude of, in Shays's in-
surrection, 139.

Berlin Decree, 354, 363, 374.
Bernard, Sir Francis, 113.
Bicknall, Lieut. Thomas, Grafton, a fugi-
tive insurgent, 138.

Bolton, Mass., attitude of, in Shays's in-
surrection, 139.
Bompart, Capt.
202.
Boston, Address to Gov. Bowdoin from
the Merchants and Traders of, 50. Ad-
dress from the Tradesmen and Manu-
facturers of, 52. Gov. Bowdoin's reply
to an address from, 111. Number of
wool-cards made in, 195. Overwhelm-
ing defeat of the Republicans in, 228.
BOWDOIN, JAMES (Gov. of Mass., d. 1790),
34, 38. Letters from, to Thomas Pow-
nall, 21, 38; George Clinton, 58, 168,
171; Governor of Connecticut, 62;
Governor of Maryland, 63; Benjamin
Franklin, 65, 183; Patrick Henry, 76;
John Adams, 84; Nathaniel Gorham,
103; William Shepard, 129; Rufus
King and Nathan Dane, 167, 169, 170,
172; George Washington, 184; Gov-
ernors of New York, Connecticut, and
Vermont, 185; Delegates in Congress,
186; Charles P. Layard, 193, 194; John
Temple, 195; Mercy Warren, 198. Let-
ters to, from Thomas Pownall, 3, 23,
30; Mrs. John Temple, 42; Richard
Price, 47, 78, 130, 187; Samuel Osgood,
55, 99; William Vassall, 66, 105; Sam-
uel Kirkland, 55; Elbridge Gerry, 83,

James Bowdoin, about the education
of his son, 221.

Bowdoin College, letter from a Commit-
tee of the Overseers of, to James Bow-
doin, 211. Letter to, from James Bow-
doin, 210.

Bowers, Ensign Josiah, Lancaster, 140.
Boylston, Thomas, commercial enter-
prise of, 92, 93. Mentioned, 446.
Bradford, Capt. Samuel, 128.
Brattleborough, Vt., sympathizers with
Shays at, 154.

Breck, Samuel, notice of, 122 n. Letter
to, from Samuel Lyman, 122.
BROOKS, Gen. JOHN, 128. Notice of, 133 n.
Letter from, to James Bowdoin, 133.
Buckingham, George Nugent-Temple-
Grenville, Marquis of. Notice of, 199 n.
Letter to, from James Bowdoin the
younger, 199. Mentioned, 42, 49,

210.

BUFFINGTON, Capt. SAMUEL, 152. Nar-
rative of his pursuit of Luke and
Elijah Day, 163.

Bullard, -, manager of Bowdoin's
estate at Naushion, 276.

Burr, Aaron, his enterprise countenanced
by Yrujo, 373. Mentioned, 376, 383,
384. Trial of, 403.

196; John Adams, 92, 95; Nathan | BOWDOIN, PREESON. Letter from, to
Dane, 97; Theophilus Parsons, 108;
William Gordon, 113; Samuel Dexter,
115; Artemas Ward, 118; William
Shepard, 119, 126, 141, 146, 151; Levi
Shephard, 125; Jonathan Warner, 131,
148; John Brooks, 133; John Sullivan,
134; Joseph Henshaw, 135; Benjamin
Lincoln, 136, 145, 156; William Green
leaf, 138; Samuel Huntington, 146;
Royall Tyler, 156; Samuel Vau-
ghan, Jr., 164; Noah Webster, 173;
Benjamin Franklin, 189; George
Washington, 192; Mercy Warren, 197.
Address to the General Court, 46. Ad-
dress from the Merchants and Traders
of Boston, 50. Address from the
Tradesmen and Manufacturers of Bos-
ton, 52.
Address from the Inhabi-
tants of Newburyport, 56. Answer to
the Address from Newburyport, 60.
Address to the Inhabitants of Boston,
111. Measures to be taken to support
the Court at Cambridge, 128. Speech
to the General Court, 159. Opens the
bridge to Charlestown, 113. Elected
a member of the Royal Society, 193.
Death of, 199 n. Bowdoin College
named for him, 211, 212.
BOWDOIN, JAMES (Minister to Spain, d.
1811). Letters from, to the Marquis
of Buckingham, 199; Lady Temple,
204; the Overseers of Bowdoin Col-
lege, 210; Henry Dearborn, 230, 249,
444; George W. Erving, 238, 254, 261,
266, 279, 282, 287, 303, 307, 311, 314,
320, 322, 323, 324, 325, 332, 333, 336,
338, 339, 340, 342, 346, 349, 350, 351,
352, 354, 350, 361, 364, 367, 369, 374,
375, 379, 381, 393, 395, 405, 406, 410,
411, 420, 430, 433, 441; Thomas L.
Winthrop, 271; the President of
the United States, 290; James Madi-
son, 296; John Armstrong, 347, 402,
407, 426. Letters to, from the Over-
seers of Bowdoin College, 211;
George Erving, 213, 222; Preeson
Bowdoin, 221; Henry Dearborn, 224,
226, 228, 232, 235, 236, 376; James
Madison, 237, 297, 302, 383, 398, 403;
Thomas Jefferson, 240, 317, 371, 396,
443; George W. Erving, 241, 244, 251,
256, 446; Albert Gallatin, 300; Fulwar
Skipwith, 309; John Armstrong, 319,
320, 328, 329, 330, 343, 344, 401, 412,
416, 421, 423, 430; James Monroe and
William Pinkney, 358, 431; James
Monroe, 363, 433, 450. Gives land and
money to Bowdoin College, 211. Nom-
inated Minister to Spain, 235. Arrives
in Paris from London, 254. Intends
to return home as soon as the busi-
ness with Spain is finished, 346. The
want of harmony between him and
Armstrong, 397, 398. Leaves Paris,

435.

Carleton, Sir Guy, notice of, 36 n. Let-
ter to, from John Temple, 36.
Carmarthen, Francis Osborne, Marquis
of, 98.

Casa Calvo, Marquis de, 289.
Cevallos, Pedro, 296, 331, 332, 337, 374.
CHAMPAGNY, JEAN-BAPTISTE NOMPÈRE
DE (Duc de Cadore), 312, 413, 424, 426,
427. Letter from, to John Armstrong,
413. Letter to, from John Armstrong,
414.

Chapin, Capt.

Bernardston, at-
tempted assassination of, 148.
Chapin, Col. 153.
Chittenden, Gov. Thomas, Vermont, 144,

169.

Christopher, Joseph, purchaser of Pow-
nall's land in Maine, 39.
Claiborne, Gov. William C. C., Louisiana,
289.

Clap, Ezra, Westfield, 152.
Clinton, George, Gov. of New York, 167,
169, 185, 396. Letters to, from James
Bowdoin, 58, 168, 171; Benjamin Lin-
coln, 149.

Confiscation of Loyalist Estates, 68 et
seq., 81, 82.

Connecticut, lays a duty on imports from
other States, 62. Opposed to funding
the domestic debt, 182.
Connecticut, Governor of, letter to the,
from James Bowdoin, 62.

Cooper, Rev. Samuel, D.D., 5, 23, 24, 28,
29, 30, 461.

Curtis, Caleb, Charlton, sent to Boston as
an insurgent, 139.
Cushing, Hon. Thomas, 461.

Dalton, Tristram, letter to, from John
Temple, 10. Mentioned, 58.
DANE, NATHAN, 84. Notice of, 97 n. Let-
ter from, to James Bowdoin, 97.
Dane, Nathan, and King, Rufus, Dele-
gates in Congress. Letters to, from
James Bowdoin, 167, 169, 170, 172.
Dartmouth, William Legge, Earl of
Letter to, from John Temple, 7.
Dautremont, —, interviews with Ful-
war Skipwith, 310, 311.
Davis, Major Robert, 128.

Dawes, Hon. Thomas, Jr., appointed a

U. S. Commissioner at Boston, 232.
Day, Elijah, one of the insurgents, 154.
Day, Luke, Shays's lieutenant, 121, 122,
125, 126, 135, 154.
DEARBORN, Gen. HENRY, notice of, 224 n.
Letters from, to James Bowdoin, 224,
226, 228, 232, 235, 236, 376. Letters to,
from James Bowdoin, 230, 249, 444.
Dearborn, Gen. Henry A. S., 236, 237.
DEXTER, SAMUEL, notice of, 27 n.
ters from, to John Temple, 27; James
Bowdoin, 115.

Dickason, Thomas, Jr., 264, 435, 442.
Dixon, ―, 248.

Let-

Domestic Debt of the United States,
funding of, 173-183.
Douglass, Capt. John E., 403.

Doyen, French banker, 310, 311.
Draper, Capt. Moses, 123.

Drury, Luke, Grafton, to be sent to Bos-
ton as an insurgent, 139.

Dryden, Capt. Artemas, Holden, in jail
as an insurgent, 139.

Dwight, Rev. Timothy, D.D., instructor
of James Temple, 195.

Eliot, Samuel, 126.
Ellsworth, Hon. Oliver, 233.
Emmet, Christopher Temple, 45.
EMMET, Dr. ROBERT. Letters from, to
John Temple, 44, 49, 53.
Emmet, Robert, 44 n.

Emmet, Thomas Addis, 44 n., 45, 49, 54.
ERVING, GEORGE. Letters from, to
James Bowdoin, 213, 222. Death of,
296.

ERVING, GEORGE W. Letters from, to
James Bowdoin, 241, 244, 251, 256, 446.
Letters to. from James Bowdoin, 238,
254, 261, 266, 279, 282, 287, 303, 307,

311, 314, 320, 322, 323, 324, 325, 332,
333, 336, 338, 339, 340, 342, 346, 349,
350, 351, 352, 354, 356, 361, 364, 367,
369, 374, 375, 379, 381, 393, 395, 405,
406, 410, 411, 420, 430, 433, 441. Pro-
posed as Secretary of Legation to
Spain, 235. Gives Bowdoin advice
about the journey from England to
Paris, 241-248. From Paris to Spain,
252, 253. Advised to seek permanent
investments for his money, 306. Men-
tioned, 329, 330, 331, 344, 425, 426.
Erving, John, 196.

Erving, Major William, notice of, 184 n.
Eustis, Hon. William, doubts the expe-
diency of repealing the Judiciary Act,
225, 226.

Eylau, battle of, 382.

Fenton, Capt. John, 45.
Fenton, Misses, dependent condition of,
45, 54.

Field, John, 114 n.

Florida, East and West, proposed pur-
chase of, 281, 282, 283, 284, 294, 295,
297, 298, 300, 301, 388, 392, 399.
Foronda, Valentin de, Spanish chargé
d'affaires in the United States, 404.
Fowler,
147.
Fox, Rt. Hon. Charles James, scenes after
his election for Westminster, 43, 44.
France. Rivalry with Great Britain, 204.
Supposed intention of, to take Louisi-
ana, 233, 234. Policy of Great Britain
tended to increase her power and in-
fluence, 292. Danger of blending her
with Spain in the controversy with the
United States, 328. Relation of, to
neutral rights, 363. Importance of cor-
dial relations with, 372.
FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN,
38, 78, 80, 460, 461.
James Bowdoin, 189. Letters to, from
James Bowdoin, 65, 183.

LL.D, 5, 8, 23,
Letter from, to

French Revolution, origin and effects of,
196, 204, 205, 206.

Gale, Henry, Princeton, sent to Boston as
an insurgent, 139.
GALLATIN, ALBERT. Letters to John
Armstrong and James Bowdoin, 300;
to the bankers in Amsterdam, 301.
Genest, Edmond Charles, passenger in
the French vessel Ambuscade, 202.
GERRY, Hon. ELBRIDGE, 228. Letters
from, to James Bowdoin, 83, 196.
Gilman, Hon. John T., re-elected Gov-
ernor of New Hampshire, 227.
Godoy, Manuel de, see Prince of Peace.

Golding, Capt. Josiah, Ward, sent to | Herschel, Sir William, 79, 80.
Boston as an insurgent, 139.
GORDON, Rev. WILLIAM, D.D. Letters
from, to John Temple, 88, 89; James
Bowdoin, 113.

Gorham, Hon. Nathaniel, notice of,
103 n.
doin, 103.
Gravesend, England, 242.

Higginson, Stephen, suffers heavy losses
by the interference with neutral trade,
264.

Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron,
325.

Letter to, from James Bow-Howard, Rev. Simeon, D.D., 94.
Howe, Capt. 136.

Great Britain, policy of, toward the
United States, 34, 36, 41, 80, 231, 271.
Apprehension in, of a war with France,
188. Excellence of her manufactures,
200. Enormous national debt of, 214.
Trade of, 232. Conduct of, toward the
American minister, 249. Perilous situ-
ation of, 354. Monroe and Pinkney's
treaty with, 358 et seq. Disapproved of
by the President, 371. Angry feeling
toward, aroused by acts of armed
vessels on the American coast, 397,
398.

GREENLEAF, WILLIAM, notice of, 138 n.
Letter from, to James Bowdoin, 138.
Grover, Thomas, Montague, a leader of
the insurgents, 121, 122, 126.

203.

Hampshire County, estimated number of
insurgents in, 116.

HANCOCK, JOHN. Letters from, to John
Temple, 6; to the House of Represen-
tatives of Massachusetts, 16. Letter
to, from John Temple, 6. Samuel
Dexter's opinion of, 28. Mentioned,
83.

Harvard College, Thomas Pownall pro-
poses to establish a Professorship in, 5,
22.

Gift of his books to. 31, 38. As
a place of education, 221.
Harvard, Mass., attitude of, in Shays's
insurrection, 140.

Harvey, Moses, Montague, supposed to
be extremely seditious, 148.
Hawkesbury, Lord,

Charles.

Hawkins,

graph, 317.

see Jenkinson,

inventor of the poly-

Hay, Hon. George, son-in-law of James
Monroe, 455.
Hayley, Mrs.

72.
Heath, Gen. William, as a candidate for
Lieutenant-Governor, 227, 228.
Henry, Patrick, Governor of Virginia.
Letter to, from James Bowdoin, 76.
HENSHAW, JOSEPII, notice of, 135 n. Let-
ter from, to James Bowdoin, 135.

Hunt, Dr. Eben, Northampton, 148.
HUNTINGTON, Hon. SAMUEL.
from, to James. Bowdoin, 146.
Hutchinson, Thomas, letters of, 459, 460.

Imports, duties on, 100.
Impressment of American seamen, Sir
Robert Liston on, 217.
By Great
Britain, 318, 372, 437, 438.
Indians, lands bought by New York
Interstate Commerce, restrictions by
from, 75.
Connecticut on, 62, 63, 76.
Izquierdo de Ribera y Lezaun, Eugene,
Spanish agent in Paris. Notice of,
269 n. Mentioned, 269, 313, 316, 320,
321, 322, 323, 324, 326, 328, 329, 330,
344, 349, 353, 365, 382.

Jay, Hon. John, return of, to America, 37.
Jackson, Jonathan, 45, 48.

JEFFERSON, THOMAS, 87. Letters from,
to James Bowdoin, 240, 317, 371, 396,
443. Letter to, from James Bowdoin,
290. His administration to be syste-
matically opposed, 230. Praises the
polygraph, 317. Pacific policy of, 366.
Disapproves of the treaty with Great
Britain, 371. Weakness of his admin-
istration, 380, 381. Regrets the mis-
understanding between Bowdoin and
Armstrong, 398.

Jenkinson, Charles (afterward Baron
Hawkesbury and Earl of Liverpool),
96, 234.

Johnson, William Samuel, LL.D., 208.
Jones,
144, 156.

Judiciary Act, repeal of, 224, 225.

Killam, Westfield, one of Shays's
lieutenants. 152.

King, Hon. Rufus, 84, 235 n.
King, Rufus, and Dane, Nathan. Letter
to, from James Bowdoin, 167, 169, 170,
172.

KIRKLAND, Rev. SAMUEL. Letter from,
to James Bowdoin, 75.

Lafayette, Gilbert Motier, Marquis de,
popularity of, in America, 38.
Lancaster, Mass., attitude of, in Shays's
insurrection, 139, 140.

LATHROP, Rev. JOHN, D. D., 189. Notice
of, 93 n. Letter from, to John Temple,
93.

Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of,
322, 325, 327, 339.

Laurens, Hon. Henry, to return to Amer-
ica, 37.

Laval-Montmorency, Mathieu Paul
Louis, Vicomte de, popularity of, in
America, 38.

Layard, Rev. Charles P., D.D. Letters
to, from James Bowdoin, 193, 194.
Lee, William, consul at Bordeaux, 253,
268, 279.

Lewis, linen-draper, 48, 80.
LINCOLN, Gen. BENJAMIN, 120, 129, 131,

132, 133, 134, 147, 153, 161, 163, 167,
169, 170, 171. Notice of, 136 n. Let-
ters from, to James Bowdoin, 136, 145,
156; George Clinton, 149. Letter to,
from Royall Tyler, 143. General Or-
ders issued by, 150. His reputation in
the western part of the State, 127.
Lincoln, Hon. Levi, 145, 334.
Lincoln.
149.
LISTON, Sir ROBERT, notice of, 216 n.
Letter from, to Sir John Temple, 216.
Livingston, Hon. Robert R., 92, 284.
Lloyd, James, M.D., agent for William
Vassall, 69, 73, 107.

Lopez, Thomas, Spanish geographer, 337,

341.

Louisiana, acquisition of, 308. Bounda-
ries of, 313, 337, 341, 385, 387, 414-416,
421. Cession of, by France to Spain.
337. Report that it had been invaded
by Spanish troops, 350, 356. Sup-
posed grants of land in, by Spain, 357,
362, 368, 369.

Lowell, Hon. John, LL. D. (H. U. 1786),
243.

Loyalists, American, confiscation of es-
tates owned by, 68 et seq, 81, 82.
Lyman, Capt. Northfield, 147.
LYMAN, SAMUEL, notice of, 122 n. Letter
from, to Samuel Breck, 122.
LYMAN, Gen. WILLIAM, 126, 127, 153,
307. Notice of, 435 n. Letter from,
to James Madison, 435.

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Letters to, from James Bowdoin, 296;
William Lyman, 435. Mentioned, 323,
· 422, 423, 428, 429, 430, 431.
Maryland, Governor of, letter to the,
from James Bowdoin, 63.

Massachusetts Legislature, action of, on
the bond given by John Temple, 12-
21. Draught of a Resolve by the
Senate, 20. Draught by the House, ib.
Resolve as passed, 12. Memorial of
John Temple to the, 461.
Masserano, Čarlo Ferrero-Fieschi, Prince,
Spanish minister in Paris, 304, 313, 357.
Mather, Samuel, Jr., aid to Gen. Shepard,
153.

Melville, Thomas, Surveyor of the port of
Boston, 233.

Miranda, Gen Francisco de, 290, 342, 373.
MONROE, Hon. JAMES. Letters from, to

James Bowdoin, 363, 433, 450. Men-
tioned, 238, 239, 240, 248, 255, 257,258,
259, 270, 272, 283, 288, 291, 295, 304,
305, 307, 308, 314, 337, 341, 441, 442.
Defence of his political and diplomatic
course, 451 et seq.

MONROE, JAMES, and PINKNEy, Wil-
LIAM. Letters from, to James Bowdoin,
358, 433.

Morales, Don Juan Ventura, 289.
Mountflorence, Major James C., 309 n.,
451 n.

Muhlenberg, Gen. John P. G., 267.
Mumford,
postrider, 90.

Napoleon I., Emperor. Mentioned, 265,
288, 325, 326, 328, 331, 333, 331, 336,
339, 343, 348, 349, 355, 375, 377, 382,
402, 406. Character of, 292, 293.
Naushon, island of, James Bowdoin's
estate on, 275.

Nelson, John, 206.

Newburyport, Address to Gov. Bowdoin
from the inhabitants of, 56. Answer
to the Address, 60.
Newell, Col.

145, 185.
New Jersey and the domestic debt, 182.
New York, buys land from the Indians,
75. Dispute with Massachusetts as to
the boundary line, 58, 59, 172, 187.
Insurgents escape from Massachusetts
into, 150, 167, 168, 171.
Nimocks, Richard, Westfield, one of the
insurgents, 152.
Noble,

Westfield, one of Shays's
lieutenants, 152.

Northfield, unanimously supports the
government, 127.

O'Brien, Richard, U. S. consul at San-
tander, 251.

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