Qualpopoca, Mexican lord, i, 50. Quebec, discovery of, i, 111; taken by the English, ii, 369-372.- See also Canada, French.
Queen Anne's War, ii, 324, 340-341. Queen's Rangers, in the English army, ii, 511-513.
Quincy, Josiah, Jr., THE HUTCHINSON RIOT, ii, 397-400; Diary, 400. Quincy, Josiah, Memoir of Josiah Quincy, Fr., ii, 20; A NEW ENGLAND SECES- SIONIST, iii, 410-414; Speech on Louisiana, 414.
Quincy, Josiah, Figures of the Past, iii, 12, 512; OLD-FASHIONED PREACHING, 509- 512. Quincy, Samuel, A NEW ENGLAND MAN IN GEORGIA, ii, 116-117.
RELIGION IN VIRGINIA, i, 294-
R. G., 298, Virginia's Cure, 298.
R. H., A TORY'S RECANTATION, ii, 470-472. Railroads, first American steam, iii, 561-563; travel by, 566; American system, iv, 513- 515; governmental subvention, 513-517; the Pacific, 515-517; effect of interstate commerce law, 521-523.
Ralegh, Sir Walter, romantic interest, i, 23; EXPEDITION TO EL DORADO, 96– 101; Discoverie of Guiana, 101; state- ment of claims, 165. - See also Virginia. Ramsay, David, History of the American
Revolution, ii, 16, 632; History of South- Carolina, 16; THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE REVOLUTION, 629-632.
Ramsey, J. G. M., Annals of Tennessee, iii, 150.
Randolph, Edmund, character, iii, 210; on slavery, 220; on signing the Constitution, 224; attitude on ratification of the Con- stitution, 250.
Randolph, Edward, THE CAUSES AND RE- SULTS OF KING PHILIP'S WAR, i, 458- 460; mission to America, ii, 30; REPORT OF AN INVESTIGATING AGENT IN CARO- LINA, 94-98.
Ratcliff, Philip, punishment, i, 373. Raumer, Friedrich von, AMERICAN SO- CIETY, ii, 526-530; America and the American People, 530.
Raynal, Abbé, on the American colonies, ii, 541, 584.
Read, Charles, MINUTES OF A COLONIAL COUNCIL, ii, 175-179.
Read, George, character, iii, 209; on elec- tion of senators, 212.
Read, Jacob, INADEQUACY OF THE CON- FEDERATION, iii, 125-126.
Read, Thomas Buchanan, SHERIDAN'S
RIDE, iv, 426-427; Poetical Works, 427. Readers, use of sources by, i, 22, ii, 26, 28-29. Reading, of sources, i, 19, 20, 23, 25, ii, 25, 26, 29, 32.
Rebel Rhymes and Rhapsodies, iv, 280, 283. Rebellion. See Civil War. Rebellion Army Records, iv, 192, 220, 336, 346, 355, 363, 389, 391, 436.
Rebellion Naval Records, iv, 418. Reciprocity, in trade, iv, 524-525. Recollet monks, in America, i, 133, 140. Reconciliation, or independence? ii, 530- 534.
Reconstruction, readmittance of southern congressmen, iv, 452, 461, 471-475. 483- 484; necessity of economic, 454-456; social should precede political, 456; prin- ciples of, 459-478; Lincoln's theory, 459- 462; Sumner's state-suicide theory, 462- 464; sole power of, in Congress, 463-464; abolition of slavery, 465-467; Johnson's policy, 468-471; Johnson denounces con- gressional policy, 469-470; Joint Com- mittee, THE CONGRESSIONAL THEORY, 471-475; guarantees required, 472, 473. 475 president's power denied, 473; Til- den arraigns, 475-479; practice of, 479-
Reed, Esther, WOMAN'S WORK FOR THE SOLDIERS, ii, 467-469.
Reed, William B., Life and Correspondence of Joseph Reed, ii, 172, 469, 612. Reeves, Arthur Middleton, Finding of Wineland the Good, i, 34.
Refugees, life of, ii, 473. 477-480; pensions
for, 478-480; article in treaty, 624-625. Regulators, in North Carolina, ii, 426- 428.
Reid, D. S., in peace conference, iv, 207. Religion, of the Pilgrims, i, 167-170; in Massachusetts, 182; importance in new communities, 187-190; in Virginia, 294- 298; connection with government, 324- 330; theocracy, 330-333; at Plymouth, 354; Antinomians, 382-387; Lechford's criticism, 388-389; toleration, 393-396, 446, iii, 32, iv, 658; care of New Eng- land Confederation, i, 449-451; of the Quakers, 479-486; protection of law, 491- 493: Dutchmen's experience in New England, 500; of the Indians, 527; in New Netherland, 536; in New York, 543. 570-573; Swedish hopes, 548; in Swedish colonies, 554; in Pennsylvania, 560-562, ii, 278; in New Jersey, i, 566, ii, 276-279; in West Jersey, i, 569; in New England, ii, 54; Quakers and Orthodox ministers, 279-282; Wesley in Georgia, 283-287; converts from Romish church, 286; Governor Belcher's letter, 287-289; plan for American bishops, 289-290, 418- 420; in Nantucket, iii, 26; on the fron- tiers, 471-475; at Andover, 509-512; changes in ideal, iv, 662.- See also
Church, Ministers, Quakers, Toleration, and colonies by name.
Reminiscence, value of, i, 1, ii, 7-8; caution on, i, I; lists of books, ii, 18, iv, 8-9. Removal from office, under Jefferson, iii, 348-351; under Jackson, 531-535; of Stanton, iv, 489-492.
Reports, Berkeley, on Virginia, i, 237- 241; Sandford, on Rhode Island, 407- 409; Dongan, on New York, 542-544; Randolph, on Carolina, ii, 94-99; leg- islative committee, on state banking, iii, 441-445: Macon, on Panama Congress, 506-508; Scott, on capture of Mexico, iv, 28-31; Foster and Anderson, on fall of Sumter, 216-220; Prentiss, on Pittsburg Landing, 334-336; Bailey, on naval bat- tle of New Orleans, 336-338; Jackson, on second Bull Run, 342-346; Burnside, on Fredericksburg, 351-355; Lee, on Chan- cellorsville, 359-363; Thomas, on Chat- tanooga, 386-389; Semmes, on the Ala- bama, 416-418; Farragut, on Mobile Bay, 418-421; Hood, on Nashville, 432-436; Schurz, on the South, 452-456; Grant, on the South, 457-458; joint committee, on reconstruction, 471-475; Dewey, on Ma- nila Bay, 579-581; Carroll, on Porto Rico, 597-601; canal commission, on Nicaragua Canal, 622-625.
Representation, of colonies, ii, 395-396; unequal, 542; compromise in Federal Convention, iii, 214-221; numerical basis of, 224; post-bellum, of the South, iv, 461, 471-475, 483-484.-See also Colonies, Congress, Election, Government. Representation of New Netherland, i, 537. Reprints, of sources, i, 9, ii, 11, iii, 7, iv, 6. Republican party, formation of, iv, 100-104; equality its only issue, 141; convention of 1860, 155-159; Sherman on success of, 162-163; success of, no excuse for seces- sion, 164-166; opposes slavery in territo- ries, 170; Wigfall on, 173-175; duty to offer compromise, 194; no compromise, 199-201; antagonism to Constitution disavowed, 201; arraigned on recon- struction, 475-478; Wilson's defence of, 492-494; responsible for color strife, 502-503; campaign speech in 1880, 508- 511; independents in 1884, 511-512. - See
also Civil War, Congress, Democratic Party, North, Politics, Reconstruction. Requisitions, as a means of revenue, iii, 121, 247.
Revenue, a governor's, ii, 162; colonial, 166, 173, 179; local, 205, 208, 214; protective duties, 247; Grenville's scheme, 381; a colonist's defence, 394; Pitt's protest, 404; repeal of Stamp Act, 411; controversy, 413-433; discussions in Congress, 525; Revolutionary, 594, 601; plans for, in 1783, iii, 120-122; sources of, in 1795, 296; Cleveland on surplus, iv, 518–520. - See also Finances, Taxation.
Revolution, of 1689, a topic, i, 18; described, 463-466.
Revolution, of 1775, sources classified, ii, 4; works illustrative, 7; predictions, 352; causes, 373-453; character of George III, 373; writs of assistance, 374; arbi- trary power in England, 378; Grenville's scheme, 381; Stamp Act controversy, 394- 412; Hutchinson riot, 397; taxation op- posed by Cambridge, 401, by Stamp Act Congress, 402, by Pitt, 404, by Franklin, 407, by Dickinson, 423, by Drayton, 449; taxation defended by Howard, 394, by Conway, 411, by Townshend, 413, by Johnson, 445; patriot arguments, 401, 402, 407, 415, 423, 442, 449, 454; loyalist arguments, 394, 420, 439, 445, 472, 477; English feeling, 404, 445; revenue contro- versy, 413-433; question of trade, 415; question of episcopacy, 418; troops in Boston, 420; "Sons of Liberty," 420; regu- lators, 426; Boston " massacre,"429; “tea- party," 431; issue of coercion, 434-453; First Continental Congress, 434; Asso- ciation," 439; Second Continental Con- gress, 442, 525; charges of tyranny, 449; attitude of George III, 451; conditions of the Revolution, 454-518; the patriots, 454-469; public sentiment, 454, 455, 458, 465; mobs, 458; arrests, 458, 472; soldiers, 461, 467, 481, 484; prices, 463; woman's work, 467, 550; Washington, 467, 490,
525. 559; loyalists, 470-480; pop- atred, 470, 474; refugees, 477;
forces, 481-499; recruits, 481; Jale, 484; French aid, 485, 495; 38; militia, 490; punishments,
493; privateering, 497; British forces, 500- 518; Hessians, 500-507; prisons, 508; loyalist corps, 511; navy, 514, 556, 587; John André, 515; progress of the war, 519-632; union and independence, 519- 545 Revolutionary conventions, 519; call for independence, 530; state constitu- tions, 534; Declaration of Independence, 537: Articles of Confederation, 539; degeneracy of Congress, 543; first stage of the war, 546-573; Lexington and Concord, 546; siege of Boston, 550; New York campaign, 554; British in Philadelphia, 562; Burgoyne's cam- paign, 565; Valley Forge, 568; French alliance, 574-590, treaty, 574; Newport campaign, 575; conquest of the Illinois, 579; foreign officers, 582; conciliation, 586; Paul Jones's fight, 587; crisis in domestic affairs, 591-605; confederation delayed, 591; finances, 594, 598; paper money, 601; confederation completed, 604; bank, 605; end of the war, 606- 618; operations, 606; Greene in the South, 609; French fleet, 612; surrender at Yorktown, 615; peace, 619-632; Parlia- ment favorable, 619; negotiations, 621, 623; The Cincinnati, 626; Washington's retirement, 627; advantages and disad- vantages, 629.- See also Army (English, United States), Confederation, Congress, England, Independence, Loyalists, Mili- tia, Navy, Officers, Taxation. Rhode Island, history, i, 397-409; settle- ment, 397-401; proposed charter, 401-402; toleration, 402-406; in 1680, 407-409; in King Philip's War, 461; Records, ii, 17; explanation to the Lords of Trade, 49-52; government, 143; PROCEEDINGS OF A COLONIAL LEGISLATURE, 173-174; ques- tion of taxation, 394-397; in Revolution, 575-578; paper currency, iii, 135; votes against plan for impost duty, 137; loss by emigration, 153; in Jefferson's first campaign, 334. See also Government, Narragansett Bay, New England, Provi- dence.
Rhode Island Historical Society, Collec- tions, ii, 15.
Rhode Island Historical Tracts. See Rider, S. S.
Rhodes, James Ford, History of the United
Ribault, John, in America, i, 113, 116. Rice, in southern states, iii, 72.
Rich, Robert, NEWES FROM VIRGINIA, i, 285-288.
Richardson, James D., Messages and Papers of the Presidents, iii, 9, 10, 498, 553, iv, 7, 8, 23.
Richmond, in 1865, iv, 251-255; satire on
Ricord, F. W., and Nelson, W., Documents relating to the Colonial History of New Jersey, ii, 13, 21, 166, 181.
Rider, S. S., Rhode Island Historical Tracts, i, 9, ii, 11, 360.
Riedesel, Baroness von, Letters and Mem- oirs, ii, 21, 568; THE SURRENDER OF BURGOYNE, 565-568.
Riis, Jacob August, IN THE SLUMS, iv, 654-657; How the Other Half Lives, 657. Riots. See Mobs.
Rittenhouse, David, director of the mint, iii, 296.
Rivers, W. J., History of South Carolina, i, 277, 282, ii, 98.
Rivington's Gazette, ii, 461, 515. Roanoke Island, Barlowe at, i, 94.
Robertson, David, Reports of the Trials of Aaron Burr, iii, 359.
Robinson, C., Proceedings of the Virginia Company, i, 12.
Robinson, John, Puritan minister, i, 169; AD- VICE TO PILGRIM COLONISTS, 187-190. Robinson, Sara Tappan, FREE-SOIL EMI- GRATION TO KANSAS, iv, 104-108; Kan- sas, 108.
Rochambeau, Count de, Memoirs, ii, 18. Rogers, Robert, Journals, ii, 18.
Rolfe, John, marries Pocahontas, i, 217. Roman Catholics, in Maryland, i, 247, 254. See also Religion, Toleration. Roosevelt, Theodore, at Santiago, iv, 588; EXPERIENCES IN A STATE LEGISLA- TURE, 633-635; Essays on Practical Poli- tics, 635.
Root, George Frederick, Battle-Cry of Free- dom, iv, 262-263.
Rough Riders, at Santiago, iv, 587-588. Rowland, Kate Mason, Life of George Ma- son, ii, 20, iii, 204, 234.
Roxbury, condition of camp at, ii, 552. Russell, Jonathan, envoy, iii, 428. Russell, William Howard, My Diary North
and South, iv, 9, 293; AT The White HOUSE, 290-293; BATTLE OF BULL RUN, 309-313.
Russia, ukase on Alaskan waters, iii, 487- 489; cession of Alaska by, iv, 547-550; amity of, 549.
Rutledge, John, character, iii, 210; on slav- ery, 216, 220.
Rye, culture of, iii, 70.
Rymer, Thomas, Foedera, i, 183, 291.
SABBATH, John Cotton's, i, 338; profa-
nation in England, 366; in Massachusetts, 388; protection of, 493; law to prevent breaking the, ii, 208. See also Religion. Sabin, Joseph, Dictionary of Books relating to America, i, 16, ii, 22.
Sagas, Norwegian, i, 28-34; a source, ii, I. Sailors. See Navy.
St. Augustine, importance to the English, ii, 318-320; besieged by the English, 340; receives runaway slaves, 341-344.
St. Ildefonso, Treaty of, iii, 375.
St. John, J. Hector. See Crèvecœur. St. John de Ullua, Sir John Hawkins at, i, 65, 77-81.
St. Lawrence River, discovery, i, 107-112, 161. See also Canada, French.
MENT AT CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND, i, 371-373.
Salzburgers. - See Germans.
Sampson, William T., in Spanish War, iv, 578, 582-585.
San Antonio, Texas, iii, 638.
Sandford, Peleg, RHODE ISLAND IN 1680, i, 407-409.
Sands, R. C., John Paul Jones, ii, 590. Sanitary Commission, duties in Washing- ton, iv, 270-273; Bulletin, 273. San Jacinto (Texas), battle, iii, 640.
San Juan (Porto Rico), naval attack on, iv, 584.
Santa Anna, A. L. de, and Houston, iii, 638-641; on Texan independence, iv, 16. Santiago (Cuba), Cervera at, iv, 583, 585; campaign against, 586-588; conditions, 601; establishment of American govern- ment at, 601-603.
Saratoga, British earthworks at, ii, 2; sur- render of Burgoyne, 565-568. Sargent, Winthrop, Loyalist Poetry, ii, 13; Letters of John Andrews, 433: Loyal Verses of Stansbury and Odell, 515. Satire, political, iii, 293-295, 298-299, 360- 362, 540-544, iv, 35-38, 178-179, 224-230, 628-632, 639-641.
Saunders, William L., Colonial Records of North Carolina, i, 10, 280, ii, 13, 175, 192, 214, 218, 428.
Savannah, reception of Salzburg Germans, ii, 114; business centre, 126; slave auc- tion at, iv, 75-79.
Sawyer, Frederic H., IN THE PHILIP- PINES, iv, 594-597.
Saxe-Weimar, Duke of, Travels, iii, 10. Scammell, Alexander, manuscript letter, ii, 5,463; A SOLDIER'S LOVE-LETTER, 461- 463.
Scharf, J. Thomas, History of Maryland,
Schuckers, J. W., Life and Public Services of Salmon Portland Chase, iv, 402. Schurz, Carl, AN IMPARTIAL VIEW, iv, 452-456; CIVIL SERVICE REFORM, 636- 638.
Schuyler, Philip, kindness to Madame Riedesel, ii, 568.
Schuylkill River, Swedish settlements, i, 550; Penn's settlement, 555. Sclopis, Frederick, Geneva arbitrator, iv, 556.
Scott, John, PRO-SLAVERY EMIGRATION TO KANSAS, iv, 110-114.
Scott, Thomas, on seat of government, iii, 269.
Scott, Winfield, CAPTURE OF MEXICO, iv, 28-31.
Scribner's Monthly, iii, 506.
Seabury, Samuel. - See Beardsley, E. E Seamen, American, of captured vessels, iii, 314.- See also Privateers. Seat of government. See Capital. Secession, a New Englander's threat of, iii, 410-414; southern threats, iv, 48-51, 152, 159-162, 170-172; peaceable, impossible, 54-55, 194; long desired, 163; probable results, 163; Republican success no ex- cuse for, 163-166; doctrine of, 164-179; Stephens's opposition to, 164-169; right of, 169-175; right of, denied, 175-178; practice of, 180-192; spirit of, in Missis- sippi, 180-182, in South Carolina, 182- 186; northern opinion on, 186-187; Ala- bama's ordinance, 188-189; Davis on right of, 190; anti-slavery agitation cause of, 196; a revolution, 197; no power to prevent, 197-198; coercion inadvisable, 198; debate in peace conference, 204- 209; long planned and inevitable, 239: inoperative, 462, 470; forfeiture of state rights through, 462, 472.-See also Civil War, Compromise, Confederate States, Constitution, Nullification, Republican Party, South, United States.
Secker, Thomas, A PLAN FOR AMERICAN BISHOPS, ii, 289-290.
Secondary works, use of, i, 25, ii, 28, 32: lists, i, 26-27, ii, 32-34, iii, 12-13. Sedgwick, John, at Antietam, iv, 348-349: at Frederickshe during Chancellors ville, 362.
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