MHS Digital Editions: Adams Papers

mentioned135

AFC01

224-225

240

249

338

345

347

369

382

412

421

xi

xxv

AFC02

32

163

186

194

216

223

241

248

256

269

273

274

286

322

349

387

AFC03

36

69

85

131

203

361

406

419

AFC04

15-16

18

65

84

122

151

171

208

379

AFC05

178

183

264

328

AFC07

333

345

DJA01

320

DJA02

175

180

203

225

295

376

DJA03

9

280

325

DJA04

37

PJA03

40

77

112

115

134

217

322

336

374

376

PJA04

15-16

55

96

105

219

255

403

407

434

440

481

PJA05

10

22

34

40

64

67

90

104

151

210

241

247

275

276

303

320

374

385

PJA06

137

PJA08

51

375

PJA09

115

276

PJA10

10

199

206

220

PJA11

208

PJA12

3

28

43

73

88

110

127

194

413

DCA02

9

112

DCA03

105*

196*

329*

xxxiv*

xxxvii*

DCA04

69*

174*

DCA05

139*

154*

361*

DCA06

82*

329*

337*

letters to Continental Congress17

DJA02

185-186

DJA03

346-349

363

366-369

378-381

385-386

389-391

400

402-403

407-410

412

414

417

431

435-436

438

442

and JA14

PJA03

26

30

33

34

100

183

319

378

395-396

397

404-405

PJA04

4

101

359

recommendations and appointments14

PJA03

62

88

273

331

339

365

366

368

409

410

PJA04

25-26

133

257

423-424

generalship of, evaluated12

PJA05

14

96

151

152

182

184

228

229

276

312

315

316-317

Letters12

From JA (1776)2

PJA03

395

PJA04

101

To JA (1776)2

PJA03

397

404

From Board of War (1776)1

PJA04

321

From JA (1775)1

PJA03

30

From John Hancock (1776)1

PJA04

10

From Mass. delegation (1775)1

PJA03

47

From New England delegates (1777)1

PJA05

261

To Board of War (1776)1

PJA04

422

To Board of War (1776)1

PJA04

422

To JA (1781)1

PJA12

39

naval activities of9

PJA03

136

138

139

145

154

302

324

325

327

and relations with congress8

PJA03

87

173

PJA04

10-11

101

254

256

257-258

424

Dana sent unidentified miniature of8

PJA13

217

219

411

471

507

508

511

533

powers delegated to8

PJA05

57

64

84

153

156

206

PJA06

70

72 _(allegedly)

relations with Mass.8

PJA03

47

346

393-394

402-403

PJA04

95

97

109

111

and operations against N.Y.7

PJA09

232

259

297

PJA10

181

182

186

187

appointment of7

PJA03

4

6

7

25

27

58

79

and Conciliatory Acts6

PJA06

69-70

72

115

116

117

119

and Knyphausen raid into N.J.6

PJA09

510

PJA10

97

122

125

140

146

goes to Mass.6

PJA03

32

37

44

48

52

53

and Board of War5

PJA04

252

253

254

321-322

422-425

and British articles of capitulation at Yorktown5

PJA12

39

66

87

115

299

and Lafayette5

AFC06

141

153

DJA03

180

DJA04

83

PJA08

26

and Rochambeau's army5

PJA09

61

63

521

PJA10

17

24

characterized5

PJA03

66

68

269

347

PJA04

157

WSS and5

AFC07

8

9

65

70

xii

and alarm for Philadelphia (1777)4

AFC02

261

271

297

325

and Conway4

PJA05

316

319

PJA06

125

126

and Duché's letter of tergiversation4

AFC01

157

AFC02

360

383

385

and enlistments4

PJA03

341

352

382-383

405

and intercepted letter from Benjamin Harrison4

PJA03

90

116

172-173

225

and “the Conway Cabal”4

DJA02

310

DJA03

371

DJA04

5-6

94

CFA comments on4

DCA05

108-109*

132*

134*

137-138*

complains of shortages4

PJA03

285

313

383

PJA04

104

letter of farewell and resignation from army4

AFC05

205

206

315

316

on pay, bounties, and promotion policy4

PJA03

360

PJA04

400-401

425

443

unidentified portrait of4

PJA13

40

43

120

153

and arrest of Benjamin Church3

PJA03

174

175

178

and assault on Dorchester Heights3

AFC01

356

395

xv

and Battle of Yorktown3

PJA12

29-31

44

65-66

and British evacuation of Phila.3

PJA06

194

228

258

and command in Boston after evacuation3

PJA04

321

371

418

and exchange of prisoners3

DJA03

401

404

416

and “Hickey plot”3

AFC02

34

56

71-72

and Philadelphia campaign (1777)3

AFC02

297

316

325-350

and riflemen3

PJA03

114

132

235

and sectional differences3

PJA05

29

42

86

anniversary balls3

DCA01

452

DCA02

33

108

Asgill case and3

PJA13

85

203

437

at Morristown, N.J.3

AFC02

147

149

325

correspondence with Carleton and Digby3

PJA13

71

222

407

correspondence with Drummond3

DJA03

366-368

410

422

Dana wants miniature portrait of3

PJA12

217

324

397

departure for army before Boston3

AFC01

224

226

234

elected commander in chief of Continental Army3

DJA02

141

162

DJA03

321-324

honored by medal and thanks of Congress after evacuation of Boston3

DJA03

257 _{(illus. facing)}

376-377

xii

JA compared with3

DJA03

50-51

53

85

on Southern campaign3

AFC04

156-157

158-159

217-241

personality and character3

DJA03

308

336

DJA04

5

refuses letter from Lord Howe3

PJA04

256

381-382

399

and army reorganization2

PJA06

124

126

and battle of Brandywine2

AFC02

342

348

and Battle of Germantown2

PJA05

307

PJA06

318-319

and Battle of Kip's Bay2

PJA05

4

38

and Benjamin Harrison2

DJA03

319

383-384

and Benjamin Rush2

DCA06

50-51*

54*

and Boston refugees2

PJA03

270

345

and Carleton-Digby letter2

AFC04

373

387

and fort at Stony Point, N.Y.2

PJA08

99

100

and Gordon-Hamilton controversy2

PJA09

27

29

and G. W. Lafayette2

AFC03

291

xvi

and loss of Fort Washington2

PJA05

110-111

ix

and New York campaign2

AFC02

89

111

and reorganization of army2

PJA03

275

305-306

and Robert Temple2

AFC02

88

103

army in N.J.2

DJA02

256

DJA03

330

arrives to defend Phila.2

PJA05

273

274

attempts to increase enlistments2

AFC02

194

197

avoids Schuyler-Gates disputes2

PJA05

61

262

British sack Mt. Vernon2

PJA11

471

472

called by JA “Our Fabius”2

AFC02

268

336-337

calls up militia2

PJA03

324

327

capability of forces for attack on N.Y.2

PJA10

50

261

CFA’s comments on birthday2

DCA02

215

349

comments on2

PJA07

163-164

PJA08

77

commission of2

PJA03

8

395

Cornwallis surrenders to2

AFC04

239

301

correspondence with Lord Howe2

DJA03

399

412

David Humphreys encourages to write history of Revolution2

AFC07

37

45

exchange of Laurens and Cornwallis and2

PJA13

220

222

false quotation from, in Affaires 2

PJA07

264

265

“Farewell Address”2

DJA03

229

248

headquarters in Cambridge2

DJA02

199

226-227

in British cartoon2

PJA05

293 _(illus.)

xi

JA on military abilities of2

AFC01

207

AFC02

165

letters to JA listed (1776)2

PJA08

382 ₍₂₎

383

lost miniature of2

AFC05

165

166

officers make recommendations to2

PJA05

383-384

385

paintings of2

DCA01

448

DCA02

57

plot against life of2

PJA04

356

368

pronunciation of his name in France2

DJA02

318

DJA04

171

proposed delegation of dictatorial powers to2

AFC03

xxxi

AFC04

18-20

reacts to Howe pardons2

PJA05

94

xvii

refuses incorrectly addressed letter from Adm. Howe2

PJA13

428

429

Rochambeau's army joins at Verplanck's Point2

PJA13

491

504

statue2

DCA02

187

198

AA on military abilities of1

AFC02

151

AA's favorable first impression of1

AFC01

246

abused by loyalists in England1

AFC04

382

account of victories sent to JA1

AFC04

250-251

acts to preserve Franco-American alliance1

PJA07

113

and affair at Lechmere Point1

AFC01

325-326

and Amer. Rev.1

PJA11

260

and appointment of generals to command in Mass.1

AFC01

410

and battle of Long Island1

AFC02

114

and Board of War and Ordnance1

DJA03

405

and Brand Hollis1

DJA03

197

and British expenditures at Phila.1

PJA10

238-239

and British occupation of Philadelphia1

AFC02

350

and Broglie's scheme to assume command of army1

DJA04

79

and Duché1

DJA02

127

and Estaing1

DJA04

248-249

and evacuation of Boston1

PJA09

498

and Fleury1

DJA04

104

and Gouverneur Morris1

DCA05

34*

and Herman Zedtwitz1

AFC02

123

and Jay's Treaty1

DJA04

253

and John Sullivan1

DJA03

354

and Joseph Reed1

DJA03

320

and ladies’ campaign to clothe troops1

AFC03

380

and Matthews conspiracy1

PJA07

264

and Mississippi Co.1

PJA06

14

and Mottin de La Balme1

AFC02

xiii

and mutiny of Penn. Line1

PJA11

154

and Philadelphia campaign1

DJA02

262-265

and proposal of American peerage1

DJA04

150-153

and Saratoga Convention troops1

AFC03

114

and Society of the Cincinnati1

AFC06

141

and Staten Island conference1

DJA03

416-417

and successful N.J. campaign1

AFC02

145-146

and The Cedars affair1

AFC02

85-86

and the Howes' conciliatory mission1

AFC01

383

and WSS1

DJA03

183

army reinforced1

PJA10

135

as Amer. genius1

AFC07

175

as commander of Continental Army1

PJA11

113

as diarist1

DJA01

lxvi

asks full complement of Mass. militia1

AFC04

158

at Germantown, Penn.1

AFC02

357

authorized to exchange Burgoyne1

PJA12

299

authorizes medals for soldiers1

PJA05

173

Board of War's efforts to provide permanent body of troops for1

AFC02

x

Caughnawagas visit headquarters of in Cambridge1

AFC01

343

centennial1

DCA04

245-246*

charges C. Lee with disobeying orders at Monmouth1

PJA07

164

chose site of White House1

DCA01

xiv

circular letter to the New England states1

AFC04

159

conference on war in Canada1

DJA03

390-391

conference with Rochambeau1

PJA10

393

Congress appoints committee to confer with1

AFC01

302

correspondence with JA1

DCA06

240*

correspondence with Lafayette1

PJA12

355

declines to appoint Schuyler's successor1

AFC02

300

design of medal for1

PJA04

102

directs Estaing to R.I.1

PJA07

147

elected commander in chief1

AFC01

215-217

elected to Amer. Philosophical Soc.1

AFC03

299-300

elected to Amer. Phil. Soc.1

PJA10

84

encourages Hessians to desert1

PJA05

9

enters Boston after British evacuation1

AFC01

367

eulogies of1

DCA03

188*

Farewell Address1

DCA03

185*

favors new Articles of War1

PJA04

367

first contact with JA1

DJA02

140-141

fortifies Fort Hill1

AFC01

393

frame for portrait of1

PJA13

164-165

hampered by poor communications in N.J.1

PJA05

235

his papers inspected by William Gordon1

AFC01

229

Houdon's statue of1

AFC06

416

inoculates his troops1

AFC02

165

in satirical piece on Carlisle Commission’s Manifesto in Affaires 1

PJA07

327

instructed to build naval armament to intercept British ships1

DJA03

343-344

“is getting into the Humour of fighting”1

AFC02

354

JA: “wise, virtuous, and good,” but not “a Deity”1

AFC02

361

JA admires “his Wisdom, his Policy, and his Patriotism”1

AFC02

335

JA comments on character of1

PJA10

218-219

JA comments on importance of military successes of1

PJA08

152

JA compared to1

AFC07

75

JA on rumors of mass desertions from army of1

PJA07

237

JA on successes of1

PJA12

39

learns of Battle of Bunker Hill1

PJA03

29-30

letter on confinement of Archibald Campbell1

AFC02

161

letters from JA listed (1776)1

PJA08

382 ₍₂₎

letter to the congress1

PJA08

52

medal for1

PJA05

173

medal proposed for his victory at Boston1

AFC02

97

not above congress’ scrutiny as commander in chief1

PJA07

75

number of troops commanded by1

PJA10

227

occupies John Vassall house in Cambridge1

AFC01

265

on Ethan Allen1

AFC03

27

on military situation in U.S.1

PJA12

355

on revision of Articles of War1

DJA03

409

opposes Burgoyne's embarking from R.I.1

PJA05

341

opposes idea of brigade chaplains1

PJA05

173

ordered to convene inquiry into Gates' conduct1

PJA10

304

orders new fortifications for Boston1

PJA04

198

orders troops to Boston1

PJA07

148

plan for exchanging prisoners1

AFC02

207-208

portrait, “De Neufville Washington”1

PJA13

43

portrait by Peale1

AFC02

104-105

portrait by Trumbull (1780)1

PJA12

231

position taken on loyalists in Articles of Capitulation1

AFC04

265-266

possible letter from JA to1

PJA08

220

promises to furnish Gordon with historical materials1

PJA05

133

recommends deportation of A. Morris1

PJA05

225

recommends promotion of John Thomas1

AFC01

238

referred to as French Lt. Gen.1

PJA11

155

reprimands Arnold1

PJA08

53

retirement from Presidency1

DJA03

240

retreat to Harlem Heights1

DJA03

438-441

returns to New York1

PJA12

115

Ridley and1

PJA13

56

Rochambeau compliments army of1

PJA13

490

rumored clash with Clinton1

PJA06

261

rumored dictatorial powers of1

AFC02

199-200

rumored dispute of, with congress1

PJA06

329

slaves held by1

PJA03

411

Sparks' view1

DCA04

xii*

story of speech by1

DJA02

117

success despite army’s weakness1

PJA11

66

unidentified letter to1

PJA13

131

victories in N.J.1

PJA05

71-72

views on foreign officers1

PJA05

158

visited by Catharine Macaulay1

AFC06

141

with army in Virginia1

AFC04

211-212

Wright portrait of, at MHS1

DCA05

xiii*

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subentries

mentioned135

letters to Continental Congress17

and JA14

recommendations and appointments14

generalship of, evaluated12

Letters12

From JA (1776)2

To JA (1776)2

From Board of War (1776)1

From JA (1775)1

From John Hancock (1776)1

From Mass. delegation (1775)1

From New England delegates (1777)1

To Board of War (1776)1

To Board of War (1776)1

To JA (1781)1

naval activities of9

and relations with congress8

Dana sent unidentified miniature of8

powers delegated to8

relations with Mass.8

and operations against N.Y.7

appointment of7

and Conciliatory Acts6

and Knyphausen raid into N.J.6

goes to Mass.6

and Board of War5

and British articles of capitulation at Yorktown5

and Lafayette5

and Rochambeau's army5

characterized5

WSS and5

and alarm for Philadelphia (1777)4

and Conway4

and Duché's letter of tergiversation4

and enlistments4

and intercepted letter from Benjamin Harrison4

and “the Conway Cabal”4

CFA comments on4

complains of shortages4

letter of farewell and resignation from army4

on pay, bounties, and promotion policy4

unidentified portrait of4

and arrest of Benjamin Church3

and assault on Dorchester Heights3

and Battle of Yorktown3

and British evacuation of Phila.3

and command in Boston after evacuation3

and exchange of prisoners3

and “Hickey plot”3

and Philadelphia campaign (1777)3

and riflemen3

and sectional differences3

anniversary balls3

Asgill case and3

at Morristown, N.J.3

correspondence with Carleton and Digby3

correspondence with Drummond3

Dana wants miniature portrait of3

departure for army before Boston3

elected commander in chief of Continental Army3

honored by medal and thanks of Congress after evacuation of Boston3

JA compared with3

on Southern campaign3

personality and character3

refuses letter from Lord Howe3

and army reorganization2

and battle of Brandywine2

and Battle of Germantown2

and Battle of Kip's Bay2

and Benjamin Harrison2

and Benjamin Rush2

and Boston refugees2

and Carleton-Digby letter2

and fort at Stony Point, N.Y.2

and Gordon-Hamilton controversy2