Boston, Mass., 32–33, 34, 58, 74, 82–83, 95, 125, 132–33, 137, 147–48, 161, 162, 171, 187, 199, 200, 360
Boston Gazette, 310–11
Boston Tea Party (1773), 32–33, 95, 360
Boucher, Jonathan, 26–27, 32
Boudinot, Elias, 215, 216
Brackenridge, Hugh Henry, 359
Bradford, William, 360, 361
Bridge, James, 171
Brillon de Jouy, Madame, 104–6, 108–9, 114, 116, 117, 120–21, 143, 229, 422n
British East India Company, 33, 298
Brodie, Fawn, 351, 411–12, 415
Bryan, William Jennings, 335
Bryant, Linda Allen, 68–70
Bunker Hill, Battle of, 59, 217
Burr, Aaron, 177, 234, 239, 240, 247–51, 253, 319, 366–67, 373
Burwell, Rebecca, 261–63, 264
Bush, George W., 341–42
Butler, Pierce, 253
Cabanis, Pierre-Jean-George, 109, 110, 117, 143
Caesar, Julius, 274, 365
Callender, James Thomson, 49, 190–91, 239–41, 252, 310–15, 329, 337, 338, 345, 347, 349, 351, 410, 414
Calvert, Benedict, 27–28
Canada, 83–84, 140, 261, 385, 388, 396
Carr, Dabney, 265–66, 268, 274, 291, 333
Carr, Martha Jefferson, 265–66, 288, 289
Carr, Peter, 276, 295–96, 337, 338, 340, 349–50, 410
Carr, Samuel, 337, 338, 340, 349, 410
Carroll, Charles, 392–93
Carroll, Henry, 397–98
Carter, Charles, 22
Carter, Robert “King,” 8, 22, 261
Cary, Mary, 4
Cary, Robert, 23, 24
Cary, Sarah “Sally,” xiii, 3–5, 6, 7, 22, 32, 33–34, 53–54, 58
Cary, Wilson, 6
Catholics, 105, 252, 294, 297, 305
Cato (Addison), 11
Charles II, King of England, 6, 9
Chase, Samuel, 191
Chase-Riboud, Barbara, 412–13
Church, Angelica Schuyler, 220–21, 225–29, 231, 237, 242, 243, 247, 251
Church, John Barker, 220–21, 225, 243
Cincinnati Daily Commercial, 63–64, 65
Civil War, U.S., 203–4, 328–30, 335, 348, 416
Clay, Henry, 385
Clayford, John, 60, 61
Clingman, Jacob, 234–35, 236, 239, 240
Clinton, DeWitt, 386–87, 395
Clinton, George, 225, 228, 248, 253, 374, 381–82, 386
Clotel, or the President’s Daughter, 329
Cockburn, George, 390, 393
Coercive Acts (1774), 33
Coke, Edward, 262, 275, 360
Colden, Cadwallader, 365
Colden, Henrietta Maria, 365–66
Coles, Catherine, 367
Coles, Isaac, 367
Coles, Sally, 398
College of New Jersey (Princeton College), 51, 99, 214, 215, 358–61, 362, 405
College of William and Mary, 261, 268–69, 281, 346, 358, 362–63
Collins, Eliza, 367, 368, 404, 407
Columbia College, 215–17
“Common Sense” (Paine), 280
Condorcet, Marquis de, 293
Congress, U.S., 46, 165–69, 172, 176, 178–79, 182–87, 189, 192, 193, 200, 202, 228, 229, 231, 234, 235–42, 244, 318, 331, 365, 383, 385, 386, 396, 397, 402, 405
Conqueror, The (Atherton), 215
Constitution, U.S., 45, 164, 165, 168, 185, 191, 224–25, 245–46, 304, 309, 310, 314, 364–65, 371, 397, 401–2, 413, 427n
Constitutional Convention (1787), xvi, 118–19, 161, 304, 364–65, 415
Continental Army, 34–37, 41–43, 57, 63, 64, 107, 108, 112, 125–26, 132–33, 136, 138, 154, 159, 160, 217–18, 220, 222–23, 230, 234–35, 283, 286, 364
Continental Congress, 33, 34, 39, 42–43, 58–59, 96, 97, 99, 100, 103, 106, 112, 125–26, 132, 134, 135, 138, 140, 141–42, 144, 146, 148, 149–50, 152, 153, 158, 161, 218, 220, 277–81, 282, 287, 289, 292–93, 294, 355–58, 361, 363, 415
Cooley-Quille, Michele, 342, 343
Coolidge, Ellen Randolph, 319–20, 324, 327
Coolidge, Joseph, 324
Cooper, Myles, 29, 31, 216–17
Cornwallis, Charles, Lord, 41
Cosway, Maria, 297–302
Cosway, Richard, 297, 298, 301
Craik, James, 13, 41–42, 55–56, 57
Cranch, Mary Smith, 129, 155, 156, 159, 167, 169, 170, 179, 181–82, 184, 189, 192, 199
Cranch, Richard, 129, 170, 199
Cruger, Nicholas, 211, 212–15
Custis, Daniel Parke, 4–5, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21–22
Custis, Eliza, 39–40, 42
Custis, George Washington Parke, 38, 43, 44, 51, 53–54, 255
Custis, John, 21–22
Custis, John “Jack,” 15–16, 24, 25, 26–29, 30–32, 36, 38–42, 46, 53–54
Custis, Martha Dandridge, see Washington, Martha Dandridge Custis
Custis, Nelly, see Lewis, Nelly Custis
Custis, Nelly Calvert, 27–28, 29, 30–32, 36, 37, 38, 39–40, 42, 43
Custis, Patsy, 15–16, 24, 25, 26, 29–30, 31, 64
Cutler, Manasseh, 56–57
Cutts, Anna Payne, 371, 372, 373–74, 375, 378, 383, 384, 385, 394, 400, 403, 404, 405
Deane, Silas, 139–40, 141
“Deathbed Adieu from Th. J. to M.R., A” (Jefferson), 325–26
Declaration of Independence, 135, 228, 280, 295, 297, 298, 309, 324, 335, 346, 352, 362, 392–93, 395, 412, 415
Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, A (Adams), 162
Democratic Party, 331, 333, 335–36, 345, 346
Demosthenes, 274
Discourses on Davila (Adams), 169
Domestic and Confidential Epistles, 62–63
Domestic Life of Thomas Jefferson, The (Randolph), 330, 346
Donald, David Herbert, 411
Douglas, David, 344
Du Bois, W. E. B., 409
Duer, William, 231
Dunglison, Robley, 324–25
Eacker, George, 245–46
Ebony, 409, 412
Eden, Robert, 27–28, 31
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 7
Ellis, Joseph, 336, 414
Episcopalians, 250–51, 252, 324
Eppes, Elizabeth, 289, 290–91, 292, 293, 303, 306, 308
Eppes, Francis (grandfather), 269, 279, 288, 292
Eppes, Francis (grandson), 315, 322
Eppes, Jack, 308, 309, 316, 317, 318
Eppes, Mary Jefferson “Polly,” 282, 283, 302–4, 305, 306, 308, 310, 313–17, 325–26, 332, 352, 412
Fairfax, Anne, 7, 9–10
Fairfax, Bryan, 12, 53
Fairfax, George William, 4, 6–7, 9, 10, 11, 17, 32, 33–34, 53
Fairfax, Lord, 6, 9, 10, 32
Fairfax, Sarah Cary “Sally,” xiii, 3–5, 6, 7, 22, 32, 33–34, 53–54, 58
Fairfax, William, 6–7, 12, 13
Fame and the Founding Fathers (Adair), 410–11
Federalist Papers, The, 226
Federalist Party, 164–65, 168, 175, 176, 177–78, 182, 184–89, 191–92, 193, 200, 239–40, 241, 244, 245, 247–48, 252, 309, 310–11, 314, 315, 318, 371–72, 374, 378, 381, 382, 386–87, 389, 397
First Amendment, 191, 413
Fitzpatrick, John C., 5, 16, 66–67, 70
Fleming, Edward, 217
Fleming, William, 264
Floyd, Kitty, 356–58, 363–66
Floyd, William, 356
Ford, West, 68–70, 420n–21n
Foster, Eugene, 336–37, 338, 339, 341, 343, 416
Founding Fathers, xiii–xvi, 3–5, 114, 132, 181–82, 194–97, 205, 308, 309, 328–30, 352, 370; see also specific individuals
Fourth of July, 135, 187, 205, 245–46, 248, 255, 324–25, 374, 403
Franklin, Abiah Folger, 74, 76
Franklin, Benjamin, 73–121
as ambassador to France, 38, 100, 102–15, 116,
139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 148, 150, 152, 153, 154, 157–58, 165–66, 281, 292, 294–95, 364
autobiography of, 74, 77, 79
British negotiations of, 92–93, 95–96
at Constitutional Convention (1787), 118–19, 415
in Continental Congress, 126, 140, 415
death of, 116, 120
electricity experiments of, 73–74, 87, 142, 261
family dynasty of, 86, 89, 91, 93–94, 116–17
as father, 89–90, 93, 96–101, 117, 118, 119
final years of, 115–21
as founding father, 94–96, 114–15, 162, 165–66, 195, 261, 294–95
health of, 86, 87, 115–16, 117, 119, 120, 158
John Adams’s relationship with, 103, 114–15, 126, 140, 141, 142, 143, 148, 153, 154, 157–58, 162, 181, 185, 195
in London, 75, 76, 81, 85–89, 91–96, 261
love life of, 75, 76–77, 82–83, 103–6, 114–15, 119–21, 142, 143, 229, 422n
marriage of, xv, 73–81, 82, 83, 84, 86–88, 90, 92–93, 94, 95, 97, 110
in Paris, 102–17
in Pennsylvania Assembly, 84, 90
personality of, 77–80, 81, 102, 116
in Philadelphia, 73–85, 90–93, 96–101, 118–20
political career of, 73, 77, 80, 83, 84–85, 86, 90, 91–92, 95–97, 103, 107, 112–15, 126, 153–54, 165–66
as postmaster, 79, 80, 82, 95
as printer, 73, 74–77, 78, 79, 117
reputation of, 82, 86, 92–93, 100, 102, 103, 106, 114–15, 118, 126, 142, 154, 162, 165–66, 195, 261, 294–95
as revolutionary leader, 85, 90, 91–115
as scientist, 73–74, 78, 80, 83, 85, 87, 88, 92, 102, 142, 261
writings of, 79, 81, 85, 91
Franklin, Deborah Read, xv, 73–81, 82, 83, 84, 86–88, 90, 92–93, 94, 95, 97, 110
Franklin, Elizabeth Downes, 89–90, 94, 98–101, 113, 118, 119
Franklin, Francis Folger “Frankie,” xv, 78
Franklin, Jane, 83, 120
Franklin, John, 79, 82
Franklin, Josiah, 74, 76, 86
Franklin, Sarah “Sally,” see Bache, Sarah Franklin “Sally”
Franklin, William (Benjamin Franklin’s son), xv, 73–74, 78, 80, 83–89, 93, 94, 95, 96–101, 107, 112–14, 117, 118, 119, 126
Franklin, William Temple, 88, 89–90, 93, 96–97, 98, 100, 106, 107, 113–14, 118, 119, 154, 295, 399
Frazier, Mary, 171–72, 201
Free Some Day (Stanton), 340
French and Indian War, 6, 11, 12, 16, 17–18, 92, 261, 314
French Revolution, 48–49, 52, 62, 169, 174, 175, 178–79, 184, 186, 188–89, 228, 241, 306, 309–10, 312
Freneau, Philip, 359
Fries’s Rebellion, 187, 188
Gage, Thomas, 29, 33, 60
Gallatin, Albert, 388, 397
Galloway, Joseph, 84, 90
Gates, Henry Louis, 343
Gates, Horatio, 218
Gates, Jane, 343
Gaylord, Levi, 329, 331
George III, King of England, 34, 45, 89, 93, 94, 95, 103, 158, 159, 170, 186, 216, 231, 261, 267, 274, 280
Georgia, 150, 151, 253, 283
Gerry, Elbridge, 147, 388
Gettysburg Address, 415
Gibbon, Edward, 365
Gibbons, Mary, 60–62
Gillon, Alexander, 153–54
Gordon-Reed, Annette, 415, 416, 437n
Graeme, Elizabeth, 84, 85, 86, 89
Grant, Ulysses S., 331
Greene, Nathanael, 38
Greene, William, 120
Group, The (Warren), 196–97
Hall, David, 80
Hamilton, Alexander, 209–55
background of, 209–16, 427n
biographies of, 210–11, 212, 226, 232, 253
Burr’s duel with, 248–51, 253
congressional investigation of, 235–42
corruption charges against, 231, 235–42, 251–52
death of, 251–53
education of, 214–17
essays written by, 218, 224–27, 228, 229
extramarital affair of, xvi, 230–43, 244, 245, 247, 252, 310
as father, 227, 242, 243, 245–46
as Federalist leader, 164–65, 168, 175, 177–78, 191–92, 193, 225, 239–40, 241, 244, 245, 247–48, 252, 309, 314, 382
financial situation of, 212, 221, 226, 230, 238–39, 251–52
as founding father, 226, 233–34, 240–41, 252–54, 370
funeral of, 251, 252
as illegitimate child, 209–12, 221, 229
love life of, xvi, 215, 218–20, 225–43, 244, 245, 247, 252, 310
Madison’s opposition to, 224, 231, 241, 366, 370
marriage of, xvi, 218–22, 224–25, 227–28, 229, 230, 232, 233, 237–38, 241, 242–43, 244, 245, 248–55, 406
military career of, 52, 164, 183–84, 185, 186, 188, 189, 191, 217–18, 220, 222–23, 224, 244–46
pamphlets written by, 216, 240–41
pen names used by, 218, 226–27, 229
personality of, 211, 212–16, 217, 218–23, 243, 248–50
political career of, xv–xvi, 224–27, 228, 229–42, 244, 245, 247–53, 366, 370
political opponents of, 224, 226–27, 228, 231, 235–42, 247–53, 366, 370
press coverage of, 228, 229, 239–41, 243, 244, 310
religious views of, 215, 237–38, 248–51, 252, 253
Republican opposition to, 232, 235, 236–37, 238, 239, 241, 242, 243, 244, 252–53, 366, 370
reputation of, 214, 218, 222, 224–27, 228, 229, 230–54, 310
as Treasury secretary, 46, 47, 229–42, 251–52
Washington’s relationship with, 48, 164, 183–84, 189, 217–18, 220, 222–23, 224, 231, 233, 235–36, 238–39, 241–42, 244, 245, 253
will of, 251–52
writings of, 191–92, 213–14, 216, 218, 224–27, 228, 229, 240–41
Hamilton, Angelica, 246
Hamilton, Eliza, 254
Hamilton, Elizabeth Schuyler “Betsey,” xvi, 218–22, 224–25, 227–28, 229, 230, 232, 233, 237–38, 241, 242–43, 244, 245, 248–55, 406
Hamilton, James (father), 210–11, 214, 219, 221, 222, 223
Hamilton, James (son), 210, 211, 212, 249
Hamilton, John Church, 253
Hamilton, Philip, 227, 243, 245–46, 249
Hancock, John, 162, 281
Harrison, Benjamin, 40, 58–60, 61, 70
Hartford Convention, 396, 397
Harvard College, 5, 36, 127, 128, 155, 156, 166–67, 170, 187
Helvetius, Madame, 108–10, 114, 116, 117, 119–20, 143, 157–58
Hemings, Beverly, 323, 332, 345
Hemings, Elizabeth, 275, 289, 293, 304, 312, 327, 340, 347, 349, 429n
Hemings, Eston, 323, 327, 328, 332, 337, 339, 340, 341, 342, 344, 345, 348, 351
Hemings, Harriet, 323, 332, 345
Hemings, James, 293, 305–6, 311, 340
Hemings, John, 323
Hemings, Madison, 323, 327, 331–33, 335, 336, 345–48, 349, 351, 409, 412, 415
Hemings, Mary, 313, 409
Hemings, Peter, 312
Hemings, Robert, 312
Hemings, Sally, xv, 304, 305–6, 310–15, 323, 327, 328–52, 409–16, 437n
Henry, Patrick, 34, 273–74, 278–79, 280, 284, 286, 287, 361, 363, 364–65
Hewson, Polly Stevenson, 86, 88, 89, 91, 95–96, 98, 110–11, 120
History of the Republic as Traced in the Writings of…Hamilton (Hamilton), 253
History of the Rise, Progress and Termination of the American Revolution, Interspersed with Biographical, Political and Moral Observations (Warren), 195–97
Homer, 128, 291
Hosack, David, 243, 250, 251, 428n
Howell, Samuel, 273, 275, 429n
I Cannot Tell a Lie (Bryant), 68–70
Irving, Washington, 4–5, 384
Izard, Ralph, 141–42, 150, 153, 165–66
Jackson, Andrew, 396–97, 401, 402, 404
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Jay, John, 62, 150, 244
Jefferson, Field, 328, 337
Jefferson, Isaac, 350
Jefferson, Israel, 333–35, 346, 351
Jefferson, Jane, 259–60, 274, 276
Jefferson, Jane Randolph (granddaughter), 276, 278, 279
Jefferson, Jane Randolph (grandmother), xiv, 260–61, 262, 266, 278, 279
Jefferson, Lucy Elizabeth, 283, 284, 287
Jefferson, Lucy Elizabeth “Lu,” 283, 287, 294, 302
Jefferson, Martha “Patsy,” see Randolph, Martha Jefferson “Patsy”
Jefferson, Martha Wayles Skelton, xiii, 266–93, 298–99, 302, 304, 315, 325–26, 352, 429n–30n
Jefferson, Mary “Polly,” see Eppes, Mary Jefferson “Polly”
Jefferson, Peter, 260, 261, 262, 307
Jefferson, Randolph, 261, 340, 350–51
Jefferson, Robert, 409–10
Jefferson, Thomas, 259–352, 407–16
Abigail Adams’s relationship with, 294, 296, 299, 304–5, 316–17
as ambassador to France, xiv, 281–82, 292–306, 364
as anti-Federalist leader, 175, 176, 177, 185
as architect, 268–69, 272, 276, 282–83
biographies of, xiii–xiv, 330, 333, 346, 351, 409–10, 412, 414–16
cabinet of, 372, 374, 380
in Continental Congress, 278–81, 287, 289, 294
death of, 205, 324–26, 346, 403
Declaration of Independence drafted by, 135, 280, 295, 297, 298, 309, 324, 335, 346, 352, 362, 412, 415
DNA testing for, 328–44, 351, 416
Dolley Madison’s relationship with, 332, 345–46, 347, 372–80
economic policies of, 228, 233, 234, 315, 370, 379–80
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