His curious dissolution of the last Legislature held in Ma.s.sachusetts Bay according to its first charter, which had proceeded with closed doors, and adopted by a majority of 92 to 12, declaring the necessity of a meeting of all the Colonies to meet and consult together on their present state. i. 401.

Governor of Ma.s.sachusetts, and Commander-in-chief of the British in America, commences the first attack upon the Colonists. i. 460.

Governments of the British Provinces. ii. 271-276.

(1) Nova Scotia. ii. 274-277.

(2) New Brunswick. ii. 277-280.

(3) Prince Edward Island. ii. 280.

(4) Lower Canada. ii. 281-306. (See table of contents, chapter xlv.) (5) Upper Canada, ii. 307-316. (See table of contents, chapter xlvi.)

Governor of Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Puritans and a majority of the a.s.sistants or magistrates vote in favour of submitting to the decision of the King on the conditions of perpetuating the Charter; but Congregational Ministers advise, and the majority of the deputies vote against it. i. 208, 209.

Governors of South and North Carolina (Campbell and Martin), like Dunmore, Governor of Virginia, betake themselves to ships--the Colonists in each case being treated with like severity. i. 473.

Haight (Canniff). ii. 219.

Happiness and prosperity of Ma.s.sachusetts during seventy years under the second Charter. i. 240.

Harris (Mrs. Amelia). ii. 228-236.

Hessian soldiers--Their unreliable and bad character. ii. 73.

Hildreth, the historian, on the gloomy state of American affairs at the close of 1780. ii. 41.

Hillsborough (Earl of)--Effects of his circular letter to Colonial Governors. i. 345.

Joy in the Colonies at his despatch promising to repeal the obnoxious revenue Acts, and to impose no more taxes on the Colonists by acts of the British Parliament. i. 361.

Holland--Flight of Pilgrim Fathers to; trades there. i. 10.

Howe (Lord)--A monument erected to his memory in Westminster Abbey, at the expense of 250 sterling, by the Ma.s.sachusetts Court. i. 260.

Hutchinson (Governor of Ma.s.sachusetts) and his sons alone determine to land the East India Company tea in Boston. i. 376.

His account of the transactions at Boston, and vindication of himself. i. 383.

His conduct different from that of the Governors of other Colonies. i. 387.

Independence disclaimed by Franklin in 1773, by Washington and Jefferson and by leading New Englanders in July, 1775. i. 451-453.

Independents, origin of. i. 7.

Indians--Employed by both French and English in their wars. ii. 75.

Their employment in the war with the Colonies, opposed by the English Generals. ii. 76.

Their employment disadvantageous to England. ii. 76.

Their alliance and co-operation sought for by Congress. ii. 77.

Retaliations upon them by the Congress soldiers exceeded all that had been committed by the Indians upon the Americans--opinion of American writers. ii. 77.

Much that was written against them during the Revolution, since shown by the letters and biographies of its actors to have been fict.i.tious. ii. 78.

Their employment against the English recommended by Washington, July 27th, 1776. ii. 80.

Efforts of General Burgoyne to restrain them from all cruel acts and excesses. ii. 82.

Their conduct injurious to the English cause and beneficial to the American. ii. 83.

The unprovoked invasion of their country, destruction of their settlements, and desolation of their towns, orchards, and crops and farms, by order of Congress. ii. 84.

Further examples of "retaliation," so-called, upon the Indian settlements. ii. 106.

The "Tories" driven among them as their only refuge, and treated as "traitors;" their conduct and duty. ii. 107.

Indians (Six Nations)--Colonel Stone's account in detail of General Sullivan's expedition of extermination against the Six Nations of Indians. ii. 108.

Indians--Treatment of by the Puritans in New England. ii. 293.

Intolerance and persecution of Baptists, Presbyterians, etc., by the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Rulers, from 1643 to 1651. i. 112.

Invasions of Canada by Americans; numbers of invaders. ii. 462.

James II.--Succession to the throne; thanked by the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Rulers for his Proclamation which violated the rights of England, and cost him his crown. i. 216.

Jarvis (Stephen). ii. 193.

(William). ii. 193.

Johnson's (Sir William) victory over the French General Dieskau. i. 250.

Jones (David). ii. 193.

(Jonathan). ii. 193.

King Charles the Second--Enjoins to cease persecuting the Quakers; how answered. i. 135.

The King retains Puritan councillors, who are kindly disposed to the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Puritans. i. 138.

The King's pardon and oblivion of the past misdeeds of the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Rulers, and promised continuance of Charter joyfully proclaimed; but the part of the letter containing the conditions of pardon, and oblivion, and toleration withheld from the public; and when the publication of it was absolutely commanded, the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Rulers ordered that the conditions of toleration, etc., should be suspended until further orders from their Court. i. 139-141.

Royal Commissioners appointed by the King, to inquire into the matters complained of in the New England Colonies, and to remedy what was wrong. i. 145.

Royal Commission appointed; slanderous rumours circulated against the Royal Commissioners. i. 146.

Copy of it explaining the reason and object of it. i. 147.