The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. Comp. Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers Bequeathed to Him by His Deceased Relative, Volume 2

John Marshall

J. Crissy, 1845

Contents

• GREENE invests Camden: 4
• Lord Rawdon retires into the lower country: 10
• Active movements of the two armies: 18
• Preparations for another campaign: 27
• Transactions in the south: 33
• Preliminary and eventual articles agreed upon between the United States: 40
• Peace: 53
• General Washington devotes his time to rural pursuitsto the duties of friend: 61
• He recommends improvement in inland navigation of the great rivers in Virginia: 67
• General Washington is appointed president of the society: 74
• Circular letter of General Washington to the governors of the several states: 80
• Differences between Great Britain and the United States: 94
• Rise of parties in the United States: 102
• The convention at Annapolis: 109
• Debate on the bill for apportioning representatives: 215
• Defeat of St Clair: 223
• Strictures on the conduct of administration with a view to parties: 230
• Presidents proclamation: 237
• Meeting of congress: 248
• General Washington again elected President: 254
• Arrival of Mr Genet as minister of France: 261
• Opinions of the cabinet: 267
• Rules laid down by the executive to be observed within the ports of the United: 277
• The President requests the recall of Genet: 284
• Presidents speech: 291
• Report of the secretary of state on the commerce of the United States: 297
• Debate thercon: 315
• Mr Jay appointed envoy extraordinary to Great Britain: 324
• Inquiry into the conduct of the secretary of the treasury which terminates: 329
• General Wayne defeats the Indians on the Miamis: 338
• Meeting of congress: 349
• Democratic societies: 356
• Treaty between the United States and Great Britain: 368
• Presidents speech: 375
• He declines sending them: 381
• The President endeavours to procure the liberation of Lafayette: 387
• Hostile measures of France against the United States: 393
• The minister of France endeavours to influence the approaching election: 410
• Jle denies the authority of certain spurious letters published in 1776: 419
• John Adams elected President and Thomas Jefferson Vice President: 421
• Their treatment: 427
• General Washington appointed Commanderinchief of the American army: 434

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. Comp. Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers Bequeathed to Him ..., Volume 2; The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. Comp. Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers Bequeathed to Him by His Deceased Relative, John Marshall
• Author: John Marshall
• Edition: 2
• Publisher: J. Crissy, 1845
• Original from: The Ohio State University
• Digitized: Jul 31, 2014