Volume 44 Index

Wabash River, 605, 642, 667, 683

Waddell, James, 605

Wadsworth, Henry, 499, 500n

Wadsworth, Peleg, 716, 723

Waggaman, Henry, 547n

Wagner, Jacob

letters to, 236-7, 284, 487-8

letters from, 303, 417, 487

and commission, letter of credence for John Armstrong, 216

prepares commissions, 224, 233, 236-7, 279, 281, 284, 303, 476n

communications forwarded to, by, 356, 362, 364, 466

forwards letters for TJ, 417

dispute with Merry, 423, 424n

and irregularities in Chambers’s recess commission, 487-8

and duties on W. Pinkney’s personal baggage, 659

Walker, John, 299

Wallabout Bay, 496, 497n, 533

Wallace, John, 456

Walsh, Patrick, 35n

Walton, Matthew, 719, 723, 725n

Walton, William, Jr., 549-50n

Wanscher, Marten (Martin)

payments to, 245, 273, 274n, 333, 334

letters from cited, 245n, 731, 732

War, U.S. Department of

use of military volunteers, ix, 629, 630n, 663, 668, 674, 675n

clerks, 28n, 236n

messengers, 28n

superintendent of military stores, 200-1, 370-1, 481-2, 589-90, 598, 622-3

private market preferred for supplies, 390

and army surgeons engaging in private practice, 453, 658

discharge of soldiers, 480

arsenals, armories, 481n, 729

engineers, 587-8

regiments of artillery, 692

regiments of infantry, 692

medical department, 692-3

letter to cited, 731

See also Dearborn, Henry: Military Affairs; Indians: U.S. Indian Affairs; West Point, N.Y.

Wardlaw, William, 616

Warner, John, 230, 232-3n

Warren, James, Jr., 26n

Warsaw, 116, 117

Washington, Bushrod, 213n

Washington, D.C.

Osage delegation visits, xlix, 104n

public buildings, 27n, 164-6, 483-4, 696-7

streets and roads in, 28-30, 187, 467, 484

hotels, boardinghouses, 29, 88

theaters, 29

Tiber Creek, 29-30, 187, 245, 540, 541

free blacks in, 33, 141n

labor riot in, 33, 71-2, 92, 93

Washington Navy Yard, 34, 36, 104n, 117-18, 127, 245-6, 474n, 674, 676

Irish in, 71-2

President’s Square, 91

alterations to plan of, 91-3

reputation as unhealthy, 94, 408, 495

justices of the peace, 131, 193, 245-6, 689, 702

postal service, 157, 161

establishment of post road to New Orleans from, 184, 334-5, 406n, 459-61

militia, 246

military storekeeper, 276n

construction of gunboats at, 395

Pennsylvania Ave., 467

meridian line at, 539-42

mall, 540

stage lines to, 695

See also Capitol, U.S.; District of Columbia; President’s House

Washington, George

image on peace medals, xlviii

late-term appointments by, 3

and S. Davidson’s claim, 91-2

receives donkey from king of Spain, 98n

Ceracchi’s bust of, 114, 115n

funeral, 232

portraits of, 247n

and D. Baldwin, 406-7

thwarts hereditary government, 565

Washington, Martha Dandridge Custis, l, 247n

Washington, Miss. Terr., 555

Washington County, Miss. Terr.

memorial from, 687-8

recommends R. H. Gilmer for appointment, 687-8

Washington Federalist, 104n, 696-7

Wasp (U.S. sloop), 34n, 127

watchmakers, 553n

Waters, Thomas W.

letter from, 284-6

sends observations on upper Louisiana, seeks appointment, 284-6

identified, 286n

Watkins, John (Orleans Terr.)

candidate for appointment, 168, 234, 238, 305, 309

health of, 217n

appointed to legislative council, 307, 328, 350, 355, 652-3, 712

declines surgeon’s appointment, 326

recommends aspirants for office, 330n

Watson, Caroline, 495

Watson, Elkanah

letter from, 171-2

Tour in Holland, 171

travels in U.S., Europe, 171

and S. Lynch, 171-2

Watson, Joshua Rowley, l-li

Watson, William (Mass.), 26n

Watt, James, 44

weather

ice, 66

heat, 72, 217n, 403

rain, 72, 200, 336, 430

impact on crops, 116-17

warm winter, cold spring in Europe, 116-17

gales, 275n

hurricanes, 410

storms, 459-60

frost, 495

Weehawken, N.J., l-li

Weems, Nathaniel T., 661, 704

Weinwich, Nicolai (Niels) Henrich

letter from, 627-8

sends Roman coins to TJ, 627-8

identified, 628n

“Welch” (Walsh?; New Orleans)

letter from cited, 731

Wells, William H., 720

West, Benjamin F., 411

West, Cato

letter to, 105-6

letter from, 212

forwards letter for TJ, 105-6, 212, 250

and Green-West faction, 188

and Kemper riot, 608n

letter from cited, 732

West Indies

arming of merchant vessels trading in, x, 25, 591-5

Danish West Indies, 75-6n

French privateers in, 85-6, 127, 354, 663-4, 669, 671

scarcity, expense of provisions in, 190-1

agents to, 364

and yellow fever, 404

See also Cuba; Haiti (Saint-Domingue); Jamaica

West Point, N.Y.

military academy at, 87, 587n, 641

Wharton, Franklin, 661

Wharton, Samuel, 102, 128

wharves, 65

wheat, 200

Wheaton, Joseph

letter from cited, 213n, 731

Wheaton, Seth, 429

whips, riding

manufacture of, 42

White, Levi, 131n, 246

White, Samuel, 720, 724

White, Bishop William, 392

White Hair (Cheveux Blancs, Pawhuska, Osage leader)

letters to, 72, 98-101

receives peace medal, xlviii, xlix

description of, xlix

portrait of, xlix, 354 (illus.)

leads Osage delegation to Washington, 72, 103, 104n, 276n

and Chouteaus, 72n

identified, 72n

speeches by, 73-4, 95, 101

TJ encourages friendly relations, trade with, 98-101

satisfied with TJ’s address, 101

and divisions among the Osages, 656-7

Whitehill, John, 717, 723

Whitney, Thomas

letter to, 60-1

payment to, 60-1

Whittemore, Samuel (Conn.), 346n

Whyte, Matthew, 641

Wichelhausen, Frederick Jacob, 219n, 252

Wigginton, S. B., 255n, 281

wigs, xlix

Wilcocks, Judge, 232

Wilcocks, Richard H., 75n

Wilkes, John, 373

Wilkinson, Fort, 461n

Wilkinson, James

letters from, 14, 49-50, 709-10

sends character sketches of Orleans residents, vii, 14-24, 170n, 263

accused of supporting self-government for Louisiana, 8

and T. Urquhart, 23, 24n

and R. Dow, 24n

recommends aspirants for office, 26

criticizes Boré, 49-50

and speculation in W. Fla. lands, 313n

Spanish payments to, 555

forwards writings on gunboats, 709-10

letter from cited, 731

Wilkinson, James B., 74n

William and Mary, College of, 195n, 219

Williamos (Williasmos, Willyamoz), Charles, 553n

Williams, George, 348n

Williams, Lemuel, 716, 724

Williams, Marmaduke, 718, 722

Williams, Mr. (Philadelphia), 333

Williams, Philip, 189-90

Williams, Robert

letter from, 260-1

candidate for appointment, vii, 106, 168, 170, 233, 263, 279, 328, 350

travels to Washington, 188n

returns to Miss. Terr., 260

forwards letter to TJ, 260-1

identified, 261n

Willing, Thomas, 232, 233n, 302

Willis, Nathan, 26n

Willis, William, 422n

Wilmington, Del.

collector at, 509, 543-4, 585, 656, 700

conveyancers, 700

notaries public, 700, 701n

water department, 701n

Wilmington, N.C., 367

Wilson, Alexander (Va. congressman), 718, 722

Wilson, Archibald, Jr., 255n, 281

Wilson, Philip, 186n

Wilson, William (army officer), 534-5

Winckelblech, Christophe

letter from, 270-2

seeks land in Louisiana for Swiss immigrants, 270-2, 325

identified, 272n

wine

champagne, 37, 69-70, 211, 212, 698

ordered by TJ, 37, 68, 112, 114-15, 115-16, 119, 156, 397, 421, 422-3n, 514-15, 549, 612, 707, 729

transportation of, 37, 68

breakage, 37n, 69-70, 211, 212

prices, 37n, 68, 383, 397, 514-15, 549, 612

Cahuzac, 58-9, 117, 646, 707

Dufour’s vineyards, 63

Bordeaux, 68, 698

Hermitage (white), 68, 156, 421, 422-3n

Rhine, 68

Aleatico, 112, 114

bottling of, 112, 114, 156

Chianti, 112, 114

Montepulciano, 112, 114

Pomino, 112, 114

Verdea, 112, 114

Oeiras, 115, 492

Termo, 115-16, 493

pajarete, 119, 397

sherry, 119, 162, 211, 212, 729

Hermitage (red), 156n

Château Margaux, 382, 383

Rausan-Margaux (Rozan-Margau), 382, 383

sauterne, 382, 383

duties on, 383, 612

packing, shipping costs, 383

Bucelas, 493

Hungarian, 514-15, 549, 612, 691

Tokay, 514-15

claret, 729

Wing, Matthew

letter from, 545

seeks army appointment, 545

Winget, Captain, 525

Winn, Richard, 718, 723

Winston, Isaac, 185, 424

Winston, Joseph, 718, 722, 726

Winter & Harman (New Orleans), 366n

Winter’s Day (Mary Robinson), 495

Wirt, Rachel

letter from cited, 731

Wise, Peter, Jr., 225

Wistar, Caspar, 293

Woddrop, John, 266n

Womack, Jesse, 687

women

pregnancy, childbirth, 27, 519, 623n

widows, widowhood, 39, 88n, 231, 248-9, 401, 574, 577-8n, 618

keep boardinghouses, 88

divorce, 88n

and illegitimate children, 154, 155n

mistresses, 202n

Wood, William (minister), 577

Woods, Benjamin, 695n

Worcester, Mass., 530

Worthington, Thomas

letters from, 414, 546

recommends aspirants for office, 414, 546

member of Eighth Congress, 719

dines with TJ, 721, 726

Wright, Robert

introduces Rafinesque, 143n

recommends aspirants for office, 547n

member of Eighth Congress, 719

dines with TJ, 722

Württemberg, Electorate of, 63

Wykoff, William, Jr.

recommended for appointment, 239, 309

characterized, 309

Wykoff, William, Sr.

characterized, 20, 23, 309

candidate for appointment, 169, 234, 305, 307, 328, 350, 355, 652-3, 712

recommended for appointment, 239, 309

Wylliesburg, Va., 188

Wynns, Thomas, 718, 722

Wythe, George, 112