INDEX

INDEX

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Aberdeen, University of: awards MD to WT I 26.

Adams, Abigail: on her husband’s lack of interest in federal city XI 172, worries about living in pres. House XV 237.

Adams, Catherine Louise (Mrs. J. Q. Adams): WT’s eccentricity I 27.

Adams, John: lack of interest in federal city VI 96, XI 172; and commrs. X 165, XI 171-2, 174, 176-7, 179; and WT 172, 179; in Trenton XII 199; and GW XIII 200; anti French 203; private house for pres. XIV 222-3, 227; visits federal city XV 239; and Lovering 251; moves into Pres. house XVI 254; orders wall decorations removed 254; appoints Cranch and Dalton 256; WT and Latin America XVII 289.

Adams, John Quincy: Intro 7; steamboat XVII 275, 287; WT and Capitol 288, 289; WT and Latin America, 289; WT and jobs 290; WT and congress 290; WT as neighbor 291; WT’s illness and eulogy 291.

Adams, Samuel: on WT’s crusade II 35.

Adams, Thomas Boylston: reports on reputation of commrs XIV 217.

Africa: Intro 6, I 23-4, II 31-40, IV 58-60, V 86, 88, VI 99, XVI 259, XVII 292.

Alexandria, Va.: Intro 9, I 15, V 89, VI 96, X 165, XIV 215, XV 240-1, 251, XVI 268, XVII 283, 293.

Allen, William (historian): on Hallet VI 94; on W, 97; on Capitol basement IX 138; on Hadfield 139.

Allison, Burgess: as patentee XVII 275; and vexing J. Q. Adams 289.

aloe, American: II 29.

American Architect and Building News: Intro 9.

American Colonization Society: XVII 292.

American Institute of Architects: Cluss Intro 10; Brown 11-12; WT 13.

American Museum Magazine: II 40.

American Philosophical Society: WT member II 36-8; Cadmus IV 64, 67, VII 113; Ellicott IV 72; WT at mtg. 73, V 89, VI 94; Natl. educ, VIII 123, X 164; Nicholson IX 146; Turner XIV 216; Jefferson XVI 254; Allison XVII 275.

Anacostia River or Eastern Branch: VI 91, VII 114, VIII 127-8, XII 180.

Andrews, George: (plasterer) XVII 254.

Annapolis: III 49, 50, VII 107, IX 136, X 158, XIII 212-3, XIV 227, XV 244.

Antiquarians of Scotland: I 18-9, XIV 228.

Appleton, Nathaniel Dr. (Greenleaf’s clerk): VII 105-6, 108.

apprentices: I 15, VIII 133, X 161, 164, XI 170.

Architectural Record: Intro 10.

Arnebeck, Bob (historian): Intro 13.

attorney general: Bradford VIII 118, 123; Lee XIV 223; Rush XVII 283, 289.

Augustus Caesar: I 16.

Backhouse, William (cousin): II 32, 33.

balloons: I 25.

Baltimore: V 78, VI 96, 101, VII 114, XIV 225, 233, XV 235, 251, XVI 254.

Bank of Alexandria: XIII 203.

Bank of Columbia: VII 109, XIII 203, XVI 256.

Bank of North America: VIII 119.

Bank of Pennsylvania: X 159, XVI 258.

Bank of United States: XVI 255.

bankruptcy law: XII 188, XIII 212-3.

Bankruptcy, Commissioners on: XVI 257.

Banks, Joseph (of Royal Society): I 28-9, II 36.

Barlow, Joel (diplomat and friend of Fulton’s): XVI 278-80.

Barry James (merchant): VII 114-5, VIII 131, XIV 222.

Beauharnais, Comtesse de: I 25, 28.

Benezet, Anthony: I 23, II 33.

Bernard, John (actor): XIV 219.

Bewley, George (WT’s teacher): I 15.

Birket, James (WT’s great uncle): letters from: I 14-7; 18; death,19-20; inheritance from, 22, XIV 230, XVII 276.

Black, Joseph Dr. (chemstry prof.): I 18.

Bladensburg, Battle of: XVII 282.

Blodget, Samuel: IV as speculator 65; superintendent 66, 71, 73, VI 96; and Capitol IV 73, V 78, XVI 255, 264; Natl. U. V 84, VI 100, IX 150, XII 191; and Greenleaf V 89; and GW’s lots VI 92; and commrs. VII 99, 110; and WT 103, 111, 113, X 153, 160, XIV 228, XVI 255, 264, XVII 276-7 ; building houses IX 145; his Economica XVI 264; his debts XVII 276-7.

Blodget’s hotel: IV 71-2, V 99, VI 109, XVI 255, XVII 276, 282.

Blodget’s lottery: IV 71-72, V 99, 111, 113, XVII 276.

Bordeaux: V 85.

Born, Maria von (Mrs. Rivardi): V 96.

Boston: I 24, II 32, 33, 35, 39, III 46, IV 65, V 84, VI 105, 106fn.

Boston Gazette: XI 174.

brick machine: VII 105, VIII 129.

brick makers: III 52-3, VIII 117-8, 120, XV 249.

brick masons: Intro 9, V 76, XIII 208-9.

bricks: III 52-4, V 76, 80, VIII 129, IX 147-8, X 157, XI 169, 177, XII 180, 194, XIII 208, XVI 269.

Brissot de Warville, Jacques: II 39; on WT 40, V 90.

British Caribbean and slavery: IV 60.

Brodeau, Anne Mrs. (mother-in-law): credits WT for success of steamboat II 39; WT relies on her to pay his debts 42; her fortune IV 58; sees WT as country gentleman 60; shares news with WT 62; finds home for WT and daughter 64; WT lives off her V 77; escapes epidemic with WT 87; lives with Thorntons VII 109-10; WT can’t invest with Nicholson because of her IX 151; WT assigns prize lot to her XII 197; XIV 226; bore love-child of Dr. Dodd XV 252; XVI 255; on Va tour with WT 257; on NC tour with WT 264; posts bail for WT XVII 277.

Brown, Glenn (historian): background intro 9; promoting his own career by promoting WT 11-13, IX 140, XVI 271; on WT as commrs. Intro 11, as designer of Montpelier 11, XVI 257; suggests Tortola design was for Pres. House IV 63; denigrates Hallet IV 73, V 78, 82, 84, VI 97; claims that WT restored his Capitol design 98, 101; claims without evidence that GW made WT commrs to restore design 101, IX 139, 262, 272; exaggerates WT’s work while ignoring Scott’s VI 102, VIII 118, 130, XII 196; on Octagon design X 168-9, XI 179; without evidence credits WT for designing GW’s houses XiI 190; on North Wing in 1800 XIII 208; and W.B, Bryan IX 140, XIII 208, XVI 272; exaggerates value of WT’s work at Patent Office XVII 274.

Brown, Gordon (historian): XVII 274.

Bryan, Wilhelmus B. (historian): finds evidence that WT restored his Capitol design IX 139-40, XII 194, 196, XVI 272; and Glenn Brown IX 140, XIII 208; and 1797 horse race X 154; Lovering as architect of Law’s house XII 187; and WT’s Square 171 house deign XIV 230.

building regulations: VI 102, VIII 132-3, X 158, XII 198, XIII 205.

building stone: V 76, VII 115, VIII 120.

Building the Octagon (book): intro 13, VI 102, X 153, XIII 201, 214.

Bulfinch, Charles (architect): intro 7, III 43, XVI 269.

Burnes, David , (land owner): sells lots to WT X 162.

Bushong, William (historian): on Brown’s mistakes re WT intro 12.

Buzzards Point: VI 91.

Cabot, Francis (merchant): IV 66.

Callcott, Margaret (historian): on Lovering work for Stier XII 189.

canals and canal locks: in general III 53, XVI 259; on Potomac V 86, VI 93, 101, VII 104: through federal city 104, VIII 128, X 155, Delaware and Chesapeake XIV 224, XVI 259; in New Orleans XVII 277; in Central America 291.

Cannon, Joseph (Speaker): intro 13.

Capitol: arcade V 75-6, VIII 138, XIV 229; basement IV 69, V 75, 98, VII 114, VIII 117, 119, 121, 135, IX 137-9, 144, XII 199, XV 250, XVI 262, 267, 273; columns V 79; conference room IV 63, 71, V 75, 80; courtyard V 81, VI 97, VII 115, VIiI 120; dome III 43, 55, 56, IV 65, 68, 70, 74, V 75-6, 79, 82, VI 95, 97, 98, VII 114, 115, VIiI 120, 121, 133, 134, 135, IX 137-8, X 166, XI 174, XIV 225, 226, 228-30, XVI 264, 271, 273, XVII 292; East front IV 71, V 76, 81-2, VI 94, VIII 120, XVI 271, XVII 292; executive apartment III 55, IV 68, V 75, VI 96; foundation IV 73, V 75-6, 81, VI 91, 93-7, VII 114, VIII 116-21, 123, 125-6, 130, 133, 135, IX 137-8, X 165, XI 174, XV 250, 264; galosh ornaments IX 144, XVI 273; House or “representants” chamber IV 63, V 75, XVI 262-3, 266; intercolumniations V 76, 79, 80; lobby or antechamber III 53; portico IV 68, 74, V 79, 80-2, VI 94-6, VII 115, VIII 120, 135, 137, 288, 292; roof III 55, IV 63, V 76, XI 170, 175, 177-9, XII 194, XIII 211, XVI 271; Senate chamber III 49, 53, IV 63, V 75, 80-1, VI 96, VIII 135, IX 138, XIII 210-1, 214, XIV 225, XVI 253-4, 267, 271, XVII 292; site IV 73, VIII 117; statues V 76-7; vestibule VI 95, 97, VIII 121, X 166, 167, XII 183; West front VIII 120, 133, XVI 168.

Capitol, construction: commrs oversight of intro 6,7, 11 and Latrobe 7, 9; Hallet superintends IV 66, VI 93; foundation dug IV 73; cornerstone set V 84, 86,VI 91, VII 107; Hallet’s foundation VI 91-2; piece work 91-2; foundation laid 92, 95, 98, VII 114, VIII 119, 127, XV 250; building dome and central part delayed VII 115, VIII 119, 126; Dobson contract VII 115; brick makers 117; WT on foundation work and leveling VIII 119-21; raise foundation six feet 123; Capitol wall debacle 125-6, 130, IX 145; WT and working drawings 140-2, XI 170, 177, XII 210, XVI 261; Hadfield’s problems with workers IX 143, X 167; roof IX 144, XI 179, XII 194; GW against unnecessary carving IX 144; Hadfield’s impost cornices, 144, XVI 273; height of wall in 1797 XI 169; controversy over pilasters and a modallion 171; Purcell attack Hadfield’s work 175; “the negroes alone work” 176; Hoban replaces Hadfield 176; WT and board demean Hadfield 177-8; brick work 177, XII 194, XIII 208; increase liquor ration XI 179; sashes XII 186; mahogany for doors 192; only section of Capitol 194; stone work ended 194; WT attacks Hoban’s XIII 207-212; personnel policies 208; investigate and fire Purcell 208-10; discipline carpenters and slave sawyers 208-9; doors and shutters 209; theft of building materials 210; glazing XIV 225; WT marks oval on floor 225; temp. House chamber XV 250; furnishing Senate chamber XVI 254; slaves working on, 260; work under Latrobe that alarmed WT 264-6; heat damage to columns after Capitol burned 267; added costs and good faith of workers 268; criticism of Latrobe’s North Wing arch 269; Jefferson on Latrobe’s work 270; cupolas on wings 271; Old Capitol as built 292.

Capitol, design of: long and confused process intro 6-7; Brown on 9, 12; Townsend on 9-10; Hallet’s design 10, III 54-7, IV 64, 69; Cluss on intro 10-11, 70: Bushong on intro 12-13; Trumbull on III 43-4 68-9; L’Enfant’s design III 43-4, 53; and GW 50; Jefferson on 51, 54; prospectus for contest 53-54, IV 62; Turner’s design III 54-5, IV 63; WT’s design III 55-6, IV 64, 67-72; commrs on III 56, IV 64, 71, V 76; Blodget’s design IV 65; Hawkins on 67; Hallet’s changes to WT’s design 73, V 78-81; Jefferson and Hallet 74; WT explains his design 75-6; Hallet, Hoban and Williamson on WT design 78, VII 108; WT’s defends V 78-9; Phila conference on WT design and Hallet’s changes 78-81; new design preserves “ideas” of Thornton 81; committee plan sent to commrs 81-2; WT’s use of ovals 83; Hallet as First Architect 84; Williamson accuses Hallet of changing approved design VI 92-3; Hallet tells board plan is his 93; board asks for Hallet’s plans 94; WT’s version of events that Harris absurdly endorses 95-8; non-partisan process 96; Mrs. Hoban on plan 98; WT not appointed commissioner to save his design 98-101; Hallet continues work on design VII 109; WT notes “approved plan” 111; WT recognizes opportunity to undo “wilful errors” 112; Hallet doesn’t give up drawings 114; colleagues don’t support WT’s project 115; WT see West Front as Roman Temple VIII 119, 134; plan for central section in future 120; newspaper essay highlights Hallet’s Capitol plans 122; room added to North Wing 131; doubts about dome 133; WT’s “alternative design” 133-5; Hadfield criticizes design and offers new one IX 136-8; Hadfield and Hoban meet with GW 137; WT tells GW no material changes made to Hallet’s plan for interior 137, 194; WT on basements IX 138; GW credits design to nobody in particular intro 6, IX 139, 140; White shows Hadfield design to congressmen 141; WT’s version of Hadfield’s leaving and returning to job 142-3; Hadfield’s attic 138, 143; Hadfield on his contribution to 144; WT reacts to congressional critiques 146-7; WT explains design in letters X 166, XII 183; on design of Cap roof XI 170, XII 194; Boston Gazette on XI 174; Niemcewicz on 176; WT claims undid mistakes in Hallet’s design 177; implications of giving WT prize lot XII 193-4, 196, XIII 209; Brown on Hoban’s role 208; Purcell accuses WT of forging drawing of section 210; on WT having restored his design 210; WT shuns designing temporary features 211; adding tomb for GW XIV 225, 228; Adams ignores plan XV 239; Mrs. T works on plan XVI 253; Jefferson’s and WT’s plan for Senate 254; newspaper tribute to WT’s taste 255; Latrobe challenges WT’s plan 258-61; WT attacks Latrobe 262-6; 1819 engraving of Hadfield’s design 271; 1818 King map engraving of East front VI 82, 271-2; J. Q. Adams and tympanum above north Portico XVII 288.

Capitol Hill: intro 6, III 51, VI 91, 95, IX 150, X 157-8, 163, XII 180-1, 190, 193, XIII 201, 207, XIV 216, 218, 221-2, 224, 226-7, 235, XV 237.

Carroll, Daniel of Duddington (land owner): L’Enfant stops house construction III 52; family houses VII 109; sues Lovering VIII 129; houses on South Capitol St. 128. IX 149-50; lot for GW 218; asks WT to design houses XV 235; reason for asking WT 237; offers mansion to house president 237; temp. building for congress XVI 268.

Carroll, Daniel of Rock Creek (commissioner): appointed III 50; admires L’Enfant 51; vexed by L’Enfant 52-3; welcomes WT design IV 64; design contest decision V 74-5; Greenleaf payments VII 103; leader of board 110; defends Greenleaf sale to Law 113-4; ill 116; resigns VIII 124.

Carroll, John (Bishop): and lot sales to Barry VII 114; asks WT to design church XIV 225, XV 235-7, 240, XVI 254.

Carrollsburg: VII 104.

Carstairs, Thomas (Philadelphia builder): II 41, V 80, 81.

Chaville, castle de: III 45.

Chorley (agent in England for Tortola plantation): XV 239.

cinchonas (herbal medicines): II 30,

Cincinnati, Society of the: III 46-48, 54.

city jail: VIII 129, XVI 261, XVII 276-7.

Clagget (contractor): XV 250

Clark, Edward (Architect of Capitol): intro 10.

Clark, Isabella (Joseph’s wife): VII 107, VIII 128.

Clark Joseph (architect): city plan III 50-1; Greenleaf’s Point VII 107-9; Wheat Row VIII 127; insanity128; family house at Point 129.

Clarkson, Thomas (British anti-slave trade leader): IV 59.

Claxton, Thomas (contractor): XVI 254.

Cliffin (poet): XIV 219.

Cluss, Adolph (19^th century architect): intro 10, IV 70, V 78, 84.

Cohen, Kenneth (historian): X 160

Columbian Navigator (Fitch invention): V 90.

Commissioners, Board of 1791-4 (Johnson, Carroll and Stuart): no design contest III 43, 52; and L’Enfant’s design 43, 52; appointed 50; troubles with L’Enfant 52-3; design contest 53; and Turner design 54-5; and Hallet designs 54-57, IV 64, 68-9, V 74; letter from GW on designs III 55-6, IV 69-70; invite WT design III 56, IV 64, 67-8; and Blodget 65-6, 71; and loans 65; Hoban’s Pres. House design 66, 70; and WT design 69, 72; and expense of Capitol 70; criticize WT design 71; and Ellicott’s surveying 72, V 89; and GW on decision making IV 73; on Capitol site, 73; and critiques of WT’s design, V 78-81; Hallet’s changes to WT’s design 78, 81; and Federal Bridge 78; receives revised Capitol plan 81; pays Hallet 84; seeks skilled workers 85; GW ltr on Greenleaf 86; contracts with Greenleaf, Morris and Nicholson 88 VII 103,106; troubles with Hallet VI 92-8; GW’s lots 92; WT’s version of Hallet’s dismissal 95; and Rivardi for leveling and drainage 96; Johnson and Stuart resign 98-9; and problems with lottery 99; GW ideas for reforming board 100; WT claims the old board had unqualified support for his plan X 166.

Commissioners, Board of 1794-5 (Carroll, Scott and Thornton): Scott and WT appointed V 100-3; historians mistakenly rate WT of greater importance than Scott 102; and Hallet 98, VII 109, 114, VIII 123; and Greenleaf VII 109, VIII 127, 129; hire Hadfield VII 112; and sale to Law 113-4; and Barry 114; Carroll announce resignation 114; report to GW 114-5; Natl. U. 113, 116; WT’s mission in Phila. VIII 118-23; GW’s criticism of board 124; dispute with Johnson 116, 125; Capitol wall debacle 125-6; and Greenleaf and Laws’ deeds 130.

Commissioners, Board of 1795-1800 (Scott, Thornton, and White): White appointed VIII 130; building regulations 131-3; WT proposal to hire and train slaves 132; add room to North Wing 131; Hadfield critique of design 135-6; out of money IX 136, 141, X 164; dispute between Hadfield and Hoban IX 136-41; obtain loan guarantee 141-2; stop work 142; and trouble with Hadfield 142-4; GW on Cap wall debacle 145; GW and commrs residences 141, 145, X 156; GW and commrs office site 158; and Natl. U. IX 150, X 164; and speculators VIII 133, IX 146, 150, X 164; WT claims ltr of commendation from GW 168; on Cap roof design XI 170; Cranch critique of commrs 172; and replacing masons 174-5; and Executive offices X 155, 165, XI 176; and Law IX 144, X 158, XII 185: give WT prize lot 193; and GW’s houses 193-6; investigates and fires Purcell XIII 210; investigates Hoban 208-10; Hoban asks for drawings 211; WT excuses himself from “principle” to provide drawings 211; and Lovering X 165, XII 186-7, XIII 213; Harris documents WT making drawings 214; WT updates GW 203, XIV 220; AG denies loan authority 223-4; angers Adams 226-7; told to prepare Pres. House 227.

Commissioners, Board of 1801-2 (Thornton, White and Dalton): board less Important XV 237; road improvements 247; temp. House chamber 250; superseded by cabinet XVI 254; and Rhodes Tavern 256; abolished and replaced by clerk 256.

Commissioners, Board of 1815 (Van Ness, Lee and Ringgold): harasses Latrobe XVI 268.

Congress: publishes Brown’s history of Capitol intro 12; Fitch asks for support II 38, 42, IV 62; Compromise of 1790 II 41; moves to Philadelphia 41, IV 58; urged to support engineering corps III 44, 50; passes Residence Act 50; implications of short session 51, IV 72, VII 116; no input on Capitol site or design IV 71; WT has no interest in V 90; WT misunderstands role in financing Capitol VII 113; White lobbies for loan IX 141-2, XI 171-4; WT suggests it will build houses for members X 156; plot to have it sit in Pres. House 157; no action on Natl. U. 164; set February 22, 1800, as day of mourning XIV 225; mausoleum for GW 228; abolishes board of commrs. XVI 254, 256; appropriates $50,000 to get city ready 254; convenes in city 256; and patent laws 257, XVII 275; opposes dry docks XVI 258; and dispute between Latrobe and WT 265-6; appropriates money to continue work 267; meets in temp. building 268; and WT’s salary XVII 275, 290; investigates WT 275; meets in Patent Office 284, 286.

continental trowel: VIII 126.

Cooke, Joseph (Phila. Builder): IX 146.

Cosway, Maria (Hadfield’s sister): IX 136. XVI 273.

Cranch, William (Greenleaf brother-in-law and Adams’ nephew):Greenleaf’s clerk VII 108; alarmed at workers “mode of life”109; on Greenleaf 114; Morris’s clerk IX 147; on Lovering’s 20 houses design 149; on lot sales to WT 150; on WT as commrs XI 172, XIV 227; Law’s lawyer XV 237; appointed commrs and then federal judge XVI 256.

Cranch-Duncanson house: designed and built by Lovering VII 108.

Custis Mansion: designed and built by Hadfield XVI 261.

Custis sisters (Martha Washington’s grand daughters): Eleanor: marries Lawrence Lewis XIV 220; Ellizabeth: marries Thomas Law IX 148; Martha marries Thomas Peter XII 185.

Cutts, Richard Mrs. (Dolley Madison’s sister): XVII 284.

Dallas, Alexander: XII 182.

Darby, Lord (as horse breeder): XV 242.

Darley, (singer): XIV 219.

Da Vinci, Leonardo: II 38.

Dalton, Tristram (senator, merchant, commissioner): VII 105, 106, XI 179, XIII 204, XVI 256.

Deakins, William (board treasurer): VI 91, 102.

Deblois, Lewis (contractor for Nicholson); VIII 128, IX 151.

Democratic Society: V 85, 88.

Dermot, James (surveyor): IV 72, V 89.

Dick, Elisha Dr.: XV 240.

Dickinson, John: II 37.

Dobson,: VII 115.

Dodd, William Dr.: alleged to be father of Mrs. Thornton XV 252.

Dorsey, William Hammond (Tayloe’s financial agent): IX 152, XI 212.

Dunlap, William (artist, playwright and historian): III 49.

Duportail, Louis Lebegue Gen. (French military engineer): III 44, 46.

Dutch banks and investors: V 84-5, VII 110.

Duvall, Charles (horse trainer): XV 241

Eastern Branch or Anacostia River: VI 91, VII 114, VIII 127-8, XII 180.

Edgmont, Lord (as horse breeder): I 24.

Edinburgh University Medical School: I 17, 18, 26, VIII 131.

Egremont, Earl of (as horse breeder): XV 241.

Ellicott, Andrew (surveyor): III 51, IV 72-3, V 89, VI 94.

Equestrian Statue of Washington: V 76.

Escorial: V 79.

“Essay on the City of Washington”: VII 122.

Executive offices: IX 137, X 155-7, 165, XI 171, 173-4, 176-7, XII 186, 190, XIV 222, XV 238.

Eye of Jefferson: VI 95.

Fairfax, Ferdinando (WT’s friend): II 40, VI 99, 100.

Fairfax, Lord (of Virginia): VI 99.

Faujas de Saiint-Fond, Barthelemy (French geologist): I 25-6, XVI 264.

federal city or nation’s capital: importance of WT in intro 13; GW decides in site III 50; GW visits 51, VI 92-3, 142; Blodget excites IV 65; fear of failure 65; lottery for 71; not aware of WT’s design V 84; Greenleaf attracted to 86; WT pays attention to developments in 88; not symbol of royalty VI 95; opinion of new commissioners102; as place to improve health VII 105; society in 109; men in Georgetown speculate in 110; as New Jerusalem 114; census of houses in IX 147; no reason for Tayloe to move there X 162; Adams not interested in XI 172-3; failures in 173, 179, XIV 217; as part of Maryland XIII 212; theatre in XIV 219; comes to life XV 239; Latrobe as defining architect in XVII 271.

Federal Bridge over Rock Creek: V 78, VII 116.

Federal Hall in New York City: III 49 .

Fell, John Dr. (WT’s master in Lancashire): I 15, WT’s letters to X 164, 166-8, XVI 257.

First Architect of the Capitol: intro 8-10, 12, III 43, IV 55-6, V 82, 84,

Fitch, John (developer of steamboat): background, first boats, and WT II 38-9; WT gives ideas to 42; WT’s advice to IV 62; in France V 77; ltr. from WT on yellow fever 87; in England 90; WT minimizes Fitch’ role XVI 257; his suicide 257; WT proves Fitch invented steamboat XVII 280; on Voight’s contribution 281; WT recalls as ignorant and illiterate 287.

Fitzhugh, Philip: XIII 204, XIV 227.

Fitzhugh, William: XIII 204.

Foster, Dodshon (Lancaster merchant and father of Robert): I 14.

Foster, Robert (WT’s second cousin): I 14-16, 20, II 33, IV 60.

Fothergill, Anthony Dr.: letter from WT X 167-8, XII 183.

Fothergill, John Dr. (anti-slave trade Quaker): I 23, 24, II 34

Foulke, John Dr.: I 23, 25.

France: WT in I 24-5; engineers in III 44, 53; L’Enfant’s background in 45; celebration for Dauphin 46; L’Enfant returns to 46-8; plans of cities there 51; Carroll educated there 51, VII 111; Fitch there V 77, XVII 281; as source for workers V 85; crisis with 85, XI 171-2, XIII 203; WT offers support to V 90, XI 172; oval rooms in XII 184; WT ideas on diplomacy with XVI 259.

Francis, John (Phila inn keeper): XIV 218.

Franklin, Benjamin: publish anti-slavery pamphlet I 23; WT’s letter of intro to and meetings with 24, II 31; and Smeathman I 24, 26; offer to finance WT on mission II 32; and Boston blacks wanting to go to Africa 32; and A.P.S. 36; death 41; and L’Enfant III 47.

Franklin, William Temple (BF’s grandson): III 48-9.

Free African Society of Philadelphia: II 36.

Freemasons: III 50.

French military engineers: III 44.

Frost, Mr. (Greenleaf worker): VII 105.

F Street: X 153, 156, XII 186, XV 239, 246, XVI 267, XVII 288-9.

galosh ornaments for Capitol: IX 144, XVI 273.

GATH (George Alfred Townsend): on Capitol design feuds intro 9, 10, VIII 126.

Georgian architecture: VII 107, XII 186, XV 234.

Georgetown: III 43, 51, 56, IV 65, 72, V 75, 77-8, VI 92-3, 96, 98, 99-102, VII 103-5, 109-10, VIII 123-4, 127, 132-3, 135, IX 142, X 153, XI 174, 179, XII 199, XIII 214, XIV 226-8, XV 248-9, 251, XVII 282.

Georgetown merchants and gentlemen: IV 65, V 85, VI 100, 102, IX 152, XI 173, 178, XII 186, XIII 204.

Georgetown newspapers: X 165.

Georgetown slaves: VIII 132.

Georgetown speculators: IX 151-2.

Grant, Alexander (Baronet of Dalvey): as slave trader I 20.

Grant, Sir Ludovic (Baronet of Dalvey): ltr from WT I 20, 22-23, 28; known by Williamson 24, VIII 125.

Greenleaf, James (speculator): background V 84; returns to US 85; meets with GW 86; contracts to buy 3000 lots and then with Morris and Nicholson 3000 more 88; the three speculator buy Western lands 89; and Tobias Lear 88, XIV 217; land deals with Johnson and GW V 89; hires Simmons 89; pays first installment VI 91; drains and Capitol 96-8; courts WT VII 103-4; contracts with builders 105-8; at cornerstone ceremony 107; pays Hallet 109; sells lots to WT 109, IX 145, 150; commrs review his contracts VII 110; contract with Carroll 110, VIII 128, IX 149; advised by WT VII 111; sale to Law113, VIII 118, 127. 129, 130, XII 185; work habits VII 114: and Johnson’s water lots 116; French employees VIII 122; bankruptcy 126, 128; sale to Duncanson 127; and six bldgs. 127; 128 cheats workers and contractors 128; letter from Isabella Clark 128; and Carroll’s bricks 129; attacks board 130; sells out to partners 130; cheats contractors IX 146, 147; cheats partners 148, 150; attacks partners 151; X 160; and Washington Gazette XI 172; ltr from Law XII 189, XV 237; 249; XVI 258.

Greenleaf’s Point: VI 91, VII 104-09, VIII 127-8, X 154, XI 172, XIV 220.

Hadfield, George (architect): intro 6; and Trumbull III 44, VIII 135-6; offer from commrs. VII 111-3; and WT 112, VIII 135, IX 139, 140, 144, 145, X 168-9, XI 171, 177-9, XII 194, XIII 211, XVI 264, 272-3, XVII 275; family background VIII 135; critique of Capitol design 135, IX 137; dispute with Hoban 136-143; and GW 137-9, 142-45; his design of Capitol 136-9, 141 144, XVI 271, 273; resigns/reinstated IX 141-143 145; ltr to Jefferson 143, XVI 262; Capitol roof IX 144, XI 170, 175, 176; as house designer IX 150, XVI 261; Executive office design X 157, 165, XI 176-9, XII 186; and workers XI 169, 175, XIII 208; estimates of Capitol expenses) XI 171; and rose modallion 171; and Niemcewicz 175-6; dismissed 176-8. XIII 210, XVII 292 ; and Adams administration XI 177-8; XIII 209; and Octagon XV 243; and Latrobe XVI 261; city jail 261; and galosh ornaments IX 144, XVI 273; and Jefferson 273.

Hallet, Mary Gomain Mrs.: III 57, V 78, VI 93, 98.

Hallet, Stephen (architect): intro 9; considered first architect of Capitol 10; Edward Clark on 10; Cluss on 10; Glenn Brown on 12: background, early work in Phila III 54; GW’s reaction to plan 55; ltrs to Jefferson 56-7; revised design IV 64: talents as architect 66; influence on WT design 68, 70; asked to estimate cost of WT design 73; Jefferson and money for Hallet 74; and Holland Land Company V 75, 77; offers changes to WT’s design 78; WT’s response 79; July conference on design 80, XII 193; V 81 GW’s mistrust of 81; continues design work 82; ignores WT 83; gets salary 84; on emigrant workers 85; dispute with commrs. VI 91-3; dismissed 94; WT’s 1806 fantasy about dismissal 95, XVI 264; Jefferson copies his floor plan VI 96; and dome 97; paid by Greenleaf 98, VII 109; his insubordination VI 98; GW on dismissal, 99, VII 114; WT accuse of “wilful errors” 112, 115, VIII 121, 131; commrs blame for confusion on cost of Capitol, VII 115; on foundation 117; design publicized 122; hearing on reinstatement 123; WT endorses H’s design of North Wing IX 137; 139; continues working in city 147; designs The Maples 148; works for Law X 165; WT’s fear of 168-9; XI 177; 179; section of Capitol 194; XIII 209; water pump and WT XVII 275-6; 292.

Hallet’s drawings: intro 10, 11, III 55, 56, IV 64, 67, 69, V 78, 80, 81, 82, VI 95, 96, 97, VII 111, VIII 122, 134, given to Hadfield IX 136; 140, 143, XII 194, given to Latrobe XVI 258; Latrobe on 261..

Hamilton, Alexander: III 46, 53, IV 64, V 85, VI 96.

Hamilton, William (of Woodlands): XIV 220.

Harbaugh, Leonard (builder): V 78, XIV 210.

Harris, C. M. (editor WT’s papers): Tortola design as Turner design IV 63; endorses WT’s fantasy re Hallet’s dimissal and deduces Jefferson favoring Hallet VI 95, 97; endorses Brown’s unsupported claim that GW made WT a commrs so he could promote his design 98. VIII 121, XVI 262; hails WT as leading commr. VI 102, VIII 118; on Lovering’s limits as architect VII 104-5; on board’s lack of money VIII 134; on WT designing Law’s house and Octagon XII 181, XIV 226; on “ingenious A” XII 186; presents bogus evidence that WT influenced design of GW’s houses 191; on WT supplying drawings XIII 214-5; on Lewis’s house XV 234; on WT preparing Madison’s rental house 247; on WT’s U. of Va. design XVI 270.

Hawkins brothers (patent applicants): XVII 275.

Hawkins, Donald (architect/historian): on WT’s Capitol design IV 67, VIII 134.

Henderson, John (architect): VIII 127.

Henry, Mr. (Greenleaf consultant): VII 108-9.

Hercules, statue of: V 76, VII 112,

Hoban, James: intro 6; wins Pres. House design contest IV 66, XVI 271-2; oval rooms IV 70; cost of Pres. House 70, VII 114, X 165, XI 171, 173; and Blodget’s hotel IV 72, VI 99; Capitol site IV 73; on WT’s design V 78-80, 83; cornerstone and pay 84; Capitol foundation VI 93; feuds with WT 102, XI 169, XIII 207-8, 210-11; design for Greenleaf VII 106; hospital for laborers 109; design for Barry 114; Capitol walls VIII 126; added room in Capitol 131; and hired slaves 133, XI 170; feuds with Hadfield VIII 135, IX 136-7, 139, 143-4; as WT’s ally 137, 139-40, XI 177, XII 194; as appraiser IX 149, X 165, XII 195; reputation IX 150; design for Executive office X 157; and skilled workers XI 169, 175, XIII 210, 214-5; and Purcell brothers XI 170, XIII 210; works at Capitol IX 176, 179, XII 194, XIII 210-12, XVI 254; given notice and threatens to sue XIII 207-11; report on Capitol 208; investigation of 208-10; designs for Carroll XV 237; design for temp. House chamber 250; and finishing Senate chamber XVI 254; criticizes Latrobe’s design 269; and Pres. House 271-2.

Holland Land Company: V 75, 77.

Hoomes (or Holmes) Col. (horse breeder): XV 241.

Honeymoon house or Thomas Law house: VII 104-5. (see Simmons house)

Hopkins, Samuel (anti-slave minister): II 33, on WT 34, IV 58.

horses not owned by WT: Cincinnatus X 154, Don Carlo XV 242, Ebony 242, Eclipse 245, Fearnought 242, Godolphin Arabian 242, Hall’s Eclipse 242, Highflyer 245, Lady Lightfoot 245, Lamplighter X 154, XV Mulberry 242, Nontocka 242, Othello 242, Redbird 244, Robin Red-Breast 245, Selima 242, Singecat 144, Sir Archie 245, Sir Peter Teazle 242, Walnut 244, Whitestocking 244, Yaricot 241,

Hotel de Salm: III 51.

houses in city: VII 109, 114,

Hutchinson, James Dr. (Phila physician and political leader): V 87-8.

“Ideas of Thornton”: V 81, 82, VIII 123.

“Ingenious A” (William Lovering): XII 186, 188-9, XIV 226.

Irish quarrymen: dig Capitol foundation VI 91.

jackasses: IV 64, XIII 201.

Jefferson, Thomas: intro 6-8, 13; ltr from WT on revolutions I 19; WT ltr on sanitation II 36; and L’Enfant medals III 47; makes rough sketch of city plans 51; and Capitol design prospectus, 52-4; and Hallet 54, 56-7, IV 66, 68, 74-5, VI 97; WT’s design V 75. 78-81, 83, VI 94 ; asks WT for ceremonial mace V 77; arranges meeting on WT’s design 78-80; ltr on deficiencies of WT design 80, VII 108, XVI 261; faults Hallet’s design V 81; and Neutrality Act 85; re Hallet’s poverty VI 93; with no evidence Harris ties resignation to Capitol design 95-6; 1803 report from Latrobe VIII 126; TJ and White 131; and Maria Cosway IX 136; 1801 ltr from Hadfield 143; friendship with WT X 166, XVI 267; election of 1800 XIII 202; appts successor to board 207, XVI 256; boarding house for XV 234; ltr from Lovering 250-1; writes to WT about Senate chamber XVI 253-4; ornaments for Pres House 254-5; and board 254, 256; and Rhodes Tavern 256; and WT’s Water Street plan 256; doesn’t appt WT Treasurer 256; visit from WT 257; dinner with WT and Latrobe 257; appt WT Comm. on Bankruptcy; and Latrobe 258-65, 267; asks WT about committee rooms 262; reaction to WT letter attacking Latrobe 264-5; and U. of Va designs 269-70; understanding WT’s limits as an architect 269; regrets Latrobe leaving Capitol job 270; and Hadfield 273; and patents XVII 275, 282; and Fulton 277; and Miranda 289.

Jenkin’s Hill: III 51

Johnson, Joshua (US consul in London): VI 98, VII 111, IX 141.

Johnson, Samuel: I 26, IV 61.

Johnson, Thomas (commissioner): appointed III 50; on Ellicott IV 72; Greenleaf buys land from V 89; and GW’s bad back VI 93; asks brother to send English architect 98, VII 111; resignation VI 98; declines running the city alone 99; 100-1; and Greenleaf contracts 98, VII 115: dispute with WT and Scott 116-7, VIII 123-5, 130; re new commrs. 124; asked to be secy of state 133; WT fears IX 141; WT’s fantasy re TJ mocking Hadfield’s design 142.

Kearney, John (plasterer): XIII 214-5.

Kendal, England: I 15-7.

Kendal Quarterly Meeting: I 16-7.

Key, Joe (WT’s slave): description of XII 199-200; with horses XV 238-9: escape and recapture XVII 293.

King, Robert (surveyor): 1818 map with engraving of Capitol elevation V 82, XVI 271-2.

Kinsley, Apollos Dr. (inventor of brick machine): VII 106.

Knox, Henry Gen.: and L’Enfant III 46, 48.

Lafayette, Marquis de: III 45 47, 48, his son meets Thorntons X 168.

Lancashire, England: I 14-5, 18, 26, IV 60, X 161, 164, 166, XII 197-8, XVII 292.

Lancaster, England: I 14-6, 19-20, XIV 230, XVI 267, XVII 276-7.

Langley, Edward (store owner): IX 149.

Latrobe, Benjamin (architect): intro 6; attacked by WT 7, V 82, VI 97, XI 178, XIV 225, XV 248, XVI 261ff; attacks WT’s plan , intro 10-1, IV 70, XVI 261ff; reputation intro 9. 12; III 43; and Jefferson VIII 126, XVI 257, 261ff, 270; on Capitol foundation VIII 126, XV 250; on L’Enfant IX 146, XVI 258; and Tayloe X 158-60; in Virginia 159, XVI 257; in Phila. & Delaware X 159, XVI 258; and WT, Fulton & steamboats 159, XVII 281; design for Volney X 164; sketch of Law’s house XII 182; and Stier 189; design for Bishop Carroll XV 236; on temp. House chamber 250; 252; compliments WT design XVI 258; ridicules WT massy rock 258; mausoleum for GW 258; dry docks 258; on WT’s letter on slavery 260; redesign and work on Capitol 260ff; reports to congress 261, 265; and Hadfield 261, 272; criticism of GW and Jefferson 262; sues WT 266; work on Pres. House 267; and Madison 267-8; war damage to Capitol 267; Capitol restoration 268-9; and Monroe 269; pamphlet vindicating his work 269: and U. of Va. 270; last designs and death 271; on WT’s madness and poverty XVII 276; and Patent Office 282.

Laurens, John (army officer): III 46.

Law, Edward (Lord Ellenborough): XIV 224.

Law, Eliza Parke Custis Mrs.: IX 148, XII 180, 185-6, 199, XIV 222, 224, 226.

Law, Thomas: buys lots VII 113-4; sees atty gen with WT VIII 118; and Greenleaf 127-30, XV 237; and deeds VIII 130; and Hadfield IX 144; 145; and Hallet 147-8, X 165; marriage settlement IX 148; in Simmons house 148; and New Jersey Ave 148, XII 180; promotes East side of city X 157-8; wealth 160; and Talleyrand 164; house on Square 689 169, XII 180-8, 190, 195; lobbying congress XI 173-4; and Niemcewicz 175; 179; WT socializing with XII 180, 185, 186, 190, XV 234; and Lovering XII 186, 187, 188, XIV 214, 226, XV 250-1; loans money to WT XII 186; and GW’s houses 190, 198, XIII 213; with GW XII 193-4, 199, XIV 215-6, 222; WT’s Cap. Hill lot XII 193; scheme of schemes XIV 216; GW and Cap. Hill lot 218-9; theatre in city 219; 220; friendship with WT 221, 225, 226; death of GW 224; his post-1800 houses XV 237; 250; finance temp. Capitol XVI 268.

Law’s largest house: evidence that WT designed it XII 181, 185, 186, XIV 226; evidence Lovering designed it XII 187-190, XIII 213; contract and description XII 187; cost 195; on GW’s reaction to XIV 222; as house for president 223, XV 237; Mrs. WT on XIV 226; rivaled by WT’s design for his own house 232.

Law’s stable: XIV 225, XV 234,

Lear, Tobias (GW’s secy and merchant): supported by Greenleaf V 88, VI 101; offered commr appointment 101; ltr to GW on WT 101-2; on WT view of pub. bldgs VII 111-2; on Johnson’s lots VIII 124; on prep for GW’s Cap Hill houses XII 199; celebrating WT’s ideas XIV 217-8; on illnesses at Mt. Vernon 221; GW’s burial 224.

Lee, Thomas Sim (governor): VI 100

L’Enfant, Peter (Pierre) Charles: as First Architect of Capitol III 43-4; background 44-5; joins army under false pretenses 44; as military engineer 44-6, 50; portrait of GW 45-6; accused of trashing army 45; and von Steuben 45-7: and Hamilton 46-8, 53; war hero and prisoner 46; ball for Dauphin 46; and Soc of Cin 46-8; return to France 47; in New York City 47; invited to Mt. Vernon 48; work as architect in NYC 48-9; and Federal Hall 49; solicits appointment 50; as freemason 50; and GW 48ff; sent to Georgetown 50; city plan 51; plans for public buildings 51-2; vexes commrs and GW 52, 56, VI 94; vexed by commrs and leaves project III 53; influence on GW’s architectural tastes 53, V 75; influence on Turner and Hallet III 54; GW lauds IV 66; 69; work projections V 76; Morris asks for house design IX 146, XII 185; and Digges XIII 202; criticism of design for Morris XVI 258.

L’Enfant, Pierre (father of Peter): III 43.

L’Enfant Plan: III 50-1, 52, 54, 56, IV 65, 69, 72, Capitol site 73, canal sites VII 104, 115, and Peter’s Hill IX 150, embassy sites X 155.

Lenthall, John (carpenter/contractor): contractor on GW’s houses XII 196, 199; assists Latrobe XVI 262; dies in Capitol accident 269.

Le Sue, Jean-Joseph Dr. (Paris surgeon): I 23-4.

Lettsom’s Island: II 29,

Lettsom, John Coakley Dr. (WT’s mentor): MD thesis I 19; on WT giving lifetime use of his property to his aunts 20; London work and Tortola background 21-2; and “Flora Tortoliensis” 22, II 32, IV 61; extols WT to Franklin and GW I 22-3, 26, VIII 130; and Smeathman and anti-slavery crusade I 22-4; and Franklin 23; balloons 25; and Lettsom’s island II 29; and WT as physician 30, IV 60-1; Tortola slaves II 30; on WT’s fortune 31; correspondence with WT on anti-slavery crusade 33-6, 41, IV 59; elected to APS II 36; and WT’s work on steamship 38; not informed about Capitol IV 71, V 84; and yellow fever 86-8; extols Rush 87; WT confesses idleness to 90; WT exaggerates role as commr. VII 113, XV 239; WT reveals frustrations VII 113; writes to GW about WT and turkey rhubarb VIII 130; WT’s equating will with action IX 140; WT’s relationship with GW 141, X 168, XIV 221.

Lewis, Lawrence (GW’s nephew): at Mt. Vernon XIV 220-1; WT designs house for XV 234; does favors for WT 238.,

Library Company of Philadelphia: II 40, 41, IV 62. V 80.

Library of Congress: intro 10, IV 71, V 75, X 109, XII 181, XIV 215, XV 248, 252.

L’Ogett, Mons.: ltr from L’Enfant III 45.

London: population I 18; WT in 19, 21-3, meets step-father in 21 meets artists 21, with Lettsom 21-3, meets Smeathman 23; support of slavery in 20; unwanted blacks in 23; Wilkinson at Yearly Meeting 26-7; Louisa Adams in 27; WT leaves 28; talks with Banks in 29; as center for Quakers II 31; Smeathman dies in 34; listed at WT’s residence 36; Wm. Franklin returns to III 49; compared to plans for US capital 50; WT orders furniture from IV 64; Blodget in 65; Greenleaf in V 85; WT sighs after 90; US consul in VI 98; Lear returns from 101; Lovering in VII 106-7; search for architect in 111, IX 141; commrs solicit loan from banks VIII 118-9; White educated in 131; Hadfield’s experience in irrelevant IX 143; property values near intersections X 161; Fothergill in 167; use of parapets in XII 198; Digges in XIII 202; Lovering to sell land there 212; Dr. Dodd hanged in XV 252; Latrobe in 266.

London Yearly Meeting: I 26-7.

Louvre: III 51, V 78-9.

Lovell, William (contractor): XV 249.

Lovering, William (architect/builder): as supervising architect at Octagon intro 8, VII 104; designed Octagon 104; attributed with design of “Honeymoon House” 104-6; Harris and Ridout claim that design proves he didn’t design Octagon 104-5; hired by Greenleaf 105; builds row houses at Greenleaf’s Point 106-109, VIII 127-8; background and family VII 107, 109, VIII 129, IX 152; builds Cranch-Duncanson house VII 108; and windows 108; no more money from Greenleaf VIII 128; buys slave 132; works for Morris IX 147-52; sued by Carroll of Duddington 149; finished house advertised 147; designs twenty buildings 149-50; works for Nicholson 152, X 165, XII 188; facing bankruptcy IX 152, XII 188, 190, XIII 212-3; proposes building 166 houses IX 152; wife dies 152; follows Nicholson to Philadelphia and works with bankruptcy trustees 152; returns to fed city X 165; advertises services 165, XIII 214, XV 251; estimates cost of Hadfield design for Exec. Offices and offers his own X 165, XI 176-7, XII 186, 189; designs and builds Thomas Law house 186-8, XIV 226; as “an ingenious A”

XII 186; sashes for Capitol 186; letters to commrs.187, 190; works for Henri Stier 189,190, XV 250; and Octagon XII 189, XIII 202-3, 205, 212-4, XV 248 ; buys lot XII 189-90; on board to judge Purcell XIII 210; designs Tayloe’s stable 214; possibility that he gave design to WT XIV 232-3; third marriage XV 249; partners with Lovell 249; advertises for slaves to make bricks 249; Union Tavern and Washington Hotel 249; Upper Marlboro Court House 250; temp. House Chamber 250; mangle for President’s servant 250-1; in Alexandria 251; last years and death 251.

Lucet: (Greenleaf accountant): VII 108.

M & N notes: IX 150-1.

Madison, James: hires WT intro 7, XVI 257, XVII 291; visits from WT intro 11, XVI 264; his papers intro 13, II 40; and WT’s finances I 20, XIV 230, XVII 276; WT and sanitation II 36; WT and slavery 37, 40; 39; 41; re Fed. City plans III 51, VI 96; reference for WT V 88; and Capitol VI 95, 97, VIII 119, XVI 267-8, XVII 286; and Jefferson VI 95, XVI 265; as congressman VIII 131, X 164; friendship with WT 166, XV 243, 246-7, XVI 260, 267, 273, XVII 274, 286; and Tayloe XIII 202, XV 243; WT and horses 242, XVI 259, XVII 276, 280; and Latrobe intro 7, XVI 265, 267-8; and Octagon XVII 274, 286; and Hallet 276; and patents 277; WT and militia 282; 285; WT and Latin America 289.

Madison, Dolley: XVI 267, XVII 282, 284, snubs Mrs. Thornton 286.

Maples, The (house on South Carolina Ave: IX 147.

Marshall, John (member of cong. and secy of state): XIV 228, XV 239.

Martin, Luther (lawyer): XIII 207.

Maryland State House: III 49, 50.

McDonald, Andrew (carpenter): XII 186.

Massachusetts Legislature: II 35-6.

Meredith , Samuel (Treasurer of US): XV 240.

Middleton, Joseph (joiner): XIII 209, 210.

Miranda, Francisco de General: XVII 288, 289.

Mongolfier brothers: I 25.

Montgomery, Richard monument to: III 48.

Morni (WT’s fictional character taken from Ossian poems): II 34, 35.

Morris, Robert: as speculator in f.c. lots V 88, VII 113, VIII 130, IX 150-1; as speculator in Western lands V 89; as developer IX 145-7, 149; Morris’s Folly 146, XII 185, XVI 258; as Founding Father IX 146; and Lovering 147, XIII 212; and twenty buildings IX 149-50; and WT 150, X 160; M&N notes IX 150-1; bankruptcy 152.

Mount Airy (Tayloe family seat): intro 9, X 159-60, 162, XII 185, XIII 202-3, XIV 220, XV 238-9, XVII 293.

Mount Vernon: III 48, 50, 56, IV 72, VI 92-5, VIII 124, 131-2, IX 142, X 162, 168, XII190, 194, 196, 199, XIII 202, 204, XIV 215, 220-5, XV 234.

nabobs: VII 113-4, VIII 118, 127.

Nash, Archy (Tayloe slave): XVII 292.

Nash, John (British architect): intro 10.

National Archives: VIII 133.

National Gallery of Art: VI 95.

National Intelligencer (newspaper): XV 241, 244, XVI 255, 265, XVII 284.

National University: V 84, VI 100, VII 111, 113, 116-7, X 163-4, XII 191, XVII 274.

Negro kitchen: VII 109.

New Jersey Avenue: VIII 127, 130, IX 148, X 158, XII 180-1, 187, 189, XIV 218.

New Jerusalem: VII 114, VIII 127.

Newport: II 32-6; IV 58-9.

Newport African Union Society: II 34, 36, XVII 292-3.

New York Avenue: intro 7, X 153, 158, 161-2.

New York City: II 32-3, 38, 40-1, III 45-8, VI 84, VII 106, 110, XVI 255, XVII 276, 278.

Nicholson, John: as speculator in f.c. lots VI 88, VIII 130; as speculator in western lands VI 88; as developer VIII 128, 130, IX 145-6, 149-50; charities 146; Amer. Phil. Soc. 146; and Lovering 147, 149, 152, XII 188, XIII 203, 212-3; and Simmons house IX 147-8; and WT 150-1, X 160; and scrip IX 150; and M&N notes 151; and commrs 151; in Tunnicliff’s hotel 151; bankruptcy 151-2, XII 188, XIII 212; and trustees IX 152; and Tunnicliff X 154.

North American Land Company: VIII 130.

North Carolina: intro 9, XVII 293.

North Carolina Avenue: X 160.

North Carolina Gold Company: XVI 264, XVII 276.

Octagon house: location intro 7; William Henry Tayloe credits WT for designing 8, 9, 12, XV 252; Benjamin Ogle Tayloe doesn’t intro 8, 12, XV 252; described as historic house in 1893 intro 9; discovered by Glenn Brown in 1888 9; Brown highlights WT as architect in 1896 12; promoting WT tied purchase of house by AIA 12; glorification of WT’s role 13, V 83, IX 146; WT never took credit for design II 39, IV 73; Lovering as designer VII 104; Lovering as supervising architect 104, 106-7, IX 152, XII 189, XIII 203, 213; its 32 windows VII 108; evidence that WT designed X 153-4, 160, XIV 225, XV 234, 246, 248, 252; Tayloe buys lot for X 153, 156; evidence that WT didn’t design 160-1, 169, XIII 201-2, 214, XV 238, 241, 245-6, XVII 281; and GW X 162, XIV 222; Harris links its design to design for Law’s house but WT’s use of oval rooms not unique XII 181-5; carpentry at 186; because of money problems Lovering loses contract for XIII 203, 212-3; WT mentions contract for 204; WT sets out lot 204; Ridout’s explanation of floor plans in WT’s paper 205, 213; unlikely larger design made for Octagon 206-7, XIV 232; Lovering advertises ability to design house for angular lots XIII 214; Lovering designs Octagon stables 214; as house for president XIV 223, XVI 266, XVII 274, 286; visits to by WT and wife XIV 227, XV 238, 240, 247, XVII 286; chimney pieces XV 240; Hadfield rebuilds roof 243; and Lovell 249; and Madisons XVII 274, 286; 293.

Offery, Lord (as horse breeder): XV 241.

Ogle, Benjamin (governor and Tayloe’s father-in-law): XIII 213, XV 241.

opium: I 19, 20, 27.

O’Reilly (horse breeder): XV 238.

Ossian: II 34.

oval or elliptical rooms or “curvilinear elements”: in President’s house IV 70, XII 184; visually seductive but difficult to build V 83; WT trademark VII 106; in Octagon 106, 108, XII 182-3, XIII 205-7, XIV 220; curvilinear element solving problem of facing not right-angled intersection XII 181; Law’s house VII 108, XII 180, 182-3, 187, XIII 207, XIV 222, 226, XV 249-50; WT’s Capitol design XII 183, XIV 225, 230; in Woodlands XII 184, XIV 220; in Lemon Hill XII 185; in Morris’s Folly 185; in Redlands 185; WT design for Square 171 V 83, XIV 232; WT’s design for Tudor Place XV 248; temporary House chamber 250.

Paris: I 19, 21, 23-5, 28, II 36, III 45, 47-8, 51, 54, 56, V 79, 136, 146, 252, XVI 266, 273, XVII 287.

Parke, Thomas Dr. (in Phila.): II 37.

Parkyns, George (artist): VII 112, 113.

“Particular Description and Manner of Building a House for Thomas Law….”: XII 187.

Peale, Charles Wilson (artist): III 45.

Pemberton, James (abolition society): II 32.

Pennsylvania Abolition Society: II 32

Penrith, England: I 17.

Pennsylvania Avenue: IV 66, 72, VII 104, VIII 127-8, 130, IX 151, X 160, XVI 259.

Pennsylvania State House: II 36, III 49.

Pennsylvania, University Medical School: I 18, V 87.

Peter the Great, statue of: XIV 228

Peter, Patsy Parke Custis Mrs.: XII 185-6, 191, 199, XIII 203, XIV 221, 226.

Peter, Robert (land owner): XII 185-6.

Peter, Thomas: XII 185-7, 190-1, 193, 199, XIII 204, XIV 221, 226, XV 247-8, XVII 293.

Peter’s Hill: VII 103, IX 150, X 163, XII 185, 191, XIII 203, XIV 230, XVI 255.

Philadelphia: anti-slavery Quakers in I 23, 27, II 32; center of Quaker life 31; Thornton in 31-3; free Africans in 36; medicine and science 36,VI 94, VII 123; steamboat II 38 III 46, 51, IV 62, XVII 280; Library Company II 40-1, IV 62; Cincinnati medals in III 47; L’Enfant crisis ends in 53; Turner and Hallet in 54-5; Mrs. Hallet in 57, VI 93; Thornton’s marriage in IV 58; disdain for fed city project in 62; Mrs. Brodeau’s property in 62, 64, XV 252; return of Thorntons to IV 64; Blodget in 65, VII 113; Hoban in IV 66; Rivardi 67, VI 96; WT’s frustrations in V 77, 90; Capitol design meeting in 79-80, VI 94-5; Greenleaf in 86, 89; yellow fever epidemics 86-7, XII 199; Democratic Society in V 88; Lovering in VII 105, IX 147, 149, 152. X 165, XV 251; WT tries to arrange loan in VIII 117-23; Talleyrand in X 164; WT thinks medical fees too low in 166; White in IX 141, Nicholson’s philanthropy in 146; Cooke’s houses in 146; XI 171-4; commrs try to get mason to move from 174-5; gossip about WT in 179; Morris’s Folly in XII 183, XVI 258; GW recalls model for his houses in XII 198; GW in 199; GW’s tailor in XIII 203; GW’s tomb a lively topic XIV 228; Stoddert wants garden like Bingham’s for pres. House 229: congress leaves XV 239; Latrobe in X 159, XVI 257-8.

Pickering Isaac (relative and breeder): XIII 204, XV 241.

Pickering, Timothy (secretary of state): XI 178-9, XII 186, 189, XIV 220.

Pitt, William: IV 60.

Plaster of Paris: XII 198, XVI 254.

Portland Place: VII 107 illustration.

Potomac Company (navigation project): V 86, VI 93, 101, VII 104, VIII 133, IX 150, XIV 218, 223.

Potomac River: in Residence Act of 1790 II 41, III 50; and Greenleaf’s Point V 91, VII 106; Johnson’s commitment to 116; mud flats in VIII 131, XIV 232; and Goose Creek X 163, XIV 231; and New Jersey Ave. XII 180; and war XVII 282-3, 285.

Potts, Richard (senator): VI 100.

poussolane (concrete): I 26.

President’s house: Jefferson’s models for III 51; L’Enfant’s unseen design for 53; Tortola design as WT’s design for IV 63; Hoban’s design 66; cost of 70, XI 171, XII 184, XIII 209, XIV 223, XVI 256; on 1818 map IV 71, XVI 271-2; cornerstone laid IV 72; first story built V 78; pay slaves for sawing lumber for VIII 133; workers there move to Capitol IX 143, XI 175; WT wants embassies near X 155; Exec. Offices near 155-7; stone work finished XI 169; investigate workers at 170; plan to put congress in Pres. House 173-4, 266; difficulty covering 175; oval rooms in XII 184;,slating on roof XIII 213; delays in finishing XIV 222-3; Adams insists on moving in 227; preparation for his moving in 229-30; beautify grounds XV 235; Mrs. Adams fears it is green 237; dinners at 243, XVI 258; troubling ornaments in 254; Latrobe’s work on 267; Madisons flee XVII 274; Hallet’s water pump for 276; wartime guard for 282.

Puerto Rico: IV 64, XVI 259.

Quakers: in Tortola I 14, 21, 28, II 30; in Lancashire I 14-7, IV 60; in Edinburgh I 18; morality 17-8, IV 58-9, XV 238, XVII 292; and slavery I 23, 26-7, II 30, V 86; in Philadelphia II 32-3, 37-8. IV 58; and yellow fever epidemic V 86, 88; in federal city XVII 290.

Quash (WT slave): IV 64.

Queensbury, Duke of (as breeder): XV 242.

Randall (O’Reilly slave and jockey): XV 238-9.

Randolph, Edmund (secy of state): VI 102, VII 103, 116, VIII 118, 125, 126, 130, forced to resign 133.

Randolph, John of Roanoke: XV 242, 245.

Residence Act: III 50, VI 99.

Rhodes Tavern: XVI 256.

Ridgely, Charles Carnan: X 154.

Ridout, Orlando V (Building the Octagon): intro 13, VI 102, VII 104, 107, VIII 118, X 152-4, 156, 158, 169, XII 196, XIII 201, 205, 207, 213-4, XIV 225, 232.

Ringgold, Samuel (horse breeder): X 158, XV 238.

Ringgold, Tench (breeder and commr.): intro 7, XV 239, XVI 268.

Rittenhouse, David: II 37, IV 67.

Rivardi, John Jacob Ulrich: IV 59, 67-9, VI 95-6.

Rivardi, Maria von Born: VI 96.

Riverdale (house in Maryland): XII 189-90.

Roberdeau, Isaac: III 52.

Roosevelt, Theodore: intro 13.

Royal Society: I 25, 28, II 36.

Rush, Benjamin Dr.: I 19, II 37, IV 58, V 86-8.

Rush, Richard (atty gen): XVII 283, 289.

St. Croix: I 16, IV 60, 64.

sanitation: II 36, V 87.

sashes: VII 107, XII 186-7, 198.

Savannah, Battle of: III 46.

sawyers (hired slaves): VIII 133, XIII 208-9.

Scotland, tours of: I 19, 24-5, IV 61, XVI 264.

Scott, Gustavus (commrs.) appointed VI 100-1; knowledge of contracts 102-3; sets boards agenda VII 110; and Hadfield 111; report to pres. 115-6; against more loans 116; Capitol site and foundation VIII 117, 121; coaches WT 118; dispute with Johnson VII 116, VIII 123-4, 130; GW disappointed in 124-5; Capitol walls collapse 125-6, IX 145; attacked by Greenleaf VIII 130: Law’s deeds 130; and White 131; buys slave 132; and dispute between Hadfield and Hoban IX 136-9; and workers 142, X 165, XI 175; doesn’t move to city IX 145, X 157; and speculators IX 150-1, X 164; sells lot to Tayloe 153, 156; favors West end of city 157; lobbies for Md. loan XI 171; criticisms of 172, XIII 210, XIV 217; illness XII 196, XV 239; accused of favoring Hadfield XIII 208; on Hoban-WT dispute 211; and temp housing for pres. XIV 227; death XVI 255.

Scott, Pamela (historian): VI 97, IX 150, XII 186, XIV 226.

Scottish poetry: I 19.

Scribner’s Magazine: intro 9.

Senna, Alexandrian tropical plant): II 28, 29.

Settlement on Ivory Coast (WT’s planned republic for African-Americans): II 31-3; promotes in Newport 34; promotes in Boston 35; discusses with Brissot 39, discusses with Madison 40; from Tortola assures allies that he is still working for cause IV 58; corresponds with Sharp and Clarkson 59; buys weapons and draws up military manual of tactics 59; advises American Colonization Society XVII 292-3.

Sharp, Granville (British anti-slave trade leader): IV 59, 60.

Sierra Leone: I 20, II 34-6, 41, IV 59, 60, V 86.

Sim, Mr. (contractor): XVII 288.

Simmons, James (Greenleaf supervisor): hired by Greenleaf V 89; leads workers at Greenleaf’s Point VI 91; and Hallet 98; builds Simmons house VII 105-6; duties described 108; society at Point 109; plans more houses VIII 128; leaves Point IX 147.

Simmons House (6^th and N Streets SW): VII 105, as store 106, IX 148.

Sims Col. (horse fancier): XV 240

Six Buildings (Penna Ave. and 21st Street NW): VIII 127, XVI 259.

slave laborers hired by commissioners: clear trees IV 72; assist masons VI 91; huts and hospital for VII 109; unloading scows 115; assist Irish masons VIII 126; hired out by Scott 132; hired out by WT 132-3, imperative to pay their masters IX 141, X 165; putting on Pres. House roof XI 175; paid as sawyers XIII 208-9; WT buys shad for XV 234; ignores them in his plan for emancipation XVI 260..

slave trade: I 15, 20, 22-3, 27, II 40, IV 59, 60.

slaves: in Tortola intro 6, I 20-1, II 29; Tayloe’s slaves intro 9, X 162; emancipation of Lettsom’s I 22, II 30; liberated American slaves in London I 23, 26-7; WT decides on crusae to end slavery II 31-33, 39; and Madison 37, 40; WT writes to his 38; WT wants to mortgage his IV 60; teach to read and write 61; send to Africa VI 99; Clark sells slaves VII 107; at Greenleaf’s Point 109; work on WT’s farm VIII 123; WT plan to teach them to cut stone 132; Custis slaves IX 148; slave apprentices at Pres. House XI 170; WT advises GW on how to use slaves XII 196; use Joe Key as messenger 199; ordered to steal XIII 210; as jockies XV 239; as brickmakers 249; work for contractor at Capitol 250; WT at auction of XVI 255; WT suggests conditions for emancipation 259; on their regard for WT’s family in Tortola 259; value of WT slaves at his death XVII 292; WT never freed slave and sale of Joe Key 293..

Smeathman, Henry (African explorer): I 23, 25, 27, II 32, 33, 34 (death), 39, VII 112.

Smithson, James: I 26.

Societe des Amis des Noirs: II 40.

Somerset, Duke of (as horse breeder): XV 241

South America: I 19, XVII 288-9, 291, 293.

steamboats: Fitch’s II 38-40, 42, IV 58, 62, V 77, 90, IX 146, XVI 257, XVII 274, 278, 280; Rumsey’s IV 62; Fulton’s X 159, XVII 277-8, 280-1; Thornton’s obsession with his claims 274, 277, 286-88.

steam-cannon: II 38.

Stephenson, Clotworthy (joiner): XII 186.

Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm von General: III 45, 46,

Stevens, Samuel: on WT’s Africa plan II 35.

Stier, Henri (owner of Riverdale): XII 189-90, XIII 214, XV 250.

Stiles, Ezra (clergyman): II 33.

Stoddert, Benjamin (merchant and secy of navy): sells unfinished houses to Greenleaf VIII 127; as currency speculator XI 173; secy of navy 179; on president moving in to Pres. House XIV 226-7; urging proper prep of Pres House 229; put in charge of readying city XVI 254..

stone cutters: III 53, VIII 120, 132, IX 139, 144, XI 174-5, XIII 209, XVI 254.

stone masons: III 53, VI 91, VII 111, 115, VIII 120, 126, X 165, XI 169, 174-5, XIII 209, XVI 254.

Stuart, David (commr.): appointed III 50; hires Roberdeau 52-3; and design contest IV 64; and Blodget 65-6, VI 99; and Dermot IV 72; retiring VI 98-9; replaced by WT 101; suggests White to check WT and Scott VIII 124; as Eliza Custis’s step-father and marriage negotiations with Law IX 148.

Talleyrand, Charles Maurice: X 164

Tatham (WT’s slave): II 31, 37, 38.

Tayloe, Anne Ogle Mrs.: XIII 202, 212.

Tayloe, Benjamin Ogle (son): intro 8, 12, X 162, XIV 222, XV 245, 252, XVII 281.

Tayloe, John III: death intro 7, XVII 292; wealth intro 9, X 159, 162, XIII 201, 205-6, XV 242, XVII 292; slaves intro 9, X 162, XV 239, XVII 292; buys lot IX 146, X 153, 156, 158, XIII 203; design and construction of Octagon X 152, XII 181, 185, XIII 202-4, 206-7, XIV 225, 232, XV 241; and WT XIII 153-4, 156. 160-2, 169, XIII 200-5, 207, 212, 214, XIV 219-20, 225, 227, XV 238-44, 246-7, XVII 280-2; wins match race X 154; and Cap. Hill 158; and Latrobe 158-160; Mount Airy 159, 162; breeding and racing horses 160, 162, XIV 215, 225, 227, XV 238-45; his education X 160-1; and GW 162, 168, XIII 200-3, XIV 221; and military service XIII 200, 202, XVII 281-2; and jackasses XIII 201-2, 204; political career 201-2, 212, XIV 227, 242; and Lovering XIII 203, 213-4, XIV 232, XV 246, 249, 251; XIV 223; and Petworth farm XV 241, 244.

Tayloe, William Henry (son): intro 8, 9, X 162, XIII 202, XIV 222, XV 252.

Taylor, Anthony (Newport African Union): II 34, 35, IV 58.

Thomas Law house or Honeymoon house: VII 104-5.

Thomason, James (WT’s step-father): I 16, 21, II 30, 37, 38, IV 60, XIV 221, XVI 259.

Thomason, James Birket (WT’s step-brother): I 16, IV 60, 64, XIV 227.

Thornton, Absalom (WT’s brother): I 14, 15, 18.

Thornton, Anna Maria Brodeau Mrs.: on WT’s failed courtship with another woman II 31; married IV 58; goes to Tortola 59; learns of WT’s hatred of slavery 60; sickness 60; advises that Cadmus be less revolutionary 67; copies WT elevation V 83; flees yellow fever with WT 87; moves to Georgetown VII 109-10; WT’s excuse for not investing with Nicholson IX 151; visited Mt. Vernon X 168; notebooks records visits with GW and Laws XII 180; friendship with Custis sisters 185; begins writing diary 186; entry on Natl.U and Tudor Place plans 191; complements from GW 196; describes WT as superintending GW houses 199; notebook records dinner guests XIII 203; diary devoted to WT XIV 225; diary misused as evidence 226; diary does not explore WT’s emotions or motivations 227, 230, 238; diary and notebook show her devotion to WT’s horses 230, XV 240, 242; on Square 171 design XIV 232; in notebooks little about house designs 233; diary entries on 1800 designs XV 234-7; her social graces 239; diary ignores Tayloe after injury to Driver 240; on her notebooks 247; rumor that she is daughter to Dr. Dodd 252; helps WT with Capitol drawings XVI 253; complains to Pres Jefferson 256; on Patent Office bullying XVII 275; diary during British invasion 283-4; snubbed by Dolley Madison 286; on WT’s uncelebrated genius 291; and WT’s debts 293.

Thornton’s grandmother: I 14, 20, XII 197.

Thornton, Jane (aunt): I 14, 20, XII 197, XIV 230.

Thornton, Mary (aunt): I 14, XII 197, XIV 230.

Thornton, Pressley (Virginia planter): XIII 203.

Thornton, William (father): I 14.

Thornton, William: 1759 born in Tortola I 14; 1764-81 educated in England I 14-17; 1781-3 in Scotland 17-20; 1783-4 London 21-3; 1784 in Paris 24; 1784-5 return to Britain 25; 1785 return to Tortola II 28; 1786 arrives in America 32; 1790 returns to Tortola IV 58; 1792 returns to Philadelphia 64; 1795 moves to Georgetown VII 109; 1797 moves to City of Washington X 153; architectural works: Library Company II 40-1, IV 62; plan for Mrs. Brodeau 62; Capitol design contest 62, 67ff (see Capitol, design); house on Square 171 VI 83, X 163, XIII 207, XIV 225, 230, 232, XV 248; stables for Thomas Law XIV 225, XV 234, duplex for Carroll brothers XIV 225, XV 235, Church for Bishop Carroll 235; Madison’s F Street rental 246-7; Tudor Place 248; U. of Va. Pavilion XVI 269; architectural works wrongly attributed to him: see “Law’s largest house” XII 187-90; GW’s Cap. Hill houses 190-99; see “Octagon house.” Madison’s 1801 rental XV 246-7. and Montpelier XVI 257; writings: “On the Preservation of Birds” I 18, “Flora Tortoliensis” I 22, II 32, IV 61, XIV 220; “On Balloons I 25”, “Some Account of Lettsom’s Island” II 29, “Address to the Heart on the Subject of African Slavery” 34, “General Outlines of a Settlement on the Tooth or the Ivory Coast of Africa” 35, Cadmus: or a treatise on the elements of written languages IV 61, 64, 67, V 77, 90, VII 113; “Political Economy Founded on Justice and Humanity…” XVI 259-60; “Short Account of the Origins of the Steamboat Written in 1810 and Now Committed to the Press” XVII 280; slaves and slavery: in Tortola I 20-2, IV 59; meets Smeathman I 23; opposes slave trade 27; II 29 respects mother’s views on 30; prefers field hands 30; decides on crusade to end slavery 31 (see “settlement on Ivory Coast”; distinguishes his African colony from Smeathman’s 33; brings his slave Tatham with him to Phila 31, 35; writes to slaves in Tortola 38; offers use his Tortola slaves to secure mortgage IV 60; buys slaves with Maryland farm VIII 123; proposes program to train slave to cut stone for Capitol 132; buys two slaves in Georgetown 132; hires out slave to work on pub. Bldgs. 133; advises GW to use slaves to save money on Cap. Hill houses XII 196; orders shad for hired slaves XV 234; sends slaves with horses to Tayloe 239; proposes program to emancipate slaves bought by government to work on canals XVI 259-60; eleven slaves in estate XVII 292; sells slave 293 (see Key, Joe); Capitol design contest: III 55-6, IV 63-72; as a commissioner: appointed VI 102; historians on WT as comm. 102; contemporaries on WT as commr.; VII 104, 116, VIII 118, 124, IX 143, X 166-8, XI 172, 179, XIII 210; dissenting opinions: on Capitol foundation VII 116, VIII 117; Water Street 131; retention of Hadfield IX 137; on site for National University 150; on sites for embassies X 155; on site for Executive offices 155; on rose modallion XI 171-2; on mahogany doors XII 192; plot to remove Hoban XIII 207-8; relations with president Washington: refuses to compromise with Johnson VIII 124; fails in supervision of work at Capitol 125, IX 145; slow to move to city 145; ideas accepted by president: raise foundation VIII 123; site for Natl. U. IX 150; ideas not embraced,:levelling and landscaping VIII 119; train slave to cut stone 132; galosh ornaments IX 144, XVI 273; Water Street XVI 256; meetings alone with president: March 12, 1795 VIII 119; May 1795 124; circa September 1795 131; not asked by president to restore design VI 98-101; as head of Patent Office appointed XVI 257; XVII sees most patents as useless 275, 287; tries to profit off others’ patents 175, 286-7; investigated by congress 175; XVII rewrites patents 276; and Hallet’s invention 276; gets patent for steamboat improvements 177; gets patent for steamboat paddles XVII 280; attacks Fulton’s patents 278-281, 287; during British invasion 282, 286; and John Quincy Adams 289; American Philosophical Society, elected to II 36; attends V 89, VI 94, VII 113. breeding livestock: jackasses IV 64, X 154; sheep XV 244 (see horses); as Cadmus VII 113, XIV 230, XV 247; degrees: gets M.D. from U. of Aberdeen without dissertation I 26; depressed V 90, VII 113; dissertations II 30, IV 67, XVII 290; equating will with action IX 140;as farmer: outside Philadelphia V 77, 87; in Maryland 154, XII 197, XV 238-9, XVI 260, XVII 277, 293; and Franklin: I 23-4, II 32, 36; views on French Revolution: V 88, 90, VI 94, 102, XI 172, 179; horses: Clifden XIV 220, 227, XV 238, 242; Driver XIV 220, 227, XV 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 246, XVII 293; Dutchess of Marlborough 293 [check spelling]; Eclipse Herod XV 243, 244; old Sorrel filly 238; Rattler 244, 245, 246, XVII 290, 293; illnesses II 31, IV 64, V 87, VIII 118, XVII 280, 291; income from Tortola plantation: I 16, 17, 20, 21, 28, II 29, 30, V 77, 87, XII 197, XIV 230, XV 239, XVII 277; on Indians: II 35, 39, XVI 260; inheritance in Lancashire: II 20, XII 197, XIV 230, XV 239, XVII 276 -7; inventions: weapons II 38, IV 59, 62, V 90, XI 179; components of steam engine and steamboat II 38-9, IV 62, XVII 277, 280, 287; ameliorating spirits and wine 275; musical instrument 282, 285; Latin American revolutions: I 19, XVII 288-9, 295; loans to friends: to Faujas I 25, to Smeathman 25, to Blodget et al XVII 276-7; buys lots in city: VII 103, 109, X 162; marriage and dowries I 21, II 31, 35, 37, 41, IV 58; on medical practice II 29, 30, 38, IV 60, 61, V 77, X 166-7, XIV 217, 221; money problems, V 77, XII 197, XV 239, XVII 276-7; morals I 1 7,18, 20, IV 59; opinions of WT and his work: by Cluss intro 10, by Lear VI 101-2, by Blodget XVI 264; painting and drawing I 11, 18, 21, 25, II 29, IV 70, 76-7, X 112-3, IX 142, X 157, 167-8, XII 193, XIV 215, 217, 230, 233-5, 237, 240, XVI 253, 257, 262, 269, XVII 291; physical appearance I 25, II 39, XVII 280; on sanitation II 36, XVI 254; schemes: poussolane deposits I 26; natural history of Puerto Rico IV 64; North Carolina Gold Mine Company XVI 264, XVII 276; self criticism I 27; Washington, George, WT’s relations with after March 1797: gift of cordials X 168; visits to WT 168; visits to Mount Vernon VIII 131, X 168, XII 194, 199, XIII 202, XIV 215-7, 221-2, 224, XV 234; “wilful errors” VII 112, 115, VIII 121, 123, 131, IX 137; yellow fever: II 36, IV 86-7, X 167, XIV 220, XVI 254.

Thornton, William (British colonel): XVII 286.

Tortola: intro 6, I 14, 16, 17-21, 23, 26-7, II 32; 37-8, 41, III 55-6, IV 58-61, 64, 66, V 77, 87, VI 96, 154, 166, 168, XII 197, XIII 204, XIV 221, 230, XV 239, XVI 257, 259, XVII 287, 290.

Tortola design: III 55, IV 63, 67-8, XI 170.

Treaty Room in Octagon: XIII 206.

Trinity Church in NYC: III 48

Trumbull, John: and L’Enfant III 43-4; and WT IV 67-9, 71-2, VI 95, VIII 137; and Hadfield VII 111-2, VIII 135.

Trustees for creditors of Greenleaf, Morris and Nicholson: XIII 212, XIV 220.

Tunnicliff’s Hotel: IX 151, XV 238.

Tudor Place (Peters’ house): XV 248-9.

Tunnicliff, William: IX 151

Turner, George: and design contest III 54-6; and WT’s design IV 64, 66-8, 70; with WT at Mt. Vernon XIII 202-3, XIV 216; embezzle from APS 216.

Ulverston, England: I 15.

Union Tavern in Georgetown: XIV 214, 227.

U. S. Capitol Historical Society: intro 13.

Van Ness, John P.: intro 9, XVI 268, 271

Versailles: III 45.

Villefranche, Chevalier de (French military engineer): III 44.

Vitruvius Britannicus by Colen Campbell: IV 68-9, IX 138, XII 192

Vitruvius, Marcus: IV 68.

Voight, Henry: II 38, IV 62, XVII 281.

Volney, Constantin-Francois Chasseboeuf de: V 82, 83, X 164.

Walker, George (land owner): X 157, XIV 216-7.

Walker, John Dr. (Edin, prof.): I 26.

Warder, Ann Mrs. (English Quaker in Phila): II 32, 36.

Washington, Bushrod (GW’s newphew): XIV 221, XV 246.

Washington City Races: (1797) X 154, (1803) XV 242, (1806) 243 (1811) 243; (1821) 244.

Washington Federalist (newspaper): XVI 265.

Washington, George: mentioned in Introduction intro 6, 8, 11,13; and L’Enfant: events prologue to founding federal city III 43-53, IV 66; French mil. Engineers: III 44, 46; meets with L’Enfant, 45, 46, 51; Soc. of Cincinnati: 46-8; and Federal Hall in NYC: 49; Residence Act: 50-2; and Clark city plan: 50; GW’s his ideas for Capitol influenced by L’Enfant: 43, 53; troubles with L’Enfant: 52-3; and Capitol site IV 73. And Capitol design contest: III 53, and Turner design: 55-6, IV 68; and Hallet designs: III 55-56, IV 64, 68, 70; and WT design: IV 64, 68-71, V 74-5, 82-3, VI 97, X 166, XI 178, XVI 263-5, 271. And adopted design for Capitol: revision of WT design V 78-82; Hallet and adopted plan 81-2, VI 93-5, 97, VIII 121, 131, 135, XVI 271; on who designed Capitol: intro 6, IX 139, 140, XII 194;.and Mrs Hallet III 57, VI 100-1; Capitol cornerstone V 86; Capitol foundation VI 95, VIII 117, 121, 123; and Jefferson VI 95-6; and Rivardi 96; and Capitol dome 97, VIII 121, 133-5; Hallet’s dismissal VI 98, VIII 123; meets with WT re Capitol 118-23, 131; and Hadfield-Hoban feud 135, IX 136-40; and WT feud with Hadfield 142-4; against unnecessary ornaments 144. And commissioners: V 71, 73, 80-1, 86, 89, VI 92-6, VII 110-11, VIII 124, XIV 217; and emigrant workers V 85, VIII 134; and Stuart and Johnson retiring V 89, VI 98-9, 101; offers job to Lee and Potts 100; ideas for reforming board 100; wants commrs. to reside in city IX 141,145, X 154, 156; appoints Scott VI 100-1; Lear as advisor 101, 111; vets and appoints WT 101-2; ltr from Fairfax II 40, VI 99-100;and Carroll VII 110, 113-4, VIII 124; report from commrs. VII 114-116; and Scott and WT dispute with Johnson 116-7, VIII 123-5; and loans 117-8, IX 141; meets with WT re Capitol VIII 118-23, 131, re Johnson 124; appoints. White 124, 131; Capitol wall debacle 125-6, IX 145; re building regulations VIII 131-3; and speculators VII 113, VIII 133; and Johnson 134; and loans to finance construction IX 141-2, XI 173-4; and hired slave laborers IX 141; and feud between East and West sides of city 144, X 157-8; and sites of embassies and Exec. Offices X 155-7; WT and intersections X 160, XIV 216-7. And superintendents: Blodget IV 65-6, V 84; and Hoban IV 66, V 81, VI 93, VIII 131; and Ellicott IV 72, V 89, VI 94; and Hadfield VII 111, 113. And speculators: and Greenleaf V 85-6, 89,VI 96, VII 113; Thomas Law 113, IX 144, 148, XII 190, XIV 215, 223-4. Non-official relations with Thornton: ltrs. from Lettsom I 26, VIII 130; Mrs. Brodeau on IV 62; and jackasses 64, XIII 201-2; and Cadmus V 77; WT asks for job V 88, VI 99-100; social occasions with WT VIII 122-3, X 168, XII 180, 199, XIII 202-3, XIV 217-8, 220-1; and WT’s fantasies about 178; WT as member of his family XIII 203, XIV 215, 221, XV 246; and WT’s step-father XIV 221. And National University: V 84, VI 100, VII113, 116-7, IX 150, X 164, XII 191. And Potomac Company: V 86, (accident at Little Falls) VI 93, 101, VII 104, VIII 133, IX 150, XIV 218, 223-4. And his Western lands: V 89, VI 103. His lots in Square 21: 92, 103, VIII 123, IX 141-2, 150, X 168. Buys South Cap St lot: VII 104. And houses on Cap. Hill: V 80, XII 190-199, XIII 203, 213, XIV 218, 220; rejects WT’s ideas (on using slaves) XII 196, (roof and set back) 198, (building more houses) XIV 218-9; accepts WT’s help XII 197, XIII 203-4, XIV 218, 220. And Tayloe: X 161-2, 168, XIII 200-4, XIV 220, (and Octagon) 222, XV 252. Raising provisional army XII 199-200. And Lewis house: XIV 220-1. And Law’s house 222. And Alexander White 223. And last letters: 223-4. And death 224. And slaves: XVI 260. And Latrobe X 160, XVI 262, 266.

Washington, death of: XIV 224-7, 229; WT’s fantasies about 224, XVII 290.

Washington, memorial for: XIV 227, 228, XVI 258.

Washington, Martha: III 49, 50, XII 180, XIV 220-1, 228, XV 234.

Watkins, Thomas (carpenter): XIII 208, 209.

Watson, James (Greenleaf’s partner): V 84.

Wells, Richard ( banker and WT’s friend): IV 62, VIII 119.

White, Alexander (commissioner): appointed to check WT and Scott VIII 124; antipathy toward speculators 130, IX 150; background VIII 131; relies on Hoban for info on Capitol design 131, IX 137, 139; generally sides with Scott against WT VIII 131, 150, 156, XIII 211, XIV 216-7; shows congressmen Hadfield’s Capitol plan 141; ltrs from WT 141, XI 170; gets loan from congress IX 141-2, XI 171; and Cooke IX 146; Cranch on White XI 172; painful scene with Pres. Adams 173; embarrassed by colleagues 173-4; encouraged by GW 174; docking masons’ pay 174-5; and GW’s houses XII 191-2, 196; on attempt to fire Hoban XIII 207-8, 210; deterring WT 211; visits Mount Vernon XIV 222-4; temp. housing for president divides board 223, 227; socialize with WT XV 239; chides Lovering 250.

Wharton, Charles Henry Dr. (Wilmington divine): V 87.

White, Mrs. (marriage to Lovering): XV 249.

Wilkinson, Thomas (English Quaker poet and WT’s friend): I 17, 18, 26, 27, IV 59, XII 198, XV 238.

William Thornton: Renaissance Man in the Federal City (book); intro 13.

Williams, William Col. (Phila builder): V 80.

Williamson, Colin (head stone mason): I 24, V 78, VI 92, 93, 97, VIII 125-6, 132,

Wilmington: II 32, 37, V 87.

Wistar, Casper Dr. (Phila physician): II 37, VIII 123.

Woodlands (country house): XII 184, XIV 220.

Woolman, John: I 23.

Wynn, Col.: XV 245.

Wynn v. Thornton: XV 245.

Yanwath, England: I 15, 17.

Yealand, England: 15.

yellow fever: II 36, V 86-7, XII 199, XVI 271.

Young, Notley (land owner): XII 193, XV 235.

Zeagers, Dorcas Downing (WT’s mother): marries Wm. Thornton I 14; sister married richest man on island 14, XIII 204; remarries twice 16; and Lettsom 21; never leaves Tortola 22; WT returns to see her II 28; opposes freeing slaves unless removed from island 30, 33; WT fears her finding out about his crusade 32, 35; WT promises to come home 38; dies XIV 230; returning to see her prevented WT from overseeing steamboat development XVII 287.