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INDEX.

Allen, William, and Family 232 American Colonization Society 148, 208 American Historical Association, Correspondence and Besolutions in the

Matter of.*, 322

Barry Farm, Location of 56

Barton, Benjamin F., botanist 177 Botanical Activity, Early, in the District of Columbia, 176. Jefferson's

instructions to Lewis and Clark, 177. Columbian Agricultural So-

ciety, 178. Dedication and scope of Warder's " A Description of the District of Columbia," 179. Washington Botanical Society, 180.

Proceedings and constitution of, 181. Officers for the first year, 185. Miss Ann Davis elected to membership, 186. Resolutions

looking to establishment of a Botanical Garden, 187. Last days of the Society, 188. Some of their publications, 189. Brereton's "Florae Columbian® Prodromus," 190. Waterson's protest, 192.

Bryan, W. B 30

Bundy, Charles S., Communication from 259

Busey, Samuel Clagett, Communication from, 96. Memorial meeting for, 16, 48.

Carne, William F., Communication from 294 Centennial of the First Inauguration of a President at the Permanent

Seat of the Government, 96. Thomas Jefferson to Hon. Theodore

Sedgwick, 97. His inauguration, 98. His lodgings, 99. Story of the "

hitching post," its probable origin, 100. Why Jefferson

walked, 101. " Republican simplicity," 102. The three notable

centennials connected with Mr. McKinley's presidential career, 104.

City Councils, Synoptical list of journals of 30

Clark, Allen C, Communication from 212

Committees, Standing, 1901 6. 1902 312 Communications to the Society > 14

Coville, Frederick V., Communication from 176

Cranch, William, 213, 221, 230, 260. Life and Times of, 294. His ante-

cedents, 294. Selects Alexandria as place of residence, 295. Ap- pointed Assistant Judge of the Circuit Court, 296. Chief Justice, 297. Washington's first Marshal, Clerk of the Court and Grand

Jury, 297. Varying routes and modes of travel from Alexandria to Washington, 298. Moves to Washington ; gathers and codifies laws of Alexandria, 299. Theft a capital offence, a notable case, 300. Sustains validity of John Quincy Adams' election, 301. Case of Tobias Watkins ; also of Anne Royall, 302. Official con-

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nection with Randolph's assault upon President Jackson, 303. Case closed by a nolle pros, 305. Official action in Lawrence's as- sault upon the President, 305. Death of his wife and brother-in-

law, 306. Proposes toast for New England Society's banquet, 307. Sunset of life ; death and tributes to his memory, 307. Interred in Congressional Cemetery, 308. Instance of his kindliness of

heart, 308. Descendants, 309 Note. C Street, Old Houses, and Those Who Lived There, 151. John W.

Maury, 152. Dr. William Jones and Dr. Jonas Green, 153. Henry Weightman, Francis Scott Key and John A. Smith, 154. Charles

Bradley, 155. Dr. John Frederick May, 155. Fitzpatrick Coyle, 156. James Campbell, Zenas C. Bobbins, Henry L. Ellsworth, 157. Gen. John C. Fremont, 158. Alexander H. H. Stuart and Dr.

Byron Sunderland, 159. Rev. William McLain, 159. Home of Thomas H. Benton destroyed by fire, 159. George Parker, 163. Gottlieb C. Grammer, 163. F. A. Lutz, 164. William B. Todd, 165. David Aikin Hall, 166. Samuel Emery and J. B. Cralle, 167.

Major Carey Seldon and Gen. Alexander Hunter, 170. John C.

Rives, 171. Dr. Harvey Lindsly and Dr. J. E. Dexter, 171. Rev. C. M. Butler and John C. Breckinbridge, 172. Alexander N.

Zevely, 172. House which preceded the Harper Building, 173.

City Spring, Location of, 174. Imprisonment and execution of Patrick McGurk, 175.

Davis, Henry E., Communication from 238

Embry, Judge James H. , Letter from, to Senator Gordon, embodying a

description of the retirement of President Washington from public life and the Congress of that era 106

Equestrian Statuary in Washington, 112. Location of statues of this order to Charles IV of Spain and George III of England, 113. Destruction of the latter, 114. One exception to the royal or

military rank of those commemorated by such statues, 115. Clark Mills' Jackson, 116. Bronze replicas, 119. Henry K. Brown's

Washington, 117. Philip IV of Spain and James II of England, 120. Mills' Washington, 120. Original conception for pedestal, 121. Action in Congress to provide for a Washington equestrian statue, 122. Brown's Scott and Greene, 124. The Jones-Rebisso McPherson, 127. Ward's Ihomas, 128. Ellicott's Hancock, 131. Similar monuments yet to be erected, 132. Comparison of such memorials at home and abroad, 136. Simmons' Logan, 137.

Forrest, Richard, and His Times, 87. Postmaster of Georgetown, 88. Gen. Uriah Forrest, 88. His secret mission to Germany, and

Revolutionary record, 89. George Walker, his marriage, bereave- ment, real estate and disputes with the Commissioners, 90. Friends and neighbors of the Forrests', 91. Origin of the name Poinsetta, 92. The wedding of Miss Rebecca Burns, and the withdrawal of

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Index. 327

" Sister Gertrude*' from the Georgetown Convent, 93. Mrs. Cecelia Sheddon's school for young ladies, 94. The building of St. John' 8, Washington, 95.

Forrest, Uriah 88, 260 Four-and-one-half Street, Change of name of 163 "

Frog Hollow " 59 Gordon, Hon. John B., of Georgia, Remarks of, on the centennial of

President Washington's retirement from public life 105

Greely, Gen. A. W., Letter from 323 Greenleaf, James, 55, 212. Family ties, 213. Partnership with Watson ;

residence and marriage in Holland, 214. Purchases ground in the Federal City, 215. Sells Greenleaf Point, 216. Becomes associated with Morris and Nicholson, 217. The Holland purchase, 219. Sum-

mary of real estate transactions, 220. Greenleaf houses, 221. "Six

Buildings," 222. Purchases building lots in Philadelphia, 223. Business enterprises, 223. Espouses the cause of Mr. Law and be- comes involved in disputes with the Commissioners; 224. Personal relations between Greenleaf, Morris and Nicholson, 226. The aggre- gate fund, 229. Controversy with Benjamin Stoddert, 231. His divorce, 232. His second marriage, 233. Difference in tastes, 234. His death, 235. Extent of his library, 236. Re*sume*, 237.

Greenleaf, Nancy 230, 234, 235, 297, 306 Greenleaf s Point. Old Families and Houses, 54. Military Depot

at, 55. Location of " Old Sugar House," 56. First colored school in the District, location and founders, 56. Curfew Law, 57. Letter from Jefferson and Makensie to City Councils, 58. Bank of Washington, Tunnicliff Hotel and Coast Survey Office, Location of, 59. Stelle's Hotel, White House Tavern and Shiloh Baptist Church, 60. Columbia Medical College, Fire at, 61. Labbe* .family, 62. Tan yard, 63.

Grosvener, Gilbert H., Letter from 324 Henry, Mrs. Kate Kearney, Communication from 87 In Memoriam,

Busey, Samuel Clagett, M.D 45 McKinley, William, President of the United States 322 Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India 45

Jackson, President Andrew, Randolph's assault upon, 303. Lawrence's assault upon, 306.

Jones, Miss Fanny Lee, Communication from 139 Jones, Walter, and His Times, 139, 297. Some characteristics of father

and son, 140. His discrimination in the use of words, 141. His admission to the bar ; and his marriage, 142. Girard Will Case, 143. His military record, 145. John C. Calhoun, 146. Some notables who strolled in the grounds adjoining the Capitol, 147. Welcomes Gen. Lafayette, 148. His last illness, 150.

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Justice of the Peace, A History of the Office of, in the District of Co- lumbia, 259. First appointees, 259. Circuit Court organized and first officials, 260. Powers and duties of Justices of the Peace, 262.

Marbury vs. Madison, 262. Jefferson's commission to first in-

cumbents, 266. Intelligencer7 8 comment, 267. Curtailing of powers and duties, 268. Imprisonment for debt, 269. Number of Justices

reduced, 270. William C. Harper, 270. The gamut of intelli-

gence, illustrated by its two extremes, 271. List of Justices, with dates of appointment, 272. List of incumbents under the New

Code, 286. Levy Court for the County of Washington, 287. List of members, 288.

Kauffinann, Samuel H., Communication from 112

Lansdowne, Lord, Correspondence of, with the Society 47

McKinley, William, Resolutions on the death of. 322

Members, List of 7

"Midnight Judges" 260, 296

Moore, Charles, Remarks at the Busey memorial meeting 47

Mudd, A. I., Communication from 64

Necrology 324

Newsboys, The George Maulsby Memorial Home for 166 Ninth and F Streets and Thereabout, 238. Masonic Temple spring and

the Herndon House, 239. Original grade, Gonzaga College and St. Patrick's Church, 240. Residences of J. F. Reigart, Joseph Gales, Jr., and Dr. Garnett ; boarding-houses of Mrs. Bannerman and Mrs.

Masi, 241. Residence of W. W. Seaton ; old Baptist Church and

Baptist Alley, 242. Schools in this locality and the original site of the Van Ness mausoleum, 243. Old-time taverns and an ante-bellum

practice, 244. The Marsh Market, 245. Change of grade and lay- ing of the Metropolitan Railroad, 246. National Rifles' Armory and

private residences, 247. First French confectioner, 250. The

original of the modern department store, 251. Recollections of the Civil War, 252. Johnson's "dead duck" speech; Early' s

raid, 257. Lincoln's assassination, 242, 257.

Officers, 1901 5. 1902 311

Pauncefote, Lord, Correspondence of, with Society 46

Proceedings 15 Publications of the Society, List of

Report of the Committee on Early City Records 26

Reports of the Chronicler 23, 319 Curator 20, 316

Recording Secretary.. 19, 314 Treasurer 18, 313

Resolutions 48, 322, 323

Rives, Mrs. Jeannie Tree, Communication from 54

Ross, Hon. John W., Tribute to the memory of Dr. Busey 53

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Index. 329

Royall, Anne 148, 203, 302

Sunderland, Byron, D.D. 158, 159 Communication from 195

Taggart, Hugh T 30

Theatres, Early, in Washington City, 64. Location of theatres not pub- lished in Washington newspapers, 65. Members of theatrical

company performing and prologue used on the opening night, " United States Theatre, " 66. Site selected and building begun of fiirst theatre in Washington, 68. Board of Directors, "Washing- ton Theatre," 70. Location in the theatre of the "pit," 71. Cast at first presentation of "The School of Scandal," 72. Starring system, Introduction of, 73. Fourth of July appropriately cele-

brated, 74. Singing of "The Star Spangled Banner," 75. First mention of a President of the United States attending a Washing- ton theatre, 76. Fire, Washington and elsewhere, 76, 77. Second

"Washington Theatre," 77. The Singing of "Home, Sweet Home," and the visit of Gen. Lafayette, 78. First appearance of celebrities, 79. Unsuccessful efforts to build a more commodious theatre, 80- First instance of raising the price of admission, 81. "Jim Crow," 82. The Kembles and the Kavel Family, 83. Suc- cessful efforts to build a new theatre, 84. Opening of the "Na- tional" and the abrogation of the pit, 85. Last of the early theatres of Washington, 86.

Varnum, The location and former name of 100

Victoria, Queen, Memorandum of Sympathy and Sorrow on the Death of, 45 Ward, Lester F 176

Washington As I First Knew It, 1852-1855, 195. Duff Green Eow, the Old Capitol and the site of the trial and execution of the Lincoln

conspirators, 197. The "Island," 198. The Pope's stone, 199. Northern Liberties Market and Goose Creek, 200. Capital grounds enclosed and gates locked at night, 201. Forerunner of the trol-

ley car, 202. Mrs. Eaton and Mrs. Gaines, 203. Local statistics, Census of 1850, 203. Old Fire Companies, 204. Private schools, art collections and libraries, 205. National Hotel scare, 206. Churches and their pastors, 206. Divine service in the House of

Representatives, 208. Rise of Spiritualism, 209. Social life, 210. Weller, M. 1 30 Wilson, James Ormond, Remarks at the Busey memorial meeting 49

Young Women's Christian Home 155

Zevely, Douglass, Communication from 151

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