Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence, Vol. 2Kite, Elizabeth Sarah
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Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence, Vol. 2
Kite, Elizabeth Sarah
Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French
Guerchy, Comte de,
quarrel with D’Eon, ii. 14, 23
Guilbert, Marie-Joseph,
settles in Spain, i. 80
Hamburg,
Beaumarchais at, ii. 260
Hamilton, Alex.,
revises account of Beaumarchais with Congress, ii. 204
Havre,
Beaumarchais goes to, ii. 115
family seeks safety at, ii. 251
Heirs of Beaumarchais,
claims of, settled, ii. 211
Héloise, La Nouvelle, ii. 179
Hessians,
hired to fight Americans, ii. 38
start for America, ii. 64
Hinterland, i. 27
Holland,
engaged by Beaumarchais to unite with Spain and France, ii. 32
Independence,
American, Beaumarchais intervenes in cause of, i. 250
declared by Congress, ii. 126
war of America, important rôle of Beaumarchais in, i. 267
_Institut de bienfaisance_, ii. 227
Institute for Nursing Mothers, ii. 228
Jay, John,
correspondence of, ii. 111
defends Deane, ii. 186
writes Beaumarchais, ii. 236
Jefferson,
sends letter to Beaumarchais, ii. 245
Kaunitz, Chancellor, i. 264
suspicions of, i. 266
La Borde,
aids Beaumarchais, i. 243
Lafayette, Marquis de, i. 37
about to sail on Beaumarchais’s vessel, ii. 134
dinner at Metz, ii. 133
forced to borrow from Beaumarchais, ii. 162
pleads for Beaumarchais imprisoned, ii. 229
returns borrowed money with interest, ii. 247
sets sail for America, ii. 134
La Harpe,
comments on du Verney, i. 69
defends character of Beaumarchais, i. 219
eulogizes Beaumarchais, i. 213
eulogizes memoirs of Beaumarchais, i. 238
final characterization of Beaumarchais, ii. 285
invitation of Beaumarchais accepted by, i. 301
refuses invitation to dine with authors, i. 299
Lamballe, Princess de,
invites Beaumarchais, ii. 214
_La Mère Coupable_,
first played, ii. 278
Lawsuit,
against Comedians, i. 287
of the fifteen louis, a master stroke, i. 214
Lee, Arthur,
added to commission in France, ii. 117
comes to Paris, ii. 89
condemned at bar of history, ii. 195
connections with Beaumarchais broken, ii. 88
denounces Deane and Beaumarchais to Congress, ii. 88
distrusted by Vergennes, ii. 185
effects of letter of, to Congress, ii. 108
enraged against Deane and Beaumarchais, ii. 88
in London, ii. 57
jealous of Deane, ii. 185
meets Beaumarchais, ii. 56
not permitted to come to France, ii. 66
poisoned Congress against Deane, ii. 186
revises account of Beaumarchais, ii. 203
summoned to join Deane and Franklin, ii. 117
Vergennes refuses to see, ii. 89
writes to Congress, misrepresenting action of French
Government, ii. 68
Lebrun,
gives passport to Beaumarchais, ii. 258
_Le Mariage de Figaro_, i. 39
Lepaute,
plagiarism of, detected, i. 52
watchmaker to the Luxembourg, i. 51
Lepin, Françoise,
sister of Beaumarchais, i. 180
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