Blount, Governor, pacifies Cherokees, ii. 94. Boston, visit of Washington to, i. 97, 99; political troubles in, 120; British measures against condemned by Virginia, 122, 123; appeals to colonies, 124; protests against Jay treaty, ii. 186; answered by Washington, 190. Botetourt, Lord, Governor of Virginia, quarrels with Assembly, i. 121; manages to calm dissension, 122; on friendly terms with Washington, 122. Braddock, General Edward, arrives in Virginia, i. 82; invites Washington to serve on his staff, 82; respects him, 83; his character and unfitness for his position, 83; despises provincials, 83; accepts Washington's advice as to dividing force, 84; rebukes Washington for warning against ambush, 85; insists on fighting by rule, 85; defeated and mortally wounded, 85; death and burial, 87. Bradford, William, succeeds Randolph, ii. 246. Brandywine, battle of, i. 196-198. Bunker Hill, question of Washington regarding battle of, i. 136. Burgoyne, General John, junction of Howe with, feared by Washington, i. 194, 195, 205, 206; significance of his defeat, 202; danger of his invasion foreseen by Washington, 203-206; captures Ticonderoga, 207; outnumbered and defeated, 210; surrenders, 211. Burke, Edmund, understands significance of Washington's leadership, i. 202; unsettled by French Revolution, ii. 294. CABOT, GEORGE, entertains Lafayette's son, ii. 366. Cadwalader, General, fails to cross Delaware to help Washington, i. 180; duel with Conway, 226. Calvert, Eleanor, misgivings of Washington over her marriage to John Custis, i. 111. Camden, battle of, i. 281. Canada, captured by Wolfe, i. 94; expedition of Montgomery against, 143, 144; project of Conway cabal against, 222; 253; project of Lafayette to attack, 254; plan considered dangerous by Washington, 254, 255; not undertaken by France, 256. Carleton, Sir Guy, informs Washington of address of Commons for peace, i. 324; suspected by Washington, 325; remonstrates against retaliation by Washington for murder of Huddy, 328; disavows Lippencott, 328; fears plunder of New York city, 345; urges Indians to attack the United States, ii. 102, 175. Carlisle, Earl of, peace commissioner, i. 233. Carlyle, Thomas, sneers at Washington, i. 4, 14; calls him "a bloodless Cromwell," i. 69, ii. 332; fails to understand his reticence, i. 70; despises him for not seizing power, 341. Carmichael, William, minister at Madrid, ii. 165; on commission regarding the Mississippi, 166. Carrington, Paul, letter of Washington to, ii. 208; Washington's friendship for, 363. Cary, Mary, early love affair of Washington with, i. 96. Chamberlayne, Major, entertains Washington at Williams' Ferry, i. 101.