conversation with Cleaveland, 359; sense of dignity in public office, 360; hospitality at Mt. Vernon, 360, 361; his intimate friendships, 361,362; relations with Hamilton, Knox, Mason, Henry Lee, Craik, 362, 363; the officers of the army, 363; Trumbull, Robert and Gouverneur Morris, 363; regard for and courtesy toward Franklin, 364; love for Lafayette, 365; care for his family, 366; lasting regard for Fairfaxes, 366, 367; kindness to Taft family, 367, 368; destroys correspondence with his wife, 368; their devoted relationship, 368; care for his step-children and relatives, 369, 370; charged with lack of humor, 371; but never made himself ridiculous, 372; not joyous in temperament, 372; but had keen pleasure in sport, 373; enjoyed a joke, even during Revolution, 374; appreciates wit, 375; writes a humorous letter, 376-378; not devoid of worldly wisdom, 378, 379; enjoys cards, dancing, the theatre, 380; loves horses, 380; thorough in small affairs as well as great, 381; controversy over site of church, 381; his careful domestic economy, 382; love of method, 383; of excellence in dress and furniture, 383, 384; gives dignity to American cause, 385; his personal appearance, 385; statements of Houdon, 386; of Ackerson, 386, 387; his tremendous muscular strength, 388; great personal impressiveness, 389, 390; lacking in imagination, 391; strong passions, 391; fierce temper, 392; anecdotes of outbreaks, 392; his absence of self-love, 393; confident in judgment of posterity, 393; religious faith, 394; summary and conclusion, 394, 395.