WASHINGTON, GEORGE, some important dates in his life, 190; Lincoln’s tribute on his birthday, 190; boyhood, 191; offers to aid blockaded Boston, 80; delegate to First Continental Congress, 80, 322; nominated Commander-in-Chief, 83; his modesty, 84, 171; arrives at Cambridge, 147; the spy in camp, 148; letter to Putnam, 150; meets Hamilton, 157; on Sunday work in the Army and Navy, 185; Cincinnatus of the West, 189, 206; love of children, 198, 200, 204; story of the little Boston Girl, 200; his favourite horse, 204; anecdote of the bowl of tea, 206; his tact and kindness, 206; friendship with Governor Trumbull, 209; at Valley Forge, 210; compassion for suffering soldiers, 210; in prayer to God for help, 213; befriends Light Horse Harry, 216; sends Kosciuszko to fortify West Point, 225; pays the troops with the aid of Haym Salomon, 228; bids farewell to his officers, 230; presides over Federal Convention, 171; bequest from Franklin, 172; Farewell Address, 158, 418; bequeaths their Freedom to his slaves, 311; tributes to him, 233, 234. _See also_ GREENE; LAFAYETTE; LEE. WASHINGTON, MARTHA, wedding day of, 197; at Valley Forge, 211; laughing parrot of, 217; anxiety for Washington, 322. WASHINGTON, MARY, education of her son, 195; Washington visits her at Fredericksburg, 195. WASHINGTON OF SOUTH AMERICA, soubriquet of Jose de San Martin, 254. WAXHAWS, home-place of Andrew Jackson, 281, 283. WEATHERFORD, CHIEF, 290, 291. WESTERN PASSAGE TO ASIA, Columbus’s search for, 9, 11, 13, 25. WEST INDIES, discovered by Columbus, 12. WEST POINT, fortified by Kosciuszko, 225. WHAT CHEER, NETOP, Indian greeting to Roger Williams, 353. WHITE, PEREGRINE, Pilgrim boy born on the _Mayflower_, 133. WHITTIER, JOHN GREENLEAF, as Abolitionist, 312. WILLIAMS, ROGER, some important dates in his life, 348; boyhood, 349; preaches Soul Liberty, 347, 348, 351; his other teachings, 351; exiled from Massachusetts Bay Colony, 351; founds Providence, 353; saves Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies, 354; peaceful and liberal rule of, 355. WINDHAM, (CONN.), aids blockaded Boston, 78. WINSLOW, GOVERNOR EDWARD, sails for New World, 126; tells of the Great Drought, 139; befriends Roger Williams, 352. WINTER, N. O., describes _El Cristo_ of the Andes, 409. WOOD, GENERAL LEONARD, Colonel of the Rough Riders, 63; made Brigadier-General, 64. YAPEYU, birthplace of Jose de San Martin, 237. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Roosevelt’s visit to, 53. YOSEMITE, THE, Roosevelt’s visit to, 55. FOOTNOTES: [1] Ode by William Collins. [2] These are merely extracts from Pitt’s speeches. [3] See page 308. [4] Fraunces Tavern is still standing on the corner of Pearl and Broad Streets, New York City. It has been restored by the Sons of the Revolution. [5] Pronounced Hewston. [6] Read the story of the _Spanish Galleons_, on page 327. [7] The Christ of the Andes.