Polly, of "Sabine Hall," 157 Priscilla, xxx, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 35, 37, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 55, 56, 60, 62, 63, 65, 74, 75, 83, 90, 92, 110, 115, 122, 128, 133, 135, 136, 138, 147, 149, 150, 169, 176, 184, 189, 202, 206, 242 description of, 48 Fithian composes valentine for, 58, 230-233, 245 learns music, 22, 26 letter to, 214-215 tutor offends, 66 Robert ("King"), xv, xviii, xxvi Robert II, xxvi grave of, 61 Robert, III, "Councillor," of "Nomini Hall," 3, 5, 6, 24, 26, 29, 30, 32, 33, 37, 40, 42, 47, 48, 51, 53, 55, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 75, 79, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 106, 110, 111, 112, 116, 117, 118, 126, 127, 129, 132, 135, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 150, 152, 156, 157, 158, 162, 165, 171, 172, 177, 179, 181, 182, 184, 190, 191, 194, 196, 246 buried at Baltimore, 245 character and traits of, xxvi, xxvii, 48, 70, 140 compares value of Virginia and Maryland currency, 74 descendants own Nomini Hall, 246 early life and education, xxvi-xxvii economic activities of, xxvii-xxviii, 63, 68, 79, 117, 144 expresses preference for simple burial, 61 expresses wish for sudden death, 182 lands owned by, 79 letter to, 217 marries Frances Anne Tasker, xxvii member of Governor's Council and General Court, xxix, 26 mills of, _see_ mills musical interests of, xxx, 30, 42, 48, 51, 69, 111, 181 plans disposition of estate, 83, 182 political attitude of, 111 portrait of, xxvii reading of, xxix, 53 registers at Inner Temple, xxvi scientific interests of, xxix, 190, 191, 196 serves as vestryman and warden, xxix strong discipline of, 26, 64, 156 studious habits of, 26 visits England, xxvi Robert Bladen (Bob), xxx, 20, 38, 40, 42, 43, 49, 54, 55, 56, 58, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 77, 78, 82, 83, 85, 86, 88, 110, 111, 116, 119, 121, 123, 125, 126, 127, 133, 134, 142, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 156, 169, 177, 181, 184, 186, 199, 201, 202, 204, 241 admires Miss Tayloe, 121 attends dancing school, 25 character and traits of, 48, 49-50, 55, 64, 70, 72, 78, 110, 116, 127, 186 description of, 48 inscribes names in books, 135-136 letters to, 201, 216 plays prank on father, 177 reflections on Phillis Wheatley, 72 wishes to learn Latin, 77 Robert Wormeley, of "Sabine Hall," 244, 248 "Tasker," _see_ John Tasker Carter family, 64, 89, 90 ancestry and heritage of, xxv-xxvii attends Nomini Church often, 31 Fithian characterizes, 21 pranks of children, 177, 189 servants treated courteously by, 26 social and economic position of, xxv-xxx, 21