Planters, aristocratic ideals of, xvi correspondence with merchants overseas, xvi, xxii desire polite accomplishments for sons, xvi-xvii dominate social and political life, xv education of children of, _see_ Education extravagance and debts of, 27 homes modeled on residences of English gentry, xix hospitality of, xxiii, 29, 43, 90, 238-239 libraries of, xvii-xviii not absentee landlords, xvi varied economic functions of, xvi, xxviii-xxix Plater, Gov. George, of Maryland, 246 Plato, 91 Pleurisy, 75 Plows, xxiv, 88-89 Plums, 90 Poetry, 24, 72,73 Carter comment on, 71 Pokeberries, 206 Politics, _see_ American Revolution, Planters Pomegranates, 194 Pope's Homer, 39, 112 Porpoises, 135 Porter, 57, 77, 90, 138, 141, 208 Port Penn, Del., 98, 99, 107, 108, 210 Port Tobacco, Md., 97, 109, 206, 247 Porticos, at Nomini Hall, 80 Postal system, 25, 27, 40, 77, 150, 215 Postillions, 42, 70, 141, 146 Potatoes, 96, 140, 193 Potomac River, 22, 41, 55, 76, 77, 89, 90, 109, 114, 128, 143, 144, 145, 171, 172, 206, 240, 242, 243, 245 Potter, Mr., 100, 103 Powder (gun), 147 Powder (hair), 135 Pratt, Debby, 102, 103, 106, 107, 176 Presbyterian Church, 61, 90, 97, 105, 126, 246 Fithian qualifies for ministry of, xxxii, 22, 96, 101, 102, 106, 242 Fithian serves as missionary in, xxxii in Northern Neck, 73, 245 in Piedmont Virginia, 245 in Valley of Virginia, 245 opposition to ministers of, 73, 245 salaries of clergy of, 200 _Present State of Music in Germany_, 152 Prickly pears, 123 Primers, 119 Primogeniture, custom of, xxvi Prince (slave), 132 Princeton, N. J., 6, 12, 14, 69, 209, 217, 247 _see also_ Princeton University Princeton Historical Association, xxxii Princeton University (Nassau Hall), 3, 13, 14, 27, 87, 105, 127, 143, 163, 170, 192-193, 239, 240, 247, 248 commencement at, 12-13, 14, 192-193 tutors from, xix, 237 _see also_ Princeton, N. J., Witherspoon, Dr. John Printers' ink, 190 Printing presses, 248 Prisons, 187 Profanity, 76 _see also_ Swearing Psalm tunes, 127, 247 Puddings, 90 Pumpkins, 193 Punch, 57, 142, 157 Purchase, Capt., 154, 156 Putrid fever, 98, 99 Putrid quinsy, 64, 202 Quarters, on plantations, 178, 244 Queen Anne County, Md., 112 Queenstown, Md., 210, 248 Quilts, 124 cotton diaper, 125 silk, 131 Races, in Maryland, 108, 210 _see also_ Horse-racing, Boat races, Foot races Ramsey, Mrs., 101 James, 100 John, 100 Randall, Mr., 188 Larkin, letter to, 197-198 _see also_ Randolph, Mr. Randolph, Mr. (clerk and steward), xxx, 38, 41, 54, 55, 65, 73, 74, 75, 78, 81, 91, 111, 119, 133, 156, 169, 177, 181 Col. T. M., of "Tuckahoe," hospitality of, 239 Ranney, Stephen, 16, 100, 105 Rappahannock River, 40, 95, 146, 150, 153, 188, 241