Galloway, Joseph, meets John Adams at first Continental Congress, 105;
a member of it, 108;
offers plan of reconciliation with England, 115;
its close approach to success, 115.
Gardoqui, ----, Spanish envoy, negotiates with Jay respecting navigation
of the Mississippi, 307, 308.
Gates, General Horatio, cabal to place him in supreme command, 242, 250;
praised in anonymous letter to Henry, 244;
consoled after battle of Camden by Virginia Assembly 277.
Genet, Edmond Charles, upheld by Jefferson and Madison, 397.
Gerry, Elbridge, opposes adoption of federal Constitution, 330.
Gerrymandering, employed in 1788 against Madison in Virginia, 351, 352.
Girardin, Louis Hue, in his continuation of Burk's "History of Virginia,"
written under Jefferson's supervision, accuses Henry of plan to
establish a dictatorship in 1776, 225;
says the same for the year 1781, 285.
Gordon, Rev. William, describes circulation of the Virginia resolutions
in the Northern colonies, 80.
Grayson, William, opposes ratification of federal Constitution, 320;
assists Henry in debate, 320;
elected senator at Henry's dictation, 350, 353.
Greene, General Nathanael, beaten at Guilford, 278;
considered as possible dictator in 1781, 286.
Griffin, Judge Cyrus, tries British debts case, 362, 364.
Grigsby, Hugh Blair, considers Wirt's version of Henry's speech for
arming militia apocryphal, 149;
but admits that outline is authentic, 150;
reports statement of Clement Carrington regarding Henry's military
failings, 187;
on the injustice of Henry's treatment, 188.
Hamilton, Alexander, urges magnanimous treatment of Tories, 289;
letter of Madison to, warning of Henry's intention to defeat operation
of Constitution, 344;
his financial schemes disapproved by Henry, 397.
Hamilton, Colonel Henry, governor of Detroit, 259.
Hampden-Sidney College, 16;
suspends work to hear Henry's last speech, 415.
Hancock, John, his military aspirations, 153, 154;
doubtful about federal Constitution, 330.
Hardwicke, Lord, declares Virginia option law invalid, 44.
Harrison, Benjamin, on committee to remonstrate against Stamp Act, 66;
appointed delegate to Continental Congress, 99;
described by John Adams, 106;
opposes Henry's motion in Virginia convention to organize militia, 137;
on committee to arm militia, 151;
on other committees, 152;
returns to Virginia convention, 176;
his flight from Tarleton, 281, 282;
denounces Constitution as dangerous, 319, 322;
assists Henry in debate, 320.
Harvey, "Butterwood Tom," his evidence assailed by Henry in a murder
trial, 374, 375.
Hawley, Joseph, his letter prophesying war read by John Adams to Henry,
125.
Henry, David, manager of "Gentleman's Magazine," kinsman of Henry, 3.
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