Indians, troubles with in Virginia in 1774, 126, 131;
negotiations with in Continental Congress, 171, 172, 173, 174;
in Virginia convention, 192;
expedition of G. R. Clark against, 258-260, 263;
dealings with Southwestern Indians, 263;
proposals of Henry to encourage intermarriage with, 292, 293.
Innes, James, receives a speech of Henry to his constituents from
Rev. J. B. Smith, 317;
favors ratification of federal Constitution, 320;
with Henry in British debts case, 360.
Iredell, Judge James, tries British debts case, 364;
describes eagerness to hear Henry, 364;
effect of Henry's oratory upon, 365;
compliments him in opinion, 366;
won over from dislike of Henry by his moderation and liberality, 398.
Jay, John, member of first Continental Congress, 108;
opposes Henry's proposal to frame a new Constitution, 112;
favors Galloway's plan of reconciliation, 115;
as likely as Henry to be a good fighter, 188;
but inferior to him in not offering, 188;
proposes to Congress to surrender navigation of Mississippi, 307;
as chief justice, tries British debts case, 364;
points out Henry to Iredell as the "greatest of orators," 364;
affected by Henry's oratory, 365;
converses with him on politics, 398.
Jay treaty, condemned by Henry, 405.
Jefferson, Thomas, meets Patrick Henry, 8;
describes his hilarity, 9;
his vulgar pronunciation, 10;
calls him illiterate, 12;
yet admits his mastery over language, 13;
at Williamsburg when Henry comes for his bar examination, 22;
his stories of Henry's examination, 23;
says Henry was a barkeeper, 26;
describes him as ignorant of the law and inefficient, 29, 30;
comparison of his legal business with Henry's, 31;
baselessness of his imputations, 32, 33;
describes Henry's maiden speech in legislature against "loan office,"
64;
present at debate over Virginia resolutions, 73, 74;
his conflicting statements for and against Henry's authorship of the
resolves, 84, note;
describes Henry's attainment to leadership, 88;
prominent member of bar, 93;
declines offer of practice of R. C. Nicholas, 94;
asserts that Henry was totally ignorant of law, 94;
with radical group in politics, 95;
furnishes Wirt with statements of Henry's insignificance in Congress,
123;
induces Wirt not to mention his name, 123;
admits Henry's leadership in Virginia, 139;
on committee for arming militia, 151;
on other committees, 152;
says that Henry committed the first overt act of war in Virginia, 155;
says Henry was a silent member of second Continental Congress and glad
to leave, 168, 169;
errors of fact in his statement, 169, 170;
appears as delegate to second Continental Congress, 173;
returns to Virginia convention, 176;
favors a democratic Constitution, 202;
describes plan to establish a dictatorship in Virginia, 224;
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