Legislature of Virginia, first appearance of Henry before Burgesses in election case, 61; corruption of speaker in, 63; motion for a "loan office" in, defeated by Henry, 64; protests against proposed Stamp Act, 65; doubts among members as to course after its passage, 66-68; deliberates on Stamp Act, 68; introduction of Henry's resolutions, 69; opposition of old leaders, 69, 71; debate in, 71-74; passes, then amends resolutions, 74, 75; deplores Boston Port Bill, 97; dissolved by Governor Dunmore, 97; its members call for a Continental Congress, 98; recommend a colonial convention, 99; which meets, 99; appoints delegates to first Continental Congress, 99, 100; adjourns, 100; second convention meets, 134; its determination to prepare for war, 135; causes for objections to Henry's resolutions to arm militia, 136-139; adopts his resolutions to arm militia, and prepares for war, 151, 152; return of Virginia congressional delegates to, 176; thanks them, 176; appoints Henry commander-in-chief with limited powers, 177; meets at Williamsburg, 190; its able membership, 190; struggle for presidency between Pendleton's and Henry's factions, 191; committees and business transacted by, 192, 193; sentiment in, said to favor independence, 193; instructs delegates to Congress to propose independence, foreign alliance, and a confederation, 197; appoints committee to draw up state Constitution and bill of rights, 200; aristocratic and democratic parties in, 201-207; adopts declaration of rights, 207-210; establishes religious liberty, 208, 209; adopts state Constitution, 210; its democratic form, 210, 211; elects Henry governor, 211; General Assembly holds first session, 220; said to have planned to make Henry dictator, 223, 224, 226; confers extraordinary powers on Governors Henry and Jefferson, 228, 231, 233; adjourns, 232; no trace of a plot in, as described by Jefferson, 233-235; reelects Henry governor, 238, 239; its sessions during 1777 and 1778, 241; elects delegates to Congress, 253; again confers extraordinary powers on Henry, 256; and reelects him governor, 256; again confers on Henry extraordinary powers, 260; desires to reelect Henry for fourth term, 267; on his refusal, elects Jefferson, 268; passes resolutions complimenting Henry, 268; elects Henry delegate to Congress, 271; led by Henry in 1780 and afterwards, 275; work done by it, 275-278; reelects Jefferson, 276; fears approach of Cornwallis, 278, 279; its flight from Tarleton, 280-284; reassembles at Staunton, 284, 285; elects Thomas Nelson governor, 285; again said to have planned to make Henry dictator, 285; contrary evidence, 286, 287; subsequent sessions of, 287-288; its scanty reports, 288; mastery of Henry over, 294-297;