Pendleton, Edmund, his pronunciation an example of dialect, 11;
said by Jefferson to have been one of Henry's bar examiners, 23;
on committee to protest against Stamp Act, 66;
believes submission necessary, 67;
opposes Henry's Virginia Resolves, 71;
loses leadership to Henry, 89;
prominent at Virginia bar, 93;
surpassed by Henry in admiralty case, 93;
leader of conservative party, 95;
appointed delegate to Continental Congress, 99;
his journey with Henry and Washington, 101;
described by Atkinson, 102;
in debate on manner of voting, 112;
opposes Henry's motion in Virginia convention to organize militia, 137;
on committee for arming militia, 151;
on other committees, 152;
returns from Congress to Virginia convention, 176;
thanked by Virginia, 176;
at head of Virginia Committee of Safety, describes situation to
R. H. Lee, 178;
explains his objections to Henry's serving in field, 185;
in convention of 1776, 190;
opposed for president by Henry's friends, 191;
drafts resolution instructing delegates in Congress to propose
independence, 197;
favors aristocratic government, 201;
favors ratification of federal Constitution, 320.
Pennsylvania, prepares to resist England by force, 133.
Phillips, General William, commands British force invading Virginia, 278.
Powell, ----, entertains John Adams at first Continental Congress, 105.
Providence, R. I., people of, approve Virginia Resolutions, 82.
Raleigh Tavern, meeting-place of Burgesses after dissolution of
Assembly, 98.
Randall, Henry Stephens, describes at third hand Henry's speech for
organizing militia, 146.
Randolph, Edmund, gives a version of Henry's warning to George III.,
73, note;
says the Virginia Resolves were written by William Fleming, 84, note;
in Virginia convention of 1776, 190;
testimony as to authorship of Virginia resolution favoring
independence, 197;
on committee to frame Constitution, 200;
says Henry drafted two articles of bill of rights, 208;
calls Washington a dictator in 1781, 229;
denies Jefferson's story of a Virginia dictatorship in 1781, 287;
informs Madison of Henry's refusal to go to constitutional convention,
310;
receives Madison's reply, 312;
correspondence with Madison relative to Virginia opposition to
ratification of Constitution, 316;
refuses to sign Constitution and publishes objections, 319;
supports it in the convention, 320;
twitted by Henry, turns on him fiercely, 334, 335.
Randolph, John, his part in Henry's bar examination, 23-26;
leader of bar in Virginia, 43.
Randolph, John, of Roanoke, describes Henry's appearance in British
debts case, 364, 365;
answers Henry's last speech, 419;
Henry's parting advice to, 420.
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