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Waters, Henry E.,
establishes Washington pedigree, i. 32.
Wayne, Anthony,
defeated after Brandywine, i. 198;
his opinion of Germantown, 199;
at Monmouth urges Washington to come, 235;
ready to attack Stony Point, 268;
his successful exploit, 269;
joins Lafayette in Virginia, 307;
appointed to command against Indians, ii. 100;
his character, 100;
organizes his force, 101;
his march, 102;
defeats the Indians, 103.
Weems, Mason L.,
influence of his life of Washington on popular opinion, i. 10;
originates idea of his priggishness, 11;
his character, 41, 43;
character of his book, 42;
his mythical "rectorate" of Mt. Vernon, 43, 44;
invents anecdotes of Washington's childhood, 44;
folly of cherry-tree and other stories, 46;
their evil influence, 47.
West, the,
its importance realized by Washington, ii. 7-16;
his influence counteracted by inertia of Congress, 8;
forwards inland navigation, 9;
desires to bind East to West, 9-11, 14;
formation of companies, 11-13;
on Mississippi navigation, 14-16, 164;
projects of Genet in, 162;
its attitude understood by Washington, 163, 164;
Washington wishes peace in order to develop it, 218, 219, 321.
"Whiskey Rebellion,"
passage of excise law, ii. 123;
outbreaks of violence in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, 124;
proclamation issued warning rioters to desist, 125;
renewed outbreaks in Pennsylvania, 125, 126;
the militia called out, 127;
suppression of the insurrection, 128;
real danger of movement, 129;
its suppression emphasizes national authority, 129, 130;
supposed by Washington to have been stirred up by Democratic clubs,
242.
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