Dartmouth, VIII. 22; Lord Dart- mouth presents it to the King, 47. Measures adopted in reference to griev ances by the towns of, 37. Petition for the removal of the Governors, 52; presented to the King, 100. Una- nimity of the people in favor of lib- erty, 71. Excitement produced in, by the proceedings of Parliament in 1774, 127. Excitement in, in 1774, 132. Proposed convention of dele- gates, 133. Character of the new constitution of, IX. 36. Impost of five per cent, agreed to by, X. 25. Justification of the State of against certain censures in the British papers, 329.
Mastodon, great, Mr. Collinson's de- scription of some bones of the, VI. 276.
Mathematics, utility of the, II. 66. MATHER, COTTON, remembered by Franklin, VIII. 68. Anecdotes of, X. 83.
MATHER, INCREASE, Franklin's recol- lection of, VIII. 68.
MATHER, SAMUEL, his argument, to prove that America was known to the ancients, noticed, VIII. 68. Matter, allusion to Colden's Thoughts on the various species of, VI. 32. On the vis inertia of, 87. Suggestion re- specting the cause of the cohesion of its particles, 123.
MAUDUIT, ISRAEL, appears for Gover- nor Hutchinson before the Privy Council, on the hearing of the peti- tion for his removal, IV. 447. Again mentioned, VIII. 104.
Maypole, quarrel respecting a, VII. 237. MAZEAS, Abbé, his account of certain electrical experiments, V. 293. MAZZEI, PHILIP, his residence in this country alluded to, VIII. 188. MCHENRY, JAMES, mentioned, X. 135. MCLEOD, Captain, disengaged partial- ly from his parole by Franklin, IX. 308. McVICKAR, Professor, his account of Dr. Bard, VI. 73.
Meadows, on the cultivation of grass in, VI. 83.
Meat, of the mode of rendering it ten- der by electricity, V. 456. MECOM, BENJAMIN, VII. 10. His con- duct as an apprentice, 11. Is estab- lished as a printer in Antigua, 60. His departure from Antigua, 117. Again referred to, 125.
MECOM, JANE, her domestic misfor- tunes, VII. 514. Franklin's kindness to her shown by his correspondence with her, X. 325. See FRANKLIN, JANE.
Medal, emblematic, designed by Frank- lin, IX. 173. Of those struck in hon- er of Franklin, 508. Mediation of Austria and Russia de- clined by the King of France, IX. 3. Accepted by Congress, 47. Declined by England, 89. Of Russia offered to Holland, 317. Declined, 331. MELVILL, General, X. 133. MERCER, W., his description of a wa- ter-spout at Antigua, VI. 143. Merchants, notions concerning Trade and, II. 418. Mercury, some account of preparations made for observing the transit of, VI. 159.
MEREDITH, HUGH, becomes the part- ner of Franklin, Í. 77. Their separa- tion, 89.
MESMER, his pretended cures by mag- netism, X. 75.
Metals, new relation between water and, V. 260. Correction of the mis- take that they alone are conductors, 283. Power of the explosion of, 473. Melting of, by lightning, not a cold fusion, VI. 257. Fixed air obtained by dissolving, VIII. 172. Middlesex Election, riots attending the, VII. 400, 401.
Militia, in what respect preferable to regular troops, II. 494.
Militia Act of Pennsylvania, drawn by Franklin, alluded to, I. 197. III. 78. Again, VII. 99.
Militia Bill, remarks on a, which was rejected by the Proprietor's Deputy or Governor of Pennsylvania, IV. 95. Ministers, Foreign, their expenses usu- ally charged to public account, IX. 44. Of their salaries, X. 44. MIRABEAU, Count, introduced by Franklin to Mr. Vaughan, X. 138. Mississippi, Mr. Livingston's vindica- tion of the justice of the claim of the United States as far west as the, IX. 129.
MITCHELL, JOHN, his tract on Yellow Fever, mentioned, VI. 72. MITCHELL, view presented by his map of the right of the Six Nations to country on the Ohio, IV. 231. His State of Great Britain and America quoted, 355. His map alluded to, VII. 87.
Modesty, its importance to the young, VII. 2.
MOLESWORTH, Lord, his view of the utility of stoves in Denmark, VI. 53. Money, effect of the scarcity of, on the rate of interest, II. 255. And on trade in produce, 256. On the im- migration of laborers and mechanics, 258. On the consumption of foreign
goods, 259. Its utility as a medium of exchange, 265 Its value as bul- lion, 270. And as currency, 271. Advantage of rendering it plentiful, 275. How to be issued under the plan of union in 1754, III. 51. MONTAGUE, ELIZABETH, VII. 335. MONTEARREY, interview of Franklin with, respecting military supplies, VIII. 410.
MONTESQUIEU, President, his view of the effect of the severity of the penal code, II. 482.
MONTGOLFIER, mode of inflating his balloon, VI. 453. MONTGOMERY, General, monument for, VIII. 277, 394. Again mentioned, IX. 385. MONTGOMERY, his irregular proceed- ings relative to a treaty with Moroc- co, X. 34, 35, 39.
MOORE, WILLIAM, proceedings of the Assembly of Pennsylvania against, VII. 174.
Moors, anecdote illustrating the honor of the, IV. 67.
Moral Algebra, described, VIII. 20. Application of, 419. Morals of Chess, II. 187.
Moral Subjects, Essays on, II. 1. Moravian Indians, cruelty on the fron- tier towards, IX. 358.
Moravian Missionaries, passports grant- ed by Franklin, for vessels of, V. 122. Again, VIII. 277, 496.
Moravians, Franklin's visit to the, at Bethlehem, 1. 203.
MORELLET, Abbé, lines on drinking, addressed to, II. 222. His questions addressed to Franklin respecting mil- itia, and the answers, 494. Some of his writings mentioned, X. 300. MORGAN, introduced by Franklin to Lord Kames, VII. 233. Morocco, of a treaty between the Uni- ted States and, IX. 530. American relations with, X. 16, 31, 34, 35. MORRIS, GOUVERNEUR, introduced by Franklin to Abbé Morellet, X. 383 MORRIS, ROBERT, account of his efforts to restore the credit of the United States, IX. 59. Of the necessity of foreign aid, 60. His account of the disposition of the moneys raised in France, 66. Effect of his financial measures, 176. His remarks respect- ing the settlement of the public ac- counts, X. 143.
MORRIS, ROBERT H., Governor of Pennsylvania, Franklin's conversation with, I. 179. His first speech to the Assembly, III. 281. His message re- lating to French encroachments, 285 Refuses his assent to a currency bill,
291. Denies the right of the Assem- bly to call for his instructions, 302. Expostulatory message of, 325. Re- fuses his assent to a paper money bill, 334. And to one for raising money on the credit of the province, 338. Requires the Assembly to furnish Braddock with provisions, 357. But refuses to communicate to them Brad- dock's letter, 361. Rejects the money bills sent to him, 365. Convenes the Assembly in consequence of Brad- dock's defeat, 366. Returns their bill for a supply, with amendments, 371. His controversy with them relative to the roads opened by the Province for the King's forces, 400. His message respecting his various topics of con- troversy with the Assembly, 440. De- sires to involve the Province in war with the Delawares and Shawanese, 471. Communicates his apprehension of an attack from the Indians, 491. Continued controversies with the As- sembly, 493. Is superseded by Gov- ernor Denny, 506. His commission to Franklin, VII. 103.
MORVEAU, his suggestion of the use of inflammable air for inflating bal- loons, VI. 453.
MOSES, conduct of the Jews towards, V. 160.
Motion for Prayers, in the convention, Franklin's, V. 153.
Motive with which benefits should be conferred, VII. 74.
Moulin Joli, account of the, VIII. 473.
Mountains, their effect on ocean clouds, V. 215. On the origin of springs in, VI. 80. Project of the Royal Society for ascertaining the lateral attraction of, 373.
MUNRO, his mode of preserving water clear and sweet, VI. 324. Muse, visit of a, VII. 344. Music, Scotch, observations on the, VI. 263. Defects in the composition of modern, 269. Musketo Hawks, Sir J. Pringle's ex- periments on, VI. 442. MUSSCHENBROEK, his compliment to Franklin, VII. 186.
Mutual Improvement, rules of a club established for, II: 9. My Plain Country Joan, Franklin's song, VII. 92.
NAIRNE, EDWARD, his patent electri- cal machines, and the effect on the eyes of animals killed by it, V. 479. His hygrometer, VI. 449.
Nantes, fashions in, VIII. 197. Narrative of the late Massacres in Lan- caster county, IV. 54. National Wealth, II. 373. See Wealth of Nations.
Natural History of America, Franklin's suggestion to Bartram to write a, VII. 433. Dr. Lettsom's plan for the in- vestigation of the, X. 268.
Navigation, observations on the differ- ence of, in shoal and deep water, V1. 283. Experiment illustrating this, 284. Suggestion of some improve. ments in, 463.
Navigation Acts, views of the colonists relative to the British, V. 15. NEAVE, OLIVER, Franklin's remarks on a paper by, on Sound, VI. 250. NECKER, his disposition towards the United States, VIII. 354. His Ad- ministration des Finances, X. 197. Needle, effect of lightning on the mag- netic, explained, V. 224.
Negotiations for a Reconciliation be- tween Great Britain and the Colonies, V. 2.
Negroes, Address to the Public from the Pennsylvania Society for promo- ting the Abolition of Slavery, and the Relief of free, unlawfully held in bon- dage, II. 515.
Negro School, mention of a, VII. 201. NEMOURS, DUPONT DE, one of his works commended, X. 351.
NEUFVILLE, JOHN DE, his proposal of a loan, VIII. 386. IX. 106. Neutral Vessels, rights of, VIII. 458, 463, 466. Supported by the Armed Neutrality, 490.
Newbury, effect of lightning on church in, V. 357.
New England, causes of the deprecia- tion of the paper currency of, II. 345. Edmund Randolph's account of, in 1676, VII. 551. Townships of, ef- fect of their resolutions, VIII. 84. New England Courant, published by James Franklin, I. 22. Proceedings of the Massachusetts Assembly against the publisher, 24. Is discontinued,
Newfoundland, remarks on the naviga- tion between New York and, VI. 497. New Hampshire, of liberty of con- science in, IV. 88. Of disturbances between Vermont and, IX. 162. New Jersey, inconveniences arising from the proprietary government of, IV. 85. Instructions of Queen Anne relative to liberty of conscience in, 86. Inflammability of the surface of cer- tain rivers in, VI. 415. Franklin's appointment and instructions as agent of, VII. 460. Certain acts of, objected
to in England, 517. Application of a committee to Franklin for information, VIII. 126.
Newspapers, in Massachusetts, I. 23. How they should be conducted, 123. Humorous account of, and of news- writers, VII. 280. Of the abuse of, IX. 461.
NEWTON, SIR ISAAC, his Optics quoted, relative to the qualities of light, VI. 115.
New York, of the formation of the colony of, V. 85.
NIXON, WILLIAM, IX. 73. Noetica, Dr. Johnson's cited, VI. 125. NOGARET, FELIX, his translation of the Latin verse applied by Turgot to Franklin, VIII. 537.
NOLLET, Abbé, improperly represented in Europe as having first established the identity of electricity and light- ning, V. 176. Colden's examination of his letters on electricity addressed to Franklin, 319. Account of the publication of his work, 320. His objections to the use of rods, 422. His explanation of the ground of his controversy with Franklin, 493. Par- allel between his and Franklin's the- ories, 514. Imperfect construction of his electrical machine, VI. 343. De- fects of his experiments, VII. 61. Non-Conductors, the most appropriate term for bodies that do not conduct the electric fluid, V. 260. What sub- stances are the best, 415. Non-Consumption Agreements, in Amer- ica, their origin, IV. 383. Non-Electrics, V. 259.
Non-Importation Associations, their ef- fect on commerce, VII. 441. Expe- diency of maintaining, 445 Manner
in which their plan is fulfilled, 486. NORD, Count du, visits the Academy of Sciences in Paris, IX. 227. Anec- dote relating to his visit to Franklin,
NORRIS, ISAAC, declines the appoint- ment of joint commissioner with Franklin to England, VI. 130. NORTH, Lord, his motion in the House of Lords relative to accommodation with these colonies, V. 71. His in- terview with Franklin, VII. 407. In favor of repealing the act taxing the colonies, 475. His idea respecting manufactures in the colonies, VIII. 34. Meets with Franklin, 74. His plan of conciliation, 147. Remarks on the plan, 237. His conciliatory bill condemned, 241. Its passage in the House of Commons, 245. His interview with Mr. Hartley on the subject of negotiations for peace, IX.
121. Announces the projected change of ministry, 183. His coalition with Mr. Fox, 490.
Northeast Storms, suggestion that their course is opposed to the course of the wind, VI. 80. Mode of ascertaining this fact, 105. Franklin's suggestion as to the cause, 221.
Northmen, Wheaton's History of the, alluded to, respecting their discovery of America, II. 76. VIII. 69. Norway, seizure of American prizes in, VIII. 407, 425. M. Bernstorff's com- munication on the subject, 433. Same subject, 462. IX. 511. Complaint by the Danish ambassador of outrages committed by American cruisers on the coast of, IX. 157, 167, 171. Note respecting Trade and Manufac- tures, H. 366.
Notes on Virginia, Jefferson's, X. 317. Notions concerning Trade and Mer- chants, II. 418.
Nova Scotia, difficulty of finding set- tlers for, IV. 354. Amount of parlia- mentary grant for, 369.
Observations and Suppositions towards forming a new Hypothesis of the Phe- nomena of Thundergusts, V. 211. Observations concerning the Increase of Mankind and the Peopling of Colonies, II. 311.
Observations on Blood, mentioned, VIII. 172.
Observations on War, II. 487.
Obtrusive Applications, remarks on, VIII. 209, 218, 224.
Officers, foreign, their obtrusive appli- cations for employment in America, VIII. 228.
Ohio Indians, their complaints of the whites VII. 77. Treaty with the, where made, 79.
Ohio Settlement, origin of the grant for the, IV. 302. Report of the Lords commissioners of trade upon the sub- ject of the, 303. Their objections to the grant, 304. Franklin's answer to the report, 324. Facility of transpor- tation to the, 352.
Oil, of the evaporation of, VI. 129. Franklin's account of his first obser- vation of its effect on the surface of water, 253. Mr. Farish on the same subject, 355. Pliny's allusion to this property of, 356. Explanation of the effect, 361. Preservation of a Dutch ship by pouring it into the sea, 364. Old Age, on the habits of, VII. 132. On tenderness for, 133.
Old Testament, not all divinely in spired. X. 134.
OLEARIUS, his remark on the power of the Russians to endure heat and cold, VI. 59.
OLIVER, ANDREW, Lieutenant-Gover- nor, account of the procuring of his letters with those of Hutchinson, IV. 405. Address of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts to the King for his removal, 430. Pro- ceedings of the Council relative to his conduct as secretary of the province, 488. Petition for his removal, VIII. 53.
OLIVER, PETER, his account of the di- vining rod, II. 41.
ONSLOW, ARTHUR, dedication of the Historical Review of the Constitution and Government of Pennsylvania to, III. 109.
ORLEANS, Duke of, his character, X. 389.
Orphan Schoolhouse, Hints for Consid- eration respecting the, in Philadel- phia, II. 159.
OSWALD, RICHARD, introduced Franklin by Lord Shelburne, IX. 240. Recommended by Mr. Laurens, 241. Converses with Franklin, 242. Who introduces him to Count de Ver- gennes, 243. His interview with that minister, 245. Suggests the surren der of Canada by Great Britain, 251. Returns to Paris to adjust the prelim- inaries of a treaty, 265. His want of explicitness, 269. His account to Franklin of the views of the British ministry in regard to peace, 311. By whom commissioned to treat, 336. Communicates to Lord Shelburne his conversation with Franklin relative to negotiation, 353. Receives his com- mission to treat, 377. His instruc- tions relative to the concession of American Independence, 407. Alter- ation in his commission proposed by Mr. Jay, 407. And assented to, 408.
PACCARD, ascends Mont Blanc, X. 279. Parket-boats, failure of a scheme for, VIII. 369.
Padua, Franklin's election as a mem- ber of the Academy of Arts and Sci- ences in, IX. 197.
PAINE, THOMAS, introduced by Frank- lin to Richard Bache, VIII. 137. His occupation in this country, 138. In- troduced to General Lee, 174 Urged by Franklin, not to publish an irreli gious work, X. 281. Introduced to
the Duke de la Rochefoucauld, 291. His journey in France, 310. Model of a bridge, 311. PALFREY, WILLIAM, his account of Lord Howe's reception of a letter of Franklin's, V. 102. His death, IX. 3. Paper, lines on, ascribed to Franklin without apparent authority, II. 161. Chinese mode of manufacturing, VI.
Paper Currency, character of Frank- lin's inquiry into the nature and ne- cessity of a, II. 254. What classes are interested against increasing, 261. What classes in favor of, 262. Effect
of a large addition to the, upon its value, 263. Character of a, founded on land, 268. Of the issue of, in Pennsylvania in 1739, 277. Remarks and facts relative to this American, 340. Report of the Board of Trade in favor of restraining the issue of, 341. Its effects on the prosperity of New England and Pennsylvania, 343. Causes of its depreciation, 344. Its advantages in some respects over gold and silver, 349. Scheme for furnish- ing the colonies with a, not a legal tender, 352. Governor Pownall's plan for giving stability to the, 354. Of that of the United States, 421. Its depreciation, arising from excess, 422. Different descriptions of, 422. First issue of, in Pennsylvania. III. 201. Its effect, 202. Measures taken to prevent depreciation, 203. Extract
from Franklin's vindication of the American, VI. 322. Of the Pennsyl- vanians, 368. Account of the Act of Parliament relating to the, 429. Re- marks on the American, VII. 482. Queen Anne's proclamation for pro- ducing uniformity in it, VIII. Î15. Remarks on, 116. Its depreciation, 329. Of reducing the quantity, 368. Of that held by foreigners, 477. On the American, 507. Its depreciation,
Par of Exchange, remarks on the, II.
Parable, against Persecution, account of the, II. 118. Its origin not yet traced, 121. Again mentioned, VIII. 404, X. 400. The only credit claim- ed by Franklin in relation to it, 401. PARADISE, his supposed negotiation with Franklin in concert with Sir W. Jones, VIII. 365. Removes to the United States, X. 321.
Paralysis, effect of electricity in cases of, V. 359.
PARCIO, ANTONINO, his remark on the protection against sickness afforded by warm rooms, VI. 41.
Paris, visit of Franklin to, VII. 358. Use of rouge in, 360. Parliament, remarks on an alleged change of opinion in Dr. Franklin, relative to its power over the colonies, III. 67. Views of the colonists relative to that power, IV. 169. Feeling of the colonists towards, 170. Of its power to tax in America, 216. Several of the King's dominions not subject to, 281. On the representation of the colonies in, VII. 315. Il-judged act of, requiring the colonies to provide for soldiers, 330. Its legislative pow er over the colonies, 331. On Ainer- ican representation in, 370. Of its dissolution in 1768, 397. Act of, re- lating to paper money, 429. Its de- termination not to repeal this duty act, 439. Its encroachment on the rights of the colonies, 477. Its right to tax the colonies generally given up, 501. That of 1772 does little in regard to America, VIII. 7. Its right to legislate for the colonies denied, 88. Excitement produced by acts re- lative to Massachusetts and Boston, 127. Debate in, on peace with Amer- ica, 247. Of reform in, X. 79. PARSONS, WILLIAM, VII. 99. His death and character, 181.
Passports, for Moravian vessels and Captain Cook, granted by Franklin, V. 122.
Passy, its situation, VIII. 209. Frank- lin's mode of life at, 315. Pays de Vaud, respecting the mortality of the, VI. 314.
Peace, debate in Parliament on, between Great Britain and America, VIII. 247. Not to be concluded without an ac- knowledgment of the independence of the latter, 253. Franklin's conversa- tions with Mr. Hartley and Mr. Chap- man, respecting propositions for, 268. To be obtained only on fair and equal terms, 285. Improbability of, 295. How it might be effected, 300. The alliance between France and the United States an obstacle to, 312. Advantage of obtaining some preliminaries of, 333. Franklin's remarks on Hartley's pro- positions for a, 345. Unfounded ru- mor of, 403. Mediation of Russia and Austria for, declined by France, IX. 4. Mediation for, again mention- ed, 16. Mediation accepted by Con- gress, and instructions for the negotia- tion of, communicated to Franklin, 46, 47. His interview with Count de Vergennes, announcing his instruc- tions, 76. Mr. Adams's remarks on the commission for negotiating, 81. Mediation for, not accepted by the
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