GENERAL INDEX.

Compiled by Charles A. Durfee.

ABBOTT, Benjamin, principal of Exeter | Addresses, Antimasonic, at Cooperstown,

Italy, 1842-1844.. .i., 173–185 | Albany-Adjutant-general, Secretary of

Abuse of public office......... .ii., 392

Academy of Music-Centennial Celebra- Albany Convention, Jan. 26, 1848.i., 232

Anecdotes:

Arctic and Captain Luce. .. .. .. .i., 286

McNeil, Lieutenant-colonel............................i., 49 | Army, the-Washington, New York, and

"Major, can you take that battery?".i., 49
Postmaster at Bowieville..........ii., 153
Randolph, John, of Roanoke......................i., 62
"Shoot him on the spot!".........ii., 210

Surpliced choir at Trinity Church..i., 331

...ii., 277
..ii., 278
..ii., 106
......i., 297

"That's the Governor!".
"Thirteen willett".
"This is a horse".
Trunk with a strap out..
Anthon, Charles......
Antifederalist victory in 1800.....i., 97
Antimasonic addresses at Cooperstown,

-excitement in 1826..

Anti-rent votes in 1848.

Europe, 1821-1828...
.i., 63-83
Army life closed......
.ii., 120
Arrest of Maryland Legislature.....ii., 32
Assassination of President Lincoln,

ii., 117
Assembly, elected to the, 1841... .i., 171
Assessments, political, opposed...i., 330
Assistant U. S. Treasurer at New York,

.i., 245

i., 110
.i., 107

.i., 248

Augustan History, the Six Writers of

.i., 227

Anti-rentism in New York.
Appaquogue, Long Island....

-

verses written at.....

....

the......
.ii., 245
.i., 242 Aurelian and the Glutton...... .ii., 248
.ii., 259 Autobiography-1798-1821.... i., 1–62
.ii., 305 Autograph memorandum of events,
"Apple Hill," at Cooperstown....i., 85 1861-1865........
Appointed Adjutant to Colonel House,

Appendix.....

letter to J. J. Morgan, Dec. 30,

i., 56

- Minister to France, Nov., 1866. ii., 150
Naval Officer at New York, 1866,

ii., 148
-on Committee on Military Affairs,
i., 203
Postmaster of New York, May 17,
1860.....
.......i., 327
Regimental Quarter-master at Fort
Columbus, N. Y... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... .i., 55
Secretary of State of New York. i., 133
of the Treasury of U. S... .i., 362
Special Commissioner for State pris-

Calhoun, John C., admiration for. .i., 67 | Chronological Summary:
California, admission of..., 250; ii., 324
- claims, speech on the, March 29,
1848.....

Jan. 11, 1809. Death of Martha S. Dix,

.i., 226
Campaign speaking in 1852..............i., 270
Campaigns. See Political Campaigns.
Canada and filibusterism........ii., 109
-outbreaks in, 1837....
.i., 155
sent to, by the Government...ii., 118
Canadian Rebellion in 1837-letters,
ii., 314
Canvass, official, in 1848-the figures,
i., 248
Caroline, the, in 1837..........ii., 111
Carpenter, Matt. H., and others, letter
..ii., 343
Cass, Lewis, of Michigan. .i., 31, 233, 268

to

Sept. 24, 1688. Death of Ralph Dix, of Ips-
wich...
Preface, 4
Feb. 11, 1796. Birth of Timothy F. S. Dix,
i., 9
July 24, 1798. Birth of John Adams Dix,
Preface, 5
Dec. 24, 1804. Death of Jonathan Dix
(great-grandfather)......... Preface, 5
Oct. 16, 1806. Death of Timothy F. S. Dix,
i., 9
Oct. 16, 1808. Birth of Martha Shernian
Dix (sister)
.i., 12
Dec. 3, 1808. Death of Abigail Wilkins
Dix (mother)................
.i., 12

i., 12
Dec. 11, 1812. Appointed cadet......i., 44
March 8, 1813. Appointed Ensign....i., 47
April, 1813. Joined the army at Sackett's
Harbor, N. Y...

..........i., 47
May, 1813. Appointed Adjutant to Major
Upham
...i., 48
Nov. 14, 1813. Death of Timothy Dix, Jr.,
Preface, 5; i., 52
Spring of 1814. Ordered to Fort Constitu-
tion, in N. H......
...i., 52
Feb., 1815. Appointed Adjutant to Col-
onel Walbach..
...i., 53
July 19, 1819. Baptized at Portsmouth,
N. H..
...i., 310
Dec., 1818. Assigned to command of Fort
Washington, on the Potomac...i., 55
Jan., 1819. Appointed Regimental Quarter-
master at Fort Columbus, N. Y...i., 55
March, 1819. Appointed Aide-de-camp to
Major-general Brown.. ..i., 56
May 10, 1826. Appointed Special Messen-
ger to Denmark.....
....i., 75

gan.

May 29, 1826. Married to Catharine Mor-
.............i., 75
July 29, 1828. Resigned, as Captain of
Third Regiment of Artillery......, 81
April, 1829. Removed to Cooperstown,
N. Y.....

.......i., 86

1830. Appointed Adjutant-general of
New York....

.......i., 121
Jan. 15, 1883. Appointed Secretary of
State of New York.................................i., 133
Nov. 3, 1841. Elected member of Assembly
of New York..................... ........i., 171
Oct. 16, 1842. Sailed for Funchal, Madeira,
i., 172
March 17, 1843. Sailed from Funchal for
Cadiz..
...........i., 176
May 8, 1844. Sailed for America in the
Iowa.
........i., 184
Feb. 24, 1845. Elected to United States
Senate.....
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . i., 194
Feb. 19, 1846. First speech in the Senate,
i., 196
April 27, 1846. Speech on French spolia
tions......
.......i., 199
June 19, 1846. First speech on the Ware
house Bill
.........i., 201
July 9, 1846. Second speech on the Ware-
house Bill
........ i., 201
Jau. 4, 1847. Speech on Lieutenant-gen-
eral Bill
....i., 203
March 1, 1847. Speech on "Three Million
Bill"
...i., 203
Jan. 26, 1848. Speech on European inter-
vention...
...i,217

Chrystler's Field, battle of........i., 51
Church property, taxation of....ii., 203
Cicero's joke applied to an emperor,

ii., 247
Cisco, John J. . . . . . .i., 348; ii., 11
Citizen, duty of every.
..ii., 400
City Hall garrisoned by National Guard,
i., 317
reception at, in New York. .i., 386

Feb. 27, 1862. Appointed special Commis-
sioner for State prisoners.......ii., 43 Civil Service Reform-letter to President