LOGAN, JAMES, I. 152. As Secretary of
the Executive of Pennsylvania, is
supported by the governor against the
Assembly, III. 185. Is dismissed by
Governor Keith, 189. Goes to Eng-
land, and returns with instructions to
the governor to reinstate him, 190.
His letter on the proprietary right to
govern the three Delaware Counties,
573. His character, VI. 95. His ac-
count of Franklin in 1750, 100. Be-
comes paralytic, 110. Biographical
sketch of, VII. 24. His account of
Franklin, 38.
Logographic Printing, mentioned, X.
London, air of, VII. 163. Riots in, at
the Middlesex election, 400. Same
subject, 403. Riots there, in 1780.
VIII. 472.
London Evening Post, quoted, respect-
ing the power of the American Com-
missioners to treat without their al-
lies, IX. 322.
LOR, de, his experiment, showing the
identity of electricity and lightning,
V. 294.
Lords Commissioners for Trade and
Plantations, their report on the sub-
ject of Walpole's Grant, IV. 303.
Franklin's answer, 324. Their rep-
resentation to the King alluded to,
347. Evidence of their views of col-
onization, afforded by their proceed-
ings, examined, 356.
Lottery, account of the, for the defence
of the Delaware, VII. 29. On the
insurance of tickets in a, 32.
LOUDOUN, EARL of, Franklin's inter-
view with, I. 216. Anecdotes of, 217,
218. Is appointed commander-in-chief
in America, III. 484. His course in
regard to Franklin's accounts for sup
plies to the army, VII. 95. Conver-
sation of Franklin with, relative to
the enlistment of servants, 138.
LOUIS THE FIFTEENTH, his compliment
to Franklin for his philosophical writ
ings, VI. 162.
LOUIS THE SIXTEENTH, VII. 361.
France.
Louisburg, sums voted by the Assem
bly of Pennsylvania for the expedition
against, III. 212.
LOVELL, JAMES, mentioned, VIII. 228.
LOWNDES, Governor, communicates
to Franklin the authority of South
Carolina to procure vessels of war,
VIII. 287.
Loyalists, American, impolicy of mak-
ing provision for, in a treaty of peace,
IX. 139. No reason why the Ameri
cans should indemnify, 315; nor to
be expected, 381. Resolution of Con-
gress respecting their claims, 427.
Of the restoration of their estates, X.
188. Views of Franklin on the sub-
ject, 191. Of their indemnification
by the King, 324; 408.
Luxury, a less evil than is commonly
imagined, H. 448. In the United
States, X. 113.
LUZERNE, Chevalier de la, VIII. 369,
103 Mode of its preparation for
food, 104
MALESHERBES, his occupations in re-
tirement, VIII. 431.
MALLEBOIS, Count de, his memorial
mentioned, respecting the employ.
ment of a foreign corps in the United
States, VIII. 391.
Manners, their influence upon popula-
tion, II. 322. Causes which obstruct
that influence, 323. Effect of com-
merce upon, 329.
MANSFIELD, Lord, his opinion of the
pretended Edict of the King of Prus-
sia, VIII. 90.
MANTE, THOMAS, mentioned, his His
tory of the late War in North Ameri-
ca, and the Islands of the West In-
dies, VIII. 199.
Manufactures, remarks on, II. 366.
Importance of household, 390. Char-
acter of those of America, 474. Prob-
able effect of the growth of the colo-
nies on the consumption of British, IV.
25. Their consumption not likely to
be prevented by remoteness from the
sea, 28. How to be paid for by the
colonists, 30. Impossible to establish
them in places not populous, 31. Rea-
sons of this, 32. Difficulty of extirpa-
ting them, where they exist, 33. Of
the resources of the colonists for es-
tablishing, 175. Desire in England
to prohibit them in the colonies, V.
17. Extent to which they may be
carried in the colonies, VII. 337; to
which they are carried, 393. Their
progress in Massachusetts, 449. In
Ireland, X. 161.
Manufacturing
Establishments,
wholesomeness of, VI. 402. Their
pernicious influence upon the purity
of the air, X. 274.
MARBOIS, BARBÉ, VIII. 432. His com-
mendation of the patriotic efforts of
Mrs. Bache, 528. Account of his in-
tercepted letter, IX. 463, 533. Con-
gratulates Franklin on his return to
the United States, X. 225.
Mariner's Compass, its antiquity, IX. 29.
MARIE ANTOINETTE, VII. 360.
Maritime Affairs, trouble occasioned by,
to Franklin, VIII. 459.
MARKHAM, WILLIAM, becomes acting
governor of Pennsylvania, III. 144.
Marly, account of an electrical experi-
ment at, V. 288.
Marriages more frequent in America
than in Europe, II. 313. Remarks on
early, VII. 413. General remarks on,
IX. 478.
MARTER, Professor, letters of introduc-
tion requested of Franklin for, by the
Austrian ambassador, IX. 517.
MARY, Queen, act of, respecting libel,
II. 288.
Maryland, evils of the proprietary gov-
ernment of, IV. 79. Of the charge
that she refused her quota towards the
cominon defence, 177.
MASERES, FRANCIS, proposes the res-
toration of the confiscated estates to
the loyalists, X. 188.
MASKELYNE, NEVIL, ascertains the lat-
eral attraction of mountains, VI. 372.
His remarks on Churchman's theory
of the variation of the needle, 571.
Massacre of the Conestogo Indians,
narrative of the late, IV. 54.
Massachusetts, newspapers in, I. 23.
Proceedings of the Assembly of,
against the publisher of the New Eng
land Courant, 24. Liberty of con-
science in, IV. 88. Of the abolition of
the paper currency in, 178. Resolves
of the House of Representatives of,
relative to Hutchinson's letters, 426.
Their address to the King on the
same subject, 430. Resolve respect-
ing the right to grant the money of
the Province, 469. Resolve for the
convention of a Congress, 471. Pro-
ceedings of the Assembly of, on the
repeal of the Stamp Act, 475; and
in reference to the revenue act of
1767, 476. Their views relative to
the power of Parliament, 477. De-
mand of the King for the rescinding
of the resolve respecting a Congress,
479. Vindication, by the House of
Representatives, of their conduct in
this respect, 480. Meeting of a con-
vention of deputies from the towns
of, 485. Their petitions to the King,
485. Reply of the Assembly of, to
Governor Hutchinson's challenge to
a controversy on the power of Parlia-
ment, 495. Address of the Assembly
of, to the Earl of Dartmouth, 496.
Their petition to the King in 1772,
499; and in 1773, 500. Proceedings
of the Council of, relative to the appli
cation for protection of the consignees
of the tea, 507. Unsuccessful appli-
cation of the House of Representatives
to the King for the removal of the
Chief Justice, 512. Petition of the
agents of, for the appointment of a
commissioner to the colonies to bring
about a permanent union, V. 62. On
the progress of manufactures in, VII.
449. Franklin appointed agent for,
489. Her political relations with
Great Britain, 490. Attempt to vio-
late her chartered rights opposed by
Franklin, 494. Hostility in England
towards, 502. Her petition to the
King presented by Franklin to Lord
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,
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, I. 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,
255. 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,
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. Lettson's plan for the in-
vestigation of the, X. 268.
Navigation, observations on the differ-
ence of, in shoal and deep water, V1.
233. 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
Jaines 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.
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.
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,
285.
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.
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