sults in distinct triumph for the Free State party, 250; disappoints Presi dent Buchanan and resigns, 251. Walker, Thomas, accompanied Christopher Gist on exploring expedition, 58.

Walker, William, 344.

War of 1812, reminiscences of, by John
Brown, 216-217, 218.
Washington, August, 59.
Washington, George, 70.

Washington, John Augustine, 285, 297.
Washington, Lawrence, 59.
Washington, Lewis W., great grand-
nephew of George Washington, cap-
tured by John Brown at Harper's
Ferry, 273, 309; describes coolness
and courage of John Brown, 273;
290, 292, 297; gives testimony at trial
of John Brown, 325.

Wattles, Augustus, at convention of Ohio Anti-slavery Society, 363; sketch of,

363.

Waverly, Mo., death of Jason Brown's son at, 233.

Wayne, Anthony, 178.
Weiser, Reuben, 70.

Weld, Theodore Dwight, at convention of Ohio Anti-Slavery Society, 362, 363.

West, W. P., 444, 454.

West Andover, John Brown at, 261. West Liberty, Iowa, John Brown passes

through, 257; departure of John Brown and rescued slaves from, 408. Western Anti-Slavery Society, successor

of Ohio Anti-Slavery Society, meeting of in New Lisbon, 369-370; rescue of slave girl at annual meeting of in Salem, 381-387.

Western Pennsylvania Historical Maga

zine, account of origin of "John Brown's body" song quoted from, 339340.

Wetmore, William, cares for Marius R.

Robinson, victim of a mob, 366, 368. Whinnery, Elijah, 444, 454. Whinnery, James, 444, 454. Whinnery, J. C., preserves coffin of Ed

win Coppoc, 444, 454, 455; 456; 476. Whinnery, Rachel, her notable address

at funeral of Edwin Coppoc, 439-440. White, Horace, 248.

White, Rev. Martin, kills Frederick Brown, son of John Brown, 243; John Brown forbids injuring him in spirit of revenge, 225.

White woman, killed by Indians in effort to escape imprisonment, 62. Whitfield, J. W., elected delegate to Congress by Pro-slavery party, 234; favored by Governor Shannon, 234; ousted by Congress, 234; leads Missourians against Lawrence, 246.

Wild game, observed by Christopher Gist in Ohio country, 64. Willard, Ashbel P., governor of Indiana and brother-in-law of John E. Cook, 434; his final visit to Charlestown with his wife may have prevented the escape of Edwin Coppoc and John E. Cook, 434.

Wills Creek, 56, 59, 64. Wilson, Alexander S., contributor of "The Naga and the Lingam of India and the Serpent Mounds of Ohio," 80-89.

Wilson, Hills Peebles, author of John Brown, Soldier of Fortune, A Crit ique, 193-194.

Wilson, Mrs. William Magee, State Regent D. A. R., address of at unveiling of tablet at Campus Martius, 483-484.

Windsor, Canada, John Brown arrives at with slaves from Missouri, 257. Winn, Thomas, testimonial of to character of Edwin Coppoc, 402; 419; persistent and diplomatic effort to save life of Edwin Coppoc, 420-424; letters to Governor Henry A. Wise in support of plea for commutation of death sentence of Edwin Coppoc, 421-422; visits Andrew Hunter and Judge Richard Parker, and pleads for commutation of death sentence of Edwin Coppoc, 422; in letter to widow of John Brown expresses his opinion that letter written to her prevented commutation of death sentence of Edwin Coppoc, 428.

Winona, 397. Wise, Henry A., testimonial to character of John Brown, 209, 272, 322; desire of to commute sentence of Edwin Coppoc, 209; his treatment of prisoners captured at Harper's Ferry, 271; his interview with John Brown, 271-272; quotation from speech of relative to

Actions, law for limitation of, 47. Aliens, law proposed for naturalization of, 29.

Animals, trespassing of, law relative to adopted, 42.

Attachment law proposed, 29. Attachments, law allowing foreign adopted, 44; law relative to signed and sealed, 46. Avery, Charles, appointed messenger of territorial legislature, 34.

Bailing of prisoners, law proposed rela

tive to, 37; act relative to read, 40.

Causes, law to prevent unnecessary delay in, 47.

Christie, Andrew, petition for authority to keep ferry, 45.

Churchill, Armestead, appointed clerk of

territorial legislature, 19.

Cisna, Stephen, petition for relief from imprisonment for debt, 45.

Clarksville, 41.

Clerk of territorial legislature, directed to draft certain bills, 34, 35, 36, 37, 41, 42; compensation of, 36; directed to publish resolution relative to drinking places, 40.

Coroners, law relative to duties and pow

ers of adopted, 44. Correction, houses of, law authorizing proposed, 29.

Courts, law proposed to regulate practice of, 29; proposed repeal of territorial laws establishing, 34.

Courts of common pleas, commissions of judges of in certain cases, 50. Courts of judicature, law proposed establishing, 34.

Debt, imprisonment for, 29, 43, 45; law subjecting real estate to execution for signed and sealed, 46; law limiting imprisonment for and subjecting certain debtors to servitude, 49.

Debts, law for determining under forty shillings; for recovery of small debts, 34-35; law directing the order of payment of, 42; of deceased persons, law regulating order of payment of, 48. Deeds, law proposed relative to acknowledging and recording of, 37; bill for acknowledging and recording made special order, 39; action relative to law providing for postponed, 39; laws concerning acknowledging and recording of considered, 40; and adopted, 40. Defalcation, adoption of law on agreed to, 25; law concerning, 47, 51. Delay in causes, law adopted to prevent, 36. Detainer, 43.

Divorce, law proposed authorizing, 29; law providing for adopted, 43. Dower, law for assignment of proposed, 42; law for assignment of, 48.

Enclosures, law relating to adopted, 41; law regulating, 48.

Entry and detainer, law against adopted, 43; law concerning, 48.

Estates, law relative to proposed, 37; law providing for conveyance of by husband and wife, 42.

Estates of intestates, law adopted for settlement of, 39, 48.

Estray act, amendment proposed, 29. Estreats, law proposed relative to, 29. Execution of judgment, law proposed authorizing immediate, 29.

Fee-bill, proposed, 29.

Fees, bill relative to, 37; law adopted regulating for officers and certain per sons, 39; law for regulating, 48. Fences, law relating to adopted, 40. Ferries, public, law proposed to establish

and regulate, 29; governor of the Northwestern Territory authorized to establish by proclamation, 49.

Fines and forfeitures, law proposed relative to recovery of, 37; adopted, 37; law for recovery of, 48. Foreigners, orders forbidding to hunt or commit waste on lands of the Northwestern Territory, 38.

Forfeitures, see fines and forfeitures. Freeman, Ezra Fitz, authorized to prepare copy of laws for the press, 45. Freeman, Samuel, petition for authority to keep a public ferry, 40.

Game, ordinance for the preservation of,

38.

Gaming, law against adopted, 44; law to suppress, 48.

Gaming act, law proposed to amend, 29. Gano, John S. & Co., bill for record books, 41.

Gordon, George, coroner of Hamilton

County, claim of ordered paid, 45.

Hamilton County, ordinance creating, 38; ordinance extending, 39; incidental expenses of, 41; treasurer of notified to render his accounts, 44; treasurer authorized to pay coroner, 45; treasurer of presents his accounts in unsatisfactory form, 46; corrected accounts approved, 47.

Heth, Eleanor, her petition for exclusive authority to keep a public ferry at Clarksville, on the Ohio, 41.

Illinois lands, proclamation concerning,

38.

Imprisonment for debt, law proposed abolishing, 29.

Intoxicating liquors, repeal of territorial

laws prohibiting sale or giving of to soldiers and Indians, 35; commissioners granting licenses to traffic in required to report to legislature of the Northwestern Territory, 40; a number of taverns, inns and tippling houses in Cincinnati declared public nuisances, 40; law adopted to license traffic in, 40; law to license and regulate sale of, 48.

Judicature, courts of, consideration of law providing for agreed to, 35; law providing for adopted, 36; law establishing courts of, 47.

Jurisdiction of judge, law proposed to extend to cases involving twenty dollars, 29; of single magistrate, petitions for laws extending, 34; law adopted, 34.

Kahokia, law proposed to abolish district of, 29.

Kaskaskia, law proposed to abolish district of, 29. Kennedy,

Rebecca, petition for law authorizing public ferry, 27. Knox County, ordinance erecting, 38.

Lands, public, increasing value of, 35; law for partition of adopted, 43; 48. Larceny, law for trial and punishment of agreed to, 35; 47.

Laws, distinction between adoption and enactment of, 20-25; in force, law specifying adopted, 43; William Maxwell authorized to print those adopted by Legislature of the Northwestern Territory, 43; copy of ordered prepared for the press, 45; list of sealed and signed by the governor and judges of the Northwestern Territory, 47-48; list of signed and sealed, 48-49. Laws of the Northwestern Territory, list of those adopted in 1795, with dates when each was published and in effect, 50-52; proposals for printing, .52-53.

Legislative authority, limitation of under the Ordinance of 1787, 20-25.

Lemond, Martha, petition of for relief,

40.

Lemond, William, petition for divorce, 29.

Limitation law proposed, 29.

Limitation of actions, law for proposed, 36; law for adopted, 36.

Maxwell, William, authorized to print laws of the Northwestern Territory, 43; his bill for printing, 46; proposal for printing laws of the Northwestern Territory, 52.

Militia, laws proposed relative to, 29. Minutes of the Legislature of the Northwestern Territory, leave to print granted, 47.

Naturalization law proposed, 29. Neutrality with friendly powers, proclamation enjoining, 39.