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Rucker, William W., 647.
Ruggles, Timothy, 137.
Russell, Jonathan, 293.

Spaulding, E. G., 446.

Specie circular, 359, 360; payments,
resumption of, 566–568.

Russia, 289, 318; Alaska treaty, 511- Stamford, Conn., 50.

514.

Rutledge, John, 176, 188.

Sandys, Sir Edwin, 9.
San Ildefonso, treaty, 279.
San Juan, P. R., 599.

Say and Sele, Lord, 36, 60.
Saybrook, Conn., 36.
Schenck, R. C., 539, 551.
Scott, James B., 644.

Scott, Winfield, 463.

Stamp act, 122-131.

Stamp Act Congress, resolutions, 136–
139.

Standard silver dollar, 573-575.

Stanton, E. M., 518 seq.

State debts, assumption of. See Hamil-
ton.

Stevens, Thaddeus, 436, 464, 467, 501,

529, 530, 532, 536.
Stone, William, 53.
St. Mary's, Md., 54.

Secession, South Carolina ordinance, 423, Sugar act, 117-122.

424.

Second chapter of Virginia, 9-14; of
Carolina, 76-78; of Massachusetts,
84-90; Civil Rights act, 568, 569;
Navigation act, 72-74; Reconstruction
act, 508-511.
Sedition act, 265-267.
Seven Years' War, 100.

Seventeenth amendment, 647, 648.
Seward, W. H., 457, 536.

Shelburne, Earl of, 141, 147, 204.
Shellabarger, Samuel, 560.

Sumner, Charles, 467, 488, 494, 551,
568; proposed amendment to Kansas-
Nebraska bill, 403.

Sumter, Fort, 433.

Surplus revenue distribution, 358, 359.

Tallmadge, amendment to the Missouri
bill, 313.

Taney, R. B., 344; instructions to
collector at Philadelphia, 349, 350;
letter to Girard Bank, 350, 351; opinion
in Dred Scott case, 405-416.

Sherman, John, 473, 501, 560, 565, 566, Tariff, act for enforcing, 341-343;

591.

Sherman, Roger, 190.

"tariff of abominations," 329.
Taylor, John, 267.

Silver dollar, coinage of standard, 573- Taylor, J. W., amendment to Missouri
575.

bill, 313, 314.

Silver Purchase act, 593-595; repeal of Tea duties, 150.
595, 596.

Sixteenth amendment, 647.

Slavery, abolition of, in District of Co-
lumbia, 450, 451; in Territories, 452.
Slave trade, abolition of, in Disrict of
Columbia, 394.

Soldiers' families, freedom for, 490.
Somers Islands, 14.
Somers, Sir George, 1.

Sons of Liberty, 139.

South Carolina, ordinance of nullifica-
tion, 329-333; Jackson's proclama-
tion to, 333-340; ordinance of secession,
423, 424; admitted to representation in
Congress, 532-534.

Southold, Long Island, 50.
Spain, Florida treaty, 306-131; declara-
tion of war, 598, 599; treaty of Paris,
602-608.

Spanish Succession war, 93.

Tennessee, restoration of, 498, 499.
Tenure of Office act, 504-507.
Territories, abolition of slavery in, 452;
elective franchise in, 500.

Texas, joint resolution for annexation,
368-370; Texas and New Mexico
act, 388, 389; provisional govern-
ment, 538, 539; submission of con-
stitution, 540, 541.

Thacher, Oxenbridge, 106.
The Association, 166–171.
Third charter of Virginia, 14-19; Naviga-
tion act, 78, 79; Reconstruction act,
514-518.

Thirteenth amendment, 494.

Thomas, amendment to Missouri bill, 314
Tilden, S. J., 570.

Tillman, Benjamin R., 635.
Tobacco trade, 78.

Toleration act, Maryland, 53-55.

Topeka constitution, 420.

Wade, B. F., 444, 499, 500.

Townshend, Charles, 117; Revenue act, "Wade-Davis" bill, 482-487.

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War, declaration of, 1812, 288, 289;
declaration of, 1898, 598, 599.
Warwick, Earl of, 36, 43.
Warwick, R. I., 43.

Washington, George, 109, 176, 216, 243,
245.

Watertown, Mass., 36.
Wayne, J. M., 321, 322.
Webster, Daniel, 368.
West Florida, 306.
Westminster treaty, 75.
Wethersfield, Conn., 36.
Weymouth, George, 1.
Wheeler, W. A., 570.

White, A. S., 449.
White, E. D., 602.
Wilkins, William, 341.

Van Buren, Martin, 368.

Verplanck, G. C., 341.

Williams, G. H., 504.

Williams, Roger, 43.

Wilmot proviso, 383.

Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, 267- Wilson, Henry, 438, 450, 459, 490.

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Wilson, J. F., 453.
Wilson, W. L., 595.
Windsor, Conn., 36.
Winthrop, John, 36, 60.
Woodbury, Levi, 360.
Writ of Assistance, 105-109.
Wyandotte constitution, 421.

Yancey, W. L., 383.
Yeardley, Sir George, 20.
York, Duke of, 60, 80; grant to, 74-76

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