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 778 POTATOES PRINTING-PRESS Potatoes, introduced into Europe, V, 162 ; into Normandy, II, 9, Crevecceur. Potomac company, the. III, 451, Johnson, T.; IV, 166. Potomac river, navigation of the. IV, 166. 167: VI, 391, Watson, E.; aqueduct, the, 184, Turnbull, W.; blockade of the, 161, Trimble, J. R. Pottawatomie massacre, the, I, 405. Pottawattamies, mission to the, II, 151, De Smet ; 246, Due- rink; 581, Gallitzin, E. Potter, Rev. Ebenezer. Ill, 103, Hart, L. Potter, Horatio, casket given to, VI, 480, Whitehouse. Potter, John, V, 89, Potter, James. Potter, Joseph, V, 86, Potter, A. Potter, Mary, IV, 12. Potts, John, V. 92, Potts, Jonathan. Potts. Pipssissiway, pen-name, V, 233, Rice, R. Pottstown, Pa., founder of, V, 92, Potts, Jonathan. Poughkeepsie, Casket, the, IV, 31, Lossing ; gifts to chari- ties of, VI, 263, Vassar. Pound Gap, Ky., expedition to, V, 616, Sowards. Powder, invention for making, IV, 576, Oliver, P. A.; com- pressed granulated, II, 203, Doremus, R. O. ; mammoth or pebble and perforated cake, V, 299, Rodman. Powder River, battle of, II, 15, Crook. Powell, William. IV, 599, Osceola. Power, Anna Marsh, VI, 485, Whitman, S. H. Power, Cecil, pen-name, I, 52, Alien, Grant. Power, Hope, I, 395. Power, John Carroll, III, 727', Lincoln, A. Power, Nicholas, VI, 485. Whitman, S. H. Power, Patrick, V, 96, Power, L. G. Power-loom, invention of a. III, 389, Jackson, P. T. Power-presses, invention of, I, 722, Cooley, A. A. Powers, Abigail, II, 456. Powers, Lee L., V, 530, Silloway. Pownall, Mrs., II, 175, Dickson, J. A. Poyas, Peter, VI, 283, Vesey. Poydras, M. de. poem by, II, 585, Galvez, B. Pozos, Dulces, Count, II, 550, Frias, Francisco. Prairie Grove, battle at. Ill, 212, Hindman, T. M. Prairies, origin of, VI, 28, Tammany. Prat, Jean, IV, 587, Orelie. Pratt, Rev. J. C, II. 7:33, Greatorex, E. Prattsville, N. Y., V. 104, Piatt, Z. Pray, Benjamin S.. IV, 423, Morse, H. D. Pray, Maria, VI, 520, Williams, M. P. Prayer-book, revision of the, I, 761, Coxe, A. C. Preachers, Congregational, will in favor of, I, 229, Belling- ham. Preaching, trials for. I, 766, Craig, L. and E. Preble, Henry, V, 105, Preble. Harriet. Preciado, Francisco, VI, 207, Ulloa. Precursor, the, periodical, II, 122, De Charms. Prentiss, Rev. Caleb, V, 106, Prentiss, C. Prentiss, John, V, 106, Prentiss, G. A. Presbyterian lawyer, the, III, 742, Livingston, W. Presbyterian magazine, the, VI. 252, Van Rensselaer, C. Presbyterian Review, the, V. 566, Smith, H. B. Presbyterianism west of the Mississippi, II, 643, Giddings. Presbyterians, division of, I, 217 ; 231, Beman ; united synod of, 340, Boyd, A. H. H; charities, gifts to, 394, Brown, J. A.; division of synod of, II, 651, Gillespie ; hospital. New York, gift to, III, 689, Lenox, J. ; first church of, in New England, IV, 120, MacGregqor ; first clergyman of, in the colonies, 136, Mackie ; intolerance toward, 179, Makemie ; dismission for heterodoxy, 327, Miller, John ; general federal council of, 466, Murphy, T. ; gift to missions of, 694, Peck, E. J. ; the declaration and testimony, V, 289, Robinson, S. ; in New York, 296. Rodqers ; division in (1741), VI, 62, Tennent, G.; first church founded in U. S., 550, Wilson, H. P. C; 603, Woodhull, J. ; missions of, I, 75, Andrews, Lorrin ; 190, Bassett, J. : II, 169, Dibble ; 251, Dukes ; 298, Eckard ; 627. George, S. C; 686, Gordon, J. D.; Ill, 179, Hepburn ; 390, Jackson, S.; 403, Janvier ; 404. Jardine ; 549, Kingsbury, C. ; 390, Jackson, S. ; 403, Janvier ; 568, Knox, G. W.; 632, Laurie, T.; IV, 2, Loe- venthal ; 114, McFarland, A. R.; 213, Marques, T. 234, Martin, W. A. P.; 305. Merrick, J. L. 379. Moore, D.; 45, 46, Lowrie, W. C. and R. ; V. 66, Poor, D. ; 1 12, Preston, C. F; 618, Spalding, H. H. 626, Speer ; 629, Spencer, E.; VI, 122. Tinker; 534, Williams, S. W.; 554. Wilson, J. Leighton ; New Side, I, 282, Blair, S.; Old Side and New, VI, 555, Wilson, M. : old and new school of, I, 760, Cox, S. H; III, 396, Jacobus, M. W. IV, 471, Musgrave, G. W. ; V, 566, Smith, H. B. ; II, 3, Day, H. ; in Canada, III. 608, Lang. G. ; rV, a57. Mori, fort. Presbyterians, the Cumberland. IV, 120, McGready. Prescott, Judge Benjamin, V, 109, Prescott. W. Prescott, Capt. Jonathan, V, 108, Prescott, B. Prescott, John, V. 109. Prescott, W. Prescott, Joseph N., V. 633. Spofford. Prescott, Misses. II. 561, Fuller, S. M. Prescott, Dr. Samuel. V, 224, Revere, P. Prescott, W. H.. quoted, I, 156. Bancroft, G. Prescott, William (illustrations), statue of, V, 109 ; birth- place, 112 ; headquarters, R. I., I. 189. Present State of North America, the, reputed author of, HI. 330. Huske, E. Present, the, periodical, I, 578, Channing, W. H. Presidency, discussion of the term of the, III, 275, Hous- toun ', mode, of election to the, I, 21. President, the, and the Little Belt, V, 297 ; Dacres's search for, II, 52, Dacres ; III, 311, Hull. President, loss of the, I, 722, Cookman, George G.; V, 97, Power, Tyrone. Presidents, of the U. S., see Elections, Presidential ; re-election of, I, 653 ; day of inauguration of the, VI, 379 ; removals from office by, III, 380 ; veto power of, 382 ; attempt to curtail the appointing power, 383 ; pow- ers of the, VI, 412. President's house, building for, IV, 211, Markoe, A. Presque isle, II, 327, Ellicott. Press, the, freedom of, H, 631. Press intelligence company, the national, V, 481, Shanks. Preston, Amos, V, 112, Preston, Ann. Preston, Capt., trial of, for the Boston massacre, I, 16. Preston, Henrietta. Ill, 454, Johnston, A. S. Preston, John, V, 114, JPreston, W. Preston, Prof. J. T. L., V, 113, Preston, M. J. Preston, Letitia, II, 487, Floyd, J. Preston, Margaret, III, 70, Hampton. Preston, Paul, pen-name, V, 6, Picton, T. Preston, Sarah, IV, 111, McDowell, James. Preston, William, V, 113, Preston, J. Prevost, Abb6, VI, 618, Wouverman. Prevost. Gen. A. M., V, 116, Prevost, C. M. Prevost, Paul H. M., V, 116, Prevost, C. M. Prevost, Theodosia, I, 466. Price, Edwin H., II, 82, Davenport, F. L. G. Price, Lizzie, II, 425, Fechter. Price, Philip, V, 117, Price, E. K. Price, Stephen, V, 536, Simpson, Edmund. Price, William, V, 117, Price, D. E. Pride's Purge, II, 672, Goffe. Priessnitz, Dr. Vincent, V. 508, Shew. Priest, Nancy A. W., VI, 318, Wakefield, N. A. W. P. Priesthood of the Bow, the, II, 39, Cushing, F. H. Priestley, Caroline, V, 241, Richardson, H. H. Prieto, Tomas, II, 643, Gil. PrinvGen., II, 197, Domenech. Prime, James and Mark, V, 121, Prime ; 123, Prime, R. Prime, Nathaniel, V, 123, Prime, R. Prime meridian conference, the, V, 357, Rutherfurd, L. M. ; 298, Rodgers, C. R. T. Primogeniture, abolition of law of. HI. 418 ; V, a58, Rut- ledge, E.; II, 596, Gardiner, J.; instance of its observ- ance in America, 595, Gardiner ; property law of, 312, Edwards, J. W. Prince Edward Island, III, 119, Haviland, T. H; name of, 521, Kent, Duke of; R. C. institutions in, Mclntyve, P.; Scottish colony on, V, 458, Selkirk, Earl ; union of, with the Dominion, III, 147, Haythorne. Prince, Elizabeth O., V, 589, Smith, E. O. Prince, John, V, 124, Prince, T. Prince John, sobriquet, VI, 234, Van Buren, J. Prince of Parthia, the, drama, H, 669, Godfrey, T. Prince of Schaghticoke, the, in, 561. Knickerbocker, H. Prince of Two Sicilies, the, IV, 462, Murat. Prince of Wales strait, the, IV, 90, McClure, Sir R. Prince Regent inlet, explored, IV, 661, Parru. Sir W. E. Prince society, the, II, 115, Dean, J. W.; VI, 487, Whit- more ; V, 125, Prince, T. Princess Royal, the, capture of, V, 146, Quackenbush. Princess, wreck of the, III, 534, Kieft. Princeton, N. J.. settlement of, V, 693, Stockton, R. ; attack on, IV, 284, Mease, J. Princeton, battle of, I, 744 : IV, 301. Mercer, H.: Ill, 275, Houston, W. C; Stockton house, illustration, V. 604 Princeton college, site of. VI. 28, Tammany ; predecessor of, 62, Tennent, W.; IV, 95, McCosh ; gift to, I. 223, Belcher, Jonathan ; 313, Bonner ; 327, Bond in ot ; 678. Cgoswell. I. ; college and seminary, gifts to. II, 714. Great, J. C; college, gift to. HI. 54, Halsted, N. N.; 223, Ihxhir. C; 689, Lenox, J.; rV, 213, Marquand. H. G.; V. 602, Snowden. J. R.; 733, Stuart, R. L. VI. 584. Wither' spoon ; after the Revolution. V, 5R5, Smith. S. S.; view of Nassau Hall, II. 310 : IV, 676, Patton, F. L. Princeton seminary, V, 315, Romeyn, J. B. : endowment of, VI, 252, Van Rensselaer, C; gift to, I, 674, Codmaii : IV, 305, Merrick, J. L.; 524, Nisbet, C; V, 733, Stuart, R. L.; VI, 456, Wheelock, J. Princeton, the, cabinet officers killed on, HI, 321, Hunter, L. B.; II. 364 ; V. 695. Stockton. R. F.; VI, 199, Tyler, J. G.; I. 501 : VI, 214, Upshur, A. B. Princeton. Va., engagement at, IV, 227. Marshall, H. Principio company, the. V. 197, Read, John. Pringle, Mary F.. IV. 346. Mitchell, D. G. Pringle, Robert, V. 126, Pringle, J. J. Printers, bequest for asylum for, I, 413, Browne. C. F. Printer's chase, inventor of a, V, 698, Stoddard, W. O. Printing, collection of works on, IV, 462, MurueU ; in China, II. 115, Dean. W.: improvements in, 500, Ford, E. L. ; inventions for. 462, Firm, J. L. Printing-machine, inventor of a, VI. 694, Mayall. Printing-press, first, in America. II, 113. Dave; IV. 297, Mendoza ; first, south of New England, in New York. I, 350 : inventions of, 15. Adams. I.; 32. Adams, Seth ; 447, Bullock, W. A.; 511, Campbell, Andrew ; II, 685, Gordon,