32.
Wayne, Anthony, defeated after Brandywine, i.

198; his opinion of Germantown, 199; at Monmouth urges Washington to come, 235; ready to attack Stony Point, 268; his successful exploit, 269; joins Lafayette in Virginia, 307; appointed to command against Indians, ii.

100; his character, 100; organizes his force, 101; his march, 102; defeats the Indians, 103.
Weems, Mason L., influence of his life of Washington on popular opinion, i.

10; originates idea of his priggishness, 11; his character, 41, 43; character of his book, 42; his mythical "rectorate" of Mt.

Vernon, 43, 44; invents anecdotes of Washington's childhood, 44; folly of cherry-tree and other stories, 46; their evil influence, 47.
West, the, its importance realized by Washington, ii.