Abbot, G. J., private secretary to
Daniel Webster, letter to Fillmore,
ii, 426.

Abert, Col. John James, ii, 224; let-
ter to, from Fillmore, introducing
C. M. Carr, 271-272..

Abolition; Fillmore disclaims belief
in, ii, 279-282; his opinion of the
Abolitionists in 1844, 268.

See also Slavery.

Acapulco, American prisoners at, 1,
307; consulship vacant, 383.
Adam, R. B., owner of Fillmore ms.,
ii, 350.

Adams,, collector at New Orleans,
1, 350.

Adams, Charles Francis, on Fillmore

and the Fugitive slave law, ii, 477.
Adams, George, 1, 343.

Adams, John Quincy, welcomed to
Buffalo by Millard Fillmore, i, xxx,
ii, 39-40; mentioned, 161; presides
at fugitive slave meeting, Boston,
1846, 271.

"Address and suppressed report of the
minority of the Committee on Elec-
tions on the New Jersey case," pub-
lished, 1, 151 note; extract from,
151-156.
Albany, N. Y., Fillmore's "Union"
speech, 1856, ii, 19-23.

Albany Argus, editorship of Edwin
Croswell, i, 269 note.

Albany Evening Journal, ii, 169;
cited, 256, 264; letter reprinted
from, 261-262; attacks Fillmore,
292-293, 334.

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, in-
vited to visit Buffalo, visits Fort
Erie, 11, 389-390.

Albion, N. Y., Fillmore's speech, 1840,
1, 404; speech, 1856, 11, 27.
"Albion," ship, 1, 303.

Alden, Timothy, "Account of sundry
missions performed among the Sen-
ecas and Munsees," cited, ii, 72

note.

Alden, N. Y., Fillmore makes speech,
1842, 1, xiv.

Alexis, Grand Duke, in Buffalo, 1867,
1, xxxv.

Allen,

-

farmer near Fort George,
claims payment for supplies, War of
1812, ii, 154-155.

Allen, Henry W., of New York, ii,
433.

Allen, John, Jr., ii, 379 note.
Allen, Lewis F., and the Rathbun
failure, i, ix; delegate to "Harri-
son" state
first
convention, xii;
lieutenant, Union Continentals, xxxii
note; at Eagle Tavern, ii, 103; his
name forged, 104 note; offers reso-
lution on death of Lincoln, 106;
mentioned by Fillmore, 168; on the
founding of the Buffalo Historical
Society, 487.

Allen, Orlando, officer of Union Con-
tinentals, i, xxxii note; letter to,
from Fillmore, 265; letter introduc-
ing him to J. R. Poinsett, Secretary
of War, ii, 187-188; at Germain
steamship meeting, 373.

Allen, Mrs. Orlando, ii, 65 note.
Allen, Rathbun, suspected of forgery,
ii, 104 note.

of

Allen, Wm., engineer, ii. 373.
Alward, Mrs. Emily B., owner
Fillmore ms., ii, 155, 159, 168, 194,
292, 293, 319; daughter of G. R.
Babcock, 194.

Amazon valley, Fillmore's message
with Herndon's report, cited, 1, 302.
American party, nominates Fillmore
for President, 1856, ii, 3; his
speeches as candidate, 3-33; his let-
ter of acceptance, 358-360; Georgia
convention endorses Fillmore, 362.
American Sunday School Union, Pres-
ident Taylor and Vice-President
Fillmore made life members, ii, 299-
300.

Ames, Joseph, his painting "The death
of Webster," ii, 426.

"Amistad," ship, 1, 302, 303, 339.
Amsterdam (formerly Veedersburgh),
N. Y., ii, 76.

Anderson, Lieut. Edward C., Fill-
more's messages concerning, cited,
1, 303.

Andrews, Wm. H., ii, 504-506.

Angel, W. P., letter to, from Millard
Fillmore, 1, 263-265.

Ann Arbor, Mich., Fillmore invited
by citizens to public dinner, ii, 251.
Anti-Slavery Society of the County of
Erie, sends questions to Millard
Fillmore, ii, 173-175.
Antonelli, Cardinal Giacomo, Fill-
more's impressions of, 11, 357-
Apache Indians, treaty with, 1853, 1,

307.

Archer, John Rose, pirate, 1, 38.
Argall, Richard, 1, 17.

Arista, Gen. Mariano, president of
Mexico, i, 365.
Armstrong, Artimesia

Amore (Mrs.

Isaiah Armstrong), 1, 22.
Armstrong, Isaiah, i, 22.

Army. See United States, Army.
"Arve," brig, i, 308.

Ashtabula Co., Ohio, letter to Whigs

of, from Fillmore, 1844, ii, 260-
261.

Assessors' duties, 1, 261-263.

Atlanta Republican, quoted, 1, 438.
"Atlantic," steamship, ii, 3.

Atlanta, Ga., speech of Millard Fill-
more, 1, 438.

"Atlantic cable" banquet, Buffalo,
1858, ii, 58-59.

Atlas Bank of New York, at Clymer,
N. Y., i, 253.

Atwill, Lovina (Mrs. Glezen Fill-
more), i, 24 and note.

Atwill, Lovina F. (Mrs. Asahel N.
Fillmore), i, 24..

Augusta, Ga., visit of Millard Fill-
more, 1, 438.

Augusta Chronicle, cited, 1, 438 note.
Aurora, Cayuga Co., N. Y., celebra-

tion in honor of Dr. Salem Town,
ii, 380-381.

Aurora (now East Aurora), Erie Co.,
N. Y. See East Aurora, N. Y.
Austin, Benjamin H., at Germain
steamship meeting, 11, 373.
Austin, Stephen G., ii, 102.
Averill, Horatio F., letter to, from
Fillmore, 11, 421.

Babcock, George R., western trip with
Millard Fillmore, 1, 441 note; mem-
ber of council, University of Buf-
falo, ii, 46; at the Eagle Tavern,
103; letters to, from Fillmore, 168,
193-194, 291-293, 318-319; sketch
of, 194; as delegate to National
Whig convention, 1852, presents let-
ter from Fillmore, 324, 328; letter
to, from Fillmore, concerning letter
so presented, 329-330; secretary of
meeting to consider Germain's steam-
ship project, 373; on the Committee
of Public Defense, 397 note, 416.
Badger, G. E., Secretary of the Navy,
ii, 221; letter to, from Fillmore,

222.

Bailey, Annice (Mrs. Comfort Day
Fillmore), i, 23.

Bailey, Garnat, ii, 256.

Baird, -, of Sparta, N. Y., ii, 387.

Baldwin, Julia A. (Mrs. Hiram Fill-
more), 1, 24.

Baldwin, Simeon, ii, 361.

Balistier,, consul at Singapore, 1,

304.

Baltimore, Fillmore declines reception,
1854, 11, 343-344.

Baltimore Committee, 1, 361.

Bancroft, George, makes speech at St.
Paul, 1, 441 note.

Bank, national, Millard Fillmore on,
1, 101-102, 123-133.

Bankers' liabilities, letter concerning,
from Millard Fillmore, 1, 259-261.
"Banking in New York State" (Fill-
more), i, 275-283.

Bankrupt law, bill supported by Mil-
lard Fillmore, i, xx, 191-195.

Banks, definition, and question of the
exchequer, 1, 243-244; personality
behind, 256-257.

Banta, Capt. Jacob, ii, 373-

Barker, Jacob A., sued by Buffalo City
Bank, i, 252; letter to, from Mil-
lard Fillmore, 269-270.

Barker, P. A., ii, 193.

Barlow, Samuel L. M., and others, the
"North and South" letters to, from
Fillmore, ii, 375-378.

Barnard, Daniel D., of Rochester,
M. C. from New York, ii, 194-195;

334.

Barry, Maj. Gen. Wm. F., dinner to,
Buffalo, 1867, 1, xxxv, ii, 117-120,
436-437; letter to, from Fillmore,
442.

Barse, C. V. B., at opening of the B.,
N. Y. & P. Ry., ii, 128.
Bartlett, E. B., 11, 360.

Barton, Hiram, mayor of Buffalo, let-
ter to, from Fillmore, ii, 338-340.
Bates, Edward, of St. Louis, Mo., let-
ter to, from Fillmore, 11, 366-367.
Bates, George C., U. S. district attor-
ney of Michigan, action against Mor-
mons in Michigan, i, 342-344.
Beale, Robert, note to, from Millard
Fillmore, i, 364.

Beardsley, Levi, of Cherry Valley, N.
Y., sketch of, ii, 99 note.
Beauchamp, Wm. M., "Aboriginal
place names of New York," cited,
ii, 72 note.

Beaver Creek, possibly Buffalo Creek,
Erie Co., N. Y., ii, 75.

Beaver Island, Lake Michigan, settle.
ment of Mormons, 1, 342-344.
Belgium, convention between U. S.
and, 1852, 1, 306.

Belknap, Brig. Gen. Wm. Worth, Sec-
retary of War, 11, 136 and note.
Bell, Charles S., midshipman, 1, 328.
Bell, David, ii, 373.

Bell, John, Secretary of War, ii, 196.

Benjamin, D., ii, 102.
Benjamin, Judah P., 1, 347-348.
Benson, A. G., 1, 385.

Berrien, J. W. M., of Charleston, S.
C., letter to, from Fillmore, ii, 365-
366.

Beyer, John, of Ebenezer, N. Y., let-
ter of introduction to Gen. G. B.
Sergeant, ii, 345-346.

Bidwell, Mrs. Benjamin, 11, 65 note.
Big Bear Island. See Beaver Island,
Lake Michigan.

Bine, Tobias Frick, 11, 256.

Binney, Amos, appointment to Naval
Agency at Boston, 1, 387.
Binney, Horace, of Philadelphia, ii,
475 and note.

Bird, Wm. A., ii, 46, 397 note.
Bissell, Wilson S., postmaster-general,
ii, o note.

Blachly, Tempe W. (Mrs. Charles
Carmichael), 1, 15.

Black River Bank, Watertown, N. Y.,
estimated value, 1848, 1, 261.
Blackstone, Sir Wm., "Commentaries
on the laws of England," quoted, i,

211.

Blackwell's Island, visit of Millard
Fillmore, 1, 439.

Blair, Barnard, ii, 195.

Blossom, Ira A., ii, 46, 102, 104 note.
Blossom, Thomas, ii, 102.

Blunt, Joseph, of New York, desires
foreign appointment, 1, 357.
Board of Trade, Buffalo, 11, 67-68.
Boardman, Samuel, of New York, ii,
43.3.

Bodisco, Alexander de, 1, 365.

Boker, D. A., of New York City, let-

ter to, from Filmore, concerning
portrait, 11, 333-

Bologna, University of, in early times,
ii, 52-53.

Bonney, Mrs. C. V. R., "Legacy of
historical gleanings," cited, ii, 216

Brewster, David P., and early insur
ance on the Great Lakes, 1, 246
note.

Brewster, Samuel C., ii, 102.
Briggs, Dr. Albert H., reminiscences
of the Fillmores, ii, 487-489.
Briggs, George, M. C., ii, 287.
Briggs, John H., New York alderman,
welcomes Fillmore, 1856, ii, 3.
Bright, John, quoted, 1, 445 note.
Brinley, Francis, of Boston, letter to,
from Fillmore, concerning fugitive
slave cases, ii, 312-314.

Bristol, Charles B., of Eagle, N. Y.,
ii, 93.

Bristol, Mrs. Dan, ii, 65 note.
Brooklyn, Fillmore's speeches, 1856,
ii, 11-15.

Brooks, Erastus, of New York, i, 384;
letters to, from Fillmore, ii, 350-
351, 358-360; supports Fillmore for
President, 361.

Brooks, James, of New York City,
presents Whig General Committee to
Millard Fillmore, New York, 1856,
ii, 9; letters to, from Fillmore,
281-282, 319-324, 365; at "Union'
meeting, New York, Dec. 19, 1859,
378; speech on reconstruction, 1867,
437; death, 446-447.

Brooks, Mrs. James, letter to, from
Fillmore, ii, 319.

Brown, Rev. Abel, statement concern-
ing slavery legislation denied by
Fillmore, fi, 248-249.

Brown, David E., work for newsboys
and bootblacks of Buffalo, ii, 445-
446.

Brown, E. J., of New York, ii, 392.
Browne, A. J. M., of Cincinnati, let-

ter to, from Tulmore, ii, 369-370.
Bryant, John H., of Philadelphia, let-
ter to, from Fillmore, ii, 278-279.
Bryant, Wm. Cullen, on Fillmore and
the Fugitive slave law, ii, 476-477.
Bryant, Stratton & Co., letter to, from
Fillmore, ii, 435.

Buchanan, James, letter of introduc-
tion to, from Fillmore, ii, 346-347;
favors construction of the Pacific
railroad, 364.

Budd, Capt. Thomas A., ii, 373.
Buffalo, N. Y., first charter, 1832, 1,
viii; Millard Fillmore's services to
the city, viii-xii, xviii, xxx-xxxv; in
1818, 10; legislative measures con-
cerning, 1829-31, 47-53; first high
school, 53 note; first directory, 53
note; early newspapers, 71 note,
11, 255; citizens' memorial to Con-
gress in favor of a restoration of
the public deposits to the Bank of
the U. S., 1, 86; in Upper Canada
rebellion, 135-137, 139-140; House
resolution concerning protection of
harbor and city, 156; canal improve-
ments, 1848, 265-266; vacancy in
postoffice filled by President Polk,
387-388; "Tippecanoe and Tyler
too" log cabin, 403 and note; visit

of President Fillmore and party,
opening of Erie R. R., 1851, 409-
414; project for a public hospital,
1854, 428; welcome to Fillmore as
presidential candidate, 1856, ii, 31-
33; visit of John Quincy Adams,
39-40; meeting in behalf of Ire-
land, 1847, 41-42; "Atlantic cable"
banquet, 1858, 58-61; Union rally,
1861, 62-63; the Union Continentals,
64-66; address on history of Buf-
falo (Fillmore), 69-84; origin of
name, 71-77, 421-425; visit of An-
drew Johnson, 1866, 109-110; Morse
memorial meeting, 124-127; third
International Industrial exhibition,
1873, 142-146; marine hospital pro-
posed, 160; pension agency con-
tinued, 161-162; on harbor protec-
tion, 166; on harbor appropriation,
224 inquiry as to a naval depot,
236; a German Whig paper estab-
lished, 1843, 253-255; other early
German papers, 255; "Union" cele-
bration of 1850, 294; Lord Elgin's
expected visit, 295-296; appeal to
governor for protection for, 1864,
429-431. See also names of institu-
tions, streets, etc.

Buffalo & Allegheny R. R. Co., ii,
128 note.

Buffalo and Hamburg Turnpike Co.,
1, 47.

Buffalo & Washington R. R. Co., 11,
128 note.

Buffalo Board of Trade, opening of
new rooms, 1862, ii, 67-68.
Buffalo Catholic Institute, on site of
old medical college, ii, 50 note.
Buffalo Central School, Fillmore's ad-
dress, Feb. 22, 1861, ii, 61.
Buffalo City Bank, judgment against
J. A. Barker and H. A. Holt, 1, 252.
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, quoted,
1, x, xi, xiv, xv, xxx, xxxii, 414
note; first issue, 71 note; cited, 11,
72 note; criticism of Fillmore,
quoted, 90 note; editorship of Dr.
T. M. Foote, 223-224; letter to edi-
tor, from Fillmore, on harbor appro-
priation, 224; on man-of-war for
the lakes, 233-234; A. M. Clapp an
editor, 514 note.

Buffalo Committee of Public Defense,
1862, 1, xxxiii; memorials and let-
ters, ii, 397-416.

sale of

Buffalo Creek, origin of name dis-
cussed, il, 71-77, 421-425.
Buffalo Creek Reservation,
lands for taxes, 1, 267-268.
Buffalo Express, cited, i1,90 note;
reported unfriendly to Fillmore and
Secretary Clayton, 287-288; found-
ed, 514 note.

Buffalo Female Academy, petition for
incorporation of, 1, 48; incorpor-
ated, 53 note.

Buffalo Freimüthige und West New
Yorker Anzeiger, sketch of, ii, 253-

255.

Buffalo General Hospital, projected, 1,

428; dedication speech, il, 56-57;
historical note, 56 note.
Buffalo High School Association, 1827-
1830, 1, 47, 53 note.

Buffalo Historical Society, Millard
Fillmore one of the founders and
first president, 1, vi, xxxiv; ms. of
his autobiography, vii, 3 note; ms.
of "Town book of the town of Erie,
1805-1806," 51 note; copy of Fill-
more's pamphlet by "Juridicus," 68;
flag of the Union Continentals, 11,
64 note; Fillmore's inaugural ad-
dress, 1862, 69-84; proceedings on
death of Lincoln, 106-108; Fill-
more's reminiscences, 130; receives
Daniel Webster's last letter, 426,
427; lease of room to Dr. Lewis
Dodge, 428; in 1865, 435; proceed-
ings relative to Mr. Fillmore, 465-
517.

Buffalo Literary and Scientific Acad-
emy, 1, 47.

Buffalo Medical College, founded, ii,
46-55.

Buffalo Mutual Fire Insurance Com-
pany, i, xi.

Buffalo, New York & Philadelphia
Railway, sketch of, 11, 128 note;
opening of, with Fillmore's remarks,
128-129.

Buffalo Patriot, cited, 68, 70;

note

on, 1, 71 note; quoted, 11, 92.
Buffalo Pilot, cited, ii, 73.
Buffalo Public Library, Fillmore's gift
of books to Young Men's Associa-
tion, 1, xxxiii; his interest ex-
pressed, 11, 292; Sellstedt's por-
trait of Humboldt, 113 note; owns
Fillmore's ms., 292; Hart's bust of
Fillmore, 486.

Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences,
scientific instruction in Central
School advocated, ii, 440-442.
Buffalo Tageblatt, 1845, 11, 255.
Buffalo Telegraph, founded, ii, 255.
Buffalo, University of. See Univer-
sity of Buffalo.
Buffalo

Volksfreund,
1840, ii, 255.

published in

Buffalo, Western University, projected,
11, 45

Bulley, John, Jr., of New York, 11,
433.

"Buncombe," origin of the term, 1,
170 note.

Burlington, Vt., Whig state conven-
tion, 1844, ii, 261-263.
Burnley, Col. -, telegram from, 1,
348.

Burns, Denis, New York assemblyman,
ii, 1 note.

Burt, David, assemblyman, N. Y. state,
1, 43; 11, 102.

Burt, Mrs. Mary P., 11, 65 note.
Burwell, Dr. Bryant, 11, 47.
Burwell, Theodotus, ii, 46.
Bushnell, Joshua, 1, 23.

Bushnell, Zerviah Fillmore (Mrs. Jos-
hua Bushnell), 1, 23.

Busti ave. (now Genesee st.), Buffalo,
11, 79-

Butler, Andrew P., 1, 341.
Butler, Benjamin F., in N. Y. assem-
bly, ii, 122.

Butler, P. S., ii, 332.

Cadwallader, M., i, xxxii note.
Clayton, John M., Secretary of State,
1, 331, letters to, from Fillmore,
327, 11, 287-289; assures Lady
Franklin of government aid in urg-
ing search for her husband, 340.
Clayton, Thomas, of Delaware, sug-
gested for Secretary of the Treas-
ury, 11, 196.

Cleveland, Grover, with Rogers, Bowen
& Rogers, Buffalo, ii, 101 note.
Clinton, George W., member of coun-
cil, University of Buffalo, ii, 46.
Calhoun, Andrew H., of Albany, pub-
lisher of Rough and Ready, 11, 283.
Calhoun, John C., bill concerning
power of removal from office, 1, 239;
quoted on oruer in the Senate, 291,
292; Fillmore's tribute to, 1, 437.
California, claims of citizens, 1, 304;
treaties with Indian tribes, 305.
Cambreleng, Churchill C., 1, 122.
Cameron, Simon, Secretary of War,
memorial addressed to, and to Presi-
dent Lincoln, by the Buffalo Com-
mittee of Public Defense, 1862, ii,
402-406.

Canada, "Upper Canada rebellion,"
measures urged by Mullard Fillmore,
1, 135-137, 140.

Canal between Atlantic and Pacific
oceans, Fillmore's message on, cited,
1, 304.

Carmichael, Charles, father-in-law of
Millard Fillmore, 1, 15.
"Caroline," steamboat, burned, 1837,
1, 136, 140, 158-160; the case of
McLeod, 161-163; Fillmore's speech
not fully reported, ii, 168; he tries
to obtain redress from British gov-
ernment, 217-218.

Carr, Clark M., letter of introduction
to Col. Abert, from Fillmore, 11,
271-272.

Carrier, Thankful (Mrs. Ebenezer
Fillmore), 1, 19, 21.

Cass, Lewis, Secretary of War, 11,
162 and note.

Casten, John, asks increase of pen-
sion, 11, 179-180.

Castle, Amos, teacher of Millard Fill-
more, 1, 5.

Cayuga Indians, payment of annuity
to, 1, 263-265, 268.

Cayuga st. (now Pearl st.), Buffalo,

11, 79:

Cazenovia ave. (now Court st.), Buf-
falo, 11, 79.
Chamberlain, Ivory, "Biography of
Millard Fillmore,' cited, 11, 349.
Chandler, 1, 342, 383.

Chapin, Dr. Cyrenius, letter to, from
Fillmore, 11, 167.

Chapin, Mrs. Cyrenius, 11, 65 note.

Chapin, Gorham, ii, 100.
Charleston, S. C., speech of Millard
Fillmore, 1, 437.

Charleston Courier, quoted, 1, 437.
Chase, Salmon P., 1, 339; letters to,
from Fillmore, ii, 255-256, 296-297.
Cheeseman, James, captured by pirates,
1, 28, 34, 37-391

Cheeseman & Dodge, livery-stable
proprietors, Buffalo, 11, 425-426.
Cheney, Zaccheus, of Newhope, N. Y.,
1, 9, 13.

Chester, Rev. A. T., ii, 373.
Chicago & Rock Island K. R., tour
of Millard Fillmore and party, 1,
441 note.
Chickasaw Indians, Fillmore's mes-
sages concerning, cited, 1, 306-307.
Childs, Timothy, letters to, from Fill-
more, 11, 214-215, 221, 268-271.
Chile, proclamation concerning com-
mercial relations with, 1850, i, 309.
China, Fillmore's messages concern-
ing, cited, 1, 300, 301, 303.
Christian Commission fair, Buffalo,
1864, 11, 85-90.

Christie, Lieut.-Col. John, 1, 86-87.
Church st. (formerly Stadnitski ave.),
Buffalo, ii, 79.

Churchill, F. H., of New York, letters
to, from Fillmore, 11, 433-434.
Cincinnati, O., Harrison monument
proposed, 11, 369-370.

Cist, L. J., of Cincinnati, letter to,
from Fillmore, ii, 349-350.
City Exchange, Buffalo, building pro-
ject, ii, 104 note.

Civil war, U. S., Fillmore's views,
1861, 11, 62-63; his memorials and
letters as chairman of the Buffalo
Committee of Public Defense, 1862,
397-416.

Claiborne, John F. H., ii, 166.
Clapp, Almon M., publisher of John
Fillmore's narrative, 1, 18, 27; edi-
tor Buffalo Express, unfriendly to
Fillmore, 11, 287-288; letter to,
from Fillmore, 421-422; reminis-
cences of Fillmore, 512-514; career,
514 note.

Clarence, N. Y., petition of inhab-
itants relative to burying-grounds, 1,
48.

Clark, Charles, of Watertown, N. Y.,
letter to, from Millard Fillmore, 1,
259-261.

Clark, John W., ii, 104 note.
Clark, Myron H., governor of New
York, ii, 349; 436.

Clarke, Charles E., president of trus-
tees, Buffalo General Hospital, 11,
56 note.

Clary, Joseph, and the Rathbun fail-
ure, 1, ix, 11, 103-104; law partner
of Millard Fillmore, 1, 14-15, 11,
100-101; law partner of Asa Rice,
11, 94; sketch of, by Fillmore, 98-
105; appointed First Judge of the
Common Pleas, Erie Co., N. Y.,
219; requests draft from Navy
Dept., 222.