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Index. 



the Propagation of Heat," 472 ; " Inquiry 

 concerning the Source of the Heat which is 

 excited by Friction," 474 : " Essay on Kitchen 

 Fireplaces and Utensils," 491 ; "Observations 

 concerning Open Chimney Fireplaces," 501 ; 

 " Of the Salubrity of Warm Rooms," 502 ; 

 "On the Salubrity of Warm Bathing," 408; 

 " On the Management of Fires in Closed 

 Fireplaces," 504 ; " Of the Use of Steam as a 

 Vehicle for transporting Heat," 1504; "The 

 Nature and Effects of Order," 603 ; papers 

 read before the French Institute, 604, 605 ; 

 before the Royal Society, 606 ; three essays, 

 606; letters from him, 20, 23, 24, 38, 40, 48, 

 5'. 5'. 67, 7. 72, 75. 78, 81, 83, 84, 117, 161, 



208, 212, 2l6, 217, 241, 244, 250, 256, 277, 28l- 



283, 294, 337, 343, 345, 353, 355, 356, 358, 361, 

 3&3. 185, 410, 412, 413. 419, 514, 535, 537, 542, 

 544- 548,549. 55'. 558-56". 564. 56- 572, 596 - 

 (Kith, 599, 659-661 ; his drawings, 27, 30; his 

 txAfoll. ; his will, befall ; his portraits, 649. 



Riimford, why chosen by Thompson as Ins title, 

 41. 



Rumford Food Laboratory, 240. 



Huiiiloul, Marie P., net Pauize, veuve Lavoisier, 

 Mute, de, 369, 521 foil. ; differences between 

 her and Rumford, 548, 550, 554. 556; her 

 separation fiom Rumford, 5^4; Guizot's sketch 

 of her life and character, 576 foil. ; the C 'mint- 

 ess Rtimford's estimate of her character, 602 

 foil. ; her gifts to the Countess, 526, 642 ; let- 

 ter from Franklin to, 676. 



Rumford medal in charge of the Royal Society, 

 241 foil. ; list of recipients, 247 : -n charge of 

 the American Academy, 250 foil. : list of re- 

 cipients, 268. 



Rumford roasters, 237. 



Rumford, Sarah, Countess. See THOMPSON. 



Russell, Thomas, 552. 



SHERMAN, Rev. Josiah, 15: Thompson's cari- 

 cature of, 27. 

 Signals, marine, 109, 115. 

 Simcoe, Caf>tatn J. G., 142/0/7. 

 Simonds, Joshua, letter from, 17. 

 Simonds, Ruth. See PlEKCE. 

 Sinclair, Sir John, letter to, 277. 

 Smoke nuisance, 237. 

 Snow, Mrs.. 367. 

 Soup-houses, 505. 

 Stacey, Mr., 208. 

 Sullivan, John, 552. 



TAXIS, Count, 301, 302, 313 foil. ; his death, 

 33, 572- 



Tay, Benjamin, 665. 



Thomas, Alexander, 75 - 77. 



Thompson, Benjamin, Ebenezer, and James, 

 ancestors of Count Rumlord, 5. 



Thompson, Benjamin, Count Rumford. See 

 RUM FORD. 



Thompson, David, 4. 



Thompson, Mrs. Ruth. See PIERCK. 



Thompson, Mrs. Sarah (Walker Rolfe), 43 

 foil. ; 66, 70, 72, 88, 90, 96, 660, 663 ; her 

 death, 43, aio ; Rumford resigns her estate, 

 285. 



Thompson, Sarah, Countess of Rumford, 414, 

 552, 663 ; her birth, 45 ; her visit to England. 

 210 foil. ; her autobiography, 221 foil. ; her 

 pension, 281, 634, 643 ; received at court as 

 Countess, 281 : her return to America, 363 

 foil. : in America, 510 ; her last visit to her 

 father, 558, 586 foil. : her life after Rumford's 

 deaih, 641 foil ; her death, 647 : letters from 

 her, 215, 216, 273, 345, 511, 532, -SJV 54J. jv?. 

 643; letters to her, 512, 514. 518 /aU , 535, 

 544. 548, 549. 55'. 554. 558-561 4 , ^66- 

 572, 590-592, 645, 646. 



Thomson, Dr Thomas, 629, 630. 



Tories, American, 55 foil., 112, 122, 148, 290. 



Tyndall, Professor John, quoted, 484. 



Treadwell, Daniel, 268 ; Rumford Professor, 

 639, 640. 



WALKER, Judge, 286, 341. 



Walker, Rev Timothy, 42, 43, 67 />//., 72, 84 



foil.. 91, 665: letters to, 67, 70, 72, 84; his 



di-.ith, 210; his legacy to his granddaughter, 



286. 



Walter, William, D.D., 95. 

 Welsh, Mr., 794, 340. 

 Wentworth, Governor John, 4(1 foil , 59. 



i'liint, the command of, offered to Rum 



ford, 348 foil. 



White Mountains, survey of the, ififoll 

 Willard, President Joseph, 215, 254, 257, 281, 



282 ; letters to, 216, 282, 412. 

 Williams, Rev Samuel, 36, 665 ; letter to, 48. 

 Winthrop, Robert C., v 

 Woburn, 67, 71, 73 foil. 



YOUMANS, E. L., 484, 485. 

 Young, Dr. Thomas, 406, 432, 438, 440, 444 : 

 his sketch of Rumford, 628. 



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