defence of rights and priority, 223, 241-243, 283
    trials of success, 230, 231
    Congress refuses to purchase invention, 232, 244, 245
    accidents
      (1844), 232
      (1846), 268
      (1857), 376, 377, 383
      (1869), 480
    abortive plans for private company, 235, 236
    Smith’s fulsome dedication, 236
    Smith’s antagonism and opposition, 238, 239, 247, 273, 280, 303, 304,
      307-309, 312, 319, 320, 324, 346, 370, 371, 409-412, 423, 498-500,
      502-505, 507
    foreign inquiries, 240, 243, 244
    Woodbury’s address (1845), 244
    Kendall as agent, 246, 326, 335, 372, 389, 409
    first company, 247
    letter of introduction from Department of State, 248
    fourth voyage to Europe (1845), 249
    on crossing Channel, 250
    on Broek, 251-253
    on Hamburg, 253, 254
    attitude of European countries toward telegraph (1845), 254-256
    on the French, 256
    litigation with infringers and rival companies, 257, 271-273, 276,
      277, 282-294, 301-304, 316, 322
    extensions of patent, share of partners, 258, 322-329, 346, 347, 370,
      371
    honors and decorations, 258, 297, 392-394, 403, 406, 465
    and faithless associates, 257, 258, 260, 277-279, 372
    and O’Reilly, 259, 260, 273, 279, 283, 287-291, 294, 303, 307, 503
    Henry controversy, 261-266, 318, 329, 402, 405, 476-479, 500, 504
    progress of telegraph, displacement of other systems, 269, 270, 313,
      321, 349, 350, 352, 367
    on Mexican War, 270
    printing telegraph, 271
    and lawsuits, 272, 320, 371
    and salaries of operators, 274
    and Vail, 275, 307, 327, 401, 422, 423
    financial stress, 276, 310, 311, 336, 460
    and Rogers, 277, 278
    on aviation, 300, 301
    hostility of newspapers, 304-307
    and death of Cooper, 314
    on origin of “telegram”, 316
    destruction of papers and evidence, 316
    and instruments for Perry’s Japanese expedition, 317
    and consolidation of lines and monopoly, 320, 326, 341, 405, 444
    defeated for Congress (1854), 331, 334
    and Know-Nothingism, 331-333
    and dishonesty in telegraph organisation, 338, 339, 444-446
    and sale of interests, 340, 341
    and organisation of Atlantic cable company, 344
    private connection with telegraph line, 344
    trip to Newfoundland (1855), 345, 346
    verse on invention, 346
    trip to Europe (1856), 347
    and pecuniary reward from foreign nations, their honorary gratuity,
      347, 373, 390-395, 409-412, 422, 423, 493
    experiments for Atlantic cable, 348, 366
    attentions in England, banquet, Cooke’s toast, 349, 367-370, 373
    and Cooke, 350
    visit to Leslie, 351
    attentions on Continent, 353
    private interview with King of Denmark, 353
    at Copenhagen, 354, 355