on Oersted, 354
    on St. Petersburg, 355
    on presentation to czar at Peterhoff, 356-364
    and Humboldt, 365
    on Buchanan’s election, 371
    Kendall’s caution against cable company, 372
    on laying of first Atlantic cable (1857), 374-383
    and Whitehouse’s log, 378
    doubts success of first and second cables, 379, 386, 387
    forced withdrawal from cable company, 384-387
    on office-seeking, 387
    family party to Europe (1858), 396
    visit to daughter in Porto Rico, 397-400, 406
    on St. Thomas, 397, 398
    on change of climate and clothes, 398
    on son-in-law’s estate, 399
    on death of Vail, 400
    constructs first line In Porto Rico, public breakfast, 404
    and proposed Spanish cable, 404-406
    on Porto Rican fleas, 406
    greeting at Poughkeepsie (1859), 407, 408
    on proposed candidacy for Presidency, 408
    financially independent, 409, 434
    and visit of Prince of Wales, 413, 414
    and secession and compromise, 414, 416, 418
    attitude during Civil War, 415-421, 424, 432
    president of Society for National Unity, 415
    and founding of Vassar, 417
    expects success of North, 419
    belief in foreign machinations, 420
    and sale of original wire of telegraph, 423
    president of a peace society, 424
    attitude toward Lincoln, 424, 429
    supports McClellan’s candidacy, 427, 429-431
    and help for Southern prisoners of war, 428
    on loyalty to Constitution, 428, 429
    and brother’s support of Lincoln, 429, 430
    endows lectureship in Union Theological Seminary, 437
    refused to attend class reunion (1865), rebukes sectional rejoicing,
      438-441
    statue proposed, 442
    on benevolent use of telegraph wealth, 442
    demands on, for leadership and aid, 443, 446
    and American Asiatic Society, 443
    characteristic deadhead, 445
    on President Johnson, 446
    final trip to Europe (1866), 447
    Paris headquarters, family gathering there, 447, 448
    presentation at court, court costume, 448-450
    on Field and success of cable, 450, 451
    on incident of Louis Napoleon’s stay at Now York, 451-453
    on Paris Exposition, fetes, 453-456
    report on electrical display, 454, 457, 460, 464, 475
    on Isle Of Wight, 456
    winter plans (1867), 457
    on Italy and union of Church and State, 458
    on reaction of Reconstruction (1867), 458
    at Dresden, 459
    at Berlin, Von Phillipsborn’s courtesy, 461-464
    return to America, 464
    and presidential election (1868), 465, 466
    New York banquet (1868), speeches, 467-475
    on science and art, 471
    on death of Kendall, 481
    unveiling of statue, 482-484
    farewell message over the world by telegraph, 485, 486
    replies, 486