multiple record, 76
  M. on receiving by sound, 457, 479, 480
Recoaro, M. at (1831), 1, 396-398
Reconstruction, M. on reaction (1867), 2, 458
Reeves, Tapping, and M., 1, 238
Reibart, ——­, from M. (1859) on candidacy for President, 2, 408
Reid, J.D., on Kendall as M.’s agent, 2, 246
  on O’Reilly, 259
  on Vail’s incapacity, 295, 296
  on Huntington’s address at banquet to M., 473
  and statue to M., 482
  and M.’s farewell message to telegraph, 486
  M.’s thanks to, 490
  tribute to M., 507
Reinagle, Hugh, and origin of Academy of Design, 1, 280
Relay, M.’s discovery, 2, 41
  other discoverers, 42
  Henry and, 140, 141
Religion, M.’s early bent, 1, 5, 6, 18
  parental admonitions, 6-8
  M.’s attitude, 6, 18, 120, 212, 213, 296-298
  M. on Canterbury Cathedral and service, 310-312
  on Continental Sunday, 818, 322
  on devotion and emotion of taste, 401
  M.’s observance of Sabbath, 2, 128
  M. on union of Church and State, 468
  See also Morse, S.F.B. (Early years), Roman Catholic Church. 
Remberteau, Comte, and M.’s telegraph, 2, 123
Rents at New York, 1, 249, 274, 291
Renwick, James, on M.’s conception of telegraph, 1, 420
Republicans, called Jacobins (1805), 1, 7
  celebration of Fourth at Charlestown, 7
  See also War of 1812. 
Revolution of 1830, Paris after, 1, 405
  Lafayette on European results, 430
Ribera, Jusepe. See Spagnoletto. 
Rigi, M. on, 1, 401
Ripley’s Inn, Hartford, 1, 9
Rives, W.C., M.’s letter of introduction. 1, 299
  at Fourth dinner at Paris (1832), 424
  return to America, 2, 3
  M. on, 4
  and invention of telegraph, 14
Roberts, M.O., and Atlantic cable, 2, 343
Robinson, Charles, and M.’s telegraph in Europe, 2, 255
Roby, Mrs. Margaret, from M. (1829) on ocean voyage, Liverpool, 1, 306
  (1830) on journey to London, experiences there, Canterbury, Dover,
    Channel passage, Paris, 306
  on journey to Dijon, diligence, funeral, Continental Sunday, 318
Rocafuerto, Vicente, M. on, 1, 247
Rogers, H.J., and telegraph, 2, 239
  break with M., 277, 278
  from Smith (1871) on Henry’s invention of telegraph, 498
Rogers, Lewis, return to America (1832), 2, 4
Rogers, Nathaniel, and origin of Academy of Design, 1, 280
Rogers, Samuel, and M., 1, 95, 308
Roman Catholic Church, emancipation question in England (1812), 1, 67;
  M. on French funeral, 321, 322
  on Sisters of Charity, 323
  on ritual, 324, 340, 398
  festa infionta at Genzano, 354-359
  M.’s discussion with converts, 377, 2, 364
  gambling priests, 1, 396
  M. on sacred pictures, 399
  M.’s antagonism and controversies,