Wales, Prince of, M. and visit to America, 2, 413
  New York ball, 414
Walewski, Comte, and gratuity to M., 2, 373
  to M. (1858) announcing award, 390
  M.’s reply, 394
Walker, Charles [1], M. on family, 1, 202
Walker, Charles [2], with M. at New York (1825), 1, 275
Walker, Lucretia P., love and engagement to M., 1, 202-210
  visits his parents, 212
  and fiance, 214
  converted, 214
  marriage, 217
  See also Morse, Lucretia P.
Walker, S.C., and Henry-Morse controversy, 2, 262
Walker, T.R., to M. (1849) on animosity of newspapers, 2, 304
  from M. (1855) on Atlantic cable, 343
  (1862) on monarchy in America, 420
Walker, Mrs. T.R., from M. (1872) on poem, 2, 494
Wall, William, and origin of Academy of Design, 1, 280
Walpole, N.H., M. at (1816), 1, 206
Walsh, Robert, and M.’s telegraph, prophecy, 2, 125
War of 1812, M. on British attitude (1811), 1, 48;
  M.’s Republican attitude, 58, 64, 70, 76, 81, 82, 84, 87, 109, 110,
    115, 116, 140, 141, 152, 153, 166, 168, 181
  Federalistic attitude of M.’s family, 58, 66, 79, 80, 99, 109, 114, 118,
    122, 181
  Americans in England not disturbed, 58, 86
  question of Orders in Council, 67, 76, 89
  English opinion of Federalists, 81
  Allston’s attitude, 89
  and French influence in America, 90, 91
  repeal of Orders in Council, 115
  hatred of Americans in England, 116, 117, 120, 163
  M.’s efforts for release of a prisoner of war, 124-127
  New York defences, 150
  Lake Erie and Plattsburg, 150, 151
  New England’s opposition, 151
  American effort (1814), 156
  Federalistic view (1814), 157, 158
  England and peace overtures, 165
  Mrs. Morse on peace, 173
Warren, Edward, and Jackson’s claim, letter from M. (1847), 2, 274
Warren, Mass. See Western. 
Warren Phalanx of Charlestown (1805), 1, 7
Washington, ——­, telegraph operator, 2, 480
Washington, George, as letter-writer, 1, 4
Washington, D.C., M. at (1819), 1, 226
  (1824), 255
  (1825), 261
  Mrs. Monroe’s drawing-room, 227
  Monroe’s last levee, Adams and Jackson at it, 262
  M.’s effort for commission for painting for Capitol, 2, 28-32, 266-268
  first exhibition of telegraph, 81
  second exhibition, 185
  construction of telegraph line to Baltimore, 204-228
Washington, transatlantic steamer (1846), 2, 283
Watson, P.H., and extension of M.’s patent, 2, 325
Wealth, M. on divine enigma, 2, 436
Webster, Daniel, on Jedediah Morse, 1, 287
  and M.’s effort for commission for painting for Capitol, 2, 28
Webster, Emily, engagement, 1, 112
Weld, Thomas, induction as cardinal, 1, 339
  meets M., 385
Wellington, Duke of, Spanish victories, 1,