Loan of money to Mr. Lawrence by his father, 36
Lowell, Charles, letter to Mr. Lawrence from, 321
Manufactures, engagement of Mr. Lawrence in, 79 largeness of his interest in, 104 fluctuations in, 236 views of Mr. Lawrence respecting coarse and fine, 275
Mason, Charles, 193 letter from Mr. Lawrence to, 155
Mason, Jeremiah, 109, 117 remarks of, on Rev, Dr. ----'s lectures, 219, 220 death and character of, 261, 262
Mason, Mrs. Susan, Mr. Lawrence's letter on the death of, 194-196
Massachusetts General Hospital, place of Trustee resigned by Mr. Lawrence, 116
Matrimonial speculations, aversion of Mr. Lawrence to, 138
Maxims of business--speculation condemned, 72
McIlvaine, Charles P., letter from, to Mr. Lawrence, 177
McKenzie, Alexander S., letter to, from Mr. Lawrence, 234 present of a cane to Mr. Lawrence from, 260 death of, 261
Means, James, extract from address at jubilee of Groton Academy, by, 223
Mercantile principles adopted by Mr. Lawrence, 35
Morality and religion, Mr. Lawrence's distinction between, 34
Mount Auburn, interest taken in, by Mr. Lawrence, 175
National character, reflections upon, 133, 134
Native Americans, Mr. Lawrence's view of, 199
Natural History Society, donation to, by Mr. Lawrence, 231
Old Ladies' Home, donation to, by Mr. Lawrence, 321
Parker, R. G., letter from to Mr. Lawrence, 225
Pestilence, Dr. Shattuck's account of the, 40-42
Phillips, Jonathan, letter from Mr. Lawrence to, respecting aid to Williams College, 327 donation from, to Williams College, 229
Pierce, Benjamin, son of President Pierce, note from, to Mr. Lawrence, 336 sudden death of, 336
Pierce, Franklin, character of, 318, 326 his intercourse with Mr. Lawrence, 335
Pitcairn, Major, account of his death, 302 removal of his remains to England, 303
Prescott, General, 17 Madam, note from Mr. Lawrence to, 239 her views on the comforts of old age, 239
Presidential Elector, Mr. Lawrence chosen in 1852, 334
Property, memorandum-book of Mr. Lawrence respecting his, 80
Rainsford Island, visit to, and description of scenery, 139
Religion. (See Morality.) its cultivation urged upon his daughter, 119-121
Richards, Giles, his card manufactory, 44
Richards, Sarah, Mr. Lawrence's engagement of marriage with, 43
Sabbath, Mr. Lawrence's view of keeping the, 202