Life of George Washington, Volume 3G.P. Putnam, 1856 - Presidents |
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... immediately , and order the Congress to be as expeditious as possi- ble . " The letter contained a request that two or three gentlemen might be sent immediately to New York , to whom he would communicate what he conceived to be of the ...
... immediately , and order the Congress to be as expeditious as possi- ble . " The letter contained a request that two or three gentlemen might be sent immediately to New York , to whom he would communicate what he conceived to be of the ...
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... immediately to order the five Hessian field- officers and Lieutenant - colonel Campbell into safe and close custody , " it being the unalterable resolution of Congress to retaliate on them the same punishment as may be inflicted on the ...
... immediately to order the five Hessian field- officers and Lieutenant - colonel Campbell into safe and close custody , " it being the unalterable resolution of Congress to retaliate on them the same punishment as may be inflicted on the ...
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... him any information and assistance in my power . He immediately wrote to General Gates , apprising him of his having sent in his resignation . " It is 1777. ] MISUNDERSTANDINGS WITH CONGRESS . 35 much to be 34 [ 1777 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... him any information and assistance in my power . He immediately wrote to General Gates , apprising him of his having sent in his resignation . " It is 1777. ] MISUNDERSTANDINGS WITH CONGRESS . 35 much to be 34 [ 1777 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... immediately do what is incumbent on them on the occasion . Until Mr. Trumbull and I are upon a footing , I cannot do what the laws of honor and a regard to my own reputation render indispensably necessary . Congress can put us on a par ...
... immediately do what is incumbent on them on the occasion . Until Mr. Trumbull and I are upon a footing , I cannot do what the laws of honor and a regard to my own reputation render indispensably necessary . Congress can put us on a par ...
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... immediately , and take command of the army stationed in that de- partment . " Gates obeyed with alacrity . Again the vision of an independent command floated before his mind , and he was on his way to Albany , at the time that Schuy ...
... immediately , and take command of the army stationed in that de- partment . " Gates obeyed with alacrity . Again the vision of an independent command floated before his mind , and he was on his way to Albany , at the time that Schuy ...
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Page 399 - I am not worth purchasing; but such as I am, the King of Great Britain is not rich enough to do it.
Page 332 - I can assure those gentlemen, that it is a much easier and less distressing thing to draw remonstrances in a comfortable room by a good fireside, than to occupy a cold, bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow, without clothes or blankets. However, although they seem to have little feeling for the naked and distressed soldiers, I feel superabundantly for them, and, from my soul, I pity those miseries, which it is neither in my power to relieve or prevent.
Page 462 - ... speculation, peculation, and an insatiable thirst for riches seem to have got the better of every other consideration, and almost of every order of men ; that party disputes and personal quarrels are the great business of the day...
Page 339 - Sir, a letter which I received last night contained the following paragraph. "In a letter from General Conway to General Gates, he says, heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it.
Page 340 - Lord Stirling's letter came to my hands, I never knew that General Conway, whom I viewed in the light of a stranger to you, was a correspondent of yours ; much less did^ I suspect that I was the subject of your confidential letters. Pardon me, then, for adding, that so far from conceiving that the safety of the states can be affected, or in the smallest degree injured, by a discovery of this kind, or that I should...
Page 423 - I desire most earnestly that I may not be buried in any church or churchyard, or within a mile of any Presbyterian or Anabaptist meetinghouse, for since I have resided in this country I have kept so much bad company when living, that I do not choose to continue it when dead.
Page 343 - My enemies take an ungenerous advantage of me. They know the delicacy of my situation, and that motives of policy deprive me of the defence I might otherwise make against their insidious attacks. They know I cannot combat their insinuations, however injurious, without disclosing secrets which it is of the utmost moment to conceal.
Page 295 - At the same time, I cannot but regret that a matter of such magnitude, and so interesting to our general operations, should have reached me by report only, or through the channel of letters, not bearing that authenticity which the importance of it required, and which it would have received by a line under your signature, stating the simple fact.
Page 184 - Upwards of one hundred men, women and children, have perished by the hands of the ruffians, to whom, it is asserted, you have paid the price of blood." Gates showed his letter to General Lincoln and Colonel Wilkinson, who demurred to its personality; but he evidently conceived it an achievement of the pen, and spurned their...
Page 467 - Legislature shall have a reasonable time to appoint others, but no longer. We beg leave to assure your Excellency, that we have the highest sense of your ability and virtues ; that executing your orders has ever given us pleasure ; that we love the service, and...