The Writings of George Washington: pt. II. Correspondence and miscellaneous papers relating to the American revolution: (v. 3) June, 1775-July, 1776. (v. 4) July, 1776-July] 1777. (v. 5) July, 1777-July, 1778. (v. 6) July, 1778-March, 1780. (v. 7) March, 1780-April, 1781. (v. 8) April, 1781-December, 1783Harper & brothers, 1847 |
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... received thence , confirm me in the opinion , that great advan- tages are to be derived from a superior cavalry . With- out magazines , and with an interrupted communica- tion , I do not see how Lord Cornwallis could have subsisted his ...
... received thence , confirm me in the opinion , that great advan- tages are to be derived from a superior cavalry . With- out magazines , and with an interrupted communica- tion , I do not see how Lord Cornwallis could have subsisted his ...
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... received , what number of troops will be suf- ficient for the enterprise . I am persuaded it will be calculated how far it is probable the enemy may follow with a part of their fleet ; whether the post can be carried by a coup de main ...
... received , what number of troops will be suf- ficient for the enterprise . I am persuaded it will be calculated how far it is probable the enemy may follow with a part of their fleet ; whether the post can be carried by a coup de main ...
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... received information through General Forman , that Sir Henry Clinton means in person to take post upon the Delaware at Newcastle . I have heard of no preparation at New York for an embarka- tion of that consequence , or of any other ...
... received information through General Forman , that Sir Henry Clinton means in person to take post upon the Delaware at Newcastle . I have heard of no preparation at New York for an embarka- tion of that consequence , or of any other ...
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... received in money . No perquisites appertain to the office . The secretary lives as I do , is at little ex- pense while he is in my family , or when absent on my business , and is in the highest confidence and es- timation from the ...
... received in money . No perquisites appertain to the office . The secretary lives as I do , is at little ex- pense while he is in my family , or when absent on my business , and is in the highest confidence and es- timation from the ...
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... received your letter , I wrote to Mr. Skinner , countermanding his instructions . I believe the countermand will arrive before he has done any thing in the matter ; but if it does not , I am persuaded the enemy will again reject the ...
... received your letter , I wrote to Mr. Skinner , countermanding his instructions . I believe the countermand will arrive before he has done any thing in the matter ; but if it does not , I am persuaded the enemy will again reject the ...
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Seite 288 - I am much at a loss to conceive what part of my conduct could have given encouragement to an address, which to me seems big with the greatest mischiefs that can befall my country.
Seite 493 - THE successful termination of the war has verified the most sanguine expectations, and my gratitude for the interposition of providence, and the assistance I have received from my countrymen, increases with every review of the momentous contest.
Seite 477 - I could not help taking a more contemplative and extensive view of the vast inland navigation of these United States, from maps and the information of others ; and could not but be struck with the immense diffusion and importance of it, and with the goodness of that Providence, which has dealt her favors to us with so profuse a hand. Would to God we may have wisdom enough to improve them. I shall not rest contented, till I have explored the western country, and traversed those lines, or great part...
Seite 551 - ... the gratification of every wish so far as may be done consistently with the great duty I owe my country, and those powers we are bound to respect, you may freely command my services to the utmost extent of my abilities.
Seite 543 - ... be unheard nor unregarded. " Like many of you he loved private life, and left it with regret. He left it, determined to retire from the field with the necessity that called him to it, and not till then ; not till the enemies of his country, the slaves of power, and the hirelings of injustice were compelled to abandon their schemes, and acknowledge America as terrible in arms as she had been humble in remonstrance. With this object in view he has long shared in your toils, and mingled in your...
Seite 430 - ... the ill-fated moment for relaxing the powers of the Union, annihilating the cement of the confederation, and exposing us to become the sport of European politics, which may play one State against another, to prevent their growing importance, and to serve their own interested purposes.
Seite 20 - It would have been a less painful circumstance to me to have heard, that in consequence of your non-compliance with their request, they had burnt my house and laid the plantation in ruins. You ought to have considered yourself as my representative, and should have reflected on the bad example of communicating with the enemy, and making a voluntary offer of refreshments to them with a view to prevent a conflagration.
Seite 440 - I now make it my earn.t prayer, that God would have you, and the State over which you preside, in his holy protection; that he would incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government ; to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another, for their fellow citizens of the United States at large...
Seite 362 - Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation . . . Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men any more than fine feathers make fine Birds.
Seite 548 - By an anonymous summons an attempt has been made to convene you together. How inconsistent with the rules of propriety, how unmilitary, and how subversive of all order and discipline, let the good sense of the army decide.