The Writings of George Washington, Volumen14G.P. Putnam' Sons, 1799 |
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... EDITED BY WORTHINGTON CHAUNCEY FORD VOL . XIV . 1798-1799 G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS NEW YORK LONDON 27 WEST TWENTY - THIRD STREET 24 BEDFORD street , STRAND The Knickerbocker Press NOTE . MR . SPARKS printed in his collection of THE WRITINGS.
... EDITED BY WORTHINGTON CHAUNCEY FORD VOL . XIV . 1798-1799 G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS NEW YORK LONDON 27 WEST TWENTY - THIRD STREET 24 BEDFORD street , STRAND The Knickerbocker Press NOTE . MR . SPARKS printed in his collection of THE WRITINGS.
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... twenty - five hundred letters , apart from his journals and memoranda . I have increased the number of letters to more than three thousand , and draw more freely on the diaries , farm journals , and plans of compaigns and of army ...
... twenty - five hundred letters , apart from his journals and memoranda . I have increased the number of letters to more than three thousand , and draw more freely on the diaries , farm journals , and plans of compaigns and of army ...
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... twenty years . ' Bishop Madison , with whom you seem to be in the habit of corresponding , is as likely to give information on the point sought after by you as any one person I am acquainted with . To the descendant of a gentleman ...
... twenty years . ' Bishop Madison , with whom you seem to be in the habit of corresponding , is as likely to give information on the point sought after by you as any one person I am acquainted with . To the descendant of a gentleman ...
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... twenty - four hours , but it will be impossible for me to make him attend to his books , if inclination on his part is wanting ; nor while I am out if he chooses to be so , is it in my power to prevent it . I will not say this is the ...
... twenty - four hours , but it will be impossible for me to make him attend to his books , if inclination on his part is wanting ; nor while I am out if he chooses to be so , is it in my power to prevent it . I will not say this is the ...
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... twenty hours . On Friday he complained of a cold , but gave himself little trouble about it . On Saturday morning , he became ill . Dr. Craik was sent for . The symptoms appeared alarming an inflam- mation having taken place in this ...
... twenty hours . On Friday he complained of a cold , but gave himself little trouble about it . On Saturday morning , he became ill . Dr. Craik was sent for . The symptoms appeared alarming an inflam- mation having taken place in this ...
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Página 263 - His example is now complete ; and it will teach wisdom and virtue to magistrates, citizens, and men, not only in the present age, but in future generations, as long as our history shall be read. If a Trajan found a Pliny, a Marcus Aurelius can never want biographers, eulogists, or historians.
Página 262 - Let his countrymen consecrate the memory of the heroic general, the patriotic statesman, and the virtuous sage. Let them teach their children never to forget, that the fruits of his labors and his example are their inheritance.
Página 38 - I have finally determined to accept the commission 'of Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States ; with the reserve only that I shall not be called into the field until the Army is in a situation to require my presence, or it becomes indispensable by the urgency of circumstances.
Página 272 - And to my mulatto man, William, calling himself William Lee, I give immediate freedom, or, if he should prefer it, (on account of the accidents which have befallen him, and which have rendered him incapable of walking, or of any active employment,) to remain in the situation he now is, it shall be optional in him to do so ; in either case, however, I allow him an annuity of thirty dollars, during his natural life, which shall be independent of the victuals and...
Página 392 - County my True and Lawful Attorney for me and in my name, and to my use, to ask sue...
Página 260 - That a committee, in conjunction with one from the Senate, be appointed to consider on the most suitable manner of paying honor to the memory of the man, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his fellow-citizens.
Página 285 - I give each one hundred dollars, in consideration of the attachment of their fathers to me ; each of whom having lived nearly forty years in my family. To each of my nephews, William Augustine Washington, George Lewis, George Steptoe Washington, Bushrod Washington, and Samuel Washington, I give one of the swords or couteaux, of which I may die possessed ; and they are to choose in the order they are named.
Página 265 - Taught by the great example, which I have so long had before me, never to oppose my private wishes to the public will, I must consent to the request made by Congress, which you have had the goodness to transmit to me ; and, in doing this, I need not, I cannot say, what a sacrifice of individual feeling I make to a sense of public duty.
Página 398 - Estate of this Transitory life and that all flesh must yield unto Death when it shall please God to Call...
Página 262 - The scene is closed, and we are no longer anxious lest misfortune should sully his glory : he has travelled on to the end of his journey, and carried with him an increasing weight of honor : he has deposited it safely, where misfortune cannot tarnish it, where malice cannot blast it.