The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Volumen14Historical Society of Pennsylvania., 1890 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
Admon American Anne April army August Benjamin born Brother buried Charles Charles Thomson Church City Colonel command County Court Creek Daniel daughter decd December Delaware died Edward Elizabeth enemy Ephrata friends George Hannah Head-quarters Henry Historical Society Isaac Jacob James Jersey John Jordan John Penn Joseph July June June 29 land letter Lewis Lord fell asleep March Margaret married Martha miles MONDAY months morning night o'clock October officers Owen Penn late Pennsylvania Peter Philadelphia President of Congress Richard Richard Penn river Robert Rowland Ellis Rupp Samuel SAMUEL RHOADS SATURDAY Schuylkill Schw Sept Sister Smith South Carolina Stony Stratford Susannah Thomas and Mary Thomas Biddle Thomas Penn Thos THURSDAY Tilghman tion troops Valley Forge Washington WEDNESDAY weeks widow wife William Biddle William Penn York
Pasajes populares
Página 273 - 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.
Página 112 - I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare, with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honoured with.
Página 279 - 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.
Página xxx - Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
Página 323 - In Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this twenty third day of April in the year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and seventy eight.
Página 112 - Though I am truly sensible of the high honor done me in this appointment, yet, I feel great distress from a consciousness, that my abilities and military experience may not be equal to the extensive and important trust...
Página 362 - If I were to be called upon to draw a picture of the times and of men, from what I have seen, heard, and in part know, I should in one word say, that idleness, dissipation, and extravagance seem to have laid fast hold of most of them; that 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...
Página 117 - The Continental Congress having now taken all the troops of the several colonies, which have been raised or which may be hereafter raised for the support and defence of the liberties of America, into their pay and service, they are now the troops of the UNITED PROVINCES OF NORTH AMERICA; and it is hoped, that all distinctions of colonies will be laid aside...
Página 339 - The unfortunate soldiers were in want of everything; they had neither coats, hats, shirts, nor shoes ; their feet and legs froze till they became black, and it was often necessary to amputate them.
Página 447 - Here shall the Press the people's right maintain, Unawed by influence and unbribed by gain. Here patriot Truth her glorious precepts draw, Pledged to Religion, Liberty and Law.