| George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 232 pages
...event should happen unfavourable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room, that I, this day, declare with the utmost sincerity,...think myself equal to the command I am honoured with. " WITH respect to pay, sir, I must beg leave to assure Congress, that as no pecuniary consideration... | |
| John Marshall - Generals - 1804 - 654 pages
...remembered by every gentleman in the CHAP, iv. room, that I this day declare with the utmost 1775. sincerity, I do not think myself equal to 'the command...exact account of his expenses, which he should rely pn congress to discharge. A special commission was made out for him,* and a solemn resolution was unanimously... | |
| 1805 - 498 pages
...event should happen unfavourable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room, that I this day declare, with the utmost sincerity,...exact account of his expenses, which he should rely oa Congress to discharge.' pp. 298, 299, 300. He prepared without delay to enter on the arduous services... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1805 - 410 pages
...event should happen unfavourable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room, that I this day declare, with the utmost sincerity,...think myself equal to the command I am honoured with. they would maintain and assist him, and adhere to him with their lives and fortunes, in the cause of... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1806 - 492 pages
...reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room, that 1 this day declare, yiith the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honoured with. "" great man, congress came to the resolution, "That they would maintain and assist him and adhere... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...should happen, unfavourable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room, that I this day declare, with the utmost sincerity,...think myself equal to the command I am honoured with. I beg leave, Sir, to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 pages
...sliould happen, unfavourable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room, that I this day declare, with the utmost sincerity,...think myself equal to the command I am honoured with. I beg leave, Sir, to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me... | |
| John Corry - 1809 - 262 pages
...ev«nt should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room, that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity,...think myself equal to the command I am honoured with. " As to my pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have... | |
| Thomas Wilson - United States - 1817 - 344 pages
...event should happen unfavourable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room, that I this day declare, with the utmost sincerity,...think myself equal to the command I am honoured with. " As to my pay, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have... | |
| H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1818 - 500 pages
...nepuliiiioii, 1 »eg if "'») remembered by eveiy ggotloman in uic • that I this day declare willi the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honoured with. *' As to pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the congress that ai no pecuniary consideration could bave... | |
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