 | George Bancroft - United States - 1884 - 620 pages
...in my way." Con way breathed out his discontent to Gates, v.Titing in substance : " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it." The correspondents of Gates did not scruple in their letters to speak of the commander-iu-chief with... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1884 - 618 pages
...thrown in my way." Conway breathed out his discontent to Gates, writing in substance : " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it." The correspondents of Gates did not scruple in their letters to speak of the commander-in-chief with... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1885 - 620 pages
...thrown in my way." Conway breathed out his discontent to Gates, writing in substance : " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have rained it." The correspondents of Gates did not scruple in their letters to speak of the couiniander-in-chief... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - Children's literature - 1886 - 500 pages
...he thought would please him, and among other letters wrote him one in which these words occurred : " Heaven has determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counselors would have ruined it." Now Gates was foolish enough to show this letter to Wilkinson, one... | |
 | James Harrison Kennedy - Presidents - 1888 - 802 pages
...his aide de camp, Major McWilliams, that General Conway had written this to you : ' Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it.' Lord Stirling, from motives of friendship, transmitted the account with this remark : ' The enclosed... | |
 | Henry Cabot Lodge - Presidents - 1889 - 364 pages
...he said was marked and carried to headquarters, and on November 9th Washington wrote to Cctnway: " A letter which I received last night contained the...bad counsellors would have ruined it." I am, sir, your humble servant,' " etc. This curt note fell upon Conway with stunning effect. It is said that... | |
 | Bayard Tuckerman - France - 1889 - 304 pages
...a letter to Gates containing the following phrase, or words to the same effect : " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it." Colonel Wilkinson, one of Gates' aides, became acquainted with the passage. On his way to Congress... | |
 | Pennsylvania - 1890 - 566 pages
...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." ' — Washington to General Conway. This brief note is the earliest public record bearing on the subject... | |
 | Pennsylvania - 1890 - 558 pages
...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." ' — Washington to General Conway. This brief note is the earliest public record bearing on the subject... | |
 | John Fiske - Literary Criticism - 1891 - 348 pages
...such wicked duplicity. Thus armed, Washington simply sent to Conway the following brief note : — " SIR, — A letter which I received last night contained...bad counsellors would have ruined it.' I am, sir, your humble servant, GEORGE WASHINGTON." Conway knew not what sort of answer to make to this startling... | |
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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 determined to save your country ; or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it. 
