| George Washington - 1795 - 404 páginas
...well qualified for the poft among us.— Matters being thus circumftanced, and colonel Lee pleafed •with the command he was in, I wrote to colonel...his return, who accepted the office, and is daily expe6ted. In this bufmefs I beg Congrefs to be allured, though colonel Lee was poftponed in the firft... | |
| George Washington - 1795 - 400 páginas
...well qualified for the pofl among us. — Matters being thus circumftanced, and colonel Lee pleafed •with the command he was in, I wrote to colonel...his return, who accepted the office, and is daily expeeked. In this bufinefs I beg Congrefs to be aflured, though colonel Lee was poftponed in the firft... | |
| George Washington, John Cooke - 1795 - 400 páginas
...poft among us.— Matters being thus circumftanced, and colonel Lee pleufed with the command he was m, I wrote to colonel Pickering on his return, who accepted the office, and is daily expected. In this bulinefs I beer Conorefs to be affured, though coloOOO nel Lee was poftponed in the fin! inftance,... | |
| George Washington - 1795 - 404 páginas
...us. — • Matters being thus cirtumftanced, and colonel Lee pleafed with the command he was in, T w'rote to colonel Pickering on his return, who accepted the office, and is daily expected. In this bufmefsl beg Congrefs to be affuredi though colonel Lee was poftponed in the nrft inftance, their recommendation... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 590 páginas
...him, whom he declared he considered, from a very intimate and friendly acquaintance, as a first-rate military character ; and that he knew no gentleman...had its due weight; and that no motive, other than a regard to the service, induced me to prefer Colonel Pickering. His acknowledged abilities and equal... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1839 - 588 páginas
...declared he considered, from a very intimate and friendly acquaintance, as a VOL. iv. 55 KK first-rate military character ; and that he knew no gentleman...had its due weight; and that no motive, other than a regard to the service, induced me to prefer Colonel Pickering. His acknowledged abilities and equal... | |
| Thaddeus Allen - 1847 - 574 páginas
...of him, whom he declared he considered, from an intimate and friendly acquaintance, as a first-rate military character ; and that he knew no gentleman...had its due weight ; and that no motive, other than a regard to the service, induced me to prefer Colonel Pickering. His acknowledged abilities and equal... | |
| George Washington - 1847 - 646 páginas
...better or so well qualified for the post among us. Matters being thus circumstanced, and Colonel JLee pleased with the command he was in, I wrote to Colonel...had its due weight; and that no motive, other than a regard to the service, induced me to prefer Colonel Pickering. His acknowledged abilities and equal... | |
| Samuel Curwen - 1864 - 720 páginas
...Matters being thus circumstanced, and Colonel Lee pleased with the command he was in, I wrote to Col. Pickering on his return, who accepted the office, and is daily expected." He immediately marched with the army to Pennsylvania, and was by the side of Washington at the battle... | |
| Octavius Pickering, Charles Wentworth Upham - 1867 - 582 páginas
...circumstanced, and Colonel Lee pleased with the command he was in, I wrote to Colonel Pickering on his [Lee's] return, who accepted the office, and is daily expected....had its due weight ; and that no motive, other than a regard to the service, induced me to prefer Colonel Pickering. His acknowledged abilities and equal... | |
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