| George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 580 pages
...be put under my care, and that it is necessary for me to proceed immediately to Boston to take upon me the command of it. You may believe me, my dear...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavour in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family,... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 578 pages
...be put under my care, and that it is necessary for me to proceed immediately to Boston to take upon me the command of it. You may believe me, my dear...so far from seeking this appointment. I have used even" endeavour in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part widi you and the family,... | |
| James Kirke Paulding - Southern States - 1835 - 224 pages
...placed under my care, and that it is necessary for me to proceed immediately to Boston, to take upon me the command of it. You may believe me, my dear...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavour in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part from you and the family,... | |
| James Kirke Paulding - 1835 - 444 pages
...placed under my care, and that it is necessary for me to proceed immediately to Boston, to take upon me the command of it. You may believe me, my dear...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavour in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part from you and the family,... | |
| Edward Charles M'Guire - 1836 - 430 pages
...shall be put under my care, and it is necessary for me to proceed immediately to Boston to take upon me the command of it. " You may believe me, my dear...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavour in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family,... | |
| Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1836 - 574 pages
...of his letters to that lady which has . L*L . been preserved : " You may believe me, my dear 1775. " Patsy, when I assure you in the most solemn " manner that so far from seeking this appoint" ment I have used every endeavour in my power " to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness... | |
| George Washington - United States - 1837 - 644 pages
...under circumstances which prove them to have flowed from his heart. "You may believe me," said he, "when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that,...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavour in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family,... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 654 pages
...under circumstances which prove them to have flowed from his heart. "You may believe me," said he, "when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that,...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavour in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family,... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 658 pages
...under circumstances which prove them to have flowed from his heart. " You may believe me," said he, " when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that,...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavour in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family,... | |
| Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1839 - 666 pages
...heart. 130 JEr. 43.] LIFE OF WASHINGTON. " You may believe me," said he, " when I assure you, CHAPTER in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking...appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to i775. avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a consciousness... | |
| |