The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources, 1745-1799: Prepared Under the Direction of the United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission and Published by Authority of Congress, Band 37U.S. Government Printing Office, 1931 |
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... duly received . And , agreeably to the arrangements made for the meeting of the general Officers on or about the 10th inst , I intend setting out tomorrow for Trenton ; but , as I shall have some business in the Federal City which may ...
... duly received . And , agreeably to the arrangements made for the meeting of the general Officers on or about the 10th inst , I intend setting out tomorrow for Trenton ; but , as I shall have some business in the Federal City which may ...
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... duly received . In reply , I have to observe that , the end of my enquiry into the cause of my not seeing you the morning I left Mount Vernon , has been altogether mistaken . It was not from a sup- posed disrespect on your part , but ...
... duly received . In reply , I have to observe that , the end of my enquiry into the cause of my not seeing you the morning I left Mount Vernon , has been altogether mistaken . It was not from a sup- posed disrespect on your part , but ...
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... duly received , and I pray you to accept my thanks for this fresh inste . of your attention and politeness to me . I am persuaded I shall read it with the same pleasure , and marked approbation that I have done your other productions of ...
... duly received , and I pray you to accept my thanks for this fresh inste . of your attention and politeness to me . I am persuaded I shall read it with the same pleasure , and marked approbation that I have done your other productions of ...
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... duly considering the rapid vicissitudes , at all times , of political and military events ; the extraordinary fluctu- ations which have been peculiarly characteristic of the still sub- sisting contest in Europe ; and the more ...
... duly considering the rapid vicissitudes , at all times , of political and military events ; the extraordinary fluctu- ations which have been peculiarly characteristic of the still sub- sisting contest in Europe ; and the more ...
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... to the province of calling for the requisite supplies and of seeing that they are duly furnished ; in which he may be rendering a very useful check upon the purveyor . The extent of your twelfth question has been matter of.
... to the province of calling for the requisite supplies and of seeing that they are duly furnished ; in which he may be rendering a very useful check upon the purveyor . The extent of your twelfth question has been matter of.
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Seite 283 - ... where no record can be produced, whereby their *ages can be ascertained, the judgment of the court, upon its own view of the subject, shall be adequate and final. The negroes thus bound, are (by their masters...
Seite 286 - ... Sciences, in acquiring knowledge in the principles of Politics and good Government; and (as a matter of infinite Importance in my judgment) by associating with each other, and forming friendships in Juvenile years, be enabled to free themselves in a proper degree from those local prejudices and...
Seite 293 - I give each one hundred dollars, in consideration of the attachment of their fathers to me ; each of whom having lived nearly forty years in my family. To each of my nephews, William Augustine Washington, George Lewis, George Steptoe Washington, Bushrod Washington, and Samuel Washington, I give one of the swords or couteaux, of which I may die possessed ; and they are to choose in the order they are named.
Seite 286 - ... for these reasons it has been my ardent wish to see a plan devised, on a liberal scale, which would have a tendency to spread systematic ideas through all parts of this rising empire, thereby to do away local attachments and State prejudices, as far as the nature of things would, or indeed ought to admit, from our national councils.
Seite 290 - Washington, I give and bequeath all the papers in my possession, which relate to my civil and military administration of the affairs of this country. I leave to him also such of my private papers as are worth preserving; and at the decease of my wife, and before, if she is not inclined to retain them, I give and bequeath my library of books and pamphlets of every kind.
Seite 287 - ... whenever the dividends are made, be laid out in purchasing stock in the Bank of Columbia, or some other bank, at the discretion of my executors, or by the Treasurer of the United States for the time being, under the direction of Congress, provided that honorable body should patronize the measure...
Seite 299 - The family vault at Mount Vernon requiring repairs, and being improperly situated besides, I desire that a new one of brick, and upon a larger scale, may be built at the foot of what is commonly called the Vineyard Enclosure...
Seite 293 - Hannah Washington, and Mildred Washington, to my friends, Eleanor Stuart, Hannah Washington, of Fairfield, and Elizabeth Washington, of Hayfield, I give each a mourning ring, of the value of one hundred dollars. These bequests are not made for the intrinsic value of them, but as mementoes of my esteem and regard.
Seite 97 - Vain will it be to look for peace and happiness, or for the security of liberty or property, if civil discord should ensue. And what else can result from the policy of those among us, who, by all the measures in their power, are driving matters to extremity, if they cannot be counteracted effectually?
Seite 294 - These swords are accompanied with an injunction not to unsheath them for the purpose of shedding blood, except it be for self-defence or in defence of their country and its rights; and in the latter case, to keep them unsheathed, and prefer falling with them in their hands to the relinquishment thereof.