 | United States. Department of State - United States - 1833 - 556 pages
...favorable notice and patronage of Congress. I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last act of my official life by commending the interests...so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life. He then advanced and delivered to the President his... | |
 | Stephen Simpson - Presidents - 1833 - 408 pages
...the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate address to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave -of all the employments of public life. " To this address, Congress returned an appropriate... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1835 - 594 pages
...persuaded you will not be displeased with this farewell token of my sincere friendship and esteem for you. This is the last letter I shall write, while I continue...all the employments of public life. VOL. VIII. 64 APPENDIX. APPENDIX. No. I. p. 11. MARCH OF THE DETACHMENT UNDER THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE TO VIRGINIA.... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1835 - 604 pages
...of the President of Congress^ to which this ia a. reply may be seen in the APPENDIX, No. XIV. • I have received from my countrymen, increases with every...commission, and take mv leave of all the employments of Is public life. VOL. VIII. 64 QQ APPENDIX. APPENDIX. No. I. p. 11. MARCH OF THE DETACHMENT UNDER THE... | |
 | Noah Webster - Readers - 1835 - 270 pages
...them, to his holy keeping. 7. Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theater of action; and, bidding an affectionate farewell to...so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life. G. WASHINGTON. December 23, 1783. CHAPTER XXI. SINGULAR... | |
 | Edward Charles M'Guire - 1836 - 428 pages
...have received from my countrymen, increases with every review of the momentous contest. ******** " I consider it an indispensable duty to close this...so long acted, I here offer my commission and take my leave of all the employments of public life." We have before us the views of Washington in reference... | |
 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1836 - 500 pages
...favourable notice and patronage of congress. " I consider it as an indispensable duty to close this last act of my official life, by commending the interests...so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life." After advancing to the chair and delivering his commission... | |
 | William Elliot - Plants - 1837 - 350 pages
...favourable notice and patronage of Congress. I consider it an indispensable duty to close this lest act of my official life, by commending the interests...so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life." He then advanced and delivered to the president his... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 650 pages
...large concourse of spectators being present. At the close of his address on this occasion, he said ; " Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire...so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life." He then advanced and gave his commission into the... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 658 pages
...large concourse of spectators being present. At the close of his address on this occasion, he said ; " Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire...so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life." He then advanced and gave his commission into the... | |
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I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last solemn act of my official life, by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping. " Having now... 
