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The Writings of George Washington: pt. II. Correspondence and miscellaneous ... - Page 563
by George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1835
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Life and Times of Washington, Volume 3

John Frederick Schroeder - Presidents - 1903 - 568 pages
...fortune, and the sincere affection I feel for an army I have so long had the honor to command, will oblige me to declare in this public and solemn manner...may be done consistently with the great duty I owe my country, and those powers we are bound to respect, you may freely command my services to the utmost...
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Life and Times of Washington, Volume 3

John Frederick Schroeder - Presidents - 1903 - 568 pages
...fortune, and the sincere affection I feel for an army I have so long had the honor to command, will oblige me to declare in this public and solemn manner...so far as may be done consistently with the great ditty I owe my country, and those powers we are bound to respect, you may freely command my services...
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Political History of the United States: With Special Reference to ..., Volume 2

John Pancoast Gordy - Political parties - 1903 - 616 pages
...it as fit only to proceed from a British emissary, he said : " For myself, so far as is consistent with the great duty I owe to my country and those powers we are bound to respect, you may command my services to the utmost extent of my abilities. While I give you these assurances, let me...
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The Papers of Captain Rufus Lincoln, of Wareham, Mass

Rufus Lincoln - United States - 1903 - 308 pages
...feel for an army [21] I have So long had the honor to Command will ablig me to decline in this publick and Solemn manner that in the attainment of complete...Justice for all your toils and dangers, and in the greatest of every wish So far as may be done Consistant with the great duty I owe my Country and those...
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The Complete Writings of Washington Irving, Including His Life, Volume 12

Washington Irving - American literature - 1905 - 594 pages
...long had the honor to command, will oblige me to declare in this public and solemn manner, that for the attainment of complete justice for all your toils and dangers, and the gratification of every wish, so far as may be done consistently with the great duty I owe my country...
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Experiments in Play Writing, in Verse and Prose

John Lawrence Lambe - English drama - 1911 - 404 pages
...different interests to reconcile, their deliberations are slow. For myself, I declare most solemnly that in the attainment of complete justice for all your toils and dangers you may command my services to the utmost extent of my abilities. (Much appreciation from OFFICERS.)...
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Lectures on the Growth and Development of the United States, Volume 4

Edwin Wiley - United States - 1915 - 800 pages
...fortune, and the sincere affection I feel for an army I have so long had the honor to command, will oblige me to declare, in this public and solemn manner...in the attainment of complete justice for all your trials and dangers, and in the gratification of every wish, so far as may be done consistently with...
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Life and Times of David Humphreys: Soldier--statesman--poet ..., Volume 1

Frank Landon Humphreys - 1917 - 524 pages
...threatenings of the writer of the address. He gives to the assembled officers his solemn assurance "that in the attainment of complete justice for all...dangers, and in the gratification of every wish so far as it may be done consistently with the great duty I owe my country and those powers we are bound to respect,...
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The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American ..., Volume 4

John Marshall - Presidents - 1926 - 552 pages
...fortune, and the sincere affection I feel for an army I have so long had the honour to command, will oblige me to declare in this public and solemn manner,...may be done consistently with the great duty I owe my country, and those powers we are bound to respect, you may freely command my services to the utmost...
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The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript ..., Volume 26

George Washington - Government publications - 1783 - 618 pages
...Fortune, and the sincere affection I feel for an Army, I have so long had the honor to Command, will oblige me to declare, in this public and solemn manner, that, in the attainment of compleat justice for all your toils and dangers, and in the gratification of every wish, so far as...
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