 | Washington Irving - Presidents - 1857 - 550 pages
...hostilities for twenty-four hours, and that two officers might be appointed by each side to meet and settle terms for the surrender of the posts of York and Gloucester. Washington felt unwilling to grant such delay, when reinforcements might be on the way for Cornwallis... | |
 | Charles Cornwallis Marquis Cornwallis - Great Britain - 1859 - 1114 pages
...October I7, 'MI. I propose a cessation of hostilities for twenty-four hours, and that two officers may be appointed by each side, to meet at Mr. Moore's house,...Gloucester. I have the honour to be, &c. CORNWALLIS. No. XI. GENERAL WASHINGTON TO EARL CORNWALLIS. Mr LORD, CamP before York. Oct, If, '73i. I have had... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1859 - 468 pages
...hostilities for twenty-four hours, and that two officers might be appointed by each side to meet ar1d settle terms for the surrender of the posts of York and Gloucester. The armistice was prolonged. Commissioners met—the discount de Noailles and Lieutenant-Colonel Laurens... | |
 | Henry Lee - Southern States - 1869 - 658 pages
...SIR, — I propose a cessation of hostilities for twenty-four hours ; and that two officers may be appointed by each side, to meet at Mr. Moore's house,...the surrender of the posts of York and Gloucester. CORNWALLIS, GENERAL WASHINGTON TO EARL CORNWALLIS. CAMP BEFORE YORK, October 17, 1781. MY LORD, —... | |
 | Frances Mary Owen - 1873 - 280 pages
...hostilities for twenty-four hours ; and that two officers should be appointed by each side to meet and settle terms for the surrender of the posts of York and Gloucester." M The preliminaries took two days to arrange ; and on the 1 9th the English army, under Lord Cornwallis,... | |
 | Washington Irving - Children's literature - 1876 - 766 pages
...hostilities for twenty-lour hours, and that two officers might be appointed by each side to meet and settle terms for the surrender of the posts of York and Gloucester. Washington felt unwilling to grant such delay, when reinforcements might be on the way for Cornwallis... | |
 | Blackie and son, ltd - 1879 - 234 pages
...hostilities for twenty-four hours, in order that commissioners might meet in the rear of the first parallel to settle terms for the surrender of the posts of York and Gloucester. On the 18th Washington dictated the terms of capitulation. By those articles the army, artillery, moneychest,... | |
 | Henry Phelps Johnston - History - 1881 - 224 pages
...1781. SIR, — I propose a cessation of hostilities for twenty-four hours, and that two officers may be appointed by each side, to meet at Mr. Moore's house,...settle terms for the surrender of the posts of York and Glocester. I have the honor to be, &c. CORNWALLIS. COPT or GENERAL WASHINGTON'S LETTER TO EARL CORNWALLIS,... | |
 | Pennsylvania - 1891 - 562 pages
...hours, that Commissioners might meet at the house of a Mr. Moore (in the rear of our first parallel) to settle terms for the Surrender of the Posts of York and Gloucester." — Washington's Journal. " October 18th. — The Commissioners met accordingly ; but the business... | |
 | Pennsylvania - 1891 - 568 pages
...hours, that Commissioners might meet at the house of a Mr. Moore (in the rear of our first parallel) to settle terms for the Surrender of the Posts of York and Gloucester." — Washington's Journal. " October 18th. — The Commissioners met accordingly ; but the business... | |
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SIR, . I propose a cessation of hostilities for twenty-four hours, and that two officers may be appointed by each side, to meet at Mr. Moore's house, to settle terms for the surrender of the posts of York and Gloucester. 
