 | George Washington - 1852 - 460 pages
...by the Commander-in-chief, in a letter to that officer, which was as follows : " To Major- General Gates. " Head-Quarters, near Whitemarsh, October 30,...his whole force to surrender themselves prisoners of war ; an event that does the highest honor to the American arms, and which, I hope, will be attended... | |
 | George Washington - 1852 - 464 pages
...follows : " To Major-General Gates. "Head-Quarters, near Whitemarsh, October 30, 1777. " SIR,—By this opportunity I do myself the pleasure to congratulate you on the signal success of th" —-.»"-- under your command, in compelling General Burgoyne and his whole force to surrender... | |
 | Charles Wentworth Upham - Presidents - 1856 - 422 pages
...Gates, was noticed by the Commander-in-chief, in a letter to that officer, which was as follows : " To Major-General Gates. " Head-Quarters, near Whitemarsh,...his whole force to surrender themselves prisoners of war ; an event that does the highest honor to the American arms, and which, I hope, will be attended... | |
 | Washington Irving - Presidents - 1856 - 576 pages
...bore a letter from Washington to Gates, dated October 30th, of which the following is an extract. " By this opportunity, I do myself the pleasure to congratulate...his whole force to surrender themselves prisoners of war ; an event that docs the highest honor to the American arms, and which, I hope, will be attended... | |
 | Washington Irving - Celebrities - 1857 - 570 pages
...letter from Washington to Gates, dated October 30th, of which the following is an extract. "•By tins opportunity, I do myself the pleasure to congratulate...his whole force to surrender themselves prisoners of war, an event that does the highest honor to the American arms, and which, I hope, will be attended... | |
 | Christopher James Riethmüller - 1864 - 480 pages
...war, to send Hamilton to Gates with a letter from Washington, of which the following is an extract:— "By this opportunity I do myself the pleasure to congratulate...his whole force to surrender themselves prisoners of war—an event that does the highest honour to the American arms, and which, I hope, will be attended... | |
 | Christopher James Riethmüller - 1864 - 516 pages
...war, to send Hamilton to Gates with a letter from Washington, of which the following is an extract:— "By this opportunity I do myself the pleasure to congratulate...his whole force to surrender themselves prisoners of war—an event that does the highest honour to the American arms, and which, I hope, will be attended... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1865 - 516 pages
...bore a letter from Washington to Gates, dated October 30th, of which the following is an extract. " By this opportunity, I do myself the pleasure to congratulate...the army under your command, in compelling General Burgoync and his whole force to surrender themselves prisoners of war; an event that does the highest... | |
 | William Leete Stone - Indians of North America - 1865 - 550 pages
...reference lo a special mission of Colonel Hamilton to the North, the Commander-in-chief said : — " By this opportunity I do myself the pleasure to congratulate you on the signal i General Schuyler was in the camp with Gates at the time of the surrender, though without any personal... | |
 | William Leete Stone - Indians of North America - 1865 - 552 pages
...to a special mission of Colonel Hamilton to the North, the Commander-in-chief said : — " By tins opportunity I do myself the pleasure to congratulate you on the signal sc-s General Schuyler was in the camp with Gates at the time of the surrender, though without any personal... | |
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At the same time I cannot but regret that a matter of such magnitude and so interesting to our general operations should have reached me by report... 
