| William Gordon - United States - 1788 - 500 pages
...dignity, and delivered this addrefs-: — : — -" Mr. Prefident, The great events on which my refignation depended having at length taken place, I have now the honor of offering my fincere congratulations to Congrefs, and of prefenting myfelf before them, to furrender into their... | |
| George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 240 pages
...proper moment, Gen. WASHINGTON appeared, and addressed The President in the following words : — " MR. PRESIDENT, " THE great events on which my resignation...depended, having at length taken place, I have now the honour of offering my sincere congratulations to Congress, and of presenting myself before them to... | |
| William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 452 pages
...recciveluYcomuiunicatians.;'' on which he yosp with. great dignity> and delivered this, address — " Mr. President, The great events on which my resignation...offering my sincere congratulations to congress, and of presentihgrpyself before therri, to, surrender into their hands the trust committed to me, an,d \p... | |
| William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 452 pages
...r*cctvelii«commun4cations.;" on which he rosjp with great dignity* and delivered this, address — " Mr. President, The great events on which my resignation depended having at Jength taken place, I have now the honor of offering my sincere congratulations to congress, and of... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1804 - 432 pages
...proper moment, general Washington addressed Thomas Mifflin, the President, in the following words: •« Mr. President, "• The great events on which my resignation...depended having at length taken place, I have now the honour of offering my sincere congratulations to congress, and, of E resenting myself before them to... | |
| Noah Webster - Elocution - 1804 - 254 pages
...flight of their minds. . WASHINGTON'S RESIBHATIOX. f'fr. Prctident) 1, HPI-IE great events en yrhich my resignation depended •*• having -at length...place, I have now the honor of offering my sincere congratulation* to Congress, and of presenting myself before tbsm to surrender into their hands the... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1804 - 458 pages
...proper moment, general Washington addressed Thomas MiOlin, the President, in the following wordsi " Mr. President, " The great events on which my resignation depended having at length taken place, 1 have now the honour of ufL-ring my sincere congratulations to congress, and of presenting myself... | |
| Noah Webster - Elocution - 1804 - 232 pages
...GENERAL WASHINGTON'S RESIGNATION. MR. PRESIDENT, ». rr> _I. HE great events on which my reilgnation depended, having at length taken place, I have now the honor of offering my fincere congratulations to Congrefs, and of prefenting wyfelf before them, to furrender into their... | |
| Richard Snowden - America - 1805 - 398 pages
...interesting scene, on the twenty-third of December, 1783 : he addressed the president, Thomas Miftlin, as follows : " Mr. President, The great events on...depended, having at length taken place, I have now the honour of offering my sincere congratulations to Congress, and of presenting myself before them to... | |
| John Marshall - Generals - 1805 - 666 pages
...improved by the solemnitv of tne occasion, the general rose and dclivered the following address. " Mr. President, " The great events on which my resignation...depended, having at length taken place, I have now the honour of offering my sincere congratulations to congress, and of presenting myself before them, to... | |
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