 | John Torrey Morse (Jr.) - Founding Fathers of the United States - 1876 - 456 pages
...of commanderin-chief, he took pains to say, — perhaps in reference to this very matter, — that "it was impossible the choice of confidential officers...compose my family should have been more fortunate." But long before these emphatic words were pronounced, the re-establishment of the entente cordiale... | |
 | John Torrey Morse (Jr.) - Founding Fathers of the United States - 1876 - 472 pages
...of commanderin-chief, he took pains to say, — perhaps in reference to this very matter, — that "it was impossible the choice of confidential officers...compose my family should have been more fortunate." But long before these emphatic words were pronounced, the re-establishment of the entente cordiale... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1876 - 536 pages
...momentous contest. " While I repeat my obligations to the army in general, I should do injustice to my own feelings, not to acknowledge, in this place, the peculiar services and distinguished merits of the persons who have been attached to my person during the war. It was impossible the choice of confidential... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - United States - 1879 - 612 pages
...momentous contest. While I repeat my obligations to the army in general, I should do injustice to my own feelings, not to acknowledge in this place, the peculiar...compose my family should have been more fortunate, — 1 consider it," he added, " an indispensable duty, to close this last act of my official life by... | |
 | John Thomas Scharf - Maryland - 1879 - 688 pages
...momentous contest. " While I repeat my obligations to the army in general, I should do injustice to my own feelings, not to acknowledge, in this place, the peculiar...to my person during the war. It was impossible the choics of confidential officers to compose my family, should have been more fortunate. Permit me, Sir,... | |
 | Orators - 1880 - 698 pages
...While I repeat my ( Lligations to the army in general, I should do injustice to my own fc. clings, not to acknowledge, in this place, the peculiar services and distinguished merits of the persons who have been attached to my person during the war. It was impossible the choice of confidential... | |
 | John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Henry Phelps Johnston, Martha Joanna Lamb, Nathan Gillett Pond - United States - 1881 - 646 pages
...pre-eminently, of whom Washington, in his address to the President of Congress, December 23d, 1783, said : " It was impossible the choice of confidential officers...compose my family should have been more fortunate." But there are still three other members to be noticed. The names of two, Walker (January 25th, 1782)... | |
 | Orators - 1881 - 710 pages
...momentous contest. While I repeat my obligations to the army in general, I should do injustice to my own feelings, not to acknowledge, in this place, the peculiar services and distinguished merits of the persons who have been attached to my person during the war. It was impossible the choice of confidential... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1886 - 78 pages
...momentous contest. While I repeat my obligations to the army in general, I should do injustice to my own feelings not to acknowledge, in this place, the peculiar services and distinguished merits of the persons who have been attached to my person during the war. It was impossible the choice of confidential... | |
 | Elihu Samuel Riley - History - 1887 - 408 pages
...momentous contest. "While I repeat my obligations to the army in general, I should do injustice to my own feelings not to acknowledge, in this place, the peculiar...attached to my person during the war. It was impossible that the choice of confidential officers to compose my family should have been more fortunate. Permit... | |
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While I repeat my obligations to the army in general, I should do injustice to my own feelings not to acknowledge in this place the peculiar services and distinguished merits of the gentlemen who have been attached to my person during the war. It was... 
