| William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 478 pages
...from gen. Washington, acquainting them with the removal of the army from Long-Island. On the 5th, gen. Sullivan was requested to inform lord Howe, "'that...propriety send any of their members to confer with his lordship in their private characters, but that ever desirous of establishing peace on reasonable... | |
| William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 478 pages
...from gen. Washington, acquainting them with the removal of the army from Long-Island. On the 5th, gen. Sullivan was requested to inform lord Howe, "'that...propriety send any of their members to confer with his lordship in their private characters, but that ever desirous of establishing peace on-reasonable... | |
| John Marshall - 1804 - 562 pages
...necessary for the defence of the country. The answer given to Lord Howe, through General Sullivan, was, " That Congress, being the representatives of the free and independent states of America, cannot with propriety send any of its members to confer with his lordship in their private characters... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 556 pages
...complete. September 5th. Resolved, that general Sullivan be requested to inform lord Howe,thit this congress being the representatives of the free and independent states of America, cannot, with propriety, send any of its members to confer with his lordship in their private characters,... | |
| John Talbot - North America - 1820 - 526 pages
...necessary for the defence of the country. The answer given to Lord Howe, through General Sullivan, was, " That congress, being the representatives of the free and independent states of America, cannot with propriety send any of its members to confer with his lordship in their private characters... | |
| Paul Allen - United States - 1822 - 624 pages
...Island, and retreat therefrom. Yet Congress was immoveable. On the 5th, General Sullivan was directed to inform Lord Howe, " That Congress, being the representatives...propriety send any of their members to confer with his Lordship in their private characters; but that, ever desirous of establishing a peace on reasonable... | |
| James Robins - Great Britain - 1824 - 490 pages
...afterwards acknowledged, in order to render the compact complete. The congress returned for answer, that being the representatives of the free and independent states of America, they couM not with propriety send any of their members to confer with his lordship in their private characters;... | |
| United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...complete." " September 5. " Resolved — That general Sullivan be requested to inform lord Howe, that this Congress, being the representatives of the free and independent states of America, cannot with propriety send any of its members to confer with his lordship in their private characters... | |
| Abiel Holmes - America - 1829 - 606 pages
...of September, congress resolved, That general Sullivan be requested to inform lord Howe, that this Congress, being the representatives of the free and independent States of America, cannot with propriety send any of its members, to confer with his lordship in their private characters,... | |
| United States. Department of State - United States - 1830 - 552 pages
...September, 1776, Congress resolved, 'that General Sullivan be requested to inform Lord Howe, that this Congress, being the representatives of the free and independent States of America, cannot with propriety send any of its members to confer with his Lordship in their private characters,... | |
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