 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1829 - 494 pages
...pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense...from it; I will keep an exact account of my expenses. These, I doubt not, they will discharge, and that is all I desire." During the winter of 1776, the... | |
 | C. B. Taylor - United States - 1831 - 514 pages
...sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could. have tempted, ine to accept this arduous employment, at the expense...any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of nly expenses. Those, I doubt not, they will discharge, and that is all I desire." On presenting this... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1832 - 278 pages
...pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense...not they will discharge, and that is all I desire." A special commission was made out for him, and at the same time a unanimous resolution was adopted... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1832 - 322 pages
...pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense...ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit frui.i it. 1 will keep an exact account of my expenses. Those I doubt not they will discharge, and... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1832 - 484 pages
...pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense of my domestic case and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it; I will keep an exact account of my expenses.... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1833 - 600 pages
...pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense...not, they will discharge, and that is all I desire."* A special commission was drawn up and presented to him, as commander in chief of the American forces... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 578 pages
...pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense...not, they will discharge ; and that is all I desire. TO MRS. MARTHA WASHINGTON.* Philadelphia, 18 June, 1775. Mv DEAREST, I am now set down to write to... | |
 | Samuel Farmer Wilson - United States - 1834 - 386 pages
...with. I beg leave, Sir, to assure the Congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense...not, they will discharge, and that is all I desire." -At the same time, Artemas Ward, Charles Lee, Philip Schuyler, and Israel Putnam, were appointed majors-general... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 580 pages
...pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense...not, they will discharge ; and that is all I desire. TO MRS. MARTHA WASHINGTON.* Philadelphia, 18 June, 1775. MY DEAREST, I am now set down to write to... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 458 pages
...As to pay, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense...from it. I will keep an exact account of my expenses. These, I doubt not, they will discharge, and that is all I desire." Barrow, Serm. 20. p. 98. No judge... | |
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As to pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an... 
