The Writings of George Washington: pt.I. Official letters relating to the French war and private letters before the American revolution: March, 1754-May, 1775American stationers' Company; J. B. Russell, 1834 |
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... Honor has been informed before this of Mr. Vanbraam's ill success in Augusta , by the express , who was sent from thence for that purpose . Major Muse's promotion , and Messrs . Rose and Bently's declining , will occasion a want of ...
... Honor has been informed before this of Mr. Vanbraam's ill success in Augusta , by the express , who was sent from thence for that purpose . Major Muse's promotion , and Messrs . Rose and Bently's declining , will occasion a want of ...
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... Honor , as I have , to the utmost of my knowledge , consulted the interest of the expedition and good of my country ; whose rights , while they are asserted in so just a cause , I will defend 8 [ ÆT . 22 . WASHINGTON'S WRITINGS .
... Honor , as I have , to the utmost of my knowledge , consulted the interest of the expedition and good of my country ; whose rights , while they are asserted in so just a cause , I will defend 8 [ ÆT . 22 . WASHINGTON'S WRITINGS .
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... Honor will see by the resolves in council , that I am destined to the Monongahela with all the diligent des- patch in my power . We will endeavour to make the road sufficiently good for the heaviest artillery to pass , and , when we ...
... Honor will see by the resolves in council , that I am destined to the Monongahela with all the diligent des- patch in my power . We will endeavour to make the road sufficiently good for the heaviest artillery to pass , and , when we ...
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... Honor's great zeal for his Maj- esty's service , and for all our interests on the present occasion . You will see , by the enclosed speech of the Half - King , that the Indians expect some assistance from you ; and I am persuaded you ...
... Honor's great zeal for his Maj- esty's service , and for all our interests on the present occasion . You will see , by the enclosed speech of the Half - King , that the Indians expect some assistance from you ; and I am persuaded you ...
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... Honor , whose good intentions of serving us we are all well assured of , ) but the approaching danger , which has too far engaged their honor to recede till other officers are sent in their room , or an alteration made regarding their ...
... Honor , whose good intentions of serving us we are all well assured of , ) but the approaching danger , which has too far engaged their honor to recede till other officers are sent in their room , or an alteration made regarding their ...
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acquainted affairs Alexandria appointed army arrived Assembly beg leave believe Braddock camp canoe Captain Cherokees Colonel Washington colonies command commission council Cumberland DEAR SIR desired despatch Dined Duquesne duty encamped enclosed endeavour enemy engaged expect expedition express Fairfax favor forces Fort Cumberland Fort Duquesne Fort Loudoun Fort Pitt forts Fredericksburg French frontiers garrison give GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE grant Half-King Honor hope horses House of Burgesses hundred immediately Indians informed inhabitants Jumonville land letter Logstown Lord Lord Dunmore Loudoun Majesty's manner Maryland Meadows ment miles militia Monongahela Mount Vernon necessary o'clock obedient obliged officers Ohio Ohio Company opinion party Pennsylvania person pounds present provisions received resolved river road ROBERT DINWIDDIE sent servant soldiers soon thing thousand tion town troops Virginia regiment wagons wampum Will's Creek Williamsburg Winchester wrote
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第 444 頁 - I put out my setting pole to try to stop the raft, that the ice might pass by ; when the rapidity of the stream threw it with so much violence against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet water : but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get to either shore, but were obliged, as we were near an island to quit our raft and make to it.
第 378 頁 - I am, with the greatest respect, my Lord, your Lordship's most obedient and most humble servant. TO THE REVEREND DR.
第 442 頁 - We had a tedious and very fatiguing passage down the creek. Several times we had like to have been staved against rocks ; and many times were obliged all hands to get out and remain in the water half an hour or more, getting over the shoals. At one place, the ice had lodged, and made it impassable by water ; we were, therefore, obliged to carry our canoe across the neck of land, a quarter of a mile over.
第 430 頁 - As I got down before the canoe, I spent some time in viewing the rivers and the land in the fork, which I think extremely well situated for a Fort, as it has the absolute command of both rivers.
第 400 頁 - I may be allowed to answer in the negative; and give me leave to add, as my opinion, that more blood will be spilled on this occasion, if the ministry are determined to push matters to extremity, than history has ever yet furnished instances of in the annals of North America...
第 440 頁 - In the bastions are a guard-house, chapel, doctor's lodging, and the commander's private store, round which are laid platforms for the cannon and men to stand on. There are several barracks without the fort, for the soldiers' dwellings, covered, some with bark and some with boards, made chiefly of logs.
第 86 頁 - ... we endeavored to rally them in hopes of regaining the ground and what we had left upon it, it was with as little success as if we had attempted to have stopped the wild bears of the mountains...
第 403 頁 - ... we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight ; I repeat it. sir, we must fight ! An appeal to arms, and to the God of Hosts, is all that is left us ! They tell us, sir, that we are weak, unable to cope with so formidable an adversary.
第 462 頁 - That we were wilfully, or ignorantly, deceived by our interpreter in regard to, the word assassination, I do aver, and will to my dying moment ; so will every officer that was present. The interpreter was a Dutchman, little acquainted with the English tongue, therefore might not advert to the tone and meaning of the word in English ; but, whatever his motives were for so doing, certain it is, he called it the death, or the loss, of the Sieur Jumonville. So we received and so we understood it, until,...
第 86 頁 - I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, although death was levelling my companions on every side...