| New England Historic Genealogical Society - 1875 - 196 Seiten
...Virginia Convention that speech which Lynch of Carolina says is the most eloquent that ever was made : "I will raise a thousand men, subsist them at my own expense, and march with them at then- head for the relief of Boston." These were his words, — and his name is Washington.... | |
| Benson John Lossing - 1877 - 660 Seiten
...irritation of feeling that demanded self-restraint. Washington, who had said in the Virginia Convention, " I will raise a thousand men, subsist them at my own expense, and march with them at their head for the relief of Boston," expressed his indignation freely, yet he was willing... | |
| John Wien Forney - 1881 - 452 Seiten
...Convention, that speech which Lynch, of Carolina, says is the most eloquent speech that ever was made: 'I will raise a thousand men, subsist them at my own expense, and march with them at their head for the relief of Boston.' These were his words—and his name is.Washington."... | |
| Artemas Bowers Muzzey - 1882 - 494 Seiten
...the confidence of the assembly. This is the individual who has said in the Virginia Convention : " I will raise a thousand men. subsist them at my own expense, and march with them at their head for the relief of Boston." This can be no other than George Washington. We... | |
| Benson John Lossing - 1886 - 390 Seiten
...Continental Congress. Washington was an earnest promoter of this important measure. He had said publicly, " I will raise a thousand men, subsist them at my own expense, and march with them at their head for the relief of Boston." To an officer in the British service, who remonstrated... | |
| Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia - 1887 - 178 Seiten
...Convention that speech which Lynch of Carolina says is the most eloquent speech that ever was made : " I will raise a thousand men, subsist them at my own expense, and march with them at their head for the relief of Boston." These were his words — and his name is Washington.... | |
| William Spohn Baker - 1887 - 360 Seiten
...Virginia Convention that speech which Lynch of Carolina says is the most eloquent that ever was made: ' I will raise a thousand men, subsist them at my own expense, and march with them, at their head, for the relief of Boston.' These were his words—and his name is Washington."... | |
| James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - 1889 - 848 Seiten
...1773, of the sufferings resulting from the port bill, he is said to have exclaimed, impulsively : " I will raise a thousand men, subsist them at my own expense, and march with them, at their head, for the relief of Boston." lie little dreamed at that moment that within... | |
| Bradley Tyler Johnson - 1894 - 388 Seiten
...Boston from the attack made on her liberties by the British, he said : " If need be, I will raise one thousand men, subsist them at my own expense, and march them to the relief of Boston." And he could have done so by the raising of his hand. " Rally to Colonel Washington! " would have been... | |
| Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Frank Weitenkampf, John Porter Lamberton - 1894 - 464 Seiten
...Virginia Convention that speech which I/ynch, of Carolina, says is the most eloquent that ever was made: "I will raise a thousand men, subsist them at my own expense, and march with them, at their head, for the relief of Boston." These were his words — and his name is Washington.... | |
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