| Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1833 - 608 Seiten
...equal to the command 1 am honored with. " As to pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me...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 exact account... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 580 Seiten
...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...will keep an exact account of my expenses. Those, I doubt not, they will discharge ; and that is all I desire. TO MRS. MARTHA WASHINGTON.* Philadelphia,... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 578 Seiten
...myself equal to the command I am honored with. As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me...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 exact account... | |
| Samuel Farmer Wilson - 1834 - 386 Seiten
...think myself equal to the command I am honored with. I beg leave, Sir, to assure the Congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me...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 exact account... | |
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 458 Seiten
...myself equal to the command I am honoured with. As to pay, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me...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 exact account... | |
| Edward Charles M'Guire - 1836 - 432 Seiten
...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...will keep an exact account of my expenses. Those, 1 doubt not, they will discharge ; and that is all 1 desire." In reference to the generosity displayed... | |
| Edward Charles M'Guire - 1836 - 430 Seiten
...equal to the command I am honoured with. " As to pay, sir, 1 beg leave to assure the Congress that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me...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 exact account... | |
| Robert W. Lincoln - 1836 - 530 Seiten
...myself equal to the command I am honored with. " As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me...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 exact account... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 654 Seiten
...pay and expenses of the general. On this point he said ; " I beg leave to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me...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 exact account... | |
| George Washington - 1837 - 644 Seiten
...pay and expenses of the general. On this point he said; " I beg leave to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me...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 exact account... | |
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