...proceed immediately to Boston to take upon me the command of it. You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that,...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every effort in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but...

...you in the most solemn manner, that, so fur from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family conjugal tenderness, and diffidence in receiving so important a commission ; also, of the purity of...

...subject is written in a tone of manly tenderness. " You may believe me," writes he, " when I assure yon, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but...

...after his appointment, he said, " You may belfove me, my dear Patsy [the familiar name of Martha], when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking the appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness...

...after his appointment, he said, " You may believe me, my dear Patsy [the familiar name of Martha], when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking the appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness...

...proceed immediately to Boston, and take upon me the command of it. " You may believe me, dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that,...unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from the consciousness of it being a trust too great for my capacity, and that I should enjoy more real...

...to the camp, Washington's thoughts recurred to Mount Vernon, and its LETTER TO MRS. WASHINGTON. 485 rural delights, so dear to his heart, whence he was...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part witli you and the family,...

...he was to be again exiled. His chief concern, however, was on account of the distress it might canse to his wife. His letter to her on the subject is written...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but...

...proceed immediately to Boston to take upon me the command of it. " You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that,...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but...

...life, and called him immediately to the camp, Washington's thoughts recurred to Mount Vernon, and iw rural delights, so dear to his heart, whence he 'was...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but...