 Mr. President : The great events on which my resignation depended having at length taken place. I have now the honor of offering my sincere congratulations to Congress, arid of presenting myself before them to surrender into their hands the trust •committed...  George Washington - Seite 337von Henry Cabot Lodge - 1889Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Richard Snowden - 1805 - 398 Seiten
...the twenty-third of December, 1783 : he addressed the president, Thomas Miftlin, as follows : " Mr. President, The great events on which my resignation...depended, having at length taken place, I have now the honour of offering my sincere congratulations to Congress, and of presenting myself before them to... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 492 Seiten
...moment, general Washington addressed Thomas Mifilin, the President, in the following words : " Mr. President, "The great events on which my resignation depended having at length taken place,! have now the honour of offering ray sincere congratulations to congress, and of presenting myself before... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1807 - 486 Seiten
...decent pause, he addressed Thomas Mifflin, the president of congress, in the following words : " Mr. President, " The great events on which my resignation...depended having at length taken place, I have now the honour of offering my sincere congratulations to congress, and of presenting myself before them, to... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 Seiten
...communications." With dignity of manner suited to the occasion, he arose and addressed them : " Mr. PRESIDENT, " The great events, on which my resignation...depended, having at length taken place, I have now the honour of offering my sincere congratulations to Congress, and of presenting myself before them to... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 Seiten
...communications." With dignity of manner suited to the occasion, he arose and addressed them : " Mr. PRESIDENT, " The great events, on which my resignation...depended, having at length taken place, I have now the honour of offering my sincere congratulations to Congress, and of presenting myself beI carried with... | |
 | John Corry - 1809 - 262 Seiten
...behold the interesting scene. General Washington addressed the President in the following words: " MR. PRESIDENT, " The great events on which my resignation...depended, having at length taken place, I have now the honour of offering my sincere congratulations to Congress, and of presenting myself before them to... | |
 | Ignatius Thomson - 1810 - 220 Seiten
...RESIGNATION OF THE COMMAND OF THE ARMY. MR. PRESIDENT, 1. THE great events on which my refignation depended, having at length taken place, I have now the honor of offering my fincere congratulations to congrefs, and of prefenting myfelf before them to furrender into their hands... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - 1811 - 264 Seiten
...blefled. General Washington's Resignation. Mr, President, JL HE great events on which my refignation depended having at length taken place, I have now the honor of offering my fincere congratulations to Congrefs, and of prefenting myfelf before them to furrender into their hands... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1817 - 522 Seiten
...proper moment, Washington addressed Thomas Mifflin, the president, in the following words • " Mr. President, * '* The great events, on which my resignation...depended* having at length taken place, I have now the honour of offering my sincere congratulations to congress, and of presenting myself before them, to... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - 1817 - 344 Seiten
...behold the interesting scene. General Washington addressed the President in the followlua; words : " Mr. President, "The great events, on which my resignation...depended, having at length taken place, I have now thekonourof offering my sincere congratulations to Congress, and of presenting myself before them to... | |
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