 As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary 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 from it. I will keep an...  Southern Literary Messenger - Page 31856Full view - About this book
 | Books and bookselling - 1787 - 512 pages
...accept this arduous employment, at the expence of -• my domeiric eafe and happinefs, fo I do not wilh to make any profit of it : I will keep an exact account of my expences Thefe, I doubt not, they will difcharge ; and that ii all I dcf.re." IREI, 1 N D. Sir John... | |
 | George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 240 pages
...and happiness, I do net wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expences. Those I doubt not they will discharge, and that is all I desire." ON THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES, G£N£RAL WASHINGTON ISSUED THE FOLLOWING ORDERS : Head-Quarters,... | |
 | George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 232 pages
...pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expence of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expences. Those I doubt not they will discharge, and that... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1804 - 432 pages
...pecuniary consideration could h^ve tempted me to 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 of my expenses. Those, I doubt not, they will discharge, and... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1805 - 410 pages
...employment, at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. 1 will keep an exact account of my expenses. Those,...not, they will discharge, and that is all I desire." 248 fering, in their passage through the wildernesSj every hardship, as well as the most distressing... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Chronology, Historical - 1805 - 414 pages
...pecuniary 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 from it. 1 will keep an exact account of my expenses. Those, I doubt not, they will discharge, and... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...happiness, 1 do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expenses. These, I doubt not, they will discharge, and that is all I desire." Congress, when his commission was executed, unanimously and solemnly resolved, to support him with... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 pages
...happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expenses. These, I doubt not, they will discharge, and that is all I desire." Congress, when his commission was executed, unanimously and solemnly resolved, to support him with... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 pages
...pecuniary 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 from it. I will keep an exact account of my expenses. These, I doubt not, they will discharge, and... | |
 | John Corry - 1809 - 262 pages
...pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expence of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expences; those, I doubt not, they will discharge, and... | |
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