 | George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 240 pages
...myself equal to the command I am honoured with. *' WITH respect to pay, sir, I must beg leave to assure Congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expence of my domestic ease and happiness, I do net wish to make any... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1804 - 432 pages
...pursued his success, and took Montreal, and designed to push his victories to Quebec. " As to pay, sir, 1 beg leave to assure the congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could h^ve tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1805 - 410 pages
...to Quebec. A body of troops commanded by general Arnold was ordered to march to Canada : after suf" As to pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the congress,...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... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1806 - 492 pages
...hundred. He pursued his success, and took Montreal, and designed to push his victories to Quebec. " As to pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the congress,...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... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honoured with. I beg leave, Sir, to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense of my domestick ease and happiness, 1 do not wish to make any... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 pages
...utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honoured with. I beg leave, Sir, 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... | |
 | John Corry - 1809 - 262 pages
...with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honoured with. " As to my pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that...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... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - United States - 1817 - 344 pages
...the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honoured with. " As to my pay, 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 peace and happiness, I do not wish to make any... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1818 - 500 pages
...declare willi the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honoured with. *' As to pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the congress that ai no pecuniary consideration could bave tempted me toarcept this arduous employment, at the expcnue... | |
 | William Grimshaw - United States - 1821 - 298 pages
...declare, with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honoured with. As to pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the congress,...pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this ardous employment, at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any... | |
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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 exact account of... 
