 Your letter of January 6th, was received while I was seriously indisposed. Observing that it was from you, I handed it to Mr. Calhoun to read, after reading one or two lines only myself. The order to you to take command in that quarter had before been...  Historical Briefs - Page 108by James Schouler - 1896 - 310 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Caldwell Calhoun, Andrew Jackson - Seminole War, 1st, 1817-1818 - 1831 - 134 pages
...seems proper that I should now give you an explanation. Your letter of January 6 was received while I was seriously indisposed. Observing that it was...two' lines, only, myself. The order to you to take the command in that quarter had before then been issued. He remarked, after perusing the letter, that... | |
 | Thomas Hart Benton - United States - 1854 - 762 pages
...reception, opening and perusal of this letter, viz. : ' Your letter of January 6th, was received while I was seriously indisposed. Observing that it was...to you to take command in that quarter had before been issued. He remarked after perusing the letter, that it was a confidential one relating to Florida,... | |
 | Thomas Hart Benton - United States - 1854 - 784 pages
...reception, opening and perusal of this letter, viz. : ' Your letter of January 6th. was received while I was seriously indisposed. Observing that it was...read, after reading one or two lines only myself. The orderto you to take command in that quarter had before been issued. He remarked after perusing the... | |
 | Thomas Hart Benton - United States - 1856 - 764 pages
...reception, opening and perusal of this letter, viz.: 'Your letter of January Cth, was received while I was seriously indisposed. Observing that it was...to you to take command in that quarter had before been issued. He remarked after perusing the letter, that it was a confidential one relating to Florida,... | |
 | Thomas Hart Benton - United States - 1858 - 822 pages
...reception, opening and perusal of this letter, viz. : ' Your letter of January 6th, was received while I was seriously indisposed. Observing that it was from you, I handed it to Mr. Calhoun to read, aftei reading one or two lines only myself. The order to you to take command in that quarter had before... | |
 | James Parton - Biography & Autobiography - 1860 - 690 pages
...circumstances it was received. " Your letter of January 6th," wrote the President, " was received while I was seriously indisposed. Observing that it was...to you to take command in that quarter had before been issued. He remarked, after perusing the letter, that it was a confidential one relating to Florida,... | |
 | Paul Hamilton Payne - Literature, Modern - 1860 - 614 pages
...some months afterwards, wrote thus to the general : " Your letter of January 6th was received while I was seriously indisposed. Observing that it was...I handed it to Mr. Calhoun to read, after reading only one or two lines myself. The order to you to take the command had before then been issued. He... | |
 | Tennessee Bar Association - Bar associations - 1914 - 1764 pages
...reception, opening and perusal of this letter, viz : 'Your letter of January 6th was received while I was seriously indisposed. Observing that it was...to you to take command in that quarter had before been issued. He remarked, after perusing the letter, that it was a confidential one relating to Florida,... | |
 | John Caldwell Calhoun - United States - 1855 - 466 pages
...seems proper that I should now give you an explanation. Your letter of January 6, was received while I was seriously indisposed. Observing that it was...two lines, only, myself. The order to you to take the command in that quarter had before then been issued. He remarked, after perusing the letter, that... | |
 | United States - 1832 - 572 pages
...Monroe thus speaks of "the confidential letter: your letter ot the 6th of Janu"aiy wss received whilst I was seriously indisposed) "observing that it was...to Mr. "Calhoun to read, after reading one or two linea myself. "The order to l..ke command in that quarter hnd.befoie "then been issued. He remarked,... | |
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