| History - 1817 - 514 pages
...not transgressed the laws of war. It was conceived in these terms. "Salem, 24th Sept. 178O. " SIR, " I beg your excellency will be persuaded, that no alteration...take the step of addressing you; but that it is to secure myself from an imputation of having assumed a mean character for treacherous purposes or self... | |
| History - 1817 - 508 pages
...not transgressed the laws of war. It was conceived in these terms. " Salem, 24th Sept. 1780. " SIR, " I beg your excellency will be persuaded, that no alteration...take the step of addressing you; but that it is to secure myself from an imputation of having assumed a mean character for treacherous purposes or self... | |
| Walter Scott - Europe - 1820 - 748 pages
...transgressed the laws of war. It was conceived in these terms. " Salem, 1±tli Sept. 1780. " SIR, " I beg your excellency will be persuaded, that no alteration...take the step of addressing you ; but that it is to secure myself from an imputation of having assumed a mean character for treacherous purposes or self-interest... | |
| 1820 - 746 pages
...transgressed the laws of war. It was conceived in these terms. •* Salem, <2Alh Sept. 1780. «« SIR, " I beg your excellency will be persuaded, that no alteration...take the step of addressing you ; but that it is to secure myself from an imputation of having assumed a mean character for treacherous purposes or self-interest... | |
| Europe - 1820 - 742 pages
...transgressed the laws of war. It was conceived in these terms. " Salem, VMh Sept. 1780. " SIR, " \ beg your excellency will be persuaded, that no alteration...take the step of addressing you ; but that it is to secure myself from an imputation of having assumed a mean character for treacherous purposes or self-interest... | |
| William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1821 - 792 pages
...Andr6 .to h:r, .- been written by him, which letter is as follows :) No. 6. / SIR, Silt*, *Uh Sept 17W. WHAT I have as yet said concerning myself, was in...of my mind, or apprehension for my safety, induces roe to take the step of addressing you ; but that it is to secure myself from an imputation of having... | |
| William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1821 - 814 pages
...extricated ; I auk too little accustomed to duplicity to have succeeded. 1 beg your Excellency will b& persuaded, that no alteration in the temper of my mind, or apprehension for my safety, induces me t» take the step of addressing you ; but that it is to secure myself from, an imputation of having... | |
| James Thacher - United States - 1823 - 686 pages
...the following letter of his to General Washington, namely : Salem, 24/A September, 1780. « SIB, " What I have as yet said, concerning myself, was in...take the step of addressing you, but that it is to secure myself from an imputation of having assumed a mean character for treacherous purposes or self... | |
| Jedidiah Morse - Indians of North America - 1824 - 524 pages
...following letter of his to General \V asliin§ton, namely : . . " Salem, 24th September, 1780. " SIR — What I have as yet said, concerning myself, was in the justifiable attempt to be extricated ; 1 am too little accustomed to duplicity, to have succeeded. " I beg your Excellency will be persuaded,... | |
| James Thacher - American War of Independence, 1775-1783 - 1827 - 494 pages
...following letter of his to General Washington, namely — / " Salem, 24lh September, 1780. "SIR, " What I have as yet said, concerning myself, was in...take the step of addressing you, but that it is to secure myself from an imputation of having assumed a mean character for treacherous purposes or self... | |
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