 We are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it; and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take great care of their education, instruct them...  Select Pieces - Page 44by Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 59 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 250 pages
...We are not however the less ohliged hy your kind offer, though we decline accepting it ; and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia...make men of them." Having frequent occasions to hold puhlic councils, they have acquired great order and decency in conductIng them. Theoid men sit in the... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1848 - 708 pages
...are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it: and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia...instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." f Success of a Missionary. — Those who have attempted to Christianize the Indians complain that they... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1848 - 746 pages
...however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it: and to show our grnteful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of iheir sons, we will take grout care of their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1882 - 522 pages
...spoke our language imperfectly. We are nevertheless obliged to you, and if the gentlemen will send a dozen of their sons, we will take great care of their education, and make men of them." Of the ten graduates given nothing is known. The first royal charter of the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1851 - 318 pages
...however, not the less obliged by youi^Vuid offer, though we decline accepting of it; and to show 3ft 'grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia...take great care of their education, instruct them m all we know, and make men of them." Having frequent occasions to hold public councils, they have... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1851 - 842 pages
...are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it: and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia...send us a dozen of t-heir sons, we will take great caro of their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of thêta." f Success of a Missionary.... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1851 - 780 pages
...are, however, not the les.4 obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it: and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of tJicir sons, we will take great care of their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 308 pages
...nothing. \V» »re, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting of it ; and to shew our grateful sense of it, if the...education, instruct them in all we know, and make men olfthem." Having frequent occasions to hold public councils, they have acquired great order and decency... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - America - 1854 - 782 pages
...are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it: and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia...instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." f Success of a Missionary. — Those who have attempted to Christianize the Indians complain that they... | |
 | Biographies of American leaders - 1855 - 624 pages
...are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it ; and, to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia...make MEN of them." Having frequent occasions to hold publick council*, they have acquired great order and decency in conducting them. The old men sit in... | |
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