 | 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 - 232 pages
...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 not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1804 - 432 pages
..." 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...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 - Chronology, Historical - 1805 - 414 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, I doubt not, they will discharge, and that it all I desire," faring', in their passage through the wilderness, every hardship, as well as the... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1806 - 492 pages
...and designed to push his victories to Quebec. " As to pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted...domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any pro6t from it. I will keep an exact account of my exr penses. Those, I doubt not, they will discharge,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 398 pages
...and designed to push his victories to Quebec, " As to pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted...accept this arduous employment, at the expense of ray domestic case and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an enact account... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...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...accept this arduous employment, at the expense of my domestick ease and happiness, 1 do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 pages
...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...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
...myself equal to the command I am honoured with. " As to my 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 expence of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1811 - 522 pages
...with. " As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Confress that as no pecuniary consideration could ave tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the...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 thatisallldesire."... | |
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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... 
