 | Washington Irving - Children's literature - 1876 - 766 pages
...designate it from a mere private letter; and he should absolutely decline any letter addressed to himself as a private person, when it related to his public station. Colonel Patterson, finding the letter would not be received, endeavored, as far as he could recolleet, to commmiicat*... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 986 pages
...designate it from a mere private letter; and he should absolutely decline any letter, addressed to himself as a private person, when it related to his public station. Colonel Patterson, finding the letter would not be received, endeavored, as far as he could recollect, to communicate... | |
 | William Digby - Burgoyne's Invasion, 1777 - 1887 - 462 pages
...Washington, etc., etc., etc. Washington took no notice of the insult, but stated that he declined to receive "any letter directed to him as a private person when...related to his public station." Colonel Patterson pointed out that "etc., etc., etc." implied all the titles which he might choose to claim, and ended... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1889 - 534 pages
...on duty having taken, he did not think proper to return, but answered in the same mode of address ; that he should absolutely decline any letter directed...it related to his public station. Colonel Patterson then said, that General Howe would not urge his delicacy further, and repeated his assertions, that... | |
 | Worthington Chauncey Ford - 1889 - 176 pages
...on duty having taken, he did not think proper to return, but answered in the same mode of address ; that he should absolutely decline any letter directed...it related to his public station. Colonel Patterson then said, that General Howe would not urge his delicacy further, and repeated his assertions, that... | |
 | George Washington - Presidents - 1889 - 536 pages
...on duty having taken, he did not think proper to return, but answered in the same mode of address ; that he should absolutely decline any letter directed...it related to his public station. Colonel Patterson then said, that General Howe would not urge his delicacy further, and repeated his assertions, that... | |
 | Charles Burr Todd - New York (N.Y.) - 1890 - 521 pages
...Washington, " but it also implies any thing " ; and he added that he could not receive a letter addressed to him as a private person when it related to his public station. Colonel Patterson then tried to communicate orally the contents of the letter. The king desired to conciliate the colonists,... | |
 | Martha Joanna Lamb - New York (N.Y.) - 1896 - 592 pages
...anything ; and that he could not with propriety receive a letter from the king's commissioners, addressed to him as a private person, when it related to his public station. Colonel Patterson then attempted to communicate, as far as he could recollect, the substance of what was contained in... | |
 | Martha Joanna Lamb - New York (N.Y.) - 1896 - 590 pages
...anything ; and that he could not with propriety receive a' letter from the king's commissioners, addressed to him as a private person, when it related to his public station. Colonel Patterson then attempted to communicate, as far as he could recollect, the substance of what was contained in... | |
 | Charles Burr Todd - 1902 - 562 pages
...Washington, " but it also implies any thing " ; and he added that he could not receive a letter addressed to him as a private person when it related to his public station. Colonel Patterson then tried to communicate orally the contents of the letter. The king desired to conciliate the colonists,... | |
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... that he should absolutely decline any letter directed to him as a private person, when it related to his public station. 
