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" It would have been a less painful circumstance to me to have heard, that, in consequence of your non-compliance with their request, they had burned my house and laid the plantation in ruins. "
The Story-life of Washington: A Life-history in Five Hundred True Stories - Page 103
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The Religious Opinions and Character of Washington

Edward Charles M'Guire - 1836 - 428 pages
...most concern is, that you should go on board the enemy's vessels, and furnish them with refreshments. It would have been a less painful circumstance to...on the bad example of communicating with the enemy, anil making a voluntary offer of refreshments to them f with a view to prevent a conflagration. ********...
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The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American ..., Volume 1

John Marshall - Presidents - 1836 - 534 pages
...gone on board the vessels of the enemy and furnished them with refreshments. It would have been a lens painful circumstance to me to have heard, that in...non-compliance with their request, they had burnt my home and laid the plantation in ruins. You ought to nave considered yourself as my representative,...
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The Life of George Washington; with Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to ...

Mason Locke Weems - 1837 - 246 pages
...letter: » SIR—It gives me extreme concern to hear that " you furnished the enemy with refreshments. It " would have been a less painful circumstance to...me, '* to have heard, that, in consequence of your non" compliance with their request, they had laid ray «* plantation in ruins. GEORGE WASHUWTON." BUT,...
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The Life of George Washington

Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1839 - 666 pages
...most concern is, that you should go on board the enemy's vessels, and furnish them with refreshments. It would have been a less painful circumstance to...of your non-compliance with their request, they had burned my house and laid the plantation in ruins. You ought to have considered yourself as my representative,...
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The Life of George Washington: With Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to ...

Mason Locke Weems - Presidents - 1840 - 256 pages
...letter : " Sir — -It gives me extreme concern to hear that you furnished the enemy with refreshments. It Would have been a less painful circumstance to...of your non-compliance with their request, they had laid my plantation in ruins. GEOHGE WASHINGTON." But, among all his splendid acts of patriotism, there...
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Lives of the Presidents of the United States: With Biographical Notices of ...

Robert W. Lincoln - Presidents - 1842 - 610 pages
...and requested that the buildings might be spared. For this Washington severely reprimanded him : " It would have been a less painful circumstance to...heard, that, in consequence of your noncompliance with the request of the British, they had burned my house, and laid my plantation in ruins. Yon ought to...
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Life of George Washington: Embracing Anecdotes Illustrative of His Character

Horatio Hastings Weld - Presidents - 1845 - 250 pages
...the general might be spared. Washington was indignant at this proceeding. " It would," he writes, " have been a less painful circumstance to me to have...heard that, in consequence of your noncompliance with the request of the British, they had burned my house, and laid my plantation in rums. You ought to...
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Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing Anecdotes, Illustrative of ...

Horatio Hastings Weld - Presidents - 1846 - 250 pages
...the general might be spared. Washington was indignant at this proceeding. " It would," he writes, " have been a less painful circumstance to me to have...heard that, in consequence of your noncompliance with the request of the British, they had burned my house, and laid my plantation in ruins. You ought to...
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The Writings of George Washington: pt. II. Correspondence and miscellaneous ...

George Washington - United States - 1847 - 618 pages
...most concern is, that you should go on board the enemy's vessels, and furnish them with refreshments. It would have been a less painful circumstance to...they had burnt my house and laid the plantation in rums. You ought to have considered yourself as my representative, and should have reflected on the...
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A Life of Washington

James Kirke Paulding - Generals - 1848 - 296 pages
...proceeding, as will appear by the following extract of a letter to his overseer. " It would," he writes, " have been a less painful circumstance to me to have heard that, in consequence of your noucompliance with the request of the British, they had burned my house, and laid my plantation in...
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