| Winthrop Sargent - 1861 - 508 sider
...General's rank prescribed his appointment; but, beyond that, the corps could not hesitate to select as their representatives the only man among them with...and the only other who possessed a complete suit of clothes. neck at Gennantown and who was saddled on one of the best families in the town, used to keep... | |
| Winthrop Sargent - 1871 - 508 sider
...General's rank prescribed his appointment; but, beyond that, the corps eonld not hesitate to select As their representatives the only man among them with...and the only other who possessed a complete suit of clothes. neck at Germantown and who was saddled on one of the best families in the town, used to keep... | |
| 1901 - 574 sider
...Congress, and themselves, have sent as their representatives the only man who had an ounce of super, fluous flesh on his body and the only other who possessed a complete suit of clothes.' "—Argonaut. COUNSEL for the plaintiff, being anxious to discredit a hostile witness's evidence,... | |
| Maine Historical Society - 1890 - 514 sider
...indignation, his subordinate replied that " the army, out of respect to Congress and themselves, had sent the only man among them with an ounce of superfluous...and the only other who possessed a complete suit of clothes." When the American troops occupied Boston after its evacuation, Knox, who had even then become... | |
| Maine Historical Society - 1890 - 504 sider
...indignation, his subordinate replied that " the army, out of respect to Congress and themselves, had sent the only man among them with an ounce of superfluous...and the only other who possessed a complete suit of clothes." When the American troops occupied Boston after its evacuation, Knox, who had even then become... | |
| Maine Historical Society - 1890 - 500 sider
...to Congress and themselves, had sent the only man among them with an ounce of superfluous flesh oti his body, and the only other who possessed a complete suit of clothes." Wheu the American troops occupied Boston after its evacuation, Knox, who had even then become... | |
| Noah Brooks - 1900 - 384 sider
...out of respect to Congress, and themselves, have sent as their representatives the only man who had an ounce of superfluous flesh on his body and the only other who possessed a complete suit of clothes." It is evident that the sanguine temperament of General Knox was the cause of the misfortunes... | |
| Maine Federation of Women's Clubs - 1916 - 450 sider
...out of respect to Congress and themselves, have sent as their representatives the only man who had an ounce of superfluous flesh on his body and the only other who possessed a complete suit of clothes." The wives of several of the officers were at Valley Forge that spring, among them Mrs. Washington... | |
| 1925 - 636 sider
...respect his companions bore to themselves and to the Congress, and they had not hesitated to select as their representatives the only man among them with...superfluous flesh on his body and the only other who owned a complete suit of clothes.* Of Major Sargent, Washington wrote, — "Major Winthrop Sargent,... | |
| 1925 - 646 sider
...respect his companions bore 10 themselves and to the Congress, and they had not hesitated to select as their representatives the only man among them with...superfluous flesh on his body and the only other who owned a complete su't of clothes.4 Of Major Sargent, Washington wrote, — "Major Winthrop Sargent,... | |
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