More on this quote:Letter to Brigadier-General Nelson, 20 August 1778, in Ford'sWritings of George Washington(1890), vol. VII, p. 161. Part of this is often attached to a fragment of a letter to John Armstrong of 11 March 1782; it is also often prefaced with the spurious "governing...
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As he was waiting for the British to leave New York City, Washington composed a letter to the state governors, outlining his views on the future of the new nation: There are four things, which I humbly conceive, are essential to the well being, I may even venture to say, to the exist...
WASHINGTON, George. Letter signed ("Go:Washington") as Commander-in-Chief, Continental Army, To Nicholas Cooke, Governor of Rhode Island, the text in the hand of his aide, George Johnston, Morris Town, [New Jersey], 2 February 1777.1 page, folio (13 x 8 3/16 in.), ...
Moreover, it mentions that George Washington applied the first presidential pardon in 1795 when he bestowed amnesty to the Whiskey Rebellion participants. Likewise, Abraham Lincoln issued a declaration of general amnesty to those who rebel... JT Menitove - 《Harvard Law & Policy Review》 被引量...
Finally, on February 5, 1777, he made the call in a letter to John Hancock, president of the Second Continental Congress. “The small pox has made such Head in every Quarter that I find it impossible to keep it from spreading thro’ the whole Army in the natural way. I have ...
GW Univ,Washington - Institute for Educational Leadership, 1001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 310, Washington, D.C. 20036 ($3.00) 被引量: 1发表: 1976年 Letter, Charles W. Wilcox to Brother, Cincinnati, September 7, 1863 [Transcribed] The significant increase in the role of the federal ...
美国总统George Washington乔治华盛顿 GeneralIntroduction “Firstinwar”“Firstinpeace”Comments GeneralIntroduction HonoraryTitle:Profession:PlanterCommander-in-chiefoftheContinentalArmyPresidentPoliticalParty:Independent (February22,1732–December14,1799)Religion:ChurchofEngland/EpiscopalMilitaryRank:Lieutenantgeneral☆☆...
As for Sally's old friend, George Washington, he was now the most famous man in the world. And the most admired. The year before George sent Sally the last letter, King George III - yes, King George III - had said General Washington was the most distinguished of any man living and ...
Letter, 1839 Jan. 23, Washington City, to George Winter, LogansportA. C. (Abel C.) Pepper