 | 1832 - 564 pages
...gentleman that I was not unapprised of his intriguing disposition, I wrote him a letter in these words. "Sir, a letter which I received last night contained...General Conway to General Gates, he says, heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it. I... | |
 | Stephen Simpson - 1833 - 408 pages
...a passage in a letter written by Colonel Conway to General Gates, which ran thus: ' heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it.' This passage of the letter was communicated by a member of Congress to Washington. Strong in the affections... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 600 pages
...also from General Heath. I have the honor to be, &,c. TO BRIGADIER-GENERAL CONWAY. 9 November, 1777. SIR, A letter, which I received last night, contained...General Conway to General Gates he says, 'Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak General and bad counsellors would have ruined it.'"... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 594 pages
...that I was not unapprized of his intriguing disposition, I wrote to him a letter in these words ; " ' Sir ; A letter, which I received last night, contained...General Conway to General Gates he says, ' Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a iccak General and bad counsellors would have ruined it.'... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 590 pages
...that I was not unapprized of his intriguing disposition, I wrote to him a letter in these words ; " ' Sir ; A letter, which I received last night, contained...General Conway to General Gates he says, ' Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak General and bad counsellors would have ruined it.'... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - 1834 - 456 pages
...informed his aid-de-camp, McWilliams, that General Conway had written thus to you : " Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it." Lord Stirling, from motives of friendship, transmitted the account, with this remark, — " the enclosed... | |
 | John Marshall - 1836 - 534 pages
...gentleman that I was not unapprised of his intriguing disposition, I wrote him a letter in these words. " Sir, a letter which I received last night contained...General Conway to General Gates, he says, heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it. I... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 588 pages
...that I was not unapprized of his intriguing disposition, I wrote to him a letter in these words; " ' Sir; A letter, which I received last night, contained...General Conway to General Gates he says, ' Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak General and bad counsellors would have ruined it.'... | |
 | 1838 - 870 pages
...unnpprised of his intriguing disposition, I wrote to him a letter in these words: "'Sir : A letter w hicli I received last night, contained the following paragraph: "In a letter from General Conway lo General Gates he says, 'Heaven has been dtitrmined to ¡me your country, or a weak general and í*¿... | |
 | 1838 - 822 pages
...I wrote to him a letter in these words: " 'Sir: A letler which I received last night, contained Ike following paragraph : " In a letter from General Conway to General Gates he says, 'Heaven А<и been klrrmmtd lo lave your country, or a weak general and Ы coaueUari would hate ruined it.'... | |
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Sir ; A letter, which I received last night, contained the following paragraph; " In a letter from General Conway to General Gates he says, ' Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak General and bad counsellors would have ruined it. 
