The Life of Frederick William Von Steuben, Major General in the Revolutionary ArmyMason Brothers, 1859 - 735 strani |
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Stran 521 - This is the last letter I shall write while I continue in the service of my country. The hour of my resignation is fixed at twelve today, after which I shall become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac...
Stran 324 - And whereas, by the foregoing arrangement, many doserving officers must become supernumerary, and it is proper that regard be had to them, " Resolved, That from the time the reform of the army takes place, they be entitled to half pay for seven years...
Stran 86 - It would be difficult to describe the eagerness and the delight with which these men, the agents of a people in a state of insurrection against their monarch, were received in France, in the bosom of an ancient monarchy. Nothing could be more striking than the contrast between the luxury of our capital, the elegance of our fashions, the magnificence of Versailles, the still brilliant remains of the monarchical pride of Louis XIV, and the polished and superb dignity of our nobility, on the one hand...
Stran 552 - ... the officers of the American nnny do hereby, in the most solemn manner, associate, constitute, and combine themselves into one society of friends, to endure as long as they shall endure, or any of their eldest male posterity, and in failure thereof, the collateral branches, who may be judged worthy of becoming its supporters and members.
Stran 634 - I was mistaken, and that in this instance you were blameless ; I ask your pardon ; return to your command — I would not deal unjustly by any, much less by one whose character as an officer is so respectable.
Stran 553 - An unalterable determination to promote and cherish between the respective states that union and national honor so essentially necessary to their happiness and the future dignity of the American empire: To render permanent the cordial affection subsisting among the officers, this spirit will dictate brotherly kindness in all things, and particularly extend to the most substantial acts of beneficence, according to the ability of the society, toward those officers and their families who unfortunately...
Stran 97 - I could say, moreover, were it not for the fear of offending your modesty, that your Excellency is the only person under whom, after having served under the King of Prussia, I could wish to pursue an art, to which I have wholly given up myself.
Stran 474 - Whereas the Marquis De La Fayette, out of his great zeal to the cause of liberty, in which the United States are engaged, has left his family and connections, and, at his own expense, come over to offer his services to the United States, without pension or particular allowance, and is anxious to risk his life in our cause...
Stran 326 - States, from those who incline to continue in service ; and where it cannot be done by agreement, to be determined by seniority ; and make return of those who are to remain, which is to be transmitted to Congress, together with the names of the officers reduced, who are to be allowed half pay for life.
Stran 502 - ... 3rd. That under singular difficulties and embarrassments in the department in which he had been employed, he has rendered very important and substantial services, by introducing into the army a regular formation and exact discipline, and by establishing a spirit of order and economy in the interior administration of the regiments...