 | Hannah Adams - 1806 - 162 strani
...The letters which he wrote to his friends on the morning of his execution were destroyed, and this extraordinary reason given by the provost marshal! : " That the rebels should not know that they had a man rn their army who could die with so much firmness." " Unknown to all around him,... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - 1813 - 478 strani
...execution, were destroyed ; the provost marshal assigning this extraordinary reason for that outrage, " that the rebels should not know they had a man in their armyi who could die with so muqh firmness." Captain Nathan Hale united in liis character the soldier,... | |
 | Charles Prentiss, William Sullivan - 1821 - 288 strani
...letters he had written to his mother and other relations were destroyed ; the provost Marshall declaring "the rebels should not know they had a man in their army who could die with so much firmness." — Arnold was made a Brigadier General in the British service. January, 1781. A mutiny, the consequences... | |
 | James Thacher - 1823 - 686 strani
...not procured, though he requested it. Letters, which on the morning of his execution, he wrote to his mother, and other friends, were destroyed ; and this very extraordinary reason given by the proToct marshal, ' that the rebels should not know that they had a man in their army, who could die... | |
 | 1824 - 518 strani
...procured, although he requested it. Letters, which, on the morning of his execution, he wrote to his mother and other friends, were destroyed ; and this...marshal, "that the rebels should not know they had a mau in their army who could die with so much firmness." Unknown to all around him, without a single... | |
 | 1824 - 516 strani
...wfiich, on the morning of his execution, he wrote to bis mother and other friends, were destroycd ; and this very extraordinary reason given by the provost...marshal, '-that the rebels should not know they had a mail in their army who could die with so much firmness." Unknown to all around him, without a single... | |
 | James Thacher - 1827 - 506 strani
...not procured, though he requested it. Letters, which on the morning of his execution, he wrote to his mother, and other friends, were destroyed ; and this...provost marshal, * that the rebels should not know that they had a man in their army who could die with so much firmness.' " Unknown to all around him,... | |
 | James Thacher - 1827 - 494 strani
...not procured, though he requested it. Letters, which on the morning of his execution, he wrote to his mother, and other friends, were destroyed ; and this...provost marshal, ' that the rebels should not know that they had a man in their army who could die with so much firmness.' '' Unknown to all around him,... | |
 | James Thacher - 1827 - 502 strani
...very extraordinary reason given by the provost marshal,' that the rebels should not know that they bad a man in their army who could die with so much firmness.' " Sir William Howe at once gave an order to the provost marshal to execute him the next morning. "... | |
 | H. L. Barnum - 1829 - 502 strani
...procured. cured, though he requested it. Letters, which on the morning of his execution, he wrote to his mother, and other friends, were destroyed ; and this...provost marshal, ' that the rebels should not know that they had a man in their army, who could die with so much firmness.' " Unknown to all around him,... | |
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... that the rebels should not know that they had a man in their army who could die with so much firmness. 
