 ... houses on the same account,) we have, by a field-return this day made, no less than two thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight men now in camp unfit for duty, because they are barefoot and otherwise naked.  Life of George Washington - Stran 388avtor: Washington Irving - 1857Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | John Wynne Jeudwine - 1925 - 436 strani
...without it, " few men having more than one shirt, many only the moiety of one and some none at all." " We have, by a field return this day, made no less than 2,898 men unfit for duty, because they are barefoot and otherwise naked " ; the men, for want of blankets,... | |
 | John Marshall - 1926 - 578 strani
...circumstances of this to perform the common 1777 duties of soldiers, we have, by a field return this day made, besides a number of men confined to hospitals for...and others in farmers' houses on the same account, no less than two thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight men, now in camp, unfit for duty, because... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1938 - 756 strani
...assured, sir, this Is not an exaggerated picture, and that I have abundant reason to support what I say. We have by a field return, this day made, no less than 2,898 men now in camp unfit for duty because they are barefoot aiid otherwise naked." In this connection... | |
 | Henry Laurens - 1968 - 742 strani
...received from a Cloathier General, and at the same time, as a farther proof of the inability of an Army under the circumstances of this, to perform the...number of Men confined to Hospitals for want of Shoes, & others in Farmers Houses on the same account, we have by a Feild return this day made, no less than... | |
 | 1920 - 814 strani
...vulgar but by those in power, it is time to speak plain in exculpation of myself the inability of an army, under the circumstances of this, to perform...confined to hospitals for want of shoes, and others in farm houses on the same account) we have, by a field return this day made, no less than two thousand,... | |
 | John Slade - 2002 - 740 strani
...for returns on their troops (a count of those healthy and those sick), then he reported to Congress, "We have, by a field return this day made no less than 2,898 Men now in Camp unfit for duty because they are bare foot and otherwise naked." Our soldiers... | |
 | Washington Irving - 2005 - 413 strani
...the little benefit received from a clothier-general, and as a farther proof of the inability of an army, under the circumstances of this, to perform...account), we have, by a field return this day made, DO less than two thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight men now in camp unfit for duty, because they... | |
 | Bruce Chadwick - 2005 - 595 strani
...hand." Washington wrote to Laurens that his men could no longer perform the common duties of soldiers. "We have by a field return this day, made no less than 2,898 men now in camp unfit for duty because they are bare foot and otherwise naked and by the same... | |
 | 1902 - 926 strani
...from a clothier-general, and as a further proof of the inability of an army, under the circumstances, to perform the common duties of soldiers (besides...have, by a field return, this day made, no less than twenty-eight hundred and ninety-eight men now in camp unfit for duty, because they are barefoot, and... | |
 | 1833 - 438 strani
...reluctant, though strong remonstrance of the commander-in-chief to Congress. " We have," says he, " by a field return this day made, no less than two...duty, because they are barefoot and otherwise naked;" and of those restless intriguers who were besieging Congress with complaints and remonstrances, he... | |
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