 | John André - Courts-martial and courts of inquiry - 1865 - 94 pages
...of policy and not of resentment, I shall experience the operation of these feelings in your breast, by being informed that I am not to die on a gibbet. I have the honor to be, Your Excellency's most obedient and most humble servant, JOHN ANDRE, Adj. Gen.... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Anthologies - 1869 - 526 pages
...of policy and not of resentment, I shall experience the operation of these feelings in your breast, by being informed that I am not to die on a gibbet. I have the honour to be your Excellency's most obedient and most humble servant, JOHN ANDRE.' To this... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1870 - 272 pages
...of policy, and not of resentment, I shall experience the operation of these feelings in your breast, by being informed that I am not to die on a gibbet.' Even this request could not be complied with, and next day Major Andre" was hanged as a spy. Andre"... | |
 | Winthrop Sargent - 1871 - 508 pages
...misfortunes marks me the victim of policy and not of resentment, I shall experience the operation of those feelings in your heart, by being informed that I am not to die on a gibbet. I have the honor to be your Excellency's most obedient and most humble servant, JOHN ANDRK, Adj. Genl.... | |
 | Joachim Hayward Stocqueler - Great Britain - 1871 - 394 pages
...of policy and not of resentment, I shall experience the operation of these feelings in your breast, by being informed that I am not to die on a gibbet. " I have the honour to be, &c., "JOHN ANDRE, "Adjutant-General to the British Army." The appeal was... | |
 | Henry Peterson - United States - 1873 - 402 pages
...misfortunes marks me the victim of policy, and not of resentment, I shall experience the operation of those feelings in your heart, by being informed that I am not to die on a gibbet. " I have the honor to be your Excellency's most obedient and most humble servant,* JOHN ANDRE, " Adjutant-General... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - United States - 1879 - 646 pages
...of policy, and not of resentment, I shall experience the operation of these feelings in youi breast, by being informed that I am not to die on a gibbet." spiracy, and his indignation heightened by the belief that it was intended to reach the person of Washington,... | |
 | Edwin Martin Stone - French - 1884 - 830 pages
...of policy, and not of resentment, I shall experience the operation of these feelings in your breast by being informed that I am not to die on a gibbet." But though Washington, as has been asserted, was so affected "that his hand could scarcely command... | |
 | Edwin Martin Stone - French - 1884 - 834 pages
...of policy, and not of resentment, I shall experience the operation of these feelings in your breast by being informed that I am not to die on a gibbet." But though Washington, as has been asserted, was so afl'ected " that his hand could scarcely command... | |
 | James Walter - Presidents - 1886 - 412 pages
...misfortunes makes me the victim of policy and not of resentment, I shall experience the operations of those feelings in your heart by being informed that I am not to die on a gibbet. "JOHN ANDRfi, " Adjutant-General to the British Army" Washington's counsellors declared the request... | |
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Let me hope, Sir, that if aught in my character impresses you with esteem towards me, if aught in my misfortunes marks me as the victim of policy and not of resentment, I shall experience the operation of these feelings in your breast, by being informed... 
