 | Hannah Adams - 1806 - 162 pàgines
...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, without a single friend"... | |
 | 1812 - 438 pàgines
...which, on the morning of his execution, he wrote to his mother and other friends, were destioyed ; and this very extraordinary reason given by the provost marshal, " that the rebels should not know they had a man in their army who could die with so much firmness." Unknown to all around him, without... | |
 | John Chauncey Pease, John Milton Niles - 1819 - 496 pàgines
...the feelings of humanity could only be equalled by the reason which was assigned for it; which was, " that the rebels should not know that they had a man in their array who could die with so much firmness." It is difficult to conceive of a situation more awful,... | |
 | Charles Prentiss, William Sullivan - 1821 - 288 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...mother, and other friends, were destroyed ; and this very extraordinary reason given by the proToct marshal, ' that the rebels should not know that they...their army, who could die with so much firmness.' 'L Unknown to all around him, without a single friend to offer him the least consolation, thus fell... | |
 | 1824 - 518 pàgines
...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 provost 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... | |
 | James Thacher - 1827 - 502 pàgines
...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 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... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - 1829 - 606 pàgines
...provost marshal assigning this extraordinary reason for that outrage, " that the rebels should not know they had a man in their army, who could die with so much firmness."3 naked and famished, at Machias, whence they proceeded to different parts of New England.... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1831 - 628 pàgines
...others, were destroyed, in order, as was said by the provost marshal, " that the rebels should not know they had a man in their army who could die with so much firmness." The untimely end of this promising but unfortunate young man resembled that of major Andre, in the... | |
 | Francis Lieber - 1831 - 620 pàgines
...others, were destroyed, in order, as was said by the provost marshal, " that the rebels should not know they had a man in their army who could die with so much firmness." The untimely end of this promising but unfortunate young man resembled that of major Andre, in the... | |
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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. 
