 | George Washington - 1931 - 636 halaman
...the slaves on it, is a generous and noble proof of your humanity. Would to God a like spirit would diffuse itself generally into the minds of the people of this country; but I despair of seeing it. Some petitions were presented to the Assembly, at its last Session, for the abolition of slavery, but... | |
 | 1855 - 848 halaman
...period of calm deliberation, in one of his letters to Lafayette : " ' Your late purchase of an estate in Cayenne with a view of emancipating the slaves on...people of this country ! But I despair of seeing it. Some petitions were presented to the Assembly nt its last session for the abolition of slavery, 4mt... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1864 - 696 halaman
...a generous and noble proof of your humanity. Would to God a like spirit might diffntt itself in the minds of the people of this country / But I despair of seeing it Some petitions were presented to the Assembly at, its last session, for the Abolition of Slavery, but... | |
 | Fritz Hirschfeld - 1997 - 286 halaman
...the slaves on it, is a generous and noble proof of your humanity. Would to God a like spirit would diffuse itself generally into the minds of the people of this country, but I despair of seeing it — some petitions were presented to the [Virginia] Assembly at its last Session, for the abolition... | |
 | Oscar Reiss - 1997 - 306 halaman
...on May 10, 1786, he stated: "Would to God that a like spirit might diffuse itself generally in the minds of the people of this country. But I despair of seeing it. Some petitions were presented to the assembly, at its last session, for the abolition of slavery; but... | |
 | William J. Switala - 2001 - 228 halaman
...idea of emancipating the slaves living on it. He told Lafayette, "Would to God a like spirit would diffuse itself generally into the minds of the people of this country; but I despair of seeing it."5 Finally, in a letter dated September 9, sent to a friend named John Francis Mercer, Washington... | |
 | Don Higginbotham - 2001 - 356 halaman
...know is My Hobby Horse." Washington praised the project, writing, "Would to God a like spirit would diffuse itself generally into the minds of the people of this country, but I dispair of seeing it. ... To set them afloat at once would, I really believe, be productive of much... | |
 | Brandon Marie Miller - 2007 - 147 halaman
...praised the Frenchman's desire to free the slaves. "Would to God," wrote Washington, "a like Spirit could diffuse itself generally into the minds of the people of this country, but I despair of seeing it-some petitions were presented to the Assembly at its last Sessions, for the abolition of slavery,... | |
 | Randall Norman Desoto - 2007 - 266 halaman
...be freed, the former commander responded, "Would to God a like spirit [to liberate the slaves] would diffuse itself generally into the minds of the people of this country; but I despair seeing it. " Washington noted that bills had been introduced in the Virginia legislature, but they... | |
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The benevolence of your heart, my dear Marquis, is so conspicuous upon all occasions that I never wonder at any fresh proofs of it ; but your late purchase of an estate in the Colony of Cayenne, with a view of emancipating the slaves on it, is a generous... 
