Proceedings of the General Society of the Cincinnati, 1784-U.S. Government Printing Office, 1887 |
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... accepted , and took the chair . Mr. Turner was chosen secretary pro tem . Two letters were produced by the late secretary - general , and read ; one a circular letter from the Delaware State Society of the Cincinnati , dated the 6th ...
... accepted , and took the chair . Mr. Turner was chosen secretary pro tem . Two letters were produced by the late secretary - general , and read ; one a circular letter from the Delaware State Society of the Cincinnati , dated the 6th ...
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... accepted , the meeting proceeded to the examination of the papers and letters assorted and labeled by the said committee , and the same being read were filed . The committee of revision reported that they had made some progress in the ...
... accepted , the meeting proceeded to the examination of the papers and letters assorted and labeled by the said committee , and the same being read were filed . The committee of revision reported that they had made some progress in the ...
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... accepted and agreed to . The committte appointed to " fix and report the quota of each State Society to operate as a rule for all appointments which it may be nec- essary to make in the course of this meeting , " reported , and ...
... accepted and agreed to . The committte appointed to " fix and report the quota of each State Society to operate as a rule for all appointments which it may be nec- essary to make in the course of this meeting , " reported , and ...
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... accepted : " SIR - We , the delegates of the State Societies of the Cincinnati assembled at our triennial general meeting , congratulate you on being unanimously elected the head of our rising republic . " As a part of the community ...
... accepted : " SIR - We , the delegates of the State Societies of the Cincinnati assembled at our triennial general meeting , congratulate you on being unanimously elected the head of our rising republic . " As a part of the community ...
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... accepted . The following resolve , which was submitted to the general meeting yesterday for consideration , being discussed , was unanimously accepted : Resolved , That in the opinion of this extra general meeting the present ...
... accepted . The following resolve , which was submitted to the general meeting yesterday for consideration , being discussed , was unanimously accepted : Resolved , That in the opinion of this extra general meeting the present ...
Términos y frases comunes
Aaron Ogden adjourned to meet admission of members adopted amended army assistant secretary-general assistant treasurer-general ballot Baury Captain cash paid cent chairman Charles Cincinnati Cobb Colonel Joseph Colonel Scott committee appointed Connecticut copy Count d'Estaing credentials of delegates Daveis Dayton deceased DeSaussure descendants different State Societies dollars election following resolution funds gentlemen Glentworth Hamilton Fish Harris held Henry honor institution interest James Simons Jersey John McDowell Johnston Joseph W Judge Elmer July 4th Knox L. Q. C. Elmer last triennial meeting late Latimer letter Lothrop Major l'Enfant Marinus Willett Maryland Massachusetts minutes motion of Colonel o'clock Ogden original members Pennsylvania Pinckney Popham president president-general proceedings referred requested Resolved respectfully Rhode Island Rhode Island Society secretary Sims South Carolina Sproat submitted Tench Tilghman Thomas Coles Thomas McEuen Thomas McKean Thomas Mifflin to-morrow morning treasurer unanimously United vice-president vice-president-general votes William Jackson York
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Página 95 - ... the officers of the American army do hereby in the most solemn manner associate, constitute, and combine themselves into one society of friends, to endure as long as they shall endure, or any of their eldest male posterity, and in failure thereof, the collateral branches, who may be judged worthy of becoming its supporters and members.
Página 195 - An incessant attention to preserve inviolate those exalted rights and liberties of human nature for which they have fought and bled, and without which the high rank of a rational being is a curse instead of a blessing.
Página 13 - To render permanent the cordial Affection subsisting among the officers; this Spirit will dictate Brotherly Kindness in all things, and particularly extend to the most substantial Acts of Beneficence, according to the Ability of the Society, towards those Officers and their Families who unfortunately may be under the Necessity of receiving it.
Página 110 - To perpetuate, therefore, as well the remembrance of this vast event, as the mutual friendships which have been formed under the pressure of common danger, and, in many instances, cemented by the blood of the parties, the officers of the American Army do hereby, in the most solemn manner, associate, constitute and combine themselves into one SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, to endure as long as they shall endure, or any of their eldest male posterity, and, in failure Of tiff THE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI thereof,...
Página 96 - That the Institution of the Society of the Cincinnati remains as it was originally proposed and adopted by the officers of the American Army, at their Cantonments on the banks of the Hudson River, in 1783.
Página 13 - There shall be a meeting of the society at least once in three years, on the first Monday in May, at such place as the president shall appoint. The said meeting shall consist of the aforesaid officers (whose expenses shall be equally borne by the State funds), and a representation from each State. The business of this general meeting shall be, to regulate the distribution of surplus funds, to appoint officers for the ensuing term, and to conform the by-laws of State meetings to the general objects...
Página 16 - May 15"' 1784 — The INSTITUTION of the SOCIETY of the CINCINNATI as altered and amended at their first general meeting. — It having pleased the great Governour of ye universe to give success to the Arms and to establish the UNITED STATES free and independent : therefore gratefully to commemorate this event, — to inculcate to...
Página 14 - The State Societies will consist of all the members resident in each State respectively ; and any member removing from one State to another, is to be considered, in all respects, as belonging to •the Society of the State in which he shall actually reside. The...
Página 223 - ... specific amendments, proper to be proposed by Congress to the Legislatures of the States, to become, if ratified by three-fourths thereof, part of the constitution of the United States, together with the amendments to the said constitution, as proposed by the several States...
Página 18 - Posterity : we have retained accordingly those devices which recognize the manner of our returning to our citizenship ; not as ostentatious marks of our discrimination, but as pledges of our friendship, and emblems whose appearance will never permit us to deviate from the paths of virtue. — And we presume in this place it may not be inexpedient to inform that these are considered as the most endearing tokens of friendship, and held in the highest estimation by such of our Allies as have become...