 | Hinton Rowan Helper - 1857 - 946 pages
...with you. I believe you to be a brave and skilful soldier, which of course I like. I also believe that you do not mix politics with your profession, in which...confidence in yourself, which is a valuable, if not indispensable, quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm;... | |
 | 1917 - 996 pages
...best for you to know that there are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied with you. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable, if not an indispensable, quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm;... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 196 pages
...know that .there are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier — which, of course,...confidence in yourself — which is a valuable, if not an indispensable, quality. You are ambitious — which, wTithin reasonable bounds, does good rather than... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 218 pages
...know that there are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied wilh you. I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier — which, of course,...mix politics with your profession — in. which you arc right. You have confidence in yourself — which is a valuable, if not an indispensable, quality.... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 228 pages
...know that there are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied wiih you. I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier — which, of course,...mix politics with your profession — in. which you arc right. You have confidence in yourself — which is a valuable, if not an indispensable, quality.... | |
 | John William Jones - 1879 - 402 pages
...know that there are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier, which, of course,...not mix politics with your profession, in which you arc right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable if not an indispensable quality. You... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1880 - 212 pages
...know that there are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier — which, of course,...believe you do not mix politics with your profession — ia which you are right. You have confidence in yourself — which is a valuable, if not an indispensable,... | |
 | Third Army Corps Union, John Cleveland Robinson - 1881 - 48 pages
...know that there are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier, which, of course,...confidence in yourself, which is a valuable, if not an indispensable quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm... | |
 | Henry Edwin Tremain - 1881 - 36 pages
...EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, 1). C., January 26, 1863. MAJOR-GENERAL HOOKER, GENERAL: ' I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier, which, of course,...confidence in yourself, which is a valuable, if not an indispensable quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm;... | |
 | Theodore Ayrault Dodge - 1881 - 294 pages
...things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and skilful soldier, which of course I like. I also believe you...confidence in yourself ; which is a valuable, if not an indispensable, quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm... | |
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I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appear to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet I think it best for you to know that there are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied with you.... 
