Memoirs of My Own Times, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Memoirs of My Own Times, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint) written by James Wilkinson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoirs of My Own Times, Vol. 2 of 3 As I am now about to enter, Mr. President, as faras Remarks may be practicable, into a detailed examination of all the 0325133? Evidence before the court, relative to the specifications of'suidity of the lst and 2d charges, there Is one genel al remark that figfizfig occurs to me, as applicable to every part of it, which I Wilkinson hope you may constantly heal in mind. The particular gypsy? Circumstance to which I allude, Is this; that, while I am pensioner. Charged with having been In the regular receipt Of a sti pend from the court of Spain, and various sums have been specified to have been paid for me, on account of a pension fromthe year 1789 down to the year 1804 inclu sive, it is worthy of Observation, that neither in the whole course of that period, nor at any other time, amidst the frequent temptations Of a crisis, in which the interests Of Spain and the United States have been brought into col lision, has it been proved, or even attempted to be proved, that I have ever taken a single step, calculated to pro mote or gratify the views Of Spain; or that I have, di rectly or indirectly, rendered any service to the Spanish government, in return for the thousands and tens Of thou sands Of dollars, which it is represented they were SO prof fusely squandering for my benefit and aggrandisement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.