The con-
sequent kindness of Gates Wilkinson with being
the bearer of Gates' despatches to congress; and, during
this event, Wilkinson, in carrying the despatches, loitered
so long on his way that the intelligence preceded him,
"which Induced '^oger Sherman^ a shrewd member from
Connecticut, to move in Congress that Wilkinson should
be complimented with a pair of spurs.
sequent kindness of Gates Wilkinson with being
the bearer of Gates' despatches to congress; and, during
this event, Wilkinson, in carrying the despatches, loitered
so long on his way that the intelligence preceded him,
"which Induced '^oger Sherman^ a shrewd member from
Connecticut, to move in Congress that Wilkinson should
be complimented with a pair of spurs.
Hamilton - 1834 - Life on Hamilton - v1
