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I dare say the men would fight very well if properly officered, although they are an exceedingly dirty and nasty people.

George Washington, John Clement Fitzpatrick, David Maydole Matteson, United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission (1944). “The writings of George Washington from the original manuscript sources, 1745-1799: prepared under the direction of the United States George Washington bicentennial commission and published by authority of Congress”
I dare say the men would fight very well if properly officered, although they are an exceedingly dirty and nasty people.