1781 October 8, Henry Gale, letter to Thomas Sim Lee, printed in Maryland Historical Magazine, Volume VI[1] Number 1 (March 1911), Maryland Historical Society, page 36:
Soon after this I so far recovered the rest of my senses as to be able to know and distinguish everything about me, when the aforesaid John Timmons with the appearance of Joy at my Recovery, in a very kind manner assur’d me I should not again be Ill treated, and used his utmostly endeavours to prevail on the rest of the crew to be of his opinion.
1993, Korean Research Center for Peace and Unification, Korea & World Affairs, volume 17, issues 3–4,[2] page 721:
Attaining superiority over the South has been the utmostly goal of the Kim regime.