By the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability and expectation; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, altho' death was levelling my companions on ever
" By the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability and expectation; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, altho' death was levelling my companions on every side. "
GEORGE WASHINGTON, letter to John A. Washington, Jul. 18, 1755 | Friday, July 18, 1755
Editorial Notes
In this letter 23-year-old George Washington is boasting to his brother John Augustine about his luck and military prowess during the French and Indian War.
