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 attributes his escape during the July 9, 1755, Battle of the Monongahela to the “dispensations of Providence,” reflecting his belief that divine intervention spared him amid heavy fire.
