23 Text as printed by Mr. Reed. not call them to make these sacrifices — I am of a very different sentiment. That overruling Providence ■which has so often and so remarkably interposed in our favor, never manifested itself more conspicuously than in the timely discovery of his horrid intention to surrender the Post and Garrison of West Point into the hands of the enemy. — the command of that Post — — for which he was appointed, seems to have made — Text of the Letter-Books. not call them to make these sacrifices — I am of very different sentiment * * Printed “ sentiments.” f Mr. Reed is mistaken in supposing that this letter “ is not in the Letter-Books.” October 18th, 178O.t That overruling Providence, which has so often and so remarkably interposed in our favor, never manifested itself more conspicuously than in the timely discovery of his horrid design of surrendering the Post and Garrison of West Point into the hands of the enemy. — the command of the Post — — for which he was appointed, seem to have made — In the above examples, all the variations from Mr. Reed’s copy exist in the Letter-Books, from which the text in “Washington’s Writings” was printed; and, I repeat, they agree with that text except in the instances here specified in the notes. I am not answerable, therefore, for these variations. On the contrary, I had no copy to follow or consult but the one recorded in the Letter-Books. There are a few other variations, and for these
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