A Rejoinder to Mr. Bancroft's Historical Essay On President Reed
The book A Rejoinder to Mr. Bancroft's Historical Essay On President Reed was written by author Reed, William B. (William Bradford), 1806-1876 Here you can read free online of A Rejoinder to Mr. Bancroft's Historical Essay On President Reed book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is A Rejoinder to Mr. Bancroft's Historical Essay On President Reed a good or bad book?
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Now let us see what the truth is. No fad is better ascertained than that when Mr. Reed was one of Washington's escort from Philadelphia, he had no- idea of attaching himself to the * I. Life of Reed, p. 231. 29 service. He had no military knowledge or experience. It was his personal association with Washington that led him to continue the journey. "Washington's friend- ship to Mr. Reed," says a kinder and more truthful his- torian than Mr. Bancroft, "was frank and cordial; and the confidence he... reposed in him full and implicit. Reed in fad became, in a little time, the intimate com- panion of his thoughts, his bosom counsellor. He felt the need of such a friend in the present exigency, placed as he was, in a new and untried situation, and having to adt with persons hitherto unknown to him. Mr. Reed had strong common sense, unclouded by passion and prejudice, and a pure patriotism which regarded every- thing as it bore upon the welfare of his country."* This surely is a more reasonable solution of Mr.
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