sentences:  Washington's actions at the war's end reveal little in the way of antislavery inclinations.He was anxious to recover his own slaves and refused to consider compensation for the upwards of 80,000 slaves evacuated by the British, insisting without success that the British return them to their owners.Before resigning his commission in 1783, Washington wrote a "Circular to the States" discussing the future of the country; mindful of keeping the military subservient to civilian authority, his "Circular" did not mention slavery per se, and even then the "Circular" was considered an "unsolicited intrusion" by some state legislators.