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plan to free slaves

I read a pretty good book a while back about a plan Washington had to free at least some of his slaves long before he died..it was resisted by local politicians and his wife..I can`t remember the name of the book or the writer but when I find it I`ll be back..I`m sure there are many references to him and slavery in the archives but as to whether this is included I don`t know..I`ll give it a look..the book was well written and referenced history and fairly recent..it probably should be mentioned in the article--Lonepilgrim007 (talk) 03:04, 23 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I think you are referring to Henry Weincek's book, An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America:http://www.amazon.com/An-Imperfect-God-Washington-Creation/dp/0374529515
In correspondence with Dr. David Stuart (who married the widow of Martha's son Jacky, and was stepfather to Martha's grandchildren), Washington discussed a scheme to free the "dower" slaves. The "dowers" were owned by the Estate of Daniel Parke Custis (Martha's first husband), and held in trust for their son Jacky — and, following Jacky's 1781 death, for Jacky's 4 children. Martha had control of the "dowers" during her lifetime, after which they were to be divided among her grandchildren.
Washington's scheme seems to have been to rent out the "dower" slaves as laborers to other plantations, with the income going toward buying the "dowers" from the Custis Estate. This scheme would have needed the cooperation of all the parties involved – Martha, granddaughters Eliza (and her husband), Martha (and her husband), Eleanor (still a minor), and grandson G.W.P. Custis (also still a minor).
We don't know why the scheme never panned out. Maybe there was not enough of a market to rent out the slaves, or maybe one of the parties objected and squashed the whole idea. Wiencek speculates that one or both of the married granddaughters' husbands may have been responsible. Upon marriage, the granddaughters inherited other Custis slaves, and the husbands speedily set about selling off those slaves.
-- BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 13:41, 31 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I really think the whole issue raises a lot of questions as to how he really felt about slavery..while he obviously accepted it in his youth he seemed to have eventually have some serious misgivings about it long before he died possible as a result of black soldiers serving with him in the war..from what I understand Martha was totally opposed to him on this but actually freed some of her own slaves eventually out of fear that they might turn against her..I really don`t know much about it as I`m not an historian..I do believe he was ahead of his time in a lot of ways and pretty much was only able to get away with it because of his wealth and influence at the time. Lonepilgrim007 (talk) 03:23, 29 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request 14 May 2013

Category:Ninth President President George Washing was elected in 1789, after the United States had been a sovereign, independent nation for 13 years. Before him, 8 previous US presidents were elected, Each presiding for a 1-yer term, from 1782 - 1789. President John Hansen (elected 1782) was the first US president. More specifically, his legal title was "The President of United States in Congress Assembled" under the ratified articles of Confederation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 15.203.233.78 (talk) 18:10, 14 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Fat&Happy (talk) 18:31, 14 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Assassin's Creed III

Could someone please add a section about Assassin's Creed III and the DLC?