Washington's Missing Letters

Author says: what if Martha Washington had lied about burning her correspondence with husband George? Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s).

on this day the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association announced the chance discovery of the letters from the First US President George Washington to his wife Martha that she had claimed to have burnt following his death in 1799.

To the surprise of many the correspondence confirmed the widely hinted suggestion that he did seriously consider

(1) Becoming King instead of President

(2) Negotiating with the British to reach a deal short of Independence

However dismissive the modern historian's view that "these things happened" no amount of cynicism could disguise the shock generated by the verifiable confirmation of behind the scenes involvement of both the centuries-old Count of St Germaine and also the Roscrucian Old Professor. Because without their careful shaping of events, Washington would have surely succumbed to either of these two temptations.

And therein lie the reason for Martha's concealment of the letters; not a man of destiny at all, Washington was a military leader whose governance actions were entirely guided by a secret political class. But reassuringly, his wife had protected his status as a necessary role model at the formation of the Republic when the Office of President was in very real danger of mis-definition, not least from George Washington himself.

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