6     Washington also employed the explitives: God forbid, Wish to God, For God’s sake – hurry!, My God!, Good God! That these were not profanity in his mind is seen in context where he uses to condemn swearing.

7     These phrases seem to suggest an acquaintance with the traditional philosophical arguments for God’s existence: The “Greatest Efficient” referencing the Cosmological argument and the “Greatest and Best,” referencing the Ontological argument.

8     We address George Washington’s Masonic relationship in the chapter 25.

9     See chapter 2.

10   WGW, vol. 2 4-27-1763.

11   Over 197 references.

12   See for example WGW, vol. 2, 9-28-1760; vol. 4, 3-6-1776.

13   Ibid., vol. 30, 5-10-1789; vol. 30, 5-26-1789.

14   Ibid., vol. 30 4-1789.

15   Ibid., vol. 31, 12-29-1790; vol. 35 8-29-1796.

16   Over 133 matches.

17   PGW, Letterbook 38, image 148; letter to the Savannah Hebrew Congregation, May 1790.

18   Ibid.

19   See for example WGW, vol. 5, 7-2-1776; vol. 24, 6-30-1782; vol. 26, 2-15-1783. etc.

20   Ibid., vol. 27, 8-10-1783; vol. 30, 8-3-1788.

21   WGW vol. 27, August 10, 1783.

22   See for example Ibid vol. 3, 1-13-1775; vol. 4, 11-28-1775; vol. 4, 12-5-1775; vol. 11, 5-5-1778; vol. 27, 12-22-1783, etc.

23   Ibid., vol. 18, 6-11-1780.

24   Ibid., vol. 30, Thanksgiving Proclamation.

25   See above references.

26   WGW vol. 30, 7-31-1788.

27   See for example Ibid vol. 3, 7-16-1775; vol. 3, 9-8-1775; vol. 4, 2-1-1776, etc.

28   Ibid., vol. 28, August 18, 1786.

29   Ibid., vol. 34, 9-20-1795.

30   Ibid., vol. 37, 5-13-1776.

31   Ibid., vol. 29, 4-28-1788.

32   Ibid., vol. 30, 5-29-1789.

33   Ibid., vol. 27, 12-13-1783.

34   Ibid., vol. 27, 12-13-1783.

35   Ibid., vol. 27, 12-13-1783.

36   Ibid., vol. 5, 7-2-1776, for example.

37   Ibid., vol. 35, 4-1-1797.

38   Ibid., vol. 34, Seventh Annual Address to Congress.

39   Ibid., vol. 7, 4-23-1777.

40   Ibid., vol. 35, 4-1-1797.

41   Ibid., vol. 4, 11-18-1775.

42   Ibid., vol. 34 December 8, 1795.

43   Ibid., vol. 35, 3-3-1797.

44   Ibid., vol. 35, 3-3-1797.

45   Ibid., vol. 5, 5-15-1776.

46   Ibid., vol. 4, 3-6-1776.

47   Ibid., vol. 7, 4-12-1777; vol. 7, 4-15-1777; vol. 27, 11-2-1783.

48   Ibid., vol. 23, 11- 19-1781.

49   Ibid., vol. 3, 7-16-1775; vol. 3, 9-8-1775; vol. 4, 2-1-1776; vol. 27, 5-15-1784.

50   See for example Ibid., vol. 30, 4-30-1789; vol. 35, 5-15-1796; vol. 3, 7-4-1775.

51   Ibid., Vol 11, 5-5-1778.

52   Ibid., vol. 17, 11-27-1779.

53   Ibid., vol. 6, 12-6-1776.

54   Ibid., vol. 27, 2-10-1784.

55   Ibid., vol. 28, 2-7-1785; vol. 30, 6-29-1788.