11   Ibid., p. 33.

12   Johnson, George Washington The Christian, pp. 251-252.

13   WGW vol. 27, 12-1-1783.

14   Johnson, Geroge Washington The Christian, p.255.

15   Sparks, The Writings of George Washington, vol. XII, pp. 405-407. See Eidsmoe, Christianity and the Constitution, p. 140-141. “Did Washington embrace Christianity? His adopted daughter thought so. Nelly Custis was Martha Washington’s granddaughter, and when Nelly’s father died, George and Martha Washington adopted her and she lived in their home for twenty years. In 1833 she wrote to the historian Jared Sparks, expressing indignation that anyone would question Washington’s Christianity.”

16   WGW, vol. 1, 4-2-1747/48. (there is some question as to whether this was written in 1747 or 1748.)

17   Ibid., vol. 26, 6-8-1783. Circular to the States.

18   Ibid., vol. 27, 6-15-1783. To John Augustine Washington.

19   Ibid., vol. 30, 1-8-1790. First Annual Address to Congress.

20   Ibid., vol. 27, 1-22-1784. To Charles Thompson.

21   Ibid., vol. 3, 7-18-1775, To Governor Jonathan Trumbull.

APPENDIX 1

1     Frank E. Grizzard, George Washington: A Biographical Companion (Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, Inc. 2002) pp 361-365; For a contemporary take, see :George Washington, Georgeisms (New York: Atheneum Books for young Readers, 2000)

APPENDIX 4

1     Hughes, George Washington The Human Being & The Hero pp. 552-559.

2     As found in:

W. Herbert Burk, B.D., Washington’s Prayers. Norristown: Washington Memorial Chapel, 1907. John Eidsmoe, Christianity and the Constitution;. William J. Federer, America’s God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations. Coppell: FAME Publishing, Inc., 1994, pp. 656-659.

3     Hughes, George Washington The Human Being & The Hero, pp. 555ff.

4     Ibid.

5     Ibid.

6     Ibid

7     Ibid.

APPENDIX 5

1     Dr. Donald S. Lutzin D. James Kennedy, One Nation Under God (Ft. Lauderdale: Coral Ridge Ministries-TV, 2005), a video.

2     WGW, vol. 33, 8-29-1793. See Lane, Washington Collection, Boston Athenaeum, p. 142.

3     WGW, vol. 29, 2-23-1787. Lane, Washington Collection, Boston Athenaeum, p. 194.

4     See WGW, vol. 30, 7-6-1789. It is unclear which of Ogden’s Sermons this may have been from the evidence available here. See Lane, Washington Collection, Boston Athenaeum, p. 153-54.

5     See WGW, vol. 34, 4-14-1795. See Lane, Washington Collection, Boston Athenaeum, p. 195-196.

6     See WGW, vol. 36, 6-15-1798. See Lane, Washington Collection, Boston Athenaeum, p. 20-21.

7     See Lane, Washington Collection, Boston Athenaeum, p. 500.

8     WGW, vol. 32, 10-20-1792. To Dr. William Davies Shipley.

9     See Lane, Washington Collection, Boston Athenaeum, p. 70.

10   See Lane, Washington Collection, Boston Athenaeum, p. 226.

11   WGW, vol. 31, 3-28-1791.

12   Lane, Washington Collection, Boston Athenaeum, p. 118-119. See WGW vol. 30, 9-28-1789.

13   Ibid., p. 146-147. See WGW, vol. 37, 5-26-1799.

14   Ibid., p. 226. See WGW, vol. 37, 5-30-1799.

15   Ibid., p. 25.

16   Ibid., p. 195.

17   Ibid., p. 86-87.

18   Ibid., p. 184. See also WGW, vol. 35, 7-23-1797. To George Washington Parke Custis. “Dear Washington: Your letter of the 14th instant has been duly received, and gives us pleasure to hear that you enjoy good health, and are progressing well in your studies. Far be it from me to discourage your correspondence with Dr. Stuart, Mr. Law, or Mr. Lewis [Zechariah Lewis], or indeed with any others, as well-disposed and capable as I believe they are to give you speciments of correct writing, proper subjects, and if it were necessary, good advice. With respect to your epistolary amusements generally, I had nothing further in view than not to let them interfere with your studies, which were of more interesting concern; and with regard to Mr. Z. Lewis, I only meant that no suggestions of his, if he had proceeded to give them, were to be interposed to the course pointed out by Dr. Smith, or suffered to weaken your confidence therein. Mr. Lewis was educated at Yale college, and as is natural, may be prejudiced in favor of the mode pursued at that seminary; but no college has turned out better scholars, or more estimable characters, than Nassau. Nor is there any one whose president is thought more capable to direct a proper system of education than Dr. Smith; for which reason, Mr. Lewis, or any other, was to prescribe a different course from the one you are engaged in by the direction of Dr. Smith, it would give me concern. Upon the plan you propose to conduct your correspondence, none of the evils I was fearful of can happen, while advantages may result; for composition, like other things, is made more perfect by practice and attention, and just criticism thereon.”

19   Lane, Washington Collection, Boston Athenaeum, p. 142.

20   Ibid., p. 154.

21   Ibid., p. 16.

22   Philadelphia: Printed by James Chattin., 1755.

23   Israel Evans. A discourse, delivered, on the 18th day of December, 1777, the day of public thanksgiving, appointed by the Honourable Continental Congress, by the Reverend Israel Evans, A.M. Chaplain to General Poor’s brigade. And now published at the request of the general and officers of the said brigade, to be distributed among the soldiers, gratis (Lancaster [Pa.]: Printed by Francis Bailey., M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778]).

24   WGW, vol. 11, 3-13-1778.

25   Printed by Shepard Kollock, at his office in Chatham., [1779]

26   WGW, vol. 16, 8-5-1779.

27   printed by JJohn Colerick, 1798.