David4 Wrote:
Mar 04, 2013 11:10 PM
Not so like George Washington. He had less imagination and was unable to see how to free his slaves and maintain his lifestyle. He kept falling into debt, and most of his slaves were auctioned off after his death to pay his debts. BTW, George didn't free all his slaves upon his death. He freed only one. He directed that the rest were to be freed on Martha's death, which was about 2 years later.