“She said he attended a couple of times but never joined and would not want to be portrayed as a Mason.”
He was not only a Mason, he served as master (president) of his lodge. It’s still active today and they have his portrait on the wall along with everyone else who has served as master.
He was not only a Mason, he served as master (president) of his lodge. It’s still active today and they have his portrait on the wall along with everyone else who has served as master.
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I don’t know what to say to that. I have not studied it; only heard that he wasn’t. I guess it’s possible she was ashamed of it and tried to cover it up. Or it’s not a true story about her. Without researching primary documents, which I sure won’t be doing, I can’t say with certainty one way or the other. But it seems you have been close. Did Washington write about the Masons himself?