[jwalsh07]

And Wsahington's daughter is a secondary, not primary, source

Just what is a primary source.? President Washington is deceased and unable to talk with you directly. :-}

[RoughDobermann]

Just what is a primary source.? President Washington is deceased and unable to talk with you directly. :-}

Thanks for injecting a little humor! :-) To most historians (yes there are some), a primary source is one that is directly attributable to the source is question; e.g., a manuscript (or diary or letters) written by Washington's hand, photographs, et al. Washington's daughter speaking about her father's religious foundation is, IMO, a secondary source. She clearly states that she " never witnessed his private devotions. I never inquired about them. I should have thought it the greatest heresy to doubt his firm belief in Christianity. His life, his writings, prove that he was a Christian." His writings do not (as far as I've found so far) support her assertions.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

...President Washington is deceased and unable to talk with you directly. :-}...

You don't think Dobie would take the President's word for it, do you JW?

No. General Washington would need a battery of polygraphs and some sodium pentothal, and then Dobie would still take it under advisement.

[F16Fighter]

"Just what is a primary source.? President Washington is deceased and unable to talk with you directly. :-}"

LOL...

Dob, ya gotta give John a little slack, dontcha think?