Washington was never seen to accept communion, and indeed, his wife wrote that he left the church on the occasions when communion was offered.
Washington was never seen to accept communion, and indeed, his wife wrote that he left the church on the occasions when communion was offered.
Wrote Thomas Jefferson, “I know that Gouverneur Morris, who pretended to be in his secrets and believed himself to be so, has often told me that General Washington believed no more in [Christianity] than he did.”