Washington did what his mentor and former friend George Mason had  
espoused for years — although, in the event, he did not do it himself.

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On 27 Feb 2009, at 16:46, Anne Pemberton wrote:

> Ray,
>
> Seems that when someone does the right thing, it is best not to let  
> one's greedy relatives know what you are doing. George Washington  
> freed his slaves on his death, but it wasn't known til he was gone.  
> Carter III freed his slaves during his lifetime and his relatives  
> tried to have him declared insane. And George Wythe lost his life  
> for his conscience. Know of any other rightous folks who were  
> tormented by greedy heirs for their attempt at humanity???
>
> Anne
>
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