Salt Lake Herald | 1891-04-23 | Page 1 | One of Washington's Letter

One of Washingtons letter PHILADELPHIA April 22At the sale of Washington relics a letter signed by Washington dated Mt Vernon 17th of August 1709 and addressed to Robert Lee sold for 420 It gives an insight into the first Presidents sentiments regarding slavery In it Washington says To tell the overplus I cannot because I am principled against this and of traffic in the human species To hire them out is almost as bad because they could not be disposed of in families to any advantage and to disperse families I have an aversion What then must be done I Something must or I shall be ruined for all the money in addition to that I raised by crops and rents that has been received for lands sold within the last four years to the amount of 50000 has scarcely been able to keep me afloat