Show LETTER SIGNED G W WI AROUSES I CONTROVERSY I FORGED CLAIM Love Loye for King George Is Professed In Ancient Document HISTORY RECALLED Expert Says First President President dent Denounced Missives l WASHINGTON Feb Dy 21 21 ByTh- ByTh Th Associated Press Publication Publication tion of ot a a letter In Kansas City claimed to have been written by Geerge Washington to his wife shortly before the th of the Declaration of ot Independence In which bo he expressed love for tor mv king and resented 11 hared equal Interest here today with plans for one of ot the gr celebrations tomorrow the first birth President will address a Joint session of the senate and his speech to be broadcast to millions of ot listeners over a Il 42 42 hookup arranged by the th Na- Na Na National company an 1 wll set In motion mollon plans tor cele cele- celebration bration of ot the tho anniversary ot birth In 1932 1 32 Historians here declined to otter ary opinions as to the probable authenticity of ot excerpts of thA letter produced In City as one on penned by George although W V C Ford chief of ot the th manuscript dl- dl di division vision Ison of the library of ot declared In Cambridge Mass that th e was probably on a well known forgery LOVE or KINK The letter was made mad public by A byA H II dark Clark a Kansas City artist In a 0 copyrighted article In the tho Ian Kan Kansas sas City Star dated Juno 24 1776 ten days before the signing of ot the Declaration of ot Independence on ani anil 1 sign l ed cd G G W It the rs belief that good terms could be arranged between the American 1 and nd without cutting culling each others other's throats and also the th authors author's re- re regret fret re-fret gret that this cannot be b hed without on me the sad name rebel I r love my king kins- you know I do doth the text continued A sol sol- sol dier soldier II a rood good man cannot help but him How peculiarly hard then Is I our fortune to be deemed to so D a king kinc The letter went on to say that the writer was prepared for tor any eventuality except a dishonorable peace and that he saw his hi duty that of ot standing standing- up for tor the lIber- lIber tle tlC l of ot my country and whatever and discouragements lie I in my way I dare not shrInk Crt m It nr REASSURES WIFE Other lights in the letter about 20 2000 0 words long and in on Page T T-HO LETTER SIGNED C W IS TOPIC Continued from flom One described as similar to other facsimile othe of o Washington letten was refer reference to failure of or the continental congress to grant certain certain tain tH ot o Washington which cau caused e 1 his army to sutter Inconveniences an am to his at attention being calle I to the discovery ery of ot SL a most wild and daring plot which he h wrote probably male mak a good tood d deal al of ot noise nolIn In the country Ills wife Martha was assured of affection and hurt wa w ex- ex ex at her suspicions that he hewa was and losing his bis reo gal d for tor her Fear of ot Ills his lei led him to request that she bo Inoculated t smallpox She also was wa urged to for tor Phila Philadelphia delphia because of ot fear that that restless madman our quondam governor might carryon carry on a predatory war In Virginia and vent his hi at nt my house houBe T THO 0 LETTERS OUT Moore present heal hal of manuscript division of ot the 11 II at congress said that a thor thor- thorough thor ouch I ough study of ot the letters letter's letter text could establish Its authenticity He reo re recalled called that Martha 1 virtually all of ot the re leaders leader's letters toon after hil death but that two are arc known to have survived One dated Phil Phil- Philadelphia Philadelphia adelphia April 3 1771 1776 is ed In 0 a collection here while the tb oth other othIer er of ef unknown date passed oth-I oth Into unknown hands hand and has Dever n turned up Mr lIr Moore sail Mr Ford the th former manuscript divIsion chief was positive the Kansas City letter was a a fake lie said the th letter from which the th ex excerpts apparently were taken nover in hand writ writ- writIng writ Ing and is known only from prInt prim ed d versions lie H added that r Clark may have a a contemporary copy but It Is I without alue as his history toy tory or as an autograph No 0 account of his haVing found It In family papers will otter offer sup support port of ot his claims ho said C IT FORGERY I Ma s Feb 21 21 By The Associated W Press WC C Ford former chief of the tho man man- manuscript division of the library ot congress said today that a discovered in Kansas City purport purporting ing to hav have been written by George had been forged dur- dur dur Washington's W lite lifetime tI me wIth diabolical Intent I love lovo my king said the letter which purported to have ha been writ writ- written ter ten shortly before the Declaration of This and other spurious letters were t published in London In 1771 Mr I Ford ord said and later ot them was issued In New York M MIt aw It In Feb February 1778 and to Henry Lee Mot Zot one word of which the letter did I ever write The were published sev times afterward Mr Ford Mid and W n made a II ct- ct ef effort fort to larn leorn their theil author On the last day of ot the th March 1 3 1797 17 7 continued lr Ford ton wrote n aletter letter to the th Secretary of Sta to TImothy Pickering letter and adding his solemn dec that they're n a base forgery and that I never saw aw or heard hurd 01 them until they appeared in print could bo be clearer on the Qu From the tho fir first t publication tion to shako the confidence of the pUblic In to their rc- rc rc In 1715 1796 again for tor partisan purposes they were recognized and stamped as IT GENUINE GE UJ E IU CITY Feb By 21 21 Alfred Press H CI rk Kansas City artist who public an all old to have been Leen written by b Georgo Washington today sold said ht to believe bellove I it was a 0 gen gen- genuine letter to Martha Washington Wa In commenting on opinions 01 historians doubt as to the of the letter Clark Mid m that It the th Sitter otter proved to be a for tor gery ery ho he hoped It was one of the original forgeries known to hn e during tho th closing weeks of tho rev revolution lution I r Intend to stand tand by the th letter until it la Is proved pro to my It Is I false rabe he ho continued M hope then thell will be of ot course coure It one of ot the original and after all hn has value It If It Is Isan an used for li lopa In 1777 perhaps BIlt 1 It ItIs Is rarer than Washington letters |