FACT CHECK · JEWISH HISTORY
Claim: Washington wrote of 'the stock of Abraham'
TRUETHE ANSWER
Washington to the Newport Hebrew Congregation, 1790: 'May the children of the stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants.'
SOURCE
Washington letter, Touro Synagogue, 18 Aug 1790
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