Washington 's decision to stop selling slaves : Fritz Hirschfeld , George Washington and Slavery : A Documentary Portrayal , p. 16 .
Jump up ^ Slave raffle linked to Washington 's reassessment of slavery : Wiencek , pp. 135 -- 36 , 178 -- 88 .
Washington 's decision to stop selling slaves : Fritz Hirschfeld , Washington   and Slavery : A Documentary Portrayal , p. 16 .
Jump up ^ Slave raffle linked to Washington 's reassessment of slavery : Wiencek , pp. 135 -- 36 , 178 -- 88 .