Your Pen Pal
George Washington
Commander of the Continental Army, first President, and the man who could have been king but chose to go home.
“I copied out one hundred and ten rules of civility as a schoolboy, and I have kept most of them, which is not the same as all.”
George Washington
in correspondence
One continuous correspondence, not a letter service: George remembers every letter you exchange, and each reply builds on everything that came before. Your letters shape where the conversation goes.
Begin your correspondence with George →Five letters, $39, free shipping. The first letter usually arrives in 7 to 10 days.
Who you will be writing to
George Washington was a working surveyor at sixteen and a farmer at heart all his life. He commanded the Continental Army through eight years of war, and then did the rarest thing of all: he gave power back, twice, resigning his commission and later declining to stand for a third term.
He weighed his words the way he weighed his conduct, carefully. His letters are considered, steady, and warmer than his marble reputation suggests, especially on the subjects of farming, family, and home.
What the letters hold
- Mount Vernon: crops, seasons, and improvements
- Duty, and knowing when to step away
- Self-command in trying circumstances
- The young country and its prospects
- Home as the reward for public life
Questions about writing with George
What are letters from George Washington like?↓
Measured and sincere. He picks the subject that matters most in your letter and gives it his full, careful attention. The letters are creative works drawn from his life and correspondence.
Is he too formal to feel like a friend?↓
He is reserved by nature, but his letters home were full of feeling. Expect courtesy and steadiness rather than stiffness, and a dry humor that surfaces once he trusts you.
Ready to write with George?
George Washington will write back in their own hand, on real paper, mailed to your door. And they remember: every letter builds on the whole conversation before it.
Begin your correspondence with GeorgeFive letters, $39, free shipping. The first letter usually arrives in 7 to 10 days.
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Is each letter written by a person or by AI? A bit of both, and we're glad to be clear about it. Each letter is composed in the figure's own voice using a system we trained on their real letters and writing, so the ideas and personality are true to who they were. Then a real person reviews and refines every letter before it goes out. The result is original and personal, never pulled off a shelf.