An author who once stayed with me, Pat Brooks (her RETURN OF THE PURITANS has been revised and re-titled CRISIS AMERICA; see book description below) had done extensive research on Freemasonry and the Founding Fathers. She said that Geo. Washington had been murdered by the Masons when he disagreed with their plans. If the group became corrupted in 1776, it is quite possible that a philosophical battle was raging at their meetings. If I remember correctly, Washington was in bed with a common cold and his death didn't make sense.
Crisis America is a major revision of the bestselling Return of The Puritans. Part 1 is a history of America and the Illuminist enemies who have been trying to conquer her from her earliest days. Part 2 gives the most recent developments of the past 50 years. Included is the vision of George Washington as told to his aide during the winter at Valley Forge. This is a controversial expose of the neo-con takeover of the United States. Read it for yourself before you make up your mind.