evidence: The following is a list of quotations misattributed to George Washington that have been sent to the Mount Vernon library in recent years. This list will continue to grow as research staff at Mount Vernon become aware of other misattributed or false statements that have been cited as belonging to Washington. When available, an example of this misquote is provided in context, including published books, speeches and periodicals. [...] The library has yet to find an explanation for this misquote or locate another individual who said this statement. This quote is found in agricultural publications as early as the 1830s. A similar quote is expressed by George Washington in a letter written to John Sinclair, 20 July 1794: "I know of no pursuit in which more zeal & important service can be rendered to any Country than by improving its agriculture—its breed of useful animals—and other branches of a husbandman’s cares…" [...] Searches of all Washington papers and writings did not reveal this quote or any similar statements. The source of this quote may been inspired by the story of the "senatorial saucer" which is based on a supposed breakfast meeting between Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. The story received widespread circulation when it appeared in Harper's New Monthly Magazine in January 1884. It is unknown if a this or a similar conversation ever took place.