Tobias Lear manuscript material : 1 item, 1794

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Tobias Lear manuscript material : 1 item, 1794

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ยท To David Stewart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan : 1 autograph letter signed : 31 Jan 1794 : (MISC 0333) : from London : begins, "Accept, my Lord, this tribute of gratitude and my best thanks for the fresh instance of flattering attantion ..."; with the post-script, "Just as I was about to close this letter, your Lordship's much esteemed favor of the 28th was put into my hands. The Packet for Mr. Washington which your Lordship mentions, shall be forwarded by a vessel which sails tomorrow or next day for the Potomack -- on board which I have several things for the General."

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 7999051

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816

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Lear became George Washington's private secretary in 1785 and for seven years was a member of the official family at Mount Vernon. After his first wife's death he married Frances Bassett Washington, who was Martha Washington's niece and the widow of George Washington's nephew George Augustine Washington. He later married another niece of Martha's, and served in a number of consular positions. 1762, Sept. 19 ...

Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, Earl of, 1742-1829

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...