Household accounts and accounts of monies received, 1789-1792.

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Household accounts and accounts of monies received, 1789-1792.

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Manuscript ledgers copied by Tobias Lear in 4 volumes: 1789 Apr 24-Dec 25, 76 p.; 1790 Oct 10-1791 Jun 20, 68 p.; 1792 Apr 24-Dec 31, 80 p.; 1789-1792, ledger with abbreviated entries taken from the account books listed above, 181 leaves (leaves 129-181 blank). James Hawkins' label advertising stationery pasted in volume 4.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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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 ...

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...