Being Letters to Tobias Lear and Others Between 1790 and 1799
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Excerpt from Being Letters to Tobias Lear and Others Between 1790 and 1799: Showing the First American in the Management of His Estate and Domestic Affairs; With a Diary of Washington´s Last Days, Kept by Mr. Lear The letters from George Washington to my grandfather, Tobias Lear, included in this volume, are interesting as showing a side of that great man´s character new to the public. His mastery of detail in domestic life appears to have been as remarkable as his power to conduct the affairs of a great nation. His confidence in my grandfather is proved by these letters to him - if proof is needed. He entrusted him with the management of those household details so interesting and important in his eyes. Tobias Lear was born in 1760 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; he graduated from Harvard in 1783, entering at once upon the duties of tutor to Washington´s adopted children, afterwards becoming his private secretary, in which capacity he remained for sixteen years, or until Washington´s death. He was also his military aide, with rank of Colonel, when such services were needed. Besides his professional position, he had a higher standing in the family through marriage. After the death of his first wife - Mary Long, of Portsmouth, N. H., my own grandmother - he married Fanny Washington; and again, after her death, Frances Dandridge Henley, a niece of Martha Washington. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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