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   Tobias Lear (September 19, 1762 – October 11, 1816) was the personal secretary to President George Washington. Lear served Washington from 1784 until the former-President's death in 1799. Lear's journal details Washington's final moments and his last words: 'Tis well.

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3. clements.umich.edu › lear-accountTobias Lear, A Minute Account of the Last Sickness and Death ...

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   The following circumstantial account of the last illness and death of General Washington was noted by T. Lear, on Sunday following his death, which happened on Saturday Eveng Decr. 14th. 1799, between the hours of ten and eleven.

4. newenglandhistoricalsociety.com › the-mysteriousThe Mysterious Death of Tobias Lear - New England Historical ...

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   Tobias Lear left detailed records of his eventful life and that of his boss, George Washington. But some things went missing, like why he killed himself. About Us

5. www.mountvernon.org › article › tobias-learTobias Lear · George Washington's Mount Vernon

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   Tobias Lear served as the executive secretary to George Washington from 1786 to 1799. Lear was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and attended the Dummer Charity School (now known as the Governor's Academy), and then Harvard University from 1779 to 1783.

6. hsp.org › history-online › digital-history-projectsThe Tobias Lear Journal: An Account of the Death of George ...

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   Tobias Lear was George Washington's secretary and friend who recorded his last words and wishes in 1799. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania has his journal that documents the events after Washington's death and his Caribbean journey.

7. newenglandhistoricalsociety.com › tempestuous-lifeThe Tempestuous Life of Tobias Lear, George Washington's In ...

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   Tobias Lear was a Harvard-educated diplomat and personal secretary to George Washington. He witnessed Washington's death and married into the Washington family, but his life ended in suicide.

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   Who was Toby Lear V?

   • Col. Tobias Lear V, known as Toby to his friends, left his mark on the early history of the United States as an in-law and the personal secretary to George Washington. He also authored the only firsthand account of the death of the nation’s first president.

   The Tempestuous Life of Tobias Lear, George Washington’s In-Law

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   Who was Tobias Lear?

   • Tobias Lear (September 19, 1762 – October 11, 1816) was the personal secretary to President George Washington. Lear served Washington from 1784 until the former-President's death in 1799. Lear's journal details Washington's final moments and his last words: 'Tis well.

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   What did Tobias Lear say to George Washington?

   • Lear's journal details Washington's final moments and his last words: 'Tis well. Tobias Lear also served third president Thomas Jefferson, as envoy to Saint-Domingue (modern-day Haiti), and as peace envoy in the Mediterranean Sea and North Africa during the First Barbary War (1801–1805) and the Second Barbary War (1815).

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   What did Tobias Lear do at Mount Vernon?

   • He was at Mount Vernon helping his friend and mentor, the first President of the United States, by being “…engaged in writing letters, recording military papers…” when he witnessed the death of our young nation’s greatest leader (Lear, Tobias Lear Diary, 1799-1801).

   The Tobias Lear Journal: An Account of the Death of George Washington

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9. www.mountvernon.org › george-washington › deathTobias Lear's Account of George Washington's Death

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   To read the full account from Tobias Lear see “I, 15 December 1799” and “II, 14 December 1799” Founders Online, National Archives.