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Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816 to Mary S. Lear [Tobias' mother] re: family matters

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.037 Author/Creator: Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1795/01/28 Pagination: 3 p. : address : Height: 22.4 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Lear apologizes for not writing his mother, complaining that, due to extensive business duties, "I find myself so closely and unremittingly engaged that I begin to feel the effects of it on my health--[.]" Includes lengthy riscussion of Lear's engagement to the niece of George Washington.

Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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