Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816 to Benjamin Lincoln re: gratitude for getting position as Washington's secretary
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.002 Author/Creator: Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816 Place Written: Portsmouth, New Hampshire Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1785/12/29 Pagination: 2 p. 23 x 19 cm Order a Copy
"I gladly and willingly accept of the proposal which you made me of going to Virginia . . . . to render myself serviceable, and agreeable to General Washington." Docketed on address leaf.
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