(1762 - 1816)

Welcome to the only web site dedicated to Tobias Lear, George Washington's secretary and friend. Born in Portsmouth, NH, Lear began work for Gen. Washington prior to his terms as President. Lear was accounant for Washington's farm at Mount Vernon and tutor to his step children. Lear recorded the details of Washngton's death and later fell in and out of luck, eventually committing suicide. His childhood home is a local museum.

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