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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.
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.
Colonial Tobias Lear V (1762-1816) penned the only first-hand accounts of the death of George Washington in December of 1799. 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 ...
Tobias Leer tells the tale of George Washington's deat at his home of Mount Vernon.
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.
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.
Washington's last words, as recorded by Tobias Lear | Saturday, December 14, 1799. #death. Editorial Notes. Shortly after George Washington took his last breath, his long-time secretary Tobias Lear sat down to record the events of the last several days.
