Tobias Lear
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Letter from General Moses Hazen requesting settlement of charges as officer in Continental Army
12/18/1789 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentLear sends letter from General Moses Hazen, who had been in command of the Second Canadian Regiment during the Revolution. Hazen is asking for a settlement of his charges against the United States as …
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Lear conveys the directions of the President to Knox
12/07/1790 Autograph Letter SignedLetter, Washington asks for papers re Indian expedition.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]- No image
Presidential Approval of Commissioners to Run Cherokee line
11/19/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentLear informs Knox that Washington approved the names of the commissioners appointed to run the boundary line between US and Cherokee territory.
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Letter to Governor Blount submitted to the President
11/18/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentWashington's secretary, Tobias Lear, returns a letter to Governor Blount with several recommended deletions that Washington marked with a pencil.
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Lear inquires of Ogden to Knox
01/03/1791 Autograph Letter SignedLetter, asks for info re appointment of attorneyship of New Jersey.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Expedited Transport of Correspondence
07/28/1791 Copy of Signed DocumentPresident thought it best that communications between Pickering and St. Clair go directly to General Butler without a seal, expediting the transfer of letters.
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Disposition of the Creek Nation
11/25/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentKnox is directed by the President to inform General Sevier that his assessment of the disposition of the Creek Nation is very different from that of the Superintendent of Indians Affairs in the …
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Additional Annuiity for the Cherokees
01/20/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentLear, Washington's secretary, informs Knox that the Senate has approved a resolution providing an additional five hundred dollars to the one-thousand-dollar annuity previously granted to the …
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Letters from Blount, Lee, and Telfair
04/20/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentThe President considers the letters from Governor Blount to contain information of major interest to the United States so Knox should respond to them accordingly. The letters from Governors Lee and …
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Letter to Governor Blount
02/09/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentThe President has inspected the letter to Governor Blount and it meets his approval but he would like to have the enclosed included in a postscript or in the main body of the letter.
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Lear conveys the directions of the President to Knox
05/07/1793 Autograph Letter SignedLetter, President directs that a Frenchman with Wabash Indians be given boots and stockings.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury stating revenue and expenditures
12/26/1798 Autograph Letter SignedTobias Lear, George Washington's personal secretary, transmits to James McHenry a report of the Secretary of the Treasury stating the revenue and expenditures of the nation. Lear also reports that …
James McHenry Papers
Recommendation for constructing a canal
12/13/1798 LetterbookLetter of recommendation for Morris Delaney, whose service will be used to built a canal on the Potomac for Harper's Ferry. Recommends Delaney for his "fidelity, sobriety, and attention to his …
Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187)
Rebuilding a saw mill
12/13/1798 LetterbookWrites that a saw mill on land belonging to the United States was rebuilt and may now be used for service.
Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187)
Purchase of a horse at Harper's Ferry
11/20/1798 LetterbookGeorge Washington's personal secretary requests the money owed to him by the U.S. government for purchasing a horse at Harper's Ferry.
Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187)- No image
RE Recommendations for Appointments & Organization of Regiments
11/10/1799 Autograph Document SignedRoutine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments and routine instructions and correspondence concerning the organization of individual regiments.
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RE Courts-Martial & Infractions of Military Discipline
03/30/1799 Autograph Letter SignedRoutine correspondence concerning courts-martial and infractions of military discipline
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Colonel Parker's Encampment in Harper's Ferry
11/04/1799 DocumentLear reports on Colonel Parker's camp at Harper's Ferry. There was some concern that there was not enough lumber to build huts to house the regiment, but the area purchased by the US had sufficient …
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Cited Document
07/17/1799 Cited letter or documentCited letter or document; cited in Simmons to Lear, 07/25/1799.
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General Washington's Papers
01/16/1800 Autograph Letter SignedLear assures Hamilton that he shall deal with General Washington's papers with the utmost care and discretion with the most sacred of them being delivered to Judge Washington. He asks if any of …
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