Tobias Lear
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Tobias Lear was the personal secretary to President George Washington.[1] He was present at Washington's deathbed, and famously said to him as he was dying,
| “ | You must forgive me - I find that on this occasion, it is manly to weep.[2] | ” |
References
- ↑ Tobias Lear Tells the Tale of Washington's Death
- ↑ [https://angloamericanalmanac.wordpress.com/2020/12/14/14th-december-1799-george-washington-defeater-of-the-british-and-first-us-president-dies-of-epiglottitis-at-mount-vernon-aged-69/ 14th December 1799: George Washington – defeater of the British and first US President – dies of Epiglottitis at Mount Vernon, aged 67]