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Letter from the Secretary of State enclosing his report on the memorial of Tobias Lear made in pursuance of an order of the House of the 12th instant. 25th January 1803. Read and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow.
180312159Washington City: Pr. by William Duane & Son 1803. 8vo. 16 pp. <br><br>Tobias Lear 17621816 was private secretary to General Washington and in 1802 consul-general of Santo Domingo. Concerns expenses incurred and fees received by him in his official capacity in Santo Domingo. Also mentions his conduct during the slave rebellion that gripped the island and contains an estimate of the damage done to his house and possessions as a result of plundering and fires in the city of Cape Francois. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 5325. Removed from a nonce volume. Light spotting on one leaf. Bottom edges slightly irregular. Pr. by William Duane & Son unknown books
