Lear House
Mid to late 19th Century / Sarah Haven Foster (1827-1900)
Collection: Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster...
"The date of the erection of this house is not known; but Tobias Lear was born here in 1760. He was Washington’s private secretary for 16 years, until the President’s death. In 1789 Washington visited this house, which was then occupied by Mrs. Lear, the stepmother of the secretary, and by Samuel Storer, whose wife was his sister and mother of the late Admiral Storer. The room where the distinguished guest was received has never been altered."
~ Sarah Haven Foster (1827-1900), “Lear House,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed April 20, 2018, http://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/866.
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Title
Lear House
Description
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster...
"The date of the erection of this house is not known; but Tobias Lear was born here in 1760. He was Washington’s private secretary for 16 years, until the President’s death. In 1789 Washington visited this house, which was then occupied by Mrs. Lear, the stepmother of the secretary, and by Samuel Storer, whose wife was his sister and mother of the late Admiral Storer. The room where the distinguished guest was received has never been altered."
Creator
Sarah Haven Foster (1827-1900)
Source
Portsmouth Public Library, Art and Artifact Collection
Date
Mid to late 19th Century
Contributor
Special Collections, Portsmouth Public Library
Format
JPG, derived from TFF
Type
Watercolor
Identifier
Views of Portsmouth 9
Watercolor Item Type Metadata
Inscription Title
Lear House, Hunking Street about 1740
PPL Accession #
1989.60.9
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901