1Enclosure: John Trumbull to “Detector,” [ca. 20] October 1818, enclosure no. 2 in John Trumbull to Thomas Jefferson, 23 … (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Trumbull returns his thanks to Detector , for having given him an opportunity of laying before the public some account of the origin and progress of the Painting of the Declaration of Independence, which he could not otherwise have done, without being liable to censure for egotism. After the termination of the war of the Revolution, Mr. T. determined to study the art of Painting, for the...