1To John Adams from Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., 5 April 1792 (Adams Papers)
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, from and after the third day of March, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, the House of Representatives shall be composed of one hundred and twenty members, elected within the several States according to the following apportionment; that is to say: Within...
2From Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. to William Heath, 22 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your two favors of Yesterday have been received. The General just going to Wapping Creek, directs me to reply, that it is his Desire that, upon the Arrival of Colo. Badlam, you should immediately order him in Arrest, producing such Charges against him as you find can be properly supported—for which purpose it may be well perhaps to examine the Recruits themselves. The Baron Steuben will be...
3From Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. to New York Officer Commanding at Dobbs’s Ferry, 18 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
His Excellency the Commr in Chief directs me to inform you, that havg con s idered the Case of Adjutant Chalmers, who was put in Confinement At your post, by Major Smith, & made some further Enquiry concerng him, he is pleased to Order him to be released—you will therefore be so good as to enlarge him, & order him to depart immediately into the Country, taking his parole in Writing that he...
4From Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. to Samuel Blachley Webb, 15 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Salmon came safe & in excellent Order—His Excellency requests your Acceptance of his best Thanks for the favor—The Genl & Lady are this Day engaged to Dine with My Lord Stirling on the other side the River—Upon an Invitation given last Week—The Gentlemen of the Family, who will be at Home, will be very glad to see you this Day—& if you come, you will be so good as to stay till Morrow—when...
5From Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. to Aaron Ogden, 12 April 1783 (Washington Papers)
The Commandr in Chief directs me to inform you, that, having attended to the Justification of your Conduct as represented to him in your Report of the 6th instant—and, being disposed, from his former good Opinion of you as an officer, to think the best, is willing to look upon your going into N. York with Mr Morris as a Step of Inadvertence—which, altho in its first aspect, it wore a very...
6To James Madison from Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., 3 March 1809 (Madison Papers)
In compliance with a request of the Legislature of this State, I have the honor to transmit the inclosed Resolutions which have been passed by them during their Session which is just now closed. With great Consideration & respect I have the honor to be Sir Your Obed. & humle. Servant DLC : Papers of James Madison.
7From Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. to Timothy Pickering, 28 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
By Comand of His Excellency, I give you the followg Extract from a Letter just received from Genl Schuyler—dated Poughkeepsie 25th instant. "As our Boards are all of the Length of 14 feet, I find they will Work to the best Advantage if the Boats are 32 feet instead of 35 feet long—& that each Boat will require 12 lb. of 20d. Nails—14 lb. of 10d.—& 8 lb.—of 8d. Nails. If the Nails & Oakum...
8To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., 27 April 1788 (Washington Papers)
I Yesterday in this City, happened to fall in the Way of a Leiut. How, an officer of the New Hampshire Line, who Your Excelly will doubtless recollect was, in the latter part of our being at NewBurgh, acting with Mr Colfax as a Leiut. of the Guards—enquiring his wellfare, he informed me, that since the War he had been residing in this City & doing Business here—& that he was now engaging in an...
9From Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. to Simeon DeWitt, 8 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
In Consequence of your Letter to me of the 4th instant, I have mentioned to the Commander in Chief your purpose to obtain permission for publishing a Map of the Seat of War in America—& his Excellency directs me to inform you, that the measure is perfectly agreable to him, and the proposition meets his full Approbation; it being his Wish to see it accomplished in an accurate Manner, & at as...
10To Alexander Hamilton from Jonathan Trumbull, 10 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I take the Liberty of mentiong to you the wishes of a Mr Peleg Sanford Mason of this State, to enter the service of the U States, as a Cadet, in the Regiment of Colo Taylor now raising in the State of Connecticut: & of desiring, that you will be pleased to make known to the Secretary at War, the wishes of this young Man; that he may, if tho’t proper, have an appointment agreably to his...