341To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 24 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 7th instant came to hand this afternoon—Majr Murnan came to Stamford, worked there some time—the beginning of last week he came to me. On advice it was judged best for him to come to Connecticut River—to carry on the work at Chatham and Hadlime on the East side, and Chester on the West side the river—and orders were given to 979 of the militia raised for three months to...
342To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 14 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your several Favors of the 12th 14th 16th and 21st Decemr since which the agreable Intelligence of a series of Signal Successes which has attended you in the Jersies affords the most animating Hopes & Prospects; upon which Events we most heartily Congratulate you; and trust that Heaven will still continue to succeed & bless our Exertions & enable you to...
343To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 12 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 12 Dec. 1778. On 19 Dec., GW wrote Trumbull : “I am honored with Your Excellency’s favour of the 12th instant.”
344To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 21 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am honoured with yours of the first Instant and altho it would have made me very happy to have been able to procure a release of all our Officers in Captivity, I freely acknowlege and acquiesce in the Justice and Impartiality of the Measures You have taken respecting them. We have now granted to our Proportion of the sixteen Battallions the additional Bounty of Thirty three Dollars and one...
345To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 13 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Favour of the 7th Instant, by Mr Root, & the Intelligence it contains has given me great concern & Anxiety—the soon expected Strength of the Enemy & weekness of your Army were equally unforseen and surprizing—tho I never gave credit to the public Accounts of you[r] Numbers, yet I could not suspect they fell so much short of the Numbers proposed as I find they do. Immediately upon receipt...
346To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 17 May 1783 (Washington Papers)
I duly received your letter relative to a speedy settlement with the Army, enclosing queries by the Pay Master General. I sent immediately a Copy of the queries to the Comttee of pay Table, with directions to answer the same as soon as possible. At the opening of the present session of the General Assembly, the Same was laid before them—Measures are taken to procure every necessary document...
347To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 24 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
This will be delivered by Mr Aaron Olmstead—who came to sollicite for Prisoners on board the Prison ship at New York—he is anxious for a Brother who is among them—they are treated with great Cruelty—We have a Number of Prisoners—the Enemy refuse to exchange—I wish some Mode for the relief of the poor sufferers—and do recomend Mr Olmstead to your kind notice and direction. I am with great...
348To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 19 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
By appearances, from the preparations making I am led to suppose the French Troops are designed to be marched through this State—The inconveniences to the inhabitants, & delay which must attend the marching so large a body by land—Your Excellency is fully sensible of—and would wish to avoid as far as possible—I take the liberty to suggest whether they might not be safely transported by water...
349To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 15 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
Lebanon, Conn., 15 July 1777 . “William Adams a Lieutenant in Coll Durkee’s Battalion raised in this State, thinking himself superceded in appointments, hath applied to me for a dismission which doth not belong to me to grant. I do therefore refer the matter to Your Excellency’s consideration.” LB , Ct : Trumbull Papers.
350To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 9 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
last Evening I received your Excellency’s favour of the 5th in your hurry not signed, the number of men inlisted left blank. While this Express waits for a horse, I have only time to mention, That I shall (Deo volente) set out on my Journey to meet the Assembly at New Haven the 12th please to favour me with a List of the Officers of our several Regiments, and of the Companies in each as they...