1To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 20 April 1784 (Washington Papers)
Having had the satisfaction to accord with you in the Sentiment of retiring from the busy Cares of public Life, to the tranquil Scenes of private Enjoyment, I anticipate with much pleasure the Reflections which such a State will enable us to make upon the happy issue of those anxious & perplexing vicissitudes through which, in the Course of an Eight Years unusual War, you & I have had the Lot...
2From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 15 May 1784 (Washington Papers)
It was with great pleasure & thankfulness, I received a recognizance of your friendship in your letter of the 20th of last month. It is indeed a pleasure, from the walks of private life to view in retrospect, all the meanderings of our past labors—the difficulties through which we have waded—and the fortunate Haven to which the ship has been brought! Is it possible after this that it should...