131To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 15 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Excellency’s Letter of the 8th instant ⅌ Express who was detained by sickness, and did not deliver it ’till the 12th in the Evening, and my own bodily indisposition is some hindrance. Your peremptory requisition is fully complied with, all our new levies will be at your Camp, with all convenient Expedition. At the time they were by your direction to remain in the Colony on...
132To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 1 January 1776 (Washington Papers)
I received the 20th of last month your Excellency’s Favour of the 15th enclosing a list of the Officers & Companies under the New Arrangment with the No. of men inlisted—and at the same time another of the 17th with the information from several persons, who then had lately came out of Boston—I return my thanks for both—by Accounts received from the various parts of the Colony, the recruiting...
133To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 14 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am Honored with your Letters of the 15th & 29th Ultimo The Genl Assembly of this State convened at this place the 8th Instant the Latter of yours came to hand on the 10th and was Laid before them The Deficiencies in our Regimts will meet the attention it’s Importance demands Expediency and Necessity require Early and vigorous meas[ur]es Should be adopted to compleat them to their full...
134To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 5 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
Enclosed is Account of the Charges & Expences incurred, by providing for Messrs Penet & De Pliarne in their Journey to Philadelphia, by your Excellencys direction, I have sent forward to you the Bills shewing how the Account arose. Please to Order payment to be made and sent to me by the Post who brings this. The Battalion raising in this Colony to march to the Assistance of our Friends at...
135To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 16 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
This will be delivered to You by the Captain of one of our Galleys, two of which, The Whiting and the Crane are ordered to proceed to New York forthwith, and put themselves under your Command. the Third is stationed at Stonington, which may be exposed to suffer from the Attack of a single Ship (several of which are now cruising near it) if the Galley is removed from thence. The great desire I...
136To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 5–6 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have received your two favours of the 24th & 25th of July last —have put Colo. Wards Regiment under Marching Orders to proced without loss of Time whatever way Congress shall direct—The Troops from this State destined to the Northward, are marched to Bennington, and from thence to Skeenesborough—at request of General Schuyler, for One thousand felling Axes—have sent 800, ground and with...
137To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 10 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honor to recceive your Favor of the 20th Ulto, enclosing a Return of the Troops now in service from this State, and marking the deficiencies which are to be made good for the ensuing Campaign—on the fifth Instant—previous to which the General Assembly of the State, had stated their deficiency at Eighteen hundred; and had pass’d an Act for recruiting that Number of Men with all...
138To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 21 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am now to acknowlege the receipt of your favour of the 15th Instant, inclosing the Copy of a Letter from Peter R. Livingston Esqr., which came to Hand at this place and was communicated to the General Assembly now sitting here; by their Desire I have sent Orders to Major Elisha Sheldon with the Troop of Horse under his Command, and two Companies of the first Regiment to march to Fish Kill in...
139To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 2 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I recievd Your favour of the 26th Ultmo in which you Informed me of the Discharge of the Militia Under the Command of Genll Woolcott, who were much Reduced by Desertions &c.; I flattered myself that those Under Genll Saltonstal, seeing their error & the dishonour they have brot on the state to which they belong’d, would have Manifested a different Temper: but with most sensible pain have heard...
140To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 2 December 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was Honor’d with your Favour of the 26th Octor Ulto some time last month; for which I return my Thanks. I have recd several of your Applications through M: Genl Putnam, which have been executed in the best Manner our Circumstances would admit. On the last request from the M: Genl—in addition to Col. Enos’s Regiment and others with him before, I order’d Col. Ely’s Batn (nearly full) from New...