151To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 10 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I received your favour of the 7th Inst. this morning, and am much obliged to your Excellency for your early and seasonable attention for the safety of this State, and by Ordering General Glover’s Brigade to afford their aid to the Militia of this State, to repel the incursions of the Enemy here, which has for a considerable time past, been threatned with the full vengeance of the enemy. They...
152To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 23 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I most sincerely congratulate you upon the happy Success which has lately attended your Arms, which I have the pleasure to be informed of by your favour of the 10th Instant which came to Hand by Colo. Stewart this Afternoon. I have not yet heard of any Money sent into this State by Congress to pay the Bounty to the new inlisted Troops, some small part of the 150,000 Dollars sent to Peeks Kill...
153To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 7 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
I inclose You a Copy of a Letter from Majr Genll Schuyler just recd expressing his strong apprehentions of an attack on Tyconderoga, & pressing me to send forward Troops &c. He has doubtless informed your Excellency of the situation of Affairs in that quarter. were the Quota of this State raised I shod not consider my Self properly authorized to order their march but according to your mind &...
154To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 7 August 1775 (Washington Papers)
Fessenden is not returned hither—Your Letter to Majr General Schuyler was forwarded ⅌ Express the 1st instant —enclosed is Copy of a Letter from Colo. Saltonstal received yesterday —I Ordered him as Colo. of the third, Colo. Saml Coit of the 8th —and Lt Colo. Saml Abbot of the 20th Regiment in this Colony forthwith to raise so many Men of their Regiments as could speedily be got in readiness...
155To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 1 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
I acknowledge the Receipt of your Letter of the 31st July ult: and am happy to congratulate you on the Success of General Stark near Benington and Colo. Gansevoort at Fort Stanwix—Events which demand our highest Gratitude to the Supream Director for his mercifull Appearance for us at that critical Juncture—This ought not to lessen our Desires that a thorough and impartial Enquiry be made into...
156To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 21 August 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your Esteemed Favour of the 14th instant is received, No Powder is stopped according to my request, hope that t[i]s for the best —None is lately arrived to this Colony, altho’ daily expected—We are greatly exhausted, your Order to leave a quantity out of the next parcell that passes this Colony will be agreable, if none arrive here before. Shall Take Care of the Lead ordered from...
157To 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...
158To 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...
159To 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...
160To 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...