31To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 25 March 1776 (Washington Papers)
I do most heartily congratulate you on your success, that, after a long incessant and persevering fatigue, you happily have caused our Enemies to evacuate the Town of Boston, to leave that strong Fortress they built, when they trampled on the properties of the inhabitants of that distressed Town, profaned the sacred places dedicated to divine worship and service, and designed the ruin of the...
32To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 12 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
Among the variety & important Objects which I have no doubt every moment press on your mind and command your attention, I beg leave to suggest to you the distress of our prisoners in Newyork, which upon every principle of humanity as well as policy, demands the most speedy method to be come into and accomplished for their relief. Major Welles of one of the Battalions of this State, among the...
33To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 4 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Attention of the Enemy appears of late to be much turned upon this State, We have for some time been repeatedly advised of it, & now realize it, a few days since They landed at Fairfield to the number of near three thousand it is said, under Genl Erskine & made a forced march to Danbury about twenty two miles & there burnt & destroyed 1700 barrels of Pork, 50 Do Beef, 700 bushels of wheat,...
34To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 12 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
This will be delivered you by Lt Fellows who comes to Obtain the Release of his Brother Capt. Amos Fellows now held in Close Prison in New York upon Suspicion of being concern’d in the burning of that City—he is a Militia Captain in Col. Chapmans Regiment & taken in the Retreat out of New York, & has suffered much during his Confinment. I could wish every reasonable consistent measure might be...
35To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 24 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to inclose your Excellency a Copy of my Letter of this date to the President of Congress, requesting the attention of that honorable Body to the unhappy situation of our Countrymen Prisoners in Great Britain, and proposing an Effort to obtain their Exchange. That Humanity which has hitherto deterr’d us from retaliating upon our Enemies their own barbarous treatment of...
36To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 12 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
Majr Murnan hath been preparing Fascines Gabions &c. at Stamford and Norwalk —he came to me the 9th —have thought best to instruct him to come to Connecticut River; at several places on the river to go on with the Work—and have order’d about One thousand men of the new raised militia—viz. of the 1520 go to the work at Chatham, Chester, and Hadlime on that river ’till further Orders....
37To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 7 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday received a Letter of the 3d instant from General Putnam inclosing a Copy of yours to him of the 1st instant advising that the Enemy’s Fleet on the 31st ulto sailed out of the Capes of Deleware on an eastern Course—requesting all possible Assistance to prevent the Enemy’s possessing themselves of the Passes in the Highlands. Previous to this in Pursuance of a former Requisition from...
38To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 17 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
Capt. Samuel Parmele of Guilford, in this State, brought me a number of evidences and applications relative to Luther Parmele, son to the Captain—William Handy Leaman Grave, Ichabod Hill, and Daniel Tuthill all of Guilford—young men imposed upon by Lieut. Linus Hopson, and induced to inlist into the Continental Service as Shoemakers—in a Company of Mechanicks. The young men were minors, and...
39To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 7 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s Letter of the 2nd instant ⅌ Capt. Clark came to hand the 4th. The late extraordinary and reprehensible conduct of some of the Troops of this Colony impresseth me, and the minds of many of our People, with grief, surprise and indignation—since the treatment they met, and the Order and request made to them was so reasonable, and apparently necessary for the defence of our...
40To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 12 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
James Wilson a soldier of this State on duty at Horseneck, was placed a Sentinel over Nathan Frink a notorious traitor to the States, who had been taken in arms against the same. Frink found means to bribe Wilson to suffer his escape—and both went off together—After this Wilson was taken from the enemy—tried by a Court martial, and sentenced to suffer death—While this sentence was sent to me...