41To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 18 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
Yours of the 13th & 14th instant I was honored with, also with your’s requesting a plan of the harbour & channel of New-London. The plan of New-London harbour, with such information respecting the channel and entrance into the same, as in my possession, I committed to Colo. Jere. Wadsworth to forward to you—he having similar requisitions with those to me—and in that way might reach you earlier...
42To 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....
43To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 10 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
Upon the requisition of Congress and their Committee of Cooperation at Head Quarters, this State ordered 2500 men to be raised to compleat our battalions in the army to the number of 504 each—to join by the 15th inst. and to serve for the war, three years or six months—and in case that number should not be raised by voluntary enlistment—the compliment to be made up by peremptory detachment—to...
44To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 8 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Importance of the Subject of the inclosed Copy of a Letter addressed to the President of Congress, as it has & will affect the Supplies of Provisions expected from this State for the Army, will plead my Excuse for troubling you therewith, & begging Your Excellency’s Influence with Congress to back our Application to that Hono. Body, that speedy Attention may be paid thereto—& that thereby...
45To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 6 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday brot to my Hand your Favr of the 1st instant—The Circumstances of our Infomation fm N. York are indeed suspicious—yet I fear will prove but too well founded. Our Genl Assembly, now sitting, had previous to your Letter, on Application from Genl Howe, furnshed Mr Hubbard D.Q.M. with Cash to forward the salted Provisions deposited in this State —by this means 600 bbs. are now on the...
46To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 5 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
This moment received your Excellency’s Letter of the 26th March last, why so long in coming I know not. This will be delivered by Capt. Thomas Pool, he came from New-York the 6th April ult. On Parole—He informs me of sundry Particulars, which I fancy you will rejoyce to be made acquainted with; he is designed for your Head-Quarters on Monday next —And will give you some interesting...
47To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 22 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I consider it as a matter of very great importance for this as well as every State to raise and furnish immediately their quota of recruits for the confederate army: and am unhappy that we have made no greater progress in it already. The Assembly of this State have ordered Colo. John Chandler to repair to the army under your command and reengage as many as possible of our soldiers whose terms...
48To 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...
49To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 27 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have duly received Your Excellency’s Letter of the 20th November, and painfully note some of its paragraphs as they respect the interests of the States. The recruiting anew the army is an object of great weight on my mind. Important, however, as I deem it, I have not yet received a word from Congress on the subject of measures to be taken for that purpose. Many evil and pernicious practices...
50Letters not found: from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 23 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letters not found: from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 23 Nov. 1779. GW wrote Trumbull on 8 Dec.: “I have been honored with your Excellency’s favors of the 23d ulto.”