51To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 16 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
In Consequence of your pressing request by Lieut. Coll Gay I have Ordered (in Addition to about three Tons of Powder a few days agoe directed to you from Providence) two Tons more from Norwich, which is all can possibly be spared from this Colony at present. I have also sent you thirty Arms & believe in good Order—the Powder to the Amount of four Tons we must beg to have replaced by the...
52To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 22 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
On the receipt of yours of the 8th instant—Majr Murnan came and informed me that as I had orderd the men to cut fascines, gabions &c. on Norwich River, he thought his presence would be necessary to instruct them further in the business of their employment. I accordingly directed him to remain with them untill he thought they had obtained sufficient knowledge. Colo. Wyllys, Commandant of those...
53To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 14 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
By Capt. Tinker, am inform’d of the Misfortune and Situation of the Row Gallies sent into the Continental Service from this State —and as Circumstances are alter’d respecting them, since my last to you on the Subject of dismissing their Crews and Arms, must again request your Attention to that Matter —That the Crew of the Crane , Capt. Tinker, who escaped, may be dismissed and admitted to...
54To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 6 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have this day wrote the Continental Congress, That [“]the Antient Laws of this Colony enable the Colonels of the Militia to call out their respective Regiments upon any Alarm Invasion or Appearance of an Enemy by Sea or Land, giving Notice to the Captain General or Commander in Chief for the Time being of the Occasion thereof; This with a General Order to them to call out their Regiment⟨s⟩...
55To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 5 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor ⅌ the Duke Lauzun to acknowlege the Receipt of your Favr of 29th Ulto—& most sincerely congratulate you on the happy Recovery of the Jersey Troops. I have to desire your Excellency will be so good as to Order the Invalids of the Line of Connecticut to be sent to this State to be employed in Service at N. London & at Simsbury —where they may be of Use to the Public & se[r]ve in...
56To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 28 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
last evening received a Letter from Majr General Putnam informing that the Enemy’s Fleet hath Sailed—In Suspence to what part designed—Altho’ I believe their Object to be Philadelphia or North River or both—Yet if they turn Eastward I fancy they will rather Attack Portsmouth, to cooperate with General Burgoine, the Country back is thinly inhabited, and Little or no force to Resist them—and the...
57To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 14 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Letters, that of the 7th Inst. on the 10th That of the 2d with the P.S. on the 4th, the next day Thankfully acknowledge the Attention paid to mine and the Intelligence given for our direction. The Evacuation of Ty— and the Northern Posts are Truly alarming—Altho’ before you receive the Intelligence I send you enclosed, you doubtless will have received more full and...
58To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 7 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
On the evening of the last Sabbath about seventy Sail of the Enemys Ships, transports &a anchored off against New Haven, and about six oClock next Morning landed a Number of Troops conjectured from two to four thousand a few miles West of the Town, and immediately proceeded towards the Town. this Descent was so sudden that but little force could be collected to oppose them in their progress,...
59To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 6 November 1781 (Washington Papers)
The very interesting and important news of the surrender of Genl Lord Cornwallis with the British Army, Shipping &c. &c. under his command, reached me on the 26th ulto by a vessel from the Chesapeak to Rhode Island—and the full confirmation a few days since by a letter from my son. My warmest and most sincere congratulations await Your Excellency on an event so honorable and glorious to...
60To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 5 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
Since my last to You I have received Intelligence that since our Troops retreated from the West End of Long Island the Militia have disbanded themselves, laid down their Arms, and are making their Submission to Genl How, and that all Ideas of Opposition there are at an End, two Companies of Continental Troops that were stationed there are arrived at Saybrook; in this Situation we cannot hope...
61To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 13 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to acknowlege the Receipt of your Excellencys Favor of the 20th of Decemr inclosing the Return of the Connecticut Line of Soldiers engaged to serve during the War. I have also received that ⅌ Genl Knox—& with extream Regret I observe its Subject —The Consideration of the last Letter will be taken up with much Attention—& I hope Measures will be adopted, to give full...
62To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, 24 September 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 24 Sept. 1777. GW wrote Trumbull on 1 Oct. : “I was yesterday honored with yours of the 24th ulto with its enclosures.”
63To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 13 July 1775 (Washington Papers)
I have to observe to your Excellency, That the Honorable Congress have altered the Arrangement of the Generals appointed by our Assembly, Wish the Order we adopted had been pursued, Fear Generals Wooster and Spencer will think they have reason to complain. They are Gentlemen held in high Estimation, by Our Assembly, and by the Officers and Troops under their Command. There are reasons to fear...
64To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 24 January 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Letters of the 20th and 21st instant are received—I thought fit this morning to acquaint Colo. Burrell, appointed to command the Regiment destined to Canada from hence, that a Months pay will be advanced to Officers and Men by you; this additional encouragement will enliven them to the Service—Also to inform, that I understood the Rout of the Massachusetts and New Hampshire Regiments,...
65To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 10 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to transmit, the Resolve of the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, acknowledging the receipt of your favour of June 1783—and testifying the high sense they entertain of your exalted merrits, and their obligations to you and your patriot Army (thrô the blessing of heaven) for the establishment of freedom, independence and peace. Permit me to address your Excellency,...
66To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 5 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s favour of the 2nd instant was delivered to me last night; This afternoon received Genl Schuyler’s of the 31st August—He has ordered the Lead to Albany with directions to forward it by the most direct route to your Camp. We are infested by Ministerial Ships and Transports—I gave your Commissary General a Narrative yesterday—beg leave to refer you to him, from the haste of this...
67To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 18 January 1776 (Washington Papers)
Enclosed is Copy of intelligence brought me in the Evening of the 16th instant, On which I immediately convened my Council of Safety—On consideration of the necessity of a reinforcement in that quarter—have agreed to raise a Regiment of 750 men, Officers included—with all possible Expedition by voluntary inlistments, On the same encouragements given by the Continent, to serve until the 1st...
68To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 10 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I acknowlege the Receipt of your Favr of the 3d inst. & obse[r]ve the Contents. I have wrote the Cloathr Genll by this Express & have stated what I understand to be our Condition relative to the Cloaths for our Nine & a Part of Battalions raising in this State & shall wait his Approbation & further Orders as mentioned in mine to him. The Stopping the Prize Cloathg passing thro this State, was...
69To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 28 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
The 25th instant the enclosed Petition was delivered me by two of the Subscribers Messrs Kissam and Nicoll, the principal matter they plead, is contained in the Second Paragraph. It was observed to them the Events therein intended is not over, although Long-Island is evacuated by our Troops, yet the reason of their being sent here continues—That their desire to return is an Evidence of their...
70To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 25 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am honoured with yours of the sixth Instant and observe the Contents, we are under great, and, I fear, insurmountable Difficulties with respect to procuring Arms for the Continental Troops raising in this State, altho all persons capable have been employed near two Years in manufacturing them. many of our best Arms were stopd last Year at Roxbury, and at the End of both Campaigns at the...
71To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 27 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
In my letter of the 12th instant I took the liberty to express our wishes for an exchange of our Prisoners, since which, I have received the most pressing request from a large number of them, to the same purpose, especially from Capt. Trowbridge, and Lieutenants Fitch and Fanning, whose circumstances are peculiarly difficult and distressing—Mr Loring Commissary of Prisoners has, by a message...
72To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 30 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 30 Oct. 1779 . GW wrote Trumbull on 4 Nov. : “I have to acknowlege your Excellency’s favor of the 30th of last month.”
73To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 27 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have to trouble your Excellency with a Request that this State may be, as early as possible, furnished with ⟨a⟩ Return of all the Men from the State engaged to serve during the War, including every Corps, not only in the Line of the Army but of every dependant Attatchment to the Army, the Artillery, the Cavalry, the Artificers, the Sappers & Miners—or any other not within my present...
74To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 6 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
It is sometime since we have had any Intelligence of your Situation in the Jerseys or of the Enemy in that quarter Indeed no certain account has arived here Since the Evacuation of Fort Lee and our Forces retireing to Hackensack. We have to acquaint your Excellency, that we now apprehend it highly probable that a very Considerable part of Genal Hows Army Intend a descent on some parts of New...
75To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 31 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
After setting the Officers in all parts of the State, diligently to collect and march the Men for the Continental Army, the two State regiments, and the 800 three months men for West point, And the Commissaries to drive Beef Cattle for the army, especially what was necessary eastward—Yesterday at evening I came hither to attend on matters in this place—more especially to call on the Collectors...
76To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 6 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
I have received no further intelligence concerning the Ships which infest our Coasts—it is most probable they are not those your Excellency Notified to me. This afternoon received Intelligence from Mr Shaw of New London, That he had by Capt. Champlin who arrived and landed safe at New London last Evening about Three Tons of Powder for this Colony—I have Ordered it to Norwich, excepting a...
77To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 31 August–1 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
Adjutant General Reed’s Letter of the 24th Instant came to hand Tuesday Morning the 27th—Yours of the same Date Yesterday. On receiving the former I advised with my Council; We concluded to send Benja. Huntington Esqr. one of my Council, with Direction to take with him Majr Ely at New London, an Officer there well acquaint[ed] with the People on Long Island, to proceed there and consult and...
78To 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...
79To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 16 April 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am favourd with your Excellencys Letter of the 23d ulto—also with those of 29th & 31st of same Month which came safe to Hand—Yesterday received your Proclamation relative to Deserters—& have sent it to the Printers —In mine of 21st March I informed you of the Order given for marchg 2,000 Militia to Peekskill agreable to your Request & that Brig: Genll Wadsworth would take the Command—Want of...
80To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 17 July 1775 (Washington Papers)
On the first Instant I met the Honble Assembly of this Colony, to deliberate on the Request & pressing Reasons sent us from the Massachusetts for an imediate Augmentation of Troops from this Colony—our Assembly agreed to augment with two Regiments of 700 Men each, who are now raising to join the Continental Army—It was wished that we could have had the Advice & Direction of the Congress or...
81To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 7–8 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
Lebanon [Conn.] 7–8 December 1776 . “The Genll Assembly of this State sensible of the vast Importance of supporting the great Cause in which You are so nobly strugling, Have at their Session of the 19th of Novr last, made Provision for raising by Inlistment four Battalions to serve under Your Command untill the 15th of March next, before which Time I have strong Hopes our Quota of the...
82To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 4 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
On the 11th ulto Majr Murnan applyed to Me and requested Assistance in carrying into Execution the Orders he recd from your Excellency in preparing Facines and Gabions and represented that he had expended a large Sum of his Money and was in want whereupon Orders were issued for the assembling a considerable Number of the Militia engaged for three Months Service on the Banks of Connecticut...
83To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 9 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have before me Your Excellencys Letter of the 1st Instant—Enclosed is the result of a meeting of Commissioners at Providence the 26th June—For the month of July it was thought best for every State to get forward their whole quota of fresh beef as fast as possible. For this State Colo. Champion was first furnished with £500—and now with near £800 more in hard Cash—with which to purchase—and...
84To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 26 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
Major Wyllys having returned to New York, is again permitted to return Home upon his parole to negotiate his Exchange, and yesterday presented me with a Letter from Mr Loring Commissary of prisoners in which is the following paragraph. “having received a Letter from General Washington, by Brigade Major Wyllys, desiring he might be exchanged the first after Capts. Dearborn & Trowbridge who go...
85To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 16 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your letters of the 22nd 27th & 28th ultimo, which were received soon after my letter of the 31st had been sent forward to Your Excellency. In this letter I informed you Sir of a quantity of Mess Beef which might be sent on from this State if required. As to fresh beef, I hope that before this time some supplies (though I fear but small) have been received from us. The...
86To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 21 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Favor of the 6th Instant was delivered to me the 14th by General Sullivan—I have ordered Two Thousand men to be draughted from our Militia and marched to Peeks-Kill with all Expedition agreable to your request—they will be under the Command of Brigadier General Wadsworth, who will attend your Orders. I have given them the Assurances you have authorised to do respecting the small Pox. I...
87To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 4 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Retreat of the Northern Army and its present Situation have spread a general Alarm; by Intelligence from major General Schuyler received last Evening, I have reason to conclude that they are now at Crown-point and Ticonderoga, in a weak State, and under Necessity of an immediate Reinforcement to enable them to make a stand, & prevent the Enemy from passing the Lake and penetrating into the...
88To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, 6 October 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 6 Oct. 1776 . On 15 Oct. GW wrote to Trumbull : “I was last night favored with your letter of the 6th instant.”
89To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 2 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
Upon the late Incursion of the Enemy into this State & the Alarm occasioned thereby, on the earnest Request of the principal Inhabitants of Hartford & Middletown I requested Cap. Frothingham of the Train at Springfield to march in to this State with his Company of about Thirty, & six Field Peices. He accordingly came, & placed three of the Peices in each of sd Towns, where They remaind till...
90To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, 19 October 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 19 Oct. 1776. On 22 Oct. Robert Hanson Harrison wrote to Trumbull: “I have the honor, by his [GW’s] command, to acknowledge his receipt of your several favors of the 19th & 21st instant” ( Ct : Trumbull Papers).
91To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 9 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your Letter of the 21st of Septr—have no disposition to increase the weight of your Burdens, which in the multiplicity of your busines must be sufficiently heavy, nor inclination to disturb the harmony so necessary to the happy success of our public operations; am persuaded no such difficulty will any more happen. It is unhappy that Jealousies should be...
92To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 25 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
I recieved a Letter from Majr General Sullivan of the 22nd advising that he expects the Enemy will make a Descent on Providence in a very short time—that they are now 7,000 Strong, and in a day or two will be eleven, requesting aid from this State —Although we are exceedingly exhausted of Men &c.—and this critical moment for securing the Labours of the last and the produce of this year, which...
93To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 24 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
I take the Liberty to commend the inclosed Memorial to such Notice of your Excellcy, as you may think it worthy of —the Persons named therein acted under my Commission & Instructions in their Descents on Long Island untill, for the Mall Practices of others concerned in the same Operations, I judged it necessary to revoke all Commissions of that Nature given in my Name —these Memorialist ever...
94To 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...
95To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 27 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
The Act of the General Assembly of this State for raising the two Battalions commanded by Colonels Enos, and McClellen provides, That the Battalions, or any Detachment therefrom, shall not be continued in actual service more than three months at any one time, to be compleated from the time they shall arrive at the place of their Destination —The exigency of the case requiring, they were...
96To 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...
97To 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...
98To 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...
99To 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...
100To 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...