Jonathan Trumbull Sr. letters and documents

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{"value"=>"1768-1782", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1768/1782"}

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1768

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1782

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1768

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{"value"=>"Jonathan Trumbull Sr. letters and documents"}

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{"value"=>"Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. (1710-1785) was governor of the Colony and State of Connecticut (1769-1786). Letters date predominantly from the Revolutionary War period and pertain to military orders, supplies, troop movements, location of the British fleet, Council of Safety meetings and other matters; many are addressed to Major General Jabez Huntington. In addition there are orders for sheriffs, several signed military commissions, a Council of Safety resolution to build frigates, autograph clippings, and a promissory note."}

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{"value"=>"Jonathan Trumbull Sr. letters and documents, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

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{"value"=>"Trumbull, Jonathan, 1710-1785", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. (1710-1785) was governor of the Colony and State of Connecticut (1769-1786). Letters date predominantly from the Revolutionary War period and pertain to military orders, supplies, troop movements, location of the British fleet, Council of Safety meetings and other matters; many are addressed to Major General Jabez Huntington. In addition there are orders for sheriffs, several signed military commissions, a Council of Safety resolution to build frigates, autograph clippings, and a promissory note.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Donated by John S. Kennedy, 1896 as part of the Emmet Collection and J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899 as part of the Ford Collection.</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Susan P. Waide</span>, <span class=\"date\">2014</span></p>"}

relatedmaterial

{"type"=>"formspartof", "value"=>"<p>Forms part of Emmet collection.</p>"}

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.1 linear feet (1 folder)

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1768

date_end

1782

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