Found 4 collections related to Governors -- Connecticut

Oliver Wolcott Sr. (1726-1797) was lieutenant governor of Connecticut, 1786-1796, and governor, 1796-1797. He was major general of the Connecticut militia during the Revolutionary War and served in the Continental Congress. Oliver Wolcott Sr. letters and documents, 1753-1797, contain an autograph letter signed to postmaster Ezekiel Williams, 1797 March 24; a personal autograph letter signed to "Sir," 1795 June 26 at New Haven, mentioning steps taken at a meeting of the Corporation of Yale College; and a signed letter addressed to Governor Trumbull (Jonathan Trumbull, 1740-1809), 1797 October 10, regarding his inability to attend the present legislative session. Also included are six endorsements clipped from legal documents signed as Sheriff of Litchfield County, 1753-1761, and an engraved portrait of Robert Boyle with Wolcott's book ownership signature on verso. less

Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (1740-1809) was Governor of Connecticut from 1797 until his death in 1809. He was the son of Jonathan Trumbull (1710-1785), Governor of Connecticut from 1769 to 1786. During the American Revolution, Trumbull was a Paymaster of the Continental Army, comptroller of the Treasury, and aide-de-camp to General George Washington. He served in the U.S. Congress as a representative and senator for Connecticut, 1789-1796. The collection consists of letters sent to military officers and others, mainly in his capacities of paymaster and governor; several signed certificates for Connecticut civil appointments and military commissions; and a document signed by Trumbull and other presidential electors, 1800, appointing a courier to deliver their votes to Washington, D.C. Recipients include Ebenezer Huntington (1754-1834) and Jeremiah Wadsworth (1743-1804) of Connecticut, both military officers and politicians. Early letters and receipts concern Army and government accounts, 1776-1780; a 1790 letter to Huntington from Philadelphia discusses the politics of moving the U.S. capitol to Washington. Letters written during his governorship pertain to state militia, personal property and family matters. less

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. less