Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Huntington, Ebenezer, 1754-1834
2. Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804
3. Emmet collection.
4. Ford collection.

Description

1. .1 linear foot (1 folder)

Summary

1. 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, U.S. Congressman, and governor of Connecticut; 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 U.S. government accounts, 1776-1780; a 1790 letter to Huntington 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.

Subject

1. Connecticut > Politics and government
2. Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809
3. United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
4. Connecticut > History, Military
5. Connecticut > Militia
6. Military records
7. United States > Army > Pay, allowances, etc
8. United States > History > 1783-1815
9. Soldiers
10. Connecticut > History > 1775-1865
11. Accounts
12. Connecticut > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
13. Certificates
14. Politicians
15. Governors > Connecticut

Genre/Form

1. Accounts.
2. Certificates.
3. Military records.

Call number

1. MssCol 4230

Access (note)

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Source (note)

1. Donated by John S. Kennedy, 1896 as part of the Emmet Collection and J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899 as part of the Ford Collection.

Author

1. Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809.

Title

1. Jonathan Trumbull Jr. letters and documents, 1776-1808.

Restricted access

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Source

1. Donated by John S. Kennedy, 1896 as part of the Emmet Collection and J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899 as part of the Ford Collection.

Occupation

1. Governors.
2. Politicians.
3. Soldiers.

Added author

1. Huntington, Ebenezer, 1754-1834, recipient.
2. Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804, recipient.
3. Emmet collection.
4. Ford collection.

Research call number

1. MssCol 4230