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Collection Overview
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Content
Restrictions
Subject Headings:
Administrative Information
Related Material
Contents:
I. Correspondence
II. Receipts, Bills, and Accounts
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A Guide to the David Trumbull Papers at the
Connecticut Historical Society
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Repository : |
Connecticut Historical
Society
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Creator : |
Trumbull, David |
Title : |
David Trumbull Papers. |
Dates : |
1773 - 1823 |
Extent : |
1.5 linear feet (2.5 boxes) |
Abstract : |
Collection consists of personal and business
correspondence; receipts, bills and accounts.
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Location: |
Ms Trumd1822 |
Language: |
English |
David Trumbull was born in Lebanon, Connecticut on February 5, 1751, the third son of
Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. and Faith Robinson Trumbull. He spent most of his life as a
farmer in Lebanon, though he spent many of the Revolutionary War years at the War
Office as his father's right-hand man.
During the war David Trumbull helped his father raise and equip troops; he handled
the forwarding of supplies not only to the land and naval forces of the state, but
to the entire northern army. David served as Assistant Commissary-General under his
brother, Joseph Trumbull. David's wife would later receive a pension for this
service.
It was during the hostilities, on December 6, 1778, that David Trumbull married
Sarah Backus, daughter of Ebenezer and Eunice Dyer Backus of Norwich, Connecticut.
David's brother, Jonathan, had married Sarah's sister, Eunice, in 1769. Together
they had six children, one of whom died immediately after birth.
Trumbull spent the remainder of his life after the war in Lebanon, Connecticut, where
he was active in local affairs and went twice to the General Assembly as Lebanon's
representative. He died on January 17, 1822; his wife followed on June 2, 1846.
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Collection consists largely of correspondence, letters, and supporting material
written in both personal and official roles. Such correspondence is arranged
chronologically. Much of the correspondence is from the period of the American
Revolutionary War. There are also a few folders of receipts, bills, and accounts,
also mainly from the Revolutionary period. Of particular interest is a passport, or
permit of ingress, issued to David Trumbull by his father Jonathan Trumbull, Sr.,
Governor of Connecticut. Some notable correspondents include Peter Colt, Christopher
Backus, Eliphalet Dyer, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott, James Glover, Jeremiah
Wadsworth, John Porter, and Joseph Otis.
Arrangement
Materials are organized into two series based largely on form.
Series I: Correspondence consists of correspondence
written by and to David Trumbull, much of which relates to his activities during
the American Revolution.
Series II: Receipts, Bills, and Accounts consists of
receipts, bills, and accounts, much of which relates to the Revolutionary
period.
Collection is arranged chronologically within in each series.
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Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions on access to the collection.
Use Restrictions
Use of the material requires compliance with the Connecticut Historical Society's
Research Center regulations.
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Personal Names
Backus, Christopher.
Colt, Peter, 1744-1824.
Otis, Joseph.
Porter, John, 1757-1806.
Trumbull, Jonathan, 1710-1785.
Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804.
Williams, William, 1731-1811.
Subjects
Passports.
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783
Supplies.
Genre Forms
Holographs; holographs, signed.
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Item, Collection Title, Collection number (Box #, Folder #). Connecticut Historical
Society, Hartford, Connecticut.
Original EAD instance compiled by Stephen Yearl in July 1999 based on a previous
arrangement. Updated to EAD 2002 in December 2010.
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Related Material
An index of catalog cards is available to aid access to this collection and material
in other collections. Access is through writer, recipient and date. The card catalog
is located in the Research Center reading room.
Microfilm copy available.
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Permit of ingress issued by Jonathan
Trumbull, Sr., in his capacity as Governor
of Connecticut, to David
Trumbull. 1773
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Correspondence concerning such men as John
Durkee, Josiah Elliott,
Roderic Laurence, Oliver
Wolcott, Jeremiah Wadsworth, and
Andrew Huntington. 1776-1777
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Correspondence concerning such men as William
French, Jeremiah Wadsworth,
Peter Colt, and Samuel
Eliot. January - September 1778
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Correspondence concerning such men as Jeremiah
Ripley, Peter Colt, and
John Bigelow. October - December 1778
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Note: Partial list of correspondents available |
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Correspondence concerning such men as Peter
Colt, Thomas Fanning,
Elisha Colt, Joshua
Huntington, and Solomon
Southwick. January - May 1779
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Correspondence concerning such men as Samuel
Broome, Elisha Colt,
Thomas Johnson, and Daniel
Rodman. June - September 1779
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Correspondence concerning such men as George
Starr, Samuel Welles,
Daniel Rodman, Peter Colt,
and Simeon Thomas. October - December 1779
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Correspondence concerning such men as Joseph
Williams, Nehemiah Hubbard,
Roger Buckly, Joseph
Packwood, and Jeremiah
Wadsworth. January - July 1780
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Correspondence concerning such men as Nehemiah
Hubbard, Shubael Abbe, and
Jeremiah Wadsworth. August - December 1780
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Correspondence concerning such men as William
Bingham, John Carter,
Joshua Huntington, and Jonathan
Jeffery. 1781
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Correspondence concerning such men as Ralph
Pomeroy, Jonathan Jeffery,
Robert Morris, and Elijah
House. 1782
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Correspondence concerning such individuals as Ruth
Harding, Simeon Thomas,
Arnold Welles, and Christopher
Backus. 1783
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13 |
Correspondence concerning such men as Christopher
Backus, Joshua Stanford,
Simeon Thomas, William
Thompson, and Jedediah
Huntington. 1784-1787
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Correspondence concerning such men as Daniel
Rodman, Joseph Williams, and
Jedediah Huntington. 1788
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Correspondence concerning such men as Henry
Champion, William Little,
Joseph Bayley, and Peter
Webb. 1789
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Correspondence concerning such men as Christopher
Backus, Robert Chapman,
Jesse Brown, Jonathan
Trumbull, Jr., Jabez Huntington, and
William Little. 1790
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Correspondence concerning such men as William
Little, Jabez Perkins,
Simeon Thomas, Elijah
House, and Epaphrodites
Champion. 1791
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Correspondence concerning such individuals as William
Little, Simeon Thomas,
Caleb Stanley, and Lynde
Huntington. 1792
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Correspondence concerning such men as Peter
Christopher, Benjamin Cushing,
Simeon Thomas, and John
Carter. 1793
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Correspondence concerning such men as Peleg
Sanford, William Little, and
John Porter. January - July 1794
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Correspondence concerning such men as Jonathan
Winslow, Henry Huntington,
James Glover, and William
Little. August - December 1794
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Correspondence concerning such men as Joseph
Williams, Oliver Crocker,
Nathaniel Brown, Jeremy
Belknap, and Daniel
White. 1795
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Correspondence concerning such men as Christopher
Backus, James Lanman, and
Shubael Abbe. 1797-1799
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Correspondence concerning such men as Sylvester
Pratt, Peter Christopher,
James Glover, and Amos
White. 1800-1801
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Correspondence concerning such men as Henry
Huntington, Joseph Otis,
James Glover, and John
Porter. 1802
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Correspondence concerning such men as Henry
Huntington, Asa Spalding,
Elisha Hutchinson, and James
Glover. 1803
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Correspondence concerning such individuals as James
Glover, Joseph Trumbull,
William Williams, and Jonathan
Trumbull (son of David
Trumbull). 1804-1813
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Correspondence concerning such men as James
Glover, Eliphalet Dyer,
Ebenezer Backus, and Rufus
Payne. 1773-1822
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Fragments of correspondence; clipped autographs. 1773-1822 |
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Receipts, bills, accounts; concerning such men as
Richard Huntly, Daniel
Jones, Isaac Gillet, and
Jesse Brown. 1774-1779
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Receipts, bills, accounts; concerning such men as
Elijah White, Samuel Gray,
Elisha Colt, and Thomas
Seymour. 1780
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Receipts, bills, accounts; concerning such men as
Jeremiah Wadsworth, Stephen
Brown, and Abel Ellis. January - May 1781
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Receipts, bills, accounts; concerning such men as
Jeremiah Wadsworth, James
Phillips, Jonathan Trumbull, and
Simeon Thomas. June - December 1781
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Receipts, bills, accounts; concerning such men as David
Allen, William Williams,
Oliver Wolcott, and John
Porter. 1782
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Receipts, bills, accounts; concerning such men as
Simeon Thomas, Thomas
Mumford, Elijah House,
Abraham Bliss, and Samuel
Avery. 1783-1785
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Receipts, bills, accounts; concerning such men as
Andrew Tracy, Abraham
Bliss, Edward Gray, Joseph
Williams, and Joshua
Stanford. 1786-1789
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Receipts, bills, accounts; concerning such men as John
Clark, Jr., Levi Huntington,
Simeon Thomas, and Aaron
Bushnell. 1790-1791
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Receipts, bills, accounts; concerning such men as
Joseph Williams, Joshua
Perkins, and Henry
Huntington. 1792-1799
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Receipts, bills, accounts; concerning such men as
Sylvester Pratt, John
Maxwell, and Joseph
Otis. 1800-1801
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Receipts, bills, accounts; concerning such men as John
Bushnell, John Parker,
Samuel Bailey, and Elisha
Hutchinson. 1802-1823
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Receipts, bills, accounts; concerning such men as
Joseph Loomis, William
Little, Solomon Littlefield, and
Benjamin Green. 1774-1823
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Receipts, bills, accounts; includes a list of debts owed by
David Trumbull to several other
men. 1774-1823
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Receipts, bills, accounts; includes lists of debts owed by
David Trumbull to several other
men. 1774-1823
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