1779, Revolutionary War, Governor Jonathan Trumbull Orders Arms For London




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This is a wonderful, original document, dated April 7, 1779, where Governor Jonathan Trumbull has written and signed an order to Jabez Huntington to furnish arms to any soldier servingat New London, who does not have and weapons....noting that they are to return them to the state .....signed Jon. Trumbull. A great war time document, signed by Trumbull at lower right, 4x8, overall fine shape.Jonathan Trumbull Sr. (October 12, 1710 – August 17, 1785) (the original spelling "T...rumble" was changed for an unknown reason) was the only man who served as governor in both an English colony and an American state, and he was the only governor at the start of the American Revolutionary War to take up the Patriot cause.Trumbull College at Yale, the town of Trumbull, Connecticut, and Trumbull County, Ohio are named after him.Trumbull was a friend and advisor of General Washington throughout the revolutionary period, dedicating the resources of Connecticut to the fight for independence. Washington declared him "the first of the patriots." When Washington was desperate for men or food during the war, he could turn to "Brother Jonathan."He also served as the Continental Army's Paymaster General (Northern Department) in the spring of 1778, until the untimely death of his mother forced him to resign his post. As part of his resignation, he requested that the remainder of his back pay be distributed to the soldiers of the Northern Department.Please view the other historical and Civil War related documents I'll be listing this week.SEE SCAN.I now accept PAYPAL but PREFER other forms of traditional paper payment. Buyer pays shipping(usually FREE within the US and $12 for International), payment must be received within 5 days.

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