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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02072 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0057] April 1783 |
| Title | Jonathan Trumbull to Henry Knox and Jedediah Huntington communicating Washington's thoughts on the conclusion of the war and offering an invitation to dinner |
| Date | 8 April 1783 |
| Author | Trumbull, Jonathan (1740-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry Huntington, Jedediah |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Colonel Jonathan Trumbull Jr. as secretary to General George Washington to both Major General Knox and Brigadier General Huntington. Says that Washington joins with them both and "the Gentlemen of your Garrison in the Joy communicated by the Happy News of Peace which is this morng announced from NYork." Says that Washington would like to have both Knox and Huntington and their families for dinner tomorrow. Written from "Head Quarters," which is probably at Newburgh, New York. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army President Treaty Global History and Civics West Point (US Military Academy) Holidays and Celebrations |
| People | Trumbull, Jonathan (1740-1809) |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Trumbull was a representative in the Connecticut legislature, and for several terms served as Speaker of the House, and in 1775 joined the Continental army as paymaster of the Northern Department. On the death of his elder brother, Colonel Joseph Trumbull in July 1778, he resigned his office and devoted himself to the settlement of Joseph's public and private affairs. He was first comptroller of the U.S. Treasury, under Roger Sherman's plan of organization in 1778; he was appointed secretary and aide-de-camp to Gen. George Washington; was a Federalist representative in the First, Second, and Third Congresses, 1789-95, serving as speaker of the house in the Second Congress, and was U.S. Senator as successor to Stephen Nix Mitchell (who resigned, April 13, 1794), serving until his resignation in 1796, to become Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut. In 1798 he succeeded Oliver Wolcott to the governorship, remaining in office until his death, in Lebanon, Connecticut, 7 August 1809. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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