Letter to Jonathan Trumbull, Lebanon, Conn
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Title
Letter to Jonathan Trumbull, Lebanon, Conn
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
The Signers to the Declaration of Independence
Connecticut
Names
Williams, William (Author)
Trumbull, Jonathan (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1777-09-30
Place: York, Pa.
Library Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
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Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. 4 pp. 4o
Abstract
Cannot return home as yet; hopes the Assembly will not reelect him; Major [Robert] Troup has brought good news from Gates; the people here are weary of business stagnation caused by the closing of the ports; they despise the continental money; there is plenty of produce, but farmers will not sell; wickedness of the southern and middle parts of the country. Continuing, Oct. 2, he says that the frigate Delaware was treacherously given up or sold by her commander; Capt. [Nicholas] Biddle of the Randolph has brought four prizes into Charleston; sends compliments to members of the Trumbull family, and to others.
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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 2464
Archives EAD ID: 275933
Archives Components ID: 991
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2384ccd0-6a41-0139-a9c2-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Jonathan Trumbull, Lebanon, Conn" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1777. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2384ccd0-6a41-0139-a9c2-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1777). Letter to Jonathan Trumbull, Lebanon, Conn Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2384ccd0-6a41-0139-a9c2-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Jonathan Trumbull, Lebanon, Conn" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2384ccd0-6a41-0139-a9c2-0242ac110002
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