Governor Jonathan Trumbull Papers

Two documents from "Colonial and Revolutionary War" Governor Jonathan Trumbull documents were scanned and E-mailed to the Trumbull Historical Society for display on our internet web site. The owner of these documents wishes to remain anonymous. These documents are displayed for those interested in Trumbull family history and Revolutionary War ephemera.

The documents are quite interesting. Both are from Jonathan Trumbull, both are addressed to Thomas Hollister, and both appoint him to the rank of lieutenant. The first document (1775) in King George's army and the second (1777) in the Revolutionary army. Transcriptions of both documents are provide with the images.

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Governor Trumbull Document - 1775

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Governor Trumbull Document - 1777

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Notice in these documents how sometimes the letter "f" is apparently used where there should be an "s." This is because they contain the once fashionable "Long S" character. The Early America website has a page titled "How To Read A 200-Year-Old Document" which contains information about this interesting and long lost character of the English language. .