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[Newspaper clippings related to Jonathan Trumbull, Governor of Connecticut 1769-1784]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02511.02 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Newspaper Date: 1763-1783 Pagination: 3 clippings Height: 6.1 cm, Width: 5.6 cm Order a Copy

Includes three clippings containing biographical information. One clipping states "Sec. and Aid to Washington, Speaker Ho. of Reps., Senator, Gov. of Conn., called by Washington 'Brother Jonathan.' " Other clippings each measure 1.2 x 9.5 cm.

Trumbull, Jonathan, Sr., 1710-1785

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