Turnbull, Charles
Variant namesCharles Turnbull (b. circa 1754) served as a captain in the Pennsylvania militia during the Revolutionary War and was held as a British prisoner on Long Island. After being paroled, Turnbull became a Major of Artillery in the Continental Army. Following the war, he bought a 150 acre farm in Bedford, Long Island (later part of the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn). Turnbull was appointed High Sheriff of Kings County in 1789.
From the guide to the Charles Turnbull correspondence, 1778-1791, (Brooklyn Historical Society)
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| creatorOf | Charles Turnbull correspondence, 1778-1791 | Center for Brooklyn History (2020-) | |
| referencedIn | Faribault State School and Hospital. Capitol Improvements Committee papers, 1975-1981. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
| referencedIn | Faribault State School and Hospital. Chief Executive Officer. Administrative files, 1948-1980 (bulk 1970-1978). | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
| referencedIn | Boulder (Colo.). City Clerk. Boulder (Colo.) water and poll tax bills 1892-1929. | Boulder Public Library | |
| referencedIn | Snow, Charles F., 1886-1964. East End Meat Market photograph, [ca. 1910]. | Boulder Public Library |
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