Papers connected with the frigate Trumbull, 1777-1778.

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Papers connected with the frigate Trumbull, 1777-1778.

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List of cooper's and armourer's stores (undated); lists of advance pay; bills for boarding sick sailors; bill for mending guns; and letter with signature missing addressed to Capt. Dudley Saltonstall, ship Trumbull, East Haddam, Conn. (1778).

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New London County Historical Society

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New London County Historical Society

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United States. Continental Navy

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Trumbull (Frigate)

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One of 13 frigates authorized by the Continental Congress in 1775; laid down at Chatham, Conn., in 1775 and launched in 1776; experienced difficulty in getting over the bar at mouth of the Connecticut River and remained near Saybrook, defenseless, until 1779, when finally outfitted and ordered to sea in 1780; in June 1780 involved in confrontation with British letter-of-marque Watt; was victorious but badly damaged and returned to Philadelphia; remained inactive until Aug. 1781 when engaged with...

Saltonstall, Dudley, 1738-1796

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Ship captain. From the description of Dudley Saltonstall bill, 1781 Nov. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 162096734 Ship captain, American naval officer during Revolutionary War; of New London, Conn. From the description of Dudley Saltonstall letters received, 1773-1783. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 166388224 U.S. Continental Navy officer, commander of Penobscot Expedition, privateer, and merchant; of New London and New Ha...