Family papers, 1775-1896 (bulk 1790-1866)

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Family papers, 1775-1896 (bulk 1790-1866)

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Family correspondence, documents, Revolutionary War documents, school exercise book, newsclippings and miscellaneous. Primarily the correspondence between Benjamin Trumbull and his grown children, and the siblings themselves, particularly sisters Julia and Sarah.

.83 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7317156

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Trumbull, John Selden, 1807-1881.

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Trumbull family.

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Trumbull, Julia Elizabeth, 1816-1851.

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Trumbull, Benjamin, 1769-1850.

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Son of Connecticut minister and historian Benjamin Trumbull (1735-1820) who graduated from Yale College in 1790 and became a lawyer in East Haddam and Colchester, Connecticut. He and his wife Elizabeth Mather Trumbull were parents of 11 children, 8 of whom lived to adulthood, including Illinois senator and jurist Lyman Trumbull. Benjamin Trumbull served as probate justice, state representative and postmaster. His sons Benjamin Mather, George and Lyman settled in Illinois...

Trumbull, Julia Jayne, 1824-1868.

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A close friend of Mary Todd Lincoln in her youth, Julia Trumbull married the Democratic U.S. Senator from Illinois, Lyman Trumbull, in 1843. She had three sons and died in 1868. From the description of Julia Trumbull papers, 1858-1862. (University of Illinois-Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 58551488 ...

Trumbull, Benjamin Mather, 1801-1866.

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Trumbull, Benjamin, 1735-1820

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American Congregational divine and historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : North Haven, to Rev. Mr. Patten, 1811 Jun. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573313 Benjamin Trumbull was born on December 19, 1735, in Hebron, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College in 1759 and began work as pastor for the Congregational Church of North Haven, Connecticut, in 1760. He served there for sixty years, interrupted only by service as a chaplain during the Revol...

Trumbull, Sarah Maria, b. 1820.

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Trumbull, David, 1819-1889

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Trumbull, George, 1818-1888.

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Trumbull, Lyman, 1813-1896

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Lawyer from Belleville, Illinois; United States Senator (1855-1873); State Supreme Court Justice (1848-1853); State Representative, St. Clair County (1840-1842); Illinois Secretary of State (1841-1843); unsuccessful candidate for Governor (1880). From the description of Letter, September 29, 1842. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 71275513 Lawyer from Belleville, Illinois; United States Senator (1855-1873); State Supreme Court Justice (1848-1853); S...

Trumbull, Erastus, 1809-1893.

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