Benjamin Trumbull collection, 1635-1820

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Benjamin Trumbull collection, 1635-1820

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A collection of correspondence, pulpit announcements, marriage intentions, notes of deaths, requests for prayers, and return of thanks related to the ministry of Rev. Benjamin Trumbull in New Haven, Connecticut. Also includes accounts relative to the history of Connecticut and a list of divorces in Connecticut between 1635 and 1788. Trumbull was also a historian and wrote a book about the state.

.25 linear foot (1 box)

Connecticut Historical Society

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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...