Jesse Root letter, 1777 May 5.

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Jesse Root letter, 1777 May 5.

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Letter from Jesse Root to John Lawrence, treasurer, asking him to pay John Smith, 3rd lieutenant on the ship Oliver Cromwell, 60 pounds for enlisting men for a cruise.

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New London County Historical Society

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New London County Historical Society

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Root, Jesse, 1736-1822

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Jesse Root (December 28, 1736 – March 29, 1822) was an American minister and lawyer from Coventry, Connecticut. Born in Coventry in the Colony of Connecticut, he graduated from Princeton College and studied theology before being ordained as a minister and preaching from 1758 to 1763. Studying law, Root was admitted to the bar in 1763 and commenced practice in Hartford, Connecticut. During the American Revolution he served on the Connecticut Council of Safety and in the Connecticut militia. Or...

Smith, John, lieutenant.

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Lawrence, John, state treasurer of Conn.

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Oliver Cromwell (Ship)

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