Jonathan Trumbull was first and—for a while—the only Colonial Governor to support the American Revolution. (Most of the other colony leaders either didn’t hold that title, or remained quiet, as if hedging their bets.)

Througout the Revolution, Trumbull supported the troops in general and George Washington in particular, and was often a close advisor to Washington on military matters.

So it was a little bit of a surprise when Washington wrote to Trumbull, noting some of the problems he’d had with Trumbull’s recent decision to move a bunch of soldiers northward.

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On a side note: there aren’t a lot of portraits of Govenor Trumbull around. That’s one of the reason I’ve used this picture before. The other reason is that I just think it’s neat.