1To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., 22 February 1799 (Washington Papers)
I have recieved with much pleasure, your favor of the 6th inst. and take the earliest opportunity to give you such reply as is in my power. I have no authority or instruction from my Brother respecting the Monies which remain to be paid for his Prints; nor have I any Copy of his original proposals, I find myself possessed of two Receipts from him for payment of One Half the price of two...
2To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., 22 June 1799 (Washington Papers)
I take much pleasure in complying with a request of my Brother Colo. John Trumbull, to communicate to you a Copy of a political Letter, which he has lately written to me from London. His project you will find is a great One. But—were the moral powers of our Country, equal to her physical force, so far from starting at the magnitude of the Object, some of her Sons I presume, would not hesitate...
3To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., 10 August 1799 (Washington Papers)
The Delay which my last Letter experienced in reaching you, may be partly accounted for, by sending my Brothers Letter (which accompanied mine) under cover to Mr Wolcott in Phila. for his & Colo. Pickerings observation —what further delay it may have met with, I cannot tell; I only know, that in too many instances, there is not that punctual attention to Duty in our Post Offices, which the...