Hartford Letters for the years 1775 thru 1887

Hartford, CT - 30 April 1775

The people of the city have seized the city arms and ammunition out of the hands of the Mayor, who is a creature of the Governor. Lord North will certainly be disappointed in his expectation of seducing New York.

Hartford, CT - 2 May 1775

OUR hearts arc bleeding for the poor people of Boston. What will or can be done for them, I can't conceive. God preserve them.

Hartford, CT - 2 May 1775

It is arrogance and presumption, in human sagacity, to pretend to penetrate far into the designs of Heaven.

Hartford, CT - 13 January 1777

Our spirits have been cheered by two or three pieces of good news, which Commissary Trumbull, who is now with me, tells us he saw yesterday, in a letter from General Washington, who has gained another considerable advantage of the enemy at Stony Broo

Hartford, CT - 14 January 1777

IT is now generally believed that General Washington has killed and taken at least two thousand of Mr. Howe's army since Christmas. Indeed the evidence of it is from the General's own letters.

Hartford - 15 October 1777

The shipping, moving up the river, must fully convince us that their intentions are for Albany.

Hartford, CT - 29 May 1779

I suppose your Excellency is not wholly unacquainted with the character of Mr. David Bushnell, the bearer. He has had a liberal education, and discovers a genius capable of great improvement

Hartford, CT - 5 November 1779

The keeping up large guards of the militia on the coasts, besides the enormous expense attending, injures the public service by withdrawing the men from the field, and lessening our ability to supply the army with men or provisions.

Hartford, CT - 15 November 1779

In obedience to the orders contained in your Excellency's letters of the 1st and 2d instant, I marched the whole of the Continental troops from the State of Rhode Island, and arrived yesterday morning

Hartford, CT - 15 May 1781

I arrived here yesterday afternoon, found the General Assembly sitting, and presented your letter to Governor Trumbull, together with a representation, containing the spirit of my instructions.

Hartford, CT - 15 September 1781

The loss of property by the conflagration was, however, very great, and ruinous to many individuals, as also a sensible damage to the public. Yet, what is more to be regretted, is the unhappy fate of that worthy officer. Colonel Ledjard

Hartford, CT - 30 October 1782

I received a letter from M. de Yaudreuil, saying that he is sorry to have appointed the 8th of next month for my arrival with my troops at Boston, because the men-of-war at Portsmouth are not yet ready

Hartford, CT - 9 January 1788

With great satisfaction I have the honor to inform you that, last evening, the Convention of this State, by a great majority, voted to ratify and adopt the new proposed Constitution for the United States

Hartford, CT - 2 November 1791

A person who says he left New-York last Friday, reports that a putrid disorder prevailed there, and that among many others, it had rendered your house a house of mourning. This unexpected event affects me greatly.

Hartford, CT - 6 March 1857

I shall send you some newspapers soon to let you see what different stories are told of me. None of them tell things as I tell them.

Hartford, CT - 19 February 1866

Charles Sumner is looking simply at the abstract right of the thing. Henry looks at actual probabilities. We all know that the state of society at the South is such that laws are a very inadequate protection even to white men.

Hartford, CT - 29 May 1867

We are now thinking seriously of a place in Mandarin much more beautiful than any other in the vicinity. It has on it five large date palms, an olive tree in full bearing, besides a fine orange grove

Hartford, CT - 26 June 1869

I am going to ask help of you, and I feel that confidence in your friendship that leads me to be glad that I have a friend like you to ask advice of. In order that you may understand fully what it is, I must go back some years and tell you about it.

Hartford, CT - 1 November 1872

mark twain letter to thomas nast nov 1872

Hartford, CT - 28 October 1879

unsent letter by mark twain notifying a committee that he would not be speaking at a civil war reunion

Hartford, CT - 11 October 1887

You were my earliest religious teacher; your letters to me while a school-girl in Hartford gave me a high Christian aim and standard which I hope I have never lost.