By His Excellency Jonathan Trumbull, Esquire, governor and commander in chief in and over the state of Connecticut. A proclamation: Whereas the legislature of this state ... did declare, that this state has the undoubted and exclusive right of jurisdiction ... to all the lands lying west of the state of Pennsylvania ... Given under my hand and seal, at Lebanon, in the state of Connecticut, this 15th day of November, anno Domini 1783
At a meeting of the governor and Council of Safety, holden at Hartford, on the 19th day of June A.D. 1781: Whereas ... His Excellency the governor hath received from His Excellency General Washington, a very pressing and earnest requisition for eight hundred men ... Therefore resolved, by the governor and Council of Safety, that there be forthwith raised in this state, eight hundred able bodied effective men
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Council of Safety (Conn.) ; Hudson, Barzillai ; 1741-1823 ; Goodwin, George ; 1757-1844 ; Connecticut ; Governor (1769-1784 : Trumbull).
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At a General Assembly of the governor and Company of the English colony of Connecticut: ... holden at Hartford, on the second Thursday of May ... 1776. Whereas the article of salt is of great importante [sic] and necessity ... it is therefore judged necessary to encourage the manufacturing thereof in this colony
