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You are bidding on a Victorian 1872 LETTER Signed by James Hammond Trunbull, President of the Connecticut Historical Society, and sent from Hartford, Connecticut

• This letter was written and signed by James Hammond Trumbull (J. H. Trumbull), a noted 19th-century American scholar, philologist, and bibliographer who served as the President of the Connecticut Historical Society and was a member of the American Philological Association.
  
  

• Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County in the north-central region of the state.

More on James Hammond Trumbull

James Hammond Trumbull (1821–1897) was a prominent American scholar, historian, philologist, and political figure.

• Early Life and Health: Born in Stonington, Connecticut, he entered Yale College in 1838. He was forced to withdraw after two years due to poor health, though Yale later awarded him an honorary LL.D. in 1871.

• Political Career: He settled in Hartford and entered public service, serving as the first Connecticut State Librarian in 1854. He went on to serve as the Republican Secretary of the State of Connecticut throughout the American Civil War (1861–1866).

• Academic Expertise: Trumbull was a widely respected authority on Native American languages (particularly Algonquian dialects), colonial history, and bibliography.In 1872—the year the letter was written—he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

• Library and Society Leadership: He served as the President of the Connecticut Historical Society from 1863 to 1889 and spent decades working as the head librarian at Hartford' Watkinson's Library of Reference

Hartford, Nov. 26, 1872

My dear Sir:

I believe you are Treasurer of the Conn[ecticut Academy. If I am mistaken, please pass along the enclosed, to the right box.

Yours truly,
J. H. Trumbull

P.S. Don't forget to be working up a paper for the Philological, at Easton.

• The Postscript (P.S.): The casual reminder regarding a "paper for the Philological, at Easton" provides excellent historical framing. The American Philological Association (of which Trumbull was a prominent member) held its 5th Annual Session in Easton, Pennsylvania, hosted by Lafayette College, in July 1873. Trumbull was writing in late 1872 to nudge a fellow scholar to finish writing an academic research paper in time for the upcoming summer convention.

The letter came to me in a collection of ephemera, all of which was kept in folder with clear plastic sleeves – which have preserved it in excellent condition.

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