Scope and Contents
The major part of this collection is approximately 250 letters received and sent by members of the Wadsworth, Silliman, and Trumbull families between 1745 and 1862. Most of the eighteenth-century letters are from Joseph Trumbull to Jeremiah Wadsworth, concerning business of the Commissary General during the Revolution. The later correspondence consists mainly of letters by Daniel and Faith (Trumbull) Wadsworth to Benjamin and Harriet (Trumbull) Silliman and their children and to Miss Eliza W. Sebor of Middletown. This family correspondence deals mainly with such personal matters as illness, death, visits, and gossip. The letters are indivually catalogued.
Among other items in this collection is a small diary of Faith Trumbull Wadsworth (Mrs. Daniel), mainly religious musings and family nostalgia, 1803-1846. This diary is in two small books copied by Susan Forbes Silliman (Mrs. Benjamin II), a great-niece of Mrs. Wadsworth. The other volume is an account of John Noyes Wadsworth, 1758-1815, a cousin of Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth, begun in 1790 and continued after 1815 by John's son Wedworth until 1835. There are also notes, clippings, memorabilia, and legal and financial papers.
The Wadsworth Family papers were given to Yale University Library by Maria Trumbull Dana. There are related items in the Silliman Family papers and the John Trumbull papers.
Dates
- 1745-1914
- Majority of material found within 1775 - 1862
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Maria Trumbull Dana, 1943.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Chiefly correspondence of the Wadsworth, Silliman, and Trumbull families. Of note in the eighteenth century correspondence is the exchange between Joseph Trumbull and Jeremiah Wadsworth concerning the business of the Commissary General during the American Revolution. Major correspondents in the later period are Faith Trumbull Wadsworth, Benjamin and Harriet Trumbull Silliman and their children. There is a long series of ninety-one letters (1806-1846) to Eliza Winthrop Sebor from Faith Trumbull Wadsworth and also a diary kept by her between 1803 and 1846. Another by John Noyes Wadsworth from 1790 to 1815 is largely made up of his financial accounts from Durham, Conn. and Genesee, New York. This volume was continued (1815-1835) by John's son, Wedworth. Also in the papers are miscellaneous legal and financial papers, clippings and memorabilia.
Biographical / Historical
For charts outlining the genealogical relations of the Wadsworth, Sillman, and Trumbull families, please consult theGenealogical Charts.
- Account books
- Connecticut
- Diaries
- DuBlanc, James
- Durham (Conn. : Town)
- Families
- Fitch, Jonathan, 1727-1793
- Genesee (N.Y.)
- Mitchell, Stephen Mix, 1743-1835
- Sebor, Eliza Winthrop
- Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
- Silliman, Faith Wadsworth, 1812-1887
- Silliman, Maria Trumbull, 1810-1880
- Stoddard, Josiah, 1747-1779
- Terry, Catherine Wadsworth, 1774-1841
- Trumbull, Eunice Backus, 1749-1826
- Trumbull, John, 1756-1843
- Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809
- Trumbull, Joseph, 1737-1778
- Trumbull, Leverett, 1788-1807
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Equipment and supplies
- Wadsworth family
- Wadsworth, Daniel, 1771-1848
- Wadsworth, Faith Trumbull, 1769-1846
- Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804
- Title
- Guide to the Wadsworth Family Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Staff of Manuscripts and Archives
- Date
- October 1982
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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Location
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