Presidents, soldiers, a prefix giving a compendium of the history of the United States and history of the Declaration of independence . as one of Connecticuts representa-tives in the Continental Congress, and remained until the Declaration hadbeen adopted and signed. August 15, 177B, Governor Trumbull appointed him to the command offourteen regiments of the Connecticut militia, and he was ordered withhis troops to the defense of New York. In November, 17/6, he resumed his seat in Congress, and spent thewinter of 1776-77 as a member of that body during its memorable sessionin th
Presidents, soldiers, a prefix giving a compendium of the history of the United States and history of the Declaration of independence . as one of Connecticuts representa-tives in the Continental Congress, and remained until the Declaration hadbeen adopted and signed. August 15, 177B, Governor Trumbull appointed him to the command offourteen regiments of the Connecticut militia, and he was ordered withhis troops to the defense of New York. In November, 17/6, he resumed his seat in Congress, and spent thewinter of 1776-77 as a member of that body during its memorable sessionin the city of Baltimore. The following summer he devoted to his military duties, constantlysuperintending movements of the militia, and conducting military cor-respondence, and again, in February, 1778, attended the session of Con-gress, then convened at Yorktown. He remained in attendance at this Congress until July, 1779, when,Connecticut being threatened with an invasion of the British troops, hetook the field at the head of a division of militia, to defend her 17Hl-s:>, he was again a representative in Congress; 17^4—85, he was.
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