Connecticut as a colony and as a state; or, One of the original thirteen; . ce which must unavoidably ensue from a dependence on anumber of persons for supplies, and submit it to the consider-ation of Congress whether the public service will not be bestpromoted by appointing a Commissary-General for these pur-poses. We have a striking instance of the preference of sucha mode in the Establishment of Connecticut, as their troopsare extremely well provided under the direction of , and he has at different times assisted others withvarious articles. Should my sentiments happily coincide
Connecticut as a colony and as a state; or, One of the original thirteen; . ce which must unavoidably ensue from a dependence on anumber of persons for supplies, and submit it to the consider-ation of Congress whether the public service will not be bestpromoted by appointing a Commissary-General for these pur-poses. We have a striking instance of the preference of sucha mode in the Establishment of Connecticut, as their troopsare extremely well provided under the direction of , and he has at different times assisted others withvarious articles. Should my sentiments happily coincide withthose of your honors on this subject, I beg leave to recom-mend Mr. Trumbull as a very proper person for this de-partment. The appointment was immediately made by Congress, andColonel Joseph Trumbull commenced a career, the difficultiesof which neither he nor the great Washington could haveforeseen. The reconciling of local jealousies; the conflicts ofauthority with subordinate commissaries, some under ap-pointment by Congress and others by their own colonies; the 56. CONNECTICUT IN THE REVOLUTION difficulties of buying supplies without money, all confrontedthe new Commissary-General. And when, in 1777, the Con-gress adopted an absurd plan for reorganizing the commis-sary department, resulting in the terrible winter at ValleyForge, and placing a control in Congress which should havebeen left in the field, Colonel Trumbull indignantly resigned,remarking that it should not be said that he would accept asinecure, or that he was the first pensioner of the Revolu-tion. He died in the following year, broken down by the per-petual strain of cares and fatigues which his faithful servicehad brought upon him, as truly a martyr to the cause of lib-erty as the soldier who falls in the forefront of battle. InApril of this year, 1778, Congress practically reestablishedthe original organization of the commissary department, andJeremiah Wadsworth, another Connecticut man, was ap-pointed Co
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