The letter describes a visit to New Haven by President Jackson, Vice President Van Buren, Secretary of War Cass, Secretary of the Navy Woodbury, and Governor of New York Marcy.
Contains a brief mention of classmate (Thomas Carolin Clay) who "left yesterday on account of the secession he was from Georgia"; rest of letter relates issues of daily life.
Document from the court of Justice Isaac Huntington of Norwich, Connecticut. Signed by Revolutionary War patriot Jonathan Trumble [Trumbull] with the form of spelling in use for the family's name until 1766. This document was sent to the Sheriff of New London County ordering him to summon Joshua Woodworth to court to answer to Thomas Danforth for debts owed. Sheriff's deposition and account of court costs on reverse.
The doument concerns the indenture of Mary Welch, an 8 year old poor female whose father, Jonathan Welch of Lebanon, is deceased. Mary is to be a Maid Servant or Apprentice to David Lee (1674 - 1759) and his wife of Coventry, Connecticut, until she reached the age of 18. Document stipulates Mary's duties and the moral behavior by which she must abide. The document further stipulates the obligations of the Lee family to provide well for Mary, to teach her to read, sew, and to perform the tasks of a Maid Servant, which consisted of standard housekeeping tasks of the day.
Jonathan Trumble [Trumbull] is mentioned in the document.