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TRUMBULL, JOHN

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TRUMBULL, JOHN
(1756 - 1843) American painter who studied under Benjamin West, known for his depictions of Revolutionary war battles and portraits of George Washington. Interesting content A.L. (unsigned) 1p. 4to., London, Sept. 24, 1798 to Stephen Kingston of Philadelphia regarding a claim for a captured ship, in part: ""àThe Case of the Robert has been twice brought before the Commissioners, and on both occasions it has been dismissed as not being a Case within our power to take cognizance of -- We understand the condition on which you received the Sum agreed from the Captors, to have here that you should not appeal, but submit the question for further compensation to Arbitration in Bermuda; -- We have no right to examine whether the Sum arbitrated be sufficient, or whether the bond and agreement were wise; but only to give remedy in cases where it cannot be obtained in the ordinary course of judicial proceedings; and that course been be gone thru before A case can come to usà"". Trumbull was appointed a member of a committee based in London to settle claims under Article 7 of Jay's Treaty of 1794 which dealt with settlements for British ships captured by American warships, hence his refusal to take up the matter of the Robert. Small loss at bottom right, not affecting text, mounted along left margin to another sheet, otherwise very good to fine condition.