Charles Turnbull correspondence
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The Charles Turnbull correspondence spans the period 1778 to 1791 and consists of a letter copybook containing correspondence between Charles Turnbull and his family members and friends. Charles Turnbull (b. circa 1754) served as a captain in the Pennsylvania militia during the Revolutionary War and was held as a British prisoner on Long Island. The letters include correspondence between Charles in Pennsylvania and his wife and friends in British-occupied Brooklyn. Turnbull's later letters focus on international commerce between the United States, London, and India.
Biographical note
Charles Turnbull (b. circa 1754) served as a captain in the Pennsylvania militia during the Revolutionary War and was held as a British prisoner on Long Island. After being paroled, Turnbull became a Major of Artillery in the Continental Army. Following the war, he bought a 150 acre farm in Bedford, Long Island (later part of the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn). Turnbull was appointed High Sheriff of Kings County in 1789.
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The Charles Turnbull correspondence spans the period 1778 to 1791 and consists of a letter copybook containing correspondence between Charles Turnbull and his family members and friends. Charles Turnbull (b. circa 1754) served as a captain in the Pennsylvania militia during the Revolutionary War and was held as a British prisoner on Long Island. The letters include correspondence between Charles in Pennsylvania and his wife and friends in British-occupied Brooklyn. Turnbull's later letters focus on international commerce between the United States, London, and India.
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Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection is in the public domain.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Charles Turnbull correspondence, 1981.015, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Scott Adams, 1981.
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Minimally processed to the collection level by Matthew Gorham in 2011. Finding aid description enhanced by John Zarrillo in 2015.