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. Turnbull served as a captain in the Pennsylvania militia during the Revolutionary War. The letters include correspondence between Charles in Pennsylvania and his wife and friends in British-occupied Brooklyn.
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.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single volume.
Scope and Contents
The Charles Turnbull correspondence spans the period 1778 to 1791 and consists of an undated 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.
A note on the inside cover of the volume reads, "Correspondence of Charles Turnbull and others - see Sons of Revolution certificate of Frank Graham Butts."
The latter section of the volume includes several poems and writings as well as genealogy information relating to the Crawford and Turnbull families.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
The materials in this collection are in the public domain.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Charles Turnbull correspondence, 1981.015, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Scott Adams, 1981.
Custodial History
A note on the inside cover of the volume reads, "This book given to Frank G. Butts by his aunt Anna A. Crawford Nov. 1921."
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Processing Information
Minimally processed to the collection level by Matthew Gorham in 2011. Finding aid description enhanced by John Zarrillo in 2015. This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2024.
