Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-22
VALUABLE TRUMBULL PAPERS
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 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Of Massa- chusetts and Senator George P. Mclean of Connecticut are to be the chief speak of the TrumbuH papers to Connecticut after an exile of si26 years as property of the Massachusetts Historical society. The date of tae ceremonies is as yet un- determined but the official return will probably take place the latter of Sep tember or early in October, in memorial hall in the state librsry-under the sha dow of the portraits of the men whose lives the TrumbuIl papers most intimate ly concern.
 4 number of distinguished men are to be present, as the occasion will be historic one. Senator Lodge will turn over the pGpers to Connecticut on behalf of the Massachusetts Historical society. Senator Mclean is to receive them. Gov ernor Lake is to be present and will speak in behalf Of he state. George S. God lrd, state librarian said re- gently that the complete program of the ceremonies had not been arranged, but that the Trumbuli papers mad been re- posing in the vaults of the liDrary with other archives of the state for several months, as immediately after receiving information Of the action of the Massa- chusetts society in regard to them he had made a trip to Boston and brought them back with him. They Will be placed on exhibition in memorial hall after the of fiicial presentation, or the benefit of the general public.
 The history of the TrumbulI paher is a long and interesting one The official 1 report of the Massachusetts society, drawn up early in the year, details ! briefly the circumstances of their trans fer from this state. It reads as follows: Text of Report
 Massachusetts
 Historical Society
 Boston, January Is 1921. Dear Sir:
 1 The following report of a committed | of the council was accepted at it's meet 1 ing on January 12. 1921 and by it's direc- tien will be submitted to the society for | final action at its stated meeting on Feb ruary s, 1921.
 Respectful,
 l WILLIAM R. TAYER. Corresponding Secretary,
 The committee appointed to consider proposal to return tas papers of Jonathan l TrumbuH to the State of Connecticut re ports as follows:
 l The papers came to the society in tn following manner: April, 17S5 the societ! requested Dr. Jeremy Belknap to go t, Lebanon, Connecticut, flor the purpose 0 inspecting the papers of the late Govern or Trumbull" He made the journey il July and remained in Lebanon four days In December the chests and boxes" o papers arrived in Boston. They were ar ranged, listed and bound in twenty-tfre volumes. one of which was lost by fir in 1925. Fifty years after their receipt | n 1RA6-fha 1ar~i eI, ture passed a resolution requesting tn governor to take such measnres as migh be proper and expedient to obtain Dos session of the papers, and in the prearnbl eecited that Tt is understood and believed by tn general assembly now in session tia numerous official letters and valuabl correspondence intimately connected wit executive and legislative acts of thI state, during an important and isterestin period of its history, was collected b His EXcellency Governor TrumIbull, du, : ing his administration. and which. the opinion of this assembly. ought have been deposited in the office of Il secretary ot this state. but are now 1 I1e possession of the state of Massach, setts. Historical society. and it is propt and desirable that said documents, ett be obtained from said society and depo tied with the secretary of this state" \ On receiving this resolution the soc ety appointed, September, 1S45. a con ' mittee, composed of the president CM
 Savag), Josiah Quincy and Isaac Davis to report A report was present,
 In December, but after some discussiS
 thereupon it was recommitted to the sa1 committee. At the meeting of Januar
 tS4s. new draft of a report was accep
 ed and was sent to Connecticut Its in portant features are: CD that Cover or Trumbull would not have relnov, from the seat of government to Lebant
 papers withdrawn from the public a
 clrives of the state: C2) that the pape had remained at Lebanon for ten yea
 after the governors death. "in possessi, of his family and were delivered wit out distinction between one part al another to the society in the name
 the family, as a dons ton to the societ
 (S) the papers were regarded by t
 governor and by his family afterwart
 las his private property ;' (4) that it h
 been the intention of the governor
 preserve the collection for some pub
 institution ;;'' and (5) that no claim a
 verse to the property of the society h
 been lever supposed or thought of
 this showing. and from an examination
 the papers the committee concluded tn
 the ''assumption" of the Connecticut le
 tslature was mistaken. and 1t recoi
 mended that ''B1e trust of this society
 preservation of the papers usually call
 the 'srrumbull Papers be ever sacred
 fulfilled"
 In reuJv thA Connecticut authorit,