John Adams to John Trumbull, February 13, 1776
Philadelphia [ , Start insertion, 13 , End, ] 1 Feb. 1776 Dr Sir I take this opportunity by Mr. Romain to write you one Line more for the sake…
John Trumbull was an American painter and military officer best known for his historical paintings of the American Revolutionary War, of which he was a veteran. He has been called the "Painter of the Revolution". Trumbull's Declaration of Independence (1817), one of his four paintings that hang in the United States Capitol rotunda, is used on the reverse of the current United States two-dollar bill.
Philadelphia [ , Start insertion, 13 , End, ] 1 Feb. 1776 Dr Sir I take this opportunity by Mr. Romain to write you one Line more for the sake…
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