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en-wikipedia-org-9948		Brother Jonathan - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	2023	329	70	Brother Jonathan soon became a stock fictional character, developed as a good-natured parody of all New England during the early American Republic. After 1865, the garb of Brother Jonathan was emulated by Uncle Sam, a common personification of the continental government of the United States. A popular folk tale about the origin of the term holds that the character is derived from Jonathan Trumbull (1710–85), Governor of the State of Connecticut, which was the main source of supplies for the Northern and Middle Departments during the American Revolutionary War. It is said that George Washington uttered the words, "We must consult Brother Jonathan," when asked how he could win the war.[5] That origin is doubtful, however, as neither man made reference to the story during his lifetime and the first appearance of the story has been traced to the mid-19th century, long after their deaths.[6]	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-9948.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-9948.txt