Joseph Reed letter to Frederick A. Muhlenberg, 1778-12-08
Joseph Reed papers, 1772-1780
Permanent ID:
14307
Dates:
December 8 1778 January 6 1773 January 1 1777 August 17 1775 December 22 1779 November 5 1779 February 10 1780 June 9 1780 December 13 1780 June 10 1780
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Joseph Reed (August 27, 1741 – March 5, 1785) was a lawyer, military officer and statesman of the Revolutionary Era who lived the majority of his life in Pennsylvania. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and, while in Congress, signed the Articles of Confederation. He served as President of Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council, a position analogous to the modern office of Governor.
This digital record contains images that depict all documents held in folder 8, box 28 of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania Society small collection. It contains correspondence written by Joseph Reed from 1772 to 1780. The documents that predate 1780 are more personal. Some documents from 1780 were written as official "In Council" correspondence while Reed was President of Congress. Recipients: Frederick A. Muhlenberg, General Cadwalader, M. McClanachan, Colonel Archibald Lochry, Colonel John Bull, Samuel Purviance, William Henry, and Joseph Hart.Read More