LC control no. | n 80097847 |
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Personal name heading | Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785 |
Variant(s) | Read, Joseph, 1741-1785 Reede, Joseph, 1741-1785 |
Found in | His Remarks on Gov. Johnstone's speech in Parliament, 1779. NUCMC data from N.J. Hist. Soc. for Ely, E.A. Autograph coll., ca. 1663-1890 (name not given; variant: Joseph Read) phone call to soc., 4-21-87 (Joseph Reed; variant: Joseph Reede) DAB, 1935 (Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785, lawyer, Revolutionary statesman and soldier; b. Trenton, N.J.; s. Andrew and Theodosia (Bowes) Reed; B.A., College of N.J., 1757; apptd. deputy sec. of N.J., 1767; m. Esther De Berdt, 1770; apptd. lt. col. Pa. Asso. Militia, 1775; del. to the Continental Cong. from Pa., 1777; chosen pres. of the Supreme Exec. Council of Pa., 1778; d. Phila., Pa.) |