41To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 22 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
A Person accidentally passing in a great Hurry gives me an Opportunity to acknowledge your Excellys Favour of the 14th Instt. Before I received it I had wrote you Col. Cox’s Answer to the Proposal of the Commissaryship for Prisoners & sent it to Philadelphia under Cover to Col. Moylan to be forwarded by the first good Oppy: his Absence I suppose has delayed it so that I must trouble you with a...
42To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 4 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was honoured with yours of the 29th May ⅌ Express & take the first Oppy to express my sincere & grateful Acknowledgments of the Favour intended me by appointing me to the Command of the Horse. The Difficulties which have arisen in Congress, the Time, Manner & Circumstances under which the Appointment as General Officer has been made so as to enable me to profit by your Favour, added to the...
43To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 12 June 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Joseph Reed, 12 June 1777. In his letter to Reed of 23 June , GW says that “Your favors of the 12th and 18th Instt are both before me.”
44To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 18 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
By some Accident Mr Peters omitted sending me your Favour of the Instt so that I did not receive it till several Days after he returnd. I cannot sufficiently acknowledge the kind Sentiments it breathes, nor express the Satisfaction it has given me. If I had been capable of the Disingenuity which might seem to appear I should certainly have guarded it: but as my Letter to which that was an...
45III. Joseph Reed’s Opinion, 7 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
I shall make no Apology for troubling you with the following Hints because I well know that the Goodness & I may truly add the greatness of your Mind would induce you to listen with Patience & even Chearfulness to the Suggestions of the meanest Soldier if properly presented. Whether Philadelphia is the present Object of Attack is yet a Question & every one reasons upon it as his Fears Hopes &...
46To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 16 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
We apprized you a few Hours ago that the River was rising fast & scarcely fordable the heavy Rains since have swelled it so much that it is now impassable—& from the best Accounts & Opinions it will be 24 Hours before it will be fordable for Footmen. In the former Letter I mentioned by desire of Genl Armstrong who came up to this Place this Morning that Monsr Portal has been up & will lay out...
47To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 18 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
I wrote before this Day & have procured a Parcel of Maps which not knowing of this Oppty or of my being down here I must defer sending till tomorrow. I cannot help acquainting you, my dear General that the Distance of the Army from the City & its March so remote has given great Alarm & very much discourages the Militia, if any real Service is expected—I do not doubt you have sufficient Reasons...
48To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 23 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
I stayed at my House as long or perhaps rather longer than was prudent—the Enemy came there in about 15 Minutes after—I have collected a small Party here at the Meeting House about 1 Mile above my own House—& soon after we took two Prisoners whose Information is on the other Leaf —Your Excelly will judge of its Value—They are so ignorant of the Transactions of their Army that I could get...
49To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 23 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
You will before this reaches you be informed that the Enemy quitted their Post last Evening. of Consequence the Attempt failed. the best Account I can get of it, is that Genl Howe with his principal officers came over yesterday reconnoitred the Ground which they were busily fortifying—they immediately ceased working began to embark & continued it till Sunset when the last went over. They then...
50To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 24 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
We came down this Morning to the Edge of the Meadows & in View of the Bank which is the Road of Communication but Genl Potter with a few Horsemen having alarm’d the Enemy who were then working at some little Breastwork on which they sent out a large Detachment made it unsafe for us to remain longer on this Ground. We have certain Intelligence that last Night a Body of the Enemy recross’d...