21To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reed, 1 February 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reed, 1 Feb. 1776. On 10 Feb. GW wrote to Reed : “Your obliging favours of the 28th Ulto & 1st Instt are now before me.”
22To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reed, 8 February 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reed, 8 Feb. 1776. In a letter of 26 Feb.—9 Mar. to Reed , GW wrote: “your favours of the 28th Jany and first & 8th of Feby are come to hand.”
23To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reed, 18 February 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reed, 18 Feb. 1776. In a letter of 26 Feb.—9 Mar. to Reed , GW wrote: “Your favour of the 18th Ulto came to my hands by Post, last Night.”
24To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reed, 3 March 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have not been favoured with any Thing from you since my too last but that never makes any Difference in my Writing as your Claims of Friendship & Gratitude upon me are superior to all other. The Congress have made an Appointment of Generals as by the inclosed Paper. Armstrong is ordered to South Carolina—Thompson to New York the others keep their present Situation. Genl Lee’s Destination is...
25To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reed, 7 March 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have now the Pleasure of informing you that a Vessel long expected from France & Holland arrived a few Days ago with 25 Tons of Powder—300 Stand of excellent Arms & 1500 Weight of Salt Petre. We are hourly in Expectation of farther Arrivals, but we must now soon expect some Ships of War in our River which I fear will cut off all farther Enterprizes of the like Nature. I have been in Doubt...
26To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reed, 15 March 1776 (Washington Papers)
This Morning your Express arrived with an Account of the interesting Events which have taken Place since this Month began. I beg leave to congratulate you on Appearances so favourable to the Interests of our Country & your own Character. Not that in my Opinion it was the least clouded by your Inactivity as the Causes were well known, but it is certain that Enterprize & Success give a...
27To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reed, 23 March 1776 (Washington Papers)
The great Changes which have taken Place with you will I doubt scarcely leave you Time to read a Letter, but as it coveys a piece of good News, I will venture to interrupt you for a few Moments. I dare say you have heard how troublesome & dangerous the back Inhabitants of North Carolina were growing—Genl Gage sent some Scotch Officers there last Summer who pretending a Disgust to the...
28To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reed, 13 April 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reed, 13 April 1776. On 15 April GW wrote to Reed : “Your favour of the 13th was this Instt put into my hands.”
29To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reed, 18 April 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reed, 18 April 1776. In a letter to Reed of 23 April , GW refers to “your Letter of the 18th.”
30To George Washington from Colonel Joseph Reed, 12 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Gentlemen of the Light Horse who went into the Jersey have returnd safe—they proceeded into the Country till they met an intelligent Person directly from Trenton who informd them that Gen. Howe was there with the main Body of his Army—that the Flying Army consisting of the light Infantry & Grenadiers under Ld Cornwallis still lay at Penny Town & there was no Appearance of a Movement—that...