1To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 11 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
After the Services, Sufferings & Anxieties of the Winter 1776 I little expected that Persons would be selected as the Season of my greatest Reprsent that I should stand publickly charged with not only meditating but actually expressing Intentions of deserting to the Enemy: Yet, Sir, so it is not mere News Paper Abuse or transient Report but actually countenanced & supported by a Person of some...
2To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 27 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
Permit me to mingle my sincere Congratulations with the general Applause on the late glorious Success of the Army under your Excellencys immediate Command. I trust you will not suspect me of Flattery when I assure you that I think the Wisdom of the Plan, the Secrecy of the Movements & Gallantry in Execution will hand Down the whole to Posterity as equal to those celebrated Enterprizes which...
3To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 29 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
The Intelligence received by a Flag from Providence is so important that I consider not only a Matter of Respect but of indispinsable Duty to forward it to your Excelly with all possible Dispatch. The Prisoners (American Captains) say that in 24 Fathom Water they fell in with 14 British Men of War of the Line under Admiral Drake, other Vessels made up the whole Squadron to 22 viz. Frigates &...
4To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 4 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour of your Excellencys favour of the twenty eighth Ult: and forwarded the inclosures to Major Parr. We are sorry to learn by the accounts transmitted by the recruiting Officers that they do not meet with the success they expected. I was apprehensive the bounty was too small, but General St Clair and Major Parr deemed it sufficient, their opinion had its due weight, expecially as...
5To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 18 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have now the satisfaction to inform your Excellency that having with great difficulty accomplished a Loan of some hard money we have begun the recruiting the rifle corps requested by your Excellency, to the Command of which Major Parr has been appointed. The plan of the business as well as the bounty was settled in concert with General St Clair, and Major Parr, and we flatter ourselves it...
6To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 7 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am to acknowledge your Excellencys favours of the fifteenth and twenty fourth June last, the former would not have remained so long unanswered, but that we wished to have the full result of the proceedings of the Assembly, so as to give the most satisfactory account of our prospects and expectations. We have now to acquaint your Excellency, that agreeable to the inclosed Resolutions, Robert...
7To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 6 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
We had the honor of your Excellencys favour of the twenty seventh Ult. requesting sixteen hundred Militia of this state. The Congress at the same time made a requisition of four battalions of Infantry consisting of two thousand two hundred and twenty eight rank and file a Company of Artillery, and Corps of sixty four horse for the southern service. A demand has also been made of three hundred...
8To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 17 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
We have to acknowledge your Excellencys favour of the fifth Instant—the observations on the address of the Artillery Officers of Colonel Proctors Regiment contain so perfect and satisfactory an answer that we hope we shall have no occasion to trouble your Excellency on that subject again much less shall we by any act of ours contravene a system which is established not only by Resolutions of...
9To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 24 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am desired by the Supreme Executive Council, to transmit to your Excellency, the inclosed Memorial from the Officers of Colonel Proctors Artillery. They importunately press for an answer, but the Council have declined it, untill they could be favoured with your advice and opinion. The Officers have this day intimated that if not redressed they propose to resign we can not approve the...
10To George Washington from Joseph Reed and James Potter, 19 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
Having been lately called upon to perform a very important duty, towards the Troops of this state forming a part of the Continental Army, we should be wanting in due respect to your Excellency, if we did not lay before you a succinct, and accurate detail, of so important a Transaction, as far as we have been called on to take part in it. Upon the repeated application of General Wayne, a sum of...