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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—PennsylvaniaREED, Joseph
(1741—1785)
REED, Joseph, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; was born in Trenton, N.J., August 27, 1741; attended Philadelphia Academy; was graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1757; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1762; was a law student in the Temple in London; returned in 1767 and commenced practice in Trenton, N.J.; moved to Philadelphia, Pa., in October 1770; member of the committee of correspondence in 1774; president of the Pennsylvania convention in January 1775; accompanied General Washington to Cambridge as his aide-de-camp and military secretary in July 1775; served during the campaign of 1776 as adjutant general of the Army from June 5, 1776, to January 22, 1777; Member of the Continental Congress in 1778; president of the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania 1778-1781; trustee of the University of Pennsylvania, 1782-1785; died in Philadelphia March 5, 1785; interment in the Arch Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Bibliography
Roche, John Francis. Joseph Reed, A Moderate in the American Revolution
. 1957. Reprint, New York: AMS Press, [1968].
Bancroft, George. Joseph Reed; A Historical Essay
. New York: W. J. Widdleton, 1867.
Cadwalader, John. A Reply to General Joseph Reed’s Remarks on a Late Publication in the Independent Gazeteer, with Some Observations on His Address to the People of Pennsylvania
. [Philadelphia: N.p., 1848].
Eliot, Ellsworth. The Patriotism of Joseph Reed
. New Haven: Yale University Library, 1943.
Johnson, John Graver. A Criticism of Mr. Wm. B. Reed’s Aspersions on the Character of Dr. Benjamin Rush, With an Incidental Consideration of General Joseph Reed’s Character
. By a member of the Philadelphia Bar. Philadelphia: Collins, Printer, 1867.
Lives of Charles Lee and Joseph Reed
. Boston: C. C. Little and J. Brown, 1846.
Reed, Joseph. Remarks on a Late Publication in the Independent Gazeteer: With a Short Address to the People of Pennsylvania on the Many Libels and Slanders Which Have Lately Appeared Against the Author
. Philadelphia: Printed by Francis Bailey, 1783.
Reed, William Bradford. Life and Correspondence of Joseph Reed, Military Secretary of Washington, at Cambridge
. Philadelphia: Lindsay and Blakiston, 1847.
———. My Late Engagement of a Public Nature
N.p.: 1781.
———. President Joseph Reed of Pennsylvania. A Correspondence Between Hon. William B. Reed, and John C. Hamilton, Esq
. Morrisania, N.Y.: N.p., 1867.
Roche, John Francis. Joseph Reed, A Moderate in the American Revolution
. 1957. Reprint, New York: AMS Press, [1968].
[Stryker, William Scudder]. The Reed Controversy. Further Facts with Reference to the Character of Joseph Reed
. Trendon, N.J.: J. L. Murphy, 1876.
Washington, George. Original Autograph Letters, from General Washington to Joseph Reed, During the American Revolution; Many of Which Have Not Been Published
. [N.p.: 1876?].
———. Reprint of the Original Letters from Washington to Joseph Reed, During the American Revolution
. Referred to in the pamphlets of Lord Mahon and Mr. Sparks. By William B. Reed. Philadelphia: A. Hart, late Carey and Hart, 1852.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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