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- GLC#
- GLC05547
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 18 June 1780
- Author/Creator
- Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785
- Title
- to unknown
- Place Written
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pagination
- 3 p. : docket ; Height: 29.5 cm, Width: 18.3 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Discusses General Washington's need for reinforcements in case British general Henry Clinton returns to New York before the arrival of the French fleet. Under these circumstances, Reed believes that Washington would be pushed to the Delaware River or beyond. Mentions the creation of a subscription bank for the supply of the army and the need to recruit more troops.
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