Bradford, William to Joseph Reed, 1779 May 25
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Bradford, William to Joseph Reed, 1779 May 25 | ||
| Alternative Title | No. 1828 William Bradford to Joseph Reed | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| creator | Bradford, William, 1755-1795 | ||
| recipient | Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Informs him that Bradford sent two men to jail who were apprehended by the people, one of whom was charged with appropriating flour that was intended for prisoners, and another who was turnkey of the jail and ill-treated prisoners when the British occupied the city; remarks that every "Man Seems to desire Revenge" and that the citizens "seemed ready to destroy them"; includes the names of witnesses. | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Prisoners of war--Abuse of | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Philadelphia Campaign, 1777-1778 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Philadelphia (Pa.) | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Correspondence | ||
| Extent | 1p. | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1779-05-25 | ||
| Date Captured | 2021 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | The Sol Feinstone Collection of the American Revolution, ca. 1760s-1850s | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.F327 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F327-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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