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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04836 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1779 |
| Title | George Read to John Dunlap asking Dunlap, editor and publisher of the "Pennsylvania Packet, or General Advertiser", to publish a letter |
| Date | 27 July 1779 |
| Author | Read, George (1733-1798) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Read, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, as a member of the Delaware Assembly to Dunlap as editor and publisher of the "Pennsylvania Packet, or General Advertiser." Read was asking Dunlap to publish a letter. Read was responding to one of Dunlap's previous publications Saying it is "a matter of right after your publication of the Proceedings in Committee of July 21st 1779 Signed William Henry Chairman." In the letter "To the Members of the Committee of the City of Philadelphia," Read defends his character and conduct from the accusations previously published by Dunlap. The accusations involved purchases Read made. |
| Subjects | Journalism Morality and Ethics Declaration of Independence Signer Revolutionary War Corruption and Scandal Finance |
| People | Read, George (1733-1798) |
| Place written | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Dunlap was also given a contract to publish the "Journals of the Continental Congress" in 1779. Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |