Offended by a biography of General Joseph Reed that slighted his great-grandfather, Provost William Smith of the University of Pennsylvania, Horace Wemyss Smith reprinted the original documents of a Revolutionary quarrel. General John Cadwalader’s charges against Reed, Reed’s replies, newspaper exchanges and Valley Forge letters are laid out so that readers can judge for themselves.
A curious primary-source collection for students of the Revolution and its bitter Philadelphia politics. Download the free EPUB.