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Collection Reference Number GLC02636
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1779 
Title Samuel Hunter to Joseph Reed with battle plans and reports
Date 9 November 1779
Author Hunter, Samuel (d. 1784)  
Recipient Reed, Joseph  
Document Type Correspondence; Military document
Content Description Outlines the best positions for troops to defend the area, reports on Indian attack and scalping, and fears another attack.
Subjects American Indian History  Revolutionary War  Frontiers and Exploration  Atrocity  Military History  
People Hunter, Samuel (d. 1784)  Reed, Joseph (1741-1785)  
Place written Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Theme The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs; Native Americans
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information Joseph Reed was the President of the Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859