Jacob Read papers, 1778-1813 (bulk 1783-1786).

Open to research.

Correspondence, commission, military orders, legal and financial papers chiefly from the years Read served as delegate to the U.S. Continental Congress (1783-1786). Subjects include the Revolution, confiscation of Loyalist property, the Peace of Paris (1783), and politics in South Carolina. Correspondents include Richard Peters and Jacob Read's brother, William.

In part, transcripts. [S.l.].

Delegate to the U.S. Continental Congress, U.S. senator, and army officer of South Carolina.

Collection material in English.

Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.