Rash's Surname Index

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Notes for Thomas READ

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READ, THOMAS, clergyman, was born in March, 1746, in Chester county, Pa. In August, 1777, he performed an important service for the American cause by drawing for General Wahington a map that showed the topography of the country and a route by which he could retreat from Stanton, and avoid a conflict with the superior British force that had landed at Elk ferry, and was advancing on the American camp. He died June 14, 1823, in Wilmington, Del. President of Delaware University.

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