Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1731 - 1803-08-10
Biography
American politician. He became a Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War, after serving as delegate to the First Continental Congress from Pennsylvania.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Joseph Galloway Message, 1773
Item
Identifier: MC-1954-72
Scope and Contents
This is a message to the Governor of Pennsylvania from Galloway as Speaker of the Assembly. The Assembly takes exception to the Governor's request for a garrison at Fort Pitt to protect the inhabitants of the back coun try from the Indians and refuses for fear of stirring up trouble among the Indians. At one point in the letter, it reads: "We might offer other Reasons for not concurring in Sentiments with your Honor, on the Propriety of supporting a Garrison at Fort Pitt, but being of...
Dates:
1773