In 1764, Read had joined the Delaware Committee of Correspondence and was active in the patriot movement. At the Continental Congress he found Lee's Resolution for Independence to be too hasty and voted against it. When it was adopted, however, he joined the majority in working toward independence. In 1776 Read was called upon to join the Constitutional Convention in Delaware, where he served as president of the committee that drafted the document. In 1777 the British captured Delaware governor John McKinly and Read took over as governor in the emergency. DS, signed “Geo Read,” one page, 8 x 3, March 27, 1781. Short document concerning Andrew Minldroh and John Barr, signed near the bottom by Read. In very good condition, with Read’s signature light but legible, several vertical folds and wrinkles and the writing just a bit light. R&R COA.
