Joseph Galloway (73)

Election date: 1768

Elected to the revived American Philosophical Society in 1768. Elected to the American Society in 1768.


Vice-president of the APS (1769-1776)

Portrait of Joseph Galloway

Joseph Galloway (1731–29 August 1803) was a lawyer, politician, and prolific polemicist, and a member of the American Philosophical Society, elected in 1768. Born in West River, Maryland, he moved to Philadelphia to practice law in 1747. Numbered among the city’s leading men, he was elected to Pennsylvania’s provincial assembly in 1756 with the help of Benjamin Franklin. Along with Franklin, Galloway lost his seat in 1764 after failing to transform the proprietary government into a royally-appointed one. But he was re-elected two years later, defeating pro-proprietary politician (and fellow APS member) John Dickinson, and in 1766 was named speaker, a position he held until 1775. Galloway objected to the Stamp Act but sought to suppress mob violence and to mitigate calls for independence. Seeking a system of government that granted colonial subjects representation without compromising parliamentary sovereignty, he proposed an imperial constitution guaranteeing a separate, though subordinate, American assembly. The First Continental Congress rejected this conciliatory proposal in 1774, however, and Galloway declined an invitation to the Second Continental Congress in order to prepare a defense of his proposal for publication. Now committed to Loyalism, he joined the British army, serving General William Howe as superintendent-general for the maintenance of civic peace and civil governor of occupied Philadelphia during the winter of 1777-1778. When Continental forces retook the city, Galloway evacuated to New York. Early 1779 found him in London, where he continued to promote imperial reconciliation and criticized the conduct of the war under General Howe, both in print and via parliamentary testimony. Often extracted and reprinted, his publications influenced many, including the preacher John Wesley. Late in life, Galloway turned from political writing to biblical prophecy and ecclesiastical history. (PI, ANB, DNB, DAB)



198.002
Member: Richard Stockton, Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ A bill in the Chancery of New-Jersey, at the suit of Priscilla Bland, John Mann and Mercy his wife; against Redford Ashfield, and others.
Creator(s): New Jersey. Court of Chancery (Corporate Author)| Stockton, Richard, 1730-1781 (Contributor)| Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Contributor)
Publication: [New York: s.n.], [1771]
Subjects:Wills -- New Jersey. | Inheritance and succession -- New Jersey. | Decedents’ estates -- New Jersey. | Real property -- New Jersey.


27.001
Member: George Bryan, Member: William Franklin, Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ Tit for tat, or the score wip’d off.
Creator(s): Humphrey Scourge (Pseudonym)| Bryan, George, 1731-1791 (Author)| Franklin, William, 1731-1813 (Author)| Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: New York: Printed for the author. Sold by Henry Sandy, bookbinder, Letitia-Court, Philadelphia, [1758?]
Subjects:Pennsylvania. General Assembly. | Pennsylvania -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763. | Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- To 1775. | United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 -- Economic aspects.


73.001
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ An account of the conduct of the war in the middle colonies : extracted from a late author.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: London, 1780.


73.002
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ The acts of Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania, carefully compared with the originals : and an appendix, containing such acts and parts of acts, relating to property, as are expired, altered, or repealed : together with the royal, proprietary, city, and borough charters; and the original concessions of the Honourable William Penn to the first : published by order of Assembly.
Creator(s): Pennsylvania. General Assembly (Corporate Author)
Publication: Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Hall and Sellers, 1775.
Subjects:Law -- Pennsylvania. | Pennsylvania -- Law and legislation.


73.003
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ An address to the Rev. Dr. Alison, the Rev. Mr. Ewing, and others, trustees of the Corporation for the relief of Presbyterian ministers, their widows and children : being a vindication of the Quakers from the aspersions of the said trustees in their letter published in the London chronicle no. 1223 : to which is prefixed the said letter.
Creator(s): Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers, and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of Presbyterian Ministers (Corporate Author)
Publication: [Philadelphia]: Printed [by William Dunlap], 1765.
Subjects:Ewing, John, 1732-1802. | Alison, Francis, 1705-1779. | Society of Friends -- Political activity -- Pennsylvania. | Conestoga Indians. | Presbyterianism. | Paxton Boys. | Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. | 1765.


73.004
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ Brief commentaries upon such parts of the Revelation and other prophecies as immediately refer to the present times : in which the several allegorical types and expressions of those prophecies are translated into their literal meanings, and applied to their appropriate events.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: London: Printed for the author; and sold by Hatchard, Piccadilly, and Rivingtons, 1802.
Subjects:Bible. N.T. Revelation -- Commentaries.


73.005
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ A candid examination of the mutual claims of Great-Britain, and the colonies : with a plan of accomodation, on constitutional principles.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: New York: Printed by James Rivington, [1775]
Subjects:United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.


73.006
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ The claim of the American loyalists, reviewed and maintained upon incontrovertable principles of law and justice.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: London: Printed by J. Almon, [1783?]


73.007
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ Considerations upon the American enquiry.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: London: Printed for J. Wilkie, No. 71, in St. Paul’s Church-Yard, [1779]
Subjects:United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.


73.008
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ Cool thoughts on the consequences to Great Britain of American independence : on the expence of Great Britain in the settlement and defence of the American Colonies : on the value and importance of the American Colonies and the West Indies to the British Empire.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: London: Printed for J. Wilkie, in St. Paul’s Church-Yard, [1780]
Subjects:United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.


73.009
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ The examination of Joseph Galloway, Esq; : late Speaker of the House of Assembly of Pennsylvania : before the House of Commons, in a committee on the American papers : with explanatory notes.
Creator(s): Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (Corporate Author)
Publication: London: Printed for J. Wilkie, no. 71, in St. Paul's Church-yard, [1779]
Subjects:United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives, British.


73.010
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ Fabricius : or, letters to the people of Great Britain; on the absurdity and mischiefs of defensive operations only in the American war; and on the causes of the failure in the southern operations.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: London: Printed for G. Wilkie, No. 71, St. Paul’s Church-Yard, [1782]
Subjects:Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- British forces.


73.011
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ Historical and political reflections on the rise and progress of the American rebellion : in which the causes of that rebellion are pointed out, and the policy and necessity of offering to the Americans a system of government founded in the principles of the British Constitution, are clearly demonstrated : by the author of Letters to a nobleman, on the conduct of the American war.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: London: Printed for G. Wilkie, No. 71, St. Paul’s Church-Yard, [1780]
Subjects:United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes.


73.012
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ A letter from Cicero to the Right Hon. Lord Viscount H-e : occasioned by his late speech in the H-e of C-ns.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: London: Printed for J. Bew, 1781.
Subjects:Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799.


73.013
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ A letter to the people of America, lately printed at New York; now re-published by an American : with a postscript, by the editor, addressed to Sir W****** H***.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: London: Printed for T. Becket, the Corner of the Adelphi, in the Strand, [1778]
Subjects:United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.


73.014
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ A letter to the Right Honourable Lord Viscount H-e, on his naval conduct in the American war.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: London: Printed for J. Wilkie, in St. Paul’s Church-Yard, [1779]
Subjects:United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations.


73.015
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ Letters from Cicero to Catiline the Second : with corrections and explanatory notes.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: London: Printed for J. Bew; No.28, Pater-noster-Row, [1781]
Subjects:Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.


73.016
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ Letters to a nobleman, on the conduct of the war in the middle colonies.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: London: Printed for J. Wilkie, 1779.
Subjects:Middle Atlantic States -- History -- Revolution.


73.017
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ Observations on the fifth article of the treaty with America : and on the necessity of appointing a judicial enquiry into the merits and losses of the American loyalists : printed by order of their agents.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: [London: Printed by the Board of Agents for American Loyalists], 1783.
Subjects:American loyalists. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Claims.


73.018
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ Observations upon the conduct of S-r W---m H--e at the White Plains; : as related in the Gazette of December 30, 1776.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: London: Printed for J. Bew, Pater-Noster Row, [1779]
Subjects:Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814. | White Plains, Battle of, White Plains, NY, 1776.


73.019
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ Plain truth : or, a letter to the author of Dispassionate thoughts on the American war : ... by the author of Letters to a noblemen on the conduct of the American war; and of Cool thoghts [sic] on the consequences of American independence.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: London: Printed for G. Wilkie; and R. Faulder, 1780.
Subjects:Tucker, Josiah, 1712-1799. Dispassionate thoughts on the American war.


73.020
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ A plan of a proposed union, between Great-Britain and the colonies of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware counties, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia : which was produced by one of the delegates from Pennsylvania, in Congress.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: [New York: James Rivington], [1775]
Subjects:United States. Continental Congress. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.


73.021
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ Political reflections on the royal, proprietary, and charter governments of the American colonies : by an American.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: London: Printed for G. Wilkie, No. 71. St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1782.
Subjects:United States -- Politics and government -- Colonial period.


73.022
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ The prophetic or anticipated history of the church of Rome, ... : to which are added I, a pill for the infidel and atheist ... II, a word to the editors of the Gospel magazine ... II [sic], the errors and misrepresentations of Bishop Sherlock...
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: London: Printed for the author, and sold by T. West, et al., 1803.


73.023
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ A reply to An address to the author of a pamphlet, entitled, "A candid examination of the mutual claims of Great Britain and her colonies," &c. : by the author of the Candid examination.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: New York: Printed by James Rivington, [1775]
Subjects:United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783. | Great Britain -- Colonies -- America.


73.024
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ A reply to the observations of Lieut. Gen. Sir William Howe, on a pamphlet, entitled Letters to a nobleman : in which his misrepresentations are detected, and those letters are supported, by a variety of new matter and argument : to which is added, an appendix, containing, I. a letter to Sir William Howe upon his strictures on Mr. Galloway’s private character : II. a letter from Mr. Kirk to Sir William Howe, and his answer : III. a letter from a committee to the President of the Congress, on the state of the rebel army at Valley Forge, found among the papers of Henry Laurens, Esq. : by the author of Letters to a nobleman.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: London: Printed for G. Wilkie, No. 71, St. Paul’s Church-Yard, [1780]
Subjects:Middle Atlantic States -- History -- Revolution. | Middle Atlantic States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- British forces.


73.025
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ The speech of Joseph Galloway, Esq; one of the members for Philadelphia County : in answer to the speech of John Dickinson, Esq; delivered in the House of Assembly, of the province of Pennsylvania, May 24, 1764 : on occasion of a petition drawn up by order, and then under the consideration of the House; praying His Majesty for a royal, in lieu of a proprietary government.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803. (Author)
Publication: Philadelphia: Printed and sold by W. Dunlap, in Market-Street, [1764]
Subjects:Dickinson, John, 1732-1808. Speech delivered in the house of Assembly of the province of Pennsylvania, May 24, 1764. | Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- To 1775. | United States -- Politics and government -- Early works to 1800.


73.026
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ To the commissioners appointed by act of Parliament, for enquiring into the losses and services of the American Loyalists : the memorial of Joseph Galloway, Esq.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: [London], [1789]


73.027
Member: Joseph Galloway
☞ A true and impartial state of the province of Pennsylvania : containing, an exact account of the nature of its government; the power of the proprietaries, and their governors; as well those which they derive under the royal grant, as those they have assumed in manifest violation thereof, their father’s charter, and the rights of the people : also, the rights and privileges of the Assembly, and people, which they claim under the said grant, charter, and laws of their country, confirmed by the royal approbation : with a true narrative of the dispute between the governors and assemblies, respecting the grants of supplies so often made by the latter, and rejected by the former : in which is demonstrated, by incontestable vouchers, that arbitrary proprietary instructions, have been the true and only cause of the refusal of such supplies, and the late defenceless state of the province : the whole being a full answer to the pamphlets intitled A brief state, and A brief view, &c. of the conduct of Pennsylvania.
Creator(s): Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 (Author)
Publication: Philadelphia: Printed by W. Dunlap, at the newest-printing-office, [1759]
Subjects:Smith, William, 1727-1803. Brief state of the province of Pennsylvania. | Smith, William, 1727-1803. Brief view of the conduct of Pennsylvania. | Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. | Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- To 1775.