Df, DLC, George Washington Papers, Series 4. Addressed at foot of last page of text: “Joseph Kirkbride Esq^r./Lieutenant of the County of Bucks." Addressed on a separate sheet: “Joseph Kirkbride Esq^r./Lieutenant of the County/of Bucks/Belle vue." Docketed: "Copy to J. Kirkbride/Esq^r/Lieu^t of the C^ty of Bucks/20^th April 1778." Joseph Kirkbride was a Bucks County, Pa., justice of the peace and a delegate from the county to the Pennsylvania General Assembly. In 1775 he was chosen colonel of the First Regiment of Bucks County militia and in 1777 he was named county lieutenant.