Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 45,096, for Zadock Reed, New Hampshire
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Service Continental N.H.
Reed, Zadock
Number S 45,096
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3187

New Hampshire Roll
Zadock Reed  [illegible mark looks like L L overlapped]
Capt. Morrell
Private
New Hampshire Line  1777. War
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 9th day of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of Sept. 1818 and forwarded to L. Woodbury Esq. Francestown New Hampshire

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818:  $38:93
Semi-annual all'ee ending 4 Mar 1819     $48.00
Arrs 4 Mo. 26/30       $86:93

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
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45 096
Revy
INVALID.

File No. 45096
Zadock Reed
Priv, Rev, War

Act 18th March 1818
Index:   - Vol. 3, Page 416

{Arrangement of 1870}

[Written in top right corner of page facing]
1918 May 7. Hist. to George S. Stewart letter in W. 20,018
Peter Reed [symbol looks like cursive C with slash through]
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N. H. W
Zadock Reed (Antrim)
April 9, 1818


Correct.

To L. Woodbury


[Bottom of page contains faint writing upsidedown - possible bleed through from another file - looks to say Thomas Wilson (Deering)]
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I, Zadock Reed or Antrim in the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire and formerly of New Boston in said County, Husbandman, depose, that in the Spring of AD. 1776 enlisted, as a Private Soldier, into Captain Morrill's Company in the then Col. Stark's and afterwards Col. Cilley's Regiment in the New Hampshire line in the Continental Services, of the home services against the common enemy till the expiration of one year; when I reenlisted into the same Regiment and continued in said service till after the Peace, when I was honorably discharged, but have since lost my certificate of it -

I further depose that I have never received any Pension from the United States; that I am now sixty six years old; am unable to labour much; have a family and am wholly destitute of property; and [illegible] my reduced circumstances need assistance from my country for support -
Zadock Reed
April 9th 1818
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State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough fs. April 9, 1818
I hereby certify that the within Zadock Reed this day personally appeared and made oath to the truthe of the written declaration by him subscribed before me: And that said ceclaration hath satisfied me that the said Zadock Reed served against the common enemy int the Revolutionary War as a Private Soldier in the New Hampshire Line in the Continental Service longer than nine months at one period and from his reduced circumstances that he needs [assistance] from his country for support -
Levi Woodbury As. Jus. Sup. Ct. (NH)
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[illegible]   171
Zadock Reed
No. 3187
Continued
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SCHEDULE

CONTAINING the whole estate and income of Zadock Reed (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted,) by him subscribed, exhibited to the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire, on the  11th day of July 1820, and annexed to his oath, viz.
No Property of any kind
Zadock Reed
Hillsborough ss. at Antrim in the said County on the 7th day of July AD 1820 personally appeared the said Zadock Reed before me Joshua Darling one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said County and was duly sworn to this schedule by him subscribed and also was duly sworn to this declaration [illegible] oath by him subscribed.  The said Reed being very badly [illegible] by the fall of a tree and unable to attend court -
Joshua Darling

Att[?]
W Eastman Clerk
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The date of my original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the 9th day of April 1818.  The number of my pension certificate is 3187.  I have received a Pension.  And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any incoe other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.  My occupation is that of a Laborer am not of sufficient ability to pursue it by reason of ill health and a broken shoulder and in consequence of which am not now and probably shall never be able to labor at all.
in family residing with me a wife aged sixty-eight years and being infirm and a Daughter able to contribute something towards her own support.
Zadock Reed

Sworn to and declared at Antrim in the County on the 7th day of July AD 1820, before the Hon. Joshua Darling on of the Judge of the said Court.

I, W Eastman, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Hillsborough, do herby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property in the aforesaid schedule, is nothing.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 11th day of July AD 1820
W Eastman, Clerk of the said Court.
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In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank], for a statement of the military history of Zadock Reed, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in the Bureau.
S 45,096

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment : March 1776
Length of Service : Served to close of the War
Rank : Private
Officers Under Whom Service Was Rendered :
Captain : Amos Morrill
Colonel : [John] Stark
Colonel : [Joseph] Cilley
State : New Hampshire

Battles engaged in, [blank]
Residence of soldier "formerly", New Boston, Hillsborough Co., N.H.
Date of application for pension, April 9,1818, His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Antrim, Hillsborough, NH
Age at date of application, sixty-six years
Remarks: in 1820 he referred to his wife age as 68 years and a daughter but did not state their names.

Respectfully,

Commissioner
[no commissioner signature or name]