Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43911, for Frederic Reed, Delaware
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Del.
Reed, Frederic
or Frederick
NUMBER
S. 43911
CONTENTS
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4,076
New York Roll
Frederic Reed
Maryland
Colo. Hazletts Delaware Regt.
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
New York
inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 13 of September 1818
[cer]tificate of Pension issued the 31 of Oct 1818
and forwarded to Jonathan Sprague
Greenwich Washington Co. N. Y.
Arears to 4th of Sep 1818 37.86
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 48.00
4 mo 22/30 Del. $85.86
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
3 years 1777
Continued
Greenwich, Washington
notification snt
to Moses Cowan Esqr
June 12 1820, at
Greenwich
NY
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43911
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 43,911
Frederick Reed
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. G, Page 415
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Frederic Reed
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a revolutionary Pensioner
Schedule &c
No 4076
Continue
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District of New York
Washington County ss
On the 1st day of June 1820 personally
appeared in open Court being a Court of record
for the said County which provides according to
to the course of the common law has a jurisdiction
unlimited in point of amount keeping a record
of their proceedings and having a Seal Frederick
Reed aged sixty six resident in Greenwich in said
County being first duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath declare that he served in the
revolutionary war as follows in the Delaware
Regiment Col Hall-- Capt Enoch Anderson's company
was taken prisoner at the battle of Camden
as stated in his original declaration dated 13th April
1818 as appears by his pension certificate number
4076 [circled] dated 31st October 1818
And do solemnly swear that I was a resident
citizen of the United States on the 18th day of
1818 & 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 & naval
service of the United States in the revolutionary war
passed on the 18th day of March 1818 & that I
have not nor has any person in trust for me
any property or securities contracts or debts owe
to me nor have I any income other than what
is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by
subscribed viz
one tobacco box $0.06
Jack Knife -25
Cash - .391/2
my necessary clothing excepted $0.70 1/2
income none but my pension
I have no family and am infirm unable
to provide for myself

Sworn to & declared on
the 1st day of June 1820
in open Court
Frederick his X mark Reed
D. Shepherd Clk
A copy
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Daniel Shipherd Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas in & for the County of Washington
(being the Court in the within declaration
mentioned) do hereby certify that the within
oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly
copied, and I further certify that it is the
opinion of the Court that the total amount
in value of the property exhibited in the within
Schedule is Seventy & a half cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said Court the
first day of June 1820
D Shipherd Clk
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Frederic Reed
Affidavit
No 18
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Direct to the care of
Jno. C. Walker Greenwich
Washington County
N. York
Admitted
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State of New York
Washington County Ss. Greenwich April
13th 1818- Frederic Reed being duly sworn
deposeth and saith, that he was a soldier
of the Revolutionary army of the United States of America
on the Continental establishment, 
That he enlisted as such soldier
according to the best of his recollection in the
month of October seventeen hundred and seventy
seven in [illegible crossed out] Somersett County
in the State of Maryland under Adjutant
George Pervis in the Delaware regiment, which
was then commanded by Col. Hazlet, for
[?] the war, that he was at the White
Plains in sd regiment at which place Col.
Hazlet was killed, the regiment, was then
commanded by Col. Hall, that after this
he was in the actions at Mercer fort & Redbank
Fort - that he was after this in the action and taking
of the British at Staten Island - that he was
in Monmouth action was in Genl Gates
defeat at Camden North Carolina, where he
was taken prisoner with seven hundred
others-- that he marched as such prisoner to 
Charleston S. Carolina, when he was kept untill [sic]
the spring following, when he was sent
to the Island of Jamaica, when he was
kept as such prisoner untill [sic] the Peace, when 
all the prisoners were set at liberty that
he had no discharge is now fifty eight
years old and that from his reduced circum
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[circum]stances he is in need of assistance from
his country for support and that he now
lives in the Town of Greenwich County
of Washington and State of New York, and that he has
no other evidence now in his power of his said
services.
Frederic Reed

State of New York
Washington County Ss. Greenwich April the
the thirteenth eighteen hundred and eighteen. Then
personally appeared before me Frederic Reed the
signer of the above affidavit and made Oath that the
same was true, and I hereby certify
that it does fully appear to my satisfaction that the
said Frederic Reed did so serve as stated in
his said affidavit against the common enemy in
the Revolutionary war and that he is in my opinion
a proper subject for a Pension under the law
of the United States providing for persons ingaged [sic] in
the Land and naval service of the same in the
Revolutionary war. and I hereby commit the
proceedings & testimony taken & had before me
to the Secretary for the department of war 
pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act
of congress.
Jonathan Sprague One of the
Judges of the Court of
Common Pleas in and for
the County of Washington
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State of New York}
Washington County}

I Daniel Shipherd Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County of Washington do certify that Jonathan
Sprague as by whom the above certificate was made
is one of the Judges of the said Court [?] under the
authority of the said State and that the same Jonathan
Sprague thereto subscribed is his signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the said Court the 23d day of April 1818
D Shipherd Clerk