Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 100624-40-50, for George Reid, [Blank]
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SERVICE
[illegible] Rev. War      
Reid, George   
NUMBER  BLW  100624-40-50

Wayne's War
Reid, Jane
NUMBER BLW  6281-120-55
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[Left Side]
42.633 Jany 24 /53
Jane Ried wid
14.390
George Ried Priv
Cap Jonas Fouche
Cap &       Milton
East Waynes' War 1792
dri 3. mos 27ds 1796 [Illegible]
[Illegible] Sep. 7 /53
[Illegible section - crossed out]
3rd Auditer's Office
Letter July 22 /52 July 11 /53
[giving Robert Toll]
rent charge
George Reid served in
Capt Fouche's Co. Geo Mil
from 4 March 1794
to 31 March 1794
No Rcds of Capt Geo Reid's
Co Geo [Nat] was found in file in this office
Act 40 [acm] [Illegible]
July 24 /54
Fox Third Auditer
Toll
R H Gallaher
[Illegible] Present 

[Right Side]
[Illegible] of Abner Wimberley
[Illegible]
Wt No 100.624
Allowed July 24 /54
Vol 104 P 162
[Illegible numbers in right margin]
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State of Georgia
County of Carroll ⎬ SS.
On this 18th day of January AD Eighteen hundred and fifty three personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid George Reid aged seventy nine 79 year a Resident of the County of Carroll in the State of Georgia, who being duly sworn acording to law declares that he is the
identical George Reed who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Jonas Forche of the Georgia
Volunteer in the Regiment commanded by Col (Cols name not recollected) in the war between the Creek & Cherokee
Indians & the United States known by the name of Waynes War that he also served in the Company commanded by Captain Milton in said War who he thinks was afterwards promoted to Col. that he does not now recollect when he entered said service, nor
the precise time he served, but to the best of his recollection he volunteered in Green County Georgia on or about __ the day of
____ 1792 for the term of during the war and continued in actual service sometime Guarding the fort sometimes scouting about after
the Indians, sometime at one place & there at another in all for the term of at least four years and was honorably discharged some time in the year 1776 to the best of his recollection that he received some several discharg__ as in writing from under the
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State of Georgia
County of Carroll ⎬ SS.

On this 18th day of January AD Eighteen hundred and fifty three personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid George Reid aged seventy nine year a Resident of the County of Carroll in the State of Georgia who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the Identical George Reid who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Jonas Fouche of the Georgia Volunteers in the Regiment commanded by Col ____ (Cols name not recollected)  in the war between the Creek & Cherokee Indians & the United States known by the name of Waynes War that he also served in the Company commanded by Captain Milton in said War who he thinks was afterwards promoted to Col. that he does not now recollect when he entered said service, nor the precise time he served, but to the best of his recollection he Volunteered in Green County Georgia on or about the ___ day of _____ 1792 for the term of during the war and continued in actual service sometime Guarding the forth sometimes scouting about after the Indians, sometime at one place and then at another in all for the term of at least four years and was honorably discharged some time in the year 1776 to the best of his recollection that he received some several discharges in writing from under the hand
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of his Captains which are now lost or destroyed. And he further states that he is the identical George Reid Who who was commissioned Captain by the Governor of the State of Georgia in the year 1813 & that he served as Captain of said company for a number of years that he was called into the service of the United States on the 30th day of
January 1814 for the term of sixty days & continued in actual service for the term of sixty days & was honorably discharged at [Fort Harrison] about the 30th of March 1814. That he also served under General Adams but he does not now recollect how long he was on muster rolls & [proof here exhibited] that the memorandums herewith presented are in his own hand write & were taken down by him at the time of said service.
He makes this Declaration for the purpose 
of obtaining the Bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act granting Bounty land to certain officers & soldiers passed 28th September 1850 the Act 22d March 1852
& he further states that he has never received Bounty land under any other as act nor is he as he knows, entitled so to do
George Reid [X and "his mark" appear between first and last names]
Attest Simeon Edwards
          John McHardman
Sworn to & subscribed before me this
day & year above written & I hereby certify
that I believe the said George Ried to
be the Identical man who performed the
services aforesaid & to be of the age above stated.
Matthew Reid J.P.
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State of Georgia  }
County of Carroll } SS
On this 18th day of January A D 1853
Personally appeared before me an acting
Justice of the peace within & for said County
Henry Reid who is a person entitled to credit
& worthy of belief, who being duly sworn
according to law declares that he is the
identical Henry Reid to whom land warrant
No 22320 for 160 acres of land was issued for
service in Captain Fouches Company Georgia Militia Waynes War, and that he knows of his own personal knowledge that George Reid who made the foregoing declaration, did serve in said War for a long space of time but does not now recollect how long that he served
in Captain Fouches Company to the best of his recollection Eighteen months but was kept most of the time Guarding the fort deponent further states that he does not recollect at what time the said George Ried served but thinks it must have been about the time
set forth in his said declaration to wit between the 1st of the year 1772 & last of 1776
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day & year above Written. 
Matthew Reid J.P.
Henry Reid [X and 'his mark' appear between first and last names]
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State of Georgia  } I John Long
County of Carroll } Clerk of the Superior 
Court of said County, do hereby Certify that Matthew Reed Esqr whose genuine official signature appears to the foregoing Declaration
& Affidavit is & was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace within & for said County duly commissioned & Sworn, & that
all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith & credit
Given under my hand and
seal of office this is 15th
January 1853
John Long Clk S.C
42633 Jany 24 /53
Geo Reid
W W & H F Merrell
Carrolton
Geo
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E Gouley
Act. Mar. 3 /55
14390 42633 March 26 /55
Jane Reid wid of George Reid Priv.
Capt. Fouche Ga. Mil
Ent. 1793 or 1794
Dis. 1795
Waynes War,
Recd War. No 100.624 --- 40 A.
Warrnt. No 6.281 Issued June [2] /55
A'd 120 acres -
June 18th 1855 H.D. [Sola]
W.  W. & H. F. Merrell
Carrollton
Ga.
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Address W W & H F Merrell
Carrollton Georgia
14390
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Address W W & H F Merrell
Carrollton Georgia
14390
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for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty
Land to which she is entitled under the Act
approved the 3d March 1855. She further states that she has never applied for nor received Land only as above stated
Jane Reid [X and "her mark" appear between first and last names]
We Aaron Brown and Wm H Bledsoe residents of the State & County aforesaid upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration
was signed and acknowledged Jane Reid in our presents and that we believe from the
appearance of statements of the applicant that
she is the Identical person she represents
herself to be & that she is still a widow, &
they further state that they are disinterested Witnesses
Aaron Brown
Wm. H. Bledsoe
The foregoing declaration & affidavit were
Sworn to & Subscribed before me on the day
& year above written & I certify that I
know the affiants to be credible persons
that the claimant is the person she represents
herself to be & I certify that I am not
interested in this claim Silas M. Brown J.P.
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State of Georgia }
Carroll County    } SS
I John Long Clerk of the Superior Court of said County and State do hereby certify that Silas M Brown Esqr whoes geniune Official Signature
appears to the foregoing Declaration and affidavit was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the peace within and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified and duly authorized to administer oaths and receive acknowledgements in said County
Witness my hand with my seal
of Office anexed Done at
Office in Carrollton this
Nineteenth day of March AD
1855
John Long Clk S.C.C
[Seal affixed]
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John Long Clk S.C
A
Declaration
of
Mrs Jane Reid
Widow
of
Geo Reid
Filed June 21 /54
By Jno. S. Gallaher
Atty
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State of Georgia  } On this 14th day of
County of Carroll } June A.D. One
Thousand Eight hundred and fifty four
Before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County & State aforesaid Personally appeared Jane Reid aged 76 years a resident of the County and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of George Reid who was a private in the companies commanded by Captains Fouche & Melton in the Regiment of Georgia Militia in the Indian War of 1790 & 1793, known as Waynes War, that her said husband volunteered at ----- on or about the
--- day of --- 1790 and continued in actual service in said war for the term of near three
years & was honorably discharged at -----
on or about the ---day of --- 1793, as well appears by the proof filed with her said
husbands application January 24th 1853,
that he also served in a company of which he was Captain in the year 1814 Georgia Militia, that said company at one time was called out under the command of Major James Patton of Twiggs County Georgia to guard the frontier for the term of sixty days & continued in actual
service sixty days, & was honorably discharged
& drew pay from the U. States for service, she further states that she was married to the said
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George Reid on or about the --- day of --- A.D.
1778, by [Andrew Rewis] a Justice of the peace
and that her name before she was married was Jane Gaston that her said husband died in said county on the 13th day of December A.D. 1853 after having filed his application for Bounty Land but recd none, and that she is still a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the act passed 25th September 1850.
Jane Reid [X and "her mark" appear between first and last names]
Bennett Hardman Witness
T. D. Edwards Witness [X and "his mark" appear between first and last names]
Sworn to and Subscribed before me the day and year above written and I hereby certify that I have no interest whatever in the result of his claim, and am no ways concerned in its prossecution. Silas M. Brown J.P.
State of Georgia  }
County of Carroll }  On this 14th day of June
A.D. 1854 Before me personally appeared Bennett Hardman and Timothy D Edwards who are residents of the County & State aforesaid
& who are persons Entitled to credit & worthy of belief who being duly sworn according to
Law declare that they are acquainted
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with Jane Reid who made the above and foregoing declaration know her to be the Identical Jane Reid who is the widow of George Reid deceased, that they knew her & her said
husband in the lifetime of the said George Reid & knew them to live togather & be reputed as husband and wife up to the time of the death of the said George Reid that he died in Carroll County Georgia on the 13th day of December A.D. 1853 and that the said Jane Reid is still a widow they state that they are not interested in the result of this case nor any ways concerned in in its prossecution.
Bennet Hardman
T. D. Edwards [X and "his mark" appear between first and last names]
Sworn to and subscribed before me
the day and year above written
& I certify that I am not interested
or concerned in the Prossecution of
this claim.
Silas M. Brown J.P.
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State of Georgia  } I John Long Clerk
County of Carroll } of the Superior Court
of said County do hereby Certify that
Silas M Brown Esqr whose genuine official signature appears to the foregoing
Declaration & affidavit, is & was at the
time of signing the same a Justice of the
Peace within & for said county duly commissioned & sworn.
Given under my hand and
seal of office & I certify
that I am not interested in
the result of this claim, nor
concerned in its prossecution
this 15th June 1834.
John Long Clk. S.C
[Seal affixed]
A Declaration of Mrs Jane Reid 
Widow of Geo Reid
Filed June 21 /54
By Jno. S. Gallaher Atty
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See 42,633 Fla
George Reid
Present
G
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Pension Office, Official Business.
Commissioner.
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Comr. Pensions
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[Top Page]
Pen. Off.
Nov. 22 /53
Sir,
Please see Mr. Gallaher's note & Examine for service of Geo. Reid as Capt.
[Respectfully]
B. Hood
for Comr.
3d Auditor.
[Cap] Geo Reed        Geo
No Evidence of       1792
             Com:          1794
[Rolls]
Capt Melton
1 Nov 1793 to 31 Dec 1793
12 Sep 1793 to 26 Sep 1793
11 to 15 Jany 1794
[Illegible]
No Ev.                     11  4
{Illegible]
Wimberly.
Not on.

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Pension Office
July 8 /54
Sir,
Please report service as Capt'n in Major Pettons or Pattons Battalion See a't enclosed. Gen Adams, War'12 Geo Mil'a & oblige
Very respf yrs
[Ill] Cole
Hon. F. Burt For Commiss.
3d Audi
[Illegible initials]
[Report from Pens Off]
The records of this office afford no evidence of Capt Geo Reed service [Illegible]  
and no evidence of [illegible]
of Maj Pettons of Pattons or Gen Adams [Illegible]
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Geo. Reid
Commissioned
as Capt.
Geo. [Mil.] Dragons
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42633          3--247.
No. 14390
ACT OF Mch -3-, 1855
Received Mch -26-, 1855
Jane Reid Wid
George Reid Pvt.
Capt. Fowche
Ga Mil
Waynes War
Warrant No. 6281
For 120 acres.
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Washington Decr 3 /53.
Sir,
The Bounty Land Case of George Reid, of Georgia, filed by H. H. Merrell, for services in Indian Wars & War of 1812, has been returned from the 3d Audrs Office for some days.
The Report shows only 3 mo. & 27 days service in the Indian Wars, but as the Rolls are imperfect, I rely upon the testimony of Henry Reid, who was in the same service, & has recd 160 acres, to prove that George Reid did serve for more than three years.  There are other intrinsic evidences of truth in the Declaration among the old papers. I claim for him 160 acres.
Jno. S. Gallaher
Comr. Pensions
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Re Examined
No. 42633
Treasury Department,
3 Auditors Office
Nov 29 /53
George Ried serv in Capt Melton's Co.
From 1 Nov to 3d Dec 1793, -----2 mo.
   "     12 Sep to 26 Sep 1793, ------------ 15
   "        1       to 15 Jany 1794, ----------- 15
In Capt Fouche's Co. 
From   4       to 31 March 1794 ---------- 27
No Com. of Capt Geo Reid of Georgia 1812
  "      "     "     "         Do       "       "  1792 to 1796.
R Grame
[Fu] 3d Aud'r
[Jannis]
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George Reid's application No 42.633 for Bounty Land under the act of 1850
Filed Jany 24th 1853
The applicant claims for service rendered in Capt. Fouche's comp'y, Geo. Vols. in the war known as Waynes War. The time of entering into service he does not remember, nor the length of time served. Volunteered about the
--- day of --- 1792, continued in actual
service for a term of at least four years & was honorably discharged sometime in the year 1776 (meant probably for 1796). Has lost his discharge.
For service in Capt. Fouche's company the auditor reports "from 4th March to 31st March 1794."
He offers in proof of his service for the period claimed the affidavit of Henry Reid who swears that George Reid served in said to: for a long period of time (to the best of his recollection 18 months), & concludes his affidavit with the belief that sd George "served as set forth in his declaration, to wit, between the 1st of the year 1772 & last of 1776". The witness has iss'd a land warrant for 100 acres upon a claim for the same period of service, in contradiction to the report of service from the rolls, upon the affidavits of two witnesses (not of the service) who swear to the respectability of the claimant & express their belief in the truth of his declaration, but
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who seem to know nothing of the service from their own knowledge. The report of the Auditor upon the application of Henry Reid (the
witness) is "no rolls of Capt. Fouche's co: for the year 1794 - they are presumed to have been destroyed," and the period for which
he claimed service was during the year 1793, '94, '95 & '96.
His second service is as Captain of a co. Geo. Mil. for a term of sixty days. He files his commission as Capt. Upon this service the auditor reports "No rolls of Capt. Geo. Reid co Geo. Mil. are found on file". For this service Cer: 5 was sent to his agents, Mess. W. W & H. F. Merrell, Carrollton, Geo. Sept. 7 /53. And this is the present condition of the case. It is, perhaps, proper to add that an old paper, hardly legible, purporting to be a kind of diary or journal of some portion of the first service, is filed in the case, but is totally destitute of any evidence entitling it to consideration.
W.H.W.
Comr. of Pensions pr
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Geo. Reid,
Geo. Mia
Indian War
&
War 1812
Record'd as Red
Reexamine
L. P. Waldo
Comr.
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Washington, Nov. 10 /53
Sir,
Will you be pleased to have a reexamination of the Case of George Reid, who claims service
in the Georgia Ma. Wayne's War between 1792 and 1794. His service for at least 18 months
is proven by Henry Reid, who was in the same service, and rec a Warrant for 160 acres, and whose testimony was received in behalf of Alex'r Reid's service, and 160 acres allow'd. 
I also ask for a reexamination for George Reid's service in the War of 1814, Geo. Ma. His commission as Capt. Geo. Ma. Vol. Troop Dragoons, is dated 26th Feb. 1813. His name can certainly be found on the Indexes. 
Very resp'y
Jno. S. Gallaher
Hon. L. P. Waldo.
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Treasury Department
Thi'd Aud. Office
July 20 /54
No. 42.633.
The records of this Office afford 
no evidence of George Reed 
having served as Captain of Geo.
Ma. or Volenteers, and no evidence
of Staff rolls for Maj. Pettons, Pattons
or Genl. Adams. The applicant will
please state the name of the Col.
or Paymaster
R Grame
For the Aud
[Illegible]}
[Illegible]}
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STATE OF GEORGIA.
BY His Excellency David B.Mitchell Governor, and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of this State, and of the Militia thereof.
TO George Reed Esquire .... GREETING:
WE reposing especial trust and confidence in your patriotism, valor, conduct, and fidelity, do by these presents constitute and appoint you Captain of a volunteer Troop of Dragoons in the 8th Squadron and 4th Regiment of the Cavalry.
Formed for the defence of the State, and for repelling every hostile invasion thereof, You are therefore [Illegible] and diligently to discharge the duty of Captain by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all OFFICERS and PRIVATES under your command, to be obedient to your orders as Captain. And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time, as you shall receive from me, or a future Governor and Commander in Chief of this State, for the time being, or any other your superior Officers, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This COMMISSION to continue in force during your usual residence within the Squadron to which you belong, unless removed by sentence of COURT MARTIAL, or by the GOVERNOR, on the address of two-thirds of each Branch of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Given under my Hand, and the Seal of the Executive at the State-House in Milledgeville, this 26th day of February in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and Thirteen and of the Independence of the United States of America, the thirty-Seventh
BY THE GOVERNOR.
Abr. Hammond
SECRETARY.
D. B. Mitchell
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Postmarked CARROLLTON GA. JAN [12]
FREE
Flor
J. E. Heath Esqr
Com of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Let us know what delays
Mrs Penticosts claim to
Bounty Land.
W W & H F Merrell
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[Top third of document is illegible]
[Illegble] marched [Illegible]
and burnt the Town on the Talapoosa River
of about Eighty houses some corn had one man wounded across the River killed three Indians was suposed saw a quantity of Indians on the other side of the River some of our men
[exchanged] fire across the River had one man wounded suposed the killed three Indians the Indians hooped and hallowed powerfully left the Town about two oclock in the Evening marche three miles and Encamped stood on arms all night the Indians hooped almost all night 14th Struck Camp half hour by sun marched 25 miles Encamped 19th Struck Camp about half hour by sun marche 9 miles crossed the Chattahoochee marched 10 miles Encamped 20th Struck Camp at day break marched 35 miles crossed Flint River marched 3 miles and Encamped 21st Struck Camp
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Journal of the movements of the army under the command of Genl. Adams By Geo. Reid
Arrived at Camp Patriotism 6 Decr lay there till the 10th left that place crossed the oakmulgee Campd on the bank of the River left Camp the [11th] 9 oclock & marched 15 miles through leavel country crossed big Tonalaga & Encamped about an hour ([Illegible]) Struck Camp 12th about day break marched about 25 miles crossed little Tonalaga and [Illegible] Creek this day march on mixed [large long] pine & [Illegible] pitched Camp half hour by son Evening 13th Struck Camp at [Illegible] crossed Flint River [Illegible] Encamped about 4 miles this day intolerable [flat] land