Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,669, for George Reed, Maryland
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
MD.

Reed, George           

NUMBER
S.30669

CONTENTS
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Lee letter to J. Telford P Agt 4 Dec 1835
Joseph Ficklin + Pen
April to May 12, 1837

Kentucky
George Reed 19272
Bridgeville in the State of Kent'y

He was a pr in the co commanded by Captain Lucas of the Regt commanded by Col Smallwood in the MD line for 26 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Kent'y at the rate of 20 Dollars_____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Aug't 1833 and sent 2 W.T. Lenchetoe, Hardensburg

Arrears to the 4th of March             40.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept   10.00                                              
                                                           $50.00  

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Dan Boyd, Clerk, Book E  Vol.____ Page 25
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11.069
Kentucky
George Reed
Declaration
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832-
State of Kentucky, County of Breckenridge}ss

On this 17th day of September 1832 personally appeared before the Justice of the Breckenridge County Court George Reed, a resident of the County of Breckenridge and  State of Kentucky, aged about 83 years last February, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the last of the year 1775 or the first of the year 1776 with Captain Barton Lucas, and served in the first regiment of the Maryland line under the following named officers Captain Barton Lucas, Colonel Smallwood, he cannot now remember the names of his other officers. He left the service the last week in July 1776 he believes. He lived in the County of Montgomery in the State of Maryland when he entered the service. He enlisted in Bladensburg [which in fact was in Prince Georges County in 1776] and marched to Annapolis in the State of Maryland where he was left with others to guard the cannon and obtained his discharge from the commander at that place whose name he cannot recollect which discharge he has since lost.
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That he has no documentary evidence whatever to prove his service and he knows of no person  whose testimony he can procure except Thomas Sullivan who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year af'sd.

George C. Reed.

And the said Thomas Sullivan named in the declaration of George Reed af'sd came on the same day before the same court and made oath in open Court that he was living in the family of George Reed at the time he entered the service of the United States and that he knows he did enlist and join the Army and Marched off with it and was gone between 6 and 7 months before he returned home. He could not read but heard his discharge read. He was always reputed to have served that term of servce. And he is fully satsified that he did so.

Sworn & subscribed to the day & year af'sd.

Thomas (his x mark) Sullivan

We Samuel Allen & John Bruner of the County of Breckenridge & State of Kentucky
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do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Reed who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 83 years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn & subscribed to the day & year afsd.
                                         Sam Allen
                                     John Brunner

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states-And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Samuel Allen Esq. and John Brunner who have signed the preceding certificate are residents and that their statement is entitled to credit.

Kentucky, Breckenridge County Sct

I, Jo Allen, Clerk of the County Court of Breckenridge County, do certify that the foregoing, contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of George Reed for a pension.
          In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19th day of September 1832.
                                Jo Allen, Clk
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11069

George Reed
Kentucky
from 1776 private
6 months
$20.-
5. 14.

Jesse W. Kincheloe

Hardinsburg  K
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BRIEF in the case of George Reed, County of Breckenridge in the State of Kentucky (Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? about 83

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.

Enlisted in 1775 or 76

Duration of Service. Years, Months, Days.
About 6 [months]

Rank. As a private

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen.
Capt. Lucas, Col. Smallwood

5. In what battles was he engaged? none

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Montgomery County, Md.

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living witness & tradtionary.

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? no clergyman

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

C.L.W. Forrest, Examining Clerk.
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December 6, 1937
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George Reed, S 30669
BA-J/MSC

Mrs. J. C. McNutt
803 Hester Avenue
Normal, Illinois

Dear Madam:

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.30669, based upon the military service of George Reed.

He was born in February, 1749.  The place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.

While living in Mongomery County, Maryland, he enlisted at Bladensburg [which was in fact Prince Georges County] late in 1775 or early in 1776 and served until the last week in July, 1776, as private in Captain Barton Lucas' company in Colonel Smallwood's Maryland regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1832, at which time he was living in Breckenridge County, Kentucky.

The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the family of George Reed.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of George Reed, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C., giving the following data:

George Reed, Certificate 19272, issued August 21, 1833, rate $20. per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Kentucky Agency.

Very Truly Yours,

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Hardinsburg Ky  Free
May 27
Secretary of War, Washington /city
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Hardinsburg May 27th 1833

Secretary of War

Sir--I return the original claim of George Reed with Amendments. The amendment was made before a Magistrate who certifies to the credibility of the Witness - proving the services of the claimant as well as to the general belief in his neighborhood as to his services.  The time of service is not in the amended declaration sworn
to with such precision as seems to be required
by the department. It would be satisfactory
to the claimant if you find on six months
service, as that is the last period he could
have served according to his declaration.
It is with great difficulty I can convey any information to the old man, and it is still more difficult for him to comply with any instruction I might give on account of his very infirm & weak state
Therefore I venture to forward the amendment as it is without endeavoring to get another affidavit stating the precise time of service. 

Yours &c. Jesse W Kincheloe.
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(envelope)

to
J L Edwards, Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

(post mark)
Lexington KY
April 28

(notes to side)
May St
Geo Reed
Kenecheloe
19,272
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Lexington KY  27th April 1837

D Sir

The enclosed case has not been paid for 18 months  Will you please to order the payment - about 3 weeks ago I sent the case of Mr. Milton for your consideration - will you please to order the (illegible)

Very respectfully
Joseph Ficklin
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Geo. Reeds Amended Decl'r.
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Kentucky Breckenridge County Sct
Where as George Reed heretofore [] on the 17th day of Sept. 1832 made his declaration in the County Court of said County in order to obtain a pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 and in order to prove his services introduced Thomas Sullivan as a witness whose affidavit is annexed to said declaration. And it being sugged by the War Department [] that service witnesses credibility should be certified.
Now I Samuel Allen a Justice of the Peace for said County do Certify that the said witness Thomas Sullivan is personally known to me and that he is a credible person & entitled to credit on oath as a witness.
And I further certify that the said George Reed also personally appeared before me & made oath that from old age & loss of memory he was unable in his said declaration to state the precise times he was engaged in the said service but he verily believes that he served the full time stated in
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his said declaration.  He also states on oath that he resides [illegible word crossed out] 20 miles from the courthouse and cannot ride there to make the above amendments without considerable bodily inconvenience.  I also certify said Reed is known as much & his [illegible] age & bodily debility would prevent his riding into the courthouse without much bodily inconvenience and is entitled to credit.  I also certify that the said Reed has been generally reputed in his neighborhood to have been a revolutionary soldier.
Witness my hand this 23rd day of May 1833.  Sam Allen J. P. B. C.
Kentucky Breckinridge County  To wit
I Jo Allen clerk of Breckinridge County Court certify that the above [illegible] Samuel Allen Esq. is a justice of the peace in above [illegible] and that the two foregoing signatures purporting to be his are [illegible] genuine signatures.  In testimony whereof I have unto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 26th day of May 1833.  Jo Allen
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George Reed
to swear to tours of 
service & court to certify
to creditability and veracity
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Brief objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of George Reed _______________ which require further proof or explanation.
I.  Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  Yes
II.  Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  Yes
III.  If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV.  Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  Yes
V.  Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled?  No
VI.  Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  Yes
VII.  Has he made a relinquishment of every claim in any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  Yes
VIII.  Has the Court given their opinion?  Yes
IX.  Has the Clerk given his certificate?  Yes
X.  Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?  Yes
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XI.  Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to he revolutionary service?  [illegible word crossed out]
XII  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  [illegible word crossed out]
XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least on living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  witnesses
XIV.  If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?  The court has not
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?  Yes
XVI.  Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  Yes
SVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  1,2,7 not answered [appears crossed out]
______________________________
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Quere V.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:  "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades;  For___________year________months, and ___________days, I served as a ___________.  For _____________months and ___________days, I served as a ____________; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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P.O. Dec 4th

Dec 4th
spring
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Northern Bank of Kenty
Lexington 26 Nov 1835

Sir

Herewith you will please receive the documents of George Reed a Revolutionary Pensioner under the Act of June 1832 who has failed to apply for his pension for two years.  Please return the document with you (illegible).

Please inform me whether an additional certificate of the clerk & his seal is necessary to the additional proof of identity.

I am very respectfully
Your obt servt
Jno Milton

4 Auditor Treasury Department
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xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
BA-J/MGIF:MLB

Mrs. J. C. McNutt
805 Hester Avenue
Normal, Illinois
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which your request to know whether or not George Reed, of Bourbon County, Kentucky, and an exile from France, were a Revolutionary War soldier, and in which you request, also, the Civil War records of Huston Buchanan, James Carroll and John H. Reed.
The pension record has been found of only one George Reed of Kentucky who served in the Revolutionary War.  His record is furnished you herewith.
Your letter has been referred to the proper official for reply is regard to the Civil War soldiers.  
Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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January 18, 1935
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George Reed, S.30669
BA-J/MCS

Florence Crawford
Emeline Fairbanks Memorial Library
Terre Haute
Indiana

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information in regard to George Reed who served in the Revolution and Samuel Grigsby who served in 1757.

This office has no record of military service rendered prior to the Revolutionary War, therefore, it has no record of Samuel Grigsby who served in 1957.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 30669, based upon the military service of George
Reed.

He was born in February, 1749. The place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.

While living in Montgomery County, Maryland, he enlisted at Bladensburg late in 1775 or early in 1776 and served until the last week in July, 1776, as private in Captain Barton Lucas' company in Colonel Smallwood's Maryland regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1832, at which time he was living in Breckenridge County, Kentucky.

The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the soldier's family.
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In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of George Reed, the name and address of the person or persons to whom it was paid, and possibly the date of soldier's death, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C., citing the following data:

George Reed, Certificate 19272, issued August 21, 1833, rate $20 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Kentucky Agency,

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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(stationary head)

EMELINE FAIRANKS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
TERRE HAUTE INDIANA

FLORENCE CRAWFORD 
LIBRARIAN


December 29, 1934

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

Will you kindly give me the following information?

From the Senate Doc. Pension Roll, Breckenridge Co., Kentucky, I find the following: George Reed Private, $20.00 annual allowance
sum received $50. 00 Maryland Militia, placed on pension roll Aug. 21. 1833 aged 83 yrs.

Is there any way in which I can find the names of his children? Do you have any record of him other than what I have given? My grandmother was Susan Reed daughter of Walter Reed, she was born in Breckenridge Co, Ky., 1820. Her father Walter Reed was born 177 - The State Papers say he received a land grant for
militia duty at Vincennes 1800. I want to know whether this Walter Reed was the son of George Reed mentioned above.

Do you have any record of Samuel Grigsby, Fauquier Co., Va. who died 1781 also names of his children? I think he has a service record 1757.

I shall appreciate any information which you may give

Yours truly,
Florence Crawford (her signature)

(note -receipt stamp top middle of page)

Received 12:00
Dec 31 1934
MAIL (illegible) US - Ciy
VRIS Admin
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(receipt stamp)

PENSION OFFICE
A
U.S
APR 10 1905
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Cedar Falls, Iowa
April 7, 1905

Bureau of Pension
Washington, D.C.

Your statements of the military history of John
Reed and Andrew Everett came but John Reed is not the right man, you give him as from
Northampton Co. Pa. & being a private. My man was Captain of the 4th Battalion of Lancaster Co. under Col. Burd in 1776. Geo. Reed was his father, have you anything of him? He was in the war.

You do not speak of charges are there any?

Very respectfully
Ida M Harris

(receipt stamp)

OWU (handwritten)
APRIL 10 1905
fms
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30669
Revy
INVALID.

File No. 30,669
George Reed
Pri Rev War

Act.  June 7th 32
Index: -Vol. 2, Page 337

[Arrangement of 1870.] 

Apl. 24, 1905 [illegible] to
Ida M. Harris, Cedar Falls, Ia.

1935. Jan 18. hist. to 
Florence Crawford
[initials illegible]

1927 Dec. 6 hist. to J.C. McNutt.  Letter sent to Index Div. for Civil War records.
[initials illegible]
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Joseph Ficklin
May 12, 1837
[illegible]. C.

Record [illegible]
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War Department
Pension Office,
May 12, 1837.

Sir,

The papers of George Reed are herewith returned. The Pension Agent at Lexington has been instructed to pay the amount [illegible] on [illegible] of the proper voucher.

Joseph Fickler, Esq.
Lexington, 
Kentucky