Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22054, for Richard Reed, North Carolina
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(8-1776)

Service: NC  [North Carolina]

Reed, Richard Or Reid   Jane
Number W:22054
Contents [blank lines]
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South Carolina 12.668 
Richard Reid
of Anderson in the State of S. [South] Carolina
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Little of the Regt [regiment] commanded by Col. [colonel] McDouel in the S. [South] Carolina
line for 10 months-
Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina
at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of May 33 [1833]
and sent Van A. Lawhon
Anderson C. H. L. Carolina
Arrears to the 4th of March 33 [1833]_66.66 [dollars]
Semiannl. [semiannual] allowance ending 4th Sptr [September]- 16.66 [dollars]
83.32 [dollars total paid]
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832. 
Recorded by Rush. [unknown first name abbreviation]  Newman Clerk,
Book E Vol. 4 Page 79
Set: Aqt: June 16 '35 [1835] payt [payment] [unknown word or abbreviation]
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Application of Richard Reid Pension June 7, 1832 24274

[there is writing on the left border vertical orientation that I cannot read]
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The State of South Carolina
Anderson District


On this sixth day of March 1833 [in order for him to be 70 years born 1763 as noted below this date has to be 1833 - the first 3 looks like an incomplete zero], personally appeared
in open Court before the Judge of the Court of Assigns & Common Pleas in the said State and for the said District now in session-- Richard Reed a resident of the State and District aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law doth on oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832
this Deponent was born about the year 1763 aged 70 years in Baltimore County Maryland [illegible] After that to Burke County North Carolina when he was living when
he entered the service he entered as a soldier under Capt [Captain] Thom [Thomas] Little
{illegible] [Illegible] to go on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians, & served a tour of three months he again volunteered to go under Capt [Captain] Geo. [George] Cathey, Col [Colonel] McDonell and marched against
the indians [sic] a tour of three on that he volunteered again under Capt [Captain] Francis Cunningham marched into  South Carolina and was at the battle of the Eutaw Springs his Capt [Captain] Deserted two days before
the battle and he & the rest of his company then attached to Capt [Captain] Little, Col [Colonel] Malmadges [I do not find this Colonel's name in the North Carolina militia - may be a misspelling or illegible] Regiment they were then marched back into North Carolina
and were detained one month the longer than the time he volunteered for, being four months out that tour guarding the prisoners
taken at the Eutaw. He served in the whole was ten months [illegible]
received a discharge that he has lost he received his compensation except  that he has been on the Pension
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Roll of the State of South Carolina for their
years he has no other evidence than what
is herewith submitted & he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a [???place]
or annuity except the present and declares
that his name is no longer on the pension
roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to
& subscribed, this day of March one thousand
eight hundred & thirty three [March 1833] 
in open Court
March 1833
Richard "his Mark" Reed
Van A Lawton 
C.C. [clerk of court]

We William Magee & James Thompson Esqr [Esquire] residing in the State & District aforesaid do hereby certify that as well acquainted with Richard Reid [sic - last name is actually spelled REED]  [illegible word] has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration a resident
of the said District that they believe him to be of the age he has stated; that he is reputed & [unknown word] in the neighborhood in which he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion Sworn to & subscribed in
open Court day & year aforesaid-
Van A Lawton C.C. [Clerk of Court]
William Magee
Jas [James] Thomson Lir
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I Josiah Evans Judge of the said Court do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter the substance of the interrogatories prescribed by the war department having been answered as far it is said as is in the power of the applicant from his general appearance reputed character that he was a soldier of the Revolution and served as stated-- William Magee who has Signed the preceeding [sic] certificate is a clergyman who together with James Thompson Esqr [esquire] both of whom are credible & respectable men and entitled to implicit belief-
Josiah J. Evans
6 March 1833
[illegible] Judge

Fran [Francis?] A Lawhorn Clerk of the Court of Sessions & Common Pleas for Anderson District do hereby certify that the pregoing [sic] contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application  of Richard Reed for a Pension
In Testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand & seal of office
this 6th
day of March 1833
Fran [Francis?] A Lawhorn C.C. [Clerk of Court]

State N [North] Carolina  Burke County
This day personally came Thomas Little before me John Burgin one of the acting
Justices of the peace for said County & made oath that Richard
Reid [sic Reed] was out against the Indians twice in the revolutionary war
under said Little & one other time of three months under sum [sic - some] other person whose name this deponent does not
recollect & also that the said Richard Reid [sic - Reed] was at the battle of the Eutaws [Eutaw Springs] as he understood & belives [sic - believes] & further this deponant [sic] says that Richard Reid [sic - Reed] was a soldier & 
a true friend to his country sworn to & subscribed [the remaining text was folded under the page and not readable]
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State No [North] Carolina Burke County This day personally came Thomas Little before me John Burgin one of the acting
Justices of the peace for said County & made oath that Richard Reid was out against the Indians twice in the revolutionary war
one under said Little & one other time of three month under sum [sic - some] other person whose name this deponent dose not
recollect & also that the said Richard Reid was at the battle of the Eutaws as he understood & believes & further this deponent says that Richard Reid was a good soldier & a true friend to his Country sworn to & subscribed the 3rd day of January 1828
[signature of] Thomas Little
attesting Jno [John] Burgin [seal hand drawn] 

State no [North] Carolina Burke County 
I do hereby certify that I have long
 been acquainted with the above named
deponent Thomas Little & that he has a
supported the character of a truthfull [sic] honest & upright man
Jno [John] Burgin [hand drawn seal]
State of North Carolina

State of North Carolina Burke County
I James Erwin of the court of pleas and quarter 
[illegible word] for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that John Bergin Esquire who hath made and signed the above
[illegible word] was at the time of his to certifying and signing a Justice of the Peace
of the [two illegible words] duly qualified as such in and and [sic - duplicate 'and']
 for the said County and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his official acts as such.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of the said [two illegible words] done, at office at Morger on this fourth day of January Anno Domini 1828.
J. Erwin Clerk

The State of Alabama 
St. Clair County
This day personally appeared before
me Archibald Sloan an acting Justice of
the peace in afore said County Robert Reed [sic Reid] & after being duly sworn deposith & saith
that Richard Reed [sic - Reid] served two Campaigns during the Revolutionary War  together with the deponent [This sentence is within a folded section of the page]
and other with this is
near the lame springs in Col [colonel] Malmoda's [possibly Malmédy] Regt [regiment] under Capt [captain] James Little. the other in
Col [Colonel] Charles McDonell
[The rest of the page was covered by a dark band during scanning and is illegible]
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The State of Alabama 
St [Saint] Clair County
This day personally appeared before
me Archibald Sloan an acting Justice of
the peace in & for said County Robert Reed
& after being duly sworn deposeth & saith
that Richard Reed Served two campaigns during the Revolutionary war together with this depont one at the Eutaw Springs in Col [Colonel] Malmoda's Regt [Regiment] under Capt [Captain] James Little, the other in
Col [Colonel] Charles McDonell's Regt under Capt [Captain] Thomas Little, this deponent further saith that Richard Reed after serving out his time was honourable [sic] discharged at the same time with this deponent & further
this deponent saith not- [signature] Robert Reed
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 27th day of September1827.
A. Sloan Justice of the peace for St Clair County
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Reputed
Dec. 15/48 [December 15, 1848]
Hon J.L. On Dec 187154
2411
South Carolina
Jane Reed
widow of Richard Reed
who served in the Revolutionary war
, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
15 day of Dec. [December] 1848
and sent to
Miles M. Norton
Pickens C.H. [court house] S.C. [South Carolina]
of the
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 330 Vol. 2
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11870
Jane Reed
widow of Richard
S.C. [South Carolina]
Rd [received] April 29, 1845
act 7 July 1838
nc 88@'35
direct answer to
Col. [Colonel] Miles M. Norton
Pickens C.H. [court house]
S. C [South Carolina]
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows and the several acts in
continuation thereof
South Carolina
Anderson District ⎬ ss
On this fifteenth day of April 1848.
personally appeared before William Magee Judge of the Court of Ordinary for the District and State aforesaid, Mrs. Jane Reed, a resident of the same district and State, and who I certify is unable by bodily infirmity to attend in open Court aged Eighty two years as well as she can come at it, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, and the several acts in continuation thereof.
That she is the widow of Richard Reed deceased who formerly resided in this District, and who was a private in the Militia, in the War of the Revolution & think, that he then resided in Rowan County North Carolina, she also lived in the same County, but did not then know her said husband, both moves to this State, herself to Abbeville District, and her husband to this, then called Pendleton District, but as she was married to him after the War, she cannot state as to his service, but she presumes that is sufficiently proven, as her husband was placed on the Pension List under the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832.
She further declares that she was married to the said Richard Reed in February (1788) seventeen hundred and eighty eight, in Abbeville District S.C. [South Carolina] by a Presbyterian minister by name of Hall, at the House of John Miller, her maiden name was Caven. she has
no family record, to prove her marriage, but hopes
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to be able to make it appear by the testimony of
those who have long known her to have lived with
the said Richard Reed as his wife for a great number
of years.
Her late husband the said Richard Reed
died in this District on the twenty fifth day of May
(1835) Eighteen hundred and thirty five, and that she
has not since married; that she was not married to
him prior to his last period of service, but the marriage
took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen
hundred and ninety four, viz at the time above stated
Jane "her mark" Reed
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year last
above written before
William Magee Judge of the Court
of ordinary for Anderson District

State of South Carolina
District of Anderson
Before me personally
appeared Lent Hall and his wife Polly Hall, who
are highly respectable and truthful citizens, and made oath in due form of law, that they knew Richard Reed, and his wife Jane Reed, many years ago, that the said Richard Reed was a Revolutionary Pensioner & reputed to have been a Revolutionary Soldier, that these deponents were married in March 1791.
and recollect, that the said Richard Reed was at their wedding, and that he was then living with his said wife Jane Reed, as his wife, and that they lived together ever afterwards, until the death of the old man, as Husband & wife, and they have never heard it doubted but that they were lawfully married, but believe it to
be so; the said Jane Reed is yet living in this
District, and is the same who has made the foregoing declaration in order to obtain a pension; that they
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have always regarded her as a truthful woman.
and has every reason to believe her statements in her declaration, and that the said Richard
Reed done his Country good service, & that the said Widow is a deserving as any other
Sworn to & subscribed this 16th April 1845 before Wm. [William] Magee CrtD [unknown]
Ex officio M.A.D. [unknown]
Lent Hall [signature]
Polly "her mark" Hall [Signature]

I, Elijah Webb Clerk of the Court of
Anderson District S. C. [South Carolina] certify that William Magee is Judge of the Court of Ordinary, and Magistrate ex-officio for the District of Anderson and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine, and also that the affiants Lent Hall and Polly Hall are highly respectable and truthful.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this sixteenth day of April 1848.
Elijah Webb
Clerk of the Court A.D.
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24274
Richard Reed S.C. [South Carolina] 
Admit for a private for 10 months $33.33
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2
REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State
County of
On this
A.B. a resident (b) of
personally appeared (a) before
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
of years, 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 year (d)
with and served in the
(e) regiment of the
Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
& c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia.
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
and C.D. residing in (the same)
who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
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, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
1 Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
day of
&c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission ; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of this alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it giv-
Soldier, and what has become of it?
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
has become of it?
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides, he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
Every continental omcer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension be entitled. 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
collection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the blowing grades:--For---year----months, and
months and --- days, I served as and for such service I claim a pension."
the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
then he paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the month of his service. The tale of the peace for
who apply for pensions merely state that 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
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what others the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement
the particular place of 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.
The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always required.
The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
The last six his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no pulthe
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
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 claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same," we
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the who
ness, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certined by the proper officer, under his seal of office
The notes from to are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note applies to continental troops only.
This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
⌨ The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration
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[written in another hand: "Riy"]
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22,057
Jane Reed,
Wid [widow] of
Richard Reed
Priv. Rev. War. {private in the Revolutionary War]
Act: Feb. [February] 2d 1848
Index: - Vol. M, Page 126 [the second number is barely legible - may be another number]
Arrangement of 1870.
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9383
South Carolina
Jane Reed
widow of Richard Reed
who was a pensioner under act of 1832
and who died on the 25 May 1835
 of Anderson in the State of S.C. [South Carolina] he was a pri [private] in the Com [company] commanded by Captain Little
Commanded by McDowell of the line for 10 months described on the Roll of S. Car [South Carolina] the rate of 33 Dollars 33 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of
June '45 [1845] and sent to
Miles M. Norton,
Pickens CH [Court House]
Total amount, $ S. Carolina ["dollar sign" then South Carolina]
Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by F. L. Swan Clerk
Book D Vol. 1 Page 313
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6965 South Carolina
Jane Reed
widow of Richard Reed
who was a private
in the S. C. [South Carolina] Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
5 day of June '45 [1845]
and sent to Miles M Norton
Pickens CH [Court House]
S C [South Carolina]
Acts March 3, 1843.
June 14 1844
Recorded in Book A
Vol. [volume] 2 Page 169
2 certs [certificates]
1 Act '38 [1838]
1 " act 43 & 44 [1843 &1844]
Repo:
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No [number] 11870
Jane Reed
widow of Richard
S.C. [South Carolina]
act 7 July 1838
[illegible] 10 mo [months] [illegible] $33.33 per ann [annuum] 
7872
aduc'd [unknown] acts 3 March 1843
and 17 June 1844
$33.33 per an [per annuum]
No 634
Miles M Norton
Pickens CH [court house]
S.C. [South Carolina]
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Pickens C. Hall 
6 Oct [October] [no year] 

Hon. [honerable] J. L. Edwards  [James L. Edwards]
Comr [Commissioner] of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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The State of South Carolina
Anderson district
The Hall
L.L.
Personally appeared
before me William Magee Judge of the Court of Ordinary and Magistrate of the district and State aforesaid Mrs Elizabeth Thomson and made oath in due form of law deponeth and saith that she has known Mr. Richard Reed and Jane his wife ever since the year 1792 and that they did live together as man and wife untill [sic] the time of his death. Because that she is certain that her eldest daughter was born in the year 1792, and that they were living together at that time, and that the widow Jane Reed has remained a widow ever since.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the 7th
of April A.D. 1845.
W. Magee Ex officio 
Elizabeth Thomson [signature]
M. A. D. & Judge of the Court of Ordinary

State of South Carolina S.S.
Anderson District 
I William Magee Judge
of the Court of ordinary for the district aforesaid hereby certify that Mrs
Elizabeth Thomson the deponent is a lady of high credibility and may be regarded as a person of truth.
Givin under my hand and seal this
7th day of April AD 1845-
William Magee Judge of the Court of ordinary
of Anderson District
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I, Elijah Webb Clerk of the Court of
Anderson District S.C. [South Carolina] Certify that William
Magee is Ordinary and by virtue of Office Magistrate Ex officio, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine, and also that Mrs Elizabeth Thompson the affiant [see comments for definition] is an old and highly respectable lady
In testimony whereof I have been
unto set my hand and affixed
my seal of office, this nineteenth
day of April 1845 [4/19/1845]
Elijah Webb
Clerk of the Court A.D.
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Mrs. Jane Reed  

answer to
Miles M. Norton  
Pickens C.H. [Court House]
S. C [South Carolina]
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[This is a duplicate document of Fold3 File #14167093]

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of 2nd February 1848 entitled an act making further provisions for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution
State of South Carolina
Anderson District SS [initials]
On this thirtieth day of
September 1848 personally appeared before me Herbert Hammond Ordinary & Ex off. M.A.D.  [ordinary and ex-officio - cannot identify the M.A.D. ]  Mrs Jane Reed a resident of the same District and State aged Eighty five years who being first duly sworn doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 2nd February 1848 granting pensions to widows of
persons who served during the Revolutionary war that she is the widow of Richard Reed who was a private in the War of the Revolution
That she has received a pension under the
act of 17th June 1844 of Thirty three dollars & thirty three cents per annum she further declares that she is still a widow
Witness Joshua B Harris 
Jane "her mark" Reed

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year
above written before me this 30th Sept. 1848
Herbert Hammond [a cloud with SS inside - his seal] Ordinary & Ex off. M.A.D. [ordinary and ex-officio - cannot identify the M.A.D. ]

I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Mrs Jane Reed and know her to be the same who drew a Pension under the act of 17th June 1844 Given under my hand and seal this 30th Sept 1848
Herbert Hammond
Ordinary & Ex off J.A.D. Ordinary & Ex off. M.A.D. [ordinary and ex-officio - cannot identify the A.D. ]
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[This is a duplicate of Fold3 File #14167088]

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of 2nd February 1848 entitled an act making further provisions for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution
State of South Carolina
Anderson District SS [initials]
On this thirtieth day of
September 1848 personally appeared before me Herbert Hammond Ordinary & Ex off. M.A.D.  [ordinary and ex-officio - cannot identify the M.A.D. ]  Mrs Jane Reed a resident of the same District and State aged Eighty five years who being first duly sworn doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 2nd February 1848 granting pensions to widows of
persons who served during the Revolutionary war that she is the widow of Richard Reed who was a private in the War of the Revolution
That she has received a pension under the
act of 17th June 1844 of Thirty three dollars & thirty three cents per annum she further declares that she is still a widow
Witness Joshua B Harris 
Jane "her mark" Reed

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year
above written before me this 30th Sept. 1848
Herbert Hammond [a cloud with SS inside - his seal] Ordinary & Ex off. M.A.D. [ordinary and ex-officio - cannot identify the M.A.D. ]

I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Mrs Jane Reed and know her to be the same who drew a Pension under the act of 17th June 1844 Given under my hand and seal this 30th Sept 1848
Herbert Hammond
Ordinary & Ex off J.A.D. Ordinary & Ex off. M.A.D. [ordinary and ex-officio - cannot identify the A.D. ]
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South Carolina
Pickens District
I Elijah Webb Clerk of the
Court of the District aforesaid,
certify that Herbert Hammond
is a Magistrate as is indicated within, and that the
foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto affixed my seal of Office,
and subscribed my name, this
20 October 1848
Elijah Webb
C.C.A.D. [clerk of court A.D.]