Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32476, for Joshua Reed, Virginia
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Service: VA
Reed, Joshua
Number:  S32476
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23295
Indiana
Joshua Reedof Orange Co in the State of Indiana who was a private in the ___ commanded by Captain Paddock of the regt commanded by ___ in the ___ line for 9 months. 

  Corrected Aug 21, 1935 :  VA

Inscribed in the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 30 Dollars and ~ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension offered the 21 day of Dec 1833 and before John McVey 

Arrears to the 4th of Sept:  75~
___ allowances ending 4 March:  15~
$90~
{Revolutions Claim Act. Jun 7, 1832}

Recorded by Daniel Boyd.   Clerk
Book 6 Vol. 7 
Hon. L Carr __
11779
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Reed
11779
Joshua Reed
Orange Country
Indiana

Five 1775 ___
9 north
$30


Paoli P.O.
Indiana
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State of Indiana
Orange County
On the 18 of September 1839 [or 1837]
personally appeared before the
enable the Orange County Court for the said State of
Indiana now sitting Joshua Reed a resident of said County
of June in the State of Indiana aforesaid, aged 75 years
on the 29th day of October next according to the record taken
by himself out of his fathers bible who being first duly
sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United
duty under the following named officers and served as herein
stated. He was drafted under  the service of the Virginia line as he thinks some time 
 in the month of November 1775 to guard
the Frontiers of the State of Virginia was drafted in Captain Jonathan
Paddock, [crossed out sentence]  In 
something like a week after being drafted he marched in company with these others taken out of the same company with
himself to the station at the mouth of Fish Creek in the
Virginia side of the [illegible] river where the company under the 
command of Captain Samuel Mason remained to the best of this
deponents recollection, something like two months in active service
after which time the whole company was marched by then
Captain Mason up to the mouth of Goose Creek where they
were all discharged. That in the year 1776 some time in
the month of October in that part of the state of Virginia which
was afterwards know at Fayette County, there was a draft
made upon the company that deponent belonged to under the command of Captain Thomas Gaddis Moses Can was drafted and
deponent took his place as a substitute, the draft was for two
months. In the Count of 8 or 10 days after the drafting,  the
company under the command of the said Captain Gaddis
marched to Fort Atkinson on the waters of the Monongalia
deponent being with then and in service where we [illegible]
Fort Atkinson and had remained the 8 or 10 days the compare
was broken up and the officers and men of the Company marched
to Fort Prickett where they remained on station for the residual
of the time for which they were drafted [illegible] the two months
at the expiration of which time the men were all discharged
proceed home after the Company was broken up at Fort Atkinson
deponent was attached to Captain {Springer} Company in the month of September 1777 deponent
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under Captain Ashcraft as well as recollected was drafted from the same
neighborhood for a tour of four months of a company
under General W Mcntosh in the course of a walk in
ten days after being drafted, deponent with the
his company marched under Captain James Dougherty
to a point on the [crossed out word] Ohio river about 7
miles below Fort Pitt called McClavis botton, where they
crop the river and was attached to the main army
under General McIntosh. The army then marched
down to the month of By Bear Creek where
and erected a Fort which we called Fort McIntosh
From this place about half the army about 2000 men
went out towards the lake about 67 miles where
we errected another Fort which we called Fort
Tuscarawas deponent being engaged in building such
Fort then we  were marched back to Fort McIntosh when
we were discharged, having been four months
in service in this latter town in the year 1782
deponent volunteered under Colonel Gaddis and entered
the service under Captain Thomas Carr from the same
neighborhood where deponent lived for 1776. As soon
as prepared after entering this service, say 8 or
10 days we were marched to a point on the Ohio
river between Fort McIntosh and Wheeling, called
Mingor Bottom, where we regrouped and marched
three days afterwards to the Indian town on Sandusky
under General Crawford (William) In the neighborhood of the Indian towns on the Sandusky plains
and met the Indians and they gave in battle we
fought the battle on the afternoon of the 4th day of June
lay upon the field of bath all that night, and the
next day until after night when we commenced 
retreat to the Mingor bottom when we drew pro
visions and each man made the best of his way home
after deponent reached home he was discharged by Capt Carr.
as well as deponent recollects he was about
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Thirty five days out upon this tour - In this engagement deponent received two wounds, one in the side, the other in the arm neither of them lightening or fracturing any of deponents bones - Deponent was born in Morris County in the State of New Jersey (the crossed out) the 29th day of October 1757, - Lived in the State of Virginia at the commencement of the Revolutionary war in the County of Monongahela where he continued to reside until as near as he can now remember 1793, at which time he removed into Shelby County in the State of Kentucky, where he resided until about 18 years ago when he removed to Orange County in the State of Georgia where he has resided ever since - Deponent does not remember that he ever received a written discharge from the tour he served under Capt Mason nor does he remember whether he ever received a written discharge from Captain Springer if he did he knows not now what has become of it, nor does he remember whether he ever received a discharge in writing from Captain Dougherty - He received a discharge in writing from Captain Carr which he sold to one who said he could use it in the land office for his purposes ^He is tin near by ; and neighbour to Alexander Wallace William lived and William Carr who will testify to his [illegible] belief in [illegible] and [illegible] He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present one he declares that his name is not upon the pension roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
         his
Joshua X Reed
         mark
State of Indiana}
Orange County} In this Orange County Circuit Court
Be it remembered that on the 18th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court the aforesaid Joshua Reed who made oaths that this matter and things contained and set forth in his foregoing declaration are true in substance and in fact as he verily believes, and the said Court, do hereby declare their opinion that the above named Joshua Reed was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
(In witness whereof the Circuit Judge ofo the said Court hath hereunto set his hand this day and year above written crossed out)
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State of Indiana}
Orange County} Sct
I, John McVay clerk of the Oragne County Circuit Court in and for the State of Indiana do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joshua Reed for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this eighteenth day of September 1832 - Jno. McVay Clk
Reed 11779
Joshua Reed 
Orange County
Indiana
From 1775 private
9 months   $30
Clk (Paoli P.O. crossed out)
Paoli P. O. 
Indiana
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June 3, 1939
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JOSHUA REED
S. 32476
BA-J/MLB
Mrs. Frank B. Julian 
814 West Valerio Street
Santa Barbara, California
Dear Madam:
The data which follow in regard to Joshua Reed were obtained from Pension claim, S. 32476, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Joshua Reed was born October 29, 1957, in Morris County, New Jersey; the names of his parents were not given.
While residing in "Monongahela" County, Virginia, Joshua Reed enlisted and served as private in the Virginia troops, as follows: he enlisted in November, 1775, under Captain Jonathan Paddocks, marched to a station at the mouth of Fish Creek on the Virginia side of the Ohio River, and served two months in Captain Samuel Mason's company, engaged in guarding the frontiers of the State of Virginia. He enlisted sometime in October, 1776, in that part of Virginia afterwards known as Fayette County, and served two months in Captain Thomas Gaddis' and Springer's companies. He enlisted in September, 1777, served in Captain Ashcraft's and James Dougherty's companies, assisted in building Forts McIntosh and Tuscarawas, length of this tour four months. He volunteered about May 10, 1782, served in Captain Thomas Carr's company, Colonels Gaddis' and Williamson's regiments, marched to the Indian towns on the Sandusky Plains under General William Crawford, was in the battle of Sandusky in which he received two wounds, one in his side and the other in his arm, length of this tour thirty-five days.
Joshua Reed resided in "Monongahela" County, Virginia, until about 1793, then moved to Shelby County, Kentucky, where he remained until about 1814, when he moved to Orange County, Indiana.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed September 18, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Orange County, Indiana.
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No reference was made in the claim to wife or children of Joshua Reed.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of Joshua Reed, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Joshua Reed
Certificate #25295
Issued December 21, 1833
Rate, $30 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act June 7, 1832
Indiana Agency. 
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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1935 Aug. 21, - Hist to Mrs. N. B. Mavity (See lter in claim W. 7785 of John Heffner)
1936, Jan 11 - Hist to Dau B. Bisleif MLB MLB
1939, Mar, 30 - Hist to Dr. Walter O. Sheiner MLB
1939, June 3, - Hist to Mrs. Frank B. Julian MLB
32476
Revy INVALID
File No. 32, 476
Joshua Reed 
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7, 39
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 337
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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She wrote again May 10, 1939, for John McClellan, & James Collin McKinney Rec th. in James C  John McClellan  BRWL 1420=300 no ppers
June 3, 1939
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BA-J/MMHF: MLB
Mrs. Frank B. Julian
814 West Valerio Street
Santa Barbara, California
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Joshua Reed who served from Virginia and died in Orange County, Indiana, and that of John Collin McKinney who died in Washington County, Indiana, also the Civil War record of Ho. C. Tisdale, of Pike County, Indiana.
There is not claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a John Collin McKinney: the given names have been searched separately and no claim for pension or bounty land found of a Collin McKinney, nor a record of a John McKinney who is shown to have lived or died in Indiana. The surname was searched under all spellings.
For information in regard to the Civil War soldier, you should apply to The National Archivist, Washington, D. C.
The record of Joshua Reed is furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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March 30, 1939
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JOSHUA REED
S. 32476
BA-J/MLB
Dr. Walter O. Shriner
2525 North Ninth Street
Terre Haute, Indiana
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you requested the Revolutionary War record of Joshua Reed (S. 32476), and in which you desire to know, especially, whether he ever lived in Pennsylvania during the Revolution or just after that war.
The data which follow in regard to Joshua Reed were obtained from pension claim, S. 32476, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Joshua Reed was born October 29, 1757, in Morris County, New Jersey; the names of his parents were not given.
While residing in "Monongahela" County, Virginia, Joshua Reed enlisted and served as private in the Virginia troops, as follows: he enlisted in November, 1776, under Captain Jonathan Paddocks, marched to a station at the mouth of Fish Creek on the Virginia side of the Ohio River, and served two months in Captain Samuel Mason's company, engaged in guarding the frontiers of the State of Virginia. He enlisted sometime in October, 1776, in that part of Virginia afterwards known as Fayette County, and served two months in Captains Thomas Gaddis' and Springer's companies. He enlisted in September, 1777, served in Captains Ashcraft's and James Dougherty's companies, assisted in building Forts McIntosh and Tuscarawas, length of this tour four months. He volunteered about May 10, 1782, served in Captain Thomas Carr's company, Colonels Gaddis' and Williamson's regiments, marched to the Indian towns on the Sandusky Plains under General William Crawford, was in the battle of Sandusky in which he received two wounds, on e in his side and the other in his arm, length of this tour thrity-five days.
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Joshua Reed resided in "Monongahela" county, Virginia, until about 1793, then moved to Shelby County, Kentucky, where he remained until about 1814, when he moved to Orange County, Indiana. It is not shown that he ever lived in Pennsylvania.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed September 18, 1832, while a resident of Orange County, Indiana.
No reference was made in the claim to wife or children of Joshua Reed.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of Joshua Reed, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:  Joshua Reed, certificate #25295, issued December 21, 1833, rate $30 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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January 11, 1936
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JOSHUA REED
S. 32476
BA-J/MLB
Mr. Dan B. Bishop
Mitchell
Indiana
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Joshua Reed, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, who was born in 1758 in Pennsylvania, immigrated to Indiana after the war, died in 1838 and was buried in Stampers Creek Cemetery, Stampers Creek Township, Orange County, Indiana.
The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension found for a Joshua Reed of identical description as given by you; however, a record was found of a Joshua Reed who moved some time after the war to Orange County, Indiana, and it is given herein as shown in the papers on file in pension claim S. 32476, based upon his service in the Revolution.
Joshua Reed was born October 29, 1757, in Morris County, New Jersey; the names of his parents are not given.
While residing in "monongahela" County, Virginia, he enlisted and served in the Virginia troops, as follows: he enlisted in November, 1775, under Captain Jonathan Paddocks, marched to a station at the mouth of Fish Creek on the Virginia side of the Ohio River, and served two months as private in Captain Samuel Mason's company, engaged in guarding the frontiers of the State of Virginia. He enlisted sometime in October, 1776, in that part of Virginia afterwards known as Fayette County, and served two months as private in Captains Thomas Gaddis' and Springer's companies. He enlisted in September, 1777, served as private in Captains Ashcraft's and James Dougherty's companies, assisted in building Forts McIntosh and Tuscarawas, length of this tour four months. He volunteered about May 10, 1782, served as private in Captain Thomas Carr's company, Colonels Gaddis' and Williamson's regiments, marched to the Indian towns on the Sandusky Plains under General William Crawford, was in the battle of Sandusky in which he received two wounds, one in his side and the other in his arm, length of this tour thirty-five days.
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The soldier resided in "Monongahela" county, Virginia, until about 1793, then moved to Shelby County, Kentucky, where he remained until about 1814, then moved to Orange County, Indiana. [illegible]
Joshua Reed was allowed pension on his application executed September 18, 1832, while a resident of Orange County, Indiana.
It is not stated whether or not Joshua Reed ever married.
[illegible]
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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August 21, 1935
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Joshua Reed, S. 32476
John Hopper, W. 7785
BA-J/MLB
Mrs. N. B. Navity
French Lick
Indiana
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Joshua Reed, born in 1758, whose wife, Johannah, died in 1823, and he died in May, 1838, and was buried in Orange County, Indiana, also of John Hopper, a pensioner who was buried in Indiana.
There records are furnished herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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August 21, 1935
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JOSHUA REED
S. 32476
BA-J/MLB
Mrs. N. B. Mavity
French Lick
Indiana
Dear Madam:
You are furnished herein the record of Joshua Reed as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 32476, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Joshua Reed was born October 29, 1757, in Morris County, New Jersey; the names of his parents are not given.
While residing in "Monongahela" county, Virginia, he enlisted and served in the Virginia troops, as follows: he enlisted in November, 1775, under Captain Jonathan Paddocks, marched to a station at the mouth of Fish Creek on the Virginia side of the Ohio River, and served two months as private in Captain Samuel Mason's company, engaged in guarding the frontiers of the State of Virginia. He enlisted sometime in October, 1776, in that part of Virginia, afterwards known as Fayette County, and served two months as private in Captain Thomas Gaddis' and Springer's companies. He enlisted in September, 1777, served as private in Captains Ashcraft's and James Dougherty's companies, assisted in building Forts McIntosh and Tuscarawas, length of this tour four months. He volunteered about 
May 10, 1782, served as private in Captain Thomas Carr's company, Colonels Gaddis' and Williamson's regiments, marched to the Indian towns on the Sandusky Plains under General William Crawford, was in the battle of Sandusky in which he received two wounds, one in his side and the other in his arm, length of this tour thirty-five days.
The soldier resided in "Monongahela" County, Virginia, until about 1793, then moved to Shelby County, Kentucky, where he remained until about 1814, then moved to Orange County Indiana.
Joshua Reed was allowed pension on his application executed September 18, 1832, while a resident of Orange County, Indiana.
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It is not stated whether or not Joshual Reed ever married.
In 1832, the soldier while residing in Orange County Indiana, referred to one William Reed who was his neighbor, but he did not state his relationship.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of Joshua Reed, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Joshua Reed
Certificate 25295
Issued December 21, 1833
Rate $30 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act June 7, 1832
Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Mitchell, Indiana November 29th, 1935
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
I would like to know what your records show about one Joshua Reed, soldier in the Revolutionary War. He was born in 1758 and died 1838, a native of Pennsylvania, but immigrated to Indiana after the war and is buried in Stampers Creek Cemetery, Stampers Creek Township, Orange county, Indiana. We do not know that he was a pensioner.
Data as might be available from your pension records will be much appreciated. He is our Revolutionary ancestor. Thanking you, I remain,
Yours very truly,
Dan B. Bishop
(stamp) RECEIVED DEC 2 1935 MAIL SUB DIV VETS ADM READER # 23 (numbers 1-12 around the circumference with an arrow pointing to 10)
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R. E. HUTCHINGS, PRESIDENT
ROSE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, TERRE HAUTE
EDWARD ROOF, VICE PRESIDENT ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE, COLLEGEVILLE
WALTER O. SHRINER, SEC'Y-TREAS.
INDIANA STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TERRE HAUTE
Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
Members of Executive Committee
HOMER R. ALLEN, PURDUE UNIVERITY, LAFAYETTE
G. HERBERT SMITH, DEPAUW UNIVERISTY, GREENCASTLE
2525 North Ninth Street
Terre Haute, Indiana,
February 9, 1939.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
I am writing a history of my family and am in need of the Revolutionary War Record of aone ancestor,
Joshua Reed (sometimes Reid),
who died in Orange County, Indian, in 1838. It is my understanding that this soldier made application for a pension (Pension Claim S 32476 according to some notes I have). I should like a full copy of his application.
Ii am hoping that in his application that he may have stated having settled his family in Pennsylvania at some time during or just after the Revolutionary War. One of his daughters, my ancestress, stated in the 1850 U. S. Census that she was born in Pennsylvania on Dec. 26, 1780. This soldier moved about so much that i have considerable difficulty in sketching his history. 
Hoping you may be able to give me all available information in your records on this man, I am 
Most gratefully yours,
Walter O. Shriner
Dr. Walter O. Shriner
Ex-2nd Lt., 8th F.A., A.E.F.
(stamp)  REC'D FEB 13 1939 MAIL SUBJDIV VETS ADM READER 3 (numbers 1-12 around the circumference with an arrow pointing to 12)
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Veterans' Administration.
Washington, D.C.
Would you please send me all data available concerning JOSHUA REID (or REED), Revolutionary pensioner, who served from Virginia, and died in Orange County, Indiana.
Also; Revolutionary soldier ^none who is shown to have resided in Ind. John Collin McKinney died in Washington Co., Ind. Did he apply for a pension?
And; H.C. Tisdale of Monroe Township, PIKE co., Indiana, was a soldier in the Civil War. May I have his Pension record data?
Esther Hull Julian
(Mrs. FRrank (Frank?) B. Julian)
8714 West Valerio St., 
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Nov. 7, 1938
(stamp) RECEIVED NOV 14 1938
[illegible] (numbers 1-12 around the circumference with an arrow pointing to 3)
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State of Indiana}
Orange County Sct} before me Wm Case Justice of the peace in and for said County personally came James Case and after being bey me duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Joshua Reed in the time of the old Revolutionary war and ^that the said Joshua Reed served on a campaign in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty two under General Grafford in the Company commanded by Capt. Carr and further states to the best of knowledge that the said Joshua Reed served on a campaign some time before Graffords campaign the year not recolected (recollected) under Ganerel (General) McIntosh like wise states that he Was knowing to the ^sd. Joshua Reed starting to save another tour some time prier (prior) to the last mention campaign further this deponent saith not.
James Case
Sworn and subscribed before me this 3rd day of September 1832
Wm. CASE JPOC
I, William Case Justice of the peace aforesaid certify that James Case who has made affidavit as above is a person of veracity and thus his Statements are entitled to credit and belief-
Witness my hand and seal this 11th Nov. th 1839
Wm. Case  JP Seal (circled)
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The State of Indiana}
Orange County Sct}  I, Jno McVey clerk of the Orange County Circuit Court certify that William Case who has subscribed the within certificate was at the date thereof and still an acting Justice of the peace for the county of Orange duly commissioned and qualified and that his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit & that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my office at Park the 20th Nov. 1833
Jno. McVey Clk
Case affidavit to Recd
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State of Indiana, Vermillion county
This day personally came before me Joseph Shaw a Justice of the peace of Sd County Abram White who being qualified agreeable to Law deposeth and saith that until year 1778 that about the 1st of Sept. in the year that Joshua Read entered the service of the U S Militia under the command of Capt James Doherty company and in Col. Evans Reg. in the pensylvania Line and was Legally Discharged the last of the following Dec, and further saith that sd Joshua Read entered the service of the United States with a horse and provisions and was under the command in Crawford's deport, and received a [illegible] wound in the Line of action, and entered the service about the 10 of May in sd year and was legally discharged about the 12th of June following and further saith not
Abram White
Sworn to and subscribed before
me Joseph. Shaw J.P.
Sept 5, 1833
I do certify that Mr. White is a man of Credibility and truth
J Shaw J.P.
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State of Indiana
Vermillion County Set
I John W. Rush Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County do hereby Certify that Joseph Shaw Esqr. whose name is subscribed to the within certificate & before whom the within affidavit was made was at the date thereof a Justice of the  Peace within & for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that full faith and credit are due to his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my name and the deal of said Court at my office in Newport the 20th day of Sept. 1833.
John W. Rush
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The State of Indiana
Orange County SS Be it remembered that on the 16th day of Nov. 1833 personally came into open Court before the Judges of the Bonl probate court Joshua Reed a resident of said county of Orange in the state of Indiana aforesaid aged 75 years on the 29th day of Octo. last according to a record of ages kept by his father who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He was drafted into the Service of the Virginia line as he thinks in the Month of November 1775 to guard the frontiers of the State of Virginia under Captain Paddocks. About a week after being drafted he marched in company with the others taken out of the same Company to the Station of Fishing Creek in the Virginia of the Ohio river when the company under the Command of Captain Samuel Mason remained to the best of deponents recollection some thing like two months in active Service after which time the whole Company was marched by Captain Mason up to the mouth of Efram Creek where they were discharged That in the month of Octo. 1776 in that part of the State of Virginia afterwards known as Fayette county there was a draft made upon the Company that deponent belonged to under the Command of Captain Thomas Paddis - Moses Carr being among the number drafted deponent took his place as a substitute - The draft was made for two months In 8 or 10 days after the drafting the Company under the command of the Same captain Paddis marched to Fort Atkinson on the Waters of the Monongahala deponent being with them and in service When we arrived at Fort Atkinson and had remained there 8 or 10 days the Campaign was broken up and the officers and men marched to Fort [illegible] where they remained on station for the residue of the term for which they had been drafted (towit 2 months) at the lapse of which time the men were all discharged. At the breaking up of the Campaign at Fort Atkinson deponent was attached to Captain Morgan's Company In the Month of September 1777 deponent under command of Captain Ashcroft as well as recollected was drafted from the same neighborhood for a tour of four months, on a campaign under General McIntosh About a week or 10 days after being drafted deponent with his Company marched under Captain James Dorgherty to a point on the Ohio river about Seven Miles below Fort Pitt called McClares bottom where they crossed the river and was attached to the Main Army under Command of Genl. McIntosh The Army from thence marched down to the mouth of Big Beaver Creek where we erected a Fort which was entitled Fort McIntosh. From this place half of the army about 2000 men went out towards the Pike, about 67 miles where we erected another Fort which was called Fort Tuscarawa, deponent being engaged in building each Fort the last moved place we were marched back to Fort McIntosh where we were discharged - having been four months in service - the latter tour In the year 1782 deponent volunteered under Colonel
Gaddis
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and entered the service under Captain Thomas Carr from the same neighborhood where deponent lived in 1776 As soon as prepared after entering the Service he was marched to a point on the Ohio river between Fort McIntosh and Wheeling called Mesjar Bottom where we rendezvoused and marched three days afterwards to the Indian town in Sandusky under General Crawford (William) In the neighborhood of the Indian Town on the Sandusky Plains we meet the Indians and they gave us battle; the battle was fought on the Afternoon of the 4th. day of June We lay upon the battle grounds all that night and the following day until after night when we Commenced a retreat to the Merjan Bottom where we [illegible] prisoners, and each man made the best of his way home After deponent reached home he was discharged by Captain Carr As well as deponent recollects he was about 35 days out upon this tour In this engagement deponent received two wounds, one in the side the other in the arm neither of which injuries or fractured any of deponents bones - Deponent was born in Morris County in the State of New Jersey on the 29th day of Octo. 1757- lived in the State of Virginia at the Commencement of the Revolutionary War in the County of Mononghalia where he resided until about 18 years ago when he came to Orange County in the State of Indiana aforesaid where he now and ever since has resided - deponent does not remember to have received a written discharge either from Capt Mason, Captain Springer or from Captain Daughtery and if he did he has no Knowledge what has become of them From Captain Carr he did receive a discharge - writing what he sold to an individual who said he could use it in the Land Office - Deponent is known by and is neighbors to Alexander Wallace William Reed and William Carr who will testify as to fairness of character and their belief in his services as stated He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not upon the pension roll of any agency in any State
Joshua Reed x his mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jno. McVery Clk 

Be it remembered that on the 11th. day of Novr. aforesaid personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of said court Joshua Reed aforesaid who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he can not swear positively as to the precise length of his Services but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades - In the first tour he served as a private 2 months under Captain Saml. Mason - in the 2nd. he served as a substitute 2 months - 3d. tour he served as a private 4 months - 4th. term he served 35 days as a private as stated in his declaration and for such services I claim a pension Joshua Reed x his mark
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Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jn. McVey Clk
State of Indiana Orange County SS
We Kensey Viatch clergyman and William Case respectable citizens residing in the county of Orange aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joshua Reed who has subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 75 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.
Kinse Veatch
Wm Case
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jno. McVey Clk
State of Indiana Orange County SS
Be it remembered that on the 16th day of [illegible] aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court the aforesaid Joshua Reed who made oath that the matter and things contained in the foregoing declaration are true in substance and in fact as he verily believes and the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named Joshua Reed was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certify that it appears to them that Kinsey Veatch sho has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Orange and that William Case who has also signed the same are residents in the County of Orange and is a credible person and that their statements are entitled to credit-
State of Indiana}
Orange County SS} I Jno. McVey clerk of the probate court of the County of Orange do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in Said court in the matter of the application of Joshua Reed to obtain a pension - 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Park this 11th day of Nov. 1833.
Jn. McVey Clk