Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,867, for David Read, New Jersey
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at these different short Tours, we ware often the means of saving the propertey of the Inhabitants from destruction, as well by the Tories as the Enemy. and ware all these calls put together, they would make full three months. at intervals between the services, I was engaged in my own pursuits.
But, while engaged in the four Tours, as before described, I was not engaged in any civil persuit. I hereby relinquish all claim to any pension; other than the one under the act of Congress passed June 7th. 1832.
The reason of my wishing to be inscribed on the Pennsylvania agency is that it will save me in traviling 120 miles in the year by only crossing into the City of Philada. being very infirm from old age, and other infirmities my memory is much impaired, cannot remember Dates as to any certainly.
David Road [Read]

Affirmed and subscribed to in Open Court the day and year aforesaid.
F. A. Raybold pproty Interrogatories by the Countie

1st. where and in what year were you born? Born in N. Jersey. In the year 1752.
2nd. Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it? Recorded in family Bible
3rd. Where were you living when called into service - where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live? in the County of Cumberland have since and now live in Camden. Gloucestor [Gloucester] County.
4th. How were you called into service; ware you drafted Did you Volunteer, or ware you a substitute and if a substitute for whom? 1st. volunteer'd. 2nd. Drafted. 3rd. volunteer'd 4th. volunteer'd and all other service volunter'd
5th. State the names of some Genl Officers who you know ware with the troops where you served &c. Govr. Richd. Howell then a
Capt. Govr Joseph Bloomfield then a Captain afterward a Major, knew Genl Elmer. Genl Giles, Col. Potter.
6th. Did you ever receive a Discharge; if so from whom and what has become of it? never any other than Verbally
7th. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood who can testify as to your character for veracity and belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution - Richard M. Cooper, Esqr President of the Bank of Camden, Jacob Ewall, Loden Davis, Nath Davis, Joseph English, Wm Paul, Andrew Jenkins, Edward Dougherty, Doct. Harriss

We Reyley Barrett, a Clergyman, residing in Camden N. Jersey and Isaac Smith, residing in the same, Do hereby Certify, That we are
well acquainted with David Read, who has subscribed & quallified to the within Declaration. That we believe him to be 90 years of age past. That he is reputed and believed in the Neighbourhood ware he resides, to have been soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Reily Barritt.
Isaac Smith.
Affirmed and subscribed to in open Court the day and year aforesaid
F. A. Raybold
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David Read

them aid and information. served out this tour. This tour was full three months.
I was afterwards called out with small parties on wing alarm giver without being duly cobboled for three, four or ten days at a time-
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In 1837 reference was made to David Read's wife but her name was not given. In 1833 James Read, brother of David Read, was seventy-five years of age. There are no further data relative to the family of David Read.

Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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March 25-1912
Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington D. C.
Dear Sir
Will you kindly send me service and what data you have of David Read, of Greenwich, New Jersey who served in the Revolution his pension applied for in 1833 and died
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in 1838 in Camden New Jersey - (these were the dates given me) - wife's name Rachel Beck. This to be used for filling out a D. A. R. paper.
Thanking you for the information
Yours Truly
Mr E. M. Boggs
119 Chestnut St
Haddonfield
New Jersey
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[stamped: O. W. & N. DIVISION AUG 17 1905 RECEIVED.]
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M.C.S.
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
September 3, 1925
Miss Marie Demerest
4129 Upton Ave., S.
Minneapolis, Minn.

Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 23867, it appears that DAVID READ was born November 19, 1752, in New Jersey.
While living in Cumberland County, New Jersey, he enlisted when the British ships, Roebuck and Liverpool, came up the Delaware River, and served two months as private in Captain John Barker's New Jersey Company. He afterward enlisted and served three months in Captain Walling's Company, Colonel Hillman's New Jersey Regiment; he was in an engagement at Cooper's Creek. He enlisted in 1778 and served three months in Captain Barker's New Jersey Company; he was in an engagement at Quinton's Bridge. He enlisted later and served three months in Captain Barker's New Jersey Company. He afterwards served on alarms of three, four or ten days at a time, amounting to three months in all.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 10, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Camden, New Jersey.
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James L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

Aug 12
Dav. Read [illegible]

[stamped: CAMDEN N.J. AUG 10]