Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43906, for Joseph Read, [Blank]
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(3-1776) 
SERVICE 

Read, Joseph S. 
or Reed 

NUMBER 
43906

CONTENTS
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1746 
New York 
Joseph Reed 2d of [blank] in the state of New York who was a Corporal in the regiment commanded by Colonel Nixon of the Mass line, for the term of 2 years 
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 16th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th of Mar 1819 and sent to Judge Robards Caldwell N York 
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 10 mo 19/30 6/31 = 85..3 
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 
48
$133.3
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818 }
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Joseph Reed [Corporal] 
Nixon's Regt. 
Mass.ts Line- 

1781 to 4 Decr. 1783. 
16th April 1818- 
Adm.@
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Joseph Reed [Corporal] 
Military Papers 
Nixon's Regt.
Mass.ts Line-

1781 to 4 Decr. 1783.
16th April 1818-
Adm.@
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United States of America 
State of New York SS 
On this sixteenth Day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & eighteen before me the Subscribed First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Warren personally appears Joseph Reed aged fifty five years four months & Sixteen Days resident in the Town of Queensbury in the County of Warren & State of New York , who being by me first duly Sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress Entitled "An Act to Provide for Certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War"- That the said Joseph Reed enlisted in the Town of Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts in the year one thousand Seven hundred & eighty one, in the Company Commanded by Captain Smith of the Second Massachusetts Regiment, That he Continued to serve in the said Corps or in the Service of the United States until the Twenty fourth Day of December in the year one thousand Seven hundred & Eighty three when he was discharged from Service by the Command of Major General Knox (at which time the said Joseph Reed belonged to the Second Massachusetts Regiment) at West Point in the State of New York. That he was in the Battle of Fort Washington in the State of New York, And that he is in reduced Circumstances and Stands in need of the Assistance of his Country for Support
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I William Robards first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Warren aforesaid do Certify that it appears to my Satisfaction that the same Joseph Reed did Serve in the Revolutionary War as Stated in the preceding Declaration against the Common Enemy. And I now transmit the proceedings and Testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the Directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress- states at Caldwell on this had [?? very faded] or New York. 20th April 1818 
[signature:] W Robards first Judge 
of the Court of Common Pleas for 
Warren County -

I WIlliam Robards first Judge of Common Pleas in and for the County of Warren aforesaid to in addition to the Certificate by me Signed in the foregoing. Certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Joseph Russ. That I know him to be in indigent circumstances 
stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support stated this 19th Day of May 1818 
[signature:] W. Robards first Judge as aforesaid
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I William Roberds first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Warren aforesaid do in addition to the Certificate by me signed in the foregoing certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Joseph Reed, That I know him to be in indigent circumstances 
in need of the assistance of his country for Support Dated this 19th day of May 1818 
[signature: W Robards first Judge as aforesaid 

BY THE HONOURABLE 
MAJOR-GENERAL KNOX, 
Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River,
the Joseph Read Corporal in Massachusetts Regiment,
being inlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the service of the United States,
Given in the State of New-York,
the 24th Day of Decr- 1788 
By the General's Command. 
[signature:] Knox Myeal 
named
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
[signature:] A. Tupper Adjutant
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State of New York Clerks Office Warren County SS 
I certify that by Letters patent and Qualification Roll now in this office William Robards whose Signature appears on the annex affidavit and certificate was first Judge of the court of Common Pleas in & for the county of Warren Sixteenth day of April 1818 also on the 20th day of April 1818 and on the 19th day of May 1818 & I further certify that I am acquainted with the Said William Robards and the signatures aforesaid I believe to be his In Testimony whereof I have caused the Seal of our Court aforesaid to be herewith affixed this 19th day of May 1818 
[signature:] Myron Black Clerk
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In the Matter of Joseph Read Inventory 
f 178.57 
The Honble Henry C Martindale agent
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State of New York Saratoga County SS 
On the fourth day of December in 
of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Twenty four personally appeared in afore Court Being a Court of Record Which provide according to the Course of Common law with a jurisdiction unlimitted in point of amount keeping a Record of their proceedings and which have the power of fine and imprisonment and being a Court of [illegible] and [illegible] and general gaol delivery of the state of New York holden in and for the County of Saratoga before his honour Reuben C. Walworth Circuit Judge and Abraham May - Samuel Cook Judges of this Court of Common Pleas
Joseph Read aged Sixty was a Resident of the Town of Moran in the said County of Saratoga he being first duly Sworn and according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the Act of Congress on 18th of March 1818. and the inst of May 1820 that 
this 18th of March 1818. and that he the said Joseph Read served in the Revolutionary War as follows Viz Two years and nine months in the Company Commanded by Captain Ebenezer Smith in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Smith in the Line of the State of Massachusetts in the Continental Establishment that he continued to serve in Land Corpse from the Month of March 1786 until the 24. day of December 1788. when he was discharged from said service at that point an the of state of New York by the order of Major General Knox. And further that he made application for a pension in pursuance of the Act of Congress of of the 18th of March 1818. The Sixteenth day of April 1818. and Received a pension Certificate No. 7446. Dated at the War offices of the United States the Sixth day of March 1819. and has Received his pension at the Rate of Eight Dollars per month from the said Sixteenth day of April 1818. to the fourth day of March 1820 And in pursuance of the Act of Congress of the first of May 1820.  I so solemnly swear that I was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818. And that I have not since that timely gift  late as in any manner whatever disposed of My
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property or any past though with intent thereby so to diminish it as to living myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled  " an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen and that I have not nor has any person in trust portion any property or investors, contracts or Delete due to me nor how I any incour other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
Schedule or Inventory of the Estate of Joseph Read. 
One cherry table of old value - $ 0-75 
One cherry table new - 3 - 00 
One Stove - 12-00 
Two pine chests old - 2-25 ld - 
One Maple Do [ditto] - Do - 1-00 
One light stand - Do - 1 -50 
One copper Tea Kettle Do - 1-20 
Small shovel and tongs Do - 1-50 
Nine  Kitchen Chairs -Do - 2-70 
One Looking Glass - Do - 7-00 
one set of knives and forks Do - [illegible] 
Do Tea Cups and saucers Do - "-37 1/2 [??]
Half set of Do - - Do - :-18 1/2 
Twelve Earthan plates - 1-50 
One Tea pot - "-18 1/2 
Two Pitchers - 12 

[total] 26.57
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one tin  pal 18 1/2
Two Pitchers 12
26.57
-
Bot forward 26.57
One Sugar Bowl $ 0-12 1/2 
two half pint Glasses 0-92-
one tin pail Kettle 2.00
small dish Kettle -50
Small Iron pot -50
one tin pail -25
one do [ditto] Small -12 1/2
one stone pot -50
Two Earthan Do -37
Two do Small -12 1/2
Two [illegible] bottles 12 1/2
Two Small stone jugs-25
Three Candle sticks odd-12 1/2
One Cupboard do 75 
 32.44
one little [illegible] (Do) 1-00
one [illegible] Do
One Broom 12 1/2
two wooden Bowls 25
Three pictures 37
One axe 50 cents one hoe 25 cents 75
Three  old Barrels 1.00
Two flour Barrels  -50
one old Bible 25 cents one old testament 12 1/2 37 1/2
one old Psalm  Book 12 1/2
250 lbs pork  7.00
100 Do Flour 3.00   15.50
47.94
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168.57 
10   in Quad 
178.57 
5 bushels potatoes 
This is due to me from [illegible] Herewith due hundred and Twenty Dollars be paid in this year 
1026 in 3120. or 10 
and also Ten Dollars in goods - 
I have no other debts due to me from which I have Reason then to Expect anything  
I owe to different individuals about 
[illegible] of twenty Dollars,
I the said Joseph Read am  Sixty one years of age and sick and Infirm and [illeglible] [illegible]  
and am unable to labor and without aid to support myself or family. I have a wife and one child who Resides With me andIncreased and members of my family - My Wife is infirm being Fifty Six years of age and unable to Labour-
My Daughter Lucy Jane is twelve years of age, who resides with me and for whom I must or ought to provide. They are all the Members of my family dependent on me. 
The reason why I did not apply before and make out my Inventory according to the before recited act of Congress is, that at the time of the passage of said Act, I was the owner and possessor of a small piece of real estate on which, however, a mortgage was charged for about $150. The same has since been sold to satisfy said mortgage the said $120 due from Alpheus Hawley to me is all that remains of the proceeds of my real estate. I have nary lands, or tenements whatever, either in possession, reversion, or remainder.
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lands, or tenements [illegible, cut off words] reversion, or remainder. 

[note: the preceding is the bottom edge of another page] 

[signature:] Joseph Reed 
Sworn & subscribed 
1 other 7 December 1824 in open court 
[signature:] Thomas Palmer Clerk 

I Thomas Palmer Clerk of the Court of Oyer and Terminer & General Gaol Delivery of the County of Saratoga Do hereby Certify that the foregoing affidavit and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of that Court, & I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the Total amount in Value of the property forfeited [??] in the aforesaid Schedule is one hundred & seventy Eight Dollars & fifty seven cents 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court this Seventh day of December 1824 
[signature:] Thomas Palmer Clerk
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GIDEON, PRINTER 
REASURY DEPARTMENT 
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. 
Nov. 30th 1849
Sir: 
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, 
extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension
agents, the widow of Joseph Reed, 2d dec. a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y.
Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars and ["Cents" is crossed out] per ["annum" is crossed out] under the law of the 18th March
1878, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 26 April 1841.
Respectfully yours,
[signature:] Albion Banes
Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.
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In reply to your request of [blank] , received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Joseph Reed a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. F. 43.90 [illegible] 

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1776

LENGTH OF SERVICE. 
[illegible] 

RANK. 
[faded to illegible] 

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE RENDERED. 
CAPTAIN. 
COLONEL. 
names of officers not stated 

State. 
[faded to illegible] 

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1781 

LENGTH OF SERVICE. 
to December 24. 1783. 

RANK. 
Corporal 

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE RENDERED. 
CAPTAIN. Ebenezer Smith 
Colonel Smith 

State. 
Massachusetts 

Battles engaged in, Fort Washington 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlist Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts 
Date of application for pension, April 16, 1818 his claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Queensbury, Warren County New York 
Age at date of application, 55 yrs, 5 month and 6 days. Date of discharge not stated. 
Remarks: In 1820, his wife Mary, was 55 years old and he refers to a daughter Lucy Jane, 12 years of age. Soldier had several brothers. among them Zebulon and Jonathan 
the above noted is the only Joseph Reed of Massachusetts or New York found in the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau 
Very respectfully, 
Commissioner. 
6-2856
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6 Forva Circle 
Washington D. C. 
To the Commissioner of Pensions 
Dear Sir - Will you please send me a copy of the Revolutionary pension record of a Joseph Reed who was born in 1782 in either New York or Massachusetts (I think) and died in New York in 1840 mentioning any family items that might be of
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interest to his descendants. The name of this Joseph Reed's wife was Maria Jacobsen 
Thanking you in advance for this favor I am Yours truly (Miss) LIllian Reed 
6 Forva Circle 
Washington D. C. [circular stamp] 
PENSION C OFFICE. 
U S. 
MAR 18 1913
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1913, Mch. 27. Hist. to Miss Lillian Reed. Fm  
43906 
Revy INVALID. 
File No. 43.906 
Joseph Reed 
Priv [???] Rev War 
Act: 18 March 1817 
Index:- Vol. 3 [or 5?] , Page 815 
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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Joseph Reed, 2d 
New York 
See letter to Rufus Clark 
Sandy Hook  N York 
Sept 13 [or 10?] 1825 
Continued 
Commencing 25th Dec. 1816 
at $8 per month 
Notification sent with a letter to the Hon H. C. Martindales H. R. 16th January. 1827 
$18.83 
Sept 1879 

Dec.d Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6. April 1838 and 23d. Aug 1862 from[???] 4th March to 26th April 1841. 
Agt notified 23d. Decr 2 

Inscribed __ March 1819
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Suspended, etc.
Letter to Honorable  H. C. Martindale. H.ouse of representatives 
January 14th 1825
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[Left side:]
Which $55.92 was paid by Read 24 June 1823. And the balance has been paid to them by the purchaser of the mortgage, Sylvester Cone-states that Read and White became indebted at different times after December 1820, for $96.93 for a [illegible] and for their wares which with the [illegible] balance amounted to $128.29
$58 of this was paid by them at different times between June 1820 and June 1823 and on 24 June 1823
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] the [illegible] $70.29 which was a part of the money paid to J. Cone for the purchase and clothes work. Claimant’s affidavit also exhibited Also James White’s [illegible] [illegible] E, [illegible] affidavit is confirmation of the above statement.
Claimant aged 69 [illegible] [illegible] 65 [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]12 years ago.
Declarant states I was a claimant in this case and  [illegible]a for the [illegible] the time [illegible] [illegible] in [illegible] evidence the [illegible] [illegible] to [illegible]
See letter April 4, 1825 to  Rupert Clark Esquire
Sandy Hill New York
Providence 22nd February 1825.

[Right side:]
Application to be continued Act 9th March 1821
Joseph Reed 2nd
New York
Confirmed [illegible] [illegible]from 1781 and after [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] $37 95 10.62
Due him that can be collected $48.57
$130 owes $21-
States that he did not before 
apply to be continued on account of
His being in possession of a small
Piece of real estate which however was
Mortgaged for $150. It has since been sold 
to satisfy the same in the
$120 due from Alpheus Hawley is
all that remain of the proceeds of his
Real estate. Copy of mortgage exhibited and affidavit of the mortgagee ([illegible] Cook) States that Joseph Reed and James White partners in the clothing business
were indebted to the firm of G. Cushing and Company of which White is one of the firm. On the 1st of December 1820 $349.82 was due said firm on balance of accounts for delivered dye stuffs and other articles for carrying on their business delivered to them at sundry times in years previous to 1st June 1820. At which time Read and White deeded to them their fulling mill and clothes store to  [illegible] the amount of $298.46. [illegible] mortgage in June 1833 $354.38. [illegible]
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James White Afforevit 
[affadavit?]
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State of New York Warren County SS } 
On this 21st day of February 1825 personally appeared before me Enoch Ellis public Notary James White who being by me duly Sworn doth depose and say that he James White & Joseph Reed were partners in the Clothiers business and Joint owners of a fulling and Clothiers works at the Vilage of Glenns Falls in the Town of Queensbury in said County in the year 1814 and they continued Joint partners in carrying on their business as clothiers until the year 1823 and on the first day of December 1820 they being indebted to Coming a cask merchants in Troy for Dye woods dye stuffs and other articles for carrying on their trade this sum of two hundred Ninety Eight dollars & forty Six Cents & Secure the payment at which time they were compelled to mortgage to Said Coming & book their fulling mill Shop & Tools on which mortgage there remained due [duplicate word "due" is crossed out] on the first day of June 1823 the sum of three Hundred & fifty four dollars & 38 cents which was the joint debt of the said Joseph Reed & this deponent- when the said Joseph Reed and this deponent sold the shop & tools and all the mortgaged premises to Sylvester Cone for twelve hundred dollars of which sum the said Joseph Reed was entitled to five hundred & fifty dollars as the tools were estimated at one hundred Dollars and Chief belonged exclusively to this deponent and the said Joseph Reed & this deponent took separate securities from the said Cone for the sums to which they were respectively entitled. Leaving each share equally hold on to pay the equal half of the amount due
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due on the above described mortgage to Coming and book and said Cone paid at the time of purchasing the said described premises three hundred dollars which was part of the twelve hundred dollars of which Joseph Reed received one hundred thirty seven dollars & fifty cents leaving due to the said Joseph Reed three payments of $137.50 each which were to be paid annually and out of the two first payment Cone was to pay & did pay to Coming & book one hundred & fifty dollars leaving a balance due to Joseph Reed on each of the two first Notes Sixty two dollars & fifty cents one of which payments was paid to said Joseph Reed in June or July last past & the remainder sums of sixty two dollars & fifty cents & one hundred & thirty seven dollars & fifty cents or Cones Security for the same making two hundred Dollars the said Joseph Reed said to Alpheus Hawley a merchant in said Vilage of Glenns falls and he further saith that the sum due from Joseph Reed to Coming & book was justly due for articles as above described received for his own use - 
And this deponent further saith that he is well ackquainted [sic] with Joseph Reed & knows him to be in indigent circumstances of feble [feeble] health, & very much infirmed by reason of a Rupture or burst and has been entirely unable to labor for several years past 
[signature:] James White 
Sworn before me the day & date above - [signature:] E. Ellis Notery Public
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State of New York Warren County SS } 
I Certify that the within named James White is a Credible Witness - [signature:] E Ellis Notary Public
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Alpheus Hawley & Elnathan Parsons 
Affadavits [affidavits]
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State of New York Warren County SS } 
On this 21st day of February 1825 personally appeared before Enoch Ellis Public Notary Alpheus Hawley who being by me duly sworn doth depose & say, that in the month of November 1824 he bought of Joseph Reed a security against Sylvester Cone of two hundred Dollars which was the amount due to Joseph Reed from S Cone for the purchase money of his half of the fulling mill & Clothiers works which said Reed sold to the said Cone situate in the Vilage at Glenns Falls in the Town of Queensbury County aforesaid for which securities he has paid to the said Reed provisions  - & Clothing for himself and his family. paid for him some small debts out of his the said deponents Store and credited to said Reed a balance due to the deponent for articles delivered to the said Reed out of his Store previous to the purchase of said security against said Cone - in all amounting to Eighty Dollars, and for the remainder of said sum of two hundred Dollars this deponent gave said Reed a Note payable in June 1826 for one hundred & twenty Dollars - and this deponent further saith that he is a merchant in said Vilage and is well acquainted with the pecuniary circumstances of Joseph Reed & knows him to be in indigent circumstances & very feble [feeble] health and has not been able to Labor for a number of years past 
[signature:] Alpheus Hawley 
Sworn before me [signature:] E Ellis Public Notery
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State of New York WArren County SS. } 
I certify the within named Alpheus Hawley is a credible witness 
[signature:] E Ellis Public Notery
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State of New York Washington County } SS- 
On this 21st day of February 1825 personally appeared before me Enoch Ellis Public Notary Elnathan Parsons who being by me duly sworn doth depose and say that Joseph Reed was indebted to this deponent for shoes delivered to the said Joseph Reed for himself & family on a balance of account for thair [their] as aforesaid the sum of thirty Eight dollars & fifty Eight cents since the first of July 1823. which sum the said Reed paid to this deponent at two different times since the first of July 1823. out of money as he was told and verily believes that the said Joseph Reed Received for the sale of his share of his fulling mill & clothiers works, and further this deponent saith that he is well acquainted with Joseph Reed and knows that he is in low circumstances & entirely unable to labor. 
[signature:] Elnathan Parsons 
Sworn before me [signature:] E Ellis Public Notary   

State of New York Warren County SS } 
I certify the above named Elnathan Parsons is a credible witness [signature:] E Ellis Public Notary
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Alpheus Hawley affadavit [affidavit]
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State of New York Warren County SS } 
In the matter of Joseph Read on application to be continued on the pension Rolls 
Alpheus Hawley being duly sworn doth depose and say, that he was indebted to the said Joseph Read on a promissory note in the sum of one hundred and twenty dollars, and while said note was given to the said Joseph Read for the purchase of his share of the clothier's works situate in the town of Queensbury in the said County of Warren and that he believes the said note to be the same mentioned in the schedule of the property of the said Joseph Read, heretofore presented to the War Department. And this Deponent further saith that he has paid the said note to the said Joseph Read as he needed the same in small sums for the support of his family and further that the said Joseph Read is poor, and that his property is nearly exhausted, that he is old and infirm and unable to labour, and has an aged wife and daughter to support. And further saith not. 
[signature:] Alphaeus Hawley 
Subscribed & sworn this 21st day of Dec. 1826 before me [signature:] Royal Leewins 
[circular seal:] STATE OF NEW YORK NOTARY PUBLIC.
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Cook.s affadavit [affidavit]
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State of New York Rensselaer County SS } 
On this fourteenth day of February 1825 personally appeared before me Philander Wells Public Notary, Gershom Cook. and after being duly sworn doth depose and say that Joseph Reed & James White partners in the Clothing business at Glenns falls in the County of Warren and State of New York. were indebted to the firm of G. Coming & Co. and this deponent [crossed out word] is one of the firm, on the first day of December 1820 the sum of three hundred and forty nine dollars and Eighty two Cents. which Sum was due to said firm at that time as a balance of Accounts for dye wood, dye stuffs and other articles for carrying on their trade as clothiers, delivered to them at Sundry times for years previous to the first of December 1820. and at that time the said Joseph Reed & James White executed to Gurden Coming & Gershom Cook a Mortgage of their Fulling [illegible] Clothiers works. to Secure the payment of the Sum of Two hundred & Ninety eight Dollars & forty six cents and there was due on said mortgage on the first day of June 1823 the sum of Three hundred & fifty four dollars & 38 cts of which the sum of Fifty five dollars and Ninety two cents was paid by Joseph Reed on the 24 June 1823 & the balance due on said Mortgage on the 1st June 1823 being Two hundred ninety eight dollars & 46 cents had been secured to the mortgages by Sylvester Cone the purchase of the said Mortgage promised from Joseph Reed & James White - And the said Joseph Reed & James White became indebted at different times to the said firm of G. Coming & Co. for articles as above for carrying on their trade after the first of December 1820
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to the amt of Seventy six dollars & Ninety three cents which articles were delivered to them or their order for the use of the said Joseph Reed & James White, which together with the unsecured balance first above mentioned [crossed out word] ammounted [sic] to One hundred & twenty eight Dollars and twenty nine cents, of which the Sum of fifty eight Dollars was paid by them at different times between the 1st day of December 1820 & the 24th June 1823.  and on the 24th day of June 1823 the said Joseph Reed paid to the said firm the balance then due being Seventy Dollars and twenty nine cents which Sum this deponant [deponent] understood at the time to be a part of the monies and of Sylvester Cone for the purchase of their clothiers works - 
[signature:] Gershom Cook 

[crossed out: " Sworn & subscribed before me this 14th day Feb 1825 State of N. York Rensselaer Ct. City of Troy Philander Wells"] 

Notary Public 

State of New York Rensselaer County } SS Be it known that on the 14th day of February 1826 came before me Philander Wells one of the Public Notaries of said state duly commissioned residing in the City of Troy, Gershom Cook to me personally known & residing in said City, & subscribed & made oath to the facts as stated in the above affidavit 
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand & affixed my seal of office at the date aforementioned 
[signature:] Philander Wells Notary Public
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Copy of Mortgage
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The People of the State of New york by the grace of God Free and Independent in To All to whom these persons Shall Come greeting know ye that we having Caused to be Inspected the Records and proceedings remaining in the Office of the Clerk of our Court of Common pleas of Our County of Warren do there find a Certain Record in the words and figures following to said in Mortgaged the first day of December in the year our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and Twenty By Joseph Read and Chary his wife and James White and Matilda his wife of Queensbury County of Warren and State of New york to Gordan Coming and Gersham Cook, of the City of Troy Merchants and to their heirs and apogees To Secure the Payment of the Sum of Two hundred and ninety Eight dollars and forty Six Cents in two Equal annual payments the first payment to be made wthin one year from the date hereof and the other within one year thereafter with Interest on the whole Sum to be paid due Every Six Months to Completing from the date of this Indenture in the manner particular Specified on the Condition and a certain Bond as obligation bearing Even date herewith Executed by the Said Joseph Read and James White to the said party of the Second party All that Certain pieces or Small Lots of Said Schoals below the Bridge Erected across the Hudson river at Glens Falls in Said Town of Queensbury Beginning at the Watters of Said river immediately on the Eastward Side of Said Bridge and running there northerly along, Said bridge to the top of the Steep Bank which runs along the north Side of the ground where the trip hammer works  formerly stood there Easterly on the Edge of the Said bank to the line of the mill Late Surveyed and described by Reuben Peck for Warren Ferry and chicajah [??] Pellet River Southwardly on the said line to the Said Hudson River there westwardly up and along said river to the place of Begmarny Containing about forty Square Rods of ground and also the Dye kettle presses Screws Boxes Fulling Mill and Crank and generally all the Clothiers tools Connected with the said premises But in Case default Shall be maid [made] in their payment of the Said principal sums
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The People of the State of New york by the grace of God Free and Independent in To All to whom these persons Shall Come greeting know ye that we having Caused to be Inspected the Records and proceedings remaining in the Office of the Clerk of our Court of Common pleas of Our County of Warren do there find a Certain Record in the words and figures following to said in Mortgaged the first day of December in the year our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and Twenty By Joseph Read and Chary his wife and James White and Matilda his wife of Queensbury County of Warren and State of New york to Gordan Coming and Gersham Cook, of the City of Troy Merchants and to their heirs and apogees To Secure the Payment of the Sum of Two hundred and ninety Eight dollars and forty Six Cents in two Equal annual payments the first payment to be made wthin one year from the date hereof and the other within one year thereafter with Interest on the whole Sum to be paid due Every Six Months to Completing from the date of this Indenture in the manner particular Specified on the Condition & a certain Bond as obligation bearing Even date herewith Executed by the Said Joseph Read and James White to the said party of the Second party All that Certain pieces or Small Lab of Said Schoals below the Bridge Erected across the Hudson river at Glens Falls in Said Town of Queensbury Beginning at the Watters of Said river immediately on the Eastward Side of Said Bridge and running there northerly along, Said bridge to the top of the Steep Bank which runs along the north Side of the ground where the trip hammer [crossed out word] rocks [??] formerly stood there Easterly on the Edge of the Said bank to the line of the mill Lab Surveyed and described [crossed out word] by Reuben Peck for Warren Ferry & chicajah [??] Pellet River Southwardly per the said line to the Said Hudson River there westwardly up and along said river to the place of Beginning [???] Containing about forty Square Rods of ground and also the Dye kettle presses Screws Boxes Fulling Mill and Crank and generally all the Clothiers tools Connected with the said business [??] But in Case default Shall be heard in their payment of the Said price for Sums,
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of two hundred and ninety Eight Dollars and forty Six Cents as the Interest thereof, at the time or times when the same as the Said Interest ought to be paid as aforesaid that there and in Such Case this Said party of the first part for their Selves their heirs Executors and administrators do Covenant grant promis [sic] and agree to and with the Said party of the Second part their heirs Executors Administrators and assignees that it Shall and may be lawful for the Said party of the Second part their heirs Executors administrators as apogees and the Said party of the first part do hereby authorise and Empower the Said party of the Second part their heirs Executors administrators or assignees at any time or times thereafter to Sell and dispose of the Said premises duly granted or any part or parts thereof, at public venders to any person or persons whomsoever and all Such Sale to make- - Sign Seal and deliver any deed or deeds or Convayances [sic] under Law for the Said premises so the part thereof So Sold to the purchaser or purchasers his her or their heirs or assignees forever pursuant to the Statute in Such are made and said provided and out of the monies arising from such Sale or Sales to keep and retain in their hands the Said principal Sum of Two hundred and ninety Eight Dollars and forty Six Cents with the Interest together with all Costs charges or Expenses that shall or may be due accrue arise  or happen by reason  or on account of Such Sale or Sales and the overplus money if any there be Shall be paid on the dates hereof demanded to the Said party of the first part their heirs Executors administrators or assignees In witness whereof the Said parties have hereunto Set their hands and Seals this day and year first above written 
[signature:] Joseph Read [initials:] L.S 
[signature:] her X mark Chary Read [initials:] L.S 
[signature:] James White [initials:] L.S 
[signature:]  Matilda White [initials?] L.S 
Signed & Sealed and Delivered In the Presence of Chara Read - Henry Spencer } 
State of New york Warren County SS Be it Remembered that on the day of this written date personally Came before me the within named Joseph Read and Chary his wife and James White and
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Matilda his wife persons to me each known as the same persons who are described in and who there and therein in my presence Executed the within Indenture of Mortgage as gravitas and the said Joseph Read and James White Severally acknowledged before me that they Executed the same for the uses and purposes therein mentioned as their free and voluntary Act and  deed and the said Chary Read and Matilda White being by me duly Examined separate and apart from their said husbands severally acknowledged that they Executed this said Indenture for the uses and purposes therein mentioned as their own free and voluntary Act with out any fear of or threats or Compulsion by or from their Said husbands and finding no natural alterations interlinations [sic] or Erasures therein I allow the same to be Recorded
[signature:] Henry Spencer one of the Judges of Warren Common Pleas - 
I do Certify that the preceding is a true registry of the original mortgage and record of the power of Sale and acknowledgement thereof Executed and Complied herewith this Sixth day of January A D 1891 - at one o clock P M of that day [signature:] Seth C. Baldwin,Jr, Clerk
All which we have caused by these presents to be Exemplified and the Seal of our Said Court of Common Pleas to be hereunto affixed Witness Halsey Rogers Esquire first Judge of our Said Court at the Court house in the Town of Caldwell on the Twenty first day of October in the year or our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty four 
[signature:] Thomas Archibald Clerk of Warren County
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Russel Clark affadavit [affidavit]
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State of New York Washington County SS } 
In the Matter of Joseph Reed of Inventory in the County of Warren State aforesaid in an application to be continued on the pension Roll - Russel Clark of Sandy Hill in said County of Washington being by me duly Sworn doth depose & say that he is well acquainted with Joseph Reed having been his family physician for ten years past and knows him to be afflicted with a very bad rupture and Chronic piles which together with the natural infirmity of old age renders him unable to Labor. and he verily believes this J. Reed is in indigent circumstances and destitute of property except a scanty furniture of the house he occupies - 
[signature: Russel Clark 
Subscribed & Sworn before me this 25th day of December __ 1826. [date illegible] 
[Signature:] Orville Clark Notary Public 


State of New York Washington County SS } 
I Certify that Russel Clark is a reputable & credible witness 
[signature:] O. Clark Notary Public
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Horatio Buell
Affadavit [sic]
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State of New York
Warren County Ss
In the matter of Joseph Read
an application to be continued
on the pension Roll

Horatio Buell being duly
doth depose and say that he is and has
before acquainted with Joseph Read that this Deponent is an attorney and 
Counsellor at Law that he has assisted
and the said Joseph Read heretofore
in relation to making out his papers to procure
a pension, that he is satisfied from an
examination into the affairs of the said Joseph
Read that he the said Joseph is poor, that
his property is nearly all exhausted in
the necessary support of himself and an aged wife 
and in the support and ordinary
education of a young daughter
And this Deponent further saith that
that the said Joseph is old and infirm
and in the opinion of this Deponent 
incapable of
much labor and further saith not
Sworn and subscribed before me this
H. Buell
28th day of December 1826
before me 
Hogan Freemont
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J. Lyman Arms - affadavit - [affidavit]
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State of New York Warren County SS }
In the matter of Joseph Read on application to be continued on the pension list J Lyman Army of the town Queensbury being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is one of the proprietors of The Toll Bridge at Glens Falls in said town of Queensbury formerly tended by Joseph Read and that a large share of the stock of sd Bridge has lately and since the sd River schedule was  made out [crossed out word] been transferred to different persons and another persons employed to tend the gate of sd Bridge which leaves sd Reed out of the employment and in indigent circumstances - having a bad misfortune is unable to labour and wholly destitute of property except in sundry household furniture as this deponent verily believes 
[signature:] J Lyman Army 
Subscribed & Sworn this 21st day of December 1826 Before me Royal Leawens [???] 
[circular stamp:] STATE OF NEW-YORK NOTARY PUBLIC.
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Hon. J. L Edwards
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Sandy Hill Feby 24th 1825- 
J. L. Edwards Esquire - 
Dr Sir. 
Joseph Reed sends further testimony relative to his application for pension. he states that he paid for the Support of his mother fifty Dollars to Jonathan Reed who lives in Marcellus. about 200 miles from this place to procure his affadavit [affidavit] would be attended with very considerable expence - If Mr. Reeds own affadavit t[affidavit] o the fact is satisfactory it would be a great favor to release him from that expence - These papers will
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not probably arrive in time to be examined and paper upon before the Hon. H. C. Martindale our Member of Congress will leave your City and any communications to Mr. Reed will be immediately received if Directed to me at Sandy Hill Washington Co. N. Y. 
with respect your obdt Servt Russell Clark 
I forwarded to your office some time past the papers of Silas T. Gardner for increase of pension & Transfer to the N. York agency. we have heard nothing from them - perhaps you have
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communicated to Mr. Martindale relative to them. if not please write me, as the time of Semi Anual [annual] payment is near & with other papers I sent his old pension Certificate -
Your ac [signature:] F. Clark
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Sandy Hill N.Y. 6 Sept }    Free
Hon.ble James Barbour 
Secty of War.  
for the Pension office } Washington D. C.
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Sandy Hill Sept _th 1825. [the date is obscured by a crease in the page] 
Washington Co. N. Y 
Hon. J. L. Edwards. Esqr- 
Sir 
I must again beg your attention to the claim of Joseph Reed pensioner to be replaced on the pension list- I recd. your Note of Apl. 4th 1825 in which you say Mr- Reed has not therein satisfactorily the the disposition of his property. but we hope the accompanying affadavits will be sufficient - Mr- Reed is a poor infirmed old man. afflicted with a very large Rupture which renders him unable to Labor if his health would other wise admit- he is not the owner of house or Land or any other Credits due to him as you will perceive by his papers except a Note against Alpheus Hawley, Merchant for 120 Dollars which he has been obliged to draw upon from time to time for the support of his family since he sent to the War department his Schedule - If any more testimony is required to establish the fact of his poverty or the honest disposal of his property we will esteem it in favor if you will point it out 
with great respect your obt. Servt Russell Clark
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Lewis L. Pixley affadavit [affidavit]
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State of New York Warren County } 
Lewis L. Pixley. Merchant in the Town of Queensbury in Said County being duly Sworn doth depose & say that Joseph Reed of said Town paid this deponent five dollars & thirty five Cents for Stove Pipe in the month of November 1823. and further this deponent saith not - [signature:] Lewis L. Pixley 
Subscribed & Sworn this 2nd day of September 1825 before me [signature:] E Ellis Public Notary 

I Certify the above named Lewis L. Pixley is a reputable witness 
[signature:] E Ellis Public Notary
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State of New York Rennselaer County SS 
I Sylvester Parker of the City of Troy do solemnly swear that I am the firm of Tallmadge & Parker and that in the fall of the year AD 1823 I sold a Cooking Stove and apparatus to Joseph Read of Glenns falls for twenty Dollars and received pay for the same from him in full 
[signature:] Sylvester Parker 
State of New York Rennselaer County } SS 
Be it known that Sylvester Parker came before me , Philander Wells one of the Public Notaries of said State residing in the City of Troy, duly Commissioned and to me personally known and subscribed and made oath to the above affidavit 
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed my seal of office this twentieth day of July 1825 
[signature:] Philander Wells Not. Public
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J. Reeds affadavit [affidavit]
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State of New York Washington County SS } 
On this 22nd day of February 1825 personally appeared before me Joseph B. Lathrop public Notary Joseph Reed who being by me duly Sworn doth depose and say that in June 1823 he Joseph Reed Sold to Sylvester Cone all his right to a Fulling Milling and CLothiers Shop in the Vilage of Glenns Falls in the County of Warren for five hundred & fifty Dollars which of said premises were then Subject to a mortgage to Gurdon Coming & Gersham Cook merchants in Troy for the Sum of $354.46.  the joint debt of Joseph Reed & James White . and at the Same time this deponent and James White partners in the Clothing business were indebted to the said Coming & Cash for articles to Comp on their business the further Sum of Seventy dollars & twenty nine Cents making in the whole $424,67 the one half of which Sum the said Joseph Reed paid to said Coming & Cook out of the money and Securities he received of Sylvester Cone for his interest in the Clothiers works. and the said Joseph Reed was at that time (viz) in the month of June 1823 indebted to Elnathan Parsons a Shoemaker in said Vilage of Glenns Falls thirty Eight dollars & 58 Cents for shoes mending as for him self & his family which he paid to the said Parsons at two different times out of the money he received of said Cone
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as above stated -  & this deponent bought of Talmage & Parker Merchants in Troy a stove for which he paid them twenty Dollars, and he bought of Lewis L. Pixley merchant in the Vilage of Glenns falls Stove pipe for which he paid him five Dollars all out of the money REceived by him for the sale of this Clothiers works- and this deponent was at the time of the sale & still is liable with three Brothers to support his aged mother, who now lives with his Brother Zebulon Reed in Marcellus in Cayuga County N. York and after receiving the first and Second payments from the said Sylvester Cone this deponent Sent by mail to his Brother Jonathan Reed out of said payments at two different times fifty Dollars toward his proportion of the expence of supporting his Mother said money sent to him at Marcellus aforesaid - meaning fifty dollars in the whole of the moneys sent to Support his mother- and this deponent further saith that he has paid out for necessaries for him self & family at different times all of the remainder of the $550, Dollars except two hundred dollars accounted for by Alpheus Hawley in his affadavit [affidavit] & he further saith that he has received of Alpheus Hawley in the manner set forth by him Eighty dollars, and all the remainder a residue of moneys passed or due to him by reasons of the sale of the Clothiers works is the note of one hundred & twenty Dollars mentioned in this
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deponents schedule. And this deponent further saith that he is entirely unable to Labor & has been for several years by reason of Badly infirmity & a very bad Rupture, & that he must inevitably have been a Subject of Public or private Charity for a long time past but for his being employed by John Falsom of Land Glenns falls at tho Dollars a week to tend the toll bridge across across the Hudson River at Glenns falls which has furnished the said deponent with a house to live in and most of the other means of his support and the prosperity of said Bridge being now sold by the Land Joh Falsom this deponent is noticed that he will not be continued in said emply & must a soon as possible move from the said toll house - and this deponent has no other possible means of support in his power  for him self & family that he now knows of except the note against Alpheus Hawley mentioned in his schedule for one hundred & twenty Dollars 
[signature:] Joseph Reed 
Sworn this 22d Day of February 1825. before me [signature:] J. B. Lathrop Notary Public }
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State of New York Washington County SS } 
Be it Remembered that on the twenty second day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five personally appeared before me Joseph B Lathrop a Notary Public duly commissioned Sworn the within named Joseph Reed proved on the oath of Orville Clark to and well known to be the person mentioned & Described in the within affidavit or Declaration, and that the said Joseph Reed Subscribed ["to" is crossed out]  and swore to the within affidavit & Declaration before and according to Law. Given under My Hand & Seal this day & year aforeseaid - 
[signature:] J. B. Lathrop Notary Public
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Jonathan Reed affadavit [affidavit]
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State of New York Cayuga County SS } 
On this 25 day of August 1825 Personally appeared before me WIlliam Maxwell one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County Jonathan Reed who being duly Sworn doth on his oath declare that Joseph Reed his Brother paid him fifty dollars part of it in the month of March and the balance in the month of August 1824 which the said Joseph Reed owed this deponent on a Contract for Keeping their aged Mother who has been supported by the Brothers for more than Twenty Years 
[signature:] Jonathan Reed 
Sworn & Subscribed this day & year just above written Before me [signature:]  Maxwell Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Cayuga 

I Certify that the above named Jonathan Reed 
a Credible person . August 25. 1825 - 
[signature:] Wm. Maxwell Justice of the Peace of Cayuga County
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Sworn & Subscribed this day & year just above written [signature:] Wm Maxwell Justice 

[NOTE: the preceding is the bottom of the preceding page] 

STATE OF NEW YORK, Cayuga County Clerks Office } SS. 
I Certify that William Maxwell Esquire, was on the twenty fifth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty five a justice of the peace in and for the county of Cayuga, duly commissioned and
sworn as such Justice and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts in that capacity. 
I further certify, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe the signature to the annexed affidavit "Wm Maxwell" to be his. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the court of common pleas of said county, and subscribed my name, this twenty fifth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five. 
[signature:] Geo B. Throop Clerk
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To The Agency of the Honorable 
Henry C. Martindale 

Joseph Reed affadavit [affidavit]
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To The Agency of the Honorable
Henry C. Martindale

Joseph Reed affadavit [affidavit]
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State of New YOrk - ["Warren" is crossed out] Washington County SS } 
Joseph Reed being duly sworn doth depose and say that that from the time he made his schedule in his application to be continued on the pension list to the present he has been in very feble [feeble] & bad health very much afflicted with piles & a bad Rupture which rendered him unable to do any labor and having a family to support he has been obliged at different times to expend the whole amount of the Note mentioned in his ormer Schedule due him from Alpheus Hawley from the Sum of one hundred & twenty Dollars and that he has made no new additions to his property other than what is included in the Schedule afore mentioned - and that he is now Discontinued the employ of the Toll Bridge company & is indigent circumstances wholly unable to labor and without the means of Support except by public or private charity - 
[signature:] Joseph Read 
Subscribed & Sworn this 28th day of December 1826. before me [signature:] Orville Clark Notary Public