Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 8668, for John Reed, Pennsylvania
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Penn.                   Reed, John         R8668
Hayne's Indian War       Martha

contents
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5350
Martha Reed         Martha Reed copy
     John                      No 5350.
Pennsylvania.
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Penn   Reed, John    R8668
Hayne's Indian War     Martha
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mostly stationed at the different places to Block houses from the Fort at Little Beaver and from thence up the Allegheny River as far as Greenes fort at the Kittaning & at some times a part of the said troops would be called off to [illegible] near Fort Wheeling, but seldom further down the Ohio then the Flats of Grove creek below Wheeling, and that they also built several more Block houses particularly up towards the Kittaning & that they continued to serve mostly on the same frontier line until they was discharged, at this different posts by the said Gen McIntosh, which was before the said eighth Penn Regiment returned in the month of July 1778 and after which her said husband rejoined the said Regiment and thus continued as Lieutenant in the company commanded by Captain Samuel Brady, but mostly as volunteer in the said Regt until he was honorably discharged by Col or Gen Gewin in 1783 but that her said husband was permited to be at home during the greater part of the winter season and that after his said discharge he again engaged under the said Captain Brady against the Indians and thus continued during the whole of the Indian war, which continued until after General Wayns battles [illegible] with the Indians. Petitioner further declares that she omited to the State, that in the year of 1782 as she believes to have been in the month of May in said year when Col. Crawfords troops stoped at their house when on their way to Sandusky Plains, that her said husband volunteered in the said Campaign as she believes for the term of two months, as a Spy he in the company commanded by captain [Brady crossed out] Slover of the said col. Crawfords Regiment & was absent not exceeding two months, which she believes was his term of the said campaign, & that with the exception of the above mentioned campaign of two months aforesaid, that he again rejoined said captain Bradys company in which he continued as Lieutenant until the said close of said war, That she also recolects that her said husband was out in what was called the Money campaign in a part of the summer & fall of 1779, still as Lieutenant under the said Capt. Brady & in the said Regiment then commanded by Col. Beardhead  against the Indians on or near the head waters of the Susquehana & that said troops returned to Pitt some time late int same fall of said year - Petitioner further states that she had omited to the state (in relation) that in one part of her husbands said service that he was under said capt. Brady as Lieutenant
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of the out guards  & in (as shed believes) in part of the year in 1778 at the building of Fort McIntosh & after which he was at the building of Fort Lawrence, where they also indured much suffering, & that after the surviving troops returned, he the said Reed was sent by said Capt. Brady with 20 odd men for to guard the brigade or brigades of Pack Horses under Capt. John McFarlin to Maryetta, about 150 miles down the Ohio river, with flower [illegible] for the suffering troops then stationed at that place (as she believes) in the winter of 1780
And that she was married to the said John Reed on the 11th day of May 1770 by Squire James Eliot Bedford Penna. & that her said husband deceased seventeen years the tenth day of last August aged 71 years, that she was never since married nor had she any certificate of [husband crossed out] marriage, nor does she know of any person now living who was then present at her said marriage but petitioner believes that there are one or more persons who know her as the wife of the said John Reed in the time of the said Revolutionary war, also ever since that period, That her said husband had been a soldier before & after their marriage & was after stationed at Block house alittle above Gen. Bradock Fields & near to her mothers house until the spring of 1776 when  he entred in to the said sarvis under the said capt. 
and that her said husband served at least three years as Lieutenant & at least four years as a private during the time of said war & after the close of the said Revolution he also served against the Indians until Gen. Waynes treaty with the said Indians in 1795
Sworn & subscribed before me the above named Given under my hand at the above date James Futton J.P. | Martha & Mark Reed [Mark is written under &] [the word "her" written above Martha] [Seal written and circled beside Reed] 
I cerify that it appears to my satisfaction taht the above named deponent cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court James Futton J.P.
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May 26, 1937[line of x's underneath][Right top corner]
[on the left]
Honorable Henry Ellenbogen | John Reed, R.8668
House of Representatives | BL-J/MCS
Washington , D.C. 
My dear Mr. Ellenbogen:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim R.8668, based upon the Revolutionary War service of John Reed.
On July 8, 1840 in Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Martha Reed, aged eighty-eight years, applied for pension on account of the Revolutionary War service of her deceased husband, John Reed. It was stated at that time that she was "late of and  long a resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania".
She alleged that John Reed entered the service in the spring of 1775 and served at various times until the close of the Revolution in 1783, amounting in all to at least three years as lieutenant and four years as private with the Pennsylvania troops under Captains Myers, Miller, Samel Brady and Slover, and Colonels Hand, Mackey, Crawford and Brodhead; that he was engaged in guarding the wester frontier against the Indians and aided in building Fort McIntosh and Fort Laurens and was in Colonel Crawford's Indian Campaign. She stated "that her or her mother's house was the place of rendezvous" for the soldiers and that Captain Myers (noted above) was her brother. she also stated that after the close of the Revolution John Reed served against the Indians until General Wayne's treaty with them in 1795.
She alleged that she married John Reed on May 10, 1770, and that he died August 10, 1822, aged Seventy-four years.
Her claim for pension was not allowed as she failed to furnish any proof of the alleged service of John Reed or of her marriage to him.
The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller 
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Martha Reed
of John
Pennsylvania [underlined]
Suspended [underlined]
See let: 30 May.
1841 S. Sutton
Atn. A. Stewart June 10 '46.
same June 27. 1846.
8668
Act 4 July 1836
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[faded stamp] Recieved FEB 28 1934 [the rest is illegible]
[typed top center] Mrs. W.G. Mason Coalwood West Virginia
[right side] February 26, 1934
[left side] U.S. Pension Bureau,
Washington, D.C.
Sir:
Will you please let me know if you have any record of a Revolutionary soldier, Lieut. John Reed, [Lieut. John Reed underlined] Westmoreland Co. Penna. Militia 1776-1777, applying and recieving a pension for such service. Did Christena Reed [Christena Reed underlined] of Westmoreland Co. receive pension?
Also would like to enquiry if Elizabeth Ramsey [Elizabeth Ramsey underlined] of Pa., whose husband was killed in Battle of Brandywine in Revolutionary War apply for a pension
[typed center top of page] Mrs. W. G. Mason Coalwood West Virginia
[written] I would appreciate any record of the above names you may have and find convenient to send me. 
Thanking for any courtesy you may show me, I am, 
Yours very truly
Margaret Ramsey Mason
(Mw. W.G.) Coalwood
W. Va.
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1934 Apr. 16 hist. to Mrs. W. G. Mason [written off to the side] M.C.S.
1937 May 26 hist. to Hon. Henry Ellenbogen for Mrs. H.C. Patton.
M.C.S.
 
[typed at the top of the page and crossed out in ink] Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873
[written] 8668
[typed] P.O. [written] Martha Reed
[typed]Service: [written] John
[typed] Enlisted: , 18  .
[typed] Discharged: , 18  .[across these two lines is stamped REJECTED] 
[written in the margin under Discharged:] List 1852 gives fol. reason for suspension. "Suspended for further proof of his commission ep. Lieutenant and service [illegible]
[typed] Application filed: , 18  .
[typed] Alleges:
[typed] Re-enlisted:
[typed] Attorney:
[typed] P.O.
[typed] Recognized. Contract. 
[typed] Cert. of Dis. Searched for  , 18  .
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[top right] May 26, 1937 [line of x's underneath]
[left side] Honorable Henry Ellenbogen
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
[right side] John Reed, R. 8668 
BA-J/MCS [illegible marking]
My dear Mr. Ellenbogen:
Your letter of May 17, 1937, with enclosure from Mrs. H. C. Patton of 446 Division Avenue, Bellevue, Pennsylvania, was transmitted to this office from the War department. Mrs. Patton requests the records of Revolutionary War soldiers, Andrew and John Reed, who enlisted from Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war.  A careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the service of any Andrew Reed (searched under all spellings) who enlisted from Pennsylvania.
You are furnished herewith, the record of the only John Reed wo served from the vicinity of Washington County, Pennsylvania, that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Very truly yours 
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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April 16, 1934
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/MCS
John Reed, E.8668
Mrs. W. G. Mason
Coalwood
West Virginia

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for the record of John Reed who served as lieutenant of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania militia 1776-1777. 
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, R. 8668, based upon the Revolutionary War service of
John Reed, the only soldier by that name who served as lieutenant of Pennsylvania troops that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
On July 8, 1840, in Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Martha Reed, aged eighty-eight years, applied for pension on account
of the Revolutionary War service of her deceased husband, John Reed. It was stated at that time that she was "late of and long a resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania".
She alleged that John Reed entered the service in the spring of 1775 and served at various times until the close of the Revolution in
1783, amounting in all to at least three years as lieutenant and four years as private with the Pennsylvania troops under Captains Myers.
Miller, Samuel Brady, and Slover, and Colonels Hand, Mackey, Crawford, and Brodhead; that he was engaged in guarding the western frontier against the Indians and aided in building Fort McIntosh and Fort Laurens and was in Colonel Crawford's Indian campaign. She stated "that her or her mother's house was the place of rendezvous" for the soldiers
and that Captain Myers (noted above) was her brother. She also stated that after the close of the Revolution John Reed served against the
Indians until General Wayne's treaty with them in 1795.
-see
Heitman
for spelling
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She alleged that the married John Reed on May 10, 1770, and that he died August 10, 1822, aged seventy-four years.
Her claim for pension was not allowed as she failed to furnish any proof of the alleged service of John Reed or of her marriage to him.
The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the soldier's family,
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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(Blank envelope with only date stamp)
Received May 24, 1937
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HENRY ELLENBOGEN
33D Dist. Pa.
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON, D. C.
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OFFICES AT PITTSBURGH PA.
CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE
1031 NEW POST OFFICE BUILDING
AND 
LAW OFFICE 
1101 GRANT BUILDING 
COMMITTEE:
INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
May 17, 1937


War Department
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
I am enclosing herewith a letter
of Mrs. Patton of 446 Division AVE.
Bellevue, Pa., and will appreciate your
sending her the desired information.
Sincerely yours,
Received A. G. O. MAY 18 1937
HE:N:RS
Enc. 

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
MAY 18 1937
WAR DEPT.
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A. G. 201 Reed, Andrew (5-17-37) ORD 1st Ind.
LLB-gaz
War Department, A. O. O., May 20, 1937. -- To the Veterans' Administration,
Washington, D. C. Attention. Miss Nevitt.
Attention is invited to the basic communication and its inclosure.
Honorable Henry Ellenbogen, Representative
in Congress, has been informed of this reference in a letter of this date, a copy of which is herewith inclosed.

2 Inclosures:
Letter of 5-8-37.
Copy of letter of 5-20-37.
E. T. CONLEY
Major General,
The Adjutant General.
By C. A. Mitchell
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ETC
A. G. 201
Reed, Andrew
(5-17-37) ORD
( COPY )
WAR DEPARTMENT
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL ' S OFFICE
WASHINGTON
May 20, 1937.
Honorable Henry Ellenbogen,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Ellenbogen:

I have your letter of May 17 with which you inclosed one from Mrs. H. C. Patton, of 446 Division Avenue, Bellevue, Pennsylvania, who desires to be furnished the record of Andrew Reed and John Reed, who are said to have
served in the Revolutionary War from Washington County, Pennsylvania.
The name Andrew Reed has not been found on the rolls on file of soldiers in service from the State of Pennsylvania during the period of the Revolutionary War.
The name John Reed appears many times on the records of soldiers in service from that State in that war, but from the information given I am unable to identify the record of any one of them as that of the man in question.
To enable this office to identify the record of a soldier in the Revolutionary War, it is necessary that the full name be stated together with
the designation of the organization in which service was rendered and the approximate date and place of enlistment, or in default thereof the names of some of the officers under whom and the names of some of the comrades with whom he served.
Upon receipt of such information a further search will be made.
It is deemed proper to state that the collection of Revolutionary War records on file in this Department is far from complete, and it is suggested as a possibility that the desired information may be obtained from
the Librarian, Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg.
As Mrs. Patton has requested that the record be secured from the Veterans' Administration, your letter with its inclosure has this day been
forwarded to that office, from which you will doubtless receive a reply in due course.
Very respectfully,
E. T. CONLEY
Major General,
The Adjutant General.
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[Hand written pages prior, very messy] 

Copy of that part of letter written to Samuel Sutton May 3, 1841. which pertains to claim of Mrs. Martha Reed widow of John Reed.

The declaration of Mrs. Martha Reed, widow of John Reed, deceased, has also been examined and filed with suspended cases. Record evidence of her husband's services as a lieutenant in Col. Hand's regiment for one year from 1776 should be produced and also of the over alleged service in the militia as a commissioned officer. Such proof of the marriage should be exhibited as is required in the enclosed printed regulations. It is indispensably necessary that her declaration should be made before a Judge of a Court of Record.
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(Outside of addressed envelope)

apr 1841

No5350        (date stamp)
     5357          Allegheny
                            APR
                             18 
                              Pa.
     Pa.
see July 4. 1836

 Martha Reed
 Mary Wrightman

        
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Alleghany City 19th April 1841

The enclosed application of the widows Martha Reed, & Mary Wrightman alias Whilemans, which I have rather neglected in consequence of my being unacquainted with that part of pension claims, & that I have heretofore referred them to some of the attorneys who is acquainted with the with the helping, which is the cause of their papers meeting with so much delay,  Also Mrs. Reed has been in very ill health, & resides 16 miles from (here), & was not expected to survive until lately.  Both of the above are known to be of earliest settlers of this county & are presumed to be justly entitled.  I thought at best to send their declaration in order that I might know if it would be worth while to proceed, likewise any instructions that you may please to impart. 
They are old pensioners of good character but in very indigent circumstances.

L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pension

Washington City

I have the honor to be your obedient Servant
                                       
                                 Samuel Sutton

ss I have also referenced them to Thomas Gibson Esq who I am in hopes has, and will proceed.  Mrs. reed's testimony being informal, there will have to be a Judge taken out to her house, as she is (unintelligible) blind & has been for many years, & unable to go unable to go abroad, if her claim may be (...)ful, it maybe not be necessary for me to give her much further trouble, as she is aged or generally believed to be aged 104 years yet her intellect is generally assessed to be good but frail & infirmed.

                              S.S.
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Alegheny City 19th April 1861

The [illegible] applications of the widow Martha Reed, Mary Nightman alias Whileman's, which I have rather neglected in consequence of my being reacquainted with that part of pension claims, and that I have here tofore [illegible] them. To some of the Attornies who is acquainted with the business, which is the caus of their papers meeting with so much delay, also Mrs. Reed has been in very ill health, and resided 16 miles from this, and was not expected to survive until lately. Both of the above are known to be of the erliest (earliest) settlers of this country and are presumed to be justly entitled. I thought it best to send their declaration in order that I might know if it wold (would) be worth while to proceed, likewise any instructions that you may please to impart. They are old persons of good character but in very indigent circumstances. I have the honor to be your obedient servant Samuel Sutton

J. L. Edwards Esq. Commisioner of Pensions Washington City

I have also refered them to Thomas Gibson Esq who I am in hopes has, or will proceed. Mrs Reed's testimony being informal, there will have to be a Judge taken out to her house, as she is [illegible] blind & has been for many years, and unable to go abroad, & if her claim may be doubtfull so, it might not be necessary for me to give her much further trouble, as she is aged, or genuenaly (genuinely) believed to be aged 90 years, yet her intellects & sensory appears to be good but frail & infirm.
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 J L Edwards; A Stewart; A Stewart
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L S Edwards will oblige [illegible] by ... illegible