Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 20163, for John Reed, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 16.
Reed, John
S. 20/63
CONTENTS
carded

New Hampshire
John Reed, late a Private in
Captain Weare's company of the reg t commanded by Col. Scammel. N.H.G.
Ratio of disability, Total
Date of discharge, unknown
Time of closing testimony, unknown
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at eight dollars per month, to commence on the 24 th April 1816. originally at $5 per month. see papers within.
New Certificate of pension issued the 18 th of Dec. 1827 and sent to B. Peaballow, Esq r Portsmouth N.H.
Arrears to 4th
Semi-ann. all'ce ending
Act of the 27 th April 1810.
Permanently & Totally Disabled.
Dead - See letter to A. Pierce, July 2 1835.
Letter to Hon B. M. Bean March 24. 1836.

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July 18, 1906
H. J. H.

Reed, John
His name appears on a list of claimants to be placed on the pension list returned by the District Court for the District of New Hampshire, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on April 25, 1794, and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, page 108.
Rank: Private
Regt: Col. Gilman's
Disability: His right arm blown off by discharging a field piece.
When disabled: March 26, 1777
Residence: Portsmouth.
Monthly allowance: $3.33 \frac{1}{3}
Arrears due: $30.
Remarks: There is no evidence in this office of the services of this man.
Allowed. Dec 1624 1828

Mar. 21, 1906.
and 24.9.34

Reed, John
His name appears on a list of invalid pensioners returned by the Circuit Court for the district of New Hampshire, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on Dec. 14, 1792, and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, page 58.
Rank: Private
Regt: Col. Gilman
Disability: His right arm blown off in the act of charging a field piece, 26 th March, 1777.
Date of commencement: May 28, 1792
Monthly allowance: $333 1 / 3
Arrears due: $30
Allowed, Dec 1825 List

1 John Read declares that he enlisted in the State Service in 1776 - at Portsmouth that he was a private in the company of Capt Ebenezer Dearing - Thomas Hutchins and Thomas Boler were the Lieutenants of said company which was a company of Artillery. This company in which he served one year was stationed in and about Portsmouth part of the time on Great Island & part of the time on the Island near Fort Washington which was then commanded by Capt Titus Salter - David Gilman of Exeter was his first Colonel then Benjamin  of Hanover till the end of the year - he had no written discharge - After He left the State Service he enlisted at Portsmouth into the contin- ental service into the company of Capt Richard Weare, son of Nicholas Weare then President of the New Hampshire - Capt Weare's company belonged to Col Seamans Regiment - his enlistment into the continental service was in the month of January in the year - he received 500 dollars bounty - in the March following to-day he was

he was discharged on account of a wound received in the arm in assisting to fire a salute in honor of Gen Sullivan at his entrance into Port mouth - This wound made amputation necessary - He was born in Portsmouth Dec 14 th 1747 - has no record of his age - Resided at Portsmouth till the year 1794 at which time he removed to Rochester now lives in Farmington which was taken from Rochester -

Declaration of John Reed - 1830/48
to Mr Bean A.R.
Annals Cambridge Dean. Life

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
COUNTY OF STRAFFORD ss.— COURT OF Common Pleas
January — TERM, 1832
On this 28 th day of March 1832 personally appeared before the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now in session at Dover within and for said County of Strafford, John Reed a resident of Farmington in said County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, aged eighty seven years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States, in the year 1776 —
and served as follows:— that is to say for one year - that he enlisted into the Company of Captain Ware attached in the first place to the Regiment commanded by Col. Nathaniel Gilman, then Col. Benjamin Moorey and at last, within the year by Colonel Seammuel - that during said year his Company and Regiment were stationed at and in the vicinity of the town of Portsmouth in the State of New-Hampshire and that during said year he did duly at said Station and was not marched out of said State -
The said John Reed further states that according to the best information he has, he was born in the town of Portsmouth aforesaid, and made that place his home until the year 1794 from which time he has resided in said Farmington - and that he has no record of his age.
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or an annuity, except the present and one which he now draws as an Invalid Pensioner, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state, except as he is on the Roll of the New-Hampshire Agency as an Invalid Pensioner as aforesaid -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or an Annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
John Reed
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, in open Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
ATTEST—
F. Cogswell CLERK.
I, Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John Reed for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this twentyeighth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two . Four
ATTEST—
F. Cogswell CLERK.

July 25-48 Mr. Alva
J. W. Npham For Rev. Reid Name
Edwards (Page) Memorandum of Union Washington D.C.
South Berwick Me.

South Berwick Me. 2
19 th June 1848
Respected Sir,
Will you please inform me whether the account of John Reid, Revolutionary Pensioner, of Farmington N. H. who died about 1837 or 38, is in arrears with the Government, & who received the last payment and the amt paid after his death,
I am his relative & understand that there is due him or his heirs pay for back rations & clothing or something else, I feel confident, you will do me the favor to examine his case and see if some sum of Congress does not authorize some pay which he has never received as he was poor and not able to fee a lawyer for that information which we hope to obtain from the Department. We know others, persons serving in the Revolutionary Army the same time as the deceased have received large amts and we think there must be something due us & we cheerfully trust our case to you for information. By doing so you will confer a great favor on the needy
I am Sir, very Respectfully
Yours Cbt. Servt.
A. B. Upham
H. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
P.S. if you can with propriety will you send me a copy of your report to Congress J. W. H.

Provisions 20163 INVALID.
File No. 25163
John ...
Ph. ...
Act: April 27 th 1815
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 225
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Letter to Hon B. M Bean March 29. 1856.
Let. to J. W. Upham April 14 '49

To The Honorable Secretary of War.
We the Subscribers practising Physicians and Surgeons of Portsmouth state of New Hampshire do hereby certify that after a careful examination in the case of John Reed who is now on the pension roll of the state of New Hampshire, we are of opinion that his disability is total and consequently that his case should be returned as such to the agents office in New Hampshire. His case is as follows; viz while in the revolutionary army a private in Capt Weanes company and in the regiment of Col Scammel, he lost his right arm by the explosion of a cannon at Portsmouth New Hampshire on the 26 th of March 1777 in the act of firing a salute on the arrival of General Sullivan in that place. His injury was such as to require an immediate amputation of the limb, which has consequently deprived him of the power of supporting himself by labour.
State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss We are respectfully your Ob t Servants Portsmouth October 5 th 1827.
The above Certificate was sworn to & subscribed
Before me Benjamin Pinhallows Justice of the Peace Quorum through the State of New Hampshire
Charles A Cheever
William Goddard
I certify that I am well acquainted with the Physicians & Surgeons who have signed the above Certificate; and that they are Reputable in their Profession
Portsmouth October 5 th 1827. Benjamin Pinhallows Justice of Peace as aforesaid
State of New Hampshire, Rockingham ss
Portsmouth October 5 th 1827. I certify that John Reed the enclosed
Pensioner, above named, personally appeared before me, and made solemn Oath to the truth of the above Certificate signed by Doctors Charles A Cheever & William Goddard, and subscribed his name to the same. and also recited the circumstance of the accident or wound as it happened near where my Office now stands, and am well acquainted with John Reed.
Benjamin Pinhallows Justice of the Peace Quorum through said State.
John Reed

On Inward Pension Business.
Hon ble 
James Barbour
FILE
Secretary of War.
Washington
City.

J. L. Edwards, Esquire, Secretary to the Board of Commissioners Of the Invalid & Revolutionary Pension Fund, Washington City.
Portsmouth New Hampshire December 8 th 1827.
Sir,
Inclosed is the Invalid Pension Certificate of John Reed. Mr Reed wishes to have his case considered as a case of Total disability, and the Agent for paying Pensions in Portsmouth New Hampshire so instructed. he now receives his Pension for that of Total Disability, it being the top of his Right Arm, & wishes to save save the Expense and trouble of the examination by the Physicians once in two years, as he lives at a distance from Portsmouth, is poor & feeble. He has been regularly examined by Doctors Charles A Chace & William Goddard, who are both, very Respectable and Respectable men in their Profession, and are now in full practice in this Town, as Physicians and Surgeons, and inclosed you have their Certificate made out to conform to instructions forwarded me, in the letter you did me the Honor to write me, dated Nov r 10 th 1825. and I hope you will find it correct; and satisfactory evidence of his case, any communications for him, inclosed and directed to me, shall be promptly communicated to him.
I am Sir, Very Respectfully,
Yr Obed t Serv t
Benjamin Pinhall

J. L. Edwards Esquire Com. of Friends.

Dover N. H. 26 June 1835
Dear Sir -
Some time since the enclosed papers were sent to the Branch Bank at Portland, for the purpose of obtaining the arrears of pension due John Reed late of Farmington and - but they declined paying on acct. of another child of the deceased a son, who may be alive but not known where he is - those that have executed the power, are all the children except a son, who may be alive - they are poor women who need the small sum that may be due - and the object of forwarding these papers is, that they may have obtain the amount due - if they are not entitled to the balance - that they may receive the three fourths - which they are entitled to if the son (their brother) is alive - will you examine the papers & if consistent, make such a certificate thereon as will authorize the Pension agent to pay the same - the original certificate is here
Respectfully Yours &c A. Peirce
J. L. Edwards Esquire Comt. of Pensions