Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,674, for David Reed, Rhode Island

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Reed, David
L 30,674
CONTENTS

10.239.  Massachusetts  David Reed of Concord in the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain James of the Regiment commanded by General Green in the Red Bank line for 6 Months .
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th day of March  1831 and sent to David Reed  Concord (Roxbury Mass) Arrears to the 14th of March 1831 $40.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. 1831  $10.00  $50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. H. Blair Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 2 Page 71 .

Daria Reed 8576
Edwin A Leland

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Norfolk ss.
On this fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting at Dedham in and for said County, David Reed a resident of Berkeley said County, aged 72 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 7th A. D. 1832.
: THAT he was in the United States service from about the Middle day of June A. D. 1780, to the Middle day of Decem ber A. D. 1780 Six months as a Private in the Continental line in the United States Army that he was residing at Warren in the state of Rhode Island when he entered the service; that he was a volunteer and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Captain Cole, in Col. Christopher Greene's regiment
: that he marched from Warren to Providence , from there to Newport from there to East Greenwich — and at the expiration of his service received no written discharge
ALSO : that he was in the United States service from the  day of  A. D. 17  , to the  day of  A. D. 17  as a  in the  : that he was residing at  when he entered the service ; that he and served for the period aforesaid under the command of
: that he marched from  to  , from  to  from  to  : that he was in  battle
ALSO : that he was in the United States service from the  day of  A. D. 17  , to the  day of  A. D. 17  as a  in the  : that he was residing at  when he entered the service ; that he and served for the period aforesaid under the command of
: that he marched from  to  , from  to  from  to  : that he was in  battle
THAT he upon the pension roll under the act of 18  in the  of his application, he was residing at  and that at the time

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year first aforesaid.
his David Reed mark
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states,
Hereman L. C. and Judge of Probate
I Samuel Havin, Reg d of the Court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of David Reed, for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Samuel Havin

David Reed
Thurs
6 months
Wh
$20-
8876
E. J. Leland & Roxbury Mass

STATE in the case of James B. ... in the State of Miss. (Act 7th June, 1889.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Yes Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     Des. In 1780 . . . . . . 6 . . . private Capt Col. Green  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Warren Rhod Island  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary. one living Witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not attached agreeably to the regulation 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk.

3067 1/4 Rev INVALID.
File No. 30,67 1/4
David Reed
Rev Rev
Act: June 1 st 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 9, Page 337
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of David Area which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yy II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yy III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yy V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yy VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yy VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yy VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yy IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yy X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yy

 XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no  XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? no Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? no  XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes  XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no  XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? none 
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

I Seth Cole of Warrren in the County of Bristol in the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, aged seventy two years and upwards, sworn according to law, on solemn oath, do testify and say, that David Reed, now resident in Forchester in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on or about the middle of June A.D. 1780, enlisted as a private soldier into the Army of the United States in Captain Cole's Company in Colonel Christopher Greene's Regiment in the Continental line for the term of six nine months, and he served as a private soldier in said Company during the whole of said term of nine months, and was discharged on or about the middle of December A.D. 1780. Said Regiment was stationed at Providence three or four weeks, and then marched on to Rhode Island & remained there until the month of September, when said Company & Regiment went to East Greenwich and remained about two weeks, & then went back to said Rhode Island where they remained until they were discharged. Said Deponent served as corporal of said Company during the whole of said nine months.
Seth Cole
The State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, Bristol ss. in Warren August the 17 th A.D. 1832.
Then the above named Seth Cole personally appearing before me the Subscriber, and being sworn according to law made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition, to which he subscribed his name in my presence; taken at the request of David Reed resident in Forchester in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be used in his application for the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832, entitled an Act supplementary to an Act for the relief of the surviving officers & soldiers of the Revolution. And thereby certify that I am well acquainted with said Seth Cole that he is a credible person and his statement is entitled to credit.
Levi Pease Justice of the Peace.
the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Bristol ss. Bristol I, Ichabod Davis Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Bristol in said State do hereby certify that Levi Pease who has certified the taking of the above Deposition is a Justice of the Peace for said

Then the above named Seth Cole personally appearing before me the subscriber, and being sworn according to law made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition, to which he subscribed his name, in my presence; taken at the request of David Reid resident in Worcester in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be used in his application for the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832, entitled an Act supplementary to an Act for the relief of the surviving officers & soldiers of the Revolution. And thereby certify that I am well acquainted with said Seth Cole, that he is a credible person and his statement is entitled to credit.
Levi Hail Justice of the Peace. M c G. N. (S. P.)
the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Bristol ss. Bristol I, Ichabod Davis Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Bristol in said State do hereby certify that Levi Hail who has verified the taking of the above Deposition is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Bristol authorized by Law to take depositions & that the signature annexed to the certificate of said deposition is the genuine signature of said Levi Hail
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17 day of August A D 1832
Attest Ichabod Davis Clerk