Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,039, for Josiah Reed, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass. Privateer
Reed, Josiah
S 17039
Carded.
CONTENTS

591 Maine Josiah Reed
A Freeport in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Washburn of the Regt commanded by Col. Phinney in the May 4 line for 2 Years from December 1775 Private
Entered on the Roll of Maine at the rate of Eighty Dollars - Costs per annum - to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of Sep- 1832 and paid to him on Anderson. Portland Maine
Arrears to 14th of Sep- 1832 $ 120 Pension, allowance ending 14 Mar 1833 40
$160
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. C. Main Clerk, Book 5 Vol. 1 Page 84

My Social Recd.
No. 3199
Phinney

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
AT a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Barnesville, within and for said District, on the _____ day of _____
at a Special District Court of the United States held at Portland, within and for said District, on the seventh day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty- two
day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty before the HONORABLE ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
ON this fourteenth day of August aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge Jasiah Read a resident of Sayre in the county of Lincoln in said Maine District, aged seventy one 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. That he entitled as a soldier in the Revolutionary War
aged seventy  seventy one years, who being first duly sworn according to law, do hereby make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. That he entitled as a soldier in the Revolution was at North Yarmouth in said County under Peter Thayer Brown, of said North Yarmouth who in 1775 joined Capt. Watkins Company for one year. That he enlisted in December 1775 with the last of December 1775 in first of January 1776 with said Watkins Company for Cambridge & there remained until the 1st of Edmund Phinney's Regt. & there remained until the most of May in 1776. Then took the small Pox & was in Hospital & served there & then took the small Pox & was in Hospital about five weeks & as soon as he was well enough to do duty was marched with other continental soldiers to Mount Independence at the head of Lake Champlain where he joined his Company & Regiment at Plattsburgh where he joined his Company in the fall of 1776. He remained at said Mount Independence & at Fort George in 1777. He did duty at Mount Independence & at Fort George in 1777 & went into winter quarters at Fort George & remained until January 1778 when his year was out, & he was honorably discharged. But he can not find his discharge. & believes he had one in writing. But when he was wounded at Fort George -
That in June 1779 he was drafted at some place with the name of Bagaducee in the against the enemy at Penobscot. called the expedition against the enemy at Penobscot. called the Bagaducee expedition. He joined the 1 st Maine Brigade marched to Penob- scot for a shell. The enemy left the place. He joined the 1 st Maine Brigade and duty there until the time of transfer to skilled to Penobscot and distance in taking the expedition was defeated and after being defeated at Camden of the enemy and a short time joined his company at Camden. then ordered to march to Portmouth to guard some prisoners who were left with Portmouth returned back to Portmouth. He was discharged having served upwards of three months. Having served in the whole two years in hand service . He was born at Portmouth January 29 th of Dec r 1760. He does not know of any record of his age. He has always that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in
Dec 2 1760. I hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declare that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of
the State of
Josiah Reed
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before
aid. Before Asher Ware } U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
I, John Nussey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Josiah Reed for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this seventeenth day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty- two
John Nussey
{ Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

O. W. and N. Division.
3-525.
File 17039 Rev Nov Sirs
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., March 2, 1936
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Jonah 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Dec. 1775 1 yr. Pvt. Watkins Edmund Phinney Mass.   June 1778 9 mos. " Daniel Merrill Brewer Mass.   June 1779 3 mos. " John Gray Jonathan Mitchell Mass.   Also served 3 mos. on the Privateer Black Snake of Salem.  
Battles engaged in, Not stated.  Residence of soldier at enlistment, Not stated - Enlisted at North Yarmouth, Maine  Date of application for pension, Aug. 17, 1932. His claim was allowed.  Residence at date of application, Presque Isle, Cumberland Co. Maine  Age at date of application, Hases Box Dec. 29, 1860 at North Yarmouth, Maine  Remarks: No family data.
Very respectfully,  Mrs. Wm. H. Stevens  7-474 Congress St., Portland, Maine
Commissioner.

17039 INVALID.
File No. 17039
Joseph Reed Prison record
Act: June 7 th 32
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 313
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mar. 12, 1906 - History to Mr. Wm Stevens - MR.
1917, Sept. 15. History to George S. Stewart. Letter with cl. of J. S. Parsons, S.F. 3644

DIRECT ALL BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS TO THE HOUSE.
Loring, Short & Harmon. Books, Stationery & Paper Hangings.
CHAS. C. HARMON, PRESIDENT L. LESTER WOODBURY, VICE PRES. FRED W. ROBINSON, SECRETARY EDWARD A. SHAW, TREASURER WILLIAM H. STEVENS WILLARD E. PLUMER.
474 Congress Street.
Portland, Me. Feb 23 1906,
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir,
I am anxious to obtain the following facts -
What report did Josiah Reed of Freeport Maine make of his services in the Revolutionary War when he applied for a pension?
Can you help me in the matter - If not perhaps you can put me on the right track. Thanking you in advance for your courtesy
I am
Yours my respectfully
Wm H. Stevens
474 Congress St.

Depo. of William True for Social Reeds.

State of Maine - Cumberland Co.
I William True of Minot in said County Gentleman, do depose testify and say that in the year 1779. I was a private soldier in the Company commanded by John Gray in Col. Jonathan Mitchell's Regiment both of North Berwick in said County, & Gen. Wadsworth's Brigade, in the Massachusetts Militia, and did duty at Portland and at Bangor so called and at Portsmouth to carry prisoners and back to Portland and then discharged, I was in all of those places three months or more and do know that Josiah Reed now of Freeport in said County did duty all of that time in said Company as a private soldier
William True
August 3rd 1832
Cumberland ss August 3. 1832. Then personally appeared William True above named and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed Before me. Joseph Howard Justice Peace
Aug t 14. 1832. I hereby certify that I have been ac- quainted with the above named William True who has been personally known to me for twenty five years and is and has been for that time reputed a man of truth and veracity and I should think over 70 years of age. Nehemiah W. Mitchell Justice Peace.

Maine District
District Clerk's Office August 17. 1832
In testimony that Asaph Howard & Josiah W. Mitchell Esquires are Justices of the Peace duly qualified & that their official attestations are entitled to full faith & credit I have hereto set my hand & seal of office the day & year above written.
John Nussey Clerk U. S. Courts

Seth Blanchard Deponitur

State of Maine
Cumberland ss
I, Seth Blanchard of North Yarmouth in said County, gentleman aged 72 years, do testify and say that in the year 1799 I was a private Soldier in the Company commanded by Capt d John Grey in Col l Jonathan Mitchell's Regiment, both of North Yarmouth in said County and Gen l Wardsworth Brigade in the Massachusetts Militia, and did duty at Portland, and at Bagaduce in Penobscot Bay, and after the siege then, returned to Portland, and from there to Portsmouth to carry Prisoners, and back to Portland and then discharged, I was in all of those places three months or more, and do know that Josiah Reel now of Freeport in said County, did duty all of that time in said Company as a private Soldier.
Seth Blanchard
Cumberland ss August 13 th 1832. The above named Seth - - Blanchard affirmed and made oath that the above Statement by him subscribed is true.
before me James Prince justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that Seth Blanchard is a man whose Statement is entitled to credit and belief.
James Prince justice of the Peace Maine District ss
District Clerk's Office August 17. 1832
In testimony that James Prince Esquire who took the above deposition is a Justice of the Peace duly qualified & that his official attestations are entitled to full faith & credit I have here to set my hand & seal of office the day & year above written.
John Nussey Clerk U. S. Courts

State of Maine.
Cumberland ss. Aug. 16 th 1832.
I Benjamin Prince of Falmouth in said County seventy five years do depose testify & say that in the year 1776 I was a private soldier in the Company Commanded by Capt. Edmund Walkins of the State of New York in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Phineas of Gorham then in the District of Maine and in the Brig- ade of Genl. testify And I do know that Josiah Reed now of Freeport in the County of Cumberland was at that time a private soldier in said Company, we joined the revolutionary Army in Jan'y of that year at Cambridge in Massachusetts, and did duty at said Cambridge, Boston and Ticonderoga and were discharged at Lake George in Jan'y 1777, and said Reed did duty all that time in said Company as a private soldier - Benj a Prince.
State of Maine
Cumberland ss. Aug. 16 th 1832. Then the above named Benjamin Prince came before me and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposi- tion by him subscribed - but I do certify that the said Benjamin Prince is a man of truth and veracity - according to my belief.
The words interlined are "seventy five", "Edmund" and "testify".
Josiah Batchelder Justice of the Peace.

Maine District
District Clerk's Office August 17 th 1832
In testimony that Jonah Batchelder Esquire who took the within deposition is a Justice of the Peace duly qualified & that his official attestations are entitled to full faith & credit I have hereto set my hand & seal of office the day & year above written
John Nufsey Clerk U.S. Courts
Seale of Jonah Batchelder Justice of the Peace for Franklin County -

State of Maine - Cumberland Co.
I William True of Minot in said County yeoman do depose testify and say that in the year 1770 I was a private soldier in the Company commanded by Capt Daniel Merrill in Col. Brewer's Regiment of Gen. Patterson's Brigade in the Massachusetts line and in the Continental Service, and did duty at West Point in New York. I was there all of nine months and do know that Josiah Reed now of Freeport in said County did did duty all of that time in said Company as a private soldier in said service -
August 3 d 1832
✓ William True
Cumberland Co August 3 d 1832. Then personally appeared William True above named & made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed - Before me Asaph Hoddard justice peace
Aug t 14, 1832 I hereby certify that I have been acquainted with William True for twenty four years and he has been reputed a man of truth and veracity - and I should think is a man over 70 years of age - Josiah W. Mitchell justice peace -

Depos. of William Town for Josiah Peck.
Maine District
District Clerk's Office August 17. 1832
In testimony that Asaph Howard & Josiah W. Mitchell Esquire who signed the within one  copies of the Peace duly qualified & that their official attestations are en- titled to full faith & credit. I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office the day & year above written
John Mussey Clerk U. S. Courts