Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,410, for Lemuel Reed, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
Reed, Lemuel
NUMBER
S. 29.410 B.L.Wt. 9407-160-55.
CONTENTS

Letter June 25. 1833 to A. B. Alcott Taunton Mass
10828
Massachusetts
Samuel Reed
of Dartmouth in the State of Mass who was a Pirate in the company commanded by Captain — of the — commanded by Col Jackson in the — time for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of — at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Ap d 1833 and due Abner B. Gifford Westport Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $160 Pensions allowance ending 4 Sep " 20
$200
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. H. Blair Clerk Book 8, Vol. 2, Page 71.

Lemuel Read
A.B.G.
10.267
Dr. Wm. Read

State of Massachusetts } County of Bristol } S.S.
On this 30 th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared knowing me to be the person described in and who is known to me to be the person described in and who is known to me to be the person described in and Ephraim Hlodijah Baylies Judge of the Court of Probate for the said County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts.
Samuel Reed of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, aged sixty eight years - who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of Provision, made by the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year Seventeen hundred eighty one, in the month of December, for the term of three years, that soon after his enlistment he went to Middleborough in the County of Plymouth for the purpose of being inspected, as to his age and ability to perform the service for which he had engaged, that on the 12 th day of January in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty two at said Middleborough, he was inspected by Thomas Sproat whom then acted as Muster Master, and past muster, as will be seen by the certificate of said Sproat herewith annexed. - From thence he marched to Boston, where he staid a short time during which preparations were making by the Officers to march to the west - he was then superintended and placed to the Rochester Class. - He then recd a furlough to go home for fourteen days, returned within the time, and was joined to a Company of recruits under recruiting Officer Wood - about one week from this time as near as he can recollect, he with the other recruits left Boston and marched to New Boston Flats, to join the Main Army, as near as I can recollect there was about eighty of us that marched from Boston, to New Boston Flats.
(over)

I staid at New Boston Huts as near as I can recollect about two months, was joined to Colonel Jackson's Regiment, in the Massachusetts line was in what they called the 3 d company under Capt James Lisdale, and Major Grayton. —
From there we marched to West Point Point on Kings Ferry, at this time there was a large Army Stationed there, I remained there till late in the fall, I think November, when the army left for Winter Quarters. we marched up the River and Crossed at West Point, still continued up the river to New-Burg, and a little back of Newburg we built Huts for the Winter, and remained there untill the following Summer, when one Brigade from our numbers was detached to go to Philadelphia (in which I was placed) we marched to Philadelphia, and on our arrival there I was informed that the object of our being called there, was to quell an insurrection that had taken place in the Pennsylvania troops, but before our arrival the troops were Quelled and nothing particular remained to be done. — soon after my arrival at Philadelphia I was taken Sick with the measles and was put into the Hospital, and after my recovery of the measles, I was appointed an Orderly in the Hospital to take care of the rest that were there, with a promise of receiving four dollars pr. month extra pay. — I remained in this Hospital about four months, during which time I became acquainted with Doctor Penney, who was our Chief attending Physician. — While I was in the Hospital our Brigade left Philadelphia — and when I left the Hospital, I was ordered back to Nelsons Point, to join the Regiment, I went back and resumed my former place under my former Officers, and regiment, and remained at Nelsons Point & West Point untill Peace was declared, soon after,

after the news of Peace, a part of our army was detached to go down to the City of New York, to take possession, after the British had left it, I was one of the detachment sent to the City , after which I was at Fort Pitt, and Fort Willis, where at Fort Willis General Washington came there to inspect the Fort. about this time that part of the army that had enlisted for during the war, were discharged. My having enlisted for three years, and my term not having expired I was retained. — about this time a reorganization of the troops took place, new Companies were formed, (it would take four or five Old Companies to form one new one from.) a general Change took place and I was placed under Capt. Williams, Ensign Jackson, and Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Lockman, who remained here a short time and marched to Springfield on Connecticut River to take possession of, and guard the Continental Stores at Springfield I think we arrived at Springfield in the month of February in the year Seventeen hundred Eighty four — we staid at Springfield some time and while we was there the soldiers began to grow uneasy and wanted to go home — and as spring advanced they grew more and more uneasy — and some deserted the ranks — in this state of things the officers wrote a paper and gave it me, and directed me to pass through the Country as I thought proper, and look up those men who had deserted, and send them back, while I was thus employed, and previous to my return I rec d intelligence that the Guards at Springfield had been disbanded; and there was no occasion for my return, and thus ended my services in the war of the Revolution. As near as I can tell, the time from my enlistment to the end of my service was two and a half years.
And the said Lemuel further says, that he was born in the Town of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol aforesaid (in the year,

Seventeen hundred and Fifty four, that his age stands recorded in the Town Books of records for the said Town of Dartmouth, a copy of which attested by the Clerk of said Town is here exhibited in court, That he since in said Town of Dartmouth at the time of his enlistment and has lived in said Town ever since except the time he was absent in the war as aforesaid that he need no written discharge other than what is expressed in the foregoing declaration.
And the said Samuel further says that 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 the State of Massachusetts any State.
Samuel Reed
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above written
H. Baylies, Judge of Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
H. Baylies, Judge of Probate.
I, Anselm Basset, Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Bristol, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Reed of Dartmouth for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, the day and year first above written.
Anselm Basset

Samuel Read Son of Thomas Read and Anna his wife was born the 10 th Day of October A.D. 1764
A True Copy from Dartmouth book of records Attest John Smith Town Clerk
This may certify that Sam l Read was qualified Minister for the Town of Rochester for the years Middleborough R. Jan y 1782. Tho s Spratt M c Master
2 with sin Pau

I Elijah Reed of Westport in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts age Seventy years, testify and say that I have been intimately acquainted with Samuel Reed of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts from his youth to the present day - that I was a soldier in the army of the Revolution, most of the time during the war - for which I rec d a Certificate for a pension - No. 9377. and my then his statement on file in the War Office as may be seen. In the year Seventeen hundred Eighty two - I think in the month of February, Samuel Reed aforesaid with many more recruits came to New Boston Flatts where I then was, and joined the regiment that I was in - and to my knowledge the said Samuel Reed served in said Regiment with Most of the time until Brattleboro declared, he was with me at least Point, where I was discharged by Gen l Knox in November Seventeen hundred and Eighty three and when I left the army I left the said Samuel Reed in the army at West Point.
Elijah Reed
State of Massachusetts County of Bristol ss -
On this 31. day of July A.D. 1832, then the above named, Elijah Reed personally appeared before me, and made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true in all its parts.
attest
Almer B. Gifford Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss. I James Spratt, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that Abner D. Duffee, whose signature is affixed to the within certificate is a Justice of the peace, duly qualified to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this eighth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two
J. Spratt
Council Read 10.267

78.625 - act March 3/55 April 18/55
Samuel Reed - York,
Capt James Dithale Col Francis D " Michael Jackson
Ent Mass. Cont. 1782
Revolutionary War
AD: 1608 - Nov. 7 th 1855,
Mass. Cont. Line Bristol
1782
Elisha S. Crane Dartmouth Bristol Co - Mass
Vol R. page 33.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, April 11, 1858
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the attestation hereunto annexed, Elisha S. Dyer was a Justice of the peace for the County of Bristol
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
W. M. Wright
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Subscribed and duly sworne to before me the day and year above written and I hereby certify that I believe the said Lemuel Reed to be the identical man who served as aforesaid and that he is of the age above stated. I have no no interest in the case
Elisha S. Crapo Justice of the peace
Bristol SS March 25 th 1855 Then personally appeared before me the aforesaid Justice Andrew J. Mos- -yer, and Elisabeth Wordell known to me to be credible wit- -nesses who being duly sworne according to Law on oath declare and say that they re- side in Dartmouth that they personally believe the said Lemuel Reed to be the identical man who served as described above and draws a pension and is generally known as a Revolutionary pensioner
Witness
Andrew J. Mosher Elisabeth Wordell
Before me Elisha S. Crapo Justice of the peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, April 11, 1855
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the attestation herunto annexed, Elisha S. Dyer was a Justice of the peace for the County of Bristol
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have herunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
W. M. Wright
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

78.625
Claims of Samuel Reed
To Bounty Land
Act of March 3 d 1855
War of 17 56 with Great Britain called Revolution

Application for Bounty Land State of Massachusetts Bristol County on this twentyfourth day of March A D one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personly appea- -red before me a Justice of the peace within and for said county Lemuel Reed aged ninety one 91 years a resident of Dartmouth in the State of Massachusetts, who being duly sworn according -ng to Law declares that he is the identical Lemuel Reed who was a private soldier in the company no three commanded by Captain James Tisdale and third Regiment and mustered under Colonels Sprout in Boston and also under Colonel Michiel Jackson in the war with Great Britain of 1776 called the Revolution war Volunteered for the term of three years and continued in actual service in said war for over two years and was honorably discharged and paid for said service about the A.D. cannot remember he enlisted about 1782 as will appear by reference to the Rolls. he received no written discharge that he has never received nor applied for, and is not intitled to bounty Land for any other service and now draws a pension that he makes this declaration for the purposes of obtaining, the bounty Land to which he may be intitled under the act of March 3 d 1888 as any other act and that he prays that the certificate or warrant thereof may be sent for him to Elisha S. Crapo of Dartmouth Bristol Co Mass
Lemuel Reed

10267 Lemuel Road
(Pur at 2 years in Genl Settlement Certificate)
$80 -
Abner B Gifford Wartfort Me

10.207
BRIEF in the case of Lemuel Read of Dartmouth in the State of Mass (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court of Probate  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 88 years  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.     Dec r In 1781 - # } until after Feb y 1783 } 2 0 — Private As a Gen. { Col l Jackson Reg t } Major's line { Maj o Green } Contin l { Capt s Tisdale } enlisted { Capt s Williams } { H Col l M c Clure }  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? not stated  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? by one witness - as to part of service & documentary proof (a Certife of muster into service)  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. Stephens
Examining Clerk.

May 24, 1913.
Hon. Thomas C. Thacher,
House of Representatives,
My dear Mr. Thacher:-
In response to your letter dated the nineteenth instant, addressed to the Auditor for the War Department, and received in this Bureau by his reference, on the twenty-third instant, I have the honor to advise you that the papers in claim Survivor's File 29410 Rev. War, show that Lemuel Reed the son of Thomas and Anna Reed, was born October 10, 1764, at Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, where he resided when he enlisted in December 1781; that he marched to Middleborough, Massachusetts, where he was mustered into service January 12, 1782, in Captain James Tisdale's company of the Third Massachusetts regiment commanded by Colonels Creadon and Jackson, marched to various places in New York State, and went into winter quarters near Newburgh; the following summer he went to Philadelphia where he contracted the measles, and after his recovery in the hospital he remained there as an Orderly under Doctor Binney about four months; he then rejoined his former officers and regiment at Nelson's Point where he remained until Peace was declared when the reorganization took place and he was put

in Captain Williams' company, and continued in the service, in all, two and a half years.
Lemuel Reed was allowed pension of eighty dollars per annum from March 4, 1831, on his application executed August 30, 1832, and one hundred and sixty acres of land, in 1855 at which time he was still a resident of Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
For the location of the said Bounty land, application should be made to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D. C. giving him the following data:
"Lemuel Reed, Mass. Line, Warrant #9,407, issued November 10, 1855, for 160 acres of land under the Act of March 3, 1855."
Very respectfully,
J. M. [unclear] Commissioner.

Plan: 32, map:

No. 78625-
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Apr. 18 th 1855-
Lemb. Recd. Pri- Capt. James Liddell Mass Comm. Line Rev. Trav.
9407-160-55-
Eliza J. Clapp- Dartmouth Mass-

5 9407
2 160 Days

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Lemuel 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. See File 29,410
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb. 1781 Lynton 3 rd   Jan. 12, 1782 2 1/2 yrs. Private James Field Michael Jackson Mass.   When mustered with muskets and when he received ones   allotted as   Orderlyman Hosp. of Phila. under Br. Binney   after this detail he rejoined his regiment and served with   it until Peace was declared, after which he was placed   under Williams   and served 2 1/2 years in all.  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Dartmouth, Bristol Co. Mass.
Date of application for pension, Aug 30 1832.
Residence at date of application, Dartmouth, Mass.
Age at date of application, 64 at Dartmouth Mass. Oct 10 1768 son of Thomas and Anna Reed.
Remarks: No record for death etc.

el
29410 INVALID. Rev
Apr 7 '96 Sold pens to Mrs M B R Shaw Streator Ills. I.M.B. 1908 May 15 - Hist to Lt. Genl. H. Weyman. R. 1913 May 24. " " Hon. Thos. C. Thacher.
File No. 29, 410
Lemuel Reed
Rev Reed Rev
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 337
[Arrangement of 1870.]

O. W. & N. Div. L. W. F. I. 29410.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7th, '90.
Madame:-
In returning herewith your letter of the 30th ulto., you are advised that Lemuel Reed made an application for pension on August 30th, 1832, at which time he was residing in Bristol Co., Mass., and 68 years of age, and his pension was allowed for two years actual service as a private in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. James Tisdale and Col. Jackson. He enlisted from the town of Rochester, Mass.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mrs. M. E. R. Shay, Streator, Ills.

In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of _____ 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.
Battles engaged in, Chancellorsville , Residence of soldier at enlistment, Richmond, Va. Date of application for pension, Aug 30 1832. Residence at date of application, Richmond, Va. Age at date of application, 64 Remarks: Paid for dued etc

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Lemuel 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. See File 29,410
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.      Enl. Oct. 1781  Mustered Jan. 12 1782  2 1/2 yrs.  Private  soldier was ill with measles and when he recovered was retained as orderly on staff at Phila. under Genl. Binney after which detach he rejoined his regiment and served with it until peace was declared, after which he was placed under Williams and served 2 1/2 years in all.  James Findlay 3d  Everton  Michael Jackson   3d  Mass.   
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Dartmouth, Bristol Co. Mass.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 30 1832.
Residence at date of application, Dartmouth, Mass.
Age at date of application, 68 at Dartmouth Mass. Oct. 30 1764 son of Thomas and Anna Reed.
Remarks:
In aid for death etc.

There is no Lt. Col. Thos. Cushman in Mass. book or Heitman
There is no Lt. Col. Thos. Chapman Heitman gives Capt. Jos. Williams 3 stars retained in Jackson's Cont Amass Jackson " " " " " "
man gvs. Capt. Jos. H. ... " " Qus. Amasa Jackson " " " " " "
Thos. Humphrey Cushing

Treasury Department Office of Auditor for the War Dept., May 21, 1913. - - - - -
Respectfully referred to the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
for proper action. The writer has been advised of this action.
J. L. BATTY
Auditor
By

THOMAS C. THACHER
16TH MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT
House of Representatives U. S.
Washington, D. C.
May 19, 1913.
Mr. Elton A. Gongwer, Auditor War Department, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please advise me if Lemuel Reed, a soldier in the Revolutionary War, after the war was given a grant of land of 800 acres by the Government for his services. I understand that this land was situated in the town of Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
Mr. Reed enlisted January 12, 1782 in the 4th Company, 3rd mass. Regiment, term of enlistment 14 mos. 29 days. No. 575,835.
If the records show that this was the case, may I ask that you have sent me a copy of the document.
Very respectfully
Thomas C. Thacher
TCT-P

L. 29410 S. S. B.

Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont.
May 8, 1908.
H. S. Perkins Department, Washington, D. C.,
Sir:-
I have the honor to request that I be furnished with the record of Levi C. Reed, late private in Mass. Troops during revolutionary war.

He made application for pension August 30, 1832,
The same being granted.
Thanking you sincerely I am Sir,
Very respectfully,
Guy H. Hyneman,
2 nd Lieut. 11 th Cavalry,
Ft & Ethan Allen, D. T.