Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22463, for James Reed, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
P. 1000000
Reed, James
NUMBER 8 22463
CONTENTS

No. 181 Pittsburgh Agency James Reed
of Beaver Co in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Regt commanded by Captain Church of the Regt commanded by Major Col. in the Pennsylvania line for
23 - Mo P - $ 75. 66
Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh Agency at the rate of 75 - Dollars - 66 - Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of March 1833 - Sent to Henry Davis, Penn. P.O. Box 21
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 - 155. 32 Semimont. allowance ending Sept 1833 - 38. 33
$ 191. 65
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. S. Sprague Clerk Book 8 Vol. 5 - Page 89

James Reed application
the applicant lives near Beaver Lake Pa
Penn line 4 th Rm Col Wayne January 776 November 777
Required, proof  affidavit and discharge  discharge evid ence of applicant's ser vices.

Beaver County ss the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Personally came before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in for said County of Beaver William Russell and being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he was an Enlisted Soldier in Colonel Anthony Wayne's Regiment in the Pennsylvania line on the Continental Establishment that he is personally acquainted with James Reed who was an Enlisted Soldier in Captain Thomas Church's Company in said Regiment commanded by re Colonel Anthony Wayne that said James Reed Enlisted January 1776 and continued in the Service in said Corps he thinks for some considerable time after the term of his enlistment expired which was for one year he is sure that said James Reed is the same man and that he served in and did his duty faithfully until he was discharged which was in the fall of the year in 1777 Sworn and Subscribed this 21 st day of October 1819 William his Russell mark  David Drennan
I do certify that William Russell the above deponent is a good citizen and a man of veracity —  David Drennan

county for the 27 th day of August 1819, before me the Sub- one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Said county of Beaver, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, personally appeared James Reed aged Sixty Seven years resident in Beaver County in Said Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who being by me first Sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following De- claration in order to obtain the Provision made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the united in the revolutionary war, that he the Said James Reed, enlisted for the term of one year in January 1776 in York County in the State of Pennsylvania, in the Company Commanded by Captain Church of the 4 th Pennsylvania Regiment Commanded by Col. Anthony Wayne, on the Continental establishment in the Service of the united States, that he con- tinued to Serve in Said Corps or in the Service of the united States untill some time in November 1777, he was discharged from the Hospital as unfit for duty several months after the term of his enlistment expired, that he was in the Battles of the three rivers and several skirmishes in Canada and Brandywine and Iron hills in Jersey, and Brandywine and Red Bank in Pennsylvania that he was wounded at both Red Bank and Brandywine and sent to the Hospital as above mentioned and discharged from there — that he is altogether unable to labour and is reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that his discharge is long since lost, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his Said Service &c. —
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid,
David Dorrance
James Reed

I David Drennan associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Beaver in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Reed did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, for the term of nine months at one time in the continental establishment, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress, I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support, in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 27 th day of August 1819
David Drennan
Beaver County to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Personally came before me David Drennan one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Beaver John Irvine and on oath saith he is personally acquainted with the within applicant James Reed and that said applicant he believes stands in need of the assistance of his country for support — Sworn to before me this 27 th day of August
1819
David Drennan
John Irvine
Thomas Henry Prothonotary of the Pennsylvania } Courts of Common Pleas etc. in and/or Beaver County } Do certify that David Drennan Esq. who took the foregoing deposition was and continues to be an associate Judge of our said Court duly Commissioned and sworn to all whose official acts as such full faith is and ought to be given In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Beaver the twenty eighth day of August Anno Domini 1819
Thos Henry Proth

James Reece
17.266
Sept. 10 th 20
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Beaver County to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania On the 14 th day of September A.D. 1830 Personally ap- -peared in open court being a court of records for the county of Beaver James Reed aged sixty eight years who being sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of congress of the 18 th of March 1818 and the 8 th of May 1830 that he the said James Reed enlisted in York County State of Pennsyl- -vania in or about the 1 st of January 1776 in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Church for one year in the Pennsylvania Key-Stone Battery commanded by Colonel Anthony Wayne in the line of the State of Pennsylvania in the Continental Establishment that he served in said corps about 23 months when he was discharged at Reading Hos- -pital Pennsylvania in November 1777 unfit for duty that he was in the battles of the Three Rivers in Canada the battle of Brandywine and was wounded there the battle of Red Bank the battle of Red Bank -the battle of Red Bank and was wounded there and that he has no other evidence in his power of his said service except what accompanied his former application to the war office dated the 27 th day of August 1819 he was placed on the pension list Pennsylvania agency as will appear by his certificate signed by the Secretary of War bearing date the 20 th day of May 1830 A.D. 1830 and in pursuance of the act of 18 th of March 1818 and the 8 th of May 1830 I do hereby swear I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of congress

Convers entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the Revolu- -tionary war passed the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not any  other person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due nor have any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and hereto by me subscribed
Schedule of property 150 acres of Land (no title) 2 Horses 2 Cows 2 Witches Household furniture not exceeding $100.00 no Debts due me
Debts owing by James Reed John Bousman price of my Land $300.00 Bank of Beaver " 42.00 James Rughel 40.00 Judgment of Justice Docket 10.00 $ 392.00
James Reed
Declarant saith his occupation is a farmer but is unable to labour on account of wounds received in the Revolutionary war his family consists of himself his wife a very old woman and two grand chil- -dren (to wit) Robert Johnson aged 24 years Jane Flemming aged 12 years Sworn to and declared in open court 19 th September 1830
Thos Henry Booth
James Reed

Pennsylvania Beaver County ss I Thomas Henry Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas in and for said county do certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copies from the records of said court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property constituted in the aforesaid schedule is five hundred sixty four dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Beaver the 10 th November A D 1820
Thos Henry Prothonotary

James Reed Papers
write to Henry Davis who acts as assistant for Mr. Reed at Brown Brown Postoffice,

State of Pennsylvania County of Beaver
On this 4 th day of Decr. A.D. 1832 personally appeared before the Court of Common pleas in and for said County of Beaver James Reed a resident of the Township of Moon in said County of Beaver in the State of Pennsylvania aforesaid aged about Eighty years who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed the 7 th of June A.D. 1832 That in conformity with the law of the United States of the 18 th of March 1818 he was inscribed on the pension list Roll of the Pennsylvania agen- cy at the rate of Eight Dollars per month to commence on the 27 th day of August A.D. 1819 as registered in Book B Vol. 7 page 155 that he drew one payment and was then dropped there- from on account of his property That he was a enlisted soldier private in the Company commanded by Captain Thomas Church in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Anthony Wayne in the Pennsylvania line of the Revolution That he continued to serve about Twenty three months when he was discharged at the hospital at Reading in said State as unfit for duty That he was in the battle of the Three rivers in Canady the battle of Brunswick the battle of Ironhill the battle of Brandywine and the Massacre of paoli That his place of residence is now and also was at the time when he made the first application for a pension under the law of the 18 th of March 1818 in the Township of Moon in the County of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania (although he states that he has been in other places of the said County of Beaver part of the time since the making of his first application) Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid James Logan Pro James Reed And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named James Reed was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states

I James Logan prothonotary of the Court of Commonpleas in and for the County of Beaver do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of James Reed for a pension In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office This 4th day of December 1832 James Logan

James Reed
Adm C .
23 mo's
Private
$76.66
(Pitts. Agency)
Henry Davis-
Beaver P.O.
Beaver County Pa

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjained notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of James Reed of Beaver County, Pennsylvania
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Period not specified 23 Private Capt Church Col Wayne Battle of the three Rivers in Canada Battles of Brandywine of Red Bank of Red Bank 80 years of age See old papers  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I do hereby certify (A) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (1) and he will also, whether he produces such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of 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 that 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 shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[1] 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 magistrates 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.
[2] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [1] applies to continental troops only.
[3] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[4] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[5] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

March 23, 1931
Mrs. William J. Smart 1439 Davis Avenue, N. S., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section MCS:MLB
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 22465, that James Reed enlisted in York County, Pennsylvania, about January 1, 1776 as a private in Captain Thomas Church's company in Colonel Anthony Wayne's Pennsylvania regiment and served about twenty-three months. He was in the battle of Three Rivers, was wounded in the battle of Brunswick, was in the battle of Iron Hill, was wounded in the battle of Paoli and was in the battle of Brandywine.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 27, 1819, at which time he was living in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
In 1820 he referred to two grandchildren, Jane Fleming, aged twelve years, and Robert Johnson.
On April 16, 1829 he was living in Moon Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and stated that he was aged seventy-six years, eight months and eighteen days. At that time he stated that his wife, name not given, was eighty-four years of age.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

17.266 P Pennsylvania James Reed - of Beaver Co: in the state of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wayne of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of one year and ten months Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 27th of August 1819 - Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of May 1820 and sent to David Drennan Esq. Beavertown Beaver County Pa Arrears to 4th of March 1820 $ 50-31 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 Sep 1820 " 48- 6 mo 8 3/4 30 $ 98-31 { Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. } Discontinued
17.266 P  Pennsylvania James Reed - of Beaver Co: in the state of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wayne of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of one year and ten months Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 27th of August 1819 - Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of May 1820 and sent to David Drennan Esq. Beavertown Beaver County Pa Arrears to 4th of March 1820 $ 50-31 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 Sep 1820 " 48- 6 mo 8 3/4 30 $ 98-31 { Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. } Discontinued

elaborates this statement. John Bauman's affidavit is produced, showing that there is a judgment for $182 50 , with one year's interest, in favor of Adam Bauman, for which Reed's land is liable - A copy of the judgment is produced, with the certificate of the sheriff, showing that the judgment had been levied on the land. John Boyd's affidavit proves that he has a judgment against the claimant for $25.
Claimant aged 71, by occupation, a farmer, but unable to labor. Wife aged 80.
See Letter to Hon: James Allison,
(Dec 27 th 1824, see letter to J. Clarke, Nov. 21. 1828. do 9 Dec. 1829.)
Hon: James Allison Beaver, Pa Sept. 1820 { testimony closed 30 June 1824
Pennsylvania.
James Reed, Private,
Served from January 1776 to Nov r 1777.
1 st schedule, dated 19 Sept. 1820, contains 150 acres land, (no title) 2 horses, 2 cows, 2 heifers, & household furniture, all valued at $564:00
Debt for the land $300:00 to Bank of Beaver 42:00 to James Russell 40:00 on judgment 10:00 $392:00
Schedule under act 1 March 1823, dated 12 Jan y 1824 - contains 100 acres of land (no title) covered by a judgment for $180 dollars, with interest from April 1822 - $300:00 2 old houses 35:00 2 cows 16:00 $351:00 Household furniture 10:00 Balance due for 50 acres land 25:00 $386:00 Owes to John Boyd, on judgment $25:00
Accounts for decrease of property by sale of 50 acres of land to John Irwin, for $150 - of which the said Irwin paid John Bauman, (from whom claimant had purchased his land) $100, and that there is still due from said Irwin $50, which are to be paid to said Bauman in like manner. No deed is exhibited; but the affidavit of Mr. Irwin

Bewington's paper filed with claims under act May 1820 -

Recd.
1 March 1824 for Public Service pa Mr. [unclear] Nicholas [unclear] James [unclear]
Recd. Sept. 1824.
(Bureau of Land Management 13th Sept 1824)
John C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington D.C.
James Allison Bureau of [unclear]
Full

Beaver September 13 th 1824
Sir
In May last the applications of James Reed and Nicholas Connolly for pensions were presented at the Pension Office. In the case of Reed testimony was wanting to show at what time the debts were contracted and for what articles of property &c. You have now enclosed the depositions of John Boyd and William Brown, with the official Certificate of the Prothonotary, which it is hoped may be be sufficient in his case.
In the case of Connolly I believe the papers were all regular except the affidavits of David McBry and Joseph McFarran which were defective for want of a certificate of the official character of the Justices before whom they were taken. This defect has been supplied and the affidavits are also enclosed.
I also take the liberty of enclosing the application of Thomas Beaverton, and would thank you to inform me of your decision in the several cases, as soon as your convenience will permit.
Hon.ble J. C. Calhoun
Respectfully your Hon.ble Servt. James Allison

January 7, 1931
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section MCS:MLB
Mrs. A. Coe Carpenter 1407 South Cincinnati Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 22463, that James Reed enlisted in York County, Pennsylvania about January 1, 1776 as a private in Captain Thomas Church's company in Colonel Anthony Wayne's Pennsylvania regiment and served about twenty-three months. He was in the battle of Three Rivers, was wounded in the battle of Brunswick, was in the battle of Iron Hill, was wounded in the battle of Paoli and was in the battle of Brandywine.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 27, 1819, at which time he was living in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
In 1820 he referred to two grandchildren, Jane Flemming, aged twelve years and Robert Johnson. <
On April 16, 1829 he was living in Moon Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and stated that he was aged seventy-six years, eight months and eighteen days. At that time he stated that his wife, name not given, was eighty-four years of age.
omitted his age as it was illegible
Very truly yours
I call that an agency book
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

1407 So. Lin. Ave. Tulsa, Okla.
Office
October 27, 1930.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
Kindly send me data contained in Pension Record of James Reed , who died in Beaver County in 1846, aged 100 yrs.
Gratefully yours,
(Mrs.) A. Coe Carpenter.

IN REPLY REFER TO
3-2562
Rev. and 1812 Wars Section. MLB
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS WASHINGTON
November 11, 1930.....
Mrs. A. Coe Carpenter..... 1407 South Cincinnati Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma.....
Dear Madam:
I advise you that the data furnished by you are not sufficient to enable this bureau to make intelligent reply to the queries contained in your letter.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below, as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this bureau.
First name of widow ..... Full name of soldier James Reed ..... Residence of soldier at enlistment Cumberland Co Penna Residence of soldier after service Wash. & P Beaver Cos. Name of state from which he enlisted Penna ..... Approximate date of birth 1746 ..... Approximate date of death 1846 .....
Kindly return attached letter with your reply.
Respectfully,
E. W. Morgan
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

Feb. 20, 31
Veterans Administration
My dear Mr. Morgan
Will you please give me any information that you have of James Reed of Beaver County Penna. Pensioned Mar 28, 1833 aged 81 years.
Penna Archives Series 3 v 12 23 Page 522.
Mrs. William J. Smart 1439 Davis Ave. N. S. Pittsburgh Pa

Brooklyn
22463 INVALID.
File No. 22463
James Reed Br Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 395
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1931 Jan. 7 - hist. to Mrs. A. Col Carpenter W.C.T.U.
1931 Mar. 22 - hist. to Mrs. Wm. J. Smart W.C.T.U.

Payable on the 4th March and 4th September of each year, by the President of the Bank U.S. in Philadelphia, —
No pension is payable until the arrival of one or the other of the above dates, after the issue of a Certificate. "Payable to the 4 th of March 1876, but thereafter no payment can be made before exhibiting a sche- -dule of property."
Registered, by Clerk, in book B, volume page 153
J. H. Henshaw

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818,
James Reed . . . . . late a Private , in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Pennsylvania , Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to com- mence on the twenty seventh day of August , one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen ,
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this thirtieth — day of May — one thousand eight hundred and Twenty ,
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War.

Beaver County Pa State of Pennsylvania
Personally came before me a justice of the peace in and for said county John Boyd who being sworn according to his oath and saith that James Reed who he understands has applied for a pension, is indebted to him, the sum of twenty two dollars ninety seven cents yet out of twenty five do dollars that was due him last January court, from the said James Reed and that there is a judgment in his favor against said Reed for the amount of James Logan for said amount of twenty two dollars and ninety seven cents which was entered on the 28 th day of May last and none of it is yet paid the above judgment was confirmed for money lent to said James Reed Sworn and subscribed before me this 10 th day of June 1824.
James Logan
John Boyd
I do certify that John Boyd the above men- tioned deponent is a man of veracity & respectability & the full credit may be placed on his word or deposition — 29 th June 1824
James Logan

Beaver County Pa State of Pennsylvania
Personally came before me a Justice of the peace in and for said county John Boyd who being sworn according to law deposeth and saith that James Reed who he understands has applied for a pension, is indebted to him, the sum of twenty two dollars ninety seven cents yet out of twenty five do dollars that was due him last January court, from the said James Reed and that there is a judgment in his favor against said Reed  James  Logan James Logan for said amount of twenty two dollars and ninety seven cents which was entered on the 28 th day of May last and none of it is yet paid the above judgment was confirmed for money lent to said James Reed  Logan sworn and subscribed before me this 10 th day of June 1824
James Logan
John Boyd
I do certify that John Boyd the above men- tioned deponent is a man of veracity & respectability & the full credit may be placed on his word in deposition — 29 th June 1824
James Logan

Pennsylvania Beaver County
I David Johnson Recorder &c. in and for said County do hereby Certify that James Logan Esq r before whom the within deposition was made is a Justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned and Sworn, & that Faith and Credit are due, and ought to be given to all his official Acts as such
Given under my hand & Official Seal the 29 th day of June A.D. 1824. —
David Johnson Recorder
Deposition of John Boyer

Beaver County Pa State of Pennsylvania Personally came before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said county William Irwin who being sworn according to law deponeth and saith that about the year 1814 James Reed purchased a tract of land from John Bauman con- taining three hundred and fifty acres - that said James Reed sold two hundred acres to a certain John Irwin & that said Irwin was to become paymaster to said Bauman - that some time since, said Reed sold unto said Irwin this deponent fifty acres of said land which upon actual measurement proves to be sixty acres worth the allowance - that this deponent paid said John Bauman one hundred dollars towards the purchase money of said land - and that there is yet fifty dollars due from him, which is to be paid to said Bauman for the land aforesaid that two horses were given to Bauman as part pay for said land - and further saith not
Sworn and subscribed before me this 29th day of June 1834
Wm. Irwin
James Logan
I do certify that William Irwin the above mentioned deponent is a man of veracity & truth and full credit may be placed on either his word or deposition. Attest my hand this 29th day of June 1834 James Logan

Beaver County Pennsylvania
I David Johnson Recorder in and for said County do here by Certify that James Logan Esq r who administered the within oath & subjoined & signed the within Certificate is a Justice of the in and the County aforesaid Duly sworn & Commissioned and that full Faith & Credit are due and of right ought to be given to all his Official Acts as such. —
In Testimony whereof I have here to set my hand and affixed my Official Seal the 29 th day of June A.D. 1824. —
David Johnson Recorder —
Departure of Wm Irvine

In the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County Pennsylvania
Adam Bauman
vs
John Bauman
Fi Fa No 1 August term 1824
Debt $ 525 06
Real Debt 262 53
Interest from 4 th April 1822
Cost . . . . 1- 40
Plaintiff acknowledges the receipt of twenty dollars on 14 th April 1822 & sixty dollars on 22 nd August 1822
17 th June 1824 Levied on one hundred acres of land be the same or so much as situate in mason Township Beaver County adjoining lands of William Irwin John Shannon William Linn and others on which is erected a cabin dwelling house and double barn and about forty acres cleared now in the possession of James Reed
so answers
Beaver County ss
Thomas Henry Shaff-
I John Clarke Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do certify the above to be a true copy of the record in said office In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the 30 th day of June 1824
John Clarke Prothonotary

Beaver County ss On the twelfth day of February 1824 Personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of Record viz the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County aforesaid James Reed a resident in said County & State of Penn- sylvania aged Seventy one years & nine months, who being sworn first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 the 1 st of May 1820 & the 1 st of March 1823 that he the said James Reed enlisted in York County, State of Pennsylvania in or about the first of January 1776 in the Company commanded by Cap- tain Thomas Church for one year, in the 10 th Pennsylvania Regiment, commanded by Colonel Anthony Wayne in the line of the State of Pennsylvania out the Continen- tal establishment that he served in said Corps about 23 months when he was discharged at Reading Hospital Penn. in November 1777 unfit for duty, that he was in the Battle of the Three Rivers in Canada, the Battle of Brunswick and was wounded at the latter place, also at the battle of Iron Hill, the battle of Brandywine, the Massacre of Paoli, where he was wounded and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his services except what accompanied his former application to the War Department dated the 27 th day of August 1819. he was placed on the Pension list Pennsylvania Agency, the declarant further states that he made a second application under the Act of the 1 st of May 1820 dated the 19 th day of September 1820 & was rejected. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with an intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the acts of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any

person in trust for me, any property or securities contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed.
Schedule of Property One hundred acres (of land (no title to it) covered by a judgement of one hundred and eighty dollars with interest from April 1822, of the value of 300 dollars  in 1822 horses of the value of about thirty five dollars. two Cows, value of sixteen dollars, no income except what little is raised off the little farm, that since the exhibition of his second application, he parted with 50 acres of the land and one hundred dollars paid, twenty five dollars remaining due the price being two dollars & fifty cents per acre, the two heifers mentioned in the former schedule had been since sold. Household furniture not exceeding ten dollars, no debts due except the twenty five dollars debts due besides the judgement above stated $25. no need to make a living except his wife who is aged eighty years.
James Reed
Subscribed in Open Court this 12 th day of January 1824
John Dickey Proth. The declarant with his occupation is a farmer but is unable to labour on account of the wounds received in the revolutionary war & old age. His family consists of himself and his wife aged eighty years very feeble and helpless.
Sworn to & subscribed and declared in Open Court this 12 th day of January 1824
James Reed
John Dickey Proth.

Adam Bauman
In the Court of Common Pleas of Record  in Beaver County No 81 of April Term 1822
Adam Bauman Debt $525.06
vs Real debt $262.53
John Bauman } 4 th April 1822 Defendant John Bauman appears by Entered 4 th April 1822 } Walter Forward Esq r his Attorney & Confesses judgement to Plff for Five hundred & twenty five dollars & Six Cents with Costs of suit & Release of Errors
John Dickey Esq r ,
1822. I acknowledge to have received on this judgement in part Twenty Dollars on the 14 th April last and Fifty doll- ars on the 22 nd August 1822
August 28 th 1822
A Bauman
Beaver County ss
Personally came before me a justice of the peace in and for said county John Bauman who being sworn according to law deponeth and saith that he sold to James Reed a tract of land on which said Reed now lives and that there is a judgement on the Docket of the Prothonotary of Beaver County in favor Adam Bauman for part of the purchase money of said Land of one hundred and eighty two dollars \frac{50}{100} with about a years inter- est on the same — being part of the purchase money and is a lien on said land until it is paid
Sworn and subscribed before me this 31 st day of January Eighteen hundred & twenty four

In Beaver County ss John Clarke Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas Here and for said county, Do certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the said court that the said James Reed and to serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the proceedings as la- boration against the Common enemy for the term of June Ma- in the under one engagement on the Continental establishment Also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said court and also certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total am- ount in value of the property subject to three hundred sixty one dollars. I Do also certify that the within extract from the records is correct and that it is a true upon the land mentioned in the schedule annexed to aforementioned declaration, and I do further certify that James Logan Esq. before whom the enclosed deposition of John Bousman dated the 31 st January 1824 was taken was at the time of taking the same and continues to be an active Justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and sworn and to all whose official acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto Affixed My hand and the Seal of said court at Beaver the 16 th day of April A.D 1824
John Clarke Prothonotary
James Reed's application for pension
Adam Bousman vs John Bousman
No. 100. 8 th of August term 1824
Debt 525 06 Recd Debt 262 53
Lived on one hundred acres of Land in possession of James Reed
I do certify that the above is a true extract from the records April 16 th 1824
John Clarke Prothonotary

Beaver County ss On the 16 th day of April 1839 personally appeared in open Court a Court of Record (viz) the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Beaver James Reed Resident in said County aged twenty six years 8 months and 18 days who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and the first of May 1820 that he the said James Reed Enlisted for the term of one year on or about the first of January 1776 in York County State of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Church in the regiment commanded by Colonel Anthony Wayne in the line of the State of Pennsylvania on the continental establishment that he continued to serve in said Corps about twenty three months when he was discharged at the Hospital at Reading in said State in November 1778 but for duty that he was in the battle of the Three Rivers in Canada the Battle of Brunswick and was wounded at the latter place also at the Battle of Iron Hill the latter of Brandywine and the Massacre of Red Bank when he was wounded and that he has no other Evidence now in his power of his service except what accompanied his former application to the War Department dated 27 th day of August 1819 when he was placed on the pension list and dropped therefrom on account of his property And in pursuance of the Act of Assembly the first May 1820. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or any manner disposal of my property or any part thereof

or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed as follows
Schedule of Property
  Eighty acres of Land valued at 400.00   1 House 40.00   5 Head of Sheep 5.00   1 Cow 10.00   House hold furniture value about 20.00 
That since the exhibition of my first Schedule the following changes have been made in my property to wit
64 Acres of Land Sold to Wm Irwin at 250 cents per acre which was paid to Bausman of whom I had purchased
two Houses & 1 cow and
No debts due me
Claims by Adam Bausman a Judgement Creditor as alien on the above eighty acres of land previous to the purchase of the same by the declarant
  Debt & Interest 255.00   on the 20 day of July 1828 Costs 7.00   Irwin and subscribers in open Court The 16 th day of April 1829 262.00 
James Rea
John Clarke that the declarant saith that his occupation is a farmer but is unable to labor on account of the wounds received in the Revolutionary War & at age his family consists of himself

and his wife aged 87 years & who is feeble and helpless
Sworn and subscribed in open Court the 10th day of April 1829
James Reed
We the undersigned Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County do certify that according to our estimation the whole property above named of James Reed does not exceed $450 such is the valuation of the & that reserved in the War Towship officers and tax assessors as above stated Charles Shaler Jn H. Renick
Personally appeared in Open Court Robert Moore who being Sworn says he is well acquainted with the applicant James Reed & that he is the said James Reed who was put upon the Pension Roll for the Pennsylvania Agency under the act of 1818 and that he was stricken off under the act of 1820 and that he then was & yet is an inhabitant of Beaver County Penn s Sworn and subscribed in open Court the 27th day of August 1829
Robert Moore
Personally appeared in Open Court William Ruppel a revolutionary soldier who being sworn deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with James Reed the foregoing Applicant and declarant that they were both soldiers in the regiment commanded by Col. Anthony Wayne that James Reed was not in the same Company with the deponent but in Capt- ain Chambers company that he served as a faithful soldier in said Company and that in his opinion the statement and declarations made by said Reed is just and true
Sworn and subscribed in open Court this 30th day of July 1828 John Clarke Pres
Wm. his Ruppel mark
Beaver County ss
Personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in for said County John Boyd who being sworn according to law deposeth and saith there is judgment in his favour against James Reed for about twenty six dollars debt and interest and further saith not Sworn and subscribed this 17th day of April 1829 James Logan John Boyd

or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War passing on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed as follows
Schedule of Property
  Eighty acres of Land valued at 400.00   1 House 40.00   5 Head of Sheep 5.00   1 Cow 10.00   House hold furniture value about 20.00 
That since the exhibition of my first schedule the following changes have been made in my property to wit
64 Acres of Land Sold to Wm Irwin at 250 cents per acre which was paid to Bausman of whom I had purchased two Houses & 1 Cow and
No debts due me
Claimed by Adam Bausman a Judgment Creditor as alien on the above eighty acres of land previous to the purchase of the same by the declarant
  Debt & Interest on the 30 day of July 1828 255.00   Costs 7.00   262.00 
Sworn and subscribed in open Court The 16 th day of April 1829 John Clarke Pres.
James Rea
The declarant saith that his occupation is a farmer but is unable to labor on account of the wounds received in the Revolutionary War & old age. his family consists of himself

Beaver County ss On the 18 th day of April 1839 personally appeared in open Court a Court of Record (viz) the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Beaver James Reed Resident in said County aged seventy six years 8 months and 18 days who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and the first of May 1820 that he the said James Reed Enlisted in  for the term of one year on or about the first of January 1776 in York County State of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Church in the regiment commanded by Colonel Anthony Wayne in the line of the State of Pennsylvania on the continental Establishment that he continued to serve in said Corps about twenty three months when he was discharged at the Hospital at Reading in said State in November 1778 but for duty that he was in the battle of the Three Rivers in Canada the Battle of Brunswick and was wounded at the latter place also at the Battle of Iron Hill the latter of Brandywine and the Massacre of Paoli when he was wounded and that he has no other Evidence now in his power of his services except what accompanied his former application to the War Department dated 27 th day of August 1819 when he was placed on the pension list and dropped therefrom on account of his property And in pursuance of the Act of Assembly the first of May 1830. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or any means disposed of my property or any part thereof

or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed as follows
Schedule of Property
  Eighty acres of Land valued at 410.00   1 House 40.00   5 Head of Sheep 5.00   1 Cow 10.00   House hold furniture value about 20.00 
That since the exhibition of my first schedule the following changes have been made in my property to wit
64 Acres of Land Sold to Wm Irwin at 250 cents per acre which was paid to Bauman of whom I had purchased
two Houses & 1 cow and
No debts are me
Claimed by Adam Bauman a Judgement Creditor as alien on the above eighty acres of land previous to the purchase of the same by the declarant
  Debt & Interest on the 20 day of July 1828 255.00   Irwin and subscribed in open Court The 16 th day of April 1829 John Clarke Prof Costs 7.00   262.00 
James Rea
The declarant saith that his occupation is a farmer but is unable to labor on account of the wounds received in the Revolutionary War & old age. his family consists of himself and

and his wife aged 84 years & who is feeble and helpless
Sworn and subscribed in open Court the 18 th day of April 1829
James Rea
We the undersigned Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County do certify that according to our estimation the whole property above named of James Rea does not exceed 8450 such is the valuation of the & that he reserved in the War Towship of officers and tax common Charles Shaler as above stated Jn H Reaick
Personally appeared in Open Court Robert Moore who being Sworn says he is well acquainted with the applicant James Rea & that he is the said James Rea who was put upon the Pension Roll for the Pennsylvania Agency under the act of 1818 and that he was struck off under the Act of 1820 and that he then was & yet is an inhabitant of Beaver County Penn s Sworn and subscribed in open Court the 27 th day of August 1829
Robert Moore
Personally appeared in Open Court William Ruppel a revolutionary soldier who being sworn deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with James Rea the foregoing Applicant and declarant that they were both soldiers in the regiment commanded by Col. Anthony Wayne that James Rea was not in the said Company with the deponent but in Capt- ain Church's company that he served as a faithful soldier in said Company and that in his opinion the statement and declarations made by said Rea is just and true Sworn and subscribed in open Court this 30 th day of July 1828
John Clarke Pres his Ruppel mark
Beaver County ss Personally came before me a justice of the peace in for said County John Boyd who being sworn according to law deposeth and saith there is judgement in his favour against James Rea for about twenty six dollars debt and interest and further saith not Sworn and subscribed this 17 th day of April 1829 James Logan John Boyd

Beaver County ss
Before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally came William Irwin and after being sworn in due form of Law deposes and saith that James Reed of Moon Township in the County of Beaver a revolutionary soldier who is an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of 18 th March 1828 and the first of May 1828 purchased a tract of Land of John Bausman said to contain about three hundred and fifty acres at three dollars on or about the first of January 1814 this deponent saith that Reed paid one hundred dollars in hand before he got possession and agreed to pay one hundred dollars a year till the whole was paid this deponent saith that him and his father in the fall of 1815 bought from the said Reed two hundred acres of the Land and agreed with Reed that they were to pay the amo unt they agreed to give Reed to John Bausman they gave four dollars per acre this deponent saith that him and his father paid to Reed one hundred and seventeen dollars and paid the balance to John Bausman. This deponent saith that in 1822 there was a balance of the purchase money remained unpaid to the said Bausman and this deponent saith that he purchased from Reed sixty four acres of the balance of the Land at five dollars and fifty cents per acre and paid one hundred dollars to Bausman. This deponent saith that he understood that John Bausman made a transfer of the balance of the purchase money to Adam Bausman and there was a judgement obtained in Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County against Reed for the same this deponent says he paid the balance of the money due from him to Reed for the sixty four acres to Reed and at the same time he saw Reed pay the money to Robert Moore Esq and the Attorney for Bausman and understood it was to pay the judgement of Bausman against Reed as before mentioned and deponent says there was still a balance of the judgement unpaid farther saith not
Wm Irwin
Sworn and subscribed before me the 25 th day of April 1829
Benj m Adams
Beaver County ss I John Clarke Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of Beaver County in the State of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said James Reed did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement on the continental establishment I also certify that the foregoing oath of the declarant and the schedule thereto annexed, also the depositions of Robert Moore William Ruple John Boyd & William Irwin are all truly copies from the records of said court. and I like wise certify that Benjamin Adams Esq before whom the two latter affidavits were made was a justice of the peace duly empowered to administer oaths &c. also that William Irwin and his father were at the time of their depositions deceased between

on the 25 th day of April 1829 Benj: Adams
Beaver County ss I John Clarke Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of Beaver County in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said James Reed did serve in the re- volutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration a- gainst the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement on the continental establishment I also certify that the foregoing oath of the declarant and the schedule thereto annexed, also the depositions of Robert Moore William Ruple John Boyd & William Irwin are all truly copied from the records of said court, and I like- wise certify that Benjamin Adams Esq before whom the two latter affidavits were made was a justice of the peace duly empowered to administer oaths &c, also that Wil- iam Ruple one of the foregoing deponents deceased between the 27 August 1828 & the 16 April 1829 - And I further certify, that it is the opinion of the court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is four hundred and sixty dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal affixed the seal of said court at Beaver this 1 st day of December A.D 1829
John Clarke Protho