Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,553, for Samuel Reed, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Reed, Samuel
NUMBER
S.33.553.
CONTENTS

Massachusetts Rolls.
990
Samuel Reed, 1 st Capt Green Private, 4
Massachusetts line 51 Byams In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th of June 1818, and sent to the Hon. Sam d Dana, Boston. —
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818.
Sum of all arrears
4 months 22/30. $37.86
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 13th March, 1818. }
Continued Littleton Middlesex Mass
2 nd Oct 1820.
Notification sent to Mr. Bigelow Esq r 1820. 2 nd Oct 1820. Cambridge, Mass

Samuel Reed — Correct - by Genl Knox discharge

Common Wealth of Massachusetts
Be it remembered, that on this thirteenth — day of April — in the year of our Lord One Thousand, Eight hundred, and Eighty, before me Samuel Dana Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the middle Circuit comprehending the Counties of Essex, and Middlesex, in the Commonwealth aforesaid, comes Samuel Reed — of Littleton — in said County of Middlesex, and on Oath declares, that he served in the war of the Revolution against the Common Enemy, for the space of three years, and three months — That he served on three hours in the Militia equal to three months.
In the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty one the Town of Littleton, procured him to go into the Army upon the Continental establishment, he was mustered at Concord in Massachusetts by Jonas Heywood Esq., and then proceeded to Boston and was received by Major Pillsbury of the army, who ordered him, into the Company of Capt. Green in the first Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Col. Joseph Ware, in this Company he continued until January in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Eighty four when he received an honorable discharge. —
He is fifty five years of age, has a very small property, and —
by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of assistance from his Country for support. — Samuel Reed
Thus made, taken, subscribed and sworn to at Littleton in said County of Middlesex the day and year aforesaid. —
Samuel Dana

To the Honorable JOHN C. CALHOUN, Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.
I, the undersigned Samuel Dana , Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Middle Circuit, (comprehending the Counties of Essex and Middlesex) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being a Court of Record, duly established by Law, Do hereby certify, That on the thirteenth day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Personally appeared Samuel Reed and made and subscribed the declaration which is hereunto annexed. and at the same time he exhibited to me the discharge therein mentioned - and a certain paper purporting to be a discharge Receipt dated Jan. 19. 1824. signed by John Hatch
from which it appears to me, that the said Samuel Reed did serve in the War of the REVOLUTION, against the common Enemy, upward of nine months. Upon the Continental Establishment
Wherefore, in pursuance of the directions of an Act of Congress, made and passed the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," I have transmitted the said Declaration & the discharge aforesaid with the same Receipt to you the said Secretary, that such further proceedings may be had in the premises, as the said Act may require.
In testimony of all which, I have caused the Seal of said Court to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand within the said Circuit, the thirteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen .
Samuel Dana

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Samuel Reed 1 st
990
Sept 1840
Samuel Reed

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
MIDDLESEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Concord, within and for the County of Middlesex, on the second Monday of June A. D. 1820
Before the Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Esquire, Chief Justice, and
WILLIAM WETMORE, and } Associate Justices STEPHEN MINOT, Esquires, } of said Court.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Samuel Reed resident
Littleton in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 990 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
"WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM."
"I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, Samuel Reed late a Private in the army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 13th day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen -
"Given at the War Office of the United States, this eleventh day of June - one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,"
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
4 Real Estate viz. about ten acres of land Personal Estate viz.
  1 cow valued at $23.00   1 pig 2.00 2 ploughs 2.00 3 old pitch forks 30 5.30   2 sheep & 2 lambs 5.00 1 old waggon 5.00 4 old barrels 87 } 10.87   chains 2.00 horse traces 50 1 line 50 1 old shovel 20 4.00   4 baskets .95 1 old dung fork .15 bottles & wedges 55 1.75   2 axes .75 brass kettle 1.50 old grind stone & crank 25 5.50   Tubs & pails .75 iron ware 1.15 8 old casks .75 2.65   1 old light stand & candle sticks .42 beam & harness 3.00 3.42   6 chairs 1.75 5 old do. 1.00 glass & crockery ware 1.75 4.50   3 pewter platters 1.25 3 pewter plates & pewter pendants 50 1.75   Tin ware 25 clock 7.00 looking glass 30 7.55   Audiron shovel & tongs 1.50 sad iron & toaster 1.00 2.50   1 desk 2.00 2 old tables 87 8 silver tea spoons 1.50 4.17   1 old churn .25 knives & forks 30 old iron 30 .85   2 old kneading troughs .30 glass bottles & jug 30 .60   Samuel Reed. $58.51 

And the said Samuel Reed having been first sworn according to law does on his oath declare that he served as a private in the Revolutionary war nearly three years three years together in the first Regiment Massachusetts line commanded by Col. Joseph Vose in the years 1781, 1782, 1783, 1784 and also in other corps all which is more particularly set forth in his original declaration on file in the war office dated April 13 th 1818 - That he is fifty eight years of age, a husbandman by occupation but by reason of rheumatic affections and other infirmities he is unable to support himself by labour that his family consists of the following persons viz. his wife Catharine aged 58 years of a weakly constitution & unable to support herself by labour and Sally Hayward his niece aged 31 years also weakly and unable to support herself by labour her mother being dead and her father totally unable to maintain her
Samuel Reed.
Sworn and declared to before me
S. Dana Judge

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Samuel Dana a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
4 I, Samuel Reed do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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 and by me subscribed. So help me GOD.
Samuel Reed.
Middlesex ss. C. C. C. P. June Term, A. D. 1820
Then the abovenamed Samuel Reed took and subscribed the aforeswritten Oath before me,
Samuel Dana, Judge of said Court.
I, ABRAHAM BIGLOW , Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the 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 exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is two hundred six dollars
fifty one cents, the value of the land being $128.00 & the value of the personal estate $78.57 In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Cambridge, in said County of Middlesex, on this 20th day of July 1820.
Attr. Abraham Biglow

33 553 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33,553
Samuel Rees
Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 357
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BY THE HONOURABLE MAJOR-GENERAL K N O X, Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River.
Samuel Reed Soldier — in the first  Massachusetts — Regiment, being enlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York, the                      Day of
1784
By the General's Command,
Knox M c Lean
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
Philip H. Boon Capt. & Adj. t ”

Boston Jan y 29. 1784 Rec d of Sam Read a bill Two Hours & Guss, the property of the United States, J. Hatch

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