Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8649, for Andrew Reed, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Reed, Andrew
N. 8649
CONTENTS

DECLARATION.
Order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, ) COUNTY OF LINCOLN, )
ON this twelfth day of September personally appeared John Pugges a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting, Andrew Reed a resident of Boothbay in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged Seventy six years who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated, Vis in the summer of 1779 enlisted in
Capt. Archibald McAlister's Company of Militia, in Boothbay & went with said McAlister as his Second Lieutenant - my commission is lost. John Dutton was First Lieutenant. Our company belonged to Col. Samuel McColly's Regiment - enlisted for one fixed time, but for returning the expedition - we served three months & were then discharged - were at Paydowd on Penobscot River at the battle & assisted in the attempt to take that place. Gen. Lovell commanded the expedition & Gen. Mowatt was second in command -
In 1781 (I think) I went a volunteer for the purpose of destroying a fort & block house on the West side of Penobscot River, then in possession of the British - Col. Langille & Maj. Emerson commanded us - we were all volunteers - recollect no enlistment or any particular company - burnt the fort & brought away five enemy vessels that we found there in the enemy's service - carried the vessels into Townsend Harbour Boothbay but being considered unsafe there they were ordered up Penobscot River into a branch of it called Connemouth I was ordered to take charge of them, which I did with assistance - the term of service from the time we commenced our march for Penobscot until we closed the expedition & finished keeping the vessels was upwards of three months - I will recollect we went in the fall of the year & was discharged from keeping the vessels in the spring following - About the time we were discharged (remember it was before Mowatt burnt Falmouth, Nova Scotia) I was out a considerable part of the year as a 'minute man' to guard the coast & harbour of our town bordered on the sea - William Reed (now dead) was Captain of the 'minute men' - from the nature of the service it was irregular, but I remember - it could have been reduced to one continued time. It would have required three months to speak within bounds - we were obliged by turns to keep guard every night. Mowatt was in Boothbay Harbour three months, & his officers were out serving all along the coast.
And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the War Department answer as follows Vis - That I was born in Boston in 1705 - have no record of my age, but suppose it to be on the records in Boston - lived in Boothbay when called into service, lived there since the Revolutionary war now live there - always voluntarily enlisted - officers names already stated - always discharged verbally - Any of my neighbours can testify to my character for veracity; but I will particularly refer to Timothy Cummings of Second & Joseph Dabb of said Boothbay.
C. M. D. Pierce
John Pugges

State of Maine.
LINCOLN, ss—I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that the annexed paper, signed by the Judge and attested by the Clerk, contains the original proceedings of the Court of Common Pleas, at a special session thereof holden at Wiscasset in said county, by the Hon. John Ruggles one of the Judges of said Court on the twelfth day of September A. D. 1832, in the matter of the application of Andrew Reed for a Pension. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this sixth day of October A. D. 1832.
Nathl Coffin CLERK.

WE Timothy Cunningham a Blayman residing in the Edgemont-adjacent to Bath and Joseph Carlisle residing in the Bethel hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Andrew C. Reid who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five 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.
Timothy Cunningham Joseph Carlisle
State of Maine.
LINCOLN, ss. Sworn and subscribed this twelfth day of September .
A. D. 1832
Before me, J. Bailey Justice of the Peace
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 Timothy Cunningham who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Blayman resident in the Edgemont and that Joseph Carlisle who has also signed the same is a resident in the Bethel and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John Ruggles 1660 Attest Nathl Coffin Clerk
State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
LINCOLN, ss. I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that John Bailey Esq. whose name is affixed to the above certificate, as a Justice of the Peace is legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed is his own proper signature, to me well known.
IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this 12 day of September A. D. 1832
Nathl Coffin CLERK.
Andrew Reid 14036 AK Oct 7 Jan 1832

Rejected. claire.
Andrew Reell
Ellen J. Bailey 7 July 1834
8649

8647
P. O. _____
Andrew Reed
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____ REJECTED , 18 .
Discharged: _____ , 18 .
Application filed: _____ , 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____ , 18 .

Thomas Campbell's depot.

I Thomas Campbell of Newcastle in the County of Lincoln & State of Maine aged seventy three years upwards on oath testify and declare, that I am well acquainted with Andrew Reed of Boothbay in said County, that in the year 1779. I enlisted in Capt. M c Alister Company in the War of the Revolution as a private soldier for three months to go to Penobscot on the Bagaduce expedition, when I joined the Company, I found the Officers to be, Archibald M c Alister Captain, John Dutton first Lieutenant, the above named Andrew Reed second Lieutenant, Jacob Sawyer orderly Sergeant, I went with the said Company on the expedition & served the three months out, said Andrew Reed was in the Company acting as a second Lieutenant the whole time, I well recollect that he was in the Company when I joined it, that he continued in it three months and was discharged the day I was at Boothbay aforesaid. On our return from the expedition we were stationed in Boothbay to guard the coast, and there staid until we had served out our time of three months.  Thomas Campbell
State of Maine - Lincoln ss January 2 1834. Personally appeared the above named Thomas Campbell before me Jeremiah Bailey one of the Justices of the Peace within the said County of Lincoln to him due examination being made to testify & declare the whole truth, matter & thing to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him signed in my presence. The aforesaid deponent is a distinguished person of good credit in whose testimony confidence may be placed.  J. Bailey Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, June 25 th 1834.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Andrew Reed, as 2 d Lieutenant, is borne on a Muster Roll of Capt. Archibald McAlister's Company, in Col. Sam l McCobb's Regt. where he is allowed from July 11 th to Sept. 24 th 1779, two months & thirteen days. —
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Andrew Reed claims for services under Col. Cargill & Maj r Emerson in 1778, but the roll he describes is not found in this Office.
End.
Edward D. Bangs. Sec

16036
Andrew Reed
Mc
ack 7. June 32
Nathe Coffin
Receipt Man

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Andrew Reed which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? No - He must specify each particular time of active service as a Private Man VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

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

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

Wm Lewis depn. in And. Reed's case.

I William Lewis of Boothbay in the State of Maine aged seventy six years and on oath before me say that I am well acquainted with Andrew Reed of said Boothbay, that I served with him as a private soldier in the War of the Revolution in the following manner; about the time when war was declared, I was out with him on service in Boothbay as a "minute man", to guard the coast. Capt. William Reed was Captain of the "minute men" the services were prolonged & extended thro' a considerable portion of the year, they certainly have amounted to three months continued ser- vice at least.
In 1778 I think it was, said Reed & myself were out as volunteers, we went from Boothbay to the West side of Pe- nobscot river then in the possession of the British for the purpose of des- troying a fort & blockhouse - we accomplished it, & did the work, drove away five coasting vessels then found in the possession of the enemy - I cannot recollect that we enlisted in any party - other company, but I recollect that we were all volunteers, and that Col. Gargill commanded, & a Major Emerson was also there. The vessels were burnt by us in Boothbay & secured in a branch of the Sheepscot river called the "Ovens Mouth", under the care of said Reed - I assisted - the time said Reed was upon this expedition was three months at least, including the time of keeping strict care of the coasting vessels.

In the year 1779 said Reed joined enlisted in Capt. M c Alister's Company in the Battery in the Benedict Expedition to Savannah and were on the expedition during the time employed on our return to Battery to finish off at a breastwork there, three months. I know said Reed served each of the aforesaid periods, and was at the end of each regularly discharged. I was with him in the whole of the time and believe said Reed is now about seventy six years of age.
William H. King
State of Maine I make this Aug 13. 1832 Personally affirmed the above named William Lewis before me Jeremiah D. Dickey one of the Justices of the Peace within for said County of Lincoln. After due examination I caution to testify & declare the whole truth, maketh oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed in my presence. The aforesaid deponent is a distinguished person of good credit, in whose appearance testimony confidence may be placed.
Jeremiah D. Dickey Justice of the Peace

State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
LINCOLN, ss— I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that Sere Bailey Esq. whose name is affixed to the annexed paper, as a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE is legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed is his own proper signature, to me well known.
IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this sixth day of October A. D. 1832.
Nath Coffin
CLERK.

Marce Rec'd Maine Retained
rejected
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

Marco Reed Maine Retained
rejected
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

Wiscasset, Maine, June 1834
Sir,
I herewith enclose the case of Andrew Reed, with his additional statement of his services as a "Minute Man", as directed in the printed form, Also a certificate of what can be found in the Secretarys Office, Mass. - Also, I think Thomas Campbells deposition was not sent before, but of this I am not certain. It is now enclosed.
Your most Obt. Servt.
J. Bailey
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

New statements as to minute men" in A.

I Andrew Reed named in the annexed declaration further on said declare & say, that it is difficult for me to particularize my active service as a "minute man", because (as I have stated in the annexed declaration) we were called upon at all times, sometimes by night & sometimes by day - our business was, to guard the coast between the mouths of Damariscotta river and Sheepscot river. We were out in active service sometimes one, sometimes two, & sometimes three or four nights & days in a week. In this kind of service were engaged upwards of six months. I will further state, that during said six months, our company always met twice in a week for exercise.
Chas. Reed
State of Maine ————— County of Lincoln ss. Dec. 24. 1833. Personally appeared the above named Andrew Reed and made oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed in my presence.
J. Bailey Justice of the Peace