Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5,978, for Israel Reeve, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Reeve, Israel or Reeves
S. 5,978
CONTENTS
carded

N. A. Dec 30. 1835
Trans. to May 31. from 4 th Mar 1834, Jan 9. 1836 & Not to Seal to Hon. Geo. Green well Jr. H.R.
New York.
Israel Revere or Reaves
Private
in Capt. Tuckers company in Col. Livingston's Regt.
Inscribed on the roll of the New York agency 21 Dec 1787 at the rate of $5 per mo: increased to $8 by the Law of the 24 April 1806. to take effect from the passage of the act.
Formal Certificate opened 27 April 1824 and sent to John Grover Esq.
Auburn
New York

Israel Reed's Application for Ranch of Pauline. Sept. 10. 1835.

State of Massachussetts
County of Hampshire ss.
On this tenth day of December 1835. before me the subscriber, a justice of the Peace for the said County of Hampshire, personally appeared Israel Reeve, who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Capt. Titus, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Livingston in the service of the United States. That his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York, from whence he has lately removed. that he now resides in the State of Massachussetts, where he intends to remain, & wishes his pension to be then payable in future: and that his reasons for removing to the State of Massachussetts are, that his family relations reside in N.
Sworn & subscribed to, before me this day & year aforesaid Edward Dickinson justice of the Peace.
Israel Reeve
I Orson Goodale of Athol in the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachussetts ss. do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Israel Reeve subscriber to the foregoing Affidavit, have lived a near neighbor to him for about two years past, and know him to be the same person described in the aforesaid Affidavit. I have been knowing to his drawing a pension.
Orson Goodale
Sworn & subscribed, this 10 th December 1835. before me.
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Israel Reeve & Orson Goodale each of whom have subscribed an affidavit as above written, and know them to be persons of undoubted veracity.
Athol, Hampshire County Dec. 10, 1835.
Edward Dickinson justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester County ss.
I Solomon Stoddard, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth for the County aforesaid do certify that Edward Brinsmade Esq. whose signature is affixed to the foregoing affidavit & certificate, was at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace within & for said County, duly Commissioned & qualified & acting under the authority of this Commonwealth - I the full of faith and discretion and ought to be given to his acts, & attestations done in that capacity - & that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Edward Brinsmade & believe his signature aforesaid to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth this twelfth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty five -
S. Stoddard Clerk

State of New York Cayuga County ss
On this 7 th day of April 1824 before me Gershom Powers first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Cayuga personally appeared Israel Bane who on his oath declare that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Nathan Titus in Col. Henry P. Livingston Regiment being the 1 st New York Regiment that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York for consideration of wounds and disabilities received while in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war in the Company and Regiment then stationed and that he has now drawn drawn out his Original Pension Certificate to the Department of War for the purpose of receiving a new Certificate agreeable to the acts of Congress relative to their Military Disbursement
From Subscribed to before me this day 7 th day aforesaid G. Powers first Judge Cayuga
Israel Bane

M. B. H. Rev. War Section.
December 6, 1913.
Mr. G. W. Vaughan,
N.Y. Central & Hudson River R.R. Co.
Grand Central Station. N. Y.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 28" and received the 29" ultimo, you are advised that the papers in the Revolutionary War claim. S. F. No. 5,978, of Israel Reeve, show that he was born June 5, 1757, that while a member of Captain Jonathan Titus' company, Colonel Henry B. Livingston's 4th New York regiment, on October 7, 1777, in storming a breast-work at Stillwater, he received a grape shot wound through the left thigh, and was discharged May 29, 1779.
He was pensioned for said wound from May 29, 1779, under the Act of June 7, 1795.
In 1787, soldier was a resident of Southold, Suffolk County, New York; in 1824, of Cayuga County, New York; in 1835, of Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
There is no further data relative to his service, and no family data on file.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Israel Reeve
Original Pension Certificate
Returned for the purpose of obtaining a New Certificate
John Grover agent Auburn

STATE OF NEW-YORK, Cayuga County } ss. Clerks Office. }
I  C ertify that Verhoun Powers
Esquire, was on the Seventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Cayuga, duly commissioned and sworn as such First Judge and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts in that capacity.
I further certify, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Verhoun Powers Esq. and verily believe the signature of " V. Powers " to an annexed affidavit to be his.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the court of common pleas of said county, and subscribed my name, this Eleventh day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty four.
Geo D. Throop Clerk

Reborn
5978
INVALID.
File No. 5978
Israel Moore or Reaves Div N.P. Militia
Act: _____
Index:—Vol. 96 , Page 312
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1913. Dec. 5: Hist to Mr. G.W. Vaughan
M.B.H.
1924 Apr. 1: Hist to Mrs. J.B. Moyer

Jan 4.
Israel Keene
Make transfer
J. L. Edwards, Esq. Commission of Pensions Washington D. C.

Office Bank U States New York 2 nd Jan y 1836
Sir Israel Reeve an Invalid Pensioner mentioned in Your Letter of 30 th Ult o , has been paid his pension, up to the 14 th day of March 1834.
I am respectfully Your Obed t Servant, Israel Lawrence Sec y Acting as Agent for Pensions
J L Edwards Esq Commrs s of Pensions

Hall of Rep s Dec 18 1835-
Ja s L Edwards Esq Comm ee of Pensions
Sir
I enclose the application of Israel Reene for a transfer of pensions from New York to Mass ts
I am requested, for reasons, to ask an immediate attention to this case
I am Sir
respectfully
your obt
Geo. Green U.S.-

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
ms 8
April 1, 1924
Mrs. J. B. Moyer 3322 Lombard Ave. Everett, Washington
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.5978, it appears that Israel Reeve was born June 5, 1757.
While a member of Captain Jonathan Titus' Company, Colonel Henry B. Livingston's 4th New York Regiment, on October 7, 1777, in storming a breast-work at Stillwater, he received a grape shot wound through the left thigh, and was discharged May 29, 1779.
He was pensioned for said wound from May 29, 1779, under the Act of June 7, 1785.
In 1787 he was a resident of Southold, Suffolk County, New York; in 1824 of Cayuga County, New York; in 1835 of Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
There is no further data relative to his service and no family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner

Washington State Society
Everett, Wash., Feb. 28, 1924
Department of the Interior Washington Gardner, Commissioner, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly send me a statement of the military history of Israel Reeves who is listed in Robert's New York in the Revolution as having applied for a pension? Also, if on file, the military history of Lieutenant Thomas Millard who enlisted probably from Bucks County, Pa in Philadelphia Militia and received his commission, Aug. 2, 1777.
Your kindness will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
Julia M. Moyer
Registrar of Marcus Whitman Chapter, D.A.R.
Mrs. J. B. Moyer, 3322 Lombard Ave., Everett, Washington.

New York Central & Hudson River R.R. Co. Grand Central Station,
G.W. Vaughan, Engineer of Maintenance of Way.
New York Nov. 28, 1913.
V-G
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly send me the record of Isreal Reeves of Auburn, N.Y., Captain in the Revolutionary War under George Washington, and who was granted a pension.
Isreal Reeves I believe was originally from Lyme Connecticut. Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated.
Yours truly,
W. McAninch

By Richard Varick and Richard Platt of the City of New York Esqrs.
This is to certify that in pursuance of the Law of the State of New York, entitled an Act making Provisions for Officers, Soldiers and Seamen who have been dis- abled in the Service of the united States passed the 22 d April 1786. We have examined Israel Reeve of South- ota in the County of Suffolk Mariner and find that during the late War he was a Soldier in Capt. Jonathan Ditmars Company in the fourth New York Regiment in the Service of the united States commanded by Col o Henry B. Livingston, that while in the Service aforesaid, in the Company and Regiment aforesaid to wit on the Seventh day of October in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Seven in an Attack on one of the Breast works of the Enemy commanded by Gen t . Burgoyne at Still water he received a Wound from a Grape Shot through his left thigh which fractured the Bone, a little above the Knee, and has never been nor yet is perfectly recovered, By reason where- of he is wholly disabled from obtaining his Livelihood by Labour, that he was discharged the Service on

on the Twenty Ninth day of May in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy nine and has received no pay or Pension since - That on the fifth day of June last he was Thirty Years of Age, Wherefore in pursuance of the Law aforesaid we do further certify that upon the Principle, of the Act of Congress of the seventh day of June 1785. the said Israel Reeve is entitled to receive from the Treasurer of this State a Yearly Pension of Sixty dollars from the Twenty Ninth day of May in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Nine if not before paid - Given under our hands this Twenty first day of December 1787.
I do hereby certify that the foregoing Certificate to be a true Copy from the Original recorded in the State Auditor's Office
Peter Curtinius Clerk
Richd Platt
Treasury Department, Register's Office 3 July 1792. I certify that the foregoing and subsequent Certificates are true Copies of the Original in this Office.
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Israel Reeve, by whom the original Certificate, of which the above is a Copy was given and that the bearer hereof is the Identical person mentioned in said Certificate and that the said Copy is written by Peter Curtinius in his own hand writing, wherewith and also with his Person I am perfectly acquainted. -
R. J. Vanden Brock
Philadelphia July 2 nd 1792.

Dec. 19.
Edward Hume My dear Sir I have the honor to
James L. Edwards Esq
Com n of Penitentiary Washington
J. G. Greenell, Jr. H.R.