Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,055, for William Reed, Massachusetts

SERVICE
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Reed, William
S 30,055
Mass sea service
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15-990 Massachusetts
William Reed
as Ensign in the State of Mass who was a 2d Lieut. in the Company commanded by Captain Mansfield of the 1st Regt. commanded by Colonel Mansfield in the War time for 7 mos. 21 days 3 " Seaman 8 " Corporal
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of $14 - Dollars 67 - Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of Aug 1833 and sent Benj. Merrill Salem Mass
Arrears to the 1st of March 1833 $129.34 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. 32.33 $161.67
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by N. H. Wilson Clerk, Book E Vol. 2 a Page 72

Wm Reed
No 6385,
Defects corrected,
Please reply to Prof. Merrill Salton

State of Massachusetts Essex County ss:-
On this twentyfirst  fourteenth day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Daniel A. White Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting at Salem within and for the County of Essex aforesaid, William Reed, resident at said Salem, aged 79 years, who first being 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 7. 1832, that he entered the service of the United States under the following officers and served as herein stated, viz:
He was born in Salem & has always lived there - born in 1753 - lived in Danvers some time
That soon after the Battle of Lexington in April 1775 he enlisted as a Volunteer Corporal in Capt. Gideon Foster's Company in Col. Mansfield's, at first, and next under Col. Hutchinson, Regiment of Infantry in the Massachusetts line of the Continental Army and served in that Regiment at Cambridge till the same was disbanded in Jan'y 1. 1776, the full term of Eight months:
That in 1779 he enlisted to serve on board the States armed Ship Hunter, Capt. N. Brown and early in July  on 25th Aug 1779 sailed from Massachusetts in the Fleet under Com. Saltonstall, with the Land Forces under Gen. Lovell & Gen. Wadsworth on the Expedition against the British at Penobscot about 300 miles from Boston: that after the arrival of the squadron in the Penobscot, the same was defeated by Sir Geo. Collier, the British naval commander: the American vessels were blown up: and the said
Reed,

Salem Reed was wounded by the enemy: and he was obliged to return by (and through the wilderness: he served on this expedition about Three months. He had one written discharge for the 8 months service but lost it,.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any state.
He further says that in June or July 1776 at Salem he enlisted as a Volunteer in Capt. Stephen Wilkins' Company in Col. Edw d Wrigglesworth's Regiment in the Rebecca Reed's Massachusetts line of the Continental Army and served the term of Four months and was discharged Spent off at Albany: he had no written discharge.
That in May 1780 he again at Salem enlisted as a Volunteer in Capt. Peabody's Company of Massachusetts Militia in Col. Nath d Wade's Regiment - marched to West-point and served out said term and was discharged there. He had no written discharge.
He has no written Certificate of his birth.
He hereby relinquishes as above set forth.
W m Reed
Subscribed and sworn to the day & year aforesaid
D r A. White Judge of Probate

I Stephen Larrabee of Vapabers in the county of Kennebec and State of Maine do upon oath testify and declare that I well know William Reed of Salem in the county of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts an applicant for a pension, that the said Reed was a soldier in the war of the Revolution that he served in the year 1776 (commencing in June or July, in Capt Stephen Wilkins company in Col Edward Wigglesworths regiment for the term of four months & was then discharged - That the said Reed afterwards in May 1780 enlisted in the company commanded by Capt Peabody in Col Wades Regiment of the Massachusetts line for the term of three months & after serving out the full term of his enlistment was discharged. I am well knowing to the said Reeds having served as I have stated having served with him during all the time mentioned
Stephen Larrabee
State of Maine Kennebec Co.
Subscribed and sworn to this thirteenth day of July A.D. 1832 (the deponent being in my opinion a credible witness)
Before me
Elijah Robinson
Justin Pease
Essex Co.: I certify that said Stephen Larrabee is a credible and disinterested witness
Eliz. Merrill Just. Pease

I, George Southwick, of Danvers, aged 73, on oath testify
That I know that William Reed, now of Salem served as a Seaman on board the Ship Hunter, 16 guns, Cap Nathan Brown, in the States Service, in the Fleet which sailed about 1780 to Penobscot. I was a sailor in the same vessel - we were about three months on the expedition. The Ship was burnt there; Reed was wounded by the enemy.
George Southwick
State of Massachusetts Essex County ss: July. 31. 1832 In the abovenamed George Southwick, a credible and disinterested witness, subscribed and made oath to the above affidavit before me
J. Merrill Dist. Clerk & Quorum

I Gideon Foster of Danvers in the County of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Esquire, do hereby depose and say, that I commanded a Company of Militia in Col. John Mansfield's Regiment, at the commencement of the Revolutionary War - and were stationed first at Prospect Hill, and Winter Hill in Cambridge - our term of service was eight months - and that William Reed now of Salem in said County, Cordwainer, then of Danvers, was a Corporal in said Company, and served in that capacity, faithfully, for the term of Eight months.
Dated this thirteenth day of August A.D. 1832. — Gideon Foster
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. —
Essex ss. August 13. 1832. Then Gideon Foster above named subscribed and made oath to the foregoing Certificate before me
John W. Proctor
1833. Essex ss. I certify that Gideon Foster Notary Public & May 5 th above named is a credible and Justice of the Peace disinterested witness, and a man of fair and unimpeachable character
John W. Proctor Jus Pacis

And the said Court hereby certifies its opinion that the said William Reed was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states, and this after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department.
D. F. White Judge of Probate
I Nathaniel Lord Jr Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Reed for a Pension and that Benjamin Merrill, John W. Proctor and Elijah Robinson are Justices of the Peace qualified to administer oaths and their signatures on the annexed depositions are genuine.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand & seal my office this 14th August A. D 1832
C Nath. Lord Jr.
Signed and sealed anew this ninth day of May, A. D. 1833.
C Nath. Lord Jr.

William Reed
Massachusetts
NO 6385,
Seaman 3 Mos
Captain 8
Part 17
16 18 16 06
Apr 26 1833
P 357
22 7 33
28.35 1/2
29.33 1/2
12.00
64.67
Buy Merrill
North London
Salem
Mass

BRIEF in the case of William Reed  of Essex County in the State of Massachusetts (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 79 Years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     April In 1775 Enlisted 1 8 " Corporal Col. Mansfield of the Artillery Col. Hutchinson Regt. Capt. Faxon's Battery Company   June 1776 Enlisted " 4 " Private Col. Cawood's Regiment Capt. Wilkins Company   1779 Enlisted 3 Seaman on Board Ship Hunter Comd. Lieut. Hall Capt. Brown   May 1780 Enlisted 3 Private Col. Nathan Wood's Regt. Capt. Lunt's Company   18 mo  
Massachusetts Line
 5. In what battles was he engaged? —  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Salem Massachusetts  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Three living witnesses for 8-53 months,  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? — Correct 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
C. Little Examining Clerk.

30055 Revy INVALID.
File No. 30,055
William Reed
Capt Rev. Mr.
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 387
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Reed, William GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8666 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED February 11, 1791 To — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.