Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35617, for John Read, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Read, John
S. 35617
CONTENTS

16.55 1/4
Kentucky.
John Read.
of Henry County in the state of Kentucky who was a Private in the 12 th regiment commanded by Colonel Taylor of the Virginia line, for the term of two years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 12 th of Nov r 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th of March 1820 to John Read of the County of Henry, State of Kentucky.
Arrears to 4th of March 1820 126, 9
Semi-annual all ce ending 1 st March 1820 48
 15 19 3/4  3 1 3/4  120  5 6  1 3  126 9 
$ 174:9
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }

35617 Rev INVALID.
File No. 35617
John Read Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 484
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I do certify that John Price who on the 12 th day of Nov r 1818 applied to the Hon ble a Circuit Judge for the State of Kentucky for the purpose of basing his claim to a pension certified by the said Judge as a soldier with me in the year of 1876 in the first Virginia Regiment I served two years in said Regiment & during that time discharged by duty fully as a soldier after which time I had no further knowledge of him having myself been transferred to another Regiment
Rich d Taylor formerly a Capt. in the first Virg a regt

Jefferson County Kentucky
I John P. Oldham Circuit Judge for the 5th District in the Commonwealth of Kentucky do certify that Col. Richard Taylor who hath subscribed the within Certificate, did before me this day upon oath declare to the truth of the facts therein stated given under my hand this 19 th day of Febry 1819.
John P. Oldham

THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY,
Henry County
COUNTY, SET.
On the 12 th day of Nov r 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges for the Circuit Court, in and for the state aforesaid, personally appeared, John Read aged sixty three years; who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following statement and declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late law 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;" that he is a citizen of the state of Kentucky, and resident in the County of Henry ; and that he was enlisted for three years at Winchester the state of Virginia on or about the 10 th day of Sept r 1776 and served in the company commanded by Captain H. Taylor of the first Virginia Regiment
that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, in the continental army, against the common enemy, until about the first day of April 1780 when he was honorably discharged from service at Valley Forge by Genl. C. Leet in the state of Pennsylvania that he was in service and in the battles of Long Bridge Under the Command of General Stephens and the Battle of Brandywine and in Red Bank fort when the Enemy besieged it
and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; & that he has lost his discharge, and has no evidence in his power, of his services and discharge; other than that which is here transmitted,
Sworn and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.
John A. Roe 6 th Judge
John Read. private first Virginia Regt 1776 - to 1780

I, S. M. Mac Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said John Dear did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months and upwards, on 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; and it further appears to my satisfaction, that the said applicant is in such indigent and reduced circumstances, as to require the aid of his country, pursuant to the above recited act.
{ SEAL OF THE COURT. }
Silas M. Mac
G. R. Ludge

1609 Case of John Read.
Silas M. Noble
Judge
Henry Co. Kentucky
Recd Mar. 22, 1819.
Endorsed

He has left the City the Post Master will send it to the Office of Secretary of War who is authorized to open it
Mr. Hon. A. G. Anderson City of Washington
Washington
Free

Bedford February 25 1819
Dear Sir
I enclose to you again two certificates on which upon return and another from Colonel Taylor which was sworn to before Judge Oldham as will appear on the back of it, I hope they will be satisfactory. I feel myself under considerable obligation to you for your kind attention
Yours Respectfully
Henry Young

Mr. John A. Miller Senate to R. L. Anderson House Rehs
Henry County Ky
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Sealed from the War Department