Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8519, for Zachariah Pulliam, Virginia
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(3-1776)

SERVICE- Va.
Pulliam, Zachariah
NUMBER0 R. 8519
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Zach Pullin
Ga-Nov '32
Mr. Cole
Aug, 25, 1837

Ex
Geo Lumpkin
Aug 28, /57
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State of Georgia}
Habersham County} SS

Know all men by these presents that I John Pulliam of Habersham County State of Georgia the son and heir of Zachariah Pulliam who was a solider in the war of the Revolution. and who has heretofore applied for a United States Pension and has since died. do hereby Constitute and appoint Thomas Lumpkin of Washington City my true and lawful Attorney for me and my name to call up the papers of the said Zachariah Pulliam, my father. now in the pension office and escamine and the [ ] to prosecute against government. 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seasl this 15th day of August 1856.
Acknowledged before me 
G. W. Keeling }   John Pulliam
State of Georgia }
Habersham County}
J. Philip Martin Clerk of the Superior Court in said county, do hereby certify that G. W. Keeling in a Justice of the Peace in aforesaid County as above duly commissioned and qualified that he [ ] will [ ] on the first Saturday in January 1853, and that his signature herein above written are genuine 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18th day of August 1856.
Philip Martin Clerk, S.C.
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State of Georgia
Habersham County} SS

On the 10th day of August 1844 Personally appeared Before me Thomas B. Wheeler and an acting justice of the peace in said county Zachariah Pulliam a resident of the county and State abovewritten aged Eighty Seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of Provision made by the Act of Congress Passed June 11th 1832. That he was a resident of Louisa County in the State of Virginia and that he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1778 for a Term of Eighteen months under Capt Thomas Johnson whose recruiting officer was by the name of Waddy Thompson and served that term of time as one of the life guards to Genl. Stephens from whom he received by discharge which has since been lost and immediately after the expiration of that leave he entered the Virginia State Troops under Captains Richard Phillips. Henry Johnson. George Mickey. Janis Watson. Turner Anderson. William Harris as company officers and Major Armistead, Col Taylor and Gen Washington, Nelson etc as some of the higher officers under whom he variously served. he now thinks as well as he recollects in terms of six months making an amount of time by said separate tours of eighteen months in the virginia state troops in which time he was in the Siege Battle at Yorktown Commencing on the 7th of October 1781. and ending the 17th of the same month in which Siege Battle he received a severe wound by a sword or bayonet stuck in his right arm all the above services being rendered as a private and making an amount of three years services. Shortly after the siege at Yorktown he was dismissed to go home. He hereby relinquishes as every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension role of any agency in any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
Thomas B. Wheeler    Zachariah Pulliam (his mark)

I do hereby declare in my opinion that the above named applicant  was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. I also certify that he is so very feeble in body that he could not appear in open court to make his declaration. 

Thomas B. Wheeler
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Georgia}
Habersham County}
Personally came Before me Thos B Wheeler an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County J. N. Smith a practicing physician, who after Being first duly Sworn Saith on his oath that he has professionally examined an old would on the right arm of Zachariah Pulliam which he states to me he received in the Siege at Yorktown Oct 7th 1781 which I have every Confidence to Believe. and which would must have been of long standing and a great impediment to his getting his support by labour after the war as the Bayonet entered the arm just Below the elbow and ranging Between the two Bones
August 15th 1844
Thomas. B. Wheeler JP Jes Smith MD

State of Georgia}
Habersham County}
I Lawson B. Hambright. Clerk of the Inferior Court in Said County do Certify that Thomas B. Wheeler is a Magistrate as above stated and that the Three foregoing Signatures purporting to be his are genuine in Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of office and Subscribed my name this August the 14th 1844.
Lawson B Hambright C.I.C

Now the Services rendered by Zachariah Pulliam as a revolutionary Soldier are included in and Between the years 1778 & 1781.
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35835
Zachariah Pulliam
Ga
7 June 1832
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Georgia} Inferior Court
Habersham County} In session
The within declaration in the case of Zachariah Pulliam applying for a Pension Before Thomas B. Wheeler an acting justice of the peace in Said County is Submitted to and approved of by the Court This Fourth day of August 1845
Elihu S Barclay {JIC}
Thos. M. Rea J.I.C
James Griggs JIC

I Lawson B. Hambright Clerk of the Inferior Court of Said County do hereby Certify that the foregoing Contains the proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Zachariah Pulliam for a Pension Before Thomas B. Wheeler Magistrate In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office.
the day and year last above written
Lawson B. Hambright C.I.C
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35.835
Zacha Pullin
Ga
Sd. to Tho. I. Hughs
Nov. 4th 1844

Act 7 June 1832
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8.519
P.O.:
Zachariah Pullin
Service: Zacharian Pulliam x
REJECTED
Enlisted: ______, 18__.
Discharged: ______, 18__.
Application filed: _________, 18__.
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.:
x July 16, 1906
A.O.T. Recognized. ______ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for ______, 18__.
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To the Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington City.
D.C.

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35835
Aug 4. 1844.

Georgia
June 7, 1832
Zach Pulliam

[Stamp]
FREE
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35835
Zach - Pullin
Ga
Act 7 June 1832
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To the Commissioner of Pensions War Department.
Dear Sir I Send Mr Zachariah Pulliam's Declaration in for a Pension for his Services as a revolutionary Soldier for which I would gladly hope he may be so fortunate as to receive a liberal compensation as he gave a very liberal support in achieving our national liberty & as he is very old. feeble. poor and needy and cannot walk without crutches
I would observe that there perhaps may be a difference in the way the names are written in the Body of the declaration and the same names and the records in the department for instance the name of the Applicant may be written on the roalls in the department Zechariah Pullin instead of Zachariah Pulliam but as the old Patriot is illiterate it is to be hoped if his services can be found in the department to compound with his described services under the within named officers under either form of written of his family Spell his name Zachariah Pulliam according to the form in the declaration, also the two Capts Johnson may be written Jonson but in the declaration they are written Johnson. Answer me in Clarksville, Georgia. when his claims are acted on.
August 13th 1844.
yours truly &c
Tho. I. Hughs