Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6260, for Zachariah Lee, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Va

Lee, Zachariah

NUMBER
R.6260

CONTENTS
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Zack Lee
Va.
No. 32196


Nov 22 
Pension
Zachariah Lee 
Va

Free

Fauquier Va
Novr 18

The Honbl. The Secretary of War
Washington City
D.C.
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Nov 22 
Pension
Zachariah Lee 
Va

Fauquier Va
Novr 18

The Honbl The Secretary of War
Washington City
D. C.

Pension

Zack Lee
Va.
No. 32,196
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Virginia.  At a Court held at the Court house for the County 
of Botetourt on Monday the 12th day of May 1834
On the 12th day of May in the year 1834 personally 
appeared in open court (the same being a Court of record for 
Botetourt County) Zachariah Lee now a resident of Botetourt County and state of Virginia aged about Sixty 
Nine 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 provision of the act of 
Congress passed June the 7th 1832 that he was before me.
[illegible]
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[illegible]
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[illegible] was a part of his service under the [illegible]
of Genl. Muhlenberg [illegible]

[remainder illegible]
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Virginia State [illegible] County to wit
[illegible]
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[illegible]
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No. 19.054
[illegible]
Zachariah Lee 
who died in 
1838 - under 
act of 1832 for pension 
for Revolutionary 
services -

This case has 
been before 
presented. 

[illegible] Washington
Aacct.
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[illegible]
Sworn & subscribed before me
[illegible]
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I Henry J Gambell Clerk of the Court of the Country of Rockingham
& the state of Virginia, do hereby Certify that Jacob Miller Esqr. 
[be]fore whom the within affidavit appears to have made, and 
whose name, is affixed to the within Certificate, was, and now is an 
acting Justice of the peace in and for the said County, and that the 
signatures annexed are his genuine signature.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set 
my hand and affixed the seal of my said 
County this 26th day of August 1834.  

H.J. Gambell Clerk of 
Rockingham County Virginia
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Virginia  At a Court Continuing and held at the Court house for 
the County of Botetourt on Tuesday the 12th day of November 1833
On this 12th day of November in the year 1833  personally 
appeared in Open Court for [illegible] for
Botetourt County) Zachariah Lee now a resident of Botetourt 
County and State of Virginia aged about Sixty 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 the provisions of the act of Congress passed 
June the 7th 1832  that he was born in Albemarle County 
he thinks in the year 1765 and his Father with the appli
cant removed when he was about four years old to 
Rockingham County State of Virginia and when this appli
cant was about fourteen years old he volunteered in a company
under the Command of Captain Michael Caker they marched 
to near Richmond where he joined a regiment under the com
mand of Col. William Harris and served in the lower part 
of Virginia and he marched to different places but the appli
cant being enlisted applicant does not recollect all the encamp
ments not knowing any thing of the Geography of the County 
this applicant States that he served six months certainly 
and knows he was detained in service some time afterwards
till [until] new recruits (came in) in this Tour and then returned 
to Rockingham and remained about three weeks when 
he was drafted into service under the Command of 
Capt James Frazer and Rendezvoused at Rockingham Court 
house under the Command of Capt William Harris and from 
thence marched to Petersburg Va and from thence to Holston
River as near which last named place the applicant 
was in a skirmish with the enemy and received a wound 
from Musket Ball or Buck Shot in his leg which disabled 
him for some time he states that he was away [illegible] and afterwards he returned home and married a short 
time [illegible] was again drafted into Service with Captain 
Samuel Beagly and Rendezvoused at Rockingham Court
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house and was again attached to the regiment under the 
command of Col. William Harris and marched to the 
Campaign of Carolina and remained for six months for
the Campaign he was in the Battle of Guilford when he returned to Rockingham and remained there about 
two months and was again Drafted into the Service under the Command 
of Captain William Harris and was attached to Col. Harris 
Regiment and marched to the lower part of Virginia where
he remained three Months and was discharged as he before 
stated he was utterly ignorant of Geography and cannot 
particularize the different encampments and he further states 
that he was at that time very Young and then returned 
to Rockingham where he remained till about twenty five to thirty years aged when he removed to Botetourt County 
where he has resided ever since and now resides this applicant states
that he remembers that he was under the Command of General
Muhlenberg he cannot recollect the number of his regiment he 
recollects that he was under the command of General Green 
for his Tour to the Carolina line this applicant further 
states that he was in a Slight Skirmish with the enemy at 
[illegible] this applicant states that he has no record of 
discharge [illegible] if he ever received a written discharge he cannot
recollect it this applicant has no written evidence of his 
service nor does he know of any Person living in this county 
by which he can prove it, he is known in his neighbourhood
[illegible]
every [illegible] to a pension or annuity [illegible]
present and he [illegible] that his name is not on the pen-
sion Rolls of any agency of any state [illegible] Given
under my hand this day and date above written
Zachariah his x mark Lee
We Peter Breskey and James Smiley residing in the neighbor
hood of the above applicant do hereby certify that we are
well acquainted with him that we believe him to be about 
Sixty Seven years of age and that he is a man of veracity
that he was reputed and believed in the  neighborhood
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where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution 
and that we concur in that opinion _ Sworn to in open 
court at the November Term 1832
James Smiley  
Peter his x mark Breskey 
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after 
the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories
presented by the war Department that the above named 
applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he stated 
and the Court further certify that it appears to them that 
James Smiley and Peter Breskey who have signed the 
preceding Certificate are residents in the County of Botetourt 
and are credible Persons and that their Statement is 
entitled to Credit and the Court further certifies that there 
is no Clergyman residing in the neighbourhood of the said
applicant
And at (previous) Court continued and held for the said 
County of Botetourt on Friday the 16th day of August 
1833 Present affiant in open Court (the Same being
a Court of record) this claim [illegible] and made Oath 
to the following Certificate which is also ordered to be 
Certified to wit. 
Virginia Botetourt County to wit  
This the [illegible] day of August 1833.  The [illegible] personally
appeared in open court being a Court of Record
[illegible] and made Oath [illegible] the within
[illegible] applicant Zachariah Lee that she recollects that
[illegible] Marched into service in the Revolutionary War and  
that he returned that he served more than one Tour She 
does not know how long or how many [illegible]
{illegible] Under seal this day above written [
Theodorian his x mark Hall
Virginia Botetourt County Set
I Henry W Bowyer Clerk of this Court of Botetourt  County do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains
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the original proceedings of the said Courts in the matter of the application of Zachariah Lee for 
a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 
my hand and Seal of office this 19th 
day of November 1833.
Hy W Bowyer CBC
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[printed form handwritten responses]
["Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1870" is crossed out]

REJECTED

6360

P.O. [blank]
Zachariah Lee
Service: [blank]

Enlisted ---, 18--.
Discharged: ---, 18--.

Application filed: ---, 18--.

Alleges:  [blank]
Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P.O.
--- Recognized. --- Contract.
--- Cert. of Dis. Searched for ---, 18--.
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Zachariah Lee
Virginia
Suspended
Letter 4 Decr. 1834
H. W. Boyer Esqr
Let to P.G. Washington June 2/67
6260