Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,501, for Nathan Lee, New Hampshire
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Service    Number
NH     Lee, Nathan    S 44,501
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14-860
New Hampshire
Nathan Lee,
Strafford Co: in the state of N:Hampshire who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Scammell and the N. Hamp. line, for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 25. of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of Nov. [181?  last digit of year is torn off] and sent to William Badger jud. Dover, New Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819  $130.66
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March  48
16 mo 10/30[bracket] 1820   $178.66

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818
Continued

Notification sent 7th Sept 1820 to A. Peirce
New Hampshire
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Nathan Lee - Priv
Col. Scammell's N. Hampshire Regt
1779 1 year
Returned for further evidence [this line was crossed out]
Found on the N.H. rolls of 1 [illegible] 2 years [illegible]
Small book
Admitted
Wm Badger Esqr
Dover N.H.
the certificate to be
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State of Newhampshire

County of Strafford ss
On this 25th day of April A.D. 1818 before me the subscriber one the the judges of the Court of common pleas for said County personally appears Nathan Lee aged fifty six years resident in the Town of Sandwich county and state aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act 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 the said Nathan Lee in the month of July 1779 enlisted in the Town of Moultonborough in said State for one year in the company commanded by Captain Daniel Livermore and regiment commanded by Col Alexander Scammel Newhampshire line that he continued to serve in said service of the United States in said war on the Continental establishment from July 1779 until the last of July 1780 when he was discharged at Westpoint in the state of New York  he then received a discharge which he has since lost and has no reason to believe that it is now
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in existence  that he was in no battles and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his county for support.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.
William Badger

I William Badger Judge [illegible] as aforsaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Nathan Lee did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months on the continental establishment and that he is in reduced circumstances as stated in the preceding declaration and I now commit 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
In whereof I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the seal of said Court to be affixed to the same this 18th day of July A.D. 1818 and of the Independence of the United States the forty third
William Badger
Attest Danl Waldron clerk of the Court of Com. Pleas for said County of Strafford
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State of Newhampshire County of Strafford  SS
On this the 25th day of April A.D. 1818 before me the subscriber one of the judges of the Court of common pleas for said County personally appears William Turgeson of Sandwich county and state aforesaid who being by me ifrst duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration to be used in establishing the claim of Nathan Lee to a pension under the late act of Congress that he the said William Turgeson served in the regiment with Nathan Lee and knows that he the said Nathan served nine months or more as stated in his declaration.
William Badger

State of Newhampshire County of Strafford SS
On this the 25th day of April 1818 before me the subscriber one of the judges of the Court of common pleas for said county personally appears Nathaniel Brown of Moultonborough County and state aforesaid who being by first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration to be used in establishing the claim of Nathan Lee to a pension under the late act of Congress -- that he the said Nathaniel Brown belonged to the same company as stated in the foregoing declaration of Nathan Lee in 1780 and he knows that the said Nathan Lee served in said company in that year but cannot now distinctly recollect how long.
William Badger
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119
Nathan Lee
15869
[illegible]
March 1820
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Wherefore he prays the opinion of the said Court as to the value of the property contained the the said schedule, and that the same, together with a copy of the premises, be duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Sworn and declared before the said court the 14th day of July 1820
Nathan Lee
Attest' A. Peirce, Clerk

State of New Hampshire....Strafford SS
At a Court of Common Pleas holden at Moultonborough within and for the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, on the 14th day of July 1820 before Daniel M. Durrell, Esquire, Chief Justice, and Valentine Smith, and Samuel Quarles, Associate Justices of said Court.
The aforesaid schedule and oath and the above declaration duly subscribed and sworn by the said Nathan Lee having been by him exhibited in person, and presented to the court, and the same being seen and considered, it is the opinion of said Court that the value of the property contained in said schedule is twenty five dollars seventeen cents.  Wherefore the Court order that a copy of the premises, together with the proceedings thereon, be duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Attest, A. Peirce, Clerk

State of New Hampshire.....Strafford SS
I, Andrew Peirce, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Strafford, being a court of record, do certify that the foregoing schedule and oath and the declaration annexed, with the proceedings and opinion of the court thereon, are true copies from the Records and files of Said Court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 14th day of July 1820
A Peirce, Clerk
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And the said Nathan Lee in pursuance as aforesaid produceth to said Court the following oath by him duly taken and subscribed: --viz.
I Nathan Lee do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818 and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act 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," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, and property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Nathan Lee

And the said Nathan Lee doth here in Court further declare on oath, that he served in the revolutionary was as follow, viz.
Enlisted July 1779 for one year and joined Col Scammells Regiment, and Company commanded by Daniel Levimore in the Continental service and continued to serve the whole time & received a discharge from Col Henry Dearborn at West Point July 1780.
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44501
Revy INVALID
File No. 44501
Nathan Lee
Private, Rev. War
Act: 18th March 1818
Index: --Vol. 3, Page 292
Arrangement of 1870
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I Joseph Ames of Assipee in the County of Strafford and State of Newhampshire depose and say that I am well acquainted with Nathan Lee now of Sandwich County and State aforesaid and was well accquainted with him in the revolutionary war we both went from the same neighbourhood I served in the regiment commanded by Col George Reid from July 1779 until July 1780 and the said Nathan Lee served in the third NH Regt comanded by Coln Scammel both regiments lived side by side a considerable part of the time I constantly saw him through the year above stated I went with him into the service and returned with him from the service and do know that he served one year
Joseph Ames
his mark
Present
Pearson Cogswell
William Badger
State of Newhampshire
Strafford SS November 12th 1819 personally appeared the above named Joseph Ames who is a person of good credibility and disinterested in the foregoing claim of Nathan Lee and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed with his mark before me
William Badger Jus. Peace
Judge
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Nathan Lee Certificate
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State of Newhampshire
Strafford SS
We the undersigned Selectmen & overseers of Poor of Sandwich in the County and State aforesaid, testify that Nathan Lee of said Town is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support
Dated at Sandwich April 25, 1818
Daniel Hoit
Nathl French
Stephen Fellows
Selectmen and overseers of poor of Sandwich