Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 11991, George Zimmerman, Md.
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(3 - 1776) 
SERVICE 
Md. 
Zimmerman, George 
NUMBER 
R11991 
CONTENTS
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[left panel] 
Zimmerman, Geo. 
Md R11991 
[right panel] 
20339 
George Zimmerman 
Suspd 
David McNeil 
Phelps 
Ontario Co..  
New York
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WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Pension Office, 
, 183 
Sir: 
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has 
been examined, and the papers are herewith [overwritten/scratched out/illegible, likely says "returned"]. The following is a statement of 
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and 
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, 
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is 
necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, 
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when 
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them, and 
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your [smudged, likely Cla]im. 

A Statement, showing the Service of George Zimmerman, Ontario Cty, N. York 

[column headings for chart] 
[i will number the columns and number the corresponding information that was filled in by hand] 
[1] Period when the service was rendered 
[2] Duration of claimant's service 
[sub heading] Years. Months. Days. 
[3] Rank of the claimant. 
[4] Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. 
[5] Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. 
[6] Battles in which the applicant was engaged. 
[7] Country through which he marched. 
[8] Place of [illegible] when he entered the service, and age at the present period. 
[9] [illegible] which the declaration is supported. 

[1] [row 1] Jany 1777 
[row 2] 1781 

[2] [row 1] 4 [months] 
[row 2] twelve of war [unclear] 

[3] [row 1] pr. 
[row 2] " [ditto marks] 

[4] [row 1] Capt Kemp 
[row 2] Cap Putnam 

[5] [row 1] Col Johnson 
[row 2] - 

[6] [row 1] Quibbletown [unclear] 

[7] [row 1] N. Jersey 

[8] [row 1] 87 
[row 2] Fredricktown _ Maryland 

[9] Traditionary [unclear] 

I am, respectfully, 
Your obedient servant, 
J. L. EDWARDS, 
Commissioner of Pensions,
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. 
The following regulations have been adopted: 
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, 
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all 
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who 
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to 
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are 
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged 
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. 
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 
1. The Regular Troops, 
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers, 
3. Persons employed in the Naval service, 
4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming 
the benefit of this law as officers, non commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first 
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of 
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is 
considered a Court of Record. 

DECLARATION. 
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. 
State, Territory, or District of } 
County of [blank space] } ss. 
On this [blank space] day of [blank space] personally appeared (a) before [blank space] 
[blank space] A.B. a resident (b) of [blank space] in the county of [blank space] and State, Territory or District 
of [blank space] aged (c) [blank space] 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 provion made by the act of Congress, passed 
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank space], with [blank space] and 
served in the [blank space] (e) regiment of the [blank space] line, under the following named officers: 
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company officers, the time he left the service, (and if he 
served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the 
town or county and State in which he resided when he enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, 
and the country through which he marched. [hand pointing right icon] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons 
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] [square brackets around this section in original] 
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he 
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of 
the Agency in the State of [blank space] 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [blank space] A. " 
[And then will follow the [rest of the line smudged out] [square bracket at the beginning of the line in original] 
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary 
soldier, and served as he states. 
I [blank space] of the Court of [blank space] 
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of 
the application of [blank space] for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this 
[blank space] day of [blank space] &c. 
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be 
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, 
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and 
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: 
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank space] and C. D. residing in (the same) 
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank space], who has 
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank space] 
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier 
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] [square brackets in original] 
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after 
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a 
Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. 
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank space] 
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank space] 
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I, [blank space] Clerk of the Court of [blank space] do hereby certify that the foregoing 
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation of [blank space] 
for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal 
of office, this [blank space] day of [blank space] &c. 
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or 
commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if 
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the 
services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light 
upon the transaction. 
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will 
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful 
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his 
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal 
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be 
attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. 
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there 
subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case. 
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension on account 
of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State 
troops of Virginia. 
1. Where and in what year were you born? 
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? 
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary 
war, and where do you now live? 
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? 
And if a substitute, for whom? 
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such 
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can re[call?] [smudged/torn] general circumstances of your services. 
6. {To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given 
{and what has become of it? 
{To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what 
{has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify 
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that [t]he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are 
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. 
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, 
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be 
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from 
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed 
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. 
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character 
and standing of other persons, giving such certificates. 
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct 
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the 
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. 
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration 
before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the 
proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to 
perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. 
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, 
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper 
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a 
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed [is] 
his genuine signature. 
[No?] payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before 
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the 
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can 
procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period 
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the 
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter. 
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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity ; in which case the declarant will 
follow the rule laid down for his guidance. 
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not 
conforming to the rule. 
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. 
[d] The declaration must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. 
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the 
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so 
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the 
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: 
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c., A.B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason 
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his 
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: --For --- year --- months, and --- 
days, I served as a ___. For --- months and --- days, I served as a --- ; and for such service I claim a pension." 
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law 
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase [italics] about three or four months [end italics], 
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years 
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is 
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; 
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent 
authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil 
pursuit. 
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. 
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required. 
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. 
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no 
public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official [smudge]ter and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the 
papers. 

Mode of authenticating papers. 
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written in the same sheet of paper which 
contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must 
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. 

Proof of Service. 
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, 
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well 
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the 
witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. 
[icon of hand pointing to right] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only. 
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.  
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. 
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration. 
[signature] R. Newnan
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STATE OF NEW YORK,} 
Ontario COUNTY} SS. 
On this thirty first day of October, 1832, 
personally appeared [in copen court before preprinted then crossed out] before David  McNeil one of the Judges 
of the Court of Common Pleas for said County [now sitting preprinted and crossed out] 
George Zimmerman a resident of Phelps __ in the County of Ontario 
and State of New York __ aged Eighty seven years, who 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 7th, 
1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein 
stated. [end of preprinted text] 
He enlisted about the first of January 1777, a private in Captain 
Lewis Kemps Company of Maryland minute men in Col. 
Baker Johnsons Regiment_ resided at this time in Frederickton[Fredericktown] 
County of Frederick and State of Maryland_ during this year he served 
at one time in said Company about Four monts during which term 
he was in the Battle a Quibbletown (so called) in the State of New Jersey. 
From the time of his enlistment until the close of the War, he was in the 
minute service and bound to Military Service, under different 
Commanders the names of some of which were, Capt Kemp under 
whom he first enlisted, afterwards, under Capt Troutman, Capt. 
Po. [unclear] and some others, their names he does not recollect, consuming 
almost the whole of his time, a great part of his time was Spent 
in guarding prisoners at Fort Frederick_ during the war he 
was, on a number of times against the Indians at Green Briar 
in the State of Virginia, and at different places, in the State of 
Maryland, had a number of Severe Skirmishes with them_ 
He was in Captain Troutmans Company in the year 1781, and marched 
from Fredericktown in pursuit of Cornwallis, and his army, marched 
as far as Rappahannock River in the State of Virginia, when they were 
met by the light horse who informed him that the work was done 
Cornwallis had Surrendered. He then returned home immediately 
after which he assisted in moving Gen. Burgoynes prisoners to 
Fort Frederick, and in guarding them and the prisioners of 
Cornwallis army, until the close of the War_ 
That He has no documentary evidence nor knows of no person 
whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his Service, he
is well acquainted with George Zimmerman and Isaac M Norton 
^ he reside in his neighborhood and who will testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his having 
served in the Revolutionary, that herewith annexed is also my oath of 
Allegiance de. before John Haws in the year 1778 after the first year of his 
Service - He was born in the year 1745 in the County of Philadelphia in the State 
of Pennsylvania - after the war he resided in Frederick County, Maryland, until 
about the year 1802 when he removed to Phelps County of Ontario State of New York 
where he has since resided-- that he knows his age to be Eighty Seven Years from a 
record kept in his family Bible - That on account of Old age and bodily 
infirmity, he is not able to attend a court of record for the Purpose of making his 
Declaration 
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. 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
[signatures] David McNeil Judge of the County Court George Zimmerman
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We, George Zimmerman Jr [illegible] [preprinted text "Clergyman residing in the" crossed out] and Isaac M Norton 
residing in Phelps, County of Ontario and State of New York 
- [line across page] 
- [line across page and "and" and "residing in" preprinted text crossed out] 
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Zimmerman 
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty seven years of 
age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the  
Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. That we also be him to be a man of truth & veracity 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
George Zimmerman Jr [Jr is unclear/uncertain] 
Isaac M. Norton [underlined] 

David McNeil Judge 
of the County Courts 

And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion after 
the investigation of the matter, and after putting [unclear] the 
Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above 
named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served 
as he states - And the said Judge further certifies, that it 
appears to him, that George Zimmerman Jr and Isaac M. Norton 
who has signed the preceding certificate are residents 
in the Town of Phelps in the County of Ontario and State of New 
York, and are credible persons, and that their statement 
is entitled to credit_ And the said Judge further certifies 
that he is now, and has been for a number of years, personally 
acquainted with the above applicant, and that he has always 
understood him to be a man of truth and veracity, and it is 
further his opinion that the above applicant oweing to Extreme 
Old age and bodily infirmity, is not able to undergo the 
fatigues of attended a court of Record for the purpose of 
making his Declaration 
David McNeil Judge 
of the County Courts
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George Zimmerman 
Declaration_ 
20339
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State of New York,} 
Ontario County ss.} 
[seal of office] 
I, Charles Crane, Clerk of said County, 
and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said 
County, do hereby certify that David Mc Neil 
whose name is subscribed to the several 
certificates of Affidavit and Declaration within 
was, at the respective dates thereof a Judge of the said 
Court of Common Pleas; and that I am well 
acquainted with his hand writing, and verily beleive 
his ["his" crossed out] the said signatures to be his proper act and deed. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand 
and affixed my seal of office, at Canandaigua this 
twenty-third day of November A.D. 1832. 
[signature] Charles Crane 
[flourish]
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State of New York
Wayne County ss. ⎬ Margaret Learn of the town of 
Galen in said County being duly sworn deposes and 
saith that she is aged about sixty four years ["of age" is crossed out].  
that she is the daughter of and is well acquainted with 
George Zimmerman formerly of Frederick Town 
in the County of Frederick and State of Maryland but 
now of the town of Phelps in the County of Ontario and 
State of New York. that she has been acquainted 
with the said George Zimmerman from her childhood, 
that the said George Zimmerman aged about Eighty 
Eight or Eighty nine years ["of age" is crossed out] and is now living 
and this deponent further saith. That the said 
George Zimmerman was engaged as a soldier in 
the revolutionary war for more than three months. 
that this deponent well knows that the said 
George Zimmerman was a soldier and left home 
and served in the army for that time, but 
in what year such service was rendered this 
deponent cannot recollect, nor does this deponent 
recollect under what officers or in what regiment 
said George Zimmerman served. That this 
deponent well recollects ["the time" crossed out] of his leaving 
his family and going into the army 
and remaining in service for upward of 
three months and of his return from the 
Army. and further this deponent saith ["not" crossed out]. 
that the said George Zimmerman, in addition 
to the services above named [unclear] was out as a soldier 
at four other different times engaged in service 
as a soldier in the revolutionary war. She 
well recollects of his taking prisoners and bringing 
them into Frederick Town, and also of his 
assisting in removing prisoner that were 
stationed there. & further saith not. 

Subscribed and sworn this 26th } 
day of May 1835 before me } 
Margaret her + mark Learn 
Wm. Sisson First Judge 
of Wayne County
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I certify that the within deponent is known to me 
and that she is a credible witness. 
[signature] Wm. Sisson First Judge 
of Wayne County 
State of New York 
County of Wayne ss; 
[space for seal but it is not visible in this image] 
I, Daniel Chapman, 
Deputy Clerk of said County, 
do hereby certify that William 
Sisson Esqr, before whom the 
within affidavit purports to 
have been sworn, and whose 
signature appears to the above 
Certificate, was, at the time of taking said 
affidavit, first Judge of said County 
duly qualified to take the same; and 
that I am well acquainted with 
his hand writing and verily believe 
his signatures within and also written 
to be genuine. 
Witness my hand & the 
seal of said County, June 
8, 1835 
[signature] D. Chapman 
[flourish]
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702
Geo. Zimmerman [underlined]
Act July 7th 1833
A H Markland
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State of New York}
County of Ontario}
Be it Known, that on this sixth day of December AD 1852 before me, the 
undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally 1 appeared George Zimmerman 
son of George Zimmerman, (late of Phelps, County of Ontario (deceased) 
resident of 2 Phelps in said County, and made oath according to law that 3 he is a son of George 
Zimmerman who was a Solder in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of 
the Pension Act of 4 [blank left unfilled] 
that 5 he is directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or 
arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim. 
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney, and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint C. W. BENNETT, of 
Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute the claim of 6 George Zimmerman for 
any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or 
documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive 
for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; 
to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things I might or could do were I personally present. 
Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises. 
7 George Zimmerman [signature line] 
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said 
8 George Zimmerman to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party 
therein alleged. 
9 Lysander Redfield, Justice of the Peace 
of Phelps, in and for said County of Ontario 
State of New York} 
County of Ontario} 
It is hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the ^County Court of Ontario County that 8 George Zimmerman the party who has sworn to, and 
acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney is the 10 Son of George ^Zimmerman the [unclear] reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, 
that 11 Lysander Redfield Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and 
acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be 
genuine. 
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, 
this Eighth day of December 1852 
12 Reuben Murray Jr Clerk 
-----
1. Claimant's name or names in full.-2. Post Office address. 
3 "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c.  
4. Leave this line blank.-5. "He is," "she is," or "they are." -6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.-7. Claimant's signature.-8. Claimant's name.-9. Magistrate's signature 
10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."_11. Magistrate's name.-12. Clerk's signature. 

N B.-Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.
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Zimmerman, Geo. 
Md R11991
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[entire image is very faded; I was able to adjust the image quality to make out some words]
State of Maryland Frederick County, [illegible] 
I do hereby Certify that George Zimmerman [illegible] of said 
County has Personally appeared before me the Subscriber 
one of the Justices ^[illegible] of the County aforesaid [illegible] voluntarily 
[on fold; entire line illegible] 
as directed by act of assembly of [rest of line illegible] 
Month of December 1777 Witnessing [illegible] said this 
1st day of March 1779
[signature illegible] seal [encircled with loopy circle]
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1878. [line crossed out] 
Revy [stamp not clear] REJECTED 

11,991 
P. O.
George Zimmerman
Service: 
Enlisted: ,18
Discharged: ,18
Application filed: ,18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized. Contra
Cert. of Dis.  Searched for ,18
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Revo
New York
Suspended act 7 Jun 32
letter 29 Oct 1833
to 
D. McNeil
11991 
See letter 21 March 34 Hon S Clark
"  " to David McNeil 4 Apl. 36.
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Oath of allegiance
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State of New York
Ontario County Ss: Personally appearing before me the undersigned a Justice of the
Peace for Said County George Zimmerman, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith
that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear
positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the
following grades

1st In the year 1777 I served a privuth & minute man 4 months in Capt Kemps Company of Maryland Militia from 1st January to 1st May -
sd. In the year 1777 I served an orderly Sergant 
15 days in Capt Torntman Company of Maryland Militia from 1st to 15th May
3d In the year 1777 I served an orderly Sergant 3 Months in  Capt. Kemps Company of Maryland Militia
4th In the year 1777 I served an orderly Sergant 2 months in Capt Trontman Company of Maryland Militia
5th In the year 1778 I served an orderly Sergant 4 months in Capt Kemps Company of Maryland Militia
6th In the year 1778 I served an orderly Sergant 2 months in Capt. Trontans Company of Maryland
7th In the year 1779 I served an orderly Sergant 3 months & 15 days in Capt Kemps Company of Maryland Militia
8th In the year 1779 I served an orderly Sergant 2 months & 15 days in Capt Trontman Company of Maryland Militia
9th In the year 1780 I served an orderly Sergant 4 months in Capt Kemps Company of Maryland Militia
10th In the year 1780 I served an orderly Sergant 2 months in Capt Loutmans Company of Maryland Militia
11th In the year 1781 I served an orderly Sergant 5 months in Capt Kemps Company of Maryland Militia
12th In the year 1781 I served an orderly Sergant 2 months in Capt Lintmans Company of Maryland Militia
13th In the year 1782 I served an orderly Sergant 4 months in Capt Kemps Company of Maryland Militia
14th In the year 1782 I served an orderly Sergant 2 months in Capt Lintmans Company of Maryland Militia
15th In the year 1782 I served an orderly Sergant 15 days in Capt Po Company of Maryland Militia
And for such service I claim a pension - The services above claiming were all
performed in Col. Baker Johnson Regiment, and my whole services were performed
with an embodied Corps called into service by competent authority and for the time
[illegible] which the service was performed I was not employed in any civil pursuit
The reason of my not obtaining a certificate from a clergyman to my Declaration
hereunto annexed, was in consequence of no one residing near him
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th day of June 1833
Thomas Smith
a Justice of the Peace
George Zimmerman

We Joseph Harvey Isaac M. Norton and George Zimmerman Jr residents in the town of Phelps County of
Ontario & State of New York do hereby certify that we reside in the neighborhood of George Zimmerman
who has subscribed & sworn to the above Deposition, That in Consequence of old age, infirmities, and ill health
he cannot attend a court of record for the purpose of making his Declaration, said Courts being held at Canandaigua in this County a distance of 20 miles from his residence
Joseph Harvey
Isaac M Norton
George Zimmerman
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid
Thomas Smith
a Justice of the Peace
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I certify that the above deponents are credible persons

Thomas Smith Justice

State of New York
Ontario County U.S.}

I Charles Crane, Clerk of said county, do hereby certify that Thomas Smith, whose name is subscribed to the several foregoing certificates was at the dates thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County; and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe the said signatures to be his proper act and deed.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this twenty-second day of June A.D. 1833.

Charles Crane
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State of New York Ontario County}ss

On the 30th day of June 1833, personally appeared before me David McNeil, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County George Zimmerman and Joseph Harvey ^a clergyman to well known who being first duly sworn on their oath do saith and deposeth that they are well acquainted with George Zimmerman a Revolutionary Soldier who is now above ninety years of age  and in a feeble state of health. His general health for the last two years has been on the decline. He has received one shock of apoplexy which has deranged his mind to the degree that his recollection of events long ago & especially during the War of the Revolution have become almost extinct. He further deposeth and say that [illegible]. When said Zimmerman held his supplemental declaration for a hearing, at which time said Zimmerman could find no man recollecting of service performed during the Revolutionary War appearing not clear & distinct. and [illegible] give it as one opinion that his service claims are correct--further this deponent saith not.

Joseph Harvey

Sworn to & subscribed before me the day & year []

David McNeil, Judge of the Circuit Court

I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Joseph L Harvey a clergyman & George Zimmerman who have signed [] certificate & that they are of good standing & worthy of belief. David McNeil.
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Ontario County Clerk Office ss

I hereby certify that David McNeil Esquire whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the taking of the foregoing affidavit and the certificate attached beneath the same was, at the time the said certificates purport to have been dated, a Judge of the County Courts in and for said County, commissioned and sworn and july authorized to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe his signature attached to said artifacts to be genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said county at Canandaigua, this first day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundren & thirty six.

H.H. Prentiss  Dep: Clk