Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 5855, Frederick Bott, Va.
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(3-1776) 

SERVICE 
Va. 

Bott, Frederick 
Martha 

NUMBER 
W. 5855

CONTENTS
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5668 
Virginia 
Frederick Bott 
of Montgomery in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Flemming of the Regt commanded by Col. Richardson in the Virginia line for 9 months. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 30 Dollars - per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of Feby 1833 and sent to Hon. McGay H of R 

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $45 
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4th [?] '33 15 
$60 

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Geo C Stiles Clerk, 
Book D. Vol. 5, Page 12A
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State of Virginia 
Montgomery County ss

On this 6th day of November 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of said county Frederick Bott a resident of said county and state aged seventy-five years last October, who being first 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: In the county of Dinwiddie in the state of Virginia in the year 1779 (as well as recollected) this applicant volunteered under Colonel John Bannister to form of the of guard of twelve men, and an orderly sergeant stationed at Petersburg in Virginia to guard at that place a deposit of munitions of war. His engagement was to serve for eighteen months if he should retain his health, but if he should lose his health then he was to have leave to substitute another in his stead. He did become sick after serving a little longer than six months and having furnished a substitute he was discharged. Afterwards in the county of Halifax in the state of Virginia, he again entered the service of the United States as a volunteer under a Captain John Falkner, by whom he was marched to the seige of York where he continued in the service a little more than three months, until the surrender of Cornwallis.  Fleming Bates was his captain; Richardson his Colonel; Lawson was Brigadier General; Washington commander in chief at the siege. On his way to the seige, he passed through Petersburg, Jamestown, and Williamsburg, his services in the whole amount to a little more than nine months. 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. 
Frederick Bott. 

We John Pepper and John Border residing in the county of Montgomery aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well
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acquainted with Frederick Bott who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 75 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 to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
J. Pepper 
John Border

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 John Pepper and John Border who have signed the preceding certificate are resident citizens of said county and persons of credit and that their statement is entitled to credit. 

I Rice D Montague clerk of the court of Montgomery County do hereby certify that the foregoing contain the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Frederick Bott for a pension. 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 12th day of November 1832 in the 57th year of the commonwealth. 
R. D. Montague C.
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No. 19049 
Frederick Bott 

Admd

Hon. W. Gray of Virginia 
6th Feb 1833
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BRIEF in the case of Frederick Bott of Montgomery County in the State of Virginia 
(Act 7th June, 1832.) 

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? A court 

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 

3. How old is he? 75 years 

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 

Period. In 1779...

Duration of Service. 
Years, Months, Days. 
a little over 6
a little over 3 

Rank. 
As a Private 

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. 
Gen. 
Col. John Bannister 
Capt. Fleming Bates, Col. Richardson 

5. In what battles was he engaged? 

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Dinwiddie County, Virginia 

7. Is his statement by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 
Traditionary evidence 

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
no 

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 

B. F. Pleasants Examining Clerk.
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10649 M 323 
Act 1838 
Martha Bott 
Va 
Act 7 July 38 
M 91 

Admd
9 months 
$35 

Act 3 Mar 1843 
No. 5608
Admd
by director of Com of P 

Rice D Montague 
Christiansburg
Montgomery Co 
Va
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State of Virginia Montgomery Couty ss 

On this the 14th day of February 1844 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, Mrs. Martha Bott a resident of the said county aged seventy nine years the second March eighteen hundred and forty three who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" That she is the widow of Frederick Bott who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and whose service and names of his officers are set forth in his declaration which was made before the county court of said county some years ago under the act of the 7th June 1832 under which act he obtained a pension of $30 per annum. She further declares that she was married to the said Frederick Bott on the twelfth day of March seventeen hundred and ninety one. That he husband the aforesaid Frederick Bott died on the fourteenth day of May eighteen hundred and forty two. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the 1st day of January 1794 viz at the time above stated. 
Martha Bott 

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me. Chas L. Barnett J.P. 

Virginia Montgomery County set. I Rice D. Montague clerk of the county court of said county in the state aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original declaration of Mrs. Martha Bott filed in my office the 13th day of February 1844. And that Charles L. Barnett gentleman before when the same was sworn to + subscribed is now and was at the time an acting Justice of the Peace in + for said county duly commissioned + qualified and that his signature to said original declaration is genuine. 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand + affixed my seal of office this 16th day of February 1844. 
R. D. Montague C.
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State of Virginia Montgomery County ss 
On this the 14th day of February 1844 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in + for said county Mrs. Martha Bott a resident of said county aged seventy nine years second of March eighteen hundred and forty three, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3rd March 1843 granting pensions to widows of pensioners who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Frederick Bott who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and whose services and names of his officers are set forth in the declaration of her husband, which was made before the county court of Montgomery a few years ago. She has not yet received a pension under the act of 7th July 1838. She further declares that she is still a widow. 
Martha Bott 

Sworn to + subscribed on the day and year above written before me. 
Chas L. Barnett J.P. 

State of Virginia Montgomery County ss 
I Rice D. Montague clerk of the county court of said county in the state aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original declaration of Mrs. Martha Bott filed in my office on the 15th day of February 1844 and that Charles L. Barnett gentleman before whom the same was sworn to and subscribed is now and was at the time an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified according to law and that his signature to the said original declaration is genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 16th day of February, 1844. 
R. D. Montague C.
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Rep 28 Mar 1844 

1838 + 1843 

5765 
Richmond Va 
Martha Bott widow of Frederick Bott who was a Private in the Virginia Line 

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of March 1844 and sent to Rice D. Montague 
Christiansburgh Virginia 

[Act of March 3, 1843.] 
Recorded in Book: A 
Vol. 1 Page 154
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Virginia Bedford County set 
I Robert O. Mitchell clerk of the county court of Bedford in the state aforesaid, do hereby certify that I find in a return of marriage made by Nathaniel Shrewsbury a minister of the gospel which return is of record in the clerks office of said county court, an entry in the following words and begins to wit: 
"1791 - March 12th - Frederick Bott and Martha Wall" which means as is [illegible] by the caption to said return that on the 12th day of March 1791 (one thousand seven hundred and ninety one) he certified the rites of matrimony, [illegible] said parties which said certificate of marriage with a number of others [illegible] in the same return, is signed by the said Nathaniel Shrewsbury. 

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court, this 6th day of June one thousand eight hundred and forty three. 

Ro. Mitchell Clk
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Revy WIDOW, &c. 

File No. 5855 
Martha Bott 
Wid
Fred'k Bott 
Pri Va Line 

Act: March 3d '43 

Index: - Vol. A, Page 72 

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Rep 27 Mar " 

8240
Richmond, Virginia 
Martha Bott widow of Frederick Bott who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 14 May 1842 of Montgomery Co in the State of Virginia who was a private in the compy commanded by Captain Fleming of the Regt commanded by Col Richardson in the Va line for 9 months. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Richmond Va at the rate of 30 Dollar - Cent per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of March 1844 and sent to Rice D. Montague, Christiansburg Va. 

Total amount, $150.00 

[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by F. L. Swann Clerk, 
Book D. Vol. 1 Page 263
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT 
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, 
May 27th, 1842. 

Sir: 
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,"
Frederick Bott, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va Agency, at the rate of thirty Dollars and - Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 4th Sept. 1842. 

Respectfully yours, 
[illegible] K Parris 
COMPTROLLER 

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, 
Present
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[too faint to read]
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State of Virginia Montgomery County ss 

On this the 14th day of February 1844 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Mrs. Martha Bott a resident of said county aged seventy nine years the second March eighteen hundred and forty three, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the amount of pension which she claims from the 4th of March 1836 to the fourteenth day of Mary eighteen hundred + forty two from which period she had not yet been paid, but has prepared her declaration for a pension under the act of the 7th July 1838. And the declarant further alledges that she is still the widow of Frederick Bott who was a private during the Revolutionary war and further she saith not. 
Martha Bott 

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me 
Chas L. Barnett J.P. 

State of Virginia Montgomery County set 
I Rice D. Montague, clerk of the county court of said county within state aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original declaration of Mrs. Martha Bott, filed in my office on the 13th day of February 1844 and that Charles L. Barnett, gentleman before whom the same was sworn to and subscribed is not and was at that time an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified according to law, and that his signature to said original declaration is genuine. 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand + affixed the seal of my office this 16th day of February 1844. 
R. D. Montague C.
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Fayett January 24 1834 

Dear
Sir I here with inclose you my [illegible] showing that my pension certificate has been miseared in same way so that it has not been used by me - I will here by to give a full statement of my pension difficulties when I first obtained my certificate for pension my name in stead of being Frederick Bott was on the certificate spelled Fredrick Bolt. I then sent it back to Washington to have my name corrected it was done and the certificate again returned. I then impowered my friend Charles M Mitchell of the city of Ritchmond to draw my pension for me. he made application for the money and the agent for pay my pensions refused to pay it saying that the name still remained on his books as before not being corrected again sinse your last communication to me informing me of the correction of the affair I requested Mitchell to apply for the money he done so
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and and says the agent still refuses to pay the money for this reason. That he has not received any instructions to corect the mistake on his books which should be Frederick Bott insted of Frederick Bolt - Please have my name corected at Richmond on the agents Books so that I can get my pension by so doing you will confer [illegible] described man + his family a favour which will last until time shall be nomore. Please send my certificate and let me know whether my name is [illegible] corected at Richmond or not. 

I have the honor to be your humble servt
Frederick Bott 

Hon Lewis Cass
Secretary of War 

P.S. please direct to Montgomery Cty Va Fayett
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Christiansburg Va 
Feb 17 '44 

R.D. Montague 

Mrs. Martha Bott dec [illegible] for a pension. 


Va

July 7, 1838 
Martha Bott
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Virginia, Christiansburg 
Montgomery County, February 16 1844 

Sir
I herewith enclose the declarations of Mrs. Martha Bott under the [illegible] of Congress in relation to pensions and [illegible] communication on the subject will be directed to me. 
On the 18 July 1843 I copied and sent to the war office the declaration of Mrs Jane Buford under the act of 3rd March 1843. On the 21st of October last I sent the declaration of Mrs. Catherine Teaney 361 Ad  + on the 20th December last the declaration of Mrs. Margaret Luger 2570 Ad, since which I have had no information in the subject of these claims, although I have written to the war department on the subject of some of them. On the 18th of October last I copied and sent the declaration of Mrs. Elizabeth Elliot and a few weeks afterward I received her warrant + have long since collected her money and paid it over to her. The great delay in these other cases has again induced me to make some inquiry into their situation, and I am induced the more so on account of the difference between the [illegible] on them + the claim of Mrs. Elliot. I should like to hear from you on the subject of these claims. 

I am sir your obt servant 
R. D. Montague
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LaFayette Va 
Jany 24th 

Free 

To Hon Lewis Cass 
Secretary of War 
Washington
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Frederick Bott 
19049 

adm'd 
9 mo - pri 
30$
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51 
12-5-41 

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

DIVISION OF VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION ARCHIVES 

NAME Bottger, Andrew GRADE Private LINE Hayen's Regiment 

WARRANT NUMBER 12766 

ACREAGE 100 

ISSUED May 1, 1795
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