Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1660, Zachariah Davis, Penn.
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
Penn.

Davis, Zachariah

NUMBER
S.1660

Carded.

CONTENTS
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Declaration
of  } For Pension
Zachariah Davis
24230

[initialed] W
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From therefore he came to this county where he has resided about eight years -
4- He went into service as a volunteer -
5- He knew those before named - viz Capt Stevens - Col Wm Butter - gr. Master Lieut Ed Butter - Davis - Rank not recollected, Genl Wayne - Genl Washington - Genl Lafayette - seen once at West Point - as to circumstances of service cannot add any thing further - only he fared hard at the winter quarters - 
6- He received a discharge from his service - which was given by Col. Ed Butler -
7- Ensign Jacob Miller, Rev James Haskell - Columbus Bowen Thomas Walton
 Zachariah Davis X, his mark, 
Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 19 June 1833 -
Mr. James Haskell, a clergyman of Rome Township, residing in the same, & in the county of Lawrence & Thomas Walton residing in the same township & county, hereby testify that we are well acquainted with Zachariah Davis who has submitted forever to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 73 years of age - that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to be a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & submitted this day & year aforesaid
James Haskell
Thomas Walton
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter & after pulling the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, & [?] as he states, and the court further certifies that it appears that James Haskell, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the Township of Rome aforesaid & Thomas Walton, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same Township, & is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit.
I Joseph Wheeler, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Zachariah Davis for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto my hand and seal of office this 21st day of June 1833
Joseph Wheeler, Clerk
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State - 
his
Zachariah X Davis
mark
Sworn to & subscribed the day &}
year aforesaid}
Jos Whellen Clerk

And the Court aforesaid, do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier
and served as he states- 
I, Joseph Wheeler Clerk of the court of Common Pleas aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Zacharias Davis, for a Pension-
[white paper with stamp on left margin]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office, this 12th day of March 1833 N B my name was not
signed when first sent but is now signed this 21 day of [illegible] 1833 
Jos Wheelen Clerk

State of Ohio Lawrence County Ss: Court of Common Pleas June Term 1833
Personally appeared in open Court this 19th June of 1833 - the above named Zackariah Davis, who being duly sworn according to law, upon his oath further saith. That the service mentioned in the foregoing declaration was performed as a private - that he actually served at least eight months & a half - but the precise time he cannot state by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory- on account of the Rebellion, he was discharged a few days before his nine months expired - as on reflection he believes- In answer to the interrogatories he says as follows - viz -
1 - He was born the 6th February 1760 -
2, He has no record, except his apprentice Indentures which he now has in his possession -
3 - McCollistertown [McAllister] Pennsylvania near Mary Ann Furnace he now lives in Rome Township, Lawrence County Ohio - Since the Revolution he lived in Bedford County Virginia about 12 years - then resided in Powells Valley Virginia - then in Survier [Sevier] County Tennessee-
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832-
State of Ohio Lawrence County ss:
On this 12th day of March Personally appeared before the judges of the court of common pleas now sitting in & for said County, Zachariah Davis, a resident of Rome Township in the County of Lawrence & State of Ohio, aged Seventy Two years (72), 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 made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832-
That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1780, [illegible], and served in 9th Regt. 2d Brigade of the Pennsylvania line, under the following officers - Captains name was Stephens he believes- The Cols. name was Wm Butler - Master Lieutenant, Edward Butler another officers (rank not recollected) was named Davis. Genl. Wayne
commanded the Brigade-- He enlisted at Mary Ann Furnan, near McCollisters [McAllister's] town, in Pennsylvania (County not recollected) the last of April or first of May 1780 - Marched from McCollister [McAllister] Town to Little York in Pennsylvania where he remained about 40 days. Then went to Lancaster from thence to Philadelphia - from thence to Trenton in New Jersey, from thence to Princeton in New Jersey - then to Brunswick then to Tappan Creek when he joined the main army & lay about six weeks - (Wayne commanded the main army) - then went to Totoway Bridge & lay there a few weeks. Then an express came from West Point, on occasion of Arnold [illegible], when we marched from Totoway Bridge to Stoney Point, where we lay a few days then to went to West Point when we remained 11 days - Then went to Winter quarters at Valley Forge where he was discharged - During the winter quarters there was a rebellion - when most of the army deserted, declarent [declarant] with about 500 only remained - This declarent [declarant] Enlisted for the term of 9 months which expired about the middle of January as he believes. He was discharged at Vally [Valley] Forge about the middle of January 1781, by Edward Butler who was a Master Lieut Genl [Lieutenant General] & the only field officer there at that time  - by writing - which discharge has been long since lost - He served faithfully the term of nine months - but was in no
battle during the term. He resided at McCollister [McAllister] Town when he enlisted - before this he resided in Shrousbury [Shrewsbury]  Township York County Pennsylvania - John Ross was the orderly  sergeant in the company in which he served. His mess mates were George Hart Pattwell Holland - George Lighthizer, John Earnest & James McCan -
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State of Tennessee
Bradley County

On this 24th day of July 1841 before me, the subscriber, a justice of the peace for the said county of Bradly personally appeared Zachariah Davis who on his Oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company Commanded by Captain Davis, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Buttan in the Service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension Roll of the state of Ohio from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in the Eastern Division of the State of Tennessee where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future The following are his reasons for removing from Ohio to Tennessee that his wife had departed this life and he came to Tennessee to live with his children who were settled citizens of East Tennessee.
[signed] Zachariah Davis x his mark
Sworn and Subscribed before me this day and year aforesaid.
[signed] James Mitchell

Justice of the peace for Bradly County Tennessee
State of Tennessee Bradly County
I John H Robertson clerk of the Circuit Court for the County and state aforesaid do certify that James Mitchell Esq whose name appeared to the foregoing affadavit was at the time of signing this same, and acting Justice of the peace in and for said County and that his signature appears to be in his own proper handwriting
Given under my hand and seal of office at office in Cleveland the 21 day of July 1841.
[signed] John H. Robertson Clk
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E. Tennessee  [Ohio - crossed out] 19.766
Zachariah Davis
of Lawrenceville in the State of Ohio
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Stevens of the Regt commanded
by Col. Butler in the Penna.
line for 8 mos. 15 ds [days]
$26.66         56.66
  $1.66         14.16
$28.33       $70.82

Inscribed on Roll   Ohio
at the rate of 20 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Sept
1833  and sent to S. Beckley
Burlington

Arrears to the 4th of Sept '33              $70.82
Semi-anl. allowance ending April '34    14.16
                                                             $84.98

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Go. C Stiles  Clerk
Book [E? or 6]. Vol. 8. Page 6.
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Zachariah Davis Ohio 7th June 1832 $28.33

To What time last paid?

Pension Office
28th Feby 1839.

To 4th March 1838 S.H.H.
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24.230
Zachariah Davis
Lawrence Co. Ohio

[Return ? - crossed out]

Look on PA rolls.

Not.

Adm 8 Months and 
15 days


Solomon Beckley
Burlington  PO
Co  as above
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
27 April 1838

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers herewith 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 show what is necessary to be done.  Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marke din 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 complyng with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of Zachariah Davis

 Period when the service was recorded.  | Roll of [?] 1st May 1780 Va
Duration of claimant's service.  9 Months

Rank of claimant.  Private

Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.  Capt. Stevens

Name and Rank of the General and Field officers.  Col. Butler

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.  72 Years ---   Pennslyvania Co not recollected --- McAllister Town

Evidence by which the declaration is supported.  None

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 constructed 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 were 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 } ss.
County of

On this day of personally appeared (a) before
A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 made by the act of Congress, passed July 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the 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 the names of his officers;) the town or country and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. 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.]

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
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

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 of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &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 and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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 days and year aforesaid.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

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 if appears to them that A. B. and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &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 witnesses cannot be found, the applicants 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 state I 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 an recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
  6.
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O. W. and N. Division     3-525
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Sur file 1660
Rev. War
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Zachariah Davis, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in hi application for pension on file in this Bureau,
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
Apr or May 80
dis Middle of January 81 at Valley Forge, Pa.
LENGTH OF SERVICE
8 1/2 mos.
RANK
Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN
Stevens
Davis
COLONEL
Butler
STATE
Pa.
Battles engaged in, none.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Mc Callister [Illegible] Pa.
Date of application for pension, March 12, 1833
Residence of date of application, Rome Township, Lawrence Co, Ohio
Remarks: 1839 removed to Liner [Lanier] Co. Tenn on account of the death of his wife, & his desire to reside with his children (no names stated)
Very respectfully,
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Mar 16. 41
Jnah
N Evans
Hon. J.L. Williams
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Com. Pensions

Hon. J.L. Williams
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Capitol Hill
Mr. Edwards    14th March 1841
Zachariah Davis, who formerly drew his pension at Cincinnatti & who was, I believe, transferred to Knoxville Tennessee & now says that he has not drawn any money since the 4th of March 1838. Perhaps this undrawn money comes under the provisions of the vexation law of April of that year.
A W. Davis of Cincinnati who once acted as the agent of Z. Davis when the latter drew his money there, says that the pension certificate is now lost-Possibly, it may have found its way into your office or [Illegible]
Your Obt. Srvt.
Jos. L Williams
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State of Ohio
City of Cincinnati⎬ss

Before me Saml W Davies mayor of said city personally appeared Zachariah Davis and made oath that he is the identical person named in the pension certificate numbered 19766 and that he is now about to remove to the neighborhoods of Knoxville Tennessee and is deciding that his pension should be transferred to that District
his
Zachariah X Davis
mark
In Testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and seal
this 9th day of August 1828
Saml W Davies Mayor
---
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Honorable Sir    Cincinnati Augt 11 1838
Enclosed is pension Certificate of Zachariah Davis which he is desirous should be transferred to Knoxville Tennessee his children are now residing in the neighborhood of said place and he is now on his way to join them. You will be good enough to forward such papers as are necessary to him or me

Your Obt St.
D. T. Monsarrat
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Column 1:
4 Mar
tificate
oxville
May 1839.
1839
March 1840
August 10
in Taremdets(?)
Tenn
20 August 1841
Certificates
da
1808

Column 2:
& letter
28 
L.L. Mill
28 Feby 1839
Tennesee
March 6, 1839

Tennessee
Letter to Hon J
Same person
Same person
Certificate Cert
1841 and Sent
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Letter to S. Tre
to 3d Auditor
10 Dec 1841 
 at the 
the Act of
X? the 4 March
1840 Agt
1841 

222145
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Pension Agency
Commercial Bank limt
March 7 1839

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir
In reply to your Letter of the 28th Ultimo, I have to inform you that Zachariah Davis, a Pensioner on the Roll of this Agency under the Act of 7 June 1832 at 28 33/00 Dollars per annum, was last paid to the 4th March 1838.
I am, Sir
Very Respectfully
Your obt Servant
J F Armstrong
Pension Agent
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office
Dec, 13th, 1841

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", Zachariah Davis, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Knoxville, Ten Agency, at the rate of Twenty eight Dollars and 33 cents per annum, under the law of the 4th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1838, to the 4th Sept. 
Respectfully yours,
[signed] Albion K Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.
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In several pieces
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Knoxville, 22d April 1839.

Sir, 
Zachariah Davis is unable to draw his pension at the Agency in this place. You will recollect, that he was heretofore paid at Cincinnatti [sic], last on application, was transferred to Knoxville. He is an ignorant old man & says this agent [illegible] pay-master at Cincinnatti and his certificate to the War Department at Washington. I suppose that his certificate has no business there. Will you have it examined for & forwarded to Robt King agent at this place & oblige
Your most respected & ob[edient] servt
J. L. Williams

Mr. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
September 17, 1842

Sir:
   Under the act 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," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Zachariah Davis --- a pensioner on the Roll of the Knoxville, Ten: Agency, at the rate of Twenty eight -- Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1840, to the 4th March 1841. 
Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller
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[Postal Stamp] Cleveland, Jul 29

Mr Evans
Secretary of War
Pension Office Department
Washington City, D. C.
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Cleveland Tennessee
July 26th, 1841
Dear sir
I lately obtained from the Pension office Department a duplicate certificate from Zachariah Davis, a revolutionary soldier which certificate is dated the 10th of May 1841, No. 19.7.66, and Indorsed on the back, Recorded in the Pension office in Book E Vol 8, Page 6 by G.C. Stiles, clerk. Payment to be made at Knoxville  by R. King Esq., Agency for paying pensions in the Agency of East Tennessee.
Mr. Davis has called upon Mr. King, who says he has no authority to make this payment. I suppose from the fact of Mr. King's refusing to pay that the proper transfer has not been made in Mr. Davis's name from Cincinnati to Knoxville, and have therefore enclose the proper affidavit to obtain the same; and on the behalf of the Pensioner ask for an examination into the cause of Mr. King's not making the payment.  Mr. Davis has not drawn his pension as he says for some two years or more. I therefore ask the Kind attention of the department to that subject & to be informed of the reason of the delay of the payment of Mr. King & the proper issue to be pursued to obtain said Pension in arrears.
I am with due respect
Yours &c.
Levi Trewhitt
Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Cleveland
7 Apr 26

Secretary of War of the United States Pension Office Department; 
Washington City
DC

Mr Evans
May 8
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State of Teenessee
County of Bradley
On this 23rd day of April 1841. before me the subscriber a justice of the peace for the said county of Bradley personally appeared Zachariah Davis who on his oath; declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by captain Davis in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel William Button in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Ohio That he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and Seal of the Secretary of War which Certificate on or about the first day of September 1839 he lost as he on or about that time first said certificate in what was shown to him to be the letter book of the Post office. Cincinnati Ohio In order that the said Pension might be made payable at Knoxville Tennessee - the said certificate being directed to Washington City District of Columbia that affiant has now been able to receive said certificate or know that has become of it since.
[Zachariah Davis x his mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and date above Written before me James Mitchell Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee
Brady County 
On this 23rd day of April 1841 before me the subscriber a justice of the peace
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for the said county of Bradley personally appeared Elizabeth Bruster a person that I do hereby certify to be a person of veracity and entitled to credit on oath and made oath that Zachariah Davis M. has sworn to the foregoing affidavit is the same identical person named and subscribed in the foregoing affidavit that she is well acquainted with him and well knows him to be same person described in the above affidavit sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above written before me
[signed] Elizabeth Bruster x her mark
[signed] James Mitchell Justice of the Peace

Justice of the peace for the county 
Bradley

State of Tennessee
Bradley County
I James Mitchell an acting Justice of the peace for the court of Bradley aforesaid do hereby certify that Elizabeth Bruster who took and subscribed the foregoing affidavit is a person of veracity. Given under my hand and Seal this 23rd day of April 1841.
[signed] James Mitchell [hand drawn seal]
Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee Bradley County
I John H Robertson Clerk of the County Court for the County and state aforesaid do hereby certify that James Mitchell before whom the foregoing
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affidavit was made & sworn to was at the date there of & now is an acting Justice of the peace for the county of Bradley and that his signature thereto is in his own proper hand write Given under my hand and seal of office at office this 23rd day April 1841.
[signed] John H Robertson Clk

You will please to enclose a duplicate certificate directed to me at Cleaveland Tennessee

  Levi Trewhitt
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City DC
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER
State of Tennessee
County of Knox
On this sixteenth day of February, 1839, before me the subscriber, a Justic of the Peace for said County of Knox personally appeared Zachariah Davis who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Davis in the Regiment commanded by Colonel William Butter in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Ohio from whence he has lately removed; that he  now resides in the State of Tennessee, Sevier County, where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Ohio to Tennessee - The loss of his wife and wish natural to most men to spend their old age with their children
Zachariah Davis
X
his mark
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid,
James McNutt, Justice of the Peace for Knox County
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity, and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers - In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officers who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small 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.
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State of Tennessee
Knox County
 I Moses M Swan clerk of the County Court of Knox County do hereby certify that the signature of James McNutt & the within affidavit is genuine and in his own hand writing and that at the date of said certificate he was an acting Justice of the peace for Knox County duly commissioned & qualified as such and that full faith and credit is due to all his official acts as such.
 In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at office in Knoxville this 17th day of Feby 1839
  Moses M. Swan  clk
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Joseph L. Williams

Mr. Evans,
If paid to 4 Sept 1838
Make transfer by order
of J L E__pr   J. L. W.

Hon. J.L. Williams
 H.R.
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State of Tennessee
Knox County}
 Personally came before me on this 17th day
of February in the year of our Lord 1839. Benjamin Hufft of the County of Sevier in the State aforesaid and Jesse Davis also of the said County of Sevier and made oath in due form of Law
that Zachariah Davis who on yesterday the 16th Instant took
the oath of Identity as [set forth in - crossed out] before James McNutt Esquire
is the Identical Zachariah Davis described in the said affidavit
Sworn and subscribed the date above written
before me.
Benjamin Hufft
Jesse Davis
James Park Justice Peace
I James Park a Justice of the Peace for the County of Knox
and State of Tennessee do certify that Benjamin Hufft
and Jesse Davis whose name appear to the above
affidavit are both of them respectable Citizens of the
County of Sevier and whose testimony is
Entitled to full credit-
Given under my hand and seal this
17th day of Feby 1839
James Park
Justice of Peace
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State of Tennessee       }
Knox County             }

I Moses M Swan Clerk of the County Court of Knox County do hereby certify that the signature of James Park to the within certificate is genuine and that at the date thereof he was an acting Justice of the peace in and for Knox County duly commissioned and qualified as such and that full faith and credit is due to all his official acts as such

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at office in Knoxville this 17th day of July 1839

Moses M Swan clk
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Rev. War Section.

August 11, 1916.

Mr. John M. Davis,
Rio Grande, Ohio.
Sir:
In reply to your letter of the 7th instant, you are advised that for the date of death of Zachariah Davis, Revolutionary War pensioner, S. File 1,660, for his residence between 1839 and that date, and for the names of the persons to whom the last payment of his pension as you should apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, Washington, D. C.
citing the following data.
Zachariah Davis, Ctf. 19766, issued Sept. 16, 1833, rate $28.33 per annum, to commence Mar. 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832,
East Tenn. Agency.
Very respectfully,
GM Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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Rev Sec 4 LHM
[letterhead]
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Rio Grande College
John Merrill Davis
President Emeritus
Psychology, Ethics, Bible
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Anedd AR Fin Y Ffordd
Let me live in my house by the said of the road and be a friend to man

Rio Grande, Ohio Aug. 7, 1916

U.S. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir, - 
Kindly examine carefully the enclosed papers and return them to me, with the following desired information, if that information can be given.
After Zachariah Davis "removed from Ohio to Sevier Co. Tenn in 1839 to reside with his children", at what place in Sevier Co. Tenn. was his pension paid from the time of that removal as long as it was paid, that is, until his death, 
Zachariah Davis has a large number of living descendants who are very desirous of learning these facts. They wish to learn just when and where their Revolutionary ancestor died.
Very truly yours, 
John M. Davis
[stamped] US Pension Office D Aug 9 1916

2 papers returned. our circ. & Adj Gen's report to
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[letterhead]
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Horace Granfield, President,
524 Majestic Bldg. Denver, Colo.
S. R. Maxwell, Vice-President.
W. H. Davis, Sec. and Treas.,
743 Equittable Bldg Denver, Colo.
REMOVED TO
305 RAILWAY EXCHANGE BLDG.

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The Blue Quartz
Gold Mining Company
Mines at Goldfield, Nevada.

305 Railway Exchange,
Denver, Colorado, 
September 9, 1908.

The Hon. Commr of Pensions, Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:--
Will you please give me what information there is on record in your office of the military service in the American Revolution of Zachariah Davis, has [illegible] page 866, volume 23, [illegible] having been granted a pension on August 18, [illegible] on this latter date he was
residing in Rome township, Lawrence county, Ohio, and was seventy three (73) years of age. He was entered in to the service at Mary Ann Furnace  near McCallisters Town, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, in April or May 18[?] and was mustered out at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in January [illegible]
I would like to know if the records in your office show what his military service was during the date of his enlistment; what battles engaged in if any, etc.
Yours very Sincerely, 
[signed] William H. Davis,

[stamped] U.S. Pension Office A Sep 12 1908
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MRS. RICHARD CLOUGH THOMPSON, 
REGENT PINE BLUFF CHAPTER
D. A. R.

801 WEST BARRAGUE STREET, 
PINE BLUFF, ARK.

June 10, 1907

[illegible initials and a checkmark to either side of the letterhead]

Hon Vespasian Warner
M. D. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir

On behalf of Mrs R. A. Chestnutt of this City who is trying to find data for her application paper to enter the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, I write to request you to inform me in regard to the pension drawn by Mrs Nancy Davis who was living in 1870
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in Huntington, West Virginia --- Nancy Davis or Davies, was the widow of Pascal Davies, son of Zachariah Davies or Davis, and it is told in the family that her husband served in the War of the Revolution. 

The applicant for whom I write this request is the granddaughter of Mrs Nancy Davis -- or Davies --  Please inform me if either of these men, Zachariah or Pascal Davies or Davis is recorded as serving in the Revolution and if the widow received her pension for such Revolutionary service
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The inhabitants of Arkansas are being roused to the value of such lineage and many ladies are now seeking to verify family traditions for entrance into Patriotic Societies.  Any assistance you can and will afford us through reference to your records will be highly appreciated and most gratefully acknowledged by

Yours very truly
Mrs Richard Clough Thompson
Regent Pine Bluff Chapter D. A. R. 
801 West Barreque st, , Pine Bluff, Ark

[A round stamp, reading around the edge, then the center]
U. S. PENSION OFFICE 
A JUN 14 1907

[A round stamp, with location around the edge and date in the center]
[Illegible around the edge] JUN 15 1907
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[A file jacket, on the right side]

Rev War
1660
INVALID.

File No. 1660
Zachariah Dav[cut off, “Davis” inserted above]
Pri. Pa. Lin[cut off]
Act June 7, 1832.
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 88
[Arrangement of 1870.]


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1906 Sept 15. Hist. to John M. Davis, letter in Wid. Cet. 23720     Jacob Davis War 1812

1907 June 21 Hist. to Mrs Richard C. Thompson    aw

1908. Sept. 21. History to Wm. H. Davis, Denver, Colo.    Fm

1916 Aug. 11  John M. Davis told how to apply to Aud. Int.    an