Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,792, Emanuel Ebb, Continental Md.
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(3 - 1776) 
NUMBER
S34792
SERVICE
CONTIONITAL
MD
Ebb, Emanuel
or
Ebbs
NUMBER
1192
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14377
Maryland
14377 i
Emanuel Ebbs
of Baltimore Cty in the State of Maryland
was a private in the regiment commanded
by Colonel  Ramsey of the Maryland
line, for the term of Seven years
Inscribed on the roll of Maryland
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 of Aug 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of  Sept 189
and sent to home of Thomas Bailey 
(not clear)
-
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 1818
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mch 1880 
104:28
  48
$152.28 
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Application of
Emanuel Ebb
address the result
to W. P Maclay
Lewistown Penna
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District of Pennsylvania
Mifflin County ss
On the 22d day of August 1820 personally
appeared in open Court of Common Pleas of Mifflin County being a Court of record for the said County Emanuel Ebb aged seventy seven years now residing in Armagh Township in the said County who being duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows viz in the company commanded by Captain Smith in the third Regiment in the Maryland line commanded by Colonel Ramsay that
a declaration of the said service was made on the 11 day of February 1819 and that he the said Samuel Ebb has received a pension certificate no the 9. 832 dated the 27th 
day of April AD 1819 and I do solemn swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United
States on the 18th day of March 1818
 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress an act to provide for certain persons persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or security  contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than
what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and
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by me subscribed

Schedule of property
One Cow ---------$10.10
one Table------------4.00
one chest ------------1.33
one pot and crook one bake oven one frying
pan & one tea kettle ---2.16
Sundry Small articles of dresser furniture 50
five chairs------------2.50
two small hogs & eight pigs---2.00
       $22.49
I am by occupation a tinker but from age and infirmity I am not able to do much at the business
I have three of a family residing with me viz by a wife aged about fifty years one son named Daniel aged eleven years a grand child named Matilda Brown aged about six years my wife is sickly and able to do but little towards her own support my, son is as able to do labour as boys generaly are of his age
Sworn to and subscribed
in open Court of Common
pleas of Mifflin County
this 22d day of August 1820

Signed Emanuel Cobb
his mark


E Banks BoP
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Mifflin County
Robert Mitchel well known to the Court
as a credible witness being duly sworn according law doth say that he together with James McFarlamd appraised the property in the foregoing Schedule mentioned and that the valuation fixed on the said for property 
is the true and reasonable valuation thereof according to the best of his knowledge
Sworn and subscribed in
open Court this 22 day of August 1820
    Signed Robert Mitchel
E Banks Rod


I Ephraim Banks Clerk of the Court of
and Common Pleas being a Court of record have my general jurisdiction do hereby certify that the the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the the total amount in value of
the said property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is $22.49-

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal
of the said Court on this 22 day of
August AD 1820
E Banks, Bob
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State of Pennsylvania
Mifflin County
On this twenty sixth day of May in the year four Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen, before me the subscriber one of the associate Judges of the court of common pleas of the County aforesaid, personally appears, Emanuel Ebb, aged seventy five years, resident in Armagh township, in the County of Mifflin aforesaid, who being by me first duly
sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of congress entitled, "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war.
That he the said Emanuel Ebb enlisted in the
State of Maryland, in the year one thousand
seven hundred and seventy son, or one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, in the company commanded by captain Joseph Smith, of the regiment commanded by
Colonel Ramsay of the Maryland line; that he continue to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until sometime in the year 1781 or 1782, when he was
taken prisoner by the enemy on the Chesapeake bay at he same time that commador Grayson was killed; that he remained a prisoner, with the enemy, until the peace, when he was discharged, at New York
was in the battles of Long Islands of Stoney point of Trenton,
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and of Monmouth, that he received a wound at the I battle of Monmouth, and was also wounded at the time he was taken prisoner, and that he is in reduced in cumstances, and hands in need of the assisting of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence
now in his power of his said services
 The said Emanuel Ebb further states that in the month of January 1816, or about that time, he presented  a petition to congress, praying to be placed on the pension list of the United States, in consequence of his wounds above
mentioned, that his application, as he believes, passed the house of Representatives, but was rejected by the Senate, that his petition was accompanied by a certificate of his services , in the revolutionary war, signed by his Caption Joseph Smith, and his Colonel Nath Ramsay
which certificate he supposes is yet among the papers of the house of Representatives, at Washington City 
Sworn to and declared before my his the day and year aforesaid
Emanuel X Ebb his mark
Joseph Edmiston

I Joseph Edmiston associate Judge of the Court of common pleas of the County of Mifflin in the State of in aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that  the said Emanuel Ebb did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of war pursuant the directions of the aforementioned act of congress
Joseph Edmiston   (his signature)
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In reply to your request of
or a statement of the military history of
soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
received
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
RANK.  
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.

CAPTAIN.
COLONEL.-
STATE.
           ( all data unreadable)
Battles engaged in
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Date of application for pension,
Residence at date of application,
Age at date of application,
-
Remarks:
                    ( all data unreadable)
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Auditor's Office Annapolis, Augt 12 - 1819
I hereby certify, that it appears from the pay-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office, that Emanuel Ebb pt received from John Hamilton, agent of the Maryland line, the sum of $80..00. for arrears of pay from the 1st Aug. 1780 to the 1st Jan of 1782
Also, the sum of $80.00 for pay from 
1st Jany 1782 to the 1st 1783 and also the sum of $43.30 from theb1st Jany 1783 to the 15th Nov 1783 and pay from 15th Nov 1783 to
Nov. 1783 to the  10th July 1784 when his time expired $80.00

Thos Karney A. P M.
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                       Washington City
It is impossible for me say the extent at the
disability occasioned of the wounds sustained by Emanuel Ebb. although there is no doubt he suffers much convenience generally from  storm and parts and  only from the injury done to the hand which he was at a period of life which admited of daily actions for his support this not being the case as he is upwards of Seventy years age, I should not hesitiate to say that he is rendered much less capable doing
to the consequence of that agony 

Thos Sim

Jany 9th 1815
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 do hereby certify that Emanuel Ebb enlisted into on this Regiment in the my company John  Smith Gists Regiment in the year 17 77 and that he was wounded at the Battle of Monmouth he contined in the service till the End of the war
Joseph Smith Capt in said regiment
Baltimore 27 Oct  1794
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9832
Pennsylvania

Emanuel Ebb
of
in the state of
who was a Private in the regiment commanded
by Colonel Ramsay of the Maryland
line, for the term of  4 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 18 of Feb 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of April
and Sent to 15 Edmiston Lewistown Pa
Arrears to 4th of Mar 19--
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 19
                                       6 - 17
                                     48
                                   $54-17     
18 - 4
28 - 33
.
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Washington   Dec 27 A,D.

I do hereby certify that I have examined -
Emanuel Ebb, and find the evident
Marks of wound upon the left leg around not clear)
Also an extensive tear upon the body
and one upon the hand these wounds are clean
(unreable)
Tho Sims
Ranks Physian

Will Dr. Sims be pleasd to say what degree 
of disability mr Ebbs sustains of disability on a/c of the above wounds
J. J. Chaffell
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HASSELTINE BUNGALOW
GREENSBURG, PA.
Jan 5. 1911
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir
I write write to ask you whether the records show the military record of Adam Slack General Price  and Emanuel Ebbs Revolutionary soldiers.
My information is that Adam Stack enlisted somewhere in New
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England presumably (illegible) and that Emanuel Ebbs and Gen Price enlisted in Pennsylvania, and that all were pensioners in Pennsylvania. 
These three men were my ancestors and I desire the information for the purpose of showing elligibility for for membership in the D.A.P. 
Your kindness in this regard will be very much appreciated. 
Very Truly yours, 
Mrs Bess G. Walkinshaw
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  3-871
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed Mar D. 7 /1 /1
Claim No. A, War D Certificate No. 
Certificate Bo.
Claimant
Soldier Emanuel Ebbs
Service Pa.
Additional Service   Rev.
191
No claim, State records     191__
No claim, combination records, 191__.
REMARKS:
No Wid. any service
No  Rej at all
No Rev Sur except S. 34792
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H. H. DICUS

Practice in the different
Court of this State.
Streator, Ill, Feb 18th 1880
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
Will you please inform me whether a pension coming to Emanuel Bear Baungardner
who served in the war of 1812 under Captain Bayard ever had been paid, if so, who to,
It was placed by Baumgardner, in the year 1849, in the hands of Reynde Langlin an Atty, practicing in Galesburg Pa. He informed the parties that the papers were all right, and
the money was forth coming, but the parties have never heard from it since he fails to give satisfactly answer, Hence I in write
also in the following
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H.H. DICUS
Practice in the different
Courts  of this State.
Streater, Ill 6 18th 1880. 

This was back pension of Emanuel Ebbs, who served in the Revolutionary war he was drawing pension at the time of his death But there was a back pension of some $4,000 coming to him, at time of his death.
The necessary papers were made
out and sent from Washington D. C.
to Hugh Macalister to be by him
forwarded to Mary Ebbs, Emanuel Ebbs daughter for her to sign and send back and lift her money.
She signed them but instead of sending them to Hugh McAlister She sent them to her Bro. Daniel Ebbs
What I wish to ascertain whether
Page 3.
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H.H.  DICUS
Practice in the different
Courts of this State
Streator, Ill-------1880

this money has ever been lifted if so who by and what amount, Pleas inform me if you can,
and what your charges will be in the matter of looking it up
This latter pension we think has been paid out to someone but has never been heard from.
the former we are not certain about,
Your Truly
HH Dicus
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1880 9/80

There is no claim in file in the name of
E. B. Baumgarden   the pension
of Emanuel Ebb was stopped
in 1821 upon proof that by
a fraud he was drawing
two pensions for the same
service and both were
stopped there does not
appear to have ever been filing any application  for restoration by him or his widow 
and the claim is now bound
 by his 4742 -3
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34792 
1911 Jan 11 History is Bess G Walkinshaw

INVALID. File No. 24792 
Emanuel Ebb
Priv  Rev War

Act 18th March 18th
Vol. 2 Page 119 

[Amendment 1870]
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Dropt from Roll on explanation
filed within & letters 30 May 1822
to Penn & Maryland Pension Agent
Emanuel Ebbs paper filed with
Maryland Cases

1880 9/8 
H.H. Dicus as per notes


Drops from Roll see a letter to Pen & Md 
Pension Agent 30 May 1822. See Emanuel Ebbs papers filed with Pen Cases
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27849
Widow of
 Westley Price

White Aug 31 - 80

{appears to be crossed out by 8 circle}
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File # 34792
Invalid
Emanuel Ebbs
Det Sept. 7/80
42692
No record of Baumgardner under" Ba"
"Bee"

Iver
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Case of Emaneul Ebbs, alias Ebb

(unreadable) within statement


Obtained two Pensions
 name dropt from the Rolls May 30 1822.
per letters to the agents at
Philadelphia & Baltimore
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Emanuel Ebb
petition praying
half pay for hs revolutionary services


Decr 28. 1815
refer to the Committee on
pensions & revolutionary
claims




chappell P 28
Ken orwo
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The Petition of
Emanuel Ebb
a Revolutionary Soldier
prays to be placed on the
pension claims

Dec 28. 1815
Refer  to the Committee on Pensions
revolutionary Claim

full pension allowed from the 19 January
1816,
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Emanuel Ebb has resided for the
last 3 years in the State of Pennsylvania
where he wishes to be paid by the Commission
of Loans who is Agent for the payment of Pensions.
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unto the
be
Baltimore February 27 1815
Joseph Smith
Emanuel Ebb the bearer was inlisted into my┃
Company in Seventeen hundred and seventy seven and and continued In the service till the end of the war, he was a brave good soldier he was wounded at the battle of Monmouth he is now old and beyond able to support him self. If you can render him any service in procuring
him half pay you will render him great service and greatly oblige me the of the glorious news of peace  make our Citizen of Baltimore
Hold up their heads every presperation in making to go to sea as soon as the Braker up all friends are well


I remain most respectfully yours
Joseph Smith

Genl Stamsburg
City of Baltimorel 
 I certify that having been personally and
intimately acquainted with the late Cap Joseph Smith whose signature is above written and having frequently had business with him as
Harbor master of the Port of Baltimore  his hand writing is familiar to me and am perfectly satisfied the above letter to Genl
T.C. Stansbury, is in the hand writing of Cap Smith 
Tho Batley Jus. Peace
for Baltimore
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District of Columbia
County of Washington 
Personally appeared before me this twenty fifth day of December 1815 Emanuel Ebbs and made oath according to Law that he enlisted in the service of the United States of America with Captain Joseph Smith in the Third Regiment of Maryland Troops Commanded by Colonel Nathaniel Gist in the year on thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and that he continued in the public service as a soldier until the end of the war.  That he was in the Battles of Monmouth and that he then and there received two wounds by British Troops.  One with a bullet in the left leg and the other with a Bayonet in the left side.
Sworn before me
William Waters
Justice of the Peace
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To the Honorable the President, the Senate and house of
Representitives of the United States
The Petition of Emanuel Ebbs respectfully represents that
In the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven he enlisted
into Captain Joseph Smith's company Colonel Nath Gists regiment
And faithfully discharged his duties as a soldier during the
whole war untill its glorious termination; he was wounded
at the Battle of Monmouth he is now an old man Poor and unable to support him self without the humane Interposition of
then Honorable body he therefore Prays he may be allowed half
Pay; And as in duty bound will Pray and soforth -
The undersigned are acquainted with Emanuel Ebbs
And his services during the war
Joseph Smith
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To the Honorable Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled,
The Petition of Emanuel Ebb
Humbly and most respectfully Showeth
That your Petitioner actuated by a love of rational Liberty,
to which he considered all Nations and Individuals entitled
when an attempt was made by Great Britain to enslave the Colonies 
of America, the [illegible] of the distressed and oppressed
from Bad Laws and wicked Rules - He voluntarily enlisted
 in the Service of the United States in defence of its just
Rights and National claims, at a period of eminent hazard
and uncommon difficulty, in the Company of Captain Joseph
Smith, of the third Maryland Regiment commanded by Colonel
Nathaniel Gist in the year one thousand Seven hundred
and Seventy Seven -- That he continued in the faithful 
discharge of his duty as a soldier until the memorable and
hard fought battle at Monmouth, when He received two
wounds - one in his left leg by a musket ball-- the other
in his left side with a bayonet, which disabled him from
service for about nine months - that so soon as his wounds
had sufficiently healed, He re-joined his company and continued with it until the Regiment to which it belonged was
marched to Annapolis, from which a draft was made
of 75 men of them your Petitioner was one, and placed under 
the command of Commander Grayson for the purpose of repeling
the enemies Barges and endeavoring to prevent their burning
and distroying the buildings on the Islands and shores of the 
Chesapeake Bay. That your Petitioner was in a barge which was
attacked by the enemy and captured by a superior force after
two thirds of the men were killed and wounded, and that in the
act of defending his Barge, He received a wound with a cutlass
on the left hand-- That he was carried prisoner to New York
where he was kept in close confinement on board a prison
ship until the close of the war-- Your Petitioner
would beg leave to add in Confirmation of the truth of his own
statement and oath that, he has obtained the original
Certificate of Captain Joseph Smith, with whom he enlisted
and served - and Colonel Nathaniel Ramsay of the
Maryland line, that he was in the service and was wounded
at the battle of Monmouth and also the certificate of
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Doctor Thomas Sim, the Physician who examined his wounds
all which we herewith respectfully submitted to your Honorable 
Body-- Your Petitioner further states that he never
has been put upon any pension list nor received any pecuniary
compensation for his sufferings & privations - That He is now
in the 73rd year of his age- poor and wholly unable to support
himself. He therefore most respectfully prays that your
Honorable Body will be pleased to take his case in consideration
and that He may be placed upon the list of Pensioners of the
United States - with a retrospective view to that he
may be enabled to derive some present benefit for his
past services and some alleviation of his present sufferings
to the effect of the hardship endured in aid of that
Independence now so richly enjoyed by the American
People-- and your Petition, as in duty bound will
ever pray &c.-
Emanuel ^his X mark^ Ebb

Witness
Charles P. Polk
Washington City
December 27. 1815.
District of Columbia,
Washington County,
January 19th 1816.

Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of
of the Peace in the County aforesaid,
Emanuel Ebb, the foregoing Petitioner, and made
Oath according to Law, that his name is not
upon the pension list of any State in the United 
States- and that he never has received any
Pension from the United States or any of them
William Waters
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Baltimore 13 Aug 1819
Sir:
In the month of August 1818 I had the honor to forward (illegible) the city my declaration of having served in the army of the revolution on the continental establishment in the Maryland line.  In my declaration I mentioned being a resident of Mifflin County in the State of Pennsylvania which has been the cause of my certificate having been withheld or suspended. The fact is sir that one part of the continental is as much my home as another being by trade a Tinman, and pursuing the calling of what is called a "Tinker" I travel about the country and my present residence is Baltimore County with Thomas Burg my old master previous to joining the army- As I have heretofore received half pay at Annapolis I will still if it shall please the Hon. Secretary to receive my pension at the Ma. Agency Branch Bank of the United States at Balti. this being my present residence- I have the honor the retrieve in a (illegible) to the papers heretofore forward a certificate (illegible line) which I presume will fully establish my claim.  By forwarding the certificate as early as possible so as to enable me to receive the pay on the 4th Sept. you will gratefully oblige. 
(over) Sir yours respectfully 
Emanul Ebbs his mark
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Please cause my certificate to be forwarded through the post office, Care of Thomas Bailey No. 6 Harrison St. Balto. 
Much Obliged 
Emaul Ebbs- his mark
Witness Uriah Carpenter
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Mifflin County

Personally came before me one of the associate judges in & for said county William Armstrong who being sworn according to law sayeth that he has been acquainted with Emanuel Ebb for about four years last past that he appears much superannuated that he is not possessed of property of any description to the amount of more than twenty or thirty dollars that he has no support but what he makes from a little business he does at tinkering which is small indeed and that he works some in gardens in the spring season - and this deponent believes that he stands in need of assistance from his country and that there are no applicant at the war department that has a finer claim on his country for a pension than Emanuel Ebb.

Sworn & subscribed before me on the eleventh day of February 1819.

Wm Armstrong

Joseph Edmiston
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Auditor's Office Annapolis 31st March 1819

I hereby certify that it appears from the pay rolls remaining in the auditor's office that Emanual Ebb received from John Hamilton Agent for the Maryland Line arrears of pay from 1st August 1780 to 1st Jany 1782 the sum of $80 also for pay from 1st Jan 1782 to the 1st Jany 1783 $80 also pay from 1st Jany 1783 to the 15th Nov 1783 $43.30 and pay from 15th Nov 1783 to the 10th July 1784 $80.00 when his time expired.

Thos Karney - Auditor 
State Md
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Mifflin County

Personally came before me one of the associate judges in and for said county James Chriswell who being sworn according to law sayth that he has been acquainted with Emanuel Ebb for about four years last past that he is not possessed of property of any description to the amount of more than twenty or thirty dollars, that he has no support but what he makes from a little business he does at tinkering which is small indeed and that he works some in gardening in the spring season and this deponent believes that he stands in need of assistance from his county and that there are no applicant at the war department that has a fairer claim on his country for a pension than Emanual Ebb
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Sworn and subscribed before me the eleventh day of February 1819

James Chriswell

Joseph Edmiston
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The case of Emanuel Ebb alias Ebbs is this - it appears from the papers on file that on the 26th May 1818 Emanuel Ebb then residing in Armagh Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania made his declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the act of March 16, 1818 - it was examined in January 1819 and returned to the Judge for his certificate as to indigent circumstances. On the 4th August 1818 in Baltimore, under the name of Ebbs, he made another declaration, but it would not appear from that declaration that at that time he had any intention of defrauding the government for that document he states, that his residence was in Mifflin County Pennsylvania. In a letter accompanying that declaration, however, he states that from the nature of his business (a tinker) one place was as much his home as another and that his residence at that time was in Baltimore. The declaration first alluded to was returned in April 1819, with the amendment required and a pension certificate was immediately issued and sent to the Judge at Lewistown, Penn. The letter with the last declaration was not reviewed till Sept 1819 and had the clerk W. Bulfinch who examined the papers from Baltimore and careful to examine the Pennsylvania roll as it was his duty to have done, he would have there discovered the name already inscribed and thereby prevented the fraud which was afterwards successfully practiced. But instead of so doing, he placed the pensioners name on the Maryland Roll issued another certificate and sent it to the man at Baltimore - In August 1820 at his former residence in Mifflin County, Penn he took the oath prescribed by the act of May 1820 and in April 1821 at Baltimore he took the like oath - his name was continued on both lists and he has received pay in Baltimore and Philadelphia up to the 4th Sept 1821.
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Emanuel Ebb Private
Ramsay's Maryland Regt
1776-77 to 1782 26 May 1818

The Judge must certify 
as to "reduced circumstances" of applicant
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Pennsylvania
Mifflin County

I Ephraim Banks Prothonotary of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Mifflin in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania do certify that Joseph Edmiston Esquire before named is an associate judge of said court duly appointed and commissioned and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as well in courts of Justice as thereabout. Witness my hand & the seal of said court at Lewistown in said county the twenty-sixth day of May AD 1818

E Banks - Prothy
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DISTRICT OF Mifflin County

On this eleventh day of February 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said county for the said district, personally appeared Emanuel Ebb aged seventy five years, resident in Armagh Township in the said district, who, being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons en-gaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:"  That he, the said Emanuel Ebb enlisted for during the war in the year 1776 or 1777ish in the state of Maryland in the company commanded by Captain Joseph Smith of the Regiment commanded by Colonel  Nathan Ramsey in the line of the State of Maryland on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the year 1781 or 1782, when he was discharged from service in Baltimore state of Maryland, that he was in the battles of Long Island of Stony Point of Trenton & of Monmouth that he received a ingured at the battle of Monmouth and was also wounded at the time he was taken prisoner.
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.

Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.

Emanuel Ebb [his mark]
Joseph Edminston

I, Joseph Edminston, Judge, &c., as aforesaid, do certify that it appears, to my satisfaction, that the said Emanuel Ebb did serve in the revolutionary war, as steted in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.  I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support.

The Eleventh day of February 1819
Joseph Edmiston

SEAL OF THE COURT [watermark]
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Pennsylvania 
Mifflin County

I Ephraim Banks Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas in and for said county do hereby certify that Joseph Edmiston Esq within named is one of our associate judges of said court duly qualified and commissioned and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Lewistown in said county [illegible] of February Anno Domini 1819

E. Banks - Prothy

Admt

Lewistown, Pa
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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore

On this fourth day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and eighteen formally appeared before me the undersigning Emanual Ebbs a resident of Mifflin County in the State of Pennsylvania aged seventy six years, and appearing as an applicant for a pension under the late deeds  of Congress, indicating his need to [illegible] for certain [illegible] any right to the land and service  of the United States in the Revolutionary War and and then was there [illegible] the following declaration an oath by in administering that his enlisting at Baltimore in the spring of 1776 into Captain Joseph Smith's company of the 3d  Maryland Regiment commanded by Col Nath. Ramsay under Genl William Smallwood was for the first twelve months in the [illegible] service then joined the Regiment at White Plains, and continued in said Regiment, and was at  the battle of Stony Point, Monmouth, Trenton,  and the taking and bringing the defeated enemy into Philadelphia. Was also at the affair of the attack on the look out boat off Annapolis, when Commodore Gragor was killed when deponant was taken was taken prisoner with six others and carried to New York, there remained till peace was declared making a period of seven years in the service  Returned to
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Baltimore and was discharged by the said Captain Joseph Smith, which discharge he hath long since lost, that his name hath never been placed on any roll of the United States for a pension, and from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for support 

Emanuel Ebbs his mark

Sworn & subscribed to before me
Walter Dorsey Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial  District of Maryland 

I hereby certify that from the foregoing declaration and the certification of Capt Smith [illegible] on the deposition of Thomas Burgan hereto annexed affixing to my satisfaction that Emanuel Ebby did serve in the Revolutionary war in the Continental Establishment [illegible] of nine monthly and from his reduced circum. and needs the assistance of his Country for  support

Given under my hand this 4th day of August 1818
Walter Dorsey chief judge of the Sixth Judicial
District of Maryland
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Emanuel Ebb
14377
March 20
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SCHEDULE

United States of America
(A.) State of Maryland Baltimore County
on this thirtieth day of April 1821, personally appeared in open court (*) being a court of record, (B.) That is to say the regular county court in and for the said (C.) county in the Sixth Judicial District of Maryland

Emanuel Ebb aged Eighty years resident in Baltimore County in said (D.) district & state who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: (E.) that he enlisted at Baltimore in the state aforesaid under Captain Joseph Smith in the 3d Md. Regiment commanded by Colonel Nathaniel Ramsay sometime in the spring of 1776 was at the battles of Monmouth, Trenton, and guarded the Hessians to Philadelphia; was taken prisoner in the Chesapeake when Commodore Grisham was killed  carried to New York & remained a prisoner one year until peace was proclaimed when he returned to Baltimore and was discharged by his original captain Joseph Smith, having served in the regular army in the Continental establishment about seven years that he made his original declaration at  Balt 4 August, 1818 and was placed on the pension list roll of the Maryland James S as certificate no. 14377

and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other that what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
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[illegible] Va

That he hath no property of any kind real, personal or mixed (F.), except some few tools which he uses for his profession as a tinker  that his only means of subsistence is traveling through the country with his tools on his back mending kettles, [illegible] & running spoons for the farmers and were it not for his pension he would be unable to support himself except from public or private charity  His family consists of a wife upwards of fifty years of age

Emanuel Ebbs his mark

Sworn to and declared on the 30th day of April 1821

Before,  Wm H Ward [illegible] judge of the 6th Judicial District of Maryland

I, William Gibson Clerk of Baltimore County do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is ___ Dollars and  ___ Cents.

In Testimony Where of, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said court, on this 30th day of April 1821

William Gibson
Clerk of the court for the County of Baltimore
William Gibson  clrk [illegible]
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The whole of the form prescribed in the first section, to verify the amount of property of the applicant, the oath of the party, and the certificate of the clerk excepted,  must be done while the court is in session.

All are courts of record, within the contemplation of the Act of Congress:

1st, Which are expressly made courts of record by the laws of the State which create them;
2d, Which have been solemnly adjudged, by the tribunals of the several States, to be courts of record;
3d, Which proceed according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount;
4th, Which have the power of fine and imprisonment;
And courts which proceed according to the civil and canon law, having neither of those attributes, are not courts of record, although they may keep a registry of their proceedings, and possess a seal. The court should, in every instance, state, on the face of the proceedings, that it is a court of record, and state why it is such. Opinion of the Attorney General of the United States.

Directions for Filling Up the Blanks

A. District, Circuit, County, or corporation, as the case may be.
B. State shy a court of record.
C. After repeating the district, circuit, county, or corporation, insert the declarant's name.
D. District, circuit, county, or corporations.
E. Here set forth the regiment, company and line; or ship, corps or vessel, and the date of the original declaration; and if he has received a pension, the number of this pension-certificate should be inserted.
F. Here enumerate each article of real and personal estate, necessary bedding and clothing excepted, and subscribe the same. The declarant must also mention his occupation, his ability to pursue it, the number and names of his family residing with him, their ages, and their capacity to contribute to their support, in order that the department may be enabled to decide whether the applicant is in such indigent circumstances as to be entitled to the pension. It is the opinion of the Attorney General, that the words of the third section of the Act of the 1st May, 1820, "in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his country," comprehend those only, who are incapable of supporting themselves without the aid of the government, except by private or public charity.

Extract of a Circular Letter from the War Department, to the several Agents for paying pensions, enclosing the foregoing Form.

"For the guidance of persons already on the pension list, or who may hereafter make application for that purpose, it may be proper to state, explicitly, that as experience has proved the necessity of a rigid adherence to particular forms in such cases, no instrument of writing drawn up contrary to this form can be admitted as a proper voucher."
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The law expressly requires that the declaration of the applicant should be made in the state and county he resides in.

Emanuel Ebb
Maryland Line

Proof of service
Admitted
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City of Baltimore [illegible]

I William Gibson clerk of Baltimore County [illegible] do hereby certify that the honorable Walter Dorsey [illegible] before whom the foregoing proceedings was taken and certified and who hath thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and  while a Chief Judge of Baltimore County court duly commissioned and qualified and to all his authority such as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given

In testimony where of all have herein set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this fourth day of August Eighteen hundred and Eighteen

Wm. Gibson  Clrk. City of Balto

[illegible] J. C. Calhoun

Sir,
When a pension certificate predicated on the aforegoing declaration issued confirmed to [illegible] the same to be forwarded to me through the Post Office issued to the care of Thomas Baily, Esq. Baltimore and oblige I'm your obdt. [illegible] servt.

Emanuel Ebb his mark

Witness P. G. Hands
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Baltimore County to wit

Be it remembered that this 3rd day of August 1818 personally appeared before me the subscriber, one of the justices of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, Thomas Burgan of the county aforesaid aged about seventy years, and being solemnly sworn on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, deposeth, and saith that he is well acquainted with Emanuel Ebb who lived with this deponent nearly four years, before the Revolutionary War and that in the year 1776, the said Emanuel Ebb,, enlisted a common soldier in Capt. Joseph Smith's company attached to the third Maryland Regiment on the Continental  establishment and that he continued in the army of the United States until the end of the Revolutionary War & he sincerely believes that the said Emanuel Ebb is in indigent or circumstances & stands in need of his country for support.

Thomas Burgan
Sworn and subscribed before me
Fielder Israel
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State of Maryland  Baltimore County Sct

I hereby certify that Fielder Israel gentleman before whom the announced deposition was made and who hath thereby subscribed his name was at the time also doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn.

in testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this fourth day of August Eighteen hundred & Eighteen
Wm. Gibson   Clrk City of Balto
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The Petition of Emanuel Ebbs respect fully presents that in the year seventeen hundred and
seventy seven he enlisted into Captain Joseph Smiths Company forthwith hath Gists Regiment and faithfully discharged his duties as a soldier during the whole war until its glamours termination he is now an old man poor and unable to support himself without the humane  interposition of the honorable body here therefore prays he may be allowed half pay, and as in duly bound will pray and so forth

The undersigned are acquainted with Emanuel Ebb and in services during the war he was wounded at Monmouth battle

Nat Ramsay
Joseph Smith
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District of Columbia
Washington City
S
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the
Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid
John Knapp and Charles P. Polk Citizens
of Washington, and made of the evening is
law, that they are well acquainted with the
hand writing of Nathanil Ramsay who
Signed the foregoing Certificate in behalf of
Emanuel Ebb and that they verily
believe that the above signature is the
proper hand writing of Nathanil Ramsey
William
Waters
December 27. 1818.