Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23657, Anthony Glean, New York & Sea Service
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(3-1776)
Service New York & Sea Service
Glean, Anthony
Number S. 23657
Contents
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Albany
hony [Anthony] Glean deed
Saratoga Springs in the State of N. Y.
was a {Lieut. & sailing master [in the crossed out]
in Navy
in the Revolution
for two years
scribed on the Roll of Albany
the rate of 360 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. & 1: May 1842
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of Nov 1851 and sent to D. D. Addison Present
Incd [increased] from $288

Recorded by H. R Weightman Clerk,
Book E. 2 Vol 1 Page 27
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of New York}
Saratoga} s.s
On the twenty fifth day of August 1832, in open court before the court of Chancery, now sitting at Saratoga Springs personally appeared Anthony Glean, a resident of the town of Saratoga Springs in the county of Saratoga & state of New York aged eighty one 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 act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated.
In April or May 1775, a volunteer company was formed in the city of New York, where he then resided to be made up of sea-faring men who had been thrown out of business by the troubles then arising. The company was raised to defend the Battery at New York, Captain Malcolm, an old Sea Captain was commandant of the company - Captain Shaw another old sea captain was first lieutenant - The second lieutenant was also a Sea captain by the name of Campbell, as he now recollects - The company was raised for one year & each man equipped himself with clothes & a gun & bayonet - The company was not attached to any regiment - Captain Malcolm took command of the Battery at New York & continued in command of the Battery till the British took possession of the city of New York in August 1776 - The company was raised for a year, but they continued in the service as an organised [organized] company till the city of New York was evacuated by the Americans, When the British took possession of the city the company was disbanded & being all sea faring men some of them went on board the ships of war & some remained in the land forces - Captain Malcolm was soon after appointed a Colonel - Captain
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Shaw the first lieutenant of the company & captain Campbell the second lieutenant went on board the Frigate Montgomery. The applicant served a North River Sloop, lying in the East river at New York, when the Battle of Long Island was fought, after that battle & before the city was evacuated, the Sloop was loaded with provision & military  stores belonging to General Washington's army, the stores were conveyed to Fort Washington, after unloading at Fort Washington the applicant was ordered to New York by General Washington to bring off the sick from the hospital & military stores & he took off from the hospital fifty seven sick men & made the rest of the load up out of military stores; before applicant got his Sloop out of New York with the cargo, the British appeared at Greenwich - He landed the sick men at Dobb's Ferry & one half of the stores at Fort Washington & the other half at Fort Constitution, opposite West Point - The applicant then went to Esopus & brought down a cargo of provisions & about twenty barrels of beer & landed the whole at Fort Washington - on this trip from Esopus, the Sloop touched at Poughkeepsie - when the United States Frigate Montgomery was nearly ready for launching at Poughkeepsie, the applicant saw Captain John Hodge, who at New York had previously engaged the applicant to go on board the Frigate as sailing master; Capt Hodge then informed the applicant that the Montgomery was about to be launched & that he must attend the launch & go on board of her. The applicant returned from Fort Washington to Poughkeepsie leaving his sloop in the service of the United States & attended the launch of the Frigate in September 1776 - He went
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State of 
County of [underlined]

on the Frigate as sailing master The applicant assisted during the fall of 1776 & the enduing winter in rigging the Frigate.
In may 1777 the Montgomery & Congress Frigates - The Sloop Camden & the lady Washington & Shark Gallies composing all the armed vessels the United States had in Hudson River were stationed at Fort Montgomery. In the Spring of 1777 a new arrangement was made in the navy & on the 25th of May as appears by an entry in the applicants old pocket book, made at that time, he was transferred to the Lady Washington as Sailing Master & had command of her about a week - Sometime after applicant was on board the Lady Washington, Abraham Lewis 1st lieutenant of the Montgomery was ordered to take command of the Lady Washington - The Lady Washington had been commanded by Captain Cook & before captain Lewis took command the applicant by order of Captain Hodge had made out a return of all the ammunition, spare rigging stores &c. on board & delivered the same to Captain Cook with a manifest- signed by the applicant as sailing master - Captain Lewis when he took command made out a return of the ship's officers & crew of the Lady Washington & delivered it to the applicant.
The return or list of the officers & crew is in Captain Lewis' hand writing & is now produced to the court & annexed to this declaration.
The return belonged to the applicant as sailing master - This roll had been preserved in an old pocket book, which the applicant used during the Revolutionary war & in the same
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Pocket Book, which is now produced to the court, has also been preserved an order for provision in Captain Lewis' hand writing, which is also shown to the court & annexed to this declaration , & in the same Pocket Book has been preserved some of the money received by the applicant during the Revolutionary War, which money is produced to the court & annexed to this declaration.
About the 20th of July, only a few days after Captain Lewis took command of the Lady Washington, the applicant was on board the Montgomery & was told by Capt Hodge that he was from that day to act as first lieutenant of the Lady Washington & also to act as Sailing Master & that his pay would be forty dollars a month. 
All the papers received from Congress at that time were those which showed the rank of the several officers of the navy - Capt. Hodge said the commissions would be sent on, but no commission was received by any officers of the navy - 
The applicant copied from a paper in the possession of Capt. Hodge on to a leaf in the old pocket book, the rank of the officers of the army & navy - This leaf is now entire in the Pocket Book & is shown to the court - in the hand writing of the applicant.
Commodore Grinnell of the Congress Frigate commanded the Squadron - The Squadron lay in Hudson River & near Fort Montgomery till Oct. 1777 - The last of July 1777 the three small vessels under the command of Capt. Lewis of the Lady Washington were ordered down to King's Ferry opposite
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Stoney Point, to guard the passage of Hudson River into the Highlands - On the 4th or 5th day of October 1777 when the British Fleet & army came up to attack Fort Montgomery - Capt. Lewis sailed up & anchored under the guns of Fort Montgomery & remained there until after the Battle at Fort Montgomery - The action began a little after 12 o'clock at noon but the British did not enter the Fort till dark - All the armed vessels except the Lady Washington were last. The Lady Washington was the last vessel that left Fort Montgomery - The Lady Washington took off from the Fort, Col. Lamb, Col. Dubois & about 250 of the officers & soldiers, who escaped Capture when the Fort was taken & landed them the next day at New Windsor. - During the night while the Lady Washington was getting under way, The jolly boat attached to the Lady Washington took from the chore [during the night crossed out] Gen George Clinton who had command of Fort Montgomery & who had escaped to the River with only two soldiers & carried them across the river - The jolly boat fell into the hands of the enemy. The Lady Washington sailed up as far as West Point that night & lay there till day light - The next day Commodore Grinnell took command of Lady Washington, the only vessel that remained of the squadron, & ordered her above the Chevaux de frise [cheval de frise defense barrier] & she came to anchor at Polypus Island, a little below New Windsor, [a little below Newburgh, while crossed out] while the Lady Washington lay at Polypus Island, the applicant received from Captain Lewis the order for provision preserved & now shown to the court & annexed to this declaration - The applicant got the provision according to the order & delivered it on board
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The order was presented to Major Reese, then Commissary General who made an order for the provision endrsed [endorsed] on the original - The applicant signed a receipt for the provision & retained the order.
About the 12th of October, the British Fleet came up the River & the Lady Washington sailed up the river & ran into Esopus Creek & by order of Commodore Grinnell, the Lady Washington was sunk in Esopus Creek, on the 16th day of October, as appears by an entry in the old pocket book, made at that time - The same day before she was sunk in the night the Lady Washington lay in the mouth of the creek & had an engagement with the British vessels lying in the river; in the afternoon the British Army landed & burnt Kingston & all the vessels in the creek - The sloop belonging to the applicant was burnt at that time - The Lady Washington was [burned with crossed out] was sunk with all her guns on board -  Capt. Lewis & a part of the crew including the applicant remained at Esopus for the purpose of getting up the Lady Washington, but - for want of proper means after several attempts, the project of getting her up was abandoned - It appears by an entry in the old Pocket book, made at that time that the attempts were made  on thursday, Friday & Saturday the 14th, 15th & 16th days of November 1777 - The crew went into winter quarters; applicant & Capt. Lewis staid [sic] all winter at the applicant's father's house in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County.
In the spring of 1778 the Lady Washington was weighed & fitted for service & took her station
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at West Point Capt. Lewis had command, the applicant [entered crossed out] ^[insert] [?] as sailing master & lieutenant. The whole season of 1778 was spent in guarding the river & during the winter the ship was moored in the Highlands.
In the spring of 1779 the ship was employed in guarding the river till July, when the British Fleet came up & their army landed at Verplanks point. The applicant was then ordered by General Washington himself to reconnoitre [reconnoiter] the enemy every day & report every night & The applicant in pursuance of the order of Gen Washington watched the movements ^[insert] of the British until their fortifications at Stoney Point were completed. When Gen Wayne prepared to take Stoney Point, two sloops used as transports were ordered down to Stoney Point to take off the cannon & stores; & ^[insert] the Lady Washington was ordered by Gen Washington himself to attend the transports & protect them. The sloops were loaded with the cannon & stores from Stoney Point under the cover of the guns of the Lady Washington but while the sloops were loading, the British brought all their guns to bear upon the Lady Washington from Verplank Point & she was sunk with all her guns at Stoney Point - The log book & every thing in the ship was lost - The officers & crew lost all of their papers & clothing except what was on them - The old pocket book was in the applicant's pocket & is the only writing saved by him. The sloops & cannon [illegible crossed out] with the stores got safely up to West Point - The officers & crew barely escaped from the ship - The water was four feet between decks when the officers & crew left the ship - After the
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loss of the Lady Washington, the officers & crew went up to West Point - The men to man the vessels were selected from the regiments - as the vessels were lost, the men joined their regiments, those in the Lady Washington now joined their regiments. The Lady Washington was lost the 15th or 16th day of July - The officers of the Lady Washington received a furlough from the service until they should be called for.
In the spring of 1780, the applicant was appointed to take charge of the guard boats at Verplanks Point. His orders were not to let any boat pass up or down the river without a pass from the commanding officer ^[insert] at West Point & continued in command during the whole season. Capt. Lewis gave the [illegible crossed out] orders to the applicant - The applicant had two field pieces mounted at Verplanks point in addition to the guard boats; the applicants orders were after hailing to fire a musket & if the boats did not come to, the fire among them - The applicant was continued in command of the guard boats till Peace in 1782
In October 1778 applicant left West Point & went up to Pleasant Valley in Dutchess county to his father's house for clothes. on his way up to Pleasant Valley, he called on Gov George Clinton who had been taken [illegible crossed out] ^[insert] off at Fort Montgomery & who was then governor of New York, before he got away from Poughkeepsie, applicant was requested to aid in taking a tory by the name of Captain Ackley & the applicant had the command of the party that captured ackley [Ackley] - Ackley's name appears in
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the old pocket book & is there written Caleb Ackley - The request to aid in his capture came from  Governor Clinton - The applicant stayed only one day at Dutchess county at this time.
He has no other documentary evidence of his service except the roll or return of the Ship's company & the order for provision above mentioned.
He knows no person whose testimony he can procure to his service except Ezekiel Whitney of Waterford, Saratoga County, who was on board the Sloop Camden when Fort Montgomery was taken.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the roll of any agency of any state.
To the questions directed to be propounded he answered -
He was born in the city of New York on the 12th day of January 1757.
He has a record of his age made by his father in his bible, it is at his house in the town of Saratoga Springs.
He lived in the city of New York when he entered the service -
After the Revolutionary War he lived three years at Morrissania [Morrisania, Bronx] about ten miles from New York - He then moved into Pittstown in the county of Rensellaer, lived there nine years and then removed to the town of Saratoga & has resided in that town & in Saratoga Springs which was [illegible crossed out] ^[insert] set off from Saratoga ever since.
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He volunteered under Captain Malcolm & shipped on board [illegible inked out] Montgomery Frigate & was transferred to the Lady Washington as stated above. He served along with Gen Washington & Gen Clinton, Col. Lamb, Col. Dubois & the officers in the stations along the north river as well as the regiments on those stations -
He never received a written discharge.
He never received a commission, but it was promised to him -
The Rev. Renfoot of Saratoga Springs, Clergyman & Miles Beach of Saratoga Springs, Post Master, are acquainted with him & can testify to his character as an officer of the revolutionary [illegible crossed out] Navy & to his character for truth & veracity.
Anthony Glean [signature]
Subscribed and sworn, the 25. August, 1832.
G. M. Davison, Clerk in Chancery
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Anthony Glean
NY 32
Ex by D D Addison
Sept 11/57
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POWER OF ATTORNEY - Revolutionary Pension Claims.

Know all Men by these Presents, That I John Glean of Saratoga in the county of Saratoga [?] State of New York, son of Anthony Glean deceased hereby constitute and appoint D. D. Addison my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the Claim of Anthony Glean for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or Increase of Pension, that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim, which Certificate I wish made payable to [illegible]
to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed; and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
Witness my hand and Seal this 31st day of May A. D., 1851.
John Glean [signature]
Signed and Sealed in the presence of G. A. Corey}

STATE OF New York
COUNTY OF Saratoga} ss:
On this 31st day of May - A. D. 1851 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared John Glean and acknowledged the foregoing Power, of Attorney to be [?] act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, the day and year aforesaid.}
John T. Carr J. Peace.
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Claim of Act of [blank]
STATE OF New York
COUNTY OF Saratoga} ss.
Beit known, That on this 31st day of May A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty one, before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared John Glean a resident of Saratoga in said County, and made oath according to law that he is the Son of Anthony Glean, deceased who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Two hundred Eighty Eight Dollars per annum; that has been informed that the said Pension ought to be increased; that he is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
John Glean [signature]
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, before me. John T. Carr J. Peace.}

John T. Carr Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certify that John Glean who executed the foregoing paper is a respectable resident of this County, and is, I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
John T. Carr J. Peace.

I, James W. Horton Clerk of the Supreme Court in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that John T. Carr before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths; and the name therunto subscribed, is [blank] signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal, this second day of June A. D. 1851.
James W. Horton, Clerk.
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STATE OF New York
COUNTY OF Saratoga}ss.

It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me

that Anthony Glean was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $288.- per annum and that he died on the first day of May eighteen hundred and forty two leaving surviving John Glean, Oliver Glean and Hannah Glean, sons and daughter to and Augustus Glean and Margaret Glean, grandson and Grand daughter the only surviving children [children repetitive] ^[insert] Anthony Glean, Jr. deceased of the aforesaid Anthony Glean

IN TESTIMONY WHEROF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 2nd day of June one thousand eight hundred and fifty . one
James W Horton Clerk of Saratoga County
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Sent to Navy Dept.
Mar. 19. 1907

Anthony Glean S. File 23657

An order for provisions for use of the Lady Washington ^[insert] Galley signed by Abraham Lewis, Capt. dated at North River near Newbury Oct. 11, 1777. has been removed from this case for safe keeping and may be found in the room of the Chief of the Old War and Navy Division.
April 14, 1903.
A. E. P.
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Anthony Glean S. file 23657

List of officers and crew of the "Lady Washington" Galley, dated Ft Montgomery, July 13, 1777, has been removed from this case and placed in safe in room of Chief of O. W. and N. Division. Sent to Navy Dept. also Mar. 19. 1907.

one Continental Bill of $2. taken from this case for safe keeping and deposited in said safe:
and 
Four Continental Bills viz $20, $2, $6 and $2 taken from this case for safe keeping and framed in the room of the Chief of the O. W. and N. Division
April 14, 1903.
A. E. Pope.
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1907 Mar.19. Return of the ship's co. on the "Lady Washington" Galley and an order for provisions for the use of said vessel have been removed from this case and forwarded to the Navy Dept. aw

1924 May 27 copies of decla. mailed to Oscar T. Barck, 748 St. Johns Place, Brooklyn, N.Y. (see receipt for payment in Hezekiah Fay. W21101) aw 

23657 [23657 crossed out] Navy.
[WIDOW crossed out], &c.
mailed
Anthony Glean
Lieutenant
Ship "Lady Washington"
Rev War
Act June 7. 1832
Index: Vol. 5, Page 92.
[Arrangement of 1870]
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TWENTY DOLLARS.
Printed by HALL and SEL-
File 23.657 [illegible] than
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Twenty Dollars. No. [illegible]
This Bill entitles the Bearer to receive TWENTY SPANISH MILLED DOLLARS,
or the value thereof in Gold or Silver, according to a Resolution passed by Congress at Philadelphia, Sept. 26th, 1778.
[circular print]
XX DOLLARS.
Jno Leacock
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TWO DOLLARS
Printed by HALL and SELLERS. 1776
S File 23657
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The United Colonies
TWO DOLLARS.
THIS Bill entitles the Bearer to receive TWO SPANISH MILLED DOLLARS, or, the Value thereof in Gold or Silver, according to the Resolution of CONGRESS, passed at Philadelphia, Nov. 2, 1776.
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TWO DOLLARS.
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TWO DOLLARS.
[square image]
File 2.3.657 [handwritten]
Printed by HALL and SELLERS. 1777
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The United Colonies
TWO DOLLARS
TWO DOLLARS No. 68351
THIS Bill entitles the Bearer to receive TWO SPANISH MILLED DOLLARS, or the Value thereof in Gold or Silver, according to a Resolution of CONGRESS, passed at Baltimore, Feb. 26, 1777.
[circular printed seal] TRIBULATIO.DITAT [Latin: Affliction Enriches]
TWO DOLLARS
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Request for Photostating (To be prepared in duplicate)
M 6
Ex. aw
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK
Job No. [blank]
Date May 17.24.
Subject Anthony Glean S23657 Rev.
1 (No.) copies of 2 pieces consisting of 12 (No.) pages to be forwarded when completed to the REV. WAR SECTION Division
Remarks: copies mailed May 27.24. to Oscar T. Barck 748 St. Johns Place, Brooklyn, N.Y. See receipt for payment in Hezekiah Fay, W21101-
Approved:
A E Wilson Chief Div.
Chief clerk. [blank]
REV. WAR SECTION
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S. 23657 -
A Glean
3-084.
(Old No. 3-645.)
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
OFFICE OF COMMISSSIONER.
Continental Money $2
Mr Bryant
To Chf: OW [old war]Div.
Action [blank]
APR 2 1904
COMMISSIONER
This note was used in the Inspuration of the Pension Bureau Exhibit - La [Louisiana] Purchase Exhibition.
T. D Yeager
Representative
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New York
Anthony Glean
of Saratoga Springs the State of New York who was a Lieutenant in the Lady Washington commanded by Captain Lewis [of the crossed out] N.Y. Line [commanded by crossed out] in the [blank]
line for 2 Years Ship Lady Washington 
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 288 Dollars ____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of Jary. [January] 1833 and sent to Hon. J. W. Tigh H of Rev
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1832 $432
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4th '35 144[double underlined]
$576 [double underlined]
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Geo. D. Stiles Clerk,
D Vol. 5 Page 92
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Washington June ^[insert] 20th 1834

Dear Sir,
I enclose herewith powers of Attorney and applications for increase of pension in the following cases Viz
[Ichabod Cole, R lsland roll crossed out] 1832 admitted
[Nehemiah Cobb Massachusetts crossed out] Roll act 1832 admitted
Anthony John Glean New York roll act 1832 admitted
[David Wilson Penn'a act 1832 admitted crossed out]
and have respectfully to request your early attention thereto
I am, Very respectfully
Yr. mo. obst [your most obedient servant]
D D Addison

Jas E Heath Esqr
Comm. of Pensions
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Brief in the case of Anthony Glean Dec'd. [deceased]
County and State of New York
act 7 June 1832.

Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, [(if original) crossed out]
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If wither, state the substance.
His claim was originally allowed for $288 per. An. It is shown from Documentary & other evidence that he was Lieut and Sailing Master on board the Montgomery & Lady Washington for more than 2 yrs. I therefore increase it to $360. 
(If for increase,)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
[blank]
Name and residence of Agent.
D. D. Addison Present,

F. F. Kirby
Examing Clerk
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Increase, [underlined]
Anthony Glean dec.d [deceased]
N. Y.
Act 7 June 1832.
Adm.d [admitted] 2 years Lieut & Sailing Master in the Navy
$360 per ann from 4 March '31 to 1 May 1842 when he died.
Former payments at the rate of $288 per an to be deducted.
Payable to John Glean [and crossed out] & Oliver Glean ^[insert] & Hannah Glean only surviving children

Sent to D. D. Addison Present.
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The Honorable
Samuel D. Ingham
Secretary of the Treasury
Rev Claim.
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1227
House of Representatives
Dec. 28. 1829.
Sir
The enclosed papers of Anthony Glean in support of his revolutionary claim has been forwarded to me with a request to lay them before the Sec'y. of the Treasury.
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
your obdt servt
John W. Taylor

Ad Inv
File No 23657 [underlined]
OK

The Hon. S. D. Ingham
Sec.t of the Treasury
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State of New York- }
County of Saratoga - }s.s.
On the twenty first day of December one thousand eight hundred & thirty two at Saratoga Springs in said county personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, Anthony Glean of said town, an applicant for a pension, who being duly sworn days that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, in the following grades. 
For one year & four months as a private in Captain Malcolm's company at the Battery in the city of New York - For ten months as sailing master under Captain Hodge of the Frigate Montgomery, & Captain Cook of the Lady Washington. 
For two years, from July 20th 1777. till August 16 1779. being two years & one month, within a few days as lieutenant, on board the Lady Washington; served part of the time under Captain Lewis, & the residue of the time under Commodore Grinnell. . . . .
For two years from May 1780 . till May 1782, as lieutenant under Captain Lewis in command of the guard boats at Verplank's Point -- And for such service he claims a pension
Anthony Glean ~ [signature]
Subscribed and sworn December 21st 1832 before me Ransom Cook Justice of the peace}
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State of New York}
Saratoga County} Ss.
I Thomas Palmer Clerk of the County of Saratoga do certify that Ransom Cook before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the peace in and for said county, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit, to be his proper hand writing & signature
Witness my hand and seal of office the twenty fourth day of December one thousand Eight hundred & thirty two. 
Thomas Palmer Clerk
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4856. [underlined]
Anthony Glean
Claim.
admitted
2 years Lieut't. in the Navy [underlined]
$288

Hon. J. W. Taylor -
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State of New York}
County [blemish] Saratoga} S.S.
On the twenty [illegible crossed out] fourth day of August 1832 in open court before the court of Chancery, now sitting at Saratoga Springs, personally appeared Ezekiel Whitney, a resident of the town of Waterford in said county, who being duly sworn deposeth & saith, that he is now seventy four years of age & is a pensioner on the roll of the New York agency - 
In 1777 deponent was a private in the fifth Connecticut Regiment commanded by Col. Bradley; & in [July crossed out] June while the regiment lay at Peekskill on Hudson River deponent was among others about twenty in number selected to man the vessels of war Camden, Lady Washington & Shark there lying in Peek's Kill harbor. These three vessels two of which Shark & Lady Washington were gallies with Frigate Congress & Montgomery made up the whole naval force in Hudson River, belonging to the United States - The deponent served on board the Camden till the 7th day of October 1777 when Fort Montgomery was taken. The deponent while on board the Camden the same acquainted with Anthony Glean, now a resident of the town of Saratoga Springs, an applicant for a pension; the said Glean was a first lieutenant of the Lady Washington when deponent first knew him, & continued such until the vessels were either burned or sunk or taken by the British except the Lady Washington. When Fort Montgomery was taken, The Frigate Montgomery was burnt on the East Shore of Hudson River, a little above Fort Montgomery - The Congress was burnt at Fort Constitution, opposite West Point, Camden was run on shore taken - Shark was burnt at Fort Constitution - The Lady Washington escaped capture & went up the river - the deponent never saw Glean during the war, after the Lady Washington went up the river - Capt. Lewis commanded
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the Lady Washington - The deponent knew a number of the crew of the Lady Washington viz - John Moore, Henry Lindsey, one Wolman, William Russell, Rufus Faucher & Enoch Sparry These men were taken out of the regiment to which deponent belonged - The Shark & Lady Washington were built expressly for the North River Service - The Camden was a 90 Ton Sloop, bought & armed with ten guns - These vessels were in the service of the United States.
In the fall of 1778, deponent was at Home at his father's, near Pleasant Valley in Dutchess county & was told by his father how the said Anthony Glean had taken a Tory Captain by the name of Akely & the facts of the capture were similar to those set forth in his declaration.
Ezekiel Whitney [signature]
Subscribed and affirmed Aug. 24, 1832, before me.
G. M. Davison, Clerk in Chancery
I certify that the above named Ezekiel Whitney is a credible witness. Dec. 21, 1832.
G. M. Davison, Clerk in Chancery
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State of New York}
County of Saratoga} SS:
On the twenty fifth day of August 1832, in open Court before the Court of Chancery now sitting at Saratoga Springs personally appeared Iren Foot of Saratoga Springs Clergyman who being duly sworn doth depose & say that he is now thirty six years of age, that he is a Clergyman residing in the said town & lives as near as any other Clergyman to the resident of Anthony Glean an applicant for a pension.
The deponent became acquainted with he said Glean about six years ago. The deponent then lived in the neighborhood of said Glean & in the same town [?] - From deponents acquaintance with the said applicant, he verily believes he is of the age he represents himself. The said Glean is reputed & believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary Officer -
The deponent never heard any doubt expressed in the neighborhood as to that fact & deponent concurs in the opinion that said Glean was a Revolutionary Officer
Iren Foot [signature]
Subscribed and sworn, Aug. 25th. 1832.
G. M. Davison, Clerk in Chancery
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State of New York}
County of Saratoga} SS:
On the twenty fifth day of August 1832. in open Court before the Court of Chancery now sitting at Saratoga Springs personally appeared Miles Beach Post Master of Saratoga Springs who being duly sworn according to Law deposeth & saith That he is now fifty seven years of age & has been acquainted with Anthony Glean the applicant for a pension for fifteen or twenty years. From his acquaintance with him deponent verily believes his is of the age he represents himself. The said Anthony Glean has always been reputed & believed to have been an Officer in Naval Service of the United States during the Revolutionary War and deponent concurs in that opinion. 
The deponent never heard any doubt expressed as to the fact that said Glean was such Revolutionary Officer
Miles Beach [signature]
Subscribed and sworn, the 25th ^[inset] Aug. 1832.
G. M. Davison, Cleark in Chancery
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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 Officer and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Iren Foot who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman residing in the town of Saratoga Springs in Saratoga County and that Miles Beach who has also signed the [page torn illegible] of the same town & a Post Master of [page torn illegible] [Sar]atoga Springs and is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit
E. Cowen Vice Chancellor 4th. Circ. N. Y.
I Gideon M. Davison Clerk of the Cort of Chancery for the fourth circuit of the State of New York herby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Anthony Glean for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office at the town of Saratoga Springs the twenty fifth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two,
G. M. Davison, Clerk in Chancery
And I further certify that the amendatory or explanatory affidavit of the said James Dunning was duly affixed to the foregoing request proceeding - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 31st day of December 1832
G. M. Davison, Clerk in Charncery
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Col. Dubois
Reg. N. Y. line
Rev. Claim.
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Revolutionary Claims. 1801.
[A.]
Form of a declaration to be made by the Officers.
For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of an act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th of May, 1828, I, Anthony Glean of Saratoga Springs, in the county of Saratoga do hereby declare that I was an officer in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution, and served as such* to the end of the war
at which period I was a Lieutenant - in [the crossed out] Colonel Lewis Dubois regiment of the New York line. And I also declare, that I afterwards received certificates (commonly called commutation certificates) for a sum equal to the amount of five years' full pay; which sum was offered by the resolve of Congress, of the 22d of March, 1783, instead of the half pay for life, to which I was entitled under the resolve of the 21st of October, 1780.
[And I do further declare, that I have received of the United States as a pensioner since the 3d day of March, 1826,+ crossed out]
I am now near Seventy nine years of Age -
[written in the right margin] } I received no pay - my certificates were sent to Washington & were distroyed [sic] by fire as I was informed -

Witness my hand, this 26th day of November, in the year 1829
Abrm. Leggett
Jn. McComb
Anthony Glean
Before me, Walter Bowne Mayor of the city of New York in the county of New York -, in the State of New York, personally appeared, this day Abraham Leggett and John McComb, of the said county, who did severally make oath that the above named Anthony Glean, by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been an officer in the Army of the Revolution, in manner as therein stated.
Witness my hand, this 26th day of November, in the year 1829.
Walter Bowne Mayor of the City of New York ~
Richd Platt, It is True - 
I, Nicholas Dean, Clerk of the Court of the county of New York, in the State of New York, do hereby certify, that Walter Bowne Esqr, before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn, was, at the time, the Mayor of the City of New York, and duly empowered to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this 26th day of November 
N. Dean
the end of the war, or, (as the case may be,) to the time when the arrangement of the Army [words covered] of Congress of the 3d and 21st of October, 1780, was carried into effect, and that I was [illegible].
sum of [blank] dollars, paid to me by the agent for paying pensions in the State. If the claimant has not been a pensioner, this part of the declaration [missing words]
Peace, or other magistrate duly empowered to administer oaths, as the case may be.
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1801
We the undersigned inhabitants of the town of Saratoga Springs in the county of Saratoga, are well acquainted with Anthony Glean, the person whose name is mentioned in the annexed declaration and affidavits and have known him for nearly twenty years. He is a man of fair character, has resided in this town during all the time of our acquaintance with him, and we think from our best information about thirty years.
Mr. Glean has always been reputed and believed to ^[insert] have belonged to the Revolutionary Army. Dated Dec. 21st 1829.
E. Cowen, Circuit Judge.
John N. Steel, County Judge
Miles Beach Post Master
Wm. L. F. Warren Dist. Attorney
G. M. Davison, Clerk in Chancery, 4th Circuit
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