Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4,051, for David Phillips, New York
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SERVICE
New York

Phillips, David
Nancy

NUMBER
W. 4,051

CONTENTS
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2713
New Jersey
Nancy Phillips dec
widow of David Phillips
NY
who served in the Revolutionary war
, as a Drummer
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 88 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence
in the 4th day of March, 1848.
ending 30 June 1848
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Certificate of Pension issued
the 8th day of June 52
and sent to
Hon W. Many
[x] of [x]
[x] from $80
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 311 Vol. 4

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[xxx] 15 June '52
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1741
New Jersey Rolls
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David Phillips
private
New York Line  4
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the
1 of April 1818-

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818
and sent to Walter L Shee Esq
Hamburg, New Jersey

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818
[struck out: Semi-anl all'ce ending]
4 months &
28 /30th       $39,44

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818 }
6 years was
Continued
Sussex Co.

[right side]
Notification sent September 14. 1820 to 
E. Green Jr. Newton, New Jersey
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David Phillips
7 April
Correct by Roll
DM
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District of New Jersey
County of Sussex
On this seventh day of April AD one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of said
County personally appeared David
Phillips aged about sixty
years resident in New Jersey Sussex County aforesaid who being
by me 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 David Phillips inlisted [enlisted] [inserted: as musician] in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven (the month not recollected) at Fort Montgomery in the State of New York under Captain Rozecranse attached
to the 8 Regiment of foot Col Duboise under Genl James Clinton, and upon the expiration of the said term he again enlisted for and during the war as Musician in the company of Captain Vandeburg at Morristown
New Jersey which company was attached to the 2d Regiment
of foot New York line Coln Phillip Courtland under the command of the said Genl James Clinton and served therein until the close of the war at which time he was regularly discharged, that he the said Deponent has
it not now in his power to produce his said discharge
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nor has he any other evidence now in his power of his said services, that he was present at the taking of Fort Montgomery
which took place in the month of October 1777 and in the Engagements on the Genesee flats under Genl Sullivan
the said deponent was likewise at the battle of York Town Virginia when Lord Cornwallis was taken, that he the said deponent is now in reduced circumstances
and prays the aid of his country

Sworn and Subscribed before 
me the day and year aforesaid 

David [his mark] Phillips

Walter L. Shee [signature]

I Walter L. Shee of the Court of Common pleas aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said David Phillips did serve in the Revolutionary war as
stated in the preceeding declaration against the common enemy.
And I now have such the proceedings and
Testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress-
Witness my hand at Hamburg New Jersey the 7th day of April AD. 1818-
Walter L. Shee
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District of New Jersey
Sussex County
Ephraim Green Jun. Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas of the County of Sussex afsd
do certify that Walter L. Shee Esquire before
whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have
been taken and who has thereto subscribed
his name was at the taking & signing the same
one of the Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas in & for said County duly [illegible]
& Sworn & to all his official acts as such
full faith and credit is and ought to be given
as well in Courts of Justice as thereout

In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name & affixed the Seal of Sussex County Court
this 27th day of April A.D. 1818.
E Green Junr
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Hon P Dickenson
[illegible]
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New Jersey
Sussex County
Personally appeared before me Lewis
Sherman a Justice of the peace in and for said County Margaret Curtis [Custis?] who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath depose and say that she is the Daughter of David and Mary Phillips
and the widow of Elijah Curtis [Custis?] Decd that the Bible now exhibited belongs to her and has been in her possesion over thirty years and that the record of which the following is a true copy

To wit Margaret the wife of Elijah Curtis was
born March 1st 1791) was made by Elijah Custis full thirty years since
Margaret [her x mark] Curtis

Sworn to & Subscribed on this
24th day of September 1840
Lewis Sherman [illegible]

I, Lewis Sherman above named do hereby certify that the following is a true copy of the Record contained in the Bible exhibited before me by Margaret Curtis. To wit Margaret the wife of
Elijah Curtis was born March 1st 1791. I do further certify that Mrs Curtis is a respectable person worthy of full credence 
Lewis Sherman J.P.

State of New Jersey
Sussex County 

I Joseph E Edsall Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby Certify that Lewis Sherman Esquire before whom the foregoing deponent appears to have been taken was at the time of taking the same and still is one of the
Justices of the peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and sworn into office pursuant to law and to whose official
acts as justice as aforesaid full faith and credit are due & and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and pronounce his signatures above written genuine - In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Newton in said County this first Day of October A.D. Eighteen hundred and forty. 1840-
Jos. E. Edsall
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Copy of
David Phillips
Affidavit
Sussex Co. N. Jersey
-
Hardeston township
1741
con
June 18
Sep 1818
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District of New Jersey 
Sussex County

On this sixth day of June, in the term of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County
of Sussex in the State of New Jersey (the said Court being a court of record in said county constituted and established a court of record by the Laws of the State of New Jersey having a seal with power to fine and imprison with an unlimited Jurisdiction in point of amount in civil causes and whose Judgments are reversable by writ of error only at common law and whose proceedings according to the course of the common law, and
now sitting at Newton in and for said County
David Phillips, aged about sixty two years resideent in the township of Hardiston in said County who being first duly sworn according to law upon his oath doth declare and say that he served in the revolutionary war as follows he enlisted in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven under Captain Rosecrantz under Col Lewis Du bois of the fifth regiment of the New York line for the term of three years and served out the time of said enlistment and then [inserted text: re] enlisted into a company
commanded by Captain Van Duberg in a regiment commanded by Colo. Phillip Courtland of the New York line for a term during the war and continued in the service in the same regiment being the second, till the close of the war and this deponent further says that he has received a certificate from the war office under the hand of J C Calhoun and the seal of the said office dated the thirtieth day of June eighteen hundred and
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eighteen and numbered 1741, of this deponents being placed on the pension list roll of the New Jersey agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month commencing the seventh day of April eighteen hundred and eighteen, and this deponent doth further Solemnly swear that he was a resident Citizen of the
of the United States on the eighteenth day of March eighteen hundred and eighteen and that he has not since that time by gift sale or in any other manner disposed of his property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself 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 the 18th day of March AD 1818 and that he has not nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities contracts or debts due to this deponent or any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and subscribed by this deponent

And this deponent further says that he is about
sixty two years of age but can not tell the same with certainty, that he is by occupation a labourer and has received a cut from an axe in the right knee rendering the same quite stiff that this deponents family consists of a wife named Nancy aged about forty six years, one daughter named Sarah, aged eleven years, one other daughter named Jane of the
age of ten years one other daughter named Julia about eight years old and one son named David of the age of five years, that this deponents inability to labour from the said wound received in his knee renders him unable procure a subsistance for
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This said family and his said wife is unable to provide for the entire support of his said family and this deponent further says that he considers himself in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the aid of his country.
Sworn to and declared in 
open court the sixth day 
of June AD 1820 
[this statement is in a swirl bracket] John Ogden
[to the right of this statement is the name David Phillips. between first and last name is a large X with the words "his mark"]
David Phillips X his mark

Schedule of this deponents property necessary clothing and bedding excepted
Real Estate none - Personal Estate
1 [illegible] table  1 dresser
1 tea kettle 3 pots- 3 chairs
4 Knives and forks  5 spoons 4 plates
4 bowls 5 tea cups and saucers

Sworn to and declared
 in open court the 6th day 
of June AD 1820
John Ogden 
[the above has a bracket and next to it is the following] 
David Phillips X his mark

It is the opinion of this court that the property on the above schedule is of the value of twenty two dollars   John Ogden
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6791
Nancy Philips
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act. July 7, 1838
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Married, March 1790
Husband Died 16 March 1838
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Su Record in Family Bible
(crossed out - of Ms Margaret Curtis and ?)
Elijah Curtis who was the son of David & Nancy Phillips - on File mv
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State of New Jersey 
Sussex County 
Be it known that before me the Subscriber and Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Phebe Card who being duly sworn according to law upon her oath depose and say that she was present at the marriage of David Phillips to Nancy Rose that the Ceremony  was preformed by Thomas VanKirk a Justice of the Peace about forty nine yrs since and that the said David Phillips and Nancy Rose lived together as man and wife ever since until his death in March 1838 and that d
she has remained a widow since his death.
Sworn and Subscribed
Before me this 20th day of May 1839
Saml Truex Justice of the Peace 
[to the right of the above signature is...]
Phebe Card her X mark

State of New Jersey
Sussex County [bracket] 
[below is a seal of Sussex County state of New Jersey then below is all very faint writing]

I Joseph E Edsall clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and for said County of Sussex do hereby Certify that Samuel Truex Esquire was at the time of taking the foregoing  deposition and  [illegible] is a Justice of the Peace of said County [carrot] duly commissioned and sworn  and to whom official acts as such full faith and credit is and might be given to and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice of the Peace and pronounce his signature above written genuine - 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Newton in said County this Eleventh day of October in the  year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty nine
Jos. E. Edsall
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State of New Jersey}
Sussex County} Ss

On this twenty Eighth day of May Eighteen hundred and thirty nine, personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of common pleas of the county of Sussex Nancy Phillips, a resident of Hardyston Township in the county of Sussex aged sixty six years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838. Entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of David Phillips who was a private in the army of the Revolution Received a pension and had in his possesion [possession] the original Certificate of which the following is a true copy "War Department" I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States, of the Eighteenth March 1818, David Phillips late a private in the army of the Revolution is inscribed on the pension List, Roll of the New Jersey Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars - cents per month, to commence on the 7th day of April one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen - given at the War Office of the United States, this thirtieth day of June one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen
[circled] LS  JC Calhoun 
She further declares that she was married to the said David Phillips on the first day of March, in the year seventeen hundred and ninety that her husband the aforesaid
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David Phillips died on the twenty sixth day of March Eighteen hundred and thirty Eight. that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated.

Sworn to, and subscribed on the day and year above written before the judges of the Inferior court of common pleas in and for the county of Sussex

Robert Mc Cartin Judge
David ? as witness
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County 
I John Keenon 
Clerk of the court of Common Pleas [words crossed out]
-------holder at Patterson in and for the said County of Passaic do hereby Certify that Satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that David Phillips was a pensioner of the United State under the law of 1818 at the rate of ninety six dollars per Annum was a resident of the County of Sussex in the State of New Jersey and died in the County of Sussex in the State of New Jersey in the year 1838 on the 26th day of March That he left a widow who name was Nancy Phillips was a pensioner of the United States under the law of July 7, 1838 at the rate of eighty dollars per Annum that her pension was increased under the law of 1848 to Ninety Six dollars per Annum was a resident of the County of Passaic County in the State of New Jersey and died in the County of Passaic in the state of New Jersey in this year 1851 on the 8th day of September that the said David and Nancy Phillips left their surviving six children and only six whose names are as follows Margaret Agnes a resident of the town of
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Sparta in the County of Sussex in the State of New Jersey Lucretia Boyd a resident of the town of Vernon County of Sussex in the State of New Jersey Sally Brown and Julia Helms residents of the town of Hardiston [correct spelling Hardyston] county of Sussex State of New Jersey Elizabeth Angle resident of the town of New Milford County of Passaic in the State of New Jersey, Sixth, Jane Comings a resident of the town of Manchester County of Passaic in the State of New Jersey
That the above named Margaret Agnes Lucretia Boyd Sally Brown Julia Helms Elizabeth Angle and Jane Comings are the only surviving children of the above named David and Nancy Phillips
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 5th day of May AD 1852
John Keenan Cur [meaning Clerk of the Court]
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Know all men by these Presents that Jane Comings a resident of Manchester County of Passaic in the State of New Jersey and daughter or child of David and Nancy Phillips who were both pensioners of the [illegible two words] do hereby Constitute and appoint Thomas C McEwen of Warwick State of New York my true and lawful Agent and Attorney to prosecute the claim of David and Nancy Phillip increased for any  amount of Revolutionary pension [a small x to indicate inserted text] and compensation pay 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 department of Washington city or elsewhere to file additional [illegible] or arguments and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said claim which Certificate I wish made payable to Thomas E McEwen of Warwick State of New York and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present  Hereby satisfying all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the promises
Witness my hand and seal
this 5th day of May 1852 
signed and sealed in the presence of Jane Comings [signature]
William Braithwaite
Pension {illegible perhaps tax?] officer
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County
On this 5th day of May 1852 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and  for the county aforesaid personally appeared Jane Comings and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned. 
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this day and year aforesaid    Perigrine Sandford Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey
Passaic County 
Be it known that on this 5th day of May AD 1852 before the undersigned Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Jane Comings a resident of the town of Manchester County of Passaic in the State of New Jersey and made oath according to law that She is the daughter of David and Nancy Phillips who were both pensioners of the United States that her father David Phillips was a Revolutionary Pensioner at the rate of ninety six dollars per Annum that her mother Nancy Phillips was a Revolutionary pensioner under the law of July 7 1838 at the rate
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of eighty dollars per Annum that she was informed by her Father and Mother she said David and Nancy Phillip belonged to the continental line of the State of New York during the whole of the war of the Revolution and Served as a Drummer the whole time that he was in service that she has been informed that this said pension ought to be increased that is duly inherited as a Claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed as evidence in prosecuting said claim
Sworn to and Subscribed
this day and year above written
  Jane Comings [signature]
Perigrine Sandford
Justice of the Peace
  I Perigrine Sandford Justice of the peace in and for the said County do hereby Certify that Jane Comings who executed the foregoing paper is a respectable resident of this County and is I believe directly interested in said Claim as therein setfoth in said Claim as therein  Set Forth.
Perigrine Sandford justice of the Peace
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County ss
I John Keenan Clerk of the County of Passaic Do Certify that Perigrine Sandford is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and now legally qualified to act as such Justice of the Peace
Also now that I know his hand writing and believe that the written signature purporting to be his are genuine
[on left bottom is what might be envelope as it has apparent ribbon wrapped around it]
Witness my hand and official seal at Patterson this fifth day of May AD Eighteen hundred and fifty two

John Keenan [illegible possibly Cur]
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Mr. Frederick Phillips
622 Magnolia Street
South Pasadena, California

[upper right corner is the following]
September 28, 1934
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 
David Phillips
W. 4051
BA-J/MLB

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of David Phillips, born in Fishkill,
served as drummer in Captain James Rosekran's company, Colonel
Lewis Du Bois' New York regiment, and died in Newburgh, also,
the War of 1812 record of Abraham Phillips, born in Newburgh,
New York, April 4, 1796, married (1st) in 1830, Betsy Swarthout
who was born in 1794 and died May 2, 1846, then married (2nd)
Sarah Tompkins, and (3rd) Elizabeth Aurelia Barrell, October 3,
1855, in Newfane, Niagara County, New York, who died January9, 1884.

Revolutionary War and War of 1812 data furnished by this
office are obtained from claims for pension made to the United States
based upon military service of soldiers in those wars.

A careful search of the War of 1812 records of this office
fails to show a claim for pension on file on account of service
in that war of the Abraham Phillips as described by you. The
record of a David Phillips, with service as described by you, was
found and is given herein as shown in the papers on file in
pension claim, W. 4051, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of soldier's birth and names of his parents
are not given.

David Phillips enlisted at Fort Montgomery, New York, in 1777,
served three years as drummer in Captain Rosekran's company, Colonel Lewis Du Bois' New York regiment, was present at the taking of
Fort Montgomery, and in an engagement at Genesee Flats under Sullivan.
Upon the expiration of this service, he reenlisted at Morristown, New Jersey, for the remainder of the war, served as drummer in Captain
Vanderburgh's company, Colonel Philip Van Cortland's New York Regiment and was in the battle of Yorktown.
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David Phillips was allowed pension on his application executed
April 7, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty years and a resident
of Sussex County, New Jersey. In 1820, he was residing in Hardyston,
Township, Sussex County, New Jersey.

The soldier died March 26, 1838, in Sussex County, New Jersey.
David Phillips married March 1, 1790, Nancy Rose; they were
both residents of Sussex County, New Jersey.
Soldier's widow, Nancy Phillips, was allowed pension on her
application executed May 28, 1839, at which time she was aged
sixty-six years and a resident of Hardyston Township, New Jersey.
In 1840, Nancy Phillips' post office was Newfoundland, New Jersey;
on January 23, 1843, she was living in the Township of West Milford,
Passaic County, New Jersey, while in September, of the same year, she again gave as her place of residence, Township of Hardyston, with post office at Stockholm, both in Sussex County, New Jersey; in 1848 she gave as her place of residence, West Milford, Passaic County, New Jersey. She died September 8, 1851, in Passaic County, New Jersey.
The following children of David Phillips and his wife, Nancy,
survived their mother:
Margaret, born March 1, 1791, who in 1840 was the widow of Elijah Curtis, and in 1852 was a resident of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, and then known as Margaret Ayers (given name of another husband not stated.
Sally or Sarah Brown, who in 1820 was aged eleven years and in 1852 residing in Hardyston, New Jersey (given name of husband not shown ).
Jane Comings, who in 1820 was aged ten years and in 1852 residing in Manchester, Passaic County, New Jersey (given name of husband
not shown)
Julia Helmes, in 1820 aged eight years and in 1852 residing in Hardyston, New Jersey ( her husband's given name not stated).
Lucretia Boyd, in 1852 a resident of Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey (husband's given name not shown), and her age not stated.
Elizabeth Angle, in 1852 residing in New Milford, Passaic County, New Jersey; her age and given name of husband not shown.
A son David was living in 1820, aged five years; no reference
was made to his death.
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In 1839, one Elizabeth Marcell or Marell made affidavit in Morris County, New Jersey, that soldier's wife, Nancy, at the time of her marriage was living with her in Sussex County, New Jersey; she did not state any relationship.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator

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New Jersey 6118.
Nancy Phillips
widow of David Phillips, decd
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who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 March, 1818 and who died on the 26th March, 1838-of Sussex Co in the State of N. Jersey
who was a private in the compy commanded
by Captain Vanderburgh of the Regt commanded by Col. Van Cortland in the N. York line for 2 years private.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum, to
commence on the 4th[4th is crossed out and replaced with 27] 27 day of March, 1838.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of March, 1841 and sent to Hon
Philemon Dickerson, Patterson, N. J.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $234.04
Semi=annual allowance ending Sept 1841.
[it looks like 40.00 is crossed out however the amount IS added in for total]
$274.04
Act July 7, 1838
Recorded by S.A. Elliot Clerk,
Book [illegible] Vol. 2 Page 132
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Nancy Phillips, decd

[illegible] 2 yrs Drummer
$88 per annum
[illegible] former payts
at $80 per annum
Coming 26 March 1838
& end'g 30 June 1848 when her pension was inc'd to $90 per annum payable to 
Margaret Ayers
Lucretia Boyd
Sally Brown
Julia Helmes
Elizabeth Angles
Jane Comins, only surviving children

Trenton

Hon Wm Murray
14 of R
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[2 pages side by side]
[centered heading on 1st page] 
New Jersey 6118

Nancy Phillips
widow of David Phillips
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 Mar'18 and who died on the 26 March 1838 of Sussex Co in the State of N.J. who was a private in the Co commanded by Captain Vanderburgh of the Regt: commanded by Col, Van Courtland in the New YK line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 80 Dollars 0 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th of March, 1836. and terminating 26th March '38

Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of March '43 and sent to Hon: J.B. Aycrigg - M.C. [illegible] - N.J.

Arrears to the 4th of 
Semi-annual allowance ending  $164.44

ACT July 7, 1838
Recorded by Clerk
Book A Vol. 2 Page 132

[RIGHT SIDE page]
[illegible might be "Rept under"] 10-43
A new certificate was issued in this case see the opinion of the Attorney Genl. 
of the 20 of September 1842
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Morris County State of New Jersey
Be it remembered that on this Twenty second Day of November A.D. One thousand Eight hundred & thirty nine personally appeared before me John Seward a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Morris Elizabeth Marcell, who being first duly sworn according to Law both on her oath before and say that the present applicant for a pension Nancy Phillips, (previous to her marriage call Nancy Rose) lived with her during the winter of seventeen hundred and eighty nine and ninety and was married to David Phillips, with whom she lived until his death in March 1838 and that she has remained a widow since. 

Sworn and Subscribed before me this twenty second day of November AD 1839
John Seward Justice of the Peace 
Elizabeth Marcell her mark X