Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18,630, Martines Borst, New York
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
New York
Borst, Martines
Elizabeth
W. 18,630
B.L.Wt. 8143-160-55
CONTENTS
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New York 28.635

Martines Borst
of Schoharie Co. in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Richtmyer of the Regt. commanded by Col. Vrooman in the N. York Militia line for 7 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued 2nd day of May, 1834 and sent to Hon J: Adams H. Reps.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 $69,99
Semi-annual allowance ending Sept. 4, 1834 $11.66

$81.65

[Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Sam H. Page, Clerk,
Book E Vol 4, Page 116
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State of New York
Schoharie County ss On the third day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable William Beekman William Mann Henry Shafer Marvin Judd and Thomas P. Danforth Judges of
the Court of Common pleas of the County of Schoharie and State of New York Martines Borst a resident of the town of Middleburgh in the County of Schoharie and State of New York aged Sixty nine 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 7th 1832
That he was born in that part of Albany County
now town of Middleburgh and County of Schoharie and that he now is and always has been a resident of said town & County.
That he was enrolled in the Militia in the fall of the year 1779 in the month of September, that he belonged from that time until the close of the war of the revolution to a regiment Commanded by Col Peter Vrooman Lieut Col Peter Zielie and Major Thomas Eckerson. And was a member of the Company commanded by C. George Richtmyke Lieutenant Martines Ziellie & Ensign John L Bellinger that from the time of his enrollment in the fall of the year 1779 until the close of the War in the year 1783 he was repeatedly on active duty
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in the service of the United States and conceived himself at all times liable when called upon by his Commanding officers from the time of his enrollment until the close of the war to obey the call. That he was for the most part of the time stationed at what was called the block house, situated between the middle of town and the Middle Fort.  When at either of the above named places his duty mostly consisted in standing guard and piquet guard and was frequently on scouting parties. That his military duties were mostly
confined to the now County of Schoharie. That he marched from the Middle Fort as near as he can recollect some time in the summer of the year 1781 to the little Lake at the head of the Delaware River distance about thirty miles in the now County of Schoharie. That he was in a battle at that place with the Tories & Indians and was then under the command of Capt Hale.
That he was in the middle Fort situated in the town of Middleburgh in the fall of the year 1780 when the Fort was attacked by a party of Tories & Indians under the Command of Sir John Johnson that he was ordered and went under the Command of Capt
Dubois in pursuit of a party of Indians to what is now called the town of Sharon sometime in the latter part of the year 1781 or the commencement of the year 1782.
That the troops at the middle fort at the time of the attack by Sir John Johnson when under the command of Major Melanchton Wolsey when it was said was a continental officer. That when on duty at the block house before mentioned he was under the Command of Ensign Bettinger and when at the Middle Fort was under the command of Capt Richtmeyer
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that he was on several occasions commanded by other officers but cannot now recollect their respective names. That there was a Regiment said to be the 4th Reg. Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Col Butler stationed by the Middle Fort and they remained there about one year but does not recollect the names of any of its officers excepting Major McKown
or McGown and Capt or Lieut Boyd.

That he has no documentary evidence of his services above stated. That he at the time had a written discharge. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State

Sworn and Subscribed the day}  Martines Borst
and year aforesaid                   }
in open court                           }
John Gebhard Jr. Clk.               }
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3057

New York Albany

Elizabeth Borst
widow of Martines Borst
N.Y.

who served in the Revolutionary
War, as a private.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to 
commence on the s4th day of March, 1848

Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day
of January 1849 and sent to
T.S. Slingerland
Barnerville, New York

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under Act
February 2, 1848, Page 10, Vol. 4.

Rg. 3 M 55-53162

Reported
January 1849
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T.S. Slingerland Sept. 18, 1855
Vol. Bs-3.00

53162 Act 3/55
9/55

Elizabeth Borst wid of
Martines Borst pri
Martinus

Private
Col. Vrooman
N.Y. Troops
Revolutionary Pension

Bergnton N.Y. Feb 48-No 3057
[illegible] Oct 11 /55 Dodge

wt do 8143 iss Oct [illegible]
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53162
Elizabeth Borst
Application for
Bounty Land
Act March 3, 1855.
T.S. Slingerland Att. East Cobleskill Schoharie Co. N.Y.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the quantity of Land due to Elizabeth Borst as the widow of Martines 
Borst under the act of March 3, 1855.

State of New York      )
Schoharie County      )

On this Nineteenth day of March A.D. One Thousand Eight hundred and fifty-five, personally appeared before me Henry W.  Herron a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, Elisabeth Borst, a resident of the town of Middleburgh in said County of Schoharie and State of New York, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Martines Borst, deceased, who was a soldier of the United States in the War of the American Revolution and at the time of his death a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States in consideration of the services by him rendered and performed in the said War of the Revolution. 
Declarant owing to old age and consequent loss of memory is not now able to describe the services of her husband, the said Martines Borst in said War, but believes that he served with the Militia of said Schoharie at different times and on many occasions during the said War. 

She further declares that she was married to her husband the said Martines Borst in said Schoharie County, on or about the twenty-fifth day of November in the year seventeen hundred and eighty-seven by a Lutheran Minister of the Gospel ... Schoharie, and that her name before said marriage was Elizabeth Lamb.
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She further States that the said Martines Borst died in the town of Middleburgh in said County of Schoharie and State of New York, on or about the first day of January in the year Eighteen hundred and forty three, and was at the said time of his death a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States under the act of June 7th 1832 and that Declarant still remains and is now his widow single and unmarried.

She further declares that she is now a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of twenty three dollars and ninety three cents per annum, under the act of February 3d,1848, as the widow of the said Martines Borst, deceased.

She respectfully refers to the proofs on file at the Pension Office at the City of Washington in the matter of the application of her said husband for his said Pension under the act of June 7th 1832, and also in the matter of her application for her own Pension under the act of July 7th 1838, and its supplements, for evidence of the service of her said husband her marriage to him etc etc.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3 1855, and she hereby appoints Ferris S. Shingerland her attorney to act for her in the premises and to receive the Certificate or Warrant therefor from the Secretary of the Interior.

Elizabeth Borst
x
her mark
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We Coonrad Pitcher and Hamilton Meiers residents of the town of Middleburgh in the aforesaid County of Schoharie and State of New York, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing Declaration was signed and acknowledged by the said Elizabeth Borst in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and Statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.

Coonradt Pitcher
Hamilton Meiers  

The foregoing Declaration and affidavit were sworn to and Subscribed before me on the day and year first afore written in said Declaration; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim. I further certify that the said Elisabeth Borst is not able to write her own name and is therefore compeled to make her mark or cross, and that she is an extremely aged person.  

Henry W. Herron Justice of the Peace

STATE OF NEW YORK, SCHOHARIE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE } SS:
I, Almerin Gallup, Clerk of said count, do hereby certify that Henry W. Herron whose name is subscribed to to the certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, was a the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE in and for the said county of Schoharie, sworn and duly authorised to take the same ; and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice of the Peace, and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine, and that the same is executed according to the laws of the State. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official Seal the 23d day of [illegible] 185 Almerin Gallup Clerk.
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11704
Elizabeth Borst
March 8, 1845
Widow of Martines
NY
Act of July 1838
Rejected husband 1843
Nov 8 1843

No. 7073
Acts of March 1843 and
17 June 1844 _____ 47
7 mo private
$23.33

Elias Holliday Schoharie N.Y
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State of New York
Schoharie County ) ss

On this twenty seventh day of February one thousand eight hundred and forty five, personally appeared before the subscriber, first Judge of the court of common Pleas of Said county, Elizabeth Borst, a resident of the town of Middleburgh in said county, in the 80th year of her age, 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 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Martines Borst, who was a private in the Revolutionary War and was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the time of his death, of twenty three dollars and thirty three cents per annum. And she further declares that she was married to the said Martines Borst on the twenty fifth day of November seventeen hundred and eighty seven, that her husband the said Martines Borst died on the second day of January eighteen hundred and forty three. 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 me)

Elizabeth Borst
x  her mark

Chas Goodyear
First Judge Schoharie
County Court

And I certify that the above named Elizabeth Borst was unable to attend the court by reason of old age and bodily infirmity

Chas Goodyear
First Judge
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State of New York
Schoharie County )  ss.
I George A. Lintner, Pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, of the town and county of Schoharie and State aforesaid, do certify that on an examination of the Register of Marriages of said Church, I find therein Recorded, the marriage of Martines Borst to Elizabeth Lemm in these words. 
"Anno. Seventeen hundred eighty seven twenty five Nov. Martines Borst and Elizabeth Lemm." And further, that the above is a true copy of the Record with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows:
"Anno. 1787, 25 Nov. Martines Borst and Elizabeth Lemm."

I George A. Lintner, above named, depose and say that I am Pastor of the Church aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the record of said Church, with the exception above named as certified by me.
Subscribed and Sworn this    )
4th day of March 1845          )   G. A. Lintner
before me
Thos. McArthur Clerk
of Scho. County

State of New York
Schoharie County, ) ss

I Thomas McArthur Clerk of said county do hereby certify that Charles Goodyear, before whom the foregoing annexed declaration purports to have been subscribed and sworn was on the day said declaration bears date first Judge of said county, and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe the signature to the  ______ and certificate under written to be genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of office this 4th day of March 1845.
Thos. McArthur Clerk
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In reply to your request of , received  for a statement of the military history of Martines Borst a 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 W. 18,630

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | CAPTAIN | COLONEL | STATE.
Between Sept. 1779 & March 1783 | served 3 years
 | Pri. | George Richtmyer Hale | Peter Vrooman | N.Y.
 stationed at Middle Fort. Schoharie Co., and engaged in scouting parties against Indians.

Battles engaged in, with Indians under Gen John Johnson.
Resident of soldier at enlistment, Middleburgh, Schoharie Co. NY
Date of application for pension, Oct. 3 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Middleburgh, Schoharie Co., NY.
Age at date of application, sixty-nine years & in that part of Albany Co. which became Middleburgh NY.
Remarks: He mar. Schoharie NY. Nov. 25, 1787 Elilzabeth Lemm or Lamb
he d. Jany 2, 1843, at Middleburgh & she was alld pens. on her applic exec. Feby 27,  1945. while in the 80th year of her age & a res. of Middleburgh

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
1565b3m10-08
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Martines Borst
Pension Papers
14407
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State of New York
Schoharie County on this third day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Hon William Beekman, William Mann, Henry Shafer, Marvin Judd and Thomas P Danforth Judges of ____________
the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Schoharie in the State of New York, Abraham Lawyer at the town of Middleburgh in the said County of Schoharie, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration. That he is Seventy four years of age. That he was born in the town of Middleburgh County of Schoharie and that he has always been well acquainted with Martines Borst the person named in the annexed affidavit. That he and the said Borst belonged to the same Militia Company and did duty at the same place during the summer of the year 1780 & 1781. That they were during the greater part of those years stationed at the block house situated in the now town of Middleburgh and at the Middle Fort. That he and the said Martines Borst were frequently on guard at the same place and on one occasion when ordered to pursue a party of Indians, Tories and did pursue them as far as the now town of Sharon Schoharie County does not know or recollect the precise time the said Borst entered the service but is of the opinion that it was early as the year 1779.

                                        Abraham Lawyer
Sworn and subscribed
to day and year aforesaid 
in open court John Gebhard Jr. Clk
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State of New York
Schoharie County:  ss

On this second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two personally appeared before the Thomas P. Danforth one of the Judges of the Court Common Pleas in and for the County of Schoharie, Tunis Eckerson, who being duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the following declaration.  That he is seventy-seven years of age; that he was born in the now town of Middleburgh County of Schoharie and State of New York, and that he always has been and now is a resident of said town and County; that he always has been well acquainted with Martines Borst, the person named in the affixed affidavit; that he and the said Borst were privates in the same Militia company during the war of the Revolution,, commanded by Capt. George Richtmyer' that he subsequently did duty at the Middle Fort; that he and the said Borst were present at an engagement with the Tories and the little lake at the head of the Delaware River in the County of Schoharie does not know or recollect the service time the said Borst was enrolled, but has no doubt that he did serve for more than two years during the war of the revolution.

Tunis Eckerson

Subscribed and sworn before me
the second day of October 1832
Thomas P. Danforth an officer of
Schoharie County Court
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I, George A. Lintner, Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the town of Schoharie and Middleburgh in the County of Schoharie and Stat of New York and I, Joseph Bouck, a resident of the Town of Middleburgh and County aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Martines Borst, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be sixty-nine years of age that he is reputed and believed to be a soldier of the revolution and that we can concur in that opinion.

G.A. Lintner
Joseph Bouck

Sworn and subscribed the day]
and year aforesaid before me
Marvin Judd, a Judge of Schoharie 
County

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after hearing the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to show that George A. Lintner who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident of the town of Schoharie and that Joseph Bouck who has also signed the same is a resident of the town of Middleburgh and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
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and the said Court do further certify that Abraham Lawyer and Tunis Eckerson whose affidavit are hereunto annexed are residents of the town of Middleburgh, Schoharie County and that their statement is entitled to credit.

William Beekman
Wm. Mann
Marvin Judd
Thomas Danforth
Henry Shafer
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I, John Gebhard, Town Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Schoharie in the State of New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the Matter of Application of Martines Borst for a Pension in testimony hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this third day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.  I also certify that Thomas P. Danforth before whom the affidavit of Tunis Eckerson purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Judges of Schoharie Common Pleas, and that his signature subscribed is genuine.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this third day of October 1832.

John Gebhard, Clerk 
of the Court of Common
Pleas of Schoharie County
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14.407
Martines Borst
admd
7 mos. private
$23.33
Hon. J. Adams
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Explanatory of the declaration of Martines Borst.

Personally appeared before me William Mann, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Schoharie, Martines Borst, who being duly sworn, deposeth and said that by reason of old age, the consequent loss of memory and the great length of time since he rendered the service for which he asks a pension, he cannot swear positively as to the main time that he did camp at garrison duty, but to the best of his recollection, he served in the manner mentioned below.

That in the month of September 1779, he was enrolled in a Militia company commanded by George Richtmeyer as commandant Martines Zelie and Lieutenant and John L. Bellinger as Ensign.

That said company was attached to and belonged to a regiment commanded by Peter 
Vrooman as Colonel Peter A. Zelie and Lieutenant Colonel Andy Thomas Eckeson as Major.  What the number of the regiment he does not recollect.  What said company at the time of his enrollment aforesaid was stationer for the defense of the Common County at the Middle Fort situated in the now town of Middleburgh Schoharie County that he entered said company immediately after his said enrollment and commenced doing duly as a private solder therein.
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and under the above named officers that he is confident that he entered said company and commenced doing duty in the early part of Sept. 1779; that from the time he first entered said company as aforesaid until the month of April in the year 1780 he was stationed at said fort that the duty which and the company performed during that time continued in guarding said Fort against the invasions and incursion of the Indians and Tories and also on guard duty from April until the month of October following he not only did duty in the Fort, but was frequently sent out on scouting parties and he further testified that he was in the Fort in the month of October 1780 when the Fort was attacked by a party of Indians and Tories under the command of John Johnson and took an active part during that engagement; that from the time of the attack upon the Middle Fort in the month of October 1780 until as early as the month of April 1781, he was stationed at the Middle Fort and did garrison duty; and that as early as the month of May in said year he was ordered to assist in  or acting as [illegible] Fort situated between the Middle Fort situated in the town of Middleburgh and the lower Fort being in the Town of Schoharie, which Fort was distinguished by the name of the block and town.
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that he and a part of Captain Richtmyers' Company were stationed during the summer at the block town under the command of Ensign Bellinger that the duty of the aforesaid part after completing the Fort (does not now recollect the time engaged in building the Fort) mostly consisted in standing guard and [illegible] guard until the month of August or September following when he was marched to the little Lake at the head of the Delaware River and at that place was on engagement with the Tories and Indians was absent from the Fort three or four days continued from that time to do camp duty at the block town until the latter part of the year 1781 or the commencement of the year; as to when he with a part of Captain Richtmyers company when sent in pursuit of a party of Indians and did pursue them as far as the now town of Sharon distance from the Fort about eighteen miles was absent from the Fort two days and one night from which period until as late as the first of March 1783 he continued to do duty at the block town when he and the company were discharged; that from the time of his enrollment as aforesaid in the month of September 1779 until the month of March 1783, he continued to do duty as a private soldier in the said company
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commanded by said George Richtmyer that said Company was not disbanded nor discharged during any part of the time aforesaid, but continued organized and on duty in defense of the Country during all the time aforesaid; that the County now called Schoharie was at that time a frontier settlement and was required to be guarded continually against numerous and powerful tribes of Indians and Tories who were incessantly molesting the frontier; and he doth further testify that he served not less than three years during the war of the revolution and that he served in no other capacity than that of a private soldier and for which services he claims a pension.

Martines Borst

Subscribed and sworn to before
me this first day of February
1834

Wm. Mann, a Judge
Schoharie County Court

State of New York Schoharie County Clerks Office ss I John Gebhard ss Clerk of the said county Do certify that William Mann before
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whom the preceding and annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper handwriting and signature' I further certify that Marvin Judd before whom one of the annexed affidavits purports to have been sworn, was at the date if the said also one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County; and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper handwriting and signature; and I further certify that the annexed papers (except the two half sheets which contain the preceding affidavit) are the identical papers presented to the said court on the third day of October 1832.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this first day of February 1834.

John Gebhard, Jr., Clerk
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State of New York
Schoharie County: ss:

On this eighteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four personally appeared before me Harvey Watson, one of the Justice of the peace in said County; Barnet Becker of the town of Middleburgh and County of Schoharie who being duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration.  That he was born in the town of Middleburgh County of Schoharie and that he has always been well acquainted with Martines Borst, the person named in the annexed affidavit; and that he doth further testify that in the winter of the year seventeen hundred eighty-one there was a garrison kept at the Middle Fort situated in the town of Middleburgh and that he is positive that Martines Borst did duty as a private soldier in Capt. Richtmyers' Company during the wint4er of that year in said Fort.

Barnet Becker

Subscribed and sworn
March 18th 1834 before me
Harvey Watson, Justice

State of New York
Schoharie County :ss:

I, John Gebhard, Jr.. Clerk of said County, do certify that Harvey Watson, before whom the preceding [Power of Attorney] affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the said one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper handwriting and signature.  Witness my hand and seal of office this 24th day of March 1834.  Note: the words "Power of Attorney" erased.

John Gebhard, Jr., Clerk
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W. City  April 30, 1834

J.L. Edwards:

Sir:

I enclose a supplemental paper in the case of Orvin Burham.  I believe the objection in his case is that he is returned a deserter.  This is no doubt an error, as his papers will show. Mr. Burham is a respectable man and full credit may be given to his statements.

In the case of Harman Borst, I am authorized to accept a certificate for seven months which I wish sent to me.  Mr. [illegible] recommends this case.
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April 6, 1855

Hon.. L.P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir:

Enclosed herewith I send you application of Elizabeth Borst, widow of Martinus Borst for bounty land under the Act of 3 March 1855.

Please examine and report to me.

I am respectfully yours,
T.S. Slingerland
East Cobleskill
Schoharie Co.
N.Y.
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No. 53162

Act of March 3, 1855
Received Aril 9, 1855

Martinus Borst
Rev. War

Warrant 8143-160-55

T.L. Slingerland
East Coblesville
N.Y.
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Joseph J. Borets letter March [illegible]
I have been long personally acquainted with the [illegible] within letters Joseph J Borets Esq He has been for a long time a [illegible] as also a member of our state Legislature He is a man of high respectabilty and full [illegible] may be posed in his statements
April 3d 1834 J Adams of N.Y.

Hon John Adams
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Middleburgh March 1834

Dear Sir:

Your favor of the 12 [illegible] enclosing the papers in the case of Mr. Borst for a pension were received by me on the 11th. In pursuance of your direction, I immediately sent for Borst in order to have him procure testimony of his having endured services during the winter season.  There are but few now living who did duty in this place during the war of the revolution and particularly  only at the Middle Fort and Block house; and those few now so old and the length of time so great that they cannot recollect with sufficient accuracy as would seem to warrant me in taking their affidavits as to what took place at that time.  I however found that Mr. Barnet Becker distinctly recollects that a garrison was kept at the Middle Fort during the winter of the year 1781 and herewith send you his affidavit.  You will perceive that Borst's services after that period were mostly [illegible] at the Block house with a part of Capt. Richtmyers' company of that number then now but one individual living which is Mr. A. Lawyer who says that he cannot swear positively that he was at the Block house during the winter season and 82 and 83 and as we have his affidavit, I did not deem it important as it seemed to me he could not further aide to have him sworn again.  It would seem that the deponent doubt the truth as regards the time claimed by Borst to have served and positively sworn by him in his location and [illegible] by T. Eckerson and Abm Lawyer in the affidavits annexed to his declaration
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and it appears that the truth of his statement is doubted by the department because it is not supported by any evidence in the department nor by the history of the service in which he was engaged and that the Militia was called upon to protect that town only and with few exceptions when wholey excused during the winter season.  What history of the service may be in the possession of the department I know not.  The only history upon record that I have seen is still in the Annals of Tryon County and I am quite sure if the department could put confidence in the incidents [illegible]ulated of what occurred in this section of County during the war of the revolution they would no longer doubt the facts sworn to as to the length of the service rendered the necessity of keeping up a garrison for the period mentioned and the great danger there would have been in relaxing in their duty for at least three years during that eventful period.  I wish you to examine the explanation of the declaration in connection with the affidavit which accompanies it and it strikes me that you will not only become satisfied yourself but will also be able to satisfy the department that the evidence in support of his claim most closely goes to show that he served all of two years as a private soldier in an [illegible] corps called into the service by competent authority.  I do not know at present that any evidence can be procured which will be of service to Mr. Borst.  I therefore wish you to do the best for him you can with what he has got.  I mentioned to him your suggestion in your letter to me [illegible] to authorize you if you could not succeed to get a full pension to accept of his time he has authorized me to say in answer that you must do what you thought would be best.  If you therefore cannot obtain a full
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pension but in part I wish you to ascertain how much time they will allow and inform me how much they will allow, and I will write you immediately upon the receipt of yours.

At all counts you need not send the papers back should then be objections but write me what they are.

We have no news in old Schoharie but [illegible] on at present as heretofore notwithstanding the deposits are no longer in the U.S. Bank and the great hew and cry that is made by many of the great profit in the money market The crops of the farmer are about credit [illegible] good prior for them have got our money and such as wer not in debt have found much difficulty in finding borrowers at [illegible] real property is selling at an advance of at best [illegible] and I am confident that a great number of farms hav been bought in this county at [illegible] the above [illegible] for the last six months than for the same period within fifteen years past
yours Respectfully C J Borst

Hon John Adams
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October 8th 1855

Hon. J. Minot
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir:

In reply to your letter of 19th September last in the case of Elizabeth Borst, widow of Martines Borst, No. 53162 for Bounty land under the Act of 3rd March last, I have obtained and herewith enclose you a Certificate from the Comptroller of this State showing the service of the said of the said Martines Borst under Col. Broman in the Revolutionary War.

Please examine this claim and send me said warrant as soon as convenient.

I am very respectfully
your Obt. Servt.
T.S. Slingerland
East Cobleskill
Schoharie Co.
N. York
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Schoharie March 5, '45

Sir:

Enclosed is the application of Widow Elizabeth Borst for a pension.

Yours respectfully
Elias Holliday

J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
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53162
Free
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington
D.C.
New York 
Martines Borst
Rev. N. Y.
Suspended
See let to Hon J. 
Adams Apl 34
Act 7 June 13
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53162
Elizabeth Borst
recd
Boynton
Martinus
Wm. Letze 48-3057
Free
[illegible] J. Minot
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington
D.C.
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 2nd February 1848, entitled  [illegible] act granting and making for the provision for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution:

State of New York
Schoharie County
On this twenty first day of August eighteen hundred and forty-eight personally appeared before me, John W. Brayman, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oath, Elizabeth Borst, a resident of the town of Cobleskill in the said County, aged 84 years who being first duly sworn according to law dost on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Oct of Congress passed on the 2nd, February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Martinus Borst, who was a pensioner and a soldier in the New York State Militia, and who died on the second day of January 1843. That declarant draws a pension of Twenty-three dollars & thirty three cents per annum under the act of the 17th June, 1844. She further declares that she is still a widow.
(Signature of Elizabeth Borst - X - her mark)

Subscribed and sworn to before me, the day and year above written and I certify that the above declarant is the widow of Martinus Borst who was a pensioner and that she is the identical person who draw a pension under the act of 17th, June 1844.
(Signed) John W. Brayman, Justice of the Peace for the county of Schoharie
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State of New York
Schoharie County
Clerk's Office }  ss:

I, Stephen Maham, Clerk of the aforesaid County of Schoharie do hereby certify that John W Brayman, Esq.  before whom the within declaration purports to have been sworn and executed was at the date of the same, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of aforesaid, duly elected and qualified and authorized by law to administer oaths and to at as such Justice and that his signature to the jurat of the said declaration is genuine and in his own proper handwriting.

In testimony whereof, 
I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed the seal
of said County this 23rd day of August,
1848

Stehen Maham, Clerk

[illegible] Slingerland Barnerville NY
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Albany 6763
New York

Elizabeth Borst
widow of Martines Borst
who was a private
in the N.Y. Militia

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
23 Dollars 33
cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843

Certificate of Pension issued the
8th day of April 1845
and sent to
Elias Holliday
Schoharie N.Y.

Act of March 3, 1843
June 17, 1844
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 71
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8143
Vbu Aves
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State of New York }
COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE.}
Albany, October 4, 1855.
I Hereby Certify, That on searching the Records in this office for the Registry of Certificates issued in pursuance of a law, passed April 27, 1784, entitled “An Act for the settlement of the pay of Levies and Militia for their services in the late war, and for other purposes therein mentioned, “I find the following, viz:
NAMES      No of Book No of Ctf Date L. S.  D. Rank and Name of Company Rank and Name of Field Officer.

Martinus Borst Private 3 13.902 Oct. 27, 1780 1  “ 10 Capt. Geo. Rightman  Col. Peter Vrooman (for Provisions)
Martinus Borst “ 3 14.033 Feby 23. 1781. 1 9 2 Lt. Martinus Viele  “
Martinus Borst “ 3 14.855 Oct 27. 1780 2 1 10 ⅓  Capt. Geo. Richtmyer. “
Martinus Borst “ 3 14.959 June 7. 1780 2 12 5 ⅔ Ensign Johan L. Bellinger. “
Martinus Borst “ 4 15.128 April 13. 1780 2 14 2 ⅔ .Sergt. John Heager  “
Martinus Borst “ 4 15.9six8 Dec. 1six.1780 3 2 2 ⅔ Sergt. Storm Becker “

(Under L S. D. Columns) 9   15   9 ⅓ 

I have examined the Rolls for the items above set forth, }
And find them to correct.}
H. B. Haswell Clerk.
Jas M Cook Comptroller.
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1912 Sept. 5. Hist. to Mrs. Meta
Higgs Slater &
Revy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 18630
Elizabeth Borst
wid of
Martines Borst
Pri Rev. War
Act: Feb. 20 '/48
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 75
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Toledo Iowa Aug. 24, 1912
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:

Am seeking information concerning W. 18630, Martines Borst, who was {I have been informed} a private in Capt. George Rightmyer's company, 15th Regiment Albany County N.Y. Militia; Col. Peter Vrooman.  During Rev. War.  My grandfather, Nelson Borst, told me he drew a pension.  Will you please inform me as any information concerning same.  I shall be glad to receive.

Very respectfully,
M. Meta Higgs Sleeter
Toledo, Iowa