Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21081, Jeremiah Everett, Navy (Conn)
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Navy - (Conn)

Everett, Jeremiah or Evrit, -
Maria

NUMBER
W. 21081
B.L.Wt. 26585-160-55

CONTENTS
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14-074
New York D
Jeremiah Evrit
of Hudson
in the state of N. York
who was a Marine White on board the
Confederacy
commanded
Capt.  Harding of the U.S. Navy
line, for the term of three years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of
the 8 of Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 of  May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of A[illegible] and sent to Hezekiah S[illegible]
Hudson New York
---
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819. 76. 64
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819. 48. 00
$124.6
9 mo 12/31

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818 }
[illegible] Pension to the 4 Mar 1819=$ 64
[illegible]  Do to Do1819.= 32
[illegible] between - [illegible] and Pension= $32
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945-94.
New York A
Maria Evrit
widow of NY Jeremiah Evrit
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
(increased from $80)
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
Ninety Six Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
1 day of July 1848
Certificate of Pension issued the
21 day of March 1851
and sent to
W. H. Clark
Hudson NY
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners
February 2, 1848, Page 66 V
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41450 Act March 3/55
April 5/55

Maria Evret or Evrit widow of Jeremiah Evrit - Priv.

Rev. Pension

Ad 160 acres May 16/56
Boynton

N.Y. Feb 48 - 945
Boynton

Wheeler H. Clarke
Hudson N.Y.

Vol. E 156

Cer W. H. Clark Aug 30/55
Let same Sept 4 ~
Let Same Sept 25 ~

Hel 48 no 94.5

Across page No. 26585 iss Mar 19/56
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18th May 1818
Jeremiah Evrit - Hudson
served as a Marine on board the Confederacy Commanded by Seth Harding for three years.
Relinquishes his pension of 48 
a year

Honorable Hezekiah Dayton Judge

The service must be proved by the deposition of 2 witnesses certified by the Judge to be credible.

Admitted
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State of New York
County of Columbus Ss} On the eighteenth day of May 1818 before one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for said county personally came Jeremiah Evrit of the City of Hudson in said county who being by me duly sworn according to Law make the oath and saith that he served on board the Confederacy as a marine for three years in the service of the United States. She was commanded during said service by Seth Harding Esq. He had an honorable discharge which he had sent together with other documents to the department of War, and that he is at this time a pensioner at the rate of forty eight dollars per year, which from this time he relinquishes and makes application to be placed on the pension list, under the late act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, for further evidence if necessary he refers to the Secretary of the War Department. He is in such circumstances as to require the assistance provided for by the said late act of Congress, from his Country.
Sworn & subscribed the day and date above written before me.
Jeremiah Evritt
Hezekiah Dayton 
One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County.

I, Hezekiah Dayton Judge as aforesaid do hereby certify that the above applicant Jeremiah Evert is a Person whose situation and standing has been well known to me for more than twenty years and I must say from his advanced age and indigent circumstances is entitled him to the pension.
Hezekiah Dayton as aforesaid

State of New York Columbia County Clerk's Office
I Certify that Hezekiah Dayton whose name appears to the annexed papers & which I know to be his hand writing is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for Columbia County. Witness my name with County Seal this 18 May 1818.
Cornelius Miller, Clerk
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Jeremiah Evrit
14074
Continued
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Schedule &c
State of New York
Columbia County
City of Hudson}ss.
On this 27th day of June A.D. 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a court of Record called the Mayors Court, of Common Pleas held in and for the city of Hudson, Jeremiah Evert of the town of Livingston in the county aforesaid, by occupation a maker of Mast Hoops for vessels when able to do any thing, aged sixty one years, who being duly sworn doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows,
Enlisted on board the ship Confederacy at New London, commanded by Commodore Seth Harding in the Spring of the year 1779 and continued in service on board the same two years and five months, when he was regularly discharged at Philadelphia as will more fully appear by the discharge and papers now on file at the War Office on which a certificate no 14.074 was given at the War Office of the United States dated the 24th day of August 1819. 
That he was wounded on board the said ship Confederacy in an action between her and the ship Charerford an English vessel off the coast of France & when his right leg was broken below the knee which has ever since disabled him and renders it necessary to use two crutches to move about. 
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to so diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of the act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the on the 18th day of March 1818. And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any other income than what is
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contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me Subscribed.
Sworn & declared before me this 27th day of June 1820.
Jeremiah Evert
John Talman Mayor

I have no property except a small hut made of stone and rough boards, standing on the land of John Livingston Esqr worth about -- $12.
and the following articles of personal property
4 Common chairs six knives & forks Six
cups & saucers, three bowls, shovel
& tongs pail and axe and one Hog
worth collectively about-
10.00/$22.00

My family consists of myself aged sixty one
years a poor and helpless cripple and my wife
Polly aged fifty three years, --
these are the resources on which I depend
unaided by friendship and the scanty means of subsistence - which my condition in life
affords and without the aid of public or
private charity I could not exist
Jeremiah Evrit

Hudson Mayor Court
of the Term of June,
June 27. 1820
Present the Hon. John Talman Esquire Mayor
of said City
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the Court having inquired into and considered the case of the petitioner Jeremiah Everitt
ordered that in the opinion of the Court the value of said petitioners property as herein
set forth is twenty two dollars
John Talman Mayor

I Gayer Gardner Clerk of the Mayor's Court of the City of Hudson, do hereby certify
that the foregoing affidavit and the schedule hereto annexed are truly copied from
the records of said Court

In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on
this Sixth day of July 1820

G. Gardner, Clerk of the Mayors Court of the City of Hudson
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled, "an act granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows

State of New York 
Columbia County ⎬ SS. 
On this twenty seventh day of July one thousand Eight hundred and thirty Eight personally appeared before the Justices Court of the City of Hudson in said County the same being a court of Record - Maria Everett a resident of the said City of Hudson in the County of Columbia and State of New York aged Sixty Nine 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 & pensions to certain widows"" that she is the widow of the late Jeremiah Everett late of Livingston in said County who was a Mariner in the Navy of the United States & served in the war of the Revolution on board of the Ship "Confederacy" & was wounded in the leg in action on board of said ship, for which wound he said husband drew
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for many years a Penson as an invalid Pensioner.
That her husband at the time of his death drew a Pension under the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818. She further declares that she was married to the said Jeremiah Everett on the ninth day of Augst one thousand seven hundred & seventy six by the Reverend John Schuneman then of Catskill in the County of Greene in the State of New York & that her sister Magdelina Bass & Doctor Peter Penham witnessed said marriage, their statements are annexed, said John Schuneman is dead.
that her first born of said marriage was dead at its birth, the second was a son & died in the last war with Great Britain in the service of the United States. The third is the wife of Caleb Carpenter of New ork aforesaid with whom she now lives & whose affidavit is hereto annexed. That her said Daughter Lydia the wife of said Caleb Carpenter was born the 3d day of March 1791.
She further declares that she was not since the death of her said husband remarried but still remains his widow. That her said husband the aforesaid Jeremiah Everett died on the 27th day of December 1827 in the town of Livingston in this county. That
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She was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place prior to the first day of January seventeen hundred & Ninety four viz at the time above stated.
Maria (her X mark) Everett
Sworn to & subscribed on the day and year above written before 
Richard Carrigan
Justic of the Burton Court

State of New York}
Columbia County} SS
I Killian Miller clerk of the county of Columbia do hereby certify that Wheeler H. Clarke whose name is subscriber to the annexed affidavit of Magdelena Plass, Pete Benham, Richard Sluyter & Lydia Carpenter & the certificates accompanying the same was at the time of taking said affidavits & making such certificates a commissioner of deeds in & for said county dwelling in said county & duly authorized to take & make the same and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Commissioner and verily believe that the signature to said affidavits
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and certificates are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said county this
27th day of July 1838.
K. Miller
Clerk of Columbia Co.
N, Y,
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41451
No.
Claim of Maria Evrit
Act of 30 March 1855
160 Acres
Filed by
Wheeler H, Clarke
Hudson 
New York
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State of New York,}
County of Columbia} Ss

On this 21st day of March A.D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me Wheeler H Clarke a Commissioner of deeds in the city of Hudson in the county of Columbia and state aforesaid, Maria Everett aged 86 years, a resident of Greenhorn in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to law, declares that she is the widow of Jeremiah Everett, deceased who was a private in the War of the Revolution & she now receives a pension of $96 per annum for the Revolutionary service of her husband said Jeremiah Everett. Her pension certificate is dated the 21s March 1851. She refers to her husband's statement of his service and stated by him to her application for a pension. That her Husband was pensioned in his lifetime as an Invalid pensioner of the United States Declarants maiden name was Mria Elliott,
She further states that she was married to the said Jeremiah Everett, by John Shuneman in Catskill, Greene County New York on, for the time of said marriage or then things se refers to 1818 Certificate recorded in Volume 4 page 66
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved on the 3d day of March, 1855. she remains a widow as widow of said Jeremiah Everett.
Maria (her X mark) Everett

AFFIDAVIT OF TWO WITNESSES
We William Kells and Maria Van Hoesen residents of Greenport County of Columbia State of New York, upon our oaths declare, that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Maria Everett, 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.
William Kells
Maria Van Hoesen

MAGISTRATE'S CERTIFICATE
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year above written : 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 interst in this claim.
Wheeler H. Clarke,
Comissioner of Deeds
STATE OF NEW YORK}
County of Columbia}SS.
I hereby certify that Wheeler H. Clarke Esq.. before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made, is and was, at the time of taking the same, an acting Commissioner of deeds in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly appointed and qualified, and duly authorized by law to administer oaths, and that his signature above is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, this 3ed day of April 1851
D.C Neefus Clerk
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I Richard Sluyter Minister of the Gospel residing in the town of Claverack in the County of Columbia & State of New York the immediate successor of the Rev. John G. Gerhard now deceased with whom in his lifetime I was well acquainted & with whose hand writing I am well acquainted, do hereby certify that the Church Record of the Dutch Reformed Church in Claverack aforesaid is in my possession and that I find on said Record in the hand writing of said Gerhard the following entry viz - 

Twentieth of April one thousand seven hundred and eighty six John Henry Plass
and Lena Elliot were married. (The name Lena may be rendered in English, Magdalena)

I further certify that the above is a true copy of the Record with the exception of the date
on the Record which is expressed  on the Record in fair legible figures as follows "20th of April 1781"

Richard Sluyter
Pastor of the Reformed
Dutch Church in Claverack

Columbia County SS. On this 25th day of July 1838 personally appeared before me the above named
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Richard Stuyler & made oath to the truth of the 
foregoing certificate. & further I certify that siad Richard Stuyler is the Pastor of the Church in Claverack aforesaid 
Wheeler H. Clarke
Comr of Deeds
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State of New York
Columbia County ⎬ SS.
I, Wheeler H Clarke of Hudson in the said County on the 19th instant went to Catskill in the County of Greene in this State distant from Hudson about five miles & called upon the Rev. Mr. Huff of the Village of Madison in said town of Catskill, who is one of the successors of the Rev. M. Schuneman.  Mr. Huff exhibited to me the old Church Record used by said Schuneman, I found in said Record said
Schuneman Record of Marriages commenced in 1754 & ending in 1765 or about that time not exceeding that time, & that only containing a Record of about ten marriages the Record
appears then to have been discontinued - as no leaves of said record are missing & the record being
discontinued with a considerable space at the bottom of the leaf. I was also informed by one of said Schuneman's family residing there that he had been applied to by other persons for evidence of marriage performed by said Schuneman & that he had not been able to find any other Record, said Schuneman died about the year 1779 as I was informed-
Wheeler, H. Clarke, [signature]

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 27 July 1838. 
Richard Carrique, Justice of the Justices Court
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Nov 6, 1906
aw.
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Everett, Jeremiah
his name appears on a list of applicants for
invalid pension returned by the District Court for the
District of New York, submitted to the House of
Representatives by the Secretary of War on
Feby 21, 1795 and printed in the American State
Papers, class 9, page 157
Rank; Mariner
Frigate Confederacy
Disability; Had his right leg fractured by the
carriage wheel of a cannon
when and where disabled: 1779, on the river
Delaware, near Chester
Residence; Hudson
To what pension entitled; One half
Remarks; served from February 22 to August 20.
1779, when he was discharged
Evidence complete
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
nesses
File No.
21.081
---
Maria Evrit
Wid. of
Jeremiah Evrit
Priv Rev. war---
Act: Feb 2d
'/48
Index: -- Vol. A
Page 222
[Arrangement of 1870]
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82
Maria Everett
widow of
Jeremiah
N.Y
See let to Wheeler H. Clark,
August 22, 1838
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Old Act Navy Rejected
Widow
No. 1169
ACT OF
Received ,187  .
Navy
Widow of
Jeremiah Everett
Confederacy
Revolution
Sailor a pensioner
-
"
-
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⎬
Mea Army
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Pension Office
FREE
J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Mar 7 '48 Norwalk
Revolution 1st July 48
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Hudson, New York
Oct 24th 1850,
Sir

I enclose Mrs Maria Evrits pension-
Certificate, which I presume you will require
On issuing the new certificates increasing her
pension
I sent on her application a short
time since for a increase from
$80 to $96
I rcd yours of the 17th inst relating to Mr Williams. 
I will send her certificate
to you in a few days
Resf. Yours
Wheeler H. Clarke


Hon. J. L. Edward
A
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Hudson, N. York
Sept 5th 1848.
Sir
Enclosed and Maria Evrits Durs
I presume the one endorsed drawn under
Act of 29th July 1848 is superfluous as the other, drawn under Resolve of July 1st 1848 sufficient for her to obtain the arrears, if granted, as well as a pension of $96. per annum for life. I thought however I would enclose both & if one is unnecessary it could not create any prejudice to the other.
Mrs Evrit it is now in possession of her
certificate recently granted, and act of
2nd February 1848 at $80 per annum. but
she will not draw any money upon
it until it is deeded under the enclosed
claims whether she is or is not entitled to
a pension of $8 per month in lieu of $80 per
Annum. She will await your decision
Rest & truly yours
Wheeler H. Clarke

Hon J L Edwards
Comr Pn
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Maria Evitt
2 Feby 48
1097
Hon J L. Edward
Comr.
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Hudson N York
July 20,1848
Sir

Please send me Mrs Evrit certificate
Yours
Wheeler H. Clarke
Hon JL Edwards
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[stamp] HUDSON NT 20 SEP

Pension Office
FREE

J L. Edwards. 
Comr. of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Oct. 2/50
Addl End. Cnv
Maria Everitt
48-745 NY

[illegible] 190
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Hudson, New York
Sept 30th 1850
Sir
I send Enclosed Maria Evrits appn.
for an increase of her pension from $80. per ann
to $96 per annum under the venious acts, by which
she has been pensioned
I once before made her Dw. for
this same increase
which you will find I presume
on file, among her papers in your office
you then refused to increased it. I am
now informed
such increase is allowed
Please send me the increased pension
Certificates
If you wish the
will return the certificate she now holds,
Yours respectfully

Wheeler H. Clarke
Hon
J L Edwards
Commr of Pensions,
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Payment to be made at Albany
Thos W Olcotts Esq
Agent for payng Pensioners, in the
Agency of New York

Payable on the 4th September and 4th
March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the
Roll of Pensioners under act February
2d, 1848, Page 65 Vol. 4
Leo. Jenkins
Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2, 1848,
Maria Evrit
widow of Jeremiah Evrit
who was a
private
in the revolutionary war,
is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Eighty
dollars per annum, commencing on the
4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again
marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the War Office of the United States
this 27th day of July
one thousand eight hundred and
forty eight.
M. C. Marcy
secretary of War
Examined and Countersigned.
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
By J. S. Evans
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[stamp]HUDSON N.Y. NOV 21
Jmat N.Y.

FREE
Pension office
J. L. Edwards Esq
Comr of Pension
Washington
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Dear Sir

On the 11th inst I recd Mr Everitts pension certificate under Act 7th July 1838. Her late husband Jeremiah Everitt was a Seaman in the war of the Revolution & consequently I presume she is entitled to more than $80 per annum as awarded her by you. my reasons for coming to this conclusion first from the fact that I find several on the Pension List Roll of New York under the act of 7th June 1832 who are set down a private & Seamen who get more than $80 per annum, I subjoin a List as follows
"John Williams Pr. & seam $87.66 Genesee County"
"Piram Ripley Pr. Seaman $91. 33, Livingston County"
"Pascal C. J. DeAngels" "Pros. 92 00 Oneida County"
"Benjamin Camp Mariner" 98.00 " Navy Oneida County"
"Jeremiah Townsend Pr & Seam 88, 42 Otsego County"
Theophlen Whaley do do 88.00. do. do.

These persons all recd these pensions under act of 7th June 1832 and they certainly show that a Seaman draw, more than a  private Mr Everitt himself was pensioned under of March 18, 1818 as a manner or "Marine" and certainly from what appears by the Pension awarded to Benjamin Camp, (above named ) as mariner, under act of 7th June 1832 Mr Everitt is entitled to at least
$98 per annum. I presume it has escaped your observation in the Multiplicity of your business
I hope you will correct
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the mistake. I will send back the certificate recd 
if necessary. Excuse so long a letter.

Respectfully yours
White H. Clarke
Hudson Nov. 12, 1838.

J.L. Edwards Esq
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Hudson, New York
Decr 27th 1850.

Dear Sir
I return enclosed the Pension certificate of
Mr Maria Evrit agreeable to the suggestion contained
in your letter of the 24th instant,
Very respectfully
Your Obt Servant,
Wheeler H Clarke
Hon.
Jas. E. Heath
Comr of Pensions
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Hudson, N. York 
May 20th 1856

Hon & dear Sir
I enclose to you the application of Maria Everitt under the recent amendatory act. I wish your assistance for the purpose of procuring the certificate as soon as possible.

In the first place the old Lady is in need, she was sick all winter & is sick now which increases her expenses and the $96 per annum, which is her only resource, is not sufficient for that purpose

Second. She is 87 years old very feeble & liable to be taken at any moment. Indeed Mrs. van Hoesen, her sister feels very great fear that the applicant cannot live but a short time. The No of her former application you will see is No. 41, 450.

All Mrs Everitts business at the pension office has been done by me & is in my hand writing - The comr I think will take up first all rejected Revolutionary Cases. Please do assist this old Lady they said they thought you would if asked do all you could to urge it through
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and I told them I would write to you
They reside that is Mr Van Hoesen
Miss an Hoesen the Daughter & Mr Evert
over "the Bay" Mrs Van Hoesen is the
widow of Peter Van Hoesen
Please do what you con for
them.
Res J Toms
Wheeler H. Clarke

Hon K, Miller
Mem. Congress
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N.B. I observe that the Soldiers name on the old
pension Roll is Jeremiah Everett, 2 Es & 2 Ts
Her name is Spelt Maria Evrit . See if there is not record evidence of the service of
Jeremiah Everett 

the search has not been properly made, as I think
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Revolutionary Claim
No 41.450
Hudson, New York,
August 30th 1855.

Sir,
Yours of the 30th instant is Rcd.  It states to the claim of Maria Evrit or Everett widow of Jeremiah Everett
No. 41, 450,

The Revolutionary service of Jeremiah Everitt was in the Ship Confederacy

Jeremiah Everitt obtained an invalid pension April 26th 1796

He obtained a pension under act of 18 March 1818

His papers must necessarily contain records, evidence so it appears to me

If not will you let me where the records of the ship Confederacy can be found

Yours respectfully
Wheeler H. Clarke
,
Hon. J Minot
Comm of Pensions
Washington DC
,
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Hudson, New York
Sept 8th 1855.
My dear Sir
Yours of the 4th 1853 respecting Maria Evrit's claim for Land No. 41.400 is rec'd.  No doubt your circular was strictly correct. It occurred to me & now occurs to me that there is a difference in the spelling of Everett
His name on the pension roll is Everett - hers on the roll is Evrit

Can you find the record evidence of Jmh Everett or Evrit a marine of Ship Confederacy, Have you the records of 
the ship Confederacy. If not where can I find it- Did not Jmh Everitt in obtaining his pension in 1796 procure some record evidence - Did he not procure record evidence in obtaining & proving more services under act of 18th March 1818

Maria Evrit also under Act of 7th July 1838 produced satisfactory Evidence that her husband Jmh Everett or Evrit served 2 years or the evidence to which the Pension office aforesaid showed 2 years service
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Excuse any thing in my writing that may sound pugnacious. I feel as if it was impossible therein all the proof sent or referred to in obtaining the different person in this case that there is a declaration 
of record proof of 14 days service

I do not wish to subject Mrs Evrit to any applause or thanks in this matter. The records of the Ship Confederacy must contain it. I wrote to Luly Dobbin who informs me that the record of the Confederacy is not in his depart, and suggests that it may be in the State Department. I have written
[illegible], but have not received his answer. But to whom. Can you find record evidence of Can you suggest to me where the record of the vessel Confederacy can be found
I am faithfully yours
Wheeler H Clarke

Honl J. Minot
Com of Pensions,
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New York
895

Maria Evrit
widow of Jeremial Evrit, decd
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 Mar 18
and who died on the 27 Decr 1827
of Columbia in the State of N. York
who was a Pr.
in the Compy commanded
by Captain Harding of the Regt commanded
by --
in the N York
line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 80 Dollars -- Cents per annum 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of Nov
38, and set and W. H. Clarke
Hudson, NY.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept $20 0.00
Semiannual allowance ending
40.00
$240.00
Act July 7,
1838.

Recorded by R. Burdin  Clerk,
Book A Vol. Page 76
Letter to Wheeler H. Clarke 20. Nov. 38
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of
.
1097
New York, Albany
Maria Evrit
widow of Jeremiah Evrit
who was a Private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars
--- Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
25th day of July 1843
and sent to Wheeler H. Clarke
Hudson, N. York
Act of March 3, 1843.)
Recorded in Book A.
Vol 1 Page 105.
Reported
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Reported
Let to W H Clarke
March 29, 49
Let to same Dec 11. 1839
to same 24 Dec 1850
945

New York Albany
Maria Evert
widow of Jeremiah Event
who served in the Revolutionary war, 
as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars
--Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
27 day of July 1848
and sent to

Wheeler H. Clarke
Hudson
N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 65 Vol. 4
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sent off 25 July 1820-
Honl. John C. Calhoun
Secry of War
Washington
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Hudson (N.Y.) July 15th 1820

Sir,
I send you herewith for the purpose of having their names continued on the Pension Roll the three cases - 
Charles F. Brown, Jeremiah Evrit, and Adam Fin Brook. [illegible] Evrit against [illegible] but from information upon which I think [illegible]
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with _ _ not with his deductions[?] in life except from the inspections of thus - I have inquired of his neighbours _ _ _ all think hes entitled to his pension and at _ I have myself _ _ that he is- If I _ anything herein contrary.
1. Asford[?] Woodworth enlisted in the spring of 1780 in a _ commanded by Lieut. Ephraim Kimberly - In Col Isaac Thuman's regiment of Connecticut. will you find _ _ _ and _ of  _ _ _ ?
2. Archibald Jackson enlisted in  1776 in the company commanded _ by Cpt Gorton _ Col Lippits Mission of Rhode[?] Island. I want to know the _ of my[?] enlistment - whether his name continues with all thus _ _ and whether he was in Lieutenant _ Toppam's regiment Rhode Island 1779-1780
Within this act there[?] days we have had many things _ _ _ _ _ _ _ thats for man _ days the _ _ _ exchanged for Therman?/Thermonton? regiments[?] lost at _ _ _ Oats are considerable _ _ _
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as I also find no more promising than [illegible] which known are true and proper with [illegible]
Yours respectfully
Saml Strong

Hon. John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington
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Maria Evrit
Revolutionary
Act of
May 1856
160 acres,
Former appn under
Act of30 March
1856, was No.
41. 45.0 - Recft
Annexed
Filed by
[crossed out Wheeler H. Clarke Hudson NY}
K. Miller M. C.
41 H of R
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Pension Office, 
April 5, 1855.
Sir: 
The claim of Maria Evrit or Evret No. 41.1150 for Bounty Land under the act of 3d March, 1855, a been received, and will be attended to in its turn. 
As it must be some weeks before we can commence issuing warrants under this act, it is respectfully requested that the applicant will wait a reasonable time before making application to know what has been done in relation to the claim. All applications will be disposed of as fast as the nature of the business will admit, and immediate notice given to the parties, or their agents. 
I am, very respectfully, 
Your obedient servant, 
L.P. WALDO, 
Commissioner
Wheeler H. Clarke
Hudson
N.Y.

was no record evidence of the service of her said husband-She is now a widow & the widow of said Jeremiah Evrit.
That she has not applied for nor obtained any land warrant under any act of congress only that she has applied for land as above stated under act of 3d of March 1855. She now makes application for Land under Act of 9th May 1856, entitled "the act  to amend the act in [unclear] how to certain acts granting family [unclear] to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States passed & approved March 3d/1855"
That his receipt is No 41. 450 in former application.
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State of New York
County of Columbia Ss. On this 19th day of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred & fifty six, personally appeared before me Wheeler H Clarke, a Commissioner of Deeds in and for said Court & state Maria Evrit aged 87 years, a resident of Greenport, county and state aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law declares that she is the identical Maria Evrit, the widow of Jeremiah Evrit, who was a private int he shop Confederacy, and was a private of Marines, and who in his life time obtained a pension as an Invalid & also a pension of $96 per annum under Act of 1818 & died Dec 27th 1827.
Declarant further says that she is a pensioner at the rate of $96 per annum under Act of 1st July 1851/ Feby 2 1848, and that her pension certificate is dated the 21st day of March 1851 & is numbered & recorded in Vol. 4 Page 66.
That she applied for a pension Bounty Land warrant of 3d March 1855 but received for answer as she is informed, that no roll of the ship Confederacy could be found and that there was no record evidence of the services of her said husband. She is now a widow & the widow of said Jeremiah Evrit.
That she has not applied for nor obtained any land warrant under any act of Congress. Only that she has applied for Land as above stated under act of 3d March 1855. She now makes application for Land under act of 9th May 1856 (Entitled an act to amend the act in order to certain acts granting bounty land to certain officers & soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States passed & approved March 3d 1855.
That her receipt is no 41.450 in former application
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to which she refers for evidence needed in this application. Her receipt is annexed.
Maria Evrit X her mark

We, Elizabeth Van Hoesen and Marian Van Hoesen residents of Greenport County of Columbia & State of New York upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration, was signed and acknowledged by Maria Evrit in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance & statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be and that we have no interest in her claim. That we know of our own knowledge that said Maria Evrit is a widow & the widow of said Jeremiah Evrit, not having intermarried since his death.
Elizabeth Van Hoesen
Maria Van Hoesen

Magistrate Certificate
The foregoing declaration & affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day & year above written, and I certify, that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be & that I have no interest in this claim. The interlineations & erasure in declaration were made by me before it was signed or sworn to.
Wheeler H. Clarke
Commissioner of Deeds
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State of New York }
County of Columbia} ss. I hereby certify that
Wheeler H. Clark, before whom the 
foregoing declaration & affidavit were made is & was
at the time of taking the same an acting 
Commissioner of Deeds within & for the County & State
aforesaid duly commissioned or appointed
and qualified & duly authorised by law to
administer oaths and that his signature above
is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand & affixed
my seal of office this 20th day
of May 1856
D.C. Neefus Clerk
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State of New York
Columbia County SS 
I, Magdalena Plass of Greenport in said county and on the 4th August next Seventy three years being sworn depose &  say that my maiden name was Magdalena  Ellot. I am the sister of the widow of the late Jeremiah Everett late of Livingston in this county deceased who was at the time of his death a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States & who at first was an invalid Pensioner for wounds incured in the said war. my said sister lives in Hudson with Caleb Carpenter who married one of her Daughters. I was at my said sister wedding which took place at Catskill in Greene County in this state, & was performed by the Rev Mr Schereman of that place in the month of August one thousand seven hundred & eighty six. I was married the same year on the 20th of April 1786 by the Rev. Gebhard of Claveneck in this County. Peter Benham of Livingston in this county was at said wedding - he is now living. My said sister & husband lived from about two years after they were married up to the time of his death within about two & a half miles from me - My sister first child was still born, the second was a son who died in the army in the last war with Great Britain & the third is the wife of said Caleb Carpenter in Hudson and is now living. I cannot be mistaken
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about the time my sister was married as I distinctly recollect it was the same year that I was married - my husband who is now dead, was with me at the wedding. My sisters Christian name is Maria, my Christian name is Magdalena, though I am generally called by dutch people Lena.
Magdalena Plass

Sworn before me this 24th day of July 1838 & subscribed in my presence.
Wheeler H. Clarke
Com of Deeds
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Draw a Pension from the United States said Everett was at his death after a long time before a cripple in one of his legs which I understood was causation by a wound rec’d by said Everett in the Revolutionary War.  I knew said Everett for more than fifty years I was invited to attend said Everette’s wedding with the woman who is now his widow and resides in not decipherable in this county and the sister of Magdalene Plass named in the foregoing affidavit I attended said wedding at the village of Catskills in Greene County, the precise year I cannot tell but from my first revolution it was upwards of fifty years ago. Said Everett and wife resided in this neighborhood in this town from the time of his said marriage to the time of his death.  The wife of Caleb Carpenter in not decipherable in this county is one of the children of said Everett and his said widow, I have no means of ascertaining particularly the time of said Everett’s and his said widow’s marriage except the birth of one of my children and by that circumstance I am enabled to say confidently that it was mor than Fifty years ago. When (end of page)
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marriage took place, I am now 77
years of age
Peter Benham

Sworn & Subscribed 
before me this 24th,
July 1838
Wheeler H. Clarke
Commissioner of Deeds

I am well acquainted with the above named Magdalene Plass & Peter Benham who reside within about four miles of this City. Said Peter Benham is a practicing Physician. They are persons of respectable standing in this society and of good moral character and their statements above made are entitled to full credits. July 24, 1838.
Wheeler H. Clarke
Com of Deeds
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State of New York
-
Columbia County ⎬ SS. Lydia Carpenter of
Hudson in said County being sworn says
that she is the Daughter of Jeremiah & Maria
Everett. That her said father is dead
that her said mother resides with her in Hudson
That her said father was a Revolutionary
Pensioner & for many years drew a Pension
as an invalid Pensioner by reason of being disabled
in one of his legs in action on the
ship "Confederacy" in the war of the Revolution.
My said mother is still his widow never having
intermairred since his death, I am the third
child of said Jeremiah & Maria Everett
The oldest was I have always been informed
dead when born, the second was my Brother-
Michael who died in the last war between
Great Britain & the United States, I was born
on the 3d day of March 1791 as I have
always been informed & as my family Record
States my oldest child is now twenty nine years
of age. My father said Jeremiah Everett
died on the 24
day of Dec 1824 & my said
mother has never since intermaried but remains
& is the widow of said Jeremiah Everett
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as above stated - & further saith not.
Sworn & subscribed this 27th July 1838 before me.
 Lydia X (her cross) Carpenter
 W H. Clarke
Commissioner of Deeds
Witness present
Catherine Carpenter

---
I am acquainted with the above named Lydia
Carpenter she is of
good moral character & her statement
is entitled to credit. & I further certify that said Lydia
could not write her name by reason of Rheumatism in
her hand & arm, July 27. 1838 
W H Clarke Commissioner of Deeds
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State of New York
Columbia County { SS. George Crawford of Hudson in said county being sworn says that he became acquainted with Jeremiah Everett mentioned in the  annexed declaration of his widow forty four years ago; that he is now acquainted with his said widow who now resides in Hudson; She has not intermarried sin on her husbands death but remains the widow of said Jeremiah Everett who at the time of his death was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States.  Said Everett died at the town of Livingston in this county
G. Crawford

Affirmed and subscribed before me this 27th July 1838
Richard Carrigan
Justice of Justice's Court

I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Wheeler H Clarke and George Crawford named in the Annexed Affidavits and who are deemed as persons of good moral character and entitled to Credit. 27 July 1838
Richard Carrigan Justice
City of Hudson SS.
I Paul Dean Carrique Clerk of the Justices Court of the city of Hudson do hereby certify that Richard Carrique whose name is subscribed to
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V 82 Act 7 July, 1838
annexed  Declaration & affidavits & certificate was at the time of the justices making & taking same one of the said justices of said Justices Court of Deeds and that his signatures  thereto
are genuine, I am well acquainted with his hand writing
witness my hand & seal of office this 27 July 1838,
P. Dean Carrique, Clerk


State of New York
Columbia County
City of Hudson
ss. At a Court held this 27th day of July 1838 before the Justice Court of the City of Hudson
mentioned in the annexed Declaration of Maria Everett widow of the late Jeremiah Everett deceased, said Maria Everett appeared in person in open Court & subscribed & swore to said annexed Declaration by her made to obtain the benefit of the provision made by
the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled, "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows."  
It was by said Court adjudged upon the examination of said Maria Everett & the annexed Declaration & proofs to be satisfactorily proven before said court that said Maria Everett resides in said City of Hudson & is the widow of the late Jeremiah Everett a Revolutionary Pensioner mentioned in Declaration, That said Maria Everett has not intermarried since the death of said Jeremiah Everett by still remains his widow & that she was married said Jeremiah Everett the 9th August 1786 after his last period of service in the war of the Revolution expired. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 27th July 1838
P. Dean Carrique Clerk
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360
Maria Evrit

$80 per ann
Agent,
Wheeler H. Clarke
Hudson
N. York
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Columbia County,
CLERK'S OFFICE, }ss.
---
I, Jehonkin A Van Valkenburgh Clerk of the
County of Columbia, do hereby certify that Richard Carrique whose name is
subscribed to the annexed declaration

was on the day of the date of the said 
declaration
 a Justice of the Peace in and
for said County-- and further, that I am acquainted with
the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily
believe the signature of the said Justice, subscribed to the said transcript to be
the proper hand writing of said Justice.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the
said County, this 14th
day of April
1843.
Ivan Nathan Hugh
Clerk


that she is the widow of Jeremiah Everett
who was a marine in the war of the Revolution & at the
time of his death drew an invalid pension
that she was pensioned under act of 7th
July 1838 at the rate of $80 per annum for 5,
years. That she still remains the widow of the
said Jeremiah Everett
from  to  subscribed before me this April 1843 Maria Everett
Richard Carrique Justice of the Peace, mark
of Richard Carrique one of the Justice of the peace
in & for the County of Columbia aforesaid do hereby
certify that Maria Everett above named is well known
to me to be the same individual who formerly drew
a pension in the manner by her above described
That she this 3d April 1843 appeared personally before
and submitted to an Examination & by her oath duly administered
 by me to her verified the same, & I certify that she remains
the widow of said Jeremiah Everett. In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand the day & year last above written. Richard Carrique
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 3d March 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain Widows who have received pensions under act of 7th July 1838.

State of New York
Columbia County S.S. On this 3rd day of April
1843 before the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County personally
appeared Maria Everett of Hudson in said
County aged 74 years who being first duly
sworn according to law doth on her oath make
the following Declaration in order to obtain
the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of Jeremiah Everett
who was a marine in the war of the Revolution & at the time of his death drew an invalid pension.
That she was pensioned under act of 7th
July 1838 at the rate of $80 per annum for 5,
years. That she still remains his widow of the
said Jeremiah Evrit.
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 3d April 1843.
Maria Evrit X her mark
Richard Carrique Justice of the Peace

I, Richard Carrique, one of the Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Columbia aforesaid do hereby certify that Maria Event above named is well known to me to be the same individual who formerly drew
a pension in the manner by her above described.
That she this 3d April 1843 appeared personally before and submitted to an Examination & by her oath duly administered by me to her verified the same, & I certify that she remains the widow of said Jeremiah Evrit. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day & year last above written. Richard Carrique
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Maria Evrit
Act 2d Feby 1848.
Ad
1049
admitted
Wheeler Clark
Hudson
N York
Atty
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2nd February 1848, entitled "An act maken further provisions for surviving widows & soldiers of the Revolution."

State of New York
Columbia County}ss. On this 16th day of June one thousand eight hundred & forty eight, personally appeared before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in & for said county, Maria Evrit a resident of the town of Greenport in said County aged seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act 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 Jeremiah Evrit who was a marine on a ship Confederacy & was pensioned in his life time as an invalid. 
And that she received an annual pension of $80 per annum under Act of Congress of 17th June 1844 as the widow of the said Jeremiah Evrit. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Maria Evrit X her mark
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written, before me, Richard Carrique Justices Court in the City of Hudson

State of New York,
Columbia County}ss. I, Richard Carrique above named, one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County do hereby certify, that Maria Evrit the above named declarant is personally known to me, and that she is the
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same person who drew a pension as stated by him in the
foregoing Declaration.
Dated Hudson June 16th, 1848.
Richard Carrique Justice of the Peace
State of New York }                                 
Columbia County   } ss    I, James Storm clerk of said 
County, do hereby certify that Richard Carrique, by
whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
declaration & certificate, was on the day
of the
date thereof a Justice of the peace in 
afore said County duly authorised by law to administer
oaths. That I am well acquainted with
the handwriting of said Justice & verily believe
his signature subscribed to said Declaration
& certificate to be his hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & affixed the seal of said
County this 20th July 1848.
James Storm Clerk
of Columbia County,
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Maria Evrit
Act 29th July 1848

Wheeler H. Clarke
Hudson
N. York
Atty.
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Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 29th 1848 entitled, "an act for the relief of certain surviving widows of officers & soldiers of the Revolutionary army."
State of New York
Columbia County} Ss. On this 4th day of September 1848 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for said county, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, Maria Evrit a resident of Greenport in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 29th 1848 above mentioned. That she is the widow of Jeremiah Evrit, who in his life time obtained a pension of eight dollars per months on account of his Revolutionary services. That she has received a pension
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as his widow on account of such Revolutionary services under act of June 17th 1844 of eighty dollars per annum. That she has received a pension certificate under act of 2nd February 1848 for eighty dollars per annum numbered 945 dated July 27th 1848. That she has not drawn any money thereon & that she claims a pension of eight dollars per month under act of 29th of July 1848 in lieu of the eighty dollars per annum granted her under act of 2nd February 1848. * if she is allowed a pension of eight dollars per month under act of July 28th 1848, she will relinquish all claim, under act of 2nd of February 1848. And surrender her said certificate now granted her under said act of 2nd February 1848. She further declares that she has not drawn any money under said certificate & she does not intend to if another pension certificate is granted her for $96 per annum in lieu thereof. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Maria Evrit X her mark
Sworn to & subscribed this 4th day of September 1848.
Before me
Richard Carrique Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Columbia County J.S.  I, James Storm, clerk of said county do hereby certify that Richard Carrique whose  name is subscribed to the foregoing declaration was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in & for said  county, duly authorized by law to administer the oaths therein, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice & verily believe his signature thereto to be genuine. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of said county this 5th September 1848
James Storm Clerk
of Columbia County
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Maria Evrit
Resolve July 1. 1848.
Wheeler H Clarke
Hudson
N York
Atty
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State of New York
Columbia County

On this 4th September 1848 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in aforesaid county Maria Evrit a resident of the town of Granfort in said county who being first duly sown according to law doth on her oath make the following statement. That she is the widow of Jeremiah Evrit deceased, who during his natural life was a pensioner under act of 18th of March 1818 of Eight dollars per month on account of his Revolutionary services ant that she received a pension under Act of 7th July 1838 subsequent act at the rate of $80 per annum on account of her said late husbands said Revolutionary service.

Now the object of this declaration having been made is to  assert a claim to a pension at the same rate my said husband enjoyed to me Eight dollars per month in lieu of the amount I have heretofore received & in lieu of the Amount recently granted to me, said which
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claim of Eight dollars per month is made on the Evidence on file and under the Resolution of Congress of July 1st 1848. Claiming also hereby arrears thereon. She further declares that she is still a widow. 
Maria Evrit X her mark

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 4th day of September 1848. Richad Carrique Justice of the Peace

And I do hereby further certify that Maria Evrit the above named declarant is personally known to me, as the widow of the late Jeremiah Evrit and that she received a pension of $80 per annum under act of 17th June 1844. 
Richard Carrique Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Columbia County
I, James Storm, clerk of said county do hereby certify that Richard Carrique whose name is subscribed to be
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foregoing Declaration & Certificate was on the day of the date thereof one of the Justices of the Peace in aforesaid county duly authorized by law to administer oaths.
That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice & verily believe his signature thereto to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said county this 5th day of September AD 1848.
James Storm
Clerk of Columbia County
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Maria Evrits
Decn.
for increase.
from $80 to $96.
per Annum
Wheeler H. Clarke,
Hudson,
of York
Atty.
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State of New York
County of Columbia}Ss.  Maria Evrit of Greenport in said County, This day appeared personally before me and being first duly worn according to law doth on her oath say --that she is the widow of Jeremiah Evrit deceased who at the time of his death was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Ninety six dollars per annum under act of March 18th 1818--

That she deponant was pensioned under acts of 7th July 1838, 3 March 1843 and 17 June 1844 and 2 February 1848 at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum. That she makes this statement for the purpose of claiming a pension of $96, per annum instead of $80, per annum, claiming an increase of her said pension of $16, per annum during that time she has received said $80 per annum.  And drawing also a pension of $90 per annum during the time hereafter in which she may remain the widow of said Jeremian Evrit.
Sworn to & subscribed this 30th day of September 1850 before me.
Maria Evrit X her mark 
John McKinstry, Justice of the Peace
Witness, Wheeler H. Clarke
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State of New York
Columbia County}Ss. I John R. Currie Clerk of said County do hereby certify that John McKinstry before whom the foregoing deposition was taken was on the day of the date thereof one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said duly authorized by law to administer oaths. That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice & verily believe his signature subscribed to said deposition to be his hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said county this 30th day of September 1850.
John R. Currie Clerk of Columbia County
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State of New York
Columbia County}Ss. I, Wheeler H Clarke of Hudson in said County being sworn depose & say that I am the agent of Maria Everitt of Hudson aforesaid in obtaining her pension as the widow of Jeremiah Everitt who was a Pensioner of the United States for Revolutionary Service & that the said application was made before the Justices Court of the City of Hudson under the act of 7th July 1838, that I drew the said Maria Everitt's declaration and intended to have stated in that declaration that said Maria Everitt was married to said Jeremiah Everett in the year seventeen hundred and eighty six and not in the year seventeen hundred & seventy six as in the Commissioners letter of the 22nd instant to me I am informed I have stated.
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 22nd day of August 1838.
Wheeler H. Clarke
Richard Carrique
Commissioner of Deeds

Columbia Ss. I am well acquainted with the above named and believe him to be a man of truth & veracity & of good moral character.
Richard Carrique
Commissioner of Deeds

State of New York
Columbia County} Ss. I Maria Everett of Hudson in the county aforesaid being duly sworn say that in making
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my declaration before the Justices Court of Hudson aforesaid I supposed that I had stated that I was married in the year Seventeen hundred & Eighty six & not in the year 1776. And as it is stated in said declaration that I was married in the year 1776 it is a mistake of Mr. Clarke my agent. I was married the same year Mrs. Plass was & in the year 1786.

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 25 August 1838
Wheeler H. Clark
Commissioner of Deeds

Maria X Everett her cross

Witness: Catherine Carpenter

The above named Maria Everett is a woman of good moral character. This statement is entitled to full credit. August 25, 1838. I further certify that Mrs. Everett never knew how to write her name. Wheeler H. Clarke, Comr. of Deeds

State of New York
Columbia County
I Killian Miller clerk of the County of Columbia do hereby certify that Richard Carrique & Wheeler H. Clarke whose names are respectively subscribed to the foregoing affidavits & certificates were at the time of taking & making the same a commissioner of deeds in aforesaid county aforesaid dwelling in said county & duly authorized to take the same, that I am well acquainted with their hand writings & verily believe the signatures to the same are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 25th August 1838.
K. Miller clerk
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65 Jan 2 Rays
Hon M Dickerson
Secretary Navy
Washington
W H Clarke
Amend Jany 6th 1838.
[stamp] HUDSON N.Y. DEC 30
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Hudson, New York
Dec. 29, 1837

Honorable M. Dickerson
Sec'y. Navy

Sir,
On the 16th June last I addressed a letter to you upon Mrs. Everett's business & received your answer on the 23rd of the same month; in which you say, that "it has been decided that your Department has no authority to grant pensions on account of deaths which occurred in the Naval service prior to 23rd April 1800."

It appears to me that this does not answer the question put in my letter.

Mrs. Everett's husband died of a wound received on board of the ship Confederacy in the Revolutionary War and that death took place in Nov. 1827 which you perceive is since the year "1800."

The reason I have not noticed this before is because I have not been requested to do so. Mrs. Everett has called my attention to it & says she is informed that she is entitled to a Pension. Mrs. Everett was married to her said husband in the year 1785.

Will you be good enough to inform me whether she is entitled to a pension from your Department. Your letter of the 23rd June last is not sufficiently explicit for me to infer whether you intend to convey a negative or affirmative to the question put in
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my former letter upon this subject. The fault may be with me, yet I hope you answer this.
Mrs. Everett is a poor woman & sustains an excellent character. Her husband's name was Jeremiah Everett & during his life time drew a pension as an invalid. If she is entitled to a Pension from any law of Congress within your knowledge any information you would give her would be thankfully rec'd.
Respectfully yours,
Wheeler H. Clarke
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Hon Mahlon Dickerson
Secretary of the Navy
Washington, D.C.
Wheeler H. Clarke
for Mrs. Everett
22nd. July 1837
C. 42 June 22 Rags
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Hudson, New York
June 16, 1837

Honbl. M. Dickerson

Dear Sir,
I was yesterday sent for by Mrs. Jeremiah Everett a widow lady of this city who wished to know whether she was entitled to a pension.

The circumstances she related are the following. Her late husband Jeremiah Everett was a Mariner on board of the ship Confederacy in the war of the Revolution -- and in an action which was fought between that vessel & the Englilsh he had a part of his shin bone carried off by a cannon ball. That after this & after the war of the Revolution said Jeremiah came into the neighborhood of her father for the purpose of having his leg cured and it did for the time heal over & was thought by the surgeon to be well when she married him. That shortly after the marriage as soon as her husband used his leg it again broke out & continued to grow worse until it finally disabled him entirely & finally mortified & caused his death about nine years ago. That her husband applied for a pension as an invalid & obtained it about 44 years ago. At first and for the first Ten years he received only 30 dollars per annum
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and after that up to the time of his death he rec'd 96 dollars per annum. That for 14 years before his death her said husband in consequence of said wound became entirely unable to do any kind of work & she was obliged to labor to support him, the 96 dollars being insufficient for that purpose, besides which her husband required a great deal of her personal assistance and attention. She thinks that in common justice to her she ought to be allowed a pension and upon looking over such of the laws within my reach in this city I was of the opinion that she was entitled to half pay, but Mrs. Everett being in indigent circumstances and unable to bear the  expense of presenting her application it was thought advisible before making any expense in the matter to get your opinoin whether she came under any of the existing laws of Congress. That she will be able to prove that her husband died in consequence of a wound rec'd while fighting the battles of his country in the War of the Revolution by his physcian who is still living and who for as many as thirty years took care of her husband disable by.  Mrs. Everett is now about 70 years of age and is a very respectable Lady.

Your early attention to this is requested and should you be of opinion that she is entitlled to a pension
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will your forward to me the instructions from your department which should be pursued in presenting her claim if it is convenient for you to do so.
Yours with the highest consideration of respect,
Wheeler H. Clarke

So far as you may want to know anything of me, I would take the liberty of  refering you to the President of the U.S. as the person best acquainted with me at Washington.
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free
John C Calhoun Esq
Secretary of the department
of War
old case
[illegible stamp]
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Huson Aug. 9th 1819

Hon. John C. Calhoun

Sir,
Jeremiah Evrit, who makes the within application and whose documents had been sent to the Department of War at the time he obtained his Pension as an Invalid, and there must be lodged, was sent back for want of Evidence to substantiate the fact as will appear by the Inclosed affidavit. Without assigning any cause for the Necessity of such Evidence, I should be glad to know if the Evidence and documents on which he obtained his pension as an Invalid is not sufficient to place him on the pension list under the late act; he is a person whom I have known for upwards of thirty years and has been during said time in Circumstances of real necessity and is now suffering for want of the real necessaries of Life, (as this is a singular case)) if further proof be absolutely necessary he will endeavor to procure it. Oblige me so much as to let me know as soon as you can with propriety do it.
I am Respectfully yours
Hezekiah Dayton
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Hudson, New York
August 24th 1848

Dear Sir/
Mrs. Maria Evrits husband, Jeremiah Evrit66 was pensioned at the rate of $96/yr for his Revolutionary service.

She Mrs. Evrit has been pensioned under act of July 7, 1838, 3 March 1843 & 17th June 1844 at the rate of $80 per annum.

Is not Mrs. Evrit now entitled to a pension of $96 per annum under Resolve of 18th July 1848 & which would now Entitle her to say $160 back pay? Does not the Resolve Entitle her to it. Will you inform me.

Under Act 2nd Feb. 1848 I have just rec'd her pension certificate of $80 per annum. Can she not relinquish this $80 pension & receive in lieu of it $96 per annum under act of 29th July 1838.

Res'y yours,
Wheeler H. Clarke

Hon. J. S. Edwards Commissioner
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Inc. to $96, dec. $80
comg 1  July 1848
Albany Roll
W. H. Clarke
Hudson
NY
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Sir
Herewith enclosed is Mrs. Everetts application for a Pension under act of 7 July 1838.

First the services of her husband are stated in his two applications for a Pension, on in 1794 & the other under act of 18 March 1818. See them.
Second, she is identified as the widow of said Jeremiah Everett by George Crawford, Peter Benham, Mrs. Plass & by Mrs. Carpenter & the same witnesses show that she is now said Jeremiah Everetts widow & is unmarried.

Third
Mrs. Plass & Doctor Peter Benham were present at the marriage & testify to it. Mrs. Plass applicant's sister is corroborated by the Rev. Mr. Sluyters certificate which shows that she was married the same time she states she was. Dr. Behnam cannot state the year but says it was over 50 years ago which brings it to anterior to 1 Jany. 1794.
Mrs. Carpenters age shows that the marriage must have taken place as early as the witnesses state & as early as applicant states being the 3d child & over 47 yrs. The ministers Record cannot be found & therefore the evidence produced is the best the nature of the case admits. Mrs. Everett herself has no family Record of her marriage.
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Mrs. Everett says Mr. A.A. Van Buren late surrogate of this county assisted her in getting the arrears of her husbands pension at the time of his death.
Mr. Van Buren was the Presidents Brother. An early attention to this subject as possible is required.
Respectfully yours
Wheeler H. Clark
Hudson N. York July 271858

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Comm &c