Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21054, Anthony Egberts, Continental (N.Y.)
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(3-1776
SERVICE
Continental (N.Y.) 
Egberts, Anthony W.2-1054
Eve
BL Wt 15193-160-55
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32701
New York
ct
Anthony Egbert deceased
of
in the State of
who was a Clk, & Paymaster commanded
by Captain
of the
commanded
by

in the
Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 600 Dollars Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. & ending 23 January 1833
Increased from 1400 -
Certificate of Pension issued the day of 
Dec. 1852 and sent to E Yates
Arrears to the 4th of Schenectady NY Semi annual allowance ending 
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by R McRae Clerk,
2 Vol 4 Page 20
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New York
5380 ct
Eve Egberts
widow of Anthony Egberts
NY 
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Clerk & Paymaster
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 600 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848
increased from 400
certificate of Pension issued the day of Dec 1852
and sent to E.F. Yates
Schenectady N.Y
recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848 Page 66 vol. 4
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123445 Act Mar 8/34 May 
7/33
Eve Egbert widow
Anthony Egbert Pension
Under act Feb 1848
Eve Egberts wid of Anthony
Asst. Commissary
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N. line
Revolution war
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160 Acr Jany. 31/56
Feby 4 Boston
Henry Adams
Vol. E. 59.
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(Revolutionary Widows)

DECLARATION.

State of New York
County of Albany ss

On this twenty sixth day of April A.D. 1855
before me, Murray Hubbard a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid, personally appeared Eve Egberts aged Eighty six years a resident of Cohors in the State of New York who, being duly sworn according to law, doth, on here oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the Bounty Land to which she is entitled under the Act of Congress approved March 3d, 1855.

That she is the widow of Anthony Egberts who was a Clerk & Paymaster in the Revolutionary War; that on account of the services of her husband, the aforesaid Anthony Egberts Egberts in said war, she now received a Pension at the rate of $600 per annum, under the act of 2nd February 1848 as will more fully appear by reference to the evidence now on file in the Pension office at Washington.

She further declares that she is now a widow; that she has never before applied for nor received any Bounty Land under this or any other Act of Congress.

Eve Egberts
Claimant's Signature 

WE, Henry Adams and Egbert Egberts residents of Cohors in the State of New York upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Eve Egberts in our presence, and that we know her to be the identical person she represents herself to be, and that she is now a widow

Kenny Adams
Egbert Egberts

State of New York
City and County of Albany, Clerk's Office, ss

I, Robert Harper clerk of the said City and County, and of the Cours of Record therein, do hereby CERTIFY that Murray Hubbard whose name is subscribed to the jurat of the annexed affidavit was on the day of the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Albany, duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said jurat is genuine.

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, this day of May 1865

R Harper Clerk.
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[Revolutionary Widows.]
DECLARATION.
State of New York
County of Albany ss

On this twenty sixth day of April
A. D. 1855
before me Murray Hubbard Justice of the Peace and for the
county and State aforesaid, personally appeared Eve Egberts aged Eighty six
years, a resident of Cohoes in
the State of New York
who, being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to
obtain the Bounty Land to which she is entitled under the Act of Congress approved March 3d, 1855.
That she is the widow of Anthony Egberts who was a clerk & paymaster ┃
in the Revolutionary War; that, on account of the services of her husband, the aforesaid Anthony
Egberts in
said war, she now receives a pension at the rate of
$600.-
-
per annum, under the act of 2d February 1848 Act of Congress,
as will more fully appear by reference to the evidence now on file in the Pension Office at Washington.
She further declares that she is now a widow; that she has never before applied for nor received any
Bounty Land under this or any other Act of Congress.
Eve Egberts
Claimant's Signature.

WE, Henry Adams and Egbert Egberts
of Cohoes
residents
in the State of New York upon our oaths declare
that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Eve Egberts in
our presence, and that we know her to be the identical person she represents herself to be, and
that she is now a Willow
Henry Adams
Signature of Witnesses.
Egbert Egberts
The foregoing declaration and affidavits 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 identical
person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Magistrate,
Murray Hubbard
Justice of the Peace
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13707
In the matter
application of the application of
Eve Egberts widow
of Anthony Egberts
did for a pension, under the
act of 7th June 1832,
7 July 1838, 3 Mar 1843
& 17th June 1844, &
-
Declaration of Widow
4th Decr. 1847
G.F.Yates
Solicitor.
[illegible]
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Copy
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by an act of Congress, passed July 7th 1838 &
entitled ""An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows, and by the act of 7th June 1832,
State of New York, ss
.
On this fourth day of December in the year
one thousand eight hundred and forty seven personally appeared before the Justices
of the Justices Court of the City of Albany in said State, in open
Court Eve Egberts-
a resident of the City of
Albany, in the County of Albany and said State of New York
aged seventy eight 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 an act of Congress passed July 7th 1838.
entitled "An act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows," and acts explanatory
of and amending the same, passed 3d March 1843, and
17th June 1844. That she is the widow of Anthony
Egberst late of the City of Albany in the
State of New-York who served in the war of the revolution as hereinafter
stated. That her husband, the said Anthony Egberts was a Clerk in the
Hospital Department of the United States during the war of the
revolution - that he thus served, (as this Declarant has been informed
and believes to be true) from the spring of the year 1777, until some
time in the summer of the year 1779, or longer, being for more than
two years as such Clerk, and that he afterwards served as a Commissary
in said Department, or had some office therein which made it his duty
to distribute and procure provisions among and for those who served
with and under him in said Department, and also that he acted as pay -
Master (which he might have done while clerk) or in some capacity which
---
required him to pay out monies for said Department - And that the facts
specified by this Declarant in her affidavit taken before Judge Gansworth
the 7th of April last, are true and correct. And she further declareth
and saith, that she also makes this Declaration for the purpose of asserting her claim
as such widow to the arrears of pension due her said husband from the 4th
day of March 1831, to the twenty -third day of January One thousand Eight hundred
& thirty-three when her said husband died as herein after stated; which arrears
and due under the act of 7th June 1832.
And Declarant further saith, That she was married to the said Anthony
Egberts on the twentieth day of February-- seventeen hundred
and Ninety-one, by the Revd Mr Schaleman Pastor of the-
United Congregations of the Reformed Dutch Church of Lymans & Cattskill
that the following persons were present at her marriage, to wit: Garretze Ten
Eyck, & her father & mother & sisters & brothers & other persons
who have all long since departed this life-
That previous to her said marriage she resided in the town of Coeymans
and bore the maiden name of Van Derzee
That her husband the said Anthony Egberts died as aforesaid --
on the twenty third day of January 1833 - That since his death, she
remained single and unmarried, and is still his widow and unmarried.
Eve Egberts
Subscribed and sworn is a Justices in
open Court as aforesaid.
D. Holt Clerk
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And the said Court after a due examination of the matter, declare their opinion, that the said Anthony Egberts did serve during the war of the revolution as is in the foregoing declaration by her signed states that she the declarant the said Eve Egberts was married to said Anthony Egberts. On the twentieth day of February one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one ( 20 February 1791) That she is now at least seventy eight years of age. That he died on the twenty-third day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty three ( 23rd January 1833), leaving her said Eve Egberts his widow him surviving and still surviving & that she has remained ever since his decease his widow and that she is still his widow and unmarried. All of which is hereby accordingly certified.

D Holt Clerk

I certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Eve Egberts for opinion as the widow of Anthony Egberts deceased, under the acts of 7th June 1832, 7th July 1838, 3rd March 1843, and 17th June 1844.

In testimony whereof, the seal of said Court is hereunto annexed, and the signature of the Clerk of said Court hereunto adjoined, on the day and in the year first above written.

D Holt Clerk
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Copy of Record of Marriage, + birth of children
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Copy

Anthony Egbert Married in the
year of our Lord one thousand Seven
-
Hundred and ninety one to Eve Van
Der Lee the twentieth day of February
my son Egbert born the Sixth day

of December 1791. Baptized by the Reverend

Johannis Scheneman
God Father and Mother - his Father and mother,
my Daughter Agnes Born Fifth day of
April on Friday 1793.
┃ Baptized by the Reverend Theodosire Romine
, God Father and Mother, Father and
Mother
┃ my son Cornelius Born on Monday
the Thirty first Day of August 1796
Baptized by the Reverend - Freleigh.
God Father and Mother Cornelius Van
Der Lee and Agnes Van Der Lee,
my Daughter Ann Born April 10th
1810 on Thursday,
Baptized by the Reverend Christian
Burk, God Father-- Father and mother.
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My Daughter Caroline Eliza Born
March 26th 1806.

Baptized by the Reverend Peter Overpagh
God Father & Mother - Father and Mother,
my daughter Caroline slept in the
┃ Lord 1809. Aged Three years. 7 months
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O.W. & N. Division.F.S.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,
May 31, 1895.

Madam:

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history
of ANTHONY EGBERTS
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.
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH
OF SERVICE.
In her application
RANK.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
COLONEL
for pension the widow made
relative to his services:
COLONEL.
STATE.

In her application for pension the widow made the following statement relative to his services:


"That the said Anthony Egberts was a clerk in the Hospital
Department of the United States during the War of the Revolution;
that he thus
served from the spring of the year 1777, until sometime in the
summer of the
and that he
year 1779, or longer, 
being for more than two years as such Clerk, and that he afterwards served as a Commissary in said Department; or had some office therein which made it his duty to distribute and procure provisions among and for those who served with and under him in said Department; and also that he acted as paymaster (which he might have done while clerk) or in some capacity which required him to pay out monies for said Department.

Battles engaged in, None mentioned

Residence of soldier at enlistment,

New York, but town not stated.

Date of application for pension,

by widow, December 4, 1847.

Residence at date of application,

of widow, Albany, N. Y.

Age at date of application,

of widow, seventy-eight years.

Remarks:

The officer married Eve Van Der Zee on February 20, 1791,
and died January 23, 1838.


Mrs. J. L. Newman,
258 State St.,
Albany, N. Y.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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5380
New York Reported

Eve Egberts widow of Anthony Egberts who served in the revolutionary war, as a Clerk & Paymaster & Assistant Commissary Inscribe on the Roll at the rate of 400 Dollars 00
Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Mar. 1850 and sent to 
Stan H. Putnam
House of Reps

Recorded on roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848 Page 65 Vol. 4

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State of New York
County of Albany ⎬ ss
I, Egbert Egberts of
the town of Watervliet in said County, a resident
Cohoes village in said Village, aged fifty five
years and upwards, being duly sworn do
depose and say, that I am the oldest son
of the late Anthony Egberts & his wife Eve
 (whose maiden name was Van Der Zee)
as I have always understood my parents ┃
say I believe to be true. That I am the
identical person described in an original
family record of my said parents prefixed
to the affidavit of the Honorable Ferris
Van Vechten of the City of Albany which
record is in the following words and figures
to wit "my son Egbert born the sixth day of
December 1791. Baptised by the Reverend
Johannis Scheneman God father and mother
his father and mother.
I further depose and
that my said father the aforesaid Anthony
Egberts departed this life in the month of 
January in the year one thousand Eight hundred
and thirty three, leaving my mother the said
Eve him surviving and that she still survives
and has remained since his decease and still
is his widow
And I further depose and
say, that my father the said Anthony Egberts
often entertained me with a relation of his
services in the war of the revolution. I did
not charge my memory with the details of 
these services, but remember distinctly, that he
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noted among other things, that his services aforsaid were rendered in the Hospital Department of the revolutionary army, under Doctors Potts, Thatcher and others in said Department. That he served as an officer in said   Department at Ficonderoya and other places, but for how long a pension or term, periods or terms I cannot specify.

Egbert Egberts

Note in margin: Even Egberts Aff. of Egbert Egberts 

On the 18th day of August . . . personally appeared before the [judge] designed, Egbert Egberts above named to me well [ ], and he made oath that the facts set forth by him in the foregoing deposition by him signed are true and correct according to the best of his knowledge, information and belief and I certify that said Egbert Egberts is esteemed as a gentleman of truth, veracity and that his statements are entitled to full credit.

Supply F Wilson, Justice

State of New York
City and County of Albany, Clerk's Office } ss.

I, Laurence Van Deusen Clerk of the City and County of Albany aforesaid, Do hereby certify, that Supply F. Wilson was on the day of the date annexed Affidavit and Certificate, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly appointed and sworn, and that the signatures to the Jurat of said Affidavit and to the said Certificate, purporting to be his, are genuine. 

In testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my name, and affixed the seal of the said County, this eighteenth day of May 1848.

L. Van Deusen Clerk.
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Old War & Navy
May 24, 1895

U.S. Pension Office
May 23 1895

Military Land-Warrant Division.

Department of the Interior,
General Land Office,
Washington, D.C. May 22, 1895.

Respectfully referred to the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, and writer so advised.

Mrs. Evelina Egberts Newman
(Mrs. J.S)
Albany New York

May 17.95

Wants information as to the services of grand father Anthony Egberts

See warrant 15.193.160 Act 55 issued in favor of Eve Egberts Widow of Anthony Egberts.
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258 State Street.
Albany N.Y.
May 17, 1895

To the Commisioner of Patents
Washington D.C.

My dear Sir:

I received from my grandmother Eve Egberts wife of Anthony Egberts Assistant Commisary Revolutionary War a coanant for 160 acres of land, for which the Land Office granted me a tract of land which I duly located in the State of Nebraska and for which I have the Patent granted on the 24th day of November 1874.
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recorded Vol 540 page 382

I conite to request you will give me a statement which I presume must have been furnished your department at the time the [] was issued, showing what Reg't or Brigade or department by grandfather belonged to, and the services he rendered + hist rank +c. 

I have the honor to request you will give this early attention + greatly offige 

Yours very truly
Evelina Egberts Newman
circled Mrs. JC
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Stocco

stamp, square in black
U.S. GENERAL LAND OFFICE
RECEIVED
MAY 20, 1895
52411

STAMP, ROUND BLACK
PENSION
MAY 23, 1895

Mrs., L Newman
Albany, N.Y.
May 17, 1895
asks what
regiment?
Anthony Egberts
soldier Rev. Nor,
belonged to 
15193-160-55
B.
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21054 W
16 East 67th St.
New York Nov 23, 1895

To
The Court of Pensions
Washington D.C.


Dr. Sir,
      Last? Mrs. S E Newman of Albany NY wrote
for engineering to service of Anthony Egbert ?4the Revolutionary War, to which he received from the Bureau of Pensions the following " That the said Anthony Egberts has a clerk in the hospitaled department of the limited States during the war of this Revolution, that he states service from the Spring of the year 1777 until leave
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time in the summer of the year 1779 or longer, being for more than two years as such Clerk & that he afterwards deemed as a Commissary in said department, a lead [ineligible] officer therein, which made it his duty to procure & distribute to provisions for the department & also that he acted as paymaster, or in some capacity which required him to pay services for said Department -
I can not reconcile those positions with the fact that his widow recd. a pension from the Govt annually the sum of $600 which named indicate to my record a much higher position than Hospital Clerk or Acting Commissary -
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Will you kindly examine the record war fully & write me precisely as to all his services in & greatly oblige

Yours Very Truly
C.H. Adams.
Grandson of Anthony Egberts
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16. East 67th
New York Dec. 29

To Commission of Pensions

Dr. Sir.

I wrote you some days ago in reference to
services received by [underlined] Anthony Egberts in the [underlined] Revolutionary War, & quoted from letters received by Mr. Neuman of Albany, from you last summer, and very much like to receive [underline start] from the department [underline end] a copy of the letter sent Mr. Newman with any additions or
may have been able to
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glean as to the rank & c of Anthony Egbert -

Very Respectfully Yours
C. H. Adams
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Family apers reg H of R. Revolution to Hon. G. A. 
side white
To Mr. J. L. Newman Albany N.Y. [initialed] 
WIDOW, &c.
No. 21054
Eve Egberts Widow of Anthony Egberts Clerk & Paymaster Rev. War
Act: Feb 2 d/" 48
x :-Vol. A, Page 211
[Arrangement of 1870.]

78 The original and of Jr [underline begins] to Hon. G. A. Baylez
[underline ends]
Feby 28/78 Letter [underline begins] Baylez, all in [underline ends]
May 3/73 Hrs N
258 Mat. St. Al
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N5.193
[ineligible] Any
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No 13701
Eve Egberts
Mrs
Let. to G F Yates August 18th '48
[ineligible line of text]
copy July 1838
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8.780

New York A.
Eve Egberts
widow of Anthony
who was a Clerk and Pay-mn
in the Revolution 

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate 
of 600 Dollars and no cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1843.
increased from $400 .
Certificate of Pension issued the ____day of Dec. 1852 and sent to 
?? Yater , 
Schenectady, New York
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844]

Recorded in Book A
Vol 2- Page 60
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10.863
New York, A
Eve Egbert
 widow of Anthony who died on the   
____of _____in the State of _____ who was Clerk and Paymaster commanded by Captain____ of the _____commanded by ___
in the _____line for Revolution 

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 600 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1836. Former payments at $400 to be ducted.

Certificate of Pension issued the ___day of Dec. 1852 and sent to___Yates, Schenectady N.Y.


Arrears to the 4th of 
Semi-annual allowance ending

{Revolutionary  Claim}
{Act  July 7, 1838}
 Recorded by  R. McRae, Clerk
Book D. Vol 1. Page 539
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10863  A

New York
Eve Egberts. Widow of Anthony  )Egberts, who was pensioner under the Act of___and  who died on the 23 January 1833 of ___in the State of___who was Clerk & paymaster in the commissary commanded by Captain___ of the ____commanded by ___in the___line for___

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 400 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,  to commence on the 4th day of March 1836

Certificate of Pension issued 12th day of March. 1850  and sent to Hon. __Putnam__

 Total amount.   $
[Act. July 7, 1838]  

Recorded by J. P. Chase,  Clerk
Book D,  Vo; 1 pa ge 539
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32701 a
New York
Anthony Egberts Dec


dec
of in the state of New York
master jasst Amming    ???
who was a clk & pay in the   commanded
by captain    of the      command
by    in the
line for

inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 400. Dollars 00 Cents per Annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1834 23.00
Jan 7, 1833, when he died

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of
Mar 1850 and sent to Hon H Putnam H.R.
Payable to his widow Eve Egberts
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by J.P.Clerk,
Book E 2 Vol. 4 page 24

responded
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8780
New York 
Eve Egberts
window of Anthony Egbert
who was a clerk paymaster
& asst. Commissary
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 400 Dollars 00
cents per annum, to commence
on the 4th day of March 1843

Certificate of Pension issued
the 12th day of Mar 31st
and sent to
Hon. H Putnam
House of ?


Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.

Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 260
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21.054

Eve Egbert, widow of Anthony

Return for March 2, 1780
of officer of Gen Hospital of North  Dept , Albany , New York
 withdrawn  and placed in files of Rolls
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[ineligible]: AOS 2nd Febr 48, NY

ROY[ineligible]
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(illegible) July 7  '32


Eve Egberts, widow of Anthony was a clerk and paymaster 2 years
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Hon. Geo. A Bagley
H. R,
Send to him extract of
[illegible] much of, papers as [illegible]
anything of interest [illegible]
history - i. e. - allegations as [illegible]
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Marriage, birth -&c- & make a copy the sheet of paper which contains family record & retain the 
 new copy & [ineligible] the original [ineligible] 
Statement [ineligible]
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To what time has the pension of Eve
Egberts, wife of Anthony, who was a pensioner
in the Albany Roll. Act July 7, 1838, at
the rate of $400 be soon be paid?
[M.B.N]
Pension office
Dec 4, 1852
Paid under '38, 43, '44 and
'48 to 4th March 1852.
MLB.
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Eve Egberts
widow of Anthony Egberts

act of 7 June 1832
7 July 1838,
3 March 1843
17 June 1844

G.F. Yates
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Albany (NY) Roll,

Anthony Egberts, he who was a clerk and payee on the Gen. Hospital Department.

In [illegible] June 1, 1832
2 years $610 per annum.
On March 4, 1831 and January 23 1833, when he was was [illegible] payments at $400 per annum

Pay all to Eve Egberts,
[illegible]
Giles F. Yates,
Schenectady, NY
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per month.
[underline] Declaration general & specific of widow, and affidavits of Hon. Tunis Van Vechten, Conrad Ten Eyck, and others from Albany, N.Y. 

Also letter from the late Gen Morgan Lewis -
Letter of the late [name underlined] James Thatcher himself an [underlined} officer in the same department in which A.E. served. (Dated February 25th, 1839), setting forth that when he was in the General Hospital at Mount Independence and Albany he well new A. E. & he finds from an inspection of his revolutionary papers that Egberts was [underlined] on duty as a Clerk in the Hospital October 15th, 1777.  (Note Dr. Prescott in his affidavit fixes the commencement of E's services in the [underline] spring of 1777- D Thatcher does not recollect day when E [underline] commenced serving in the Hospital) and June 22, 1779, and he refers to Dr. Prescott, who was at the same time an officer in said Hospital.

Affidavit of [underline] Dr. Joseph Prescott to the affect that A.E. was a Clerk aforesaid from some time in the spring of 1777 and served continuously as such until some time in the year 1779. But he says can not specify the exact period of A.E.'s service for the reason that the (Deponent) was engaged with the [underlined] Flying Hospital &-  

[underline] Documentation showing that Anthony Egberts was in the said Hospital as an Assistant Commissary in March 1780 and the presumption is clear that for the intermediate period he served as an Assistant Commissary, say from July 1779 to April 1780, & how much longer I can find the documentary evidence to show- Nov. 21st 1848.

G. F. Yates
[ineligible]
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Eve Egberts, now the widow of Anthony Egberts, has submitted an application for a pension under the acts of June 7, 1832, July 7, 1838, March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844. Anthony Egberts passed away on January 23, 1833. Their marriage, which took place on February 20, 1791, has been substantiated by both parole and documentary evidence and has been officially admitted.  

The service claimed by Anthony Egberts includes his role as a Clerk in the Hospital Department of the Northern Army from the spring of 1777 to July 1779, amounting to over two years of service. Additionally, he is noted to have served as an Assistant Commissary in the Hospital from July 1779 until at least April 1780, covering a period of one year. The papers related to this claim were submitted approximately a year ago, specifically for a decision regarding proof of marriage, which has since been approved. However, no proof of service had been exhibited until now.  

In a letter from the Commissioner of Pensions, an objection was raised, stating that service as a Clerk in a Hospital was not covered under the pension laws. In response, it is argued that this objection could equally apply to other positions such as Paymaster, Commissary, and any officer not required to serve directly in the ranks. Reference is made to the New York "Balloting Book," where Major Conolly raised the question of whether Hospital Commissaries and Clerks were entitled to Bounty Land. The debate does not question whether these officers were part of the Continental Army; rather, it implicitly acknowledges their military status by questioning their entitlement to land grants.  

Furthermore, a resolution by the Provincial Congress on November 20, 1779, established the pay for various hospital positions. The salary for a Commissary in the Hospital was set at $300 per month, while an Assistant Commissary, the position held by Anthony Egberts, received $11 per month. Additionally, each Clerk designated as a Paymaster was entitled to $100 per month.
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[duplicate]
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Anthy Egberts Afft of Joseph Prescott for Eve Egberts

FORWARD HALIFAX PAID DEC 17 1847

Mr. Giles F. Yates Esq.
[crossed out] Albany NY
Syracuse L of New York
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Dear Sir,  

Halifax, N.S., December 17, 1847  

Your letter of the 25th regarding Mr. Egberts’ claim on the government of the United States and requesting me to have the annexed document legally executed reached me a few days ago. Happy to contribute in any way to the comfort of a widow, I lost no time in submitting it to the opinion of a particular friend belonging to the bar, who promptly suggested the method that has been adopted. I trust this will prove satisfactory and facilitate the attainment of the desired objective.  

I had intended to attend to this matter sooner, but the infirmities of age and the severity of the weather have thus far prevented me. It is uncertain whether I shall ever again have the pleasure of doing so, but my solicitude for the prosperity and happiness of my adopted country will never diminish.  

Should any of my old friends from Albany still remember me, please assure them of my best wishes.  

I am, Sir,  
Your obedient servant,  
J. S.  
Joseph Prescott  

Have the goodness to inform me if this should be safely delivered. I knew Peter Yates, Esq., as a man of high standing—are you his son
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Plymouth Feb. 25. 1839

C. Egbert Esqr
Dear Sir

I have been favored with your letter of 19th inst and it gives me pleasure to reply to your inquiries. I was in the General Hospital at Mount Independence and at Albany in 1777 where I was well acquainted with Mr Egberts the clerk of the hospital and very intimate with Dr. J. [ineligible] Egberts the Surgeons mate, I shall be particularly happy if it may be in my power to produce such evidence of Mr Egberts services in hospital as shall be required to obtain a pension for his widow. I find among my papers that he was a clerk in the hospital October 15 1777 and in June 22d 1779. When he left service I am unable to say, but I am acquainted with Dr Joseph Prescott who was a Surgeons mate in the hospital during the war and was well acquainted with Mr. Egberts, this gentleman is now in Halifax Nova Scotia but if his evidence should be required I can write to him and request that [paper torn] will forward it to me for your use but this will be attended with some little expense. If anything further should be required of me please to inform me and it shall be immediately complyed with.

I am very respectfully your hand & servant, 
James Thacher
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copy

I, Joseph Prescott  aged  eighty-five years and upwards, do depose and say that in the War of Revolution , I was a surgeon's mate in the Hospital Department at Ticonderoga & other places belonging to the Northern Department  under Doctors Stringer and Potts.
   
I well knew Anthony  Egberts who was a clerk in said Hospital Department.  According to the best of my recollection, he was a clerk there in the spring of the year (1777) one thousand seven hundred & seventy-seven.  And he continued to serve in that capacity until some time in the year (1779) one thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine .  The exact period or length of his service I am unable to specify.

I was employed with Flying Hospital ad was not constantly at the  hospital .
Joseph Prescott
Province of Nova Scotia, Halifax
10 December 1847,  
Then the above named Joseph Prescott whom I certify to be a credible person appeared and made oath that the facts set forth in the above affidavit are true.

Before me
G.M Rupett.  justice of the Peace for the County of Halifax
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Providence of Nova Scotia S.S.

    I Joseph Whidden Notary Public by lawful Authority duly Admitted and Sworn residing and
practicing in the City of Halifax in the Provience aforesaid Do hereby Certify and Attest unto All whom it May concern that George N Russell whose name is affixed to the jurat of the Affidavit on the other side written is one of her majesty's Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Halifax in the Providence aforesaid and as duly authorized to administer Garths that the signature G.N. Russell to the said ?  subscribed is of the proper handwriting of the said George N. Russell and that full faith and credit are dues thereto.
In testimony whereof I the said Notary have hereunto? my hand and affixed my notarial seal of office in Halifax aforesaid this Sixteenth day of December in the Year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and forty-seven.
jos, Whidden
?
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Albany, July 22 1848.-

Dear Sir.

Having all along intended to visit Washington
City in person during the present Session
of Congress, I have hitherto omitted to
forward to the Pension office a number
of applications for pensions that have
been entrusted to my management.
Among the rest those of Mrs [underlined] Eve
Egbert widow of the late Anthony
Egbert of Albany, I shall not now be able
to visit Washington. If I were at Washington
I would do what I now request you
to do for the widow -  obtain your certificate verbal or written of the respectability of the widow & her witnesses, as all depends of their affidavit, and there are many "trumped up "cases presented at the pension office, something of this kind seems necessary from the  representative of the District in which the
applicant lives.-- The witnesses are the Hon. Tunis Van Vechten, Conrad Ten Eyck
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formerly your Co. Clerk General Peter Gansevoort First Judge of and her son Egbert Eberts now of Cohoes. It would be easy to procure additional proof of her identity widowhood & but I deemed these sufficient.

Do me the favor before you leave Washington, to visit the Pension office, ask for the papers on file in the case of Mrs Egberts, and if you know the persons I have named, give the certificate I ask for unless the Pension Office waives it. If convenient to go to the office, probably a written certificate will do as well.

Respectfully
Your obt Servt
Giles F. Yates

Mr J. L. Edwards, I am personally acquainted with the above named gentlemen spoken of by Mr Yates and to my knowledge they can be relied upon.
John J Slingerland
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Payment to be made at Albany by T. W. Olcott Agent for paying 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
J. P. Chase Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW'S PENSION.

I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2, 1848, Eve Egberts of New York
widow of Anthony Egberts who was a clk & paymaster & ast to commissary in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of four hundred dollars and --- cents 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 Department of the Interior
this 12th day of March one thousand eight hundred and fifty

T Ewing
Secretary of the Interior.

Examined and Countersigned
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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N.C.W. . . . Division.
L.C.W.
Department of the Interior.
Pension Office.
Washington DC. February 28th 1878
Sir:
In response to your personal inquiry of today, in the
claim of Eve Egbert as widow of Anthony Egbert war of
the Revolution File No. 21.054, you are informed that
an annuity of 400 dollars per year was allowed to
Mrs. Egbert under the provisions of the act of June 7th
1832, which provided an annuity equal to the full
received by my order while at his service [illegible].
[Gray?] received the NY soldier while on his service [[illegible]
did be legal wed ten years or more, and a [illegible]
amount for a less service.
Mrs Egber was first allowed a pension at the rate
allowed for a clerk [illegible] per month or [illegible] 
per year. [illegible line]
[illegible line]
[illegible line] Mrs. Egbert's claim
was subsequently reconsidered under a resolution
of Congress of April 1878, which
fixed pay of "a clerk who is also pay
master" at $2.00 per day-- under provisons
Mrs Egbert was allowed the pension or
Annuity of $600..00, that being the highest
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Amount (the pay of a Captain) allowed
under the act of June 7th 1832, [illegible]
Mr Egberts pay as Clerk & also Paymaster.
would amount to $720 per annum
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Brief in the case of Eve Egbert, window of Anthony County and State of New York act. June 7, 1832, Aug 7, 1838, & &
Claim ("Original, or for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance. Increased from $40o to $600 per annum under the provisions of the Resolution of April 8, 1777,
re-organizing the Medical Department of the Army. See Journal of the [ineligible] 2 pp. 83, 84
(If for increase.)

Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

Name and residence of Agent
Giles F. Yates
now at

Examining Clerk.
Ogden Miles
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Washington
Jan 17. 1850
James L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
On the 1st Dec 48, I addressed you a letter as attorney for Giles F. Yates Esq in the
Case of Mr. Van Horne decd who made application during his life time for the benefit of the act 32. And on the same
day, I made a like communcation in the case
of Mrs Eve Egbert for act 38. both of New York.
My letters in those cases seems to have been lost sight of, as no report has ever been made.
Mr Gates has again called my attention to the cases, and urges me to get them acted
on, and addressed; If I am not sucessful in Letters, them taken up, he will be under the necessity of coming to Washington, which would subject him to expences
and much inconvence at this time.
If I may be allowed to be express an opinion,
I would say that I can perceive no proved for not allowing the cases; that other have been allowed, under like evidence there can be no question.  And as they have been so long before the Department I beg
the case will now receive your immediate attention.
I remain for ob Ser
Alex. Ray
note
AV. Van Horne, rcd a pension 40[illegible]
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Albany July 22' 48.

Sir.

I send herewith for your decision thereon, papers in support of the claim of [underlined] Eve Egberts widow of Anthony Egberts, under the acts of Congress passed 7th June 1832, 7th July 1838, 3d March 1843 & 17th June 1844.

Paper A. contains Declaration of Widow with certificate of Court annexed in full form - claim asserted 4th March 1831, to 23d Jany 1833 when Anthony Egberts died, & from 4th March 1843 et seq. He served for more than 2 years as an officer in the Hospital Department Particulars of service given in paper. By the widow & Conrad Ten Eyck also in paper C. by her son Egbert Egberts - all proof testimony.

Record proof of Marriage 20 Feby 1791 - Material facts in Declaration corroborated
by the testimony of the Hon: Tunis Van
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Vechten, Conrad Ten Eyck & Genl Peter Gansevoort, three of the most respectable
witnesses, Albany can produce.

I am very respectfully yours mo: obt serv.

G. F. Yates
Solicitor-

C. J. L Edwards
Comm of Pensions.
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Washington Dec 3, 1832

Sir:

I have to request that she can of Eve Egberts, 
widow of Anthony, admitted an $400. per annum be reexamined with a view to its in-[ineligible] $600 per annum. By reference to the Act of [crossed out] 12 July 1776 [inserted] April 8, 1777,  it will be seen that a Hospital Clerk was also [underlined] ex officer Pay Master, and his pay was fixed at $2 per diem. The coinciding 2 years service in that grade of Anthony Egberts, as well as of subsequent service in Commissary, is ample.

The certificate may be sent to G. F. Yates Eq, at whose request of pension then came.

Very Truly [ineligible]
FFC Triplett
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N. O. W. and B. S. Division.
L. C. W.
[letterhead] Department of the Interior Pension Office
Washing, D. C. February 15th 1878.

Sir:
In compliance with your personal request of Febraury 14th. 1878, you are hereby furnished the original family record and copies of other papers on file in the claim of Eve Egbert as widow of Anthony Egbert a soldier of the Revolutionary War, File No. 21.054 to complete family history.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Hon. George A. Bagley
House Representatives.
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13707
Eve Egberts, widow of Anthony New York Albany
admitted. Clerk & Paymaster, asst. Commissary,  
$400 under act 7 July 1838, and to March 1836 to 4 March 1841, from 43 to 48 from 48 to life. 
Under act 7 June 1832 from 4th March 1831
to 23 Jany 1833, payable to widow-
Hon H. Putnam,
N. R.
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Letter of Morgan Lewis
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Copy

New York 15th February 1839

Mr. C. Egberts

Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 12th accept the following information.

I was acquainted with Anthony Egberts the brother of Benjamin Egberts and son of the widow Egberts who lived in the year 1777 on the west side of what I think is called North Pearl street in the City of Albany. In the fall of that year after the close of the Campaign, the General Hospital (in which there were some three or four hundred patients, mostly wounded soldiers) was removed to the City of Albany; and the Anthony Egberts to whom I allude had in it some appointment under Doctor Polts the Director, but what was the nature of the appointment, or how long it continued I am ignorant of. As to any employment in the Commissary Department, I know nothing: Mr. Jacob Cuyler was the principal in that Department and with it I had no connection. Mr. Barent Staats who married his daughter may probably
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be able to give you some information.
Mr. John Bogart (I should think) might
probably afford you some useful information. Should your Mother make an application for a pension, I would recommend her to make it through the Honorable John J. De Graff a member of the House of Representatives from the City of Schenectady, who has been successful in rendering assistance  to similar applicants

If the Anthony Egberts - I have described
was your father, your mother's name must be Eve, and your Grandfathers Egbert Benjamin Egbert who married a daughter or grand daughter of Rip Van Dam the former Dutch
Governor of the then province now State of New York, as I infer from papers in my possession
That your mother's application may be successful is the sincere wish of
Your hbl. Servt.
(signed) Morgan Lewis
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Copy

J. Joseph Prescott aged eighty-five years and upwards, do depose and say, that in the war of the revolution I was a surgeon's mate in the Hospital Department at Ticonderoga and other places belonging to the Northern Department under Doctor Stringer and Polts. I well knew Anthony Egberts who was a clerk in said Hospital Department. According to the best of my recollection he was a clerk there in the spring of the year (1777) one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven. And he continued to serve in that capacity until some time in the year (1779) one thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine. The exact period or length of his service I am unable to specify. I was employed with the Flying Hospital, and was not constantly at the Hospital.

(signed) Joseph Prescott
Province of Novia Scotia Halifax.
10" December 1847, then the above named
Joseph Prescott whom I certify to be a credible person appeared and made oath that the facts set forth in the above affidavit are here. Before me G.N. Russell, Justice of the Peace for the County of Halifax, N.S.
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Province of Novia Scotia - ss.

I, Joseph Whidden Notary Public by lawful authority, duly admitted and sworn, residing and practicing in the City of Halifax in the Province aforesaid. Do hereby certify and attest unto all whom it may concern that George N. Russell whose name is prefixed to the Juror of the affidavit on the other side written in one of Her Majesty's Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Halifax in the Province aforesaid and as such duly authorized to administer oaths that the signature G.N. Russell to the said Juror subscribed is of the proper handwriting of the said George N. Russell, and that full faith and credit are due thereto. In testimony whereof I the said Notary have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial seal of Office in Halifax aforesaid this sixteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven.

(signed) Jas. Whidden
Not. Pub.

Seal
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Muster Roll
Gen. Hospital - North
Department
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Copy
Muster- Roll.

I Return of the Officers & belongings to the General Hospital Northern Department Albany 20th March 1780.

Names | No. of Rations
Anthony Egberts. Asst. Commissary | 1

(signed) Benjamin Egberts
Clerk G. H.
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Washington
Dec 1. 1848.
Sir
Giles F. Yates Esq, has placed in my hands, the
case presented by him, of Mrs Eve Egbert of New York Widow of Anthony claiming a pension under act 7 July 1838 and now up for consideration: and I beg leave to present my
view thereon.

The marriage I understand to be admitted, but the allowance of the claim is rejected on the ground, under you letter of the 18 Aug. last mon before me, that, "as Clerk to the
Hospital is not provided for by the pension laws".

That her husband was a clerk to the Hospital from 1777 to 1799 it appears to me to be very clearly shown by the affidavit of Dod James Thatcher and Dod Prescott both surgeons in the Continental army, and both received the 
benefit of the act 15 May 1828. Gentlemen of high standing in the army, and celebrity since the war; their affidavits of know facts of the service of Anthony Egberts as clerk to the
Hospital, cannot be unfavorable regarded.

The part of service must be conceded, the next question that arises is: was a clerk to the Hospital considered on the time of engagement under [underlined] martial law. I think it can be shown to your satisfaction, that a clerk to the Hospital and paymaster for is
was one and the same appointment synonymous in terms that is to say the 
appointment or Clerk unposed the duty and responsibility of paymaster.

But before we proceed allow me here to remark, in your report, made in June 1842 to the Hon Secretary of war in the case of Mrs Renalt; you cited the resolution of the old Congress May 14 - 1777 as you guide and the true principles, in the [ineligible] of pensions under the late acts of Congress. Indeed I
think you added in the year 1777 but little depreciation exists and for that the reason the [ineligible] of that year governed you, in the administration of the Pension acts. I have not your report before me.
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her I remember the fact that Secretary Spencer in written opinion concurred in your views.

We now proceed to the examination, whether or not, a Clerk being on the same time a paymaster to the Hospital was under military obligation.

First then, under the resolution of the old congress April 9, 1777 Journal No 2. page 78 "Congress resumed the consideration of the
report on the Hospital" page 79 "That the Clerk in each district, whose business it shall be to keep the accounts of the hospital, and to receive and believe the monies agreeable to
the orders of the director or deputy director general".

Page 80 "That the directors, deputy directors, physicians and surgeon-general, and [underlined] all other officer before subjecated
"shall be tried by a [underline] Court Martial"

April. 8, 1737, page 83. Congress again resumed the court declaration of the report on the hospital.

Page 83.4. the establishment of the medical department be as follows and their pay affixed, 
 Solicitor General 6 dollars a day and nine rations
XXXXXXXXX
"Commissary" 2 dollars a day and 4 ration"
"[underlined] Clerk, who is to be paymaster - 2 dollars a day and 4 rations "

This we show, that a commissary to the Hospital, and a Clerk and paymaster to the Hospital, were officers of equal pay, and responsibility and both alike subject to
Court Martial.

It has been decided over and again, that a Commissary to the Hospital is within the provisions of the Pension Laws. Then I ask by what rule of interpretation in justice or
in principle, can to [ineligible] a distinction be drawn, as to admit one and exclude the other. I think no such determination can or should be made. The electors of the resolution made none. Neither as to as to trade - pay or court martial, all that I claim is, simply to receive for my constituent the same metalof justice as clerk and paymaster as extended to
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Commissary of the Hospital Department.

The arrangement of the Hospital Department
continued under the resolution & by 1777 - until [ineligible] Sep. 2nd 1780.

I hope with this representation of facts before you the claim of Mrs Eve Egberts will be allowed. On the evidence adduced.

More over, I am informed it is shown by documents on file that Anthony Egbert was in the Hospital as assistant Commissary as late as March 1780. this showing more than two years service.
I remain Sir with fervent respect yours on
Alex. Ray
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Copy,

Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by an act of Congress, passed July 7th 1838 & entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows, "and by the act
of 7th June 1832.
State of New York } S.S.
On this fourth day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty seven, personally appeared before the Justices of the Justices Court of the City of Albany in said State, in open Court, Eve Egberts - a resident of the City of Albany, in the County of Albany and State of New York, aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according Sd law, doth, on her oath, make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by an act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows:  - and acts explanatory of an amending the same, passed 3rd March 1843, and 17th June 1844 & [handwritten X inserted]. That she is the widow of Anthony Egbert - late of the City of Albany in the State of New York, who served in the war of the revolution as hereinafter stated. That her husband,
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the said Anthony Egberts - was a Clerk in the
Hospital Department of the United States
during the war of the revolution that he thus served, (as this Declarant has been informed and believes to be true) from the spring of the year 1777, until some time in the summer of the year 1779, or longer, being for more than two years as such clerk and that he afterwards
served as a Commissary in said Department, or had some office therein which made it his duty  - to distribute and procure provisions among and for those who served with and under him in said Department, and also that he acted as paymaster - (which he might have done while Clerk) or in some capacity which required him to pay out monies for said Department and that the facts specified by this Declarant in her affidavit taken before Judge Gansevoort on the 7th of April last are true and correct - And she further declareth and saith, that she also makes this Declaration for the purpose of asserting her claim, as such widow, to the arrears of pension due her said husband from the 4th day of March 1831, to
the twenty-third day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
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when her said husband died as herein after-stated; which arrears are due under the act of 7th June 1832.

And Declarant further saith, that she was married to the said Anthony Egbert on the twentieth day of February seventeen hundred and ninety one, by the Rev. M. Schaleman Pastor of the United congregations of the Reformed Dutch Church of Coeymans & Cattskill, and that the following persons were present at her marriage, to wit; Garritze - Ten
Eyck, and her father & mother, and sisters and
brothers and other persons who have long
since departed this life.

That previous to her said marriage she resided in the town of Coeymans and bore the maiden name of Van Der Lee. That her husband the said Anthony Egbert died as aforesaid on the twenty third day of January 1833 - That since his death, she remained single and unmarried, and is still his widow and unmarried.
(signed) Eve Egberts 
subscribed & sworn the day and year aforesaid, before the said Justices in open court as aforesaid -
(signed) D. Holt, Clerk
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And the said Court after a due examination of the matter, declare their opinion that the said Anthony Egbert did serve during the war of the revolution as is in the foregoing declaration by her signed stated, That she the Declarant the said Eve Egberts was married to said Anthony Egbert on the twentieth day of February one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one (20th February 1791) That she is now, at least seventy eight years of age. That he died on the twenty third day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty three (23" January 1833), leaving her said Eve Egbert his widow him surviving and still surviving, and that she has remained ever since his decease his widow, and that she is still his widow and unmarried.

All of which is hereby accordingly certified.

(signed ) D. Holt, Clerk
I certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Eve Egberts for a pension, as the widow of Anthony Egbert deceased, under the act of 7th June 1832, 7th July 1838, 3rd March 1843
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and 17th June 1844.

In testimony whereof, the seal
of said Court is hereunto annexed,
and the signature of the Clerk of
said Court hereunto subjoined, in
the day and in the year first above written.

signed. D. Holt, Clerk,
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Declaration of Widow.
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In the matter of the application of [underlined] Eve Egberts widow of [underlined] Anthony Egberts

for a pension under the act of Congress passed 7 July 1838, 3 Mar. 1843 and 17 June 1844 et qe

Affidavits of Hon. Tunis Van Vechten the widow Eve E. & Conrad Ten Eyck of Albany N.Y. 
B.
G. F. Yates, solicitor
h. d. 23 January1833 points of law submitted
to Mr. Coombs, who decides that the Clerks of the Hospital was in service under military obligations, and entitled to pension, see Journals of Congress Vol. 2, page 79, 80 & 84, Hospital Dept recognize- 30 Sep 1780 admitted Ck & Paymaster & Ap, & Commissary -$400
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State of New York City & County of Albany

I, Tunis Van Vechten of said City, depose and say, that I was during the life time of [name underlined] Anthony Egberts, late of said City deceased familiarly acquainted with him
the said Anthony Egberts, also with his family.
That I am well acquainted with his handwriting
and am satisfied that the handwriting on the sheet hereto prefixed purporting to be a record of his marriage to Eve Van Der Zee, and of the time of birth, and baptism of his son Egbert of his daughter Agnes of his son Cornelius, is in the own proper handwriting of him the said Anthony Egberts- that his
said son Egbert was a clerk to my brother John
Van Vechten about thirty seven years ago, and in consequence of this circumstance I became well acquainted with said Egbert and believe him to be at least fifty - years of age. That said Anthony Egberts and said Eve whose maiden name was Van Dyer Zee lived together as man & wife & were universally reputed to be such, and were persons of high respectability. That after the decease of said Anthony Egberts, the said Eve has remained his widow
& is so still-

[handwritten signature] Tunis Van Vechten
On this 20th day of March 1847 personally
appeared before me the undersigned the Hon.
Tunis Van Vechten above named, & made oath, that the facts set forth in the foregoing Deposition by
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him signed are true & correct and I certify that I am well acquainted with said Tunis Van Vechten and that he is a gentleman of high respectability, & that his statements are entitled to the fullest credit

Abm Morrell one of the Justices of
the Justices Court of the City of Albany
Sworn before me in open Court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Justices Court of the City of
Albany, on the said 20th day of March 1847

David Holt Clerk.

State of New York County of Albany
I, Eve Egberts of the City of Albany in said County, aged 77 years, being duly sworn, do depose and say that I am the same person referred to and described in the preceding paper purporting to contain an account of the marriage of Anthony Egberts, & of the date of the birth & baptism of some of his children - that I am the identical person to whom it is stated in said paper the said Anthony Egberts was married to, and therein called Eve Van Der Lee, which was my maiden name that my father's name was Cornelius Van Der Lee- That I was born and reared what is now called the town of Coeymans and that said Anthony Egbert when I first became acquainted with him also resided in said town of Coeymans. That I was married
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at the time in said paper stated, to said
Anthony Egbert by the Rev. M. Schellman Pastor of the United Congregations of
the Reformed Dutch Church of the
town of Coeymans aforesaid and Cattskill in said State of New York, town on the twentieth day of February one thousand seven hundred and ninety one (20th February 1791) That I lived with said Anthony Egbert as his lawful wife until the day of his death, & since his death I have remained his widow & unmarried
& an still his widow. That we reared together a
family of children, that our oldest a first child 
was named Egbert his hour, who was born on
the 6th day of November one thousand
seven hundred and ninety one - our second
child named Agnes was born on the fifth
day of April one thousand seven hundred
and ninety-three, and our third child
Cornelius was born on the 31st day of August
1796. And I further depose and say that said paper purporting to contain a
record of my marriage & of the time of the
birth of said children, is in the own proper
hand writing Anthony Egberts of my late husband the said Anthony Egberts, and is in all respects correct and true, & has ever since he made the same been carefully preserved as a [underlined] family Record & has in no respects been altered or charged
but remains the same as when it was first
written by him, which was at least fifty
years ago. That he was during the war of the
revolution attached to the army of the United States
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true & correct and I in some official capacity which I cannot specify. That he commenced serving in such capacity when he was sixteen years of age & continued thus to serve for several years. That he thus served in connection with his brother Jacob Vischer Egberts, (who I am told was attached to the General Hospital Department of said Army & was an officer therein. I well remember hearing him my said husband relate, that when thus serving with said Army he had several attendants to wait upon him and that he attended to the procuring of provisions
for those serving with him and under him.

And I further depose and say that my
said husband Anthony 23rd Egberts died on the of January one thousand eight hundred &
thirty - three.
Eve Egberts

Subscribed & Sworn this seventh day of April in the year 1847, before me; and I certify that the Deponent is to me well known to be the widow of said Anthony Egberts with whom I was well acquainted during his life time - That said Eve Egberts the said Deponent is a lady of respectability and credibility- and further that she is unable [remaining information covered with paper of below information]

State of New-York,
City and County of Albany, Clerk's Office,} SS.
i, L. Van Deusen Clerk of the said City and County do hereby CERTIFY, that Peter Gansevoort - whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing and endorsed thereon, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Judge --- in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, and duly authorized to take the same: And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge --_ and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment is genuine.

In testimony whereof, proof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 22 day of May 1848
L. Van Deusen - Clerk.
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[illegible] and I
in some official capacity which I cannot specify.  What he commenced serving in such capacity when he was sixteen years of age and continued thus to serve for several years.  What thus served in connection with his brother Jacob Visscher Egberts (who I am told was attached to the General Hospital Department of said Army) and was an officer therein.  I well remember hearing him my said husband relate, that when thus serving with said army he had several attendants to wait upon him and that he attended to the procuring of provisions for those serving with him and under him, and I further depose and say that my said husband Anthony Egberts died on the 23rd of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Eve Egberts
Subscribed and sworn this seventh day of April in the year 1847, before me; and I certify that the [illegible] is to me well known to be the widow of said Anthony Egberts with whom I was well acquainted during his life time.  That said Eve Egberts the said [illegible] is a lady of respectability and credibility and further that she is unable to attend Court by reason of bodily infirmity. 
Peter Gansevoort
[illegible] Judge Albany County Courts
Counsellor in the [illegible] Court of the [illegible] State.
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Albany County [illegible]
I, Conrad Ten Eyck of the city of Albany aged fifty seven years, being duly sworn do depose and say, that I have from my earliest recollection been intimately acquainted with Anthony Egberts and his wife, now widow Eve (whose maiden name as I have always understood to believe it to have been Van Derzee) and also with their children, referred to in the proceeding and accompanying papers that my mother was a sister of said Anthony Egberts, and consequence of this relationship I had opportunities to become conversant with the history of the family of said Anthony Egberts.  That I have repeatedly heard the said Anthony Egberts converse on the subject of his services in the war of the American revolution, but did not [illegible] my mind with its details and I have also heard other persons of his contemporaries and others converse on this subject.  I can only state generally that he held an office in or connected with the Hospital Department the house in which the Hospital was kept in the city of Albany, has been pointed out to me by said Anthony Egberts in my youthful days and afterward and I well remember to have heard him say that he served therein with Andrew [illegible], Samuel Stringer, his brother Jacob V egberts and others, who all had official stations in said Hospital.  How long he served in said Hospital
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Or in what particular capacity; I cannot specify, yet I am clear in my recollection that he was reported to have served in said hospital for two or three years at least and I think as a commissary so he presented himself to have served for a part of the time he was attached to the hospital.
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tal, or in what particular capacity; I cannot specify-- yet I am clear in my recollection that he was reputed to have served in said Hospital for two or three years at least--and I think as a Commissary so he represented himself to have served for a part of the time he was attached to the hospital--

And I further depose and say, that I am familiarly acquainted with the handwriting of said Anthony Egberts and verily believe and am assured, that the sheet attached to the preceding affidavit of Tunis Van Vechten Esq giving the dates of the marriage of said Anthony & Eve, & of the births of their children, are in the [illegible] proper handwriting of said Anthony-- That said Egbert [underlined] Egberts the son was always represented to me by my parents to be three months [three months was underlined] older than myself & consequently that he said Egbert is not in the fifty-seventh [underlined] year of his age--That since the death of said Anthony, the said Eve has remained his widow & is so still--
                      C.A. Ten Eyck [signature]
Subscribed & sworn this 20th day of May 1848, before me, and I certify , that I am well acquainted with said Deponent Conrad Ten Eyck Esq--that he is one of our most respected citizens, & that his statements are entitled to the fullest credit.
                       [illegible[ Morell Justice of the Peace of the County of Albany
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Gen. Hospital.  Egberts, V. Jacob

B.L. [illegible] 691-200.  Surgn. Mate.
Issued July 20, 1797 to Anthony Egberts executor No papers