Claim No. 842 (Anger)

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[left column] Class 2 Bertie No 32

Account of Losses Sustained by Abigail Anger By the Americans

Abigail Anger

Bertie

£62.10

Estimated at Sixty two pounds ten shillings

Sufficient

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[right column] Abigail Anger

Claim £62.10

Allowed £49.

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Niagara District

Personally appeared before me John Warren one of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for this District Abigail Anger of Bertie in said District, widdow woman, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that her team consisting of two lorry waggons and harness was last [illegible] employed in his Majesty’s Service, that on the 6th day of June last when said team was engaged in conveying Baggage and some soldiers [wives?] of the 41st Regiment to Burlington it was seized and taken away by a party of the American Troops, and that she has never received any compensation for it

Abigail Anger (her mark)

Sworn before me at Bertie the 14th February 1814

J. Warren Just Peace

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We the undersigned Inhabitant Freeholders of the Township of Bertie have frequently seen her team, horses, Waggon and harness within mentioned, and verily believe the whole to be worth one hundred pounds New York Currency. Witness our hands this 20th of May 1814

Charles Hibbard
John Lair (his mark)
John Putnam
Robert C. McClintock

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A Coppy of the Widow Angers Losses

[inverted] Abagail Anger
Bertie
Niagara

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Niagra District

Personally appeared before Me John Warren one of his majesty’s Justices of the Peace for this District Abigail Anger of Bertie in said District Widow Woman Who being Duly sworn Deposeth and saith that her team Consisting of two horses Waggon and Harness Was Last sumer Employed in his Majesty’s service that on the sixth Day of June last While Said team Was Engaged in Conveying Bagage and Soldiers Women Belonging to the 41st Regiment to Burlington and Was seized and taken away By a party of the American troops and that she has never received any Compensation for it

Abigail Anger (her mark)

Sworn before me at Bertie the 11th of February 1814

Claim £62.10

Alld £49

We the undersigned inhabitants freeholders of the township of Bertie have frequently seen the team, horses, waggon, and harness within mentioned and verily believe that the while to be worth one hundred pounds new york Currency

Witness our hands this 25th of May 1814

Charles Hibbert
John Lair (his mark)
John Putnam
Robt McClintock

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York Feb. 19th 1814

Sir,

I have the honor, by command of Lieutenant General Drummond, to return you the Deposition of Abigail Anger; and to acquaint you for the information of Major General Riall, that her claim cannot be now attended to; but need be submitted to the Board, which, at a future period, it will doubtless be necessary to establish , for the investigation of similar demands.

I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
C Foster
Mil. Sec.

Captn. Holland
A.D.C.
etc, etc, etc