Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,597, Clement Carr, Conn.
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Connecticut
Carr, Clement
Number S. 38,597
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Notification sent to Frederich Coolcott Esq
9 October 1820 Litchfield, Connecticut

Clement Carr, Capt Potter
Private 4
Connecticut line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the roll of Connecticut at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 24th of April, 1818.
Certificate of pension issued the 10th of June, 1818 and sent to the pensioner at Litchfield, Connecticut.
Arrears to 4th of September, 1818.
Four months 11/30. $34.93
(Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.)
.81 Three Years
Continued Torrington Litchfield, CT
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Clement Carr
Butler, Con.
Reg.
24 Apr(?)
(Jas. Gould Esq)
Lichfield, Con.

Admitted

Hon John C Calhoun
Secretary War
Washington
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District of Connecticut and County of Litchfield
On this twenty fourth day of April as 1818 met
Before me James Gould, one of the judges of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut
Personally appears Clement Carr aged fifty three years, a resident in Farrington in the County of Litchfield who being by me first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War.

That he the said Clement Carr at Durham in the County of Middlesex in said state on the first of February as 1781, enlisted as a private for the term of three years in the company commanded by Capt Potter in the regiment commanded by Colonel Zebulon Butler which he believes was the fourth Connecticut Regiment on the Continental establishment. That he continued to serve in said company and regiment until the reduction of the Connecticut Regiments. When he was attached to the sixth company commanded by Elias Stillwill in the first Connecticut Regiment in which he continued to serve the United States against the common enemy till the close of the war and until he was regularly discharged on the 28th day of October as 1783 at West Point in the state of New York. That he was in no considerable battle, but was in the attack made upon the fort in the possession of the British on Valentine hill, in which attack proved fruitless & the British continued to hold the fort. 

That he had a written discharge but has lost it.

That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his bounty for support.
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That he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except the deposition or affidavit of Captain Elias Stilwill of New Haven who commanded the company in which the said Carr last served as afsd till he was discharged. Which affidavit is now presented to said judge
Clement Carr
Sworn before me,
James Gould, a judge of the Superior Court
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I, James Gould, one of the judges of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut, do certify that I have taken the foregoing affidavit and have examined the foregoing affidavit of Elias Stilwill. Taken before the Han Simeon Baldwin one of the Judges of the Superior Court of the state of Connecticut, with whose hand writing I am well acquainted.
And it appears to my satisfaction that the said Clement Carr did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy as stated in his preceding declaration or affidavit. I now therefore transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me. With the affidavit of the said Elisa Stillwill hereto attached to the secretary for the Department of pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of April as 1818
James Gould, a judge of the Sup. Court.
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State of Connecticut
Newhaven County 

On this Twenty first day of April 1818 before me Simeon Baldwin one of the Judges of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut, Jus____(?) appears Elias Stillwell of Newhaven County to me well oficisonally known & being by me find duly sworn according to T__ doth on his oath depose & say - that he was formerly a Captain in Col Wyllys Regiment in the Connecticut line of the army of the United States - that on the reduction of the Connecticut regiments towards the close of the ware he became the Captain of the Sixth company in the ___ Connecticut Regiment & from the B___ of said company now in his ___ it appears that Clement Carr enlisted into the Service on the first of February 1701 for three years & continued in Service until the 28th of October 1783 when he was discharged.

Elias Stilwill

Sworn to before me on
the day & year aforesaid
Simeon Baldwin

State of Connecticut
Newhaven County in Newhaven April 21 1818

I Dyer White Clerk of the Superior Court of said State for said County and Keeper of the Sea___ Do certify that the name Simeon Baldwin sub___ to the foregoing certificate is known to me to be the proper handwriting and Signature of Simeon Baldwin Esquire who is one of the Judges of Superior Court
Dyer White
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District of Connecticut ss. County of Litchfield, County Court. 
On this 4th day of July 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for said county in said district, having the power to fine and imprison Clement Carr, aged 55 years, resident in Torrington in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: ___ for the term or nearly three years he served in the regiment of which Zebulon Butler Esq. was colonel and in the company commanded by Capt. Elias Hillman in the Connecticut line that his original declaration was dated on or about the 24th day of April 1818 and
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Schedule
A half-acre of land with a small poor dwelling house and a small barn or shed standing on the same. $80.00
8 sheep - 6-00
1 small swine - 3-50
1 dozen teacups and saucers - -25
1 dozen plates - -28
6 old chairs - 1-00
1 iron pot, broken - -20
1 old tea kettle - -25
1 dish kettle - -50
6 knives and forks - -25
1 teapot broken - -
1 pair iron dogs - -20
1 shovel and tongs - -20
$92.69
Clement Carr
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I am indebted to the following persons the sums annexed to their names. viz.
To William Battell Esq - $60.00
Dr Samuel Woodward - 22.00
Eli Candy - 7.00
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89.00

I am a labourer and attend to that business when able my health has generally been good til within about six months past within which time it has been feeble. My family consists of my wife Jidedah Carr aged 57 years & three children Flora, Rolsaemon and Uraina. Uraina is 16 years of age and in health. Fiona is 27 years old and for a long time past has been & now is in very feeble health and enable to perform but very little labour or to assist in his own support. Rolsaemon 20 years of age and by great imbecility of both body and mind even has been & now is enable to afford any aid towards his support. but on the contrary I have been put to great expense in his nurture and support to this time - and the nature of his defense is such that there is no reasonable probability of his being better.
Clement Carr
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Sworn to and declared on the 4th day of July A.D. 1820 before said court }Clement Carr

Frederick Wolcott, clerk

I, Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court, in the county of Litchfield, and State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the court ; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is ninety two dollars and 69 cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 17th day of July 1820

Clerk of the County Court for the County of Litchfield

Frederick Wolcott, Clerk
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38597
Reg Invalid
File No. 38597
Clement Carr
Inv after war
Act: 18th March 18th
Index: - Vol. 3 , Page 72
[Arrangement of 1870]