Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1694, William Clark, Va.
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Service Virginia
Clark, William 
Andrews, Nancy Ann former widow
W. 1694
B.L.Wt 19.723-160-55.
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15.126
OHIO
William Clark of Jackson Co in the state of Ohio who was a private in the regiment commanded 
by Colonel Harrison of the Virginia line, for the term of 3 Years.
Inscribed on the roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 24 of August 1819.
Certificate of Pension issued the [illegible[ of Oct 1819 and [illegible] In Thompson, Chilicoffe, Ohio
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar '29 48 
Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.
[illegible] Lent to A M Faulkner Egn 13 Sept 1821
Y R Stanley Apr 30, 49 Jackson C H Ohio
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Vol. Co _ 149.
152.120 Act March 31 55
May 28 55
Nancy Ann Andrews wid of Wm Clark
Va: Cont. line
Revolutionary War
160 Acres Incl: 26/56
Ohio Inf 48 - 548
J.R. Stanley McArthur Ohio
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548 Ohio
Nancy Ann Andrews
formerly widow of William Clark who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Va Line
Inscribeed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certifcate of Pension issued the 19th day of April 1850 and sent to J.R. Stanley Jackson CH Ohio
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February [crossed out] July 24, 1848 page 16 Vol 1
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Wm Clark
15126
Con
I L. E,
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The State of Ohio Jackson County
On the 27th day of June 1821 personally appeared in open Court being the Court of Common Pleas and Court of Record for the County of Jackson aforesaid agreeable to the Statute in that case made and provided William Clark aged Sixty two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he is a resident Citizen of the County of Jackson and State of Ohio aforesaid and that he served the United States in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz; 3 years in the 1st Regiment of Artillery, of the Virginia line, Commanded by Col. Thomas Marshall, was in the battle at Hampton against the British in North Carolina when Col. Bluford was defeated. And that pursuant to an act of Congress passed on the 18th day of March 1818 I made application about the 24 day of August 1819 & obtained a pension certificate No. 15126, dated the 1st day of October 1819, [illegible] me on the pension role of the Ohio agency at 8$ per month 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 so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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 passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any
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any person in trust for me any property or services contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, to wit:
Schedule
One cow & calf worth $10.00
One Bull worth $10.00
One heffer worth $8.00
Two young heiffers worth each $3 6.00
One man worth $25.00
11 Head of Hogs worth each 2$  22.00
7 Head of Sheep worth each 2$  14.00
Making in all ninety five dollars  $95.00
I have a wife of the age of 45 years and a Daughter of the age of 16 years; both depend upon me for support; my occupation is a Farmer and in consequence of age & infirmities am unable to do much work and without the assistance of my country am not able to support myself and family. 
William Clark
Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 27th day of June 1821 
Nathaniel W Andrews ClR.
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The State of Ohio Jackson County
I Nathan W Andrews Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do herby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court: and I do further certify that It is the oppinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is ninety five dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 6th day of July A.D. 1821 Nathaniel W. Andrews Clk.
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[STAMP] Chilicothe Ohio 26 Aug

[STAMP] FREE

Hon:  John C. Colhoun
Secretary for War
Washington City D.C.

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4729
Case of Wm Clarke
Mr. Thompson
Judge
Chilicothe Ohio
?? July 4, 1819
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State of Ohio On the twenty fourth day of August Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred [illegible] before me the subscribed precident of the Court of Commons Pleas of the second, came William Clarke who after being duly sworn, 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 revolutionary war, deposeth and saith that he is in his sixty first year of his age, that he now resides in Jackson County state of Ohio enlisted in August seventeen hundred seventy seven for three years in Hanover County State of Virginia in the company of Captain Moody in first regiment of artillery of Virginia line on continental establishment and served during said three yeasr in said regiment but was shifted from Moody's company to Johnson's and during his service in said corps, marched on April 1780 to the south, was only in action when the British [ill.] at Hampton Virginia before marching to south that year last mentioned he received his discharge in that regiment commanded by Thomas Marshall at Richmond in Virginia in August 1780 after the 20th of that month but it is lost, thatt his applicant is on reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of the country for support and that he has no other [ill.] or proof of said ser-
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vices.
William Clark

Sworn to and subscribed before me at Chillicothe the 24th May 1819.

John Thompson

I John Thompson [illegible] as within mentioned do certify that applicant William Clarke served in revolutionary war [illegible] to preceding declaration, upwards of nine months in continuation, on the continental establishment against the common enemy, and I am satisfied that said applicant needs the assistance of his Country to support, and i now [illegible] the testimony and proceedings had before me to War Department [illegible] to discretion of statute and instruction of said department.

John Thompson
Aug 24, 1819

Chillicothe Ross Cty
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The State of Ohio
Ross County Gov.

I, Humphrey Fullerton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Ross aforesaid, Do hereby certify that John Thompson Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been taken was at that time and now is President Judge of the Second Circuit of the Courts of Common Pleas in said State, including the County of Ross, and that the signature thereto is in his own proper hand writing.
Intestimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 24th day of August A.D. [obscured by seal] and in the 17th year of this State.
Humphrey Fullerton
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478
Nancy Ann Andrews 
[illegible[ of William Clark
O
Act 29 July 1848
married 1794
husb'd died 1824
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The State of Ohio Jackson County
Court of Common Pleas of the Serve of
June A.D. 1849
On the twenty ninth day of June A.D. 1849, personally appeared before thejudge of th court of common pleas of the county of state aforesaid in open court Nancy Ann Andrews, resident of Scioto Township in the County of Jackson aforesaid, aged seventy years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of congress passed July 29th 1848. William Clarke who was a private in the Virginia Line, served in said line for three years from 1777 - She further declres that she was married to the said William Clark on or about the [blank] day of September in the year seventeen hundred and ninetyty four that her husband the aforesaid William Clarke, died on the  twenty ninth day of March in the year eighteen hundred and twenty seven that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the second of January Eighteen hundred. viz. as the time above stated. She further swears that she is now a widow and that she has never before made any application for a pension. Nancy Ann Andrews X her mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written in open court before the court aforesaid. Witness my hand and the seal of the court aforesaid. Jacob Westfall Clerk
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Know all men by these presented that me William Clarke and Leonard Clarke are held and firmly bound unto Henry Lee Esq. Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the just sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to be paid to the said Henry Lee Esq. Governor as aforesaid on his [ill.] in office for the use of the said commonwealth to the payment of which well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs and family by these presents and witness our hands and seals the third day of September one thousand seven hundred and ninety four. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to be had and solemnized between the above bound William Clarke Bachelor and Nancy Williams Spinster each of Amherst County and Parish of Lexington if therefore there be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage then the above obligation to be void else to remain in full force and virtue.
Teste
JS Callaway
William Clark Seal
Leonard Clarke Seal X his mark
I Samuel M Garland Clerk of the county court of Amherst in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of an original bond now on file in my office, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows "The 3rd day of September 1794" IN testimony whereof I set my hand & affixed this seal of this court this 27th day of June 1849 in the 73rd year of the commonwealth
Sam M. Garland
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State of Virginia
Amherst County
I Marshall L Harris, presiding Justice of the Peace in the County and State aforesaid, do certify that Sam'l M Garland is Clerk of the County Court of Amherst, in the state of Virginia, and that his attestation to the foregoing record is in due form and his signature thereto genuine.  Given under my hand this 5 day of July 1849.
Marshall L. Harris J.P.

State of Virginia
Amherst County
I Sam'l M Garland Clerk of the County Court of Amherst in the state of Virginia, certify that Marshall L Harris  who hath given the foregoing certification is a Justice of the Peace as therein set forth & that the signature thereto, purporting to be his, is genuine.
Given under my hand this    day of July 1849
Sam'l M Garland
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152.120

Nancy Ann Andrews


Presented by 
T.R. Stanley
McArthur Ohio
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The State of Ohio Jackson County
On this 22nd day of March Eighteen hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me, a justice of the peace in there and for the county and state aforesaid Nancy Ann Andrews, a resident of Jackson County aforesaid aged 70 years who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Wm Clark as also of James Andrews declared who as a private in the Revolutionary War. That she was married to the said Wm Clark in 1795 and that her name before said marriage was Nancey Ann Williams that her said husband died in Jackson Co. Ohio on the ]blank\ day of [blank] 18 [blank] heretofore mentioned by her in her declaration for pension that she is not now married but still remains his widow. She is unable to state the company or regiment in which her said husband served but for proof of his service refers to his declaration which he made to obtain pension and for proof of her marriage and his death and of tother facts necessary to establish this claim she refers to her declaration to obtain pension under the act of 29 of July 1848 as also to his certificate of pension now in her possession dated the 19th day of April Eighteen hundred and fifty and [illegible] signed by J. Ewing Secretary of the Interior and
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has a pension under the act of 29th of July 1848 at the rate of ninety six dollars a year from the 4th day of March A.D. 1848 and continuing for life. She makes this declaration for the purpose of offering the bounty land granted by the act passed March 3 1855 and she hereby declares that she has not applied for or received and is not entitled to bounty land except as herein stated and she hereby appoints J.R. Stanley of McArthur Ohio her attorney to prosecute her claims and receive her warrant when issued. Nancy Ann Andrews X her mark
Sworn to and ascribed before me, the day and year afore written and I certify that I have no interest in the afore cliams and am not concerned in its prosecution Andrew Cassidy J.P..
The State of Ohio Jackson County Before me personally came Jacob Millhuff and Ephraim Plummer persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who being duly sworn say that they were present and saw Nancy Ann Andrews sign her name to the foregoing declaration and they further swear that they have every reason to believe from the appearance
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ance of the applicant as also from their personal acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. They further swear that they have examined the said deponents reside in said Jackson County and are disinterested witnesses sworn to and subscribed before me this 22 day of March 1855. I also certify that I have examined the certificate and find the facts as stated. Also that I am not interested in this claim. Andrew Cassidy J.P. Jacob Millhuff Ephraim Plummer
The state of Ohio Jackson County Ohio
I John J. Hoffman Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for the coutya dn state above mentioned, do hereby certify that Andrew Cassidy Esq. whose genuine signature appears above was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn: that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and [illegible] and that the aforesaid court of common pleas is a court of record having general jurisdication. I also certify that I have no interest in the result of the case and am not concerned in the prosecution.
Given under my hand and seal of office at Jackson County Ohio the 21st day of May A.D. 1855 John J. Hoffman Clerk
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Esther Clark Naylor
79 D. Street
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dear Madam: Refrence is made to your letter, addressed to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, which has been forwarded to this office, in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Clark, born August 3, 1745, probably in Ireland, married Ann ----------, and died May 1, 1819, in Virginia.
There is no claim for pension on file based on the services in the Revolutionary War of a William Clark, identifcal with your description. The record of a William Clark, who served from Virginia, and whose wife was Nancy Ann Williams, has been found and is furnished you herin, the data for which were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W.1694, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. It is hoped that this record will be of assistance to you in your research.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of William Clark are not shown.
William Clark enlisted in Hanover County, Virginia, in August, 1777, served in Captain Moody's and Johnson's Companies of Virginia Artillery, was in an engagement at Hampton and a Buford's Defeat and was discharged about August 20, 1780, by Colonel Thomas Marshall.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 24, 1819, at which time he was aged sixty years and resided in Jackson County, Ohio.
The soldier married in September, 1794, Nancy Ann Williams. The marriage bond was dated at Amhurst County, Virginia, as of September 3, 1794. One Leonard Clarke signed the marriage bond; no relationship to William was shown. William Clark died March 29, 1827, in Jackson County, Ohio.
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and his widow, Nancy Ann Clark, married in September, 1835, James Andrews, who died April 5, 1846.
Nancy Ann Andrews was allowed pension on account of the services of her former husband, William Clark, on her application executed June 29, 1849, at which time she was  resident of Sciota Township, Jackson County, Ohio and gave her age as seventy years: in 1855, she stated that she was aged seventy years: no explanation for this discrepancy in age was stated.
It was stated that William and Nancy Ann Clark had children: in 1821, soldier referred to his daughter, aged sixteen years, but he did not give her name and no names of any other children are given. In 1821, one Nathaniel w. Andrews was clerk of the court for Jackson County, Ohio. No relationship to James Andrews who married Nancy Ann Clark, was stated.
Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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Nancy Ann Andrews
Formerly widow of 
Wm Clark

Lucretia Munsel

Free

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

Mr. Ames
Are these Revo cases?
J.D. Wilson

SIDEWAYS
Oct 2.49
W. Wilson
Nancy A Andrews [illegible]
wid of Wm Clark [illegible]
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Jackson C.H. Ohio Oct 2. 1849
Dear Sir;
The twelfth of July last I forwarded to you the declaration of the widow of William Clarke (Nancy Ann Andrews, late Nancy Ann Clarke) for a pension under act of July 1849, together with the testimony relative to the marriage as I had been previously informed by your Dept that the evidence of service on file was sufficient. 

I also on Sept 4th forwarded a like application and testimony for Lucretia Munsell widow of Levi Munsell (also late a Pensioner) together with the testimony etc.  

I have not heard a word from either; and supposing that they have been laid aside, permit me to call your attention to the matter. The widows are both aged and infirm and are in immediate [underscored] need of their country's bounty. 
Please let me hear from you soon. 
Truly your obt servt
 J.R. Stanley
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[STAMP]
Jackson
Nov 24 
O

Nancy Ann Andrews
Ohio

Free

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Com. of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Jackson C.H. Ohio. Nov 24. 1849.
Dear Sir;
In the case of Nancy Ann Andrews referred to you for a pension under the act of 29th July 1848 - you inform me by your letter of October 13 that the evidence as to her husbands service and of their marriage is satisfactory but her declaration is defective in not showing the time of her marriage with her second husband, and of the date of his death. So soon as these defects are removed, a certificate will issue.
My object in writing now, is to inquire whether a supplemental declaration by herself will be taken before a Justice of the Peace or Single Judge of the Court of Common Pleas properly certified by the Clerk, or whether she will have to wait till a regular term of the Court which will not probably be in session before next April or May; or will the testimony of other witnesses taken in like manner do? I would prefer the latter. Please inform me on these points. 
Respectfully your obt serv 
J.R. Stanley. 

J.L. Edwards Esq Com of Pensions
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[STAMP]
Jackson O.H.
April 21
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free

Second Auditor Treas. Dept.
Washington
D.C.
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Jackson C.H. Ohio. April 20 1849
Dear Sir;
William Clarke enlisted in Virginia in the Revolutionary War and served five years. 
He removed to this County and received a pension until his death about twenty two years since (say in 1827.) He left a widow Nancy Ann, with whom he had lived some thirty years or more - About five or six years after this she married James Andrews with whom she lived till April 5 1846, when he also died - She is now living, a widow - 
Some five or six years since, she entrusted the pension papers of her former husband to Col. J. Hughes then of this place for the purpose of obtaining for the heirs, a land warrant, to which they were told, they were entitled, and what disposition he has made of them she knows not. She is poor and needy - more than seventy years of age. Is she not entitled to a pension? and if so please forward to me such forms and instructions as you have in your office and as are necessary, and I will attend to the matter for her. Also the late pension laws, and the laws in relation to
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Bounty land warrant. 
Are not the children (or the widow) entitled to a Land warrant?
 I am told that Clarke in his lifetime had a certificate for land, but lost it. 
Respectfully & truly yours 
J.R. Stanley. 

2nd Auditor of the Treasury Dept, or the officer having charge of this business

[Sideways]
April 27/49
J.R. Stanley
Jackson C.H.O.
Concerning pension for the widow of Wm. Clarke soldier of the Revolution
Rec'd April 26/49

W.W.S. Allison

Respectfully referred to the Comr. Pensions
P Maytor
2d Auditor
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Jackson C.H. Ohio. January 1850
Dear Sir; Enclosed please find amended declaration of Nancy Ann Andrews as per your directions. In yours in answer to mine accompanying the former declaration, you say, that "The evidence of service &c, the marriage and every thing is sufficient except the marriage to James Andrews her second husband and his death, and when that is supplied a pension will issue as eighty dollars per annum. In this declaration that omission is supplied. I would inquire whether she ought not to drawninety six dollars per year? She says that is the amount her husband drew in his lifetime. 
Respectfully yours.
 J.R. Stanley
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Jany 24/50
Amended Declaration
Nancy Ann Andrews
formerly widow
Wm Clarke

[STAMP]
Jackson C.H.
Jany
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Free
J.L. Edwards Esq
Comr of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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Pension Office, Official Business
J.L. Edwards Commissioner
By J.G. Bunt

Mr. T.R. Stanley
Jackson Co. Ho.
Ohio
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152-120

[STAMP]
Jackson C.H.
May
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Free

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Re: Act 29 July '48 [1848] Q
[Boynton]
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478 Nancy Ann Andrews formerly widow of William Clark, Private Harrison Co VA Line
Jackson Co Ohio
Act July 29, 1848 At $96 per annum
J.R. Stanely Jackson C.H. Ohio.
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19.723
Rev Ann.
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Revy Widow, &c.
File No. 1694
Nancy Ann Andrews.
Widow
William Clark.
Private. Rev. War.
Act: July. 29. 1848.
Index: - Vol. A Page 13
[Handwritten opposite page] 1936 - Sept 23 - Hist to Esther Clark Taylor E.L.
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General Accounting Office Washington Records Division in reply please quote R-51328-h11
August 28, 1936.
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.
Sirs:
There is transmitted herewith for your considerationand direct reply, letter dated July 27, 1936, from Esther Clark Naylor, 79 D Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, requesting information relative to the REvolutionary War record of William Clark. The writer has been advised of this reference.
Respectfully, 
P.S. Fallon Asst. Chief, Records Division
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[stamp] Received Aug 31, 1936
Mail sub-Div
Vets Adm Reader #35
[this stamp is on the back side of paper that is the letter on the previous page. Same stamp on both sides.]
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79 D Street
Salt Lake City, Utah
July 27, 1936

Comptroller General
General Accountant Office
Publuc Record Office
Wasgington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
In an effort to obtain additional information of my great grandfather William Clark a REvolutionary Soldier, I am asking your assistance.
Will you please search the Pension Records for record of William Clark, born 3 August 1745 probably in Ireland. Died 1 May 1819 either in Virginia or West Virginia.
Our information is to the effect that -- he came to America before the REvolutionary War, joined the Colonists and fought for Independence, and while in the service he was held prisoner for about three months by the Indians (the latter is a family tradition). He married Ann --- (name unknown) on 17 May 1785. They had eight children.
I shall appreciate any information you may have of this William. 
If there is a charge for this service I shall be glad to remit upon your request.
Sincerely, 
Esther Clark Naylor
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The State of Ohio Jackson County
On this Twenty Ninth day of December A.D. 1849, I personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace [illegible] afor the County of Jackson State of Ohio; Nancy Ann Andrews, a resident of Jackson County aforesaid & the Township of Scioto; aged Seventy years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following additional declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the act of Confress passed 29th July 1848, William Clarke who was a private in the Virginia line served in said line for three years from 1777. She further declares that she was married to the said Clarke on the [blank] day of September in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety four, that her husband the aforesaid William Clarke died on the 29th day of March in the year Eighteen hundred & twenty seven, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the second of January eighteen hundred, viz; at the time above stated - She further declares that she was married to James Andrews on the [blank] day of September 1835, that her second husband the last married James Andrews died on the fifth day of April 1846 - She further swears that she is now a widow
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and that she has never before made any application for a pension except the one to which this is an amendment
Subscribed Nancy Ann Andrews X her mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year first above written
Andrew Cassidy Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio Jackson County
I, Jacob Westfall, Clerk of the court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Jackson, do hereby certify that on the 29th day of December A.D. 1849,. Andrew Cassidy, whose name is ammended to the foregoing certificate was a Justice of the Peace of the said County of Jackson, elected and qualified in due form of Law and that his signature to the above certificate is genuine. Given under my hand and seal of office this 18th day of January A.D. 1859
Jacob Westfall Clerk