Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 2,431, Lee Clark, N.C. Va.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Va.

[star symbol]
Clark, Lee

NUMBER
S 2.431

CONTENTS
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[printed form, handwritten responses]
12.363
North Carolina
Lee Clark
Guilford in the State of N. Car
he was a pr: in the [blank] commanded
by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded
by Col. Paisly -- in the Va
line for 6 months

Va. and N.C. Line Records corrected
Jany 21 '04
Inscribed on the Roll of N.Carolina 
at the rate of 20 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of Apl 33
and sent Heny
Tatum Guilford. N. C.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833      40
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept-  10
[total] $50-

{Revolutionary Claim, }
{Act June 7, 1832.       }
Recorded by N. Rice Clerk,
Book E Vol 6 Page 26
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Guilford. February 26th. 1833
Sir.  with the Inclosed [enclosed] papers I send you
a line Just to say that I have been acquain
=ted with the applycant [applicant] Lee Clark from the time
I was a boy, and that from his honesty and
soundness as a patriot, and revolutioner he deserves
our attention, and from his situation as a poor
old man being disabled much by pains so as
to be much decriped, if any man in the Gover-
=ment ought to be compensated for past service
I think he should be
yours Respectfully
Henry Tatum
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[printed form, handwritten responses]
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
[illegible]
S.F. 2.431

3 - 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,
[date blank], 19[blank]

In reply to your request of [blank]. 
received [blank]
for a statement of the military history of Lee Clark
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau.

[column headings: Dates of Enlistment or Appointment.  Length of Service.  Rank.  Officers Under Whom Service was Rendered. Captain.  Colonel.  State.]
 
[illegible].  6 weeks.  Pvt.  Macklin.  [no Colonel named].  Va
 
1780 [illegible] 1781.  12 weeks.  [no rank given].  George Pierson.  Paisley.  N.C.

[illegible].  1 or 2 weeks.  Minute Man.  Prince, [illegible], More.  Winston.  Va.

1781.  6 weeks.  [no rank given].  Hood.  [no Colonel named].  Va.

Battles engaged in, [blank]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Brunswick Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 22, 1832 [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Guilford N.C.
Age at date of application, 76 yrs.
Remarks:  His father was not living during Soldiers first service
his mother moved to N.C. & settled on Haler River [illegible] Guilford at that time no names are
stated and there is no other family data

Respectfully,
Commissioner.

6-2856
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1914 May 18 Hist. to Dwight L.
Clarke Letter in S.F. 30932
Patrick Clark

Rev War
2431
INVALID.
File No. 2431
Lee Clark
Pri Rev. War

Act: June 7, 1832
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 68.

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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17720

Lee Clark

Declaration for a
Pension

Admit for 6 mo
$20

Henry Tatum -
Guilford
No.C
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State of North Carolina )
Guilford County            ) ss
On this 22nd day of August 1832 personally appeared
in open court before the court now sitting Lee Clarke
a resident of Guilford and State of North Carolina aged Seventy
six years who being first sworn according to law, doth on
his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the
benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th of June 1832
That He entered the service of the United States & served under 
the following named officers, that at the time of his entering the
service he lived in Brunswick County in the State of Virginia when
he was drafted and placed under the command of Captain
Macklin and Lieutenant John Lucas and marched to Ports-
mouth in Virginia where he remained for six weeks in defense
of that place, after which time he was dismissed and
returned
home to Brunswick when he found that his mother (his father
being dead) together with her family had moved to the State
of North Carolina and settled on Haw river in the County of
Guilford, that the affiant pursued on to North Carolina
and again met with his family, some time in the Fall of
the year 1780, where he remained but a short time, before
he was again drafted to march to the south, under the command
of Lieutenant Robert Moore, Captain George Pierce, Major
Blain and Colonel Paisly that his company was organized
under the above named officers at Guilford old Court-
House, commonly called Martinsville, and from thence marched
on South and through Salisbury on to Charlotte in Mecklin
berg County NCarolina where they were joined by the forces 
under the command of General Davidson, who took
command of the army there assembly [assembled], and who we detained
for the purpose of collecting a large force, with a view of
going over into South Carolina to join the Southern
army then under the command of General Green, that he
remained in his company for twelve weeks when he was discharged
near the Catawba river that he received a written discharge
which he has since lost in his pocket Book together with
several papers of importance with the Book.
He further states that after his discharge he returned home where
he remained for some time when he was called out to join
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a company of Light Horse or as was usually [illegible]
in that day minute men under the command of Colonel Winston
also Captain Priene Bostick & more that he was marched down to
the lower end of Guilford County near the [illegible] line, where
there was a body of Tories & British Dragoons Harassing the country, in
the campaign there was no engagement, nor any Bloodshed except
Mayon Lewis who was shot that from ambush in a recognoitering [reconnoitering]
expedition that he remained out only a week or two when
his company was dismissed in consequence of their being unable
to summon a force sufficient to enable them to enter into
an open engagement. That shortly after his return home he
went back to Virginia to see his relations who lived in Bruns-
wick where he remained for some time, when he was again Drafted
and placed under the command of Captain Hood &
marched on to James River and was taken sick at Prince
Edward Court House, where he remained confined for
two weeks, that he was out in the campaign six weeks, and
before his recovery from sickness he received the news of
the surrender at York.
He further states that he has no documentary evidence, &
that he knows of no person whose Testimony he can produce
who can testify to be service except Thomas Cuming whose
affidavit is hereto attached, who was with him in the Cam
paign when he was stationed at Charlotte in Mecklen-
berg County and also in the party of Horse called out to
[illegible] the British and Tories in the lower end of Guilford
He states that he is known in his neighborhood to
James Manning Esq. John Stafford James Nelson [illegible] & [illegible]
[illegible]
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity
except the present, and declars [declares] that his name is not on
the Pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
A. E. Hanner ccc
Lee his x mark Clark
State of North Carolina ) 
Guilford County             )
This day came
Lee Clark personally
before me James Nelson one of the subscri
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[page damage]
except [page damage]
the Pension roll of agency of any state
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
A. E Hanner ccc
Lee his x mark Clark

State of North Carolina )
Guilford County             )
This day came 
Lee Clark personally
before me James Nelson one of the subscrib
=ing Justices of the peace for said County and
made oath, that he served in the different
towers and in the different grades in the
revolutionary war Twenty six weeks or at least
Six months, sworn to and subscribed to before
me this 25th February 1833
Lee his x mark Clark
Witness
Jas. Nelson JP

State of North Carolina
I Alfred E Hanner clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter Sessions
for the County of Guilford.
Do hereby certify that James Nelson Esquire whose Signature
appears to the foregoing Affidavit of Lee Clark is and was an
Acting Justice of the peace in & for said County legally Commissioned
& qualified as Such and that due faith and Credit ever has been
given to all his Acts as Such.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and Affixed the Seal of said Court at Office this
27th day of February 1833
A. E. Hanner C.C.C.
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[page damage]
except [page damage]
the Pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
A. E Hanner ccc
Lee his x mark Clark

State of North Carolina ) 
Guilford County             )
This day came
Lee Clark personally
before me James Nelson one of the subscrib
=ing Justices of the peace for said County and
made oath that he served in the different
towers [tours] and in the different grades in the
revolutionary war Twenty six weeks or at least
Six months, sworn to and subscribed to before
me this 25th February 1833
Lee his x mark Clark
Witness
Jas. Nelson JP
mark

State of North Carolina
I Alfred E Hanner clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter Sessions
for the County of Guilford
Do hereby certify that James Nelson Esquire whose Signature
appears to the foregoing Affidavit of Lee Clark is and was an
Acting Justice of the peace in & for said County legally Commissioned
& qualified as Such and that due faith and credit ever has been
given to all his acts as such
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and Affixed the Seal of said Court at Office this
27th day of February 1833
A. E. Hanner C.C.C.
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Thomas Cuming being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he
served in two tours with Lee Clarke one for about two weeks
in the lower end of Guilford for the purpose of keeping
some Tories & British who were harassing that section of country
The other for three months when there were stationed under 
the command of General Paindron at Charlotte in
Mecklenburg County NCarolina.  This affiant was attached
to the cavalry and the said Clarke belonged to the Infantry.
Thomas Cummins
Sworn & subscribed in open Court
AE Hanner C.C.C.

Me Henry Tatum a clergeman [clergyman] residing in the court
county of Guilford and James McNairy
residing in the
said County hereby certify that we are well acquainted
with Lee Clarke who has subscribed and sworn
to the above declaration: that we believe him to of sevent[y]
six years of age: that he is reported & believed in the neigh-
bourhood [neighborhood] where he resids [resides], to have been a soldier
of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Henry Tatum
James McNairy
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court
A.E. Hanner CCC

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigating
the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by
the War Department that the above applicant was a revo-
lutionary soldier and served as he states and the court
further certifies that it appears to them that Henry
Tatum who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergy
man resident in the County of Guilford and
that James McNairy who has also signed the same as a resident in the County of Guildford and is
or credible person and that their Statement is entitled
to credit.
J [illegible]
of Fentrye
G Albright JP
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State of North Carolina
15th day of September AD 1832
I Alfred E. Hanner clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter Sessions for the
County of Gilford
Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceed
ings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Lee Clark
for a Pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & affixed the seal of said Court at office this
15th day of September AD 1832
AE Hanner CCC