Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 2041, William Clemm, Penn.
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Penn.           Clemm, William           R 2041
                                  Catharine
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State of Maryland

City of Baltimore

Baltimore City Court

On the Eighth day of May eighteen hundred and thirty seven, Personally appeared in open court, now sitting, Joseph E. Clemm: a resident of Baltimore County in the State aforesaid, aged about forty six years, who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration:  in order to obtain for the legal heirs of Catharine Clemm, deceased, late of the city of Baltimore aforesaid, the benefit of the Provision of the act of Congress passed July 4, 1836 :  That she the Said Catharine Clemm was the Widow of Lieutenant, William Clemm, deceased, to whom she was married on the Seventh day of June in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy eight - That he, the Said William Clemm died February 23 in the year eighteen hundred and seven, leaving the said Catharine Clemm his widow; and that She died on the fifth day of January eighteen hundred and thirty six never having married again after the death of her Said Husband; That he the Said William Clemm was a Lieutenant on the Pennsylvania line of the Continental army in the War of the Revolution in Col Thomas Hartleys Regiment; and that he the Said Joseph E. Clemm and
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his Sister, Elizabeth Tschudy, of Baltimore County aforesaid are the only Surviving Children and heirs of the aforsaid [aforesaid] William Clemm and Catharine Clemm, deceased

Sworn to and Subscribed by the within named Deponent on the day and year first within written

And I do hereby certify that 
J. E. Clemm
the above named Deponent Joseph E. Clemm is known to this Court as a person of good character and we believe the matters and things set forth in the aforegoing deposition to be true.

N Brice Chief Judge of Baltimore City Court
State of Maryland [illegible to wit
Thereby certify that the Honorable Nicholas Brice before whom the above affidavit was made and said certificate given - was at the time of so doing and still is Chief Judge of Baltimore City Court duly commissioned and qualified to all whose acts as such fill faith and credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as [illegible]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of Baltimore City Court this Eighth day of May Eighteen hundred and thirty seven 
[illegible] City Court
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State of Maryland City of Baltimore S.S
On this ninth day of May. eighteen hundred and thirty seven, Before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the City aforesaid personally came Martin Erchelberger a resident of said City aged about 79 years, he being known to me as Gentleman entitled to ample credit and made Oath on the Holy Evangelity  of Almighty God, that he was present at the Marriage of William Clemm ( a Lieutenant in Col Hartleys Regiment) to Miss Catharine Schultze which took place at York in the State of Pennsylvania in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy eight. That the said William Clem departed this life about thirty years ago, and his widow the said Catharine Clem died in this City City early in the year eighteen hundred and thirty six, leaving two children who now
survive her, viz Joseph E Clem and
Elizabeth Ischudy 
Sworn to before
William Warfield
Also on this ninth day of May eighteen hundred
and thirty seven Personally appeared before me the Subscriber Justice of the Peace for Baltimore City aforesaid Mrs Christiana Krems about seventy years she being a person
known to me as entitled to full credit and made oath according to law That she was present at thev Marriage of her sister Catharine Shultze to Lieutenant William Clem at York town in Pennsylvania- That she
this deponent being then very young does not distinctly
remember the month day or year
but does remember
was warm weather and she believes it was in or
about the year 1778. That said Wm Clem died
very many years ago. and that his widow Catharine
Clem died early in the year 1836
Sworn Before
William Warfield
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State of Maryland Baltimore County SS
I hereby certify that William Warfield, gentleman, before whom the within depositions were made, and who has signed his name theunto, was, at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace of said State, in & for the City of Baltimore, duly commissioned and sworn In Testimony whereof, I hereto Subscribe my name & affix the seal of Baltimore County Couty, this 9th day of May 1833
Thos. Kell, clk.
Balt. Co. Crt

Heirs of Catharine Clemm
Maryland
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double sided document
left side
CLEMM, WILLIAM
(PA.)
R-2041

right side
Wm. Clemms rect. of expence. in going from Camp to Lancaster & York Town to get supplies of clothing vz. for Col.  Hartley's reg. in Aug. 1 1777
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Wm. Clem
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Col. Thomas Hartley to Lieut. Wm. Clemm-Dr.
August 25th 1777

To his Expenses from Camp to Lancaster on benefit of the Regiment   £ 2 S 0 D 0

To-Do-whilst in Lancaster.  £ 5 S 15 D 0

To-do. on his Way from then to York Town £ 1 S 8 D 6

To-do. whilst in York  £ 3 S 0 D 0

To-Cash paid for Forage for 5 Horses between York & Camp.  £ 4 S 15 D 0

To- do. paid Expenses for the Waggoner. £ 2 S 5 D 0

£ 18-17-6

I do Certify that the above Account is Just and true to the best of my Knowledge-
Wm. Clemm

I do certify that I ordered Lieut. Cemm to Lancaster & York from the American Camp to bring our supplies of Clothing & ?? & that he proceeded on the above Command. It will be hard upon Wm. Clemm should he not be allowed to his above Expenses the supplies came as a very ?? Time. Thos. Hartley Col.

Stamped THE NATIONAL ARCHIEVES OF THE UNITED STATES
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This document is a typed one from Congress. Much of it has been destroyed. It’s blackened, and has many rips where pieces of the document are missing. I will indicate where as I type. 

IN CONGRESS
The DELEGATES of the UNITED STATES of New-Hampshire, Rhode-Island, Connecticut; New-York, New-Fersey, Pennsylvania, (piece of paper missing) land, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina and Georgia,

We, reposing efpecin Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism and Fidelity (piece of paper missing) conf(missing piece) and (piece of paper missing all the way to the edge of document) (the next two lines were handwritten and completely faded and ripped and blackened from dirt it appears or age)

In the Army of the United States (missing piece of paper) for the Defence of American Liberty and for, repelling every hostile Invasion th (missing piece of paper) You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of (wore off the paper and several words are missing) by doing and performing all matter of Things thereunto belonging And We do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as (words are missing from paper)
And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions from time to Time, as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United States or committee of Congress, for that purpose appointed, or Commander in Chief, for the time being, of the Army of the United States, or any other your superior Officer according to the Rules and discipline of War, in Pursuance of the Trust reposed in you. This Commission in Force, (blackened out by age) revoked by this or a future Congress. Dated (the remaining sentence is missing) 
By Order of the Congress (Signature underneath is not legible due to the damage of the paper. It is in pieces at this point) 
There is a seal off to the left side of the document that reads:  Circular stamp-THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES 

Under the stamp appears to have been another signature, but the paper is very damaged at this point of the document with the bottom upwards having completely deteriorated and parts destroyed making it illegible.
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This is a log with at least one column missing along the left side and the right side from the last column out has a great deal of damage; missing areas where the paper has deteriorated and ripped away. The heading is partially missing so it is impossible to know how many columns were actually on the log. However, what is shown appears to be 23 columns are legible. The entire bottom of the log has deteriorated and broken off from the original document. What is left shows the following data: In handwritten letters show Clemm, WM. (PA) R-2041   The writing is above a decorative braiding along the edges of the document. 
Of Foot, commanded by Col Thomas Craig Aug21-178(it may be the first or the fourth it has faded to almost oblivion. 
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The headings over the data as follows: RANK and FILE. Wanting to Complete and Asterations since last Return.    The number 40 is handwritten at the corner of the page. There is a circular stamp over the first word shows THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES.
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The following columns show data as follows:
Fit for Duty, 15,19,18,5,5,21,18,13 Total missing 
On Duty, 5,6,6,7,5,7,5,6, Total 47
Present, 11,7,18,13,13,9,13,20 Total 105
Absent, 5,6,4,2,6,2,3,8, Total 25
On Command, 6,6,6,9,4,7,6,8, Total 52
On Extra Service, 5,8,4,7,5,7,8,8, Total 52
On Furlough, “”7 “”””” Total 7
Confined, “”””””””, Total “
Total: 47,53,54,53,49,53,53,55
Wanting to Complete:
Sergeants, “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “
Drummers & Fifers, “””””””” Total “
Rank and File, “””””””” total 

Dead, “ 2,”””2,”” Total 4
Discharged:
For Inability, “”””””””, Total “
Times expired, “””””””” Total”

Deferred, “””””””” Total “
Transferred “””””””” Total “
Promoted “””””””” Total “
Reduced “””””””” Total “

Joined Cut-Off
Taken Prisoners, “””””””” Total “
Sergeants, “””””””” Total “

Drummers and Fifers, “””””””” Total “
Rank and File, “””””””” Total “

The bottom has been destroyed with very little shown. One heading showing Monthly Alterations with no further data underneath.
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X 2
1804 heirs
Catharine Clemm's
widow of Lieutenant
William Clemm
of Baltimore

by Alex Yearley
May 1837
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Catharine Clemms
heirs.
____________
Maryland
______________

(word crossed out)

See letter 28 June
1887 A. Yearley

Rejected

per letter 29 June
1837 A. Yearley

widow did
before passage of
this act of July
1836.
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Copy

A. Yearley Esq.
Baltimore, MD.

War Dept. Pens. Office.
June 29, 1837

Sir:
Since writing to you yesterday, I have examined the cases of the heirs of Mrs. Elizabeth Poe and Mrs. Catharine Clemm, and have to state that the fact of their having died before the passage of the Act of 4 July 1836, was overlooked by the clerk who examined the papers.
The 3d. section of that Act does not provide for the heirs of widows who died before its passage.
The above mentioned claims have therefore been rejected and the papers filed in this office.

Original letter in claim R. 8293 David Poe Contl. (Md.)
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form document

stamped rejected

2041

P.O.
Catharine Clemms
Service:

Enlisted:     , 18
Discharged:  , 18

Application filed:   ,18

Alleges:

Re-enlisted:

Attorney:

P.O. 

Recognized.    Contrac

Cert. of Dis.   Searched for. , 18